Luke 22–24

CHAPTER 22

The Plot to Kill Jesus

^1aNow the Feast of Unleavened Bread, which is called the ^bPassover, was drawing near.

²And the chief priests and the scribes ^awere seeking how they might put Him to death; for they were afraid of the people.

^3aAnd ^bSatan entered into Judas who was called Iscariot, who ¹belonged to the number of the twelve.

⁴And he went away and discussed with the chief priests and ^aofficers how he might betray Him to them.

⁵And they were glad and agreed to give him money.

⁶So he consented, and began seeking a good opportunity to betray Him to them ¹apart from the crowd.

The Passover Meal

^7aThen came the first day of Unleavened Bread on which ^bthe Passover lamb had to be sacrificed.

⁸And Jesus sent ^aPeter and John, saying, “Go and prepare the Passover for us, so that we may eat it.”

⁹And they said to Him, “Where do You want us to prepare it?”

¹⁰And He said to them, “Behold, after you have entered the city, a man will meet you carrying a pitcher of water; follow him into the house that he enters.

¹¹“And you shall say to the owner of the house, ‘The Teacher says to you, “Where is the guest room in which I may eat the Passover with My disciples?”’

¹²“And he will show you a large, furnished upper room; prepare it there.”

¹³And they left and found everything just as He had told them; and they prepared the Passover.

The Lord’s Supper

^14aAnd when the hour had come, He reclined at the table, and ^bthe apostles with Him.

¹⁵And He said to them, “I have earnestly desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer;

¹⁶for I say to you, I shall never again eat it ^auntil it is fulfilled in the kingdom of God.”

^17aAnd when He had taken a cup and ^bgiven thanks, He said, “Take this and share it among yourselves.

¹⁸“For ^aI say to you, I will not drink of the fruit of the vine from now on until the kingdom of God comes.”

¹⁹And when He had taken some bread and ^agiven thanks, He broke it and gave it to them, saying, “This is My body which is given for you. Do this in remembrance of Me.”

²⁰And in the same way He took the cup after they had eaten, saying, “This cup which is ^apoured out for you is the ^bnew covenant in My blood.

²¹“^aBut behold, the hand of the one betraying Me is with Me on the table.

²²“For indeed, the Son of Man is going ^aas it has been determined; but woe to that man by whom He is betrayed!”

²³And they began to argue among themselves which one of them it might be who was going to do this thing.

Who Is Greatest?

²⁴And there arose also ^aa dispute among them as to which one of them was regarded to be greatest.

^25aAnd He said to them, “The kings of the Gentiles lord it over them, and those who have authority over them are called ‘Benefactors.’

²⁶“But not so with you; ^arather the one who is the greatest among you must become like ^bthe youngest, and the leader like the servant.

²⁷“For ^awho is greater, the one who reclines at the table or the one who serves? Is it not the one who reclines? But ^bI am among you as the one who serves.

²⁸“Now you are those who have stood by Me in My ^atrials,

²⁹and I grant you a ^akingdom, just as My Father granted one to Me,

³⁰that you may ^aeat and drink at My table in My ^bkingdom, and ^cyou will sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

³¹“Simon, Simon, behold, ^aSatan has ¹demanded to ^bsift all of you like wheat.

³²“But I ^ahave prayed earnestly for you, that your faith may not fail; and you, once you have returned, ^bstrengthen your brothers.”

^33aBut he said to Him, “Lord, with You I am ready to go both to prison and to death!”

³⁴And He said, “I say to you, Peter, the rooster will not crow today until you have denied three times that you know Me.”

³⁵And He said to them, “^aWhen I sent you out without money belt and bag and sandals, did you lack anything?” They said, “Not a thing.”

³⁶And He said to them, “But now, ¹whoever has a money belt is to take it along, likewise also a bag, and ²whoever has no sword should sell his garment and buy one.

³⁷“For I tell you that this which is written must be ¹completed in Me, ‘^aAnd He was numbered with transgressors’; for ^bthat which refers to Me has its ²completion.”

³⁸And they said, “Lord, look, here are two ^aswords.” And He said to them, “It is enough.”

Jesus Prays in Gethsemane

^39aAnd He came out and went ^bas was His custom to ^cthe Mount of Olives; and the disciples also followed Him.

^40aNow when He arrived at the place, He said to them, “^bPray that you may not enter into temptation.”

⁴¹And He withdrew from them about a stone’s throw, and He ^aknelt down and began to pray,

⁴²saying, “Father, if You are willing, remove this ^acup from Me, ^byet not My will, but Yours be done.”

⁴³¹Now an ^aangel from heaven appeared to Him, strengthening Him.

⁴⁴And ^abeing in agony He was praying very fervently, and His sweat became like drops of blood, falling down upon the ground.

⁴⁵And when He rose from prayer, He came to the disciples and found them sleeping from sorrow,

⁴⁶and said to them, “Why are you sleeping? Rise up and ^apray that you may not enter into temptation.”

The Betrayal and Arrest of Jesus

^47aWhile He was still speaking, behold, a crowd came, and the one called Judas, one of the twelve, was coming ahead of them, and he approached Jesus to kiss Him.

⁴⁸But Jesus said to him, “Judas, are you betraying the Son of Man with a kiss?”

⁴⁹And when those around Him saw what was going to happen, they said, “Lord, shall we strike with the ^asword?”

⁵⁰And one of them struck the slave of the high priest and cut off his right ear.

⁵¹But Jesus answered and said, “¹Stop! No more of this.” And He touched his ear and healed him.

⁵²Then Jesus said to the chief priests and ^aofficers of the temple and elders who had come against Him, “Have you come out with swords and clubs ^bas against a robber?

⁵³“While I was with you daily in the temple, you did not stretch out your hands against Me, but ¹this hour and the authority of darkness are yours.”

^54aNow having arrested Him, they led Him away and brought Him to the house of the high priest, but ^bPeter was following at a distance.

^55aAnd after they had kindled a fire in the middle of ^bthe courtyard and had sat down together, Peter was sitting among them.

⁵⁶And a servant-girl, seeing him as he sat in the firelight and looking intently at him, said, “This man was with Him too.”

⁵⁷But he denied it, saying, “Woman, I do not know Him.”

⁵⁸A little later, ^aanother saw him and said, “You are one of them too!” But Peter said, “Man, I am not!”

⁵⁹And after about an hour had passed, another man began to insist, saying, “Certainly this man was with Him too, ^afor he also is a Galilean.”

⁶⁰But Peter said, “Man, I do not know what you are talking about.” Immediately, while he was still speaking, a rooster crowed.

^61aAnd the Lord turned and looked at Peter. And Peter remembered the word of the Lord, how He had told him, “^bBefore a rooster crows today, you will deny Me three times.”

⁶²And he went out and cried bitterly.

^63aNow the men who were holding ¹Jesus in custody were mocking Him while they beat Him,

⁶⁴and they blindfolded Him and were asking Him, saying, “^aProphesy, who is the one who hit You?”

⁶⁵And they were saying many other things against Him, ^ablaspheming.

Jesus Before the Sanhedrin

^66aAnd as the day came, ^bthe Council Sanhedrin of elders of the people assembled, both chief priests and scribes, and they led Him away to their ^cSanhedrin, saying,

⁶⁷“^aIf You are the ¹Christ, tell us.” But He said to them, “If I tell you, you will not believe,

⁶⁸and if I ask a question, you will not answer.

⁶⁹“^aBut from now on ^bthe Son of Man will be seated at the right hand of the power of ¹God.”

⁷⁰And they all said, “Are You ^athe Son of God, then?” And He said to them, “^bYou yourselves say that I am.”

⁷¹Then they said, “What further need do we have of testimony? For we have heard it ourselves from His own mouth.”

CHAPTER 23

Jesus Before Pilate

¹Then their whole assembly rose up and ^abrought Him before Pilate.

^2aAnd they began to accuse Him, saying, “We found this man ^bmisleading our nation and ^cforbidding to pay taxes to Caesar, and saying that He Himself is ¹Christ, a King.”

³So Pilate asked Him, saying, “Are You the King of the Jews?” And He answered him and said, “^aYou yourself say it.”

⁴Then Pilate said to the chief priests and the crowds, “^aI find no guilt in this man.”

⁵But they kept on insisting, saying, “He stirs up the people, teaching all over Judea, ^astarting from Galilee even as far as this place.”

⁶Now when Pilate heard this, he asked whether the man was a Galilean.

⁷And when he learned that He belonged to Herod’s jurisdiction, he sent Him to ^aHerod, who himself also was in Jerusalem in those days.

Jesus Before Herod

⁸Now when Herod saw Jesus, he rejoiced greatly; for ^ahe had wanted to see Him for a long time, because he had been hearing about Him and was hoping to see some ¹sign performed by Him.

⁹And he questioned Him ¹at some length, but ^aHe answered him nothing.

¹⁰And the chief priests and the scribes were standing there, vehemently accusing Him.

¹¹And Herod with his soldiers, after treating Him with contempt and mocking Him, ^adressed Him in a bright robe and sent Him back to Pilate.

¹²Now ^aHerod and Pilate became friends with one another that very day; for before they had been at enmity with each other.

Pilate Grants the Crowd’s Request

¹³And Pilate summoned the chief priests and the ^arulers and the people,

¹⁴and said to them, “You brought this man to me as one who ^1aincites the people to rebellion, and behold, having examined Him before you, I ^bhave found in this man no guilt of what you are accusing Him.

¹⁵“No, nor has ^aHerod, for he sent Him back to us; and behold, nothing deserving death has been done by Him.

¹⁶“Therefore I will ^apunish Him and release Him.”

¹⁷¹[Now he was obliged to release to them at the feast one prisoner.]

¹⁸But they cried out all together, saying, “^aAway with this man, and release for us Barabbas!”

¹⁹(He had been thrown into prison for an insurrection made in the city and for murder.)

²⁰But again Pilate…