Luke 22:21–71

²¹“^aBut behold, the hand of the one betraying Me is with ¹Mine 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 discuss 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 it is not this way with you, ^abut 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 at the table? But ^bI am among you as the one who serves.

²⁸“You are those who have stood by Me in My ^atrials;

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

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 permission to ^bsift you like wheat;

³²but I ^ahave prayed for you, that your faith may not fail; and you, when once you have turned again, ^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, you did not lack anything, did you?” They said, “No, nothing.”

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

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

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

The Garden of Gethsemane

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

^40aWhen 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.

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

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

Jesus Betrayed by Judas

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

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

⁴⁹When those who were 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 you would against a robber?

⁵³“While I was with you daily in the temple, you did not lay hands on Me; but ¹this hour and the power of darkness are yours.”

Jesus’ Arrest

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

^55aAfter 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!”

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

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

^61aThe 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 wept bitterly.

^63aNow the men who were holding ¹Jesus in custody were mocking Him and beating 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

^66aWhen it was day, ^bthe ¹Council of elders of the people assembled, both chief priests and scribes, and they led Him away to their ^ccouncil chamber, 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 God.”

⁷⁰And they all said, “Are You ^athe Son of God, then?” And He said to them, “^1bYes, I am.”

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