Luke 22:21–71

²¹But the hand of him who is going to betray me is with mine on the table.^{e 22}The Son of Man^f will go as it has been decreed.^g But woe to that man who betrays him!” ²³They began to question among themselves which of them it might be who would do this.

²⁴A dispute also arose among them as to which of them was considered to be greatest.^{h 25}Jesus said to them, “The kings of the Gentiles lord it over them; and those who exercise authority over them call themselves Benefactors. ²⁶But you are not to be like that. Instead, the greatest among you should be like the youngest,ⁱ and the one who rules like the one who serves.^{j 27}For who is greater, the one who is at the table or the one who serves? Is it not the one who is at the table? But I am among you as one who serves.^{k 28}You are those who have stood by me in my trials. ²⁹And I confer on you a kingdom,^l just as my Father conferred one on me, ³⁰so that you may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom^m and sit on thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.ⁿ

³¹“Simon, Simon, Satan has asked^o to sift all of you as wheat.^{p 32}But I have prayed for you,^q Simon, that your faith may not fail. And when you have turned back, strengthen your brothers.”^r

³³But he replied, “Lord, I am ready to go with you to prison and to death.”^s

³⁴Jesus answered, “I tell you, Peter, before the rooster crows today, you will deny three times that you know me.”

³⁵Then Jesus asked them, “When I sent you without purse, bag or sandals,^t did you lack anything?”

“Nothing,” they answered.

³⁶He said to them, “But now if you have a purse, take it, and also a bag; and if you don’t have a sword, sell your cloak and buy one. ³⁷It is written: ‘And he was numbered with the transgressors’^b;^u and I tell you that this must be fulfilled in me. Yes, what is written about me is reaching its fulfillment.”

³⁸The disciples said, “See, Lord, here are two swords.”

“That’s enough!” he replied.

Jesus Prays on the Mount of Olives

22:40–46pp—Mt 26:36–46; Mk 14:32–42

³⁹Jesus went out as usual^v to the Mount of Olives,^w and his disciples followed him. ⁴⁰On reaching the place, he said to them, “Pray that you will not fall into temptation.”^{x 41}He withdrew about a stone’s throw beyond them, knelt down^y and prayed, ⁴²“Father, if you are willing, take this cup^z from me; yet not my will, but yours be done.”^{a 43}An angel from heaven appeared to him and strengthened him.^{b 44}And being in anguish, he prayed more earnestly, and his sweat was like drops of blood falling to the ground.^c

⁴⁵When he rose from prayer and went back to the disciples, he found them asleep, exhausted from sorrow. ⁴⁶“Why are you sleeping?” he asked them. “Get up and pray so that you will not fall into temptation.”^c

Jesus Arrested

22:47–53pp—Mt 26:47–56; Mk 14:43–50; Jn 18:3–11

⁴⁷While he was still speaking a crowd came up, and the man who was called Judas, one of the Twelve, was leading them. He approached Jesus to kiss him, ⁴⁸but Jesus asked him, “Judas, are you betraying the Son of Man with a kiss?”

⁴⁹When Jesus’ followers saw what was going to happen, they said, “Lord, should we strike with our swords?”^{d 50}And one of them struck the servant of the high priest, cutting off his right ear.

⁵¹But Jesus answered, “No more of this!” And he touched the man’s ear and healed him.

⁵²Then Jesus said to the chief priests, the officers of the temple guard,^e and the elders, who had come for him, “Am I leading a rebellion, that you have come with swords and clubs? ⁵³Every day I was with you in the temple courts,^f and you did not lay a hand on me. But this is your hour^g—when darkness reigns.”^h

Peter Disowns Jesus

22:55–62pp—Mt 26:69–75; Mk 14:66–72; Jn 18:16–18,25–27

⁵⁴Then seizing him, they led him away and took him into the house of the high priest.ⁱ Peter followed at a distance.^{j 55}And when some there had kindled a fire in the middle of the courtyard and had sat down together, Peter sat down with them. ⁵⁶A servant girl saw him seated there in the firelight. She looked closely at him and said, “This man was with him.”

⁵⁷But he denied it. “Woman, I don’t know him,” he said.

⁵⁸A little later someone else saw him and said, “You also are one of them.”

“Man, I am not!” Peter replied.

⁵⁹About an hour later another asserted, “Certainly this fellow was with him, for he is a Galilean.”^k

⁶⁰Peter replied, “Man, I don’t know what you’re talking about!” Just as he was speaking, the rooster crowed. ⁶¹The Lord^l turned and looked straight at Peter. Then Peter remembered the word the Lord had spoken to him: “Before the rooster crows today, you will disown me three times.”^{m 62}And he went outside and wept bitterly.

The Guards Mock Jesus

22:63–65pp—Mt 26:67,68; Mk 14:65; Jn 18:22,23

⁶³The men who were guarding Jesus began mocking and beating him. ⁶⁴They blindfolded him and demanded, “Prophesy! Who hit you?” ⁶⁵And they said many other insulting things to him.ⁿ

Jesus Before Pilate and Herod

22:67–71pp—Mt 26:63–66; Mk 14:61–63; Jn 18:19–21 23:2,3pp—Mt 27:11–14; Mk 15:2–5; Jn 18:29–37 23:18–25pp—Mt 27:15–26; Mk 15:6–15; Jn 18:39–19:16

⁶⁶At daybreak the council^o of the elders of the people, both the chief priests and the teachers of the law, met together,^p and Jesus was led before them. ⁶⁷“If you are the Messiah,” they said, “tell us.”

Jesus answered, “If I tell you, you will not believe me, ⁶⁸and if I asked you, you would not answer.^{q 69}But from now on, the Son of Man will be seated at the right hand of the mighty God.”^r

⁷⁰They all asked, “Are you then the Son of God?”^s

He replied, “You say that I am.”^t

⁷¹Then they said, “Why do we need any more testimony? We have heard it from his own lips.”