Mark 14:18–72

¹⁸and as they are reclining, and eating, Jesus said, ‘Verily I say to you—one of you, who is eating with me—shall deliver me up.’ ¹⁹And they began to be sorrowful, and to say to him, one by one, ‘Is it I?’ and another, ‘Is it I?’ ²⁰And he answering said to them, ‘One of the twelve who is dipping with me in the dish; ²¹the Son of Man doth indeed go, as it hath been written concerning him, but woe to that man through whom the Son of Man is delivered up; good were it to him if that man had not been born.’ ²²And as they are eating, Jesus having taken bread, having blessed, brake, and gave to them, and said, ‘Take, eat; this is my body.’ ²³And having taken the cup, having given thanks, he gave to them, and they drank of it—all; ²⁴and he said to them, ‘This is my blood of the new covenant, which for many is being poured out; ²⁵verily I say to you, that no more may I drink of the produce of the vine till that day when I may drink it new in the reign of God.’ ²⁶And having sung an hymn, they went forth to the mount of the Olives, ²⁷and Jesus saith to them—‘All ye shall be stumbled at me this night, because it hath been written, I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered abroad, ²⁸but after my having risen I will go before you to Galilee.’ ²⁹And Peter said to him, ‘And if all shall be stumbled, yet not I;’ ³⁰And Jesus said to him, ‘Verily I say to thee, that to-day, this night, before a cock shall crow twice, thrice thou shalt deny me.’ ³¹And he spake the more vehemently, ‘If it may be necessary for me to die with thee—I will in no wise deny thee;’ and in like manner also said they all.

³²And they come to a spot, the name of which is Gethsemane, and he saith to his disciples, ‘Sit ye here till I may pray;’ ³³and he taketh Peter, and James, and John with him, and began to be amazed, and to be very heavy, ³⁴and he saith to them, ‘Exceeding sorrowful is my soul—to death; remain here, and watch.’ ³⁵And having gone forward a little, he fell upon the earth, and was praying, that, if it be possible the hour may pass from him, ³⁶and he said, ‘Abba, Father; all things are possible to Thee; make this cup pass from me; but, not what I will, but what Thou.’ ³⁷And he cometh, and findeth them sleeping, and saith to Peter, ‘Simon, thou dost sleep! thou wast not able to watch one hour! ³⁸Watch ye and pray, that ye may not enter into temptation; the spirit indeed is forward, but the flesh weak.’ ³⁹And again having gone away, he prayed, the same word saying; ⁴⁰and having returned, he found them again sleeping, for their eyes were heavy, and they had not known what they might answer him. ⁴¹And he cometh the third time, and saith to them, ‘Sleep on henceforth, and rest—it is over; the hour did come; lo, the Son of Man is delivered up to the hands of the sinful; ⁴²rise, we may go, lo, he who is delivering me up hath come nigh.’

⁴³And immediately—while he is yet speaking—cometh near Judas, one of the twelve, and with him a great multitude, with swords and sticks, from the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders; ⁴⁴and he who is delivering him up had given a token to them, saying, ‘Whomsoever I shall kiss, he it is, lay hold on him, and lead him away safely,’ ⁴⁵and having come, immediately, having gone near him, he saith, ‘Rabbi, Rabbi,’ and kissed him. ⁴⁶And they laid on him their hands, and kept hold on him; ⁴⁷and a certain one of those standing by, having drawn the sword, struck the servant of the chief priest, and took off his ear. ⁴⁸And Jesus answering said to them, ‘As against a robber ye came out, with swords and sticks, to take me! ⁴⁹daily I was with you in the temple teaching, and ye did not lay hold on me—but that the Writings may be fulfilled.’ ⁵⁰And having left him they all fled; ⁵¹and a certain young man was following him, having put a linen cloth about his naked body, and the young men lay hold on him, ⁵²and he, having left the linen cloth, did flee from them naked.

⁵³And they led away Jesus unto the chief priest, and come together to him do all the chief priests, and the elders, and the scribes; ⁵⁴and Peter afar off did follow him, to the inside of the hall of the chief priest, and he was sitting with the officers, and warming himself near the fire. ⁵⁵And the chief priests and all the sanhedrim were seeking against Jesus testimony—to put him to death, and they were not finding, ⁵⁶for many were bearing false testimony against him, and their testimonies were not alike. ⁵⁷And certain having risen up, were bearing false testimony against him, saying— ⁵⁸‘We heard him saying—I will throw down this sanctuary made with hands, and by three days, another made without hands I will build;’ ⁵⁹and neither so was their testimony alike. ⁶⁰And the chief priest, having risen up in the midst, questioned Jesus, saying, ‘Thou dost not answer anything! what do these testify against thee?’ ⁶¹and he was keeping silent, and did not answer anything. Again the chief priest was questioning him, and saith to him, ‘Art thou the Christ—the Son of the Blessed?’ ⁶²and Jesus said, ‘I am; and ye shall see the Son of Man sitting on the right hand of the power, and coming with the clouds, of the heaven.’ ⁶³And the chief priest, having rent his garments, saith, ‘What need have we yet of witnesses? ⁶⁴Ye heard the evil speaking, what appeareth to you?’ and they all condemned him to be worthy of death, ⁶⁵and certain began to spit on him, and to cover his face, and to buffet him, and to say to him, ‘Prophesy;’ and the officers were striking him with their palms.

⁶⁶And Peter being in the hall beneath, there doth come one of the maids of the chief priest, ⁶⁷and having seen Peter warming himself, having looked on him, she said, ‘And thou wast with Jesus of Nazareth!’ ⁶⁸and he denied, saying, ‘I have not known him, neither do I understand what thou sayest;’ and he went forth without to the porch, and a cock crew. ⁶⁹And the maid having seen him again, began to say to those standing near—‘This is of them;’ ⁷⁰and he was again denying. And after a little again, those standing near said to Peter, ‘Truly thou art of them, for thou also art a Galilean, and thy speech is alike;’ ⁷¹and he began to anathematize, and to swear—‘I have not known this man of whom ye speak;’ ⁷²and a second time a cock crew, and Peter remembered the saying that Jesus said to him—‘Before a cock crow twice, thou mayest deny me thrice;’ and having thought thereon—he was weeping.

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