Matthew 26:14–46

¹⁴Then one of the twelve, who is called Judas Iscariot, having gone unto the chief priests, said, ¹⁵‘What are ye willing to give me, and I will deliver him up to you?’ and they weighed out to him thirty silverlings, ¹⁶and from that time he was seeking a convenient season to deliver him up.

¹⁷And on the first day of the unleavened food came the disciples near to Jesus, saying to him, ‘Where wilt thou that we may prepare for thee to eat the passover?’ ¹⁸and he said, ‘Go away to the city, unto such a one, and say to him, The Teacher saith, My time is nigh; near thee I keep the passover, with my disciples;’ ¹⁹and the disciples did as Jesus appointed them, and prepared the passover. ²⁰And evening having come, he was reclining (at meat) with the twelve, ²¹and while they are eating, he said, ‘Verily I say to you, that one of you shall deliver me up.’ ²²And being grieved exceedingly, they began to say to him, each of them, ‘Is it I, Sir?’ ²³And he answering said, ‘He who did dip with me the hand in the dish, he will deliver me up; ²⁴the 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 it were for him if that man had not been born.’ ²⁵And Judas—he who delivered him up—answering said, ‘Is it I, Rabbi?’ He saith to him, ‘Thou hast said.’

²⁶And while they were eating, Jesus having taken the bread, and having blessed, did brake, and was giving to the disciples, and said, ‘Take, eat, this is my body;’ ²⁷and having taken the cup, and having given thanks, he gave to them, saying, ‘Drink ye of it—all; ²⁸for this is my blood of the new covenant, that for many is being poured out—to remission of sins; ²⁹and I say to you, that I may not drink henceforth on this produce of the vine, till that day when I may drink it with you new in the reign of my Father.’ ³⁰And having sung a hymn, they went forth to the mount of the Olives.

³¹Then saith Jesus to them, ‘All ye shall be stumbled at me this night; for it hath been written, I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock shall be scattered abroad; ³²but, after my having risen, I will go before you to Galilee.’ ³³And Peter answering said to him, ‘Even if all shall be stumbled at thee, I will never be stumbled.’ ³⁴Jesus said to him, ‘Verily I say to thee, that, this night, before cock-crowing, thrice thou wilt deny me.’ ³⁵Peter saith to him, ‘Even if it may be necessary for me to die with thee, I will not deny thee;’ in like manner also said all the disciples.

³⁶Then come with them doth Jesus to a place called Gethsemane, and he saith to the disciples, ‘Sit ye here, till having gone away, I shall pray yonder.’ ³⁷And having taken Peter, and the two sons of Zebedee, he began to be sorrowful, and to be very heavy; ³⁸then saith he to them, ‘Exceedingly sorrowful is my soul—unto death; abide ye here, and watch with me.’ ³⁹And having gone forward a little, he fell on his face, praying, and saying, ‘My Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me; nevertheless, not as I will, but as Thou.’ ⁴⁰And he cometh unto the disciples, and findeth them sleeping, and he saith to Peter, ‘So! ye were not able one hour to watch with me! ⁴¹watch, and pray, that ye may not enter into temptation: the spirit indeed is forward, but the flesh weak.’ ⁴²Again, a second time, having gone away, he prayed, saying, ‘My Father, if this cup cannot pass away from me except I drink it, Thy will be done;’ ⁴³and having come, he findeth them again sleeping, for their eyes were heavy. ⁴⁴And having left them, having gone away again, he prayed a third time, saying the same word; ⁴⁵then cometh he unto his disciples, and saith to them, ‘Sleep on henceforth, and rest! lo, the hour hath come nigh, and the Son of Man is delivered up to the hands of sinners. ⁴⁶Rise, let us go; lo, he hath come nigh who is delivering me up.’