Now the Passover and the [feast of] unleavened bread was after two days. And the chief priests and the scribes were seeking how they might seize him by craft and kill him.
For they said, Not in the feast, lest there be a tumult of the people.
And when he was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper, as he lay at table, there came a woman having an alabaster flask of ointment of pure nard, very costly; and having broken the alabaster flask, she poured it out upon his head.
And there were some indignant in themselves, and saying, Why was this waste of the ointment made?
for this ointment could have been sold for more than three hundred denarii and given to the poor. And they spoke very angrily at her.
But Jesus said, Let her alone; why do ye trouble her? She hath wrought a good work as to me;
for ye have the poor always with you, and whenever ye would ye can do them good; but me ye have not always.
She hath done what she could: she has beforehand anointed my body for the burial.
Verily I say unto you, Wheresoever these glad tidings may be preached throughout the whole world, what this woman hath done shall be also spoken of for a memorial of her.
And Judas Iscariote, one of the twelve, went away to the chief priests that he might deliver him up to them;
and they, when they heard it, rejoiced, and promised him to give money. And he sought how he could opportunely deliver him up.
And the first day of unleavened bread, when they slew the Passover, his disciples say to him, Where wilt thou that we go and prepare, that thou mayest eat the Passover?
And he sends two of his disciples, and says to them, Go into the city, and a man shall meet you carrying a pitcher of water: follow him.
And wheresoever he enters, say to the master of the house, The Teacher says, Where is my guest-chamber, where I may eat the Passover with my disciples?
And he will show you a large upper room furnished ready: there make ready for us.
And his disciples went away and came into the city, and found as he had said to them; and they made ready the Passover.
And when it was evening he comes with the twelve.
And as they lay at table and were eating, Jesus said, Verily I say unto you, One of you that eateth with me shall deliver me up.
And they began to be sorrowful, and to say to him one by one, Is it I? [and another said, Is it I?]
But he answered and said to them, One of the twelve, he who dippeth with me in the dish.
The Son of man goeth indeed as it is written concerning him; but woe to that man by whom the Son of man is delivered up. Good [were it] for that man if he had not been born.
And as they were eating, Jesus, having taken bread, when he had blessed, broke [it], and gave [it] to them, and said, Take [this]: this is my body.
And having taken [the] cup, when he had given thanks, he gave [it] to them, and they all drank out of it.
And he said to them, This is my blood of the [new] covenant, shed for many.
Verily I say to you, I will no more drink at all of the fruit of the vine, until that day when I drink it new in the kingdom of God.
And having sung a hymn, they went out to the mount of Olives.
And Jesus says to them, All ye shall be offended; for it is written, I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered abroad.
But after I am risen, I will go before you into Galilee.
But Peter said to him, Even if all should be offended, yet not I.
And Jesus says to him, Verily I say unto thee, that thou this day, even in this night, before the cock crow twice, thou shalt thrice deny me.
But he spoke [the more] vehemently, If I should have to die with thee, I will in no wise deny thee. And likewise also said they all.
And they come to a place of which the name [is] Gethsemane, and he says to his disciples, Sit here while I shall pray.
And he takes with him Peter and James and John, and he began to be amazed and deeply depressed.
And he says to them, My soul is full of grief even unto death; tarry here and watch.
And he went forward a little and fell on the ground, and prayed that, if it were possible, the hour might pass from him.
And he said, Abba, Father, all things are possible unto thee. Take away this cup from me; but not what I will, but what thou [wilt].
And he comes and finds them sleeping. And he says to Peter, Simon, sleepest thou? hast thou not been able to watch one hour?
Watch and pray, lest ye enter into temptation. The spirit indeed [is] willing, but the flesh weak;
and again he went away and prayed, and spoke the same words,
and when he returned, he found them asleep again (for their eyes were heavy), and they knew not what to answer him.
And he comes the third time, and says to them, Sleep on now and take your rest; it is enough. The hour is come; behold, the Son of man is delivered up into the hands of sinners.
Arise, let us go; behold, he that delivereth me up is at hand.
And immediately, while he was yet speaking, Judas comes up, one of the twelve, and with him a great multitude, with swords and sticks, from the chief priests and the scribes and the elders.
Now he that delivered him up had given them a sign between them, saying, Whomsoever I shall kiss, that is he; seize him, and lead [him] away safely.
And being come, straightway coming up to him, he says, Rabbi, Rabbi, and covered him with kisses;
and they laid their hands on him and took him.
But a certain one of those who stood by, having drawn his sword, struck the bondman of the high priest, and took off his ear.
And Jesus answering said to them, Are ye come out as against a robber, with swords and sticks to take me?
I was daily with you teaching in the temple, and ye did not seize me; but [it is] that the scriptures may be fulfilled.
And all forsook him and fled.
And a certain young man followed him, with a linen cloth cast about his naked body: and [the young men] seize him;
but he left the linen cloth, and fled from them naked.
And they led Jesus away to the high-priest. And with him are assembled all the chief priests and the elders and the scribes.
And Peter from afar off followed him, even within, into the court of the high priest, and was sitting with the officials and warming himself at the [fire] light.
And the chief priests and the whole Sanhedrim sought for witness against Jesus to cause him to be put to death; and found none.
For many bore false witness against him, and their testimony did not agree.
And certain persons rose up and bore false witness against him, saying,
We heard him saying, I will destroy this temple which is made with hands, and in the course of three days I will build another not made with hands.
And neither thus did their testimony agree.
And the high priest, rising up before them all, asked Jesus, saying, Answerest thou nothing? What do these testify against thee?
But he was silent, and answered nothing. Again the high priest asked him, and says to him, Art thou the Christ, the Son of the blessed?
And Jesus said, I am, and ye shall see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming with the clouds of heaven.
Then the high-priest, having rent his clothes, says, What need have we any more of witnesses?
Ye have heard the blasphemy. What think ye? And they all condemned him to be guilty of death.
And some began to spit on him, and to cover up his face, and to buffet him, and to say to him, Prophesy: and the officers received him with the palms of their hands.
As Peter was beneath in the palace-court, one of the maids of the high-priest comes:
and seeing Peter warming himself, she looked upon him and said, And thou wast with the Nazarene Jesus.
But he denied, saying, I know not [him], nor understand what thou sayest. And he went out into the fore-court: and a cock crew.
And the maid, seeing him, again began to say to the bystanders, This is [one] of them.
And he again kept denying. And after a little again the bystanders were saying to Peter, Truly thou art [one] of them; for also thou art a Galilean.
But he began to curse and to swear, I know not this man of whom ye speak.
And [immediately] a second time a cock crew. And Peter remembered the word that Jesus said to him, Before [the] cock crow twice, thou shalt deny me thrice. And when he thought thereon he wept.