1 T he time for the supper of bread without yeast was near. It was the special religious gathering to remember how the Jews left Egypt.

¶ Now the feast of unleavened bread drew near, which is called the Passover.

2 T he religious leaders and the teachers of the Law looked for a way to kill Jesus. But they were afraid of the people.

And the princes of the priests and scribes sought how they might kill him, but they feared the people.

3 T hen Satan came into the heart of Judas who was called Iscariot. He was one of the twelve followers.

Then Satan entered into Judas surnamed Iscariot, being of the number of the twelve.

4 J udas went away and talked with the religious leaders and the leaders of the people. He talked about how he might hand Jesus over to them.

And he went and spoke with the princes of the priests and captains, how he might betray him unto them.

5 T hey were glad and promised to pay him money.

And they were glad and covenanted to give him money.

6 J udas promised to do this and then looked for a way to hand Jesus over when there were no people around. Getting Ready for the Special Supper

And he promised and sought opportunity to betray him unto them in the absence of the multitude.

7 T he day of bread without yeast came. It was the day when the lamb had to be killed and given on the altar in worship in the house of God. It was the special religious gathering to remember how the Jews left Egypt.

¶ Then came the day of unleavened bread, when the passover lamb must be killed.

8 J esus sent Peter and John and said, “Go and get this special supper ready for us that we may eat.”

And he sent Peter and John, saying, Go and prepare us the passover lamb that we may eat.

9 T hey said to Him, “Where do You want us to get it ready?”

And they said unto him, Where wilt thou that we prepare?

10 H e answered, “See, when you go into the city, you will meet a man carrying a jar of water. Follow him into the house where he goes.

And he said unto them, Behold, when ye are entered into the city, there ye shall find a man bearing a pitcher of water; follow him into the house where he enters in.

11 S ay to the owner of the house, ‘The Teacher asks you, “Where is the room you keep for friends where I may eat this special supper with My followers?”’

And ye shall say unto the husband of the house, The Master saith unto thee, Where is the guestchamber where I shall eat the passover lamb with my disciples?

12 H e will take you to a large room on the second floor with everything in it. Make it ready for us.”

And he shall show you a large upper room furnished; there make ready.

13 T hey went and found everything as Jesus had said. They got ready for the special supper. The First Lord’s Supper

And they went and found as he had said unto them; and they made ready the passover lamb.

14 W hen the time came, Jesus sat down with the twelve followers.

And when the hour was come, he sat down at the table, and the twelve apostles with him.

15 H e said to them, “I have wanted very much to eat this special supper with you to remember how the Jews left Egypt. I have wanted to eat this with you before I suffer.

And he said unto them, With desire I have greatly desired to eat this passover lamb with you before I suffer;

16 I say to you, I will not eat this special supper again until its true meaning is completed in the holy nation of God.”

for I say unto you, I will not eat any more thereof until it is fulfilled in the kingdom of God.

17 T hen Jesus took the cup and gave thanks. He said, “Take this and pass it to each one.

And taking the cup, having given thanks, he said, Take this, and divide it among yourselves,

18 I say to you that I will not drink of the fruit of the vine until the holy nation of God comes.”

for I say unto you, I will not drink again of the fruit of the vine until the kingdom of God shall come.

19 T hen Jesus took bread and gave thanks and broke it in pieces. He gave it to them, saying, “This is My body which is given for you. Do this to remember Me.”

And taking bread, having given thanks, he broke it and gave unto them, saying, This is my body which is given for you; do this in remembrance of me.

20 I n the same way, after they had finished the bread, He took the cup. He said, “This cup is My blood of the New Way of Worship which is given for you. Jesus Tells of the One Who Will Hand Him Over

Likewise also he took and gave them the cup after supper, saying, This cup is the new testament in my blood, which is shed for you.

21 “ See, the hand of the one who will give Me over to the leaders of the country is on the table with Me.

¶ But with all this, behold, the hand of him that betrays me is with me on the table.

22 T he Son of Man will be taken this way because it has been in God’s plan. But it is bad for that man who hands Him over!”

And truly the Son of man goes as it was determined; but woe unto that man by whom he is betrayed!

23 T hey began to ask each other which of them would do this. Arguing about Who Is the Greatest

And they began to enquire among themselves, which of them it was that should do this thing.

24 T hey started to argue among themselves about who was thought to be the greatest.

And there was also a contention among them, which of them should be accounted the greatest.

25 J esus said to them, “The kings of the nations show their power to the people. Those who have power over the people are given names of honor.

Then he said unto them, The kings of the Gentiles exercise lordship over them, and those that exercise authority upon them are called well-doers.

26 B ut you will not be like that. Let the greatest among you be as the least. Let the leader be as the one who cares for others.

But ye shall not be so, but he that is greatest among you, let him be as the younger; and he that is prince, as he that doth serve.

27 W ho is greater, the one who is eating at the table, or the one who is caring for him? Is it not the one who is eating at the table? But I am here with you as One Who cares for you. The Followers Will Be Honored

For who is greater, he that sits at the table or he that serves? Is it not he that sits at the table? But I am among you as he that serves.

28 “ You have stayed with Me through all the hard things that have come to Me.

But ye are those who have continued with me in my temptations.

29 A s My Father has given Me a holy nation, I will give you the right

And I appoint unto you a kingdom as my Father has appointed unto me;

30 t o eat and drink at My table in My holy nation. You will sit on thrones and judge the twelve family groups of the Jewish nation.” Jesus Tells How Peter Will Lie about Him

that ye may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom and sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

31 T he Lord said, “Simon, Simon, listen! Satan has wanted to have you. He will divide you as wheat is divided from that which is no good.

And the Lord said, Simon, Simon, behold, Satan has desired to have you that he may sift you as wheat;

32 B ut I have prayed for you. I have prayed that your faith will be strong and that you will not give up. When you return, you must help to make your brothers strong.”

but I have prayed for thee that thy faith fail not; and when thou art converted, strengthen thy brethren.

33 P eter said to Jesus, “Lord, I am ready to go to prison and to die with You!”

And he said unto him, Lord, I am ready to go with thee, both into prison and to death.

34 J esus said, “I tell you, Peter, a rooster will not crow today before you will say three times that you do not know Me.” The Followers Are Told of Trouble to Come

And he said, I tell thee, Peter, thou shalt deny three times that thou knowest me before the cock shall crow this day.

35 J esus said to them, “I sent you without money or bag or shoes. Did you need anything?” They said, “Nothing.”

And he said unto them, When I sent you without purse and provision bag and shoes, lacked ye anything? And they said, Nothing.

36 T hen He said to them, “But now whoever has a money-bag and a bag for food should take it. Whoever does not have a sword should sell his coat and buy one.

Then he said unto them, But now, he that has a purse, let him take it and likewise his provision bag; and he that has no sword, let him sell his garment and buy one.

37 I tell you, that what has been written about Me must happen. It says, ‘They thought of Him as One Who broke the Law.’ What is told about Me must happen.”

For I say unto you that this that is written must yet be accomplished in me, And he was reckoned among the transgressors; for the things written concerning me have a fulfillment.

38 T hey said, “Lord, look, we have two swords.” He answered, “That is enough.” Jesus Prays in the Garden

Then they said, Lord, behold, here are two swords. And he said unto them, It is enough.

39 J esus came out of the room. Then He went to the Mount of Olives as He had been doing. The followers went with Him.

¶ And he came out and went as he was wont to the mount of Olives, and his disciples also followed him.

40 W hen He got there, He said to them, “Pray that you will not be tempted.”

And when he was at the place, he said unto them, Pray that ye enter not into temptation.

41 H e walked away from them about as far as a stone can be thrown. There He got down with His face on the ground and prayed.

And he withdrew from them about a stone’s cast and kneeled down and prayed,

42 H e said, “Father, if it can be done, take away what must happen to Me. Even so, not what I want, but what You want.”

saying, Father, if thou be willing, remove this cup from me; nevertheless not my will, but thine, be done.

43 A n angel from heaven came and gave Him strength.

And there appeared an angel unto him from heaven, strengthening him.

44 H is heart was much troubled and He prayed all the more. Water ran from His face like blood and fell to the ground.

And being in agony, he prayed more earnestly; and his sweat was as it were great drops of blood falling down to the ground.

45 W hen Jesus got up after praying, He went back to the followers. He found them sleeping because of so much sorrow.

And when he rose up from prayer and was come to his disciples, he found them sleeping for sorrow

46 H e said to them, “Why are you sleeping? Get up and pray that you will not be tempted.” Jesus Is Handed Over to Sinners

and said unto them, Why sleep ye? rise and pray, lest ye enter into temptation.

47 W hile Jesus was speaking, Judas came walking ahead of many people. He was one of the twelve followers. He came near to Jesus to kiss Him.

¶ And while he yet spoke, behold a multitude, and he that was called Judas, one of the twelve, went before them and drew near unto Jesus to kiss him.

48 B ut Jesus said to him, “Judas, are you handing over the Son of Man with a kiss?”

But Jesus said unto him, Judas, betrayest thou the Son of man with a kiss?

49 T hose around Jesus saw what was going to happen and asked, “Lord, should we fight with our swords?”

When those who were about him saw what would follow, they said unto him, Lord, shall we smite with the sword?

50 O ne of them hit a servant who was owned by the head religious leader and cut off his right ear.

And one of them smote the slave of the prince of the priests and cut off his right ear.

51 J esus said, “Stop! This is enough.” And He put His hand on his ear and healed him. Jesus Stands in Front of the Religious Leaders

And Jesus answered and said, Suffer ye thus far. And he touched his ear and healed him.

52 J esus said to the religious leaders and the leaders of the house of God and the other leaders who came to Him, “Have you come with swords and sticks to take Me, as if I were a robber?

Then Jesus said unto the princes of the priests and captains of the temple and the elders, who were come to him, Are ye come out as against a thief with swords and staves?

53 W hile I was with you everyday in the house of God, you never took hold of Me. But now is the time you are to come and you have come in the dark.”

When I was daily with you in the temple, ye stretched forth no hands against me; but this is your hour, and the power of darkness.

54 T hen they led Jesus away to the house of the head religious leader. Peter followed a long way behind Him. Peter Said He Did Not Know Jesus

¶ Then they took him and led him and brought him into the house of the prince of the priests. And Peter followed afar off.

55 T hey built a fire in the yard and sat down. Peter sat down with them.

And when they had kindled a fire in the midst of the hall and were set down together, Peter sat down among them.

56 O ne of the servant-girls saw Peter as he sat by the fire and looked right at him. She said, “This man was with Jesus also.”

But a certain maid beheld him as he sat by the fire and earnestly looked upon him and said, This man was also with him.

57 P eter lied and said, “Woman, I do not know Him.”

And he denied him, saying, Woman, I know him not.

58 A fter awhile another person saw him and said, “You are one of them also.” Peter said, “No, sir, I am not.”

And after a little while another saw him and said, Thou art also of them. And Peter said, Man, I am not.

59 A bout an hour later another person said the same thing, “For sure, this man was with Jesus also because he is from Galilee.”

And about the space of one hour after, another confidently affirmed, saying, Of a truth this fellow also was with him, for he is a Galilaean.

60 B ut Peter said, “Sir, I do not know what you are saying.” And at once, while he was talking, a rooster crowed.

And Peter said, Man, I know not what thou sayest. And immediately while he yet spoke, the cock crew.

61 T he Lord turned and looked at Peter. He remembered the Lord had said, “Before a rooster crows, you will say three times that you do not know Me.”

Then the Lord turned and looked upon Peter. And Peter remembered the word of the Lord how he had said unto him, Before the cock crows, thou shalt deny me three times.

62 P eter went outside and cried with a troubled heart.

And Peter went out and wept bitterly.

63 T hose who watched Jesus so He could not get away made fun of Him and beat Him.

¶ And the men that held Jesus mocked him and smote him.

64 T hey covered His eyes with a cloth and asked Him, “Tell us who hit You!”

And when they had blindfolded him, they struck him on the face and asked him, saying, Prophesy, who is it that smote thee?

65 T hey said many other bad things against Jesus.

And they spoke many other things blasphemously against him.

66 W hen it was morning the leaders of the people and the religious leaders and the teachers of the Law got together. They took Jesus to the court of the religious leader. They said,

And as soon as it was day, the elders of the people and the princes of the priests and the scribes came together and led him into their council, saying,

67 “ Tell us if you are the Christ.” He said to them, “If I tell you, you will not believe Me.

Art thou the Christ? tell us. And he said unto them, If I tell you, ye will not believe;

68 I f I ask you something, you will not tell Me.

and if I also ask you, ye will not answer me nor let me go;

69 F rom now on, the Son of Man will be seated at the right hand of the All-powerful God.”

but from now on the Son of man shall sit on the right hand of the power of God.

70 T hey all said, “Then are You the Son of God?” He said, “You say that I am.”

Then they all said, Art thou then the Son of God? And he said unto them, Ye say that I AM.

71 T hen they said, “What other word do we need against Him? We have heard Him say this with His own mouth.”

And they said, What need we any further witness? for we ourselves have heard of his own mouth.