1Now after two days was the feast of the passover and the unleavened bread: and the chief priests and the scribes sought how they might take him with subtlety, and kill him : 2for they said , Not during the feast , lest haply there shall be a tumult of the people . 3And while he was in Bethany in the house of Simon the leper , as he sat at meat , there came a woman having an alabaster cruse of ointment of pure nard very costly ; and she brake the cruse, and poured it over his head . 4But there were some that had indignation among themselves , saying , To what purpose hath this waste of the ointment been made ? 5For this ointment might have been sold for above three hundred shillings, and given to the poor . And they murmured against her . 6But Jesus said , Let her alone ; why trouble ye her ? she hath wrought a good work on me . 7For ye have the poor always with you , and whensoever ye will ye can do them good : but me ye have not always . 8She hath done what she could ; she hath anointed my body beforehand for the burying . 9And verily I say unto you , Wheresoever the gospel shall be preached throughout the whole world , that also which this woman hath done shall be spoken of for a memorial of her . 10And Judas Iscariot , he that was one of the twelve , went away unto the chief priests, that he might deliver him unto them . 11And they , when they heard it , were glad , and promised to give him money. And he sought how he might conveniently deliver him unto them .
The Last Supper
12And on the first day of unleavened bread, when they sacrificed the passover , his disciples say unto him , Where wilt thou that we go and make ready that thou mayest eat the passover ? 13And he sendeth two of his disciples , and saith unto them , Go into the city , and there shall meet you a man bearing a pitcher of water : follow him ; 14and wheresoever he shall enter in , say to the master of the house , The Teacher saith , Where is my guest-chamber, where I shall eat the passover with my disciples ? 15And he will himself show you a large upper room furnished and ready : and there make ready for us . 16And the disciples went forth , and came into the city , and found as he had said unto them : and they made ready the passover . 17And when it was evening he cometh with the twelve . 18And as they sat and were eating , Jesus said , Verily I say unto you , One of you shall betray me , even he that eateth with me . 19They began to be sorrowful , and to say unto him one by one , Is it I ? 20And he said unto them , It is one of the twelve , he that dippeth with me in the dish. 21For the Son of man goeth , even as it is written of him : but woe unto that man through whom the Son of man is betrayed ! good were it for that man if he had not been born . 22And as they were eating , he took bread, and when he had blessed , he brake it , and gave to them , and said , Take ye : this is my body . 23And he took a cup , and when he had given thanks , he gave to them : and they all drank of it . 24And he said unto them , This is my blood of the covenant , which is poured out for many . 25Verily I say unto you , I shall no more drink of the fruit of the vine, until that day when I drink it new in the kingdom of God .
Jesus Predicts Peter's Denial
26And when they had sung a hymn , they went out unto the mount of Olives . 27And Jesus saith unto them , All ye shall be offended : for it is written , I will smite the shepherd , and the sheep shall be scattered abroad . 28Howbeit, after I am raised up , I will go before you into Galilee . 29But Peter said unto him , Although all shall be offended , yet will not I . 30And Jesus saith unto him , Verily I say unto thee, that thou to-day, even this night , before the cock crow twice , shalt deny me thrice . 31But he spake exceeding vehemently, If I must die with thee, I will not deny thee. And in like manner also said they all .
Gethsemane: The Agony of the Garden
32And they come unto a place which was named Gethsemane : and he saith unto his disciples , Sit ye here , while I pray . 33And he taketh with him Peter and James and John , and began to be greatly amazed , and sore troubled. 34And he saith unto them , My soul is exceeding sorrowful even unto death : abide ye here , and watch . 35And he went forward a little , and fell on the ground , and prayed that , if it were possible , the hour might pass away from him . 36And he said , Abba, Father , all things are possible unto thee; remove this cup from me : howbeit not what I will , but what thou wilt . 37And he cometh , and findeth them sleeping , and saith unto Peter , Simon , sleepest thou ? couldest thou not watch one hour ? 38Watch and pray , that ye enter not into temptation : the spirit indeed is willing , but the flesh is weak. 39And again he went away, and prayed , saying the same words . 40And again he came , and found them sleeping , for their eyes were very heavy ; and they knew not what to answer him . 41And he cometh the third time , and saith unto them , Sleep on now , and take your rest: it is enough; the hour is come ; behold , the Son of man is betrayed into the hands of sinners. 42Arise , let us be going: behold , he that betrayeth me is at hand .
Jesus' Arrest
43And straightway , while he yet spake , cometh Judas , one of the twelve , and with him a multitude with swords and staves , from the chief priests and the scribes and the elders . 44Now he that betrayed him had given them a token , saying , Whomsoever I shall kiss , that is he ; take him , and lead him away safely. 45And when he was come , straightway he came to him , and saith , Rabbi ; and kissed him . 46And they laid hands on him , and took him . 47But a certain one of them that stood by drew his sword , and smote the servant of the high priest, and struck off his ear . 48And Jesus answered and said unto them , Are ye come out , as against a robber , with swords and staves to seize me ? 49I was daily with you in the temple teaching , and ye took me not : but this is done that the scriptures might be fulfilled . 50And they all left him , and fled . 51And a certain young man followed with him , having a linen cloth cast about him , over his naked body : and they lay hold on him ; 52but he left the linen cloth , and fled naked .
Jesus Before the Sanhedrin
53And they led Jesus away to the high priest: and there come together with him all the chief priests and the elders and the scribes . 54And Peter had followed him afar off , even within , into the court of the high priest; and he was sitting with the officers , and warming himself in the light of the fire . 55Now the chief priests and the whole council sought witness against Jesus to put him to death ; and found it not . 56For many bare false witness against him , and their witness agreed not together . 57And there stood up certain , and bare false witness against him , saying , 58We heard him say , I will destroy this temple that is made with hands , and in three days I will build another made without hands . 59And not even so did their witness agree together . 60And the high priest stood up in the midst , and asked Jesus , saying , Answerest thou nothing ? what is it which these witness against thee? 61But he held his peace , and answered nothing . Again the high priest asked him , and saith unto him , Art thou the Christ , the Son of the Blessed ? 62And Jesus said , I am : and ye shall see the Son of man sitting at the right hand of Power , and coming with the clouds of heaven . 63And the high priest rent his clothes , and saith , What further need have we of witnesses ? 64Ye have heard the blasphemy: what think ye ? And they all condemned him to be worthy of death . 65And some began to spit on him , and to cover his face , and to buffet him , and to say unto him , Prophesy : and the officers received him with blows of their hands . 66And as Peter was beneath in the court, there cometh one of the maids of the high priest; 67and seeing Peter warming himself , she looked upon him , and saith , Thou also wast with the Nazarene , even Jesus . 68But he denied, saying , I neither know , nor understand what thou sayest : and he went out into the porch ; and the cock crew . 69And the maid saw him , and began again to say to them that stood by , This is one of them . 70But he again denied it . And after a little while again they that stood by said to Peter , Of a truth thou art one of them ; for thou art a Galilæan . 71But he began to curse, and to swear , I know not this man of whom ye speak . 72And straightway the second time the cock crew . And Peter called to mind the word , how that Jesus said unto him , Before the cock crow twice , thou shalt deny me thrice . And when he thought thereon , he wept .