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<< Matthew 26 >>
1 And it came to pass, when Jesus had finished all these sayings,
he said unto his disciples,
2 Ye know that after two days is the feast of the passover, and the
Son of man is betrayed to be crucified.
3 Then assembled together the chief priests, and the scribes, and
the elders of the people, unto the palace of the high priest, who was called
Caiaphas,
4 And consulted that they might take Jesus by subtilty, and kill
him.
5 But they said, Not on the feast day, lest there be an uproar
among the people.
6 Now when Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper,
7 There came unto him a woman having an alabaster box of very
precious ointment, and poured it on his head, as he sat at meat.
8 But when his disciples saw it, they had indignation, saying, To
what purpose is this waste?
9 For this ointment might have been sold for much, and given to the
poor.
10 When Jesus understood it, he said unto them,
Why trouble ye the
woman? for she hath wrought a good work upon me.
11 For ye have the poor always with you; but me ye have not always.
12 For in that she hath poured this ointment on my body, she did it
for my burial.
13 Verily I say unto you, Wheresoever this gospel shall be preached
in the whole world, there shall also this, that this woman hath done, be told
for a memorial of her.
14 Then one of the twelve, called Judas Iscariot, went unto the
chief priests,
15 And said unto them, What will ye give me, and I will deliver him
unto you? And they covenanted with him for thirty pieces of silver.
16 And from that time he sought opportunity to betray him.
17 Now the first day of the feast of unleavened bread the disciples
came to Jesus, saying unto him, Where wilt thou that we prepare for thee to eat
the passover?
18 And he said,
Go into the city to such a man, and say unto him,
The Master saith, My time is at hand; I will keep the passover at thy house with
my disciples.
19 And the disciples did as Jesus had appointed them; and they made
ready the passover.
20 Now when the even was come, he sat down with the twelve.
21 And as they did eat, he said,
Verily I say unto you, that one of
you shall betray me.
22 And they were exceeding sorrowful, and began every one of them
to say unto him, Lord, is it I?
23 And he answered and said,
He that dippeth his hand with me in
the dish, the same shall betray me.
24 The Son of man goeth as it is written of him: but woe unto that
man by whom the Son of man is betrayed! it had been good for that man if he had
not been born.
25 Then Judas, which betrayed him, answered and said, Master, is it
I? He said unto him, Thou hast said.
26 And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and blessed it, and
brake it, and gave it to the disciples, and said, Take, eat; this is my body.
27 And he took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them,
saying, Drink ye all of it;
28 For this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for
many for the remission of sins.
29 But I say unto you, I will not drink henceforth of this fruit of
the vine, until that day when I drink it new with you in my Father's kingdom.
30 And when they had sung an hymn, they went out into the mount of
Olives.
31 Then saith Jesus unto them,
All ye shall be offended because of
me this night: for it is written, I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep of
the flock shall be scattered abroad.
(fop Zech 13:7)
32 But after I am risen again, I will go before you into Galilee.
33 Peter answered and said unto him, Though all men shall be
offended because of thee, yet will I never be offended.
34 Jesus said unto him,
Verily I say unto thee, That this night,
before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice.
35 Peter said unto him, Though I should die with thee, yet will I
not deny thee. Likewise also said all the disciples.
36 Then cometh Jesus with them unto a place called Gethsemane, and
saith unto the disciples, Sit ye here, while I go and pray yonder.
37 And he took with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and
began to be sorrowful and very heavy.
38 Then saith he unto them,
My soul is exceeding sorrowful, even
unto death: tarry ye here, and watch with me.
39 And he went a little farther, and fell on his face, and prayed,
saying, O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me: nevertheless
not as I will, but as thou wilt.
40 And he cometh unto the disciples, and findeth them asleep, and
saith unto Peter, What, could ye not watch with me one hour?
41 Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit
indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.
42 He went away again the second time, and prayed, saying,
O my
Father, if this cup may not pass away from me, except I drink it, thy will be
done.
43 And he came and found them asleep again: for their eyes were
heavy.
44 And he left them, and went away again, and prayed the third
time, saying the same words.
45 Then cometh he to his disciples, and saith unto them,
Sleep on
now, and take your rest: behold, the hour is at hand, and the Son of man is
betrayed into the hands of sinners.
46 Rise, let us be going: behold, he is at hand that doth betray
me.
47 And while he yet spake, lo, Judas, one of the twelve, came, and
with him a great multitude with swords and staves, from the chief priests and
elders of the people.
48 Now he that betrayed him gave them a sign, saying, Whomsoever I
shall kiss, that same is he: hold him fast.
49 And forthwith he came to Jesus, and said, Hail, master; and
kissed him.
50 And Jesus said unto him,
Friend, wherefore art thou come? Then
came they, and laid hands on Jesus and took him.
51 And, behold, one of them which were with Jesus stretched out his
hand, and drew his sword, and struck a servant of the high priest's, and smote
off his ear.
52 Then said Jesus unto him,
Put up again thy sword into his place:
for all they that take the sword shall perish with the sword.
53 Thinkest thou that I cannot now pray to my Father, and he shall
presently give me more than twelve legions of angels?
54 But how then shall the scriptures be fulfilled, that thus it
must be?
55 In that same hour said Jesus to the multitudes,
Are ye come out
as against a thief with swords and staves for to take me? I sat daily with you
teaching in the temple, and ye laid no hold on me.
56 But all this was done, that the scriptures of the prophets might
be fulfilled. Then all the disciples forsook him, and fled.
57 And they that had laid hold on Jesus led him away to Caiaphas
the high priest, where the scribes and the elders were assembled.
58 But Peter followed him afar off unto the high priest's palace,
and went in, and sat with the servants, to see the end.
59 Now the chief priests, and elders, and all the council, sought
false witness against Jesus, to put him to death;
60 But found none: yea, though many false witnesses came, yet found
they none. At the last came two false witnesses,
61 And said, This fellow said, I am able to destroy the temple of
God, and to build it in three days.
62 And the high priest arose, and said unto him, Answerest thou
nothing? what is it which these witness against thee?
63 But Jesus held his peace, And the high priest answered and said
unto him, I adjure thee by the living God, that thou tell us whether thou be the
Christ, the Son of God.
64 Jesus saith unto him,
Thou hast said: nevertheless I say unto
you, Hereafter shall ye see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power,
and coming in the clouds of heaven.
65 Then the high priest rent his clothes, saying, He hath spoken
blasphemy; what further need have we of witnesses? behold, now ye have heard his
blasphemy.
66 What think ye? They answered and said, He is guilty of death.
67 Then did they spit in his face, and buffeted him; and others
smote him with the palms of their hands,
68 Saying, Prophesy unto us, thou Christ, Who is he that smote
thee?
69 Now Peter sat without in the palace: and a damsel came unto him,
saying, Thou also wast with Jesus of Galilee.
70 But he denied before them all, saying, I know not what thou
sayest.
71 And when he was gone out into the porch, another maid saw him,
and said unto them that were there, This fellow was also with Jesus of Nazareth.
72 And again he denied with an oath, I do not know the man.
73 And after a while came unto him they that stood by, and said to
Peter, Surely thou also art one of them; for thy speech betrayeth thee.
74 Then began he to curse and to swear, saying, I know not the man.
And immediately the cock crew.
75 And Peter remembered the word of Jesus, which said unto him,
Before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice. And he went out, and wept
bitterly.
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