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The Plot to Kill Jesus
When Jesus had finished saying all these things, he said to his disciples,
When Jesus had finished saying all these things, he said to his disciples,
The Plot to Kill Jesus
When Jesus had finished all these words, He said to His disciples,
When Jesus had finished all these words, He said to His disciples,
“You know that after two days the Passover is coming, and the Son of Man is to be handed over for crucifixion.”
At that same time the leading priests and elders were meeting at the residence of Caiaphas, the high priest,
Then the chief priests and the elders of the people were gathered together in the court of the high priest, named Caiaphas;
plotting how to capture Jesus secretly and kill him.
and they plotted together to seize Jesus by stealth and kill Him.
“But not during the Passover celebration,” they agreed, “or the people may riot.”
But they were saying, “Not during the festival, otherwise a riot might occur among the people.”
Jesus Anointed at Bethany
Meanwhile, Jesus was in Bethany at the home of Simon, a man who had previously had leprosy.
The Precious Ointment
Now when Jesus was in Bethany, at the home of Simon the leper,
a woman came to Him with an alabaster vial of very costly perfume, and she poured it on His head as He reclined at the table.
The disciples were indignant when they saw this. “What a waste!” they said.
But the disciples were indignant when they saw this, and said, “Why this waste?
“It could have been sold for a high price and the money given to the poor.”
“For this perfume might have been sold for a high price and the money given to the poor.”
But Jesus, aware of this, replied, “Why criticize this woman for doing such a good thing to me?
But Jesus, aware of this, said to them, “Why do you bother the woman? For she has done a good deed to Me.
You will always have the poor among you, but you will not always have me.
“For you always have the poor with you; but you do not always have Me.
She has poured this perfume on me to prepare my body for burial.
“For when she poured this perfume on My body, she did it to prepare Me for burial.
I tell you the truth, wherever the Good News is preached throughout the world, this woman’s deed will be remembered and discussed.”
“Truly I say to you, wherever this gospel is preached in the whole world, what this woman has done will also be spoken of in memory of her.”
Judas Agrees to Betray Jesus
Then Judas Iscariot, one of the twelve disciples, went to the leading priests
Judas’s Bargain
Then one of the twelve, named Judas Iscariot, went to the chief priests
and asked, “How much will you pay me to betray Jesus to you?” And they gave him thirty pieces of silver.
and said, “What are you willing to give me to betray Him to you?” And they weighed out thirty pieces of silver to him.
From that time on, Judas began looking for an opportunity to betray Jesus.
From then on he began looking for a good opportunity to betray Jesus.
The Last Supper
On the first day of the Festival of Unleavened Bread, the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Where do you want us to prepare the Passover meal for you?”
Now on the first day of Unleavened Bread the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Where do You want us to prepare for You to eat the Passover?”
“As you go into the city,” he told them, “you will see a certain man. Tell him, ‘The Teacher says: My time has come, and I will eat the Passover meal with my disciples at your house.’”
And He said, “Go into the city to a certain man, and say to him, ‘The Teacher says, “My time is near; I am to keep the Passover at your house with My disciples.”’”
So the disciples did as Jesus told them and prepared the Passover meal there.
The disciples did as Jesus had directed them; and they prepared the Passover.
The Last Passover
Now when evening came, Jesus was reclining at the table with the twelve disciples.
While they were eating, he said, “I tell you the truth, one of you will betray me.”
As they were eating, He said, “Truly I say to you that one of you will betray Me.”
Greatly distressed, each one asked in turn, “Am I the one, Lord?”
Being deeply grieved, they each one began to say to Him, “Surely not I, Lord?”
He replied, “One of you who has just eaten from this bowl with me will betray me.
And He answered, “He who dipped his hand with Me in the bowl is the one who will betray Me.
For the Son of Man must die, as the Scriptures declared long ago. But how terrible it will be for the one who betrays him. It would be far better for that man if he had never been born!”
“The Son of Man is to go, just as it is written of Him; but woe to that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! It would have been good for that man if he had not been born.”
Judas, the one who would betray him, also asked, “Rabbi, am I the one?”
And Jesus told him, “You have said it.”
And Jesus told him, “You have said it.”
And Judas, who was betraying Him, said, “Surely it is not I, Rabbi?” Jesus said to him, “You have said it yourself.”
As they were eating, Jesus took some bread and blessed it. Then he broke it in pieces and gave it to the disciples, saying, “Take this and eat it, for this is my body.”
The Lord’s Supper Instituted
While they were eating, Jesus took some bread, and after a blessing, He broke it and gave it to the disciples, and said, “Take, eat; this is My body.”
And he took a cup of wine and gave thanks to God for it. He gave it to them and said, “Each of you drink from it,
And when He had taken a cup and given thanks, He gave it to them, saying, “Drink from it, all of you;
for this is My blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for forgiveness of sins.
Mark my words — I will not drink wine again until the day I drink it new with you in my Father’s Kingdom.”
“But I say to you, I will not drink of this fruit of the vine from now on until that day when I drink it new with you in My Father’s kingdom.”
Then they sang a hymn and went out to the Mount of Olives.
After singing a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives.
Then Jesus said to them, “You will all fall away because of Me this night, for it is written, ‘I WILL STRIKE DOWN THE SHEPHERD, AND THE SHEEP OF THE FLOCK SHALL BE SCATTERED.’
But after I have been raised from the dead, I will go ahead of you to Galilee and meet you there.”
“But after I have been raised, I will go ahead of you to Galilee.”
Peter declared, “Even if everyone else deserts you, I will never desert you.”
But Peter said to Him, “Even though all may fall away because of You, I will never fall away.”
Jesus replied, “I tell you the truth, Peter — this very night, before the rooster crows, you will deny three times that you even know me.”
Jesus said to him, “Truly I say to you that this very night, before a rooster crows, you will deny Me three times.”
“No!” Peter insisted. “Even if I have to die with you, I will never deny you!” And all the other disciples vowed the same.
Peter said to Him, “Even if I have to die with You, I will not deny You.” All the disciples said the same thing too.
Jesus Prays in Gethsemane
Then Jesus went with them to the olive grove called Gethsemane, and he said, “Sit here while I go over there to pray.”
The Garden of Gethsemane
Then Jesus came with them to a place called Gethsemane, and said to His disciples, “Sit here while I go over there and pray.”
He took Peter and Zebedee’s two sons, James and John, and he became anguished and distressed.
And He took with Him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and began to be grieved and distressed.
He told them, “My soul is crushed with grief to the point of death. Stay here and keep watch with me.”
Then He said to them, “My soul is deeply grieved, to the point of death; remain here and keep watch with Me.”
He went on a little farther and bowed with his face to the ground, praying, “My Father! If it is possible, let this cup of suffering be taken away from me. Yet I want your will to be done, not mine.”
And He went a little beyond them, and fell on His face and prayed, saying, “My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me; yet not as I will, but as You will.”
Then he returned to the disciples and found them asleep. He said to Peter, “Couldn’t you watch with me even one hour?
And He came to the disciples and found them sleeping, and said to Peter, “So, you men could not keep watch with Me for one hour?
Keep watch and pray, so that you will not give in to temptation. For the spirit is willing, but the body is weak!”
“Keep watching and praying that you may not enter into temptation; the spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.”
He went away again a second time and prayed, saying, “My Father, if this cannot pass away unless I drink it, Your will be done.”
When he returned to them again, he found them sleeping, for they couldn’t keep their eyes open.
Again He came and found them sleeping, for their eyes were heavy.
So he went to pray a third time, saying the same things again.
And He left them again, and went away and prayed a third time, saying the same thing once more.
Then he came to the disciples and said, “Go ahead and sleep. Have your rest. But look — the time has come. The Son of Man is betrayed into the hands of sinners.
Then He came to the disciples and said to them, “Are you still sleeping and resting? Behold, the hour is at hand and the Son of Man is being betrayed into the hands of sinners.
Up, let’s be going. Look, my betrayer is here!”
“Get up, let us be going; behold, the one who betrays Me is at hand!”
Jesus Is Betrayed and Arrested
And even as Jesus said this, Judas, one of the twelve disciples, arrived with a crowd of men armed with swords and clubs. They had been sent by the leading priests and elders of the people.
Jesus’ Betrayal and Arrest
While He was still speaking, behold, Judas, one of the twelve, came up accompanied by a large crowd with swords and clubs, who came from the chief priests and elders of the people.
The traitor, Judas, had given them a prearranged signal: “You will know which one to arrest when I greet him with a kiss.”
Now he who was betraying Him gave them a sign, saying, “Whomever I kiss, He is the one; seize Him.”
So Judas came straight to Jesus. “Greetings, Rabbi!” he exclaimed and gave him the kiss.
Immediately Judas went to Jesus and said, “Hail, Rabbi!” and kissed Him.
Jesus said, “My friend, go ahead and do what you have come for.”
Then the others grabbed Jesus and arrested him.
Then the others grabbed Jesus and arrested him.
And Jesus said to him, “Friend, do what you have come for.” Then they came and laid hands on Jesus and seized Him.
But one of the men with Jesus pulled out his sword and struck the high priest’s slave, slashing off his ear.
And behold, one of those who were with Jesus reached and drew out his sword, and struck the slave of the high priest and cut off his ear.
“Put away your sword,” Jesus told him. “Those who use the sword will die by the sword.
Then Jesus said to him, “Put your sword back into its place; for all those who take up the sword shall perish by the sword.
“Or do you think that I cannot appeal to My Father, and He will at once put at My disposal more than twelve legions of angels?
But if I did, how would the Scriptures be fulfilled that describe what must happen now?”
“How then will the Scriptures be fulfilled, which say that it must happen this way?”
Then Jesus said to the crowd, “Am I some dangerous revolutionary, that you come with swords and clubs to arrest me? Why didn’t you arrest me in the Temple? I was there teaching every day.
At that time Jesus said to the crowds, “Have you come out with swords and clubs to arrest Me as you would against a robber? Every day I used to sit in the temple teaching and you did not seize Me.
But this is all happening to fulfill the words of the prophets as recorded in the Scriptures.” At that point, all the disciples deserted him and fled.
“But all this has taken place to fulfill the Scriptures of the prophets.” Then all the disciples left Him and fled.
Jesus before the Council
Then the people who had arrested Jesus led him to the home of Caiaphas, the high priest, where the teachers of religious law and the elders had gathered.
Jesus before Caiaphas
Those who had seized Jesus led Him away to Caiaphas, the high priest, where the scribes and the elders were gathered together.
Meanwhile, Peter followed him at a distance and came to the high priest’s courtyard. He went in and sat with the guards and waited to see how it would all end.
But Peter was following Him at a distance as far as the courtyard of the high priest, and entered in, and sat down with the officers to see the outcome.
Now the chief priests and the whole Council kept trying to obtain false testimony against Jesus, so that they might put Him to death.
But even though they found many who agreed to give false witness, they could not use anyone’s testimony. Finally, two men came forward
They did not find any, even though many false witnesses came forward. But later on two came forward,
who declared, “This man said, ‘I am able to destroy the Temple of God and rebuild it in three days.’”
and said, “This man stated, ‘I am able to destroy the temple of God and to rebuild it in three days.’”
Then the high priest stood up and said to Jesus, “Well, aren’t you going to answer these charges? What do you have to say for yourself?”
The high priest stood up and said to Him, “Do You not answer? What is it that these men are testifying against You?”
But Jesus remained silent. Then the high priest said to him, “I demand in the name of the living God — tell us if you are the Messiah, the Son of God.”
But Jesus kept silent. And the high priest said to Him, “I adjure You by the living God, that You tell us whether You are the Christ, the Son of God.”
Jesus said to him, “You have said it yourself; nevertheless I tell you, hereafter you will see THE SON OF MAN SITTING AT THE RIGHT HAND OF POWER, and COMING ON THE CLOUDS OF HEAVEN.”
Then the high priest tore his clothing to show his horror and said, “Blasphemy! Why do we need other witnesses? You have all heard his blasphemy.
Then the high priest tore his robes and said, “He has blasphemed! What further need do we have of witnesses? Behold, you have now heard the blasphemy;
What is your verdict?”
“Guilty!” they shouted. “He deserves to die!”
“Guilty!” they shouted. “He deserves to die!”
what do you think?” They answered, “He deserves death!”
Then they began to spit in Jesus’ face and beat him with their fists. And some slapped him,
Then they spat in His face and beat Him with their fists; and others slapped Him,
jeering, “Prophesy to us, you Messiah! Who hit you that time?”
and said, “Prophesy to us, You Christ; who is the one who hit You?”
Peter Denies Jesus
Meanwhile, Peter was sitting outside in the courtyard. A servant girl came over and said to him, “You were one of those with Jesus the Galilean.”
Peter’s Denials
Now Peter was sitting outside in the courtyard, and a servant-girl came to him and said, “You too were with Jesus the Galilean.”
But Peter denied it in front of everyone. “I don’t know what you’re talking about,” he said.
But he denied it before them all, saying, “I do not know what you are talking about.”
When he had gone out to the gateway, another servant-girl saw him and said to those who were there, “This man was with Jesus of Nazareth.”
Again Peter denied it, this time with an oath. “I don’t even know the man,” he said.
And again he denied it with an oath, “I do not know the man.”
A little later some of the other bystanders came over to Peter and said, “You must be one of them; we can tell by your Galilean accent.”
A little later the bystanders came up and said to Peter, “Surely you too are one of them; for even the way you talk gives you away.”
Peter swore, “A curse on me if I’m lying — I don’t know the man!” And immediately the rooster crowed.
Then he began to curse and swear, “I do not know the man!” And immediately a rooster crowed.
Suddenly, Jesus’ words flashed through Peter’s mind: “Before the rooster crows, you will deny three times that you even know me.” And he went away, weeping bitterly.
And Peter remembered the word which Jesus had said, “Before a rooster crows, you will deny Me three times.” And he went out and wept bitterly.