^aNow the Feast of Unleavened Bread, which is called the ^bPassover, was approaching. 2 And the chief priests and the scribes ^awere trying to find ¹a way to put Him to death, since they were afraid of the people.

3 ^aAnd ^bSatan entered Judas, the one called Iscariot, ¹who belonged to the number of the twelve. 4 And he left and discussed with the chief priests and ^aofficers how he was to betray Him to them. 5 And they were delighted, and agreed to give him money. 6 And so he consented, and began looking for a good opportunity to betray Him to them ¹away from the crowd.

7 ^aNow the first day of Unleavened Bread came, on which ^bthe Passover lamb had to be sacrificed. 8 And so Jesus sent ^aPeter and John, saying, “Go and prepare the Passover for us, so that we may eat it.” 9 They said to Him, “Where do You want us to prepare it?” 10 And He said to them, “When you have entered the city, a man carrying a pitcher of water will meet you; follow him into the house that he enters. 11 And you shall say to the owner of the house, ‘The Teacher says to you, “Where is the guest room in which I may eat the Passover with My disciples?”’ 12 And he will show you a large, furnished upstairs room; prepare it there.” 13 And they left and found everything just as He had told them; and they prepared the Passover.

14 ^aWhen the hour came, He reclined at the table, and ^bthe apostles with Him. 15 And He said to them, “I have eagerly desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer; 16 for I say to you, I shall not eat it again ^auntil it is fulfilled in the kingdom of God.” 17 ^aAnd when He had taken a cup and ^bgiven thanks, He said, “Take this and share it among yourselves; 18 for ^aI say to you, I will not drink of the fruit of the vine from now on until the kingdom of God comes.” 19 And when He had taken some bread and ^agiven thanks, He broke it and gave it to them, saying, “This is My body, which is being given for you; do this in remembrance of Me.” 20 And in the same way He took the cup after they had eaten, saying, “This cup, which is ^apoured out for you, is the ^bnew covenant in My blood. 21 ^aBut behold, the hand of the one betraying Me is with ¹Mine on the table. 22 For indeed, the Son of Man is going ^aas it has been determined; but woe to that man by whom He is betrayed!” 23 And they began to debate among themselves which one of them it was who was going to do this.

24 And ^aa dispute also developed among them as to which one of them was regarded as being the greatest. 25 ^aAnd He said to them, “The kings of the Gentiles domineer over them; and those who have authority over them are called ‘Benefactors.’ 26 But it is not this way for you; ^arather, the one who is the greatest among you must become like ^bthe youngest, and the leader like the servant. 27 For ^awho is greater, the one who reclines at the table or the one who serves? Is it not the one who reclines at the table? But ^bI am among you as the one who serves.

28 “You are the ones who have stood by Me in My ^atrials; 29 and just as My Father has granted Me a ^akingdom, I grant you 30 that you may ^aeat and drink at My table in My ^bkingdom, and ^cyou will sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

31 “Simon, Simon, behold, ^aSatan has ¹demanded to ^bsift you men like wheat; 32 but I ^ahave prayed for ¹you, that ²your faith will not fail; and ³you, when you have ⁴turned back, ^bstrengthen your brothers.” 33 ^aBut he said to Him, “Lord, I am ready to go with You both to prison and to death!” 34 But He said, “I tell you, Peter, the rooster will not crow today until you have denied three times that you know Me.”

35 And He said to them, “^aWhen I sent you out without money belt and bag and sandals, you did not lack anything, did you?” They said, “No, nothing.” 36 And He said to them, “But now, ¹whoever has a money belt is to take it along, likewise also a bag, and ²whoever has no sword is to sell his ³cloak and buy one. 37 For I tell you that this which is written must be fulfilled in Me: ‘^aAND HE WAS COUNTED WITH WRONGDOERS’; for ^bthat which refers to Me has its ¹fulfillment.” 38 They said, “Lord, look, here are two ^aswords.” And He said to them, “It is enough.”

39 ^aAnd He came out and went, ^bas was His habit, to ^cthe Mount of Olives; and the disciples also followed Him. 40 ^aNow when He arrived at the place, He said to them, “^bPray that you do not come into temptation.” 41 And He withdrew from them about a stone’s throw, and He ^aknelt down and began to pray, 42 saying, “Father, if You are willing, remove this ^acup from Me; ^byet not My will, but Yours be done.” 43 ¹[Now an ^aangel from heaven appeared to Him, strengthening Him. 44 And ^abeing in agony, He was praying very fervently; and His sweat became like drops of blood, falling down upon the ground]. 45 When He rose from prayer, He came to the disciples and found them sleeping from sorrow, 46 and He said to them, “Why are you sleeping? Get up and ^apray that you do not come into temptation.”

47 ^aWhile He was still speaking, behold, a crowd came, and the one called Judas, one of the twelve, was leading the way for them; and he approached Jesus to kiss Him. 48 But Jesus said to him, “Judas, are you betraying the Son of Man with a kiss?” 49 When those who were around Him saw what was going to happen, they said, “Lord, shall we strike with the ^asword?” 50 And one of them struck the slave of the high priest and cut off his right ear. 51 But Jesus responded and said, “¹Stop! No more of this.” And He touched his ear and healed him. 52 And Jesus said to the chief priests and ^aofficers of the temple and elders who had come against Him, “Have you come out with swords and clubs ^bas you would against a man inciting a revolt? 53 While I was with you daily in the temple, you did not lay hands on Me; but ¹this hour and the power of darkness are yours.”

54 ^aNow they arrested Him and led Him away, and brought Him to the house of the high priest; but ^bPeter was following at a distance. 55 ^aAfter they kindled a fire in the middle of ^bthe courtyard and sat down together, Peter was sitting among them. 56 And a slave woman, seeing him as he sat in the firelight, and staring at him, said, “This man was with Him as well.” 57 But he denied it, saying, “I do not know Him, woman!” 58 And a little later, ^aanother person saw him and said, “You are one of them too!” But Peter said, “Man, I am not!” 59 And after about an hour had passed, some other man began to insist, saying, “Certainly this man also was with Him, ^afor he, too, is a Galilean.” 60 But Peter said, “Man, I do not know what you are talking about!” And immediately, while he was still speaking, a rooster crowed. 61 And then ^athe Lord turned and looked at Peter. And Peter remembered the word of the Lord, how He had told him, “^bBefore a rooster crows today, you will deny Me three times.” 62 And he went out and wept bitterly.

63 ^aThe men who were holding ¹Jesus in custody began mocking Him and beating Him, 64 and they blindfolded Him and repeatedly asked Him, saying, “^aProphesy, who is the one who hit You?” 65 And they were saying many other things against Him, ^ablaspheming.

66 ^aWhen it was day, ^bthe ¹Council of elders of the people assembled, both chief priests and scribes, and they led Him away to their ^ccouncil chamber, saying, 67 “^aIf You are the ¹Christ, tell us.” But He said to them, “If I tell you, you will not believe; 68 and if I ask a question, you will not answer. 69 ^aBut from now on ^bthe Son of Man will be seated at the right hand of the power of God.” 70 And they all said, “So You are ^athe Son of God?” And He said to them, “^bYou say correctly that I am.” 71 And then they said, “What further need do we have of testimony? For we have heard it ourselves from His own mouth!”