26:1  And it came to pass, when Jesus had finished all these

sayings, he said unto his disciples,

26:2  Ye know that after two days is [the feast of] the passover,

 and the Son of man is betrayed to be crucified.

26:3  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,

26:4  And consulted that they might take Jesus by subtilty, and

kill [him].

26:5  But they said, Not on the feast [day], lest there be an

uproar among the people.

26:6  Now when Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the

leper,

26:7  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].

26:8  But when his disciples saw [it], they had indignation,

saying, To what purpose [is] this waste?

26:9  For this ointment might have been sold for much, and given

to the poor.

26:10  When Jesus understood [it], he said unto them, Why

trouble ye the woman? for she hath wrought a good work upon me.

26:11  For ye have the poor always with you; but me ye have not

always.

26:12  For in that she hath poured this ointment on my body, she

did [it] for my burial.

26:13  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.

26:14  Then one of the twelve, called Judas Iscariot, went unto

the chief priests,

26:15  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.

26:16  And from that time he sought opportunity to betray him.

26:17  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?

26:18  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.

26:19  And the disciples did as Jesus had appointed them; and

they made ready the passover.

26:20  Now when the even was come, he sat down with the twelve.

26:21  And as they did eat, he said, Verily I say unto you, that

one of you shall betray me.

26:22  And they were exceeding sorrowful, and began every one of

them to say unto him, Lord, is it I?

26:23  And he answered and said, He that dippeth [his] hand with

me in the dish, the same shall betray me.

26:24  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.

26:25  Then Judas, which betrayed him, answered and said, Master,

 is it I? He said unto him, Thou hast said.

26:26  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.

26:27  And he took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave [it] to

them, saying, Drink ye all of it;

26:28  For this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed

for many for the remission of sins.

26:29  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.

26:30  And when they had sung an hymn, they went out into the

mount of Olives.

26:31  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.

26:32  But after I am risen again, I will go before you into

Galilee.

26:33  Peter answered and said unto him, Though all [men] shall

be offended because of thee, [yet] will I never be offended.

26:34  Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, That this

night, before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice.

26:35  Peter said unto him, Though I should die with thee, yet

will I not deny thee. Likewise also said all the disciples.

26:36  Then cometh Jesus with them unto a place called

Gethsemane, and saith unto the disciples, Sit ye here, while I

go and pray yonder.

26:37  And he took with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee,

and began to be sorrowful and very heavy.

26:38  Then saith he unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful,

even unto death: tarry ye here, and watch with me.

26:39  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].

26:40  And he cometh unto the disciples, and findeth them asleep,

 and saith unto Peter, What, could ye not watch with me one hour?

26:41  Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the

spirit indeed [is] willing, but the flesh [is] weak.

26:42  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.

26:43  And he came and found them asleep again: for their eyes

were heavy.

26:44  And he left them, and went away again, and prayed the

third time, saying the same words.

26:45  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.

26:46  Rise, let us be going: behold, he is at hand that doth

betray me.

26:47  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.

26:48  Now he that betrayed him gave them a sign, saying,

Whomsoever I shall kiss, that same is he: hold him fast.

26:49  And forthwith he came to Jesus, and said, Hail, master;

and kissed him.

26:50  And Jesus said unto him, Friend, wherefore art thou come?

Then came they, and laid hands on Jesus, and took him.

26:51  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.

26:52  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.

26:53  Thinkest thou that I cannot now pray to my Father, and he

shall presently give me more than twelve legions of angels?

26:54  But how then shall the scriptures be fulfilled, that thus

it must be?

26:55  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.

26:56  But all this was done, that the scriptures of the

prophets might be fulfilled. Then all the disciples forsook him,

and fled.

26:57  And they that had laid hold on Jesus led [him] away to

Caiaphas the high priest, where the scribes and the elders were

assembled.

26:58  But Peter followed him afar off unto the high priest's

palace, and went in, and sat with the servants, to see the end.

26:59  Now the chief priests, and elders, and all the council,

sought false witness against Jesus, to put him to death;

26:60  But found none: yea, though many false witnesses came,

[yet] found they none. At the last came two false witnesses,

26:61  And said, This [fellow] said, I am able to destroy the

temple of God, and to build it in three days.

26:62  And the high priest arose, and said unto him, Answerest

thou nothing? what [is it which] these witness against thee?

26:63  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.

26:64  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.

26:65  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.

26:66  What think ye? They answered and said, He is guilty of

death.

26:67  Then did they spit in his face, and buffeted him; and

others smote [him] with the palms of their hands,

26:68  Saying, Prophesy unto us, thou Christ, Who is he that

smote thee?

26:69  Now Peter sat without in the palace: and a damsel came

unto him, saying, Thou also wast with Jesus of Galilee.

26:70  But he denied before [them] all, saying, I know not what

thou sayest.

26:71  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.

26:72  And again he denied with an oath, I do not know the man.

26:73  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 bewrayeth thee.

26:74  Then began he to curse and to swear, [saying], I know not

the man. And immediately the cock crew.

26:75  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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