1 And it came to pass, when Jesus had finished all these sayings, he said unto his disciples,
2Ye know that after two days is the feast of the Passover, and the Son of man is betrayed to be crucified.
26:1-21 And it came to pass, when Jesus had finished all these sayings, he said unto his disciples,
2Ye know that after two days is the feast of the Passover, and the Son of man is betrayed to be crucified.
Passover is two days away, when the Son of man will be betrayed and crucified. [1]
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,
7There 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?
9For this ointment might have been sold for much, and given to the poor.
This is a waste.The ointment could have been sold with the money 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.
11For 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.
Why do you criticize this woman?She has done something nice to me.
There will always be poor people, but I won't always be with you. [3]
She poured this ointment on me for my burial.
Wherever this gospel is preached, this story will be told as a memorial to 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.
What will you give me if I deliver Jesus to you?They said they'd give him 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.
Go into the city and find a man and say to him,The Master says, "My time is arriving soon, I want to keep the passover at your 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.
The one who is dipping his hand with me in the dish is the one who will betray me.The Son of man is doing what the scriptures say he must do, but woe to him who betrays the Son of man!
It would be better for him to have never been born.
25 Then Judas, which betrayed him, answered and said, Master, is it I? He said unto him, Thou hast said.
Jesus said, "You said it."
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.
Take and eat this. It is my body. [4]
27And he took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, Drink ye all of it;
28For this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins.
Drink all of this. It is my blood. The blood of the new testament, which is shed to forgive 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.
I won't drink any more wine until I drink it with you in my Father's kingdom. [5]
30 And when they had sung an hymn, they went out into the mount of Olives.
31Then 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.
32But after I am risen again, I will go before you into Galilee.
You'll all desert me tonight, because it is written, "I'll smite the shepherd and the sheep will scatter." [6]But after I have risen, I'll go ahead of you to Galilee.
33Peter answered and said unto him, Though all men shall be offended because of thee, yet will I never be offended.
Everyone else may deny you, but I never will.
34Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, That this night, before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice.
Before the cock crows tonight, you'll have denied me three times. [7]
35 Peter said unto him, Though I should die with thee, yet will I not deny thee. Likewise also said all the disciples.
I'm willing to die with you, but I'll never deny you.All the other disciples said the same thing.
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.
Sit here, while I go off yonder to pray.
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.
I'm so sad I could die. Stay up with me.
39And 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.
If it's possible, Father, take away this cup. [9] But do what you want, not what I want.
40 And he cometh unto the disciples, and findeth them asleep, and saith unto Peter, What, could ye not watch with me one hour?
Couldn't you stay awake for an hour?
41 Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.
Watch and pray that you stay away from temptation.The spirit 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.
Don't make me drink from this cup, Father.But if you want me to drink from it, I will.
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.
Go ahead and sleep, take a rest.The Son of man has been betrayed into the hands of sinners.
46 Rise, let us be going: behold, he is at hand that doth betray me.
Wake up, let's go. The one who has betrayed me is here.
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.
The guy that I kiss is him. Grab hold of him.
49And forthwith he came to Jesus, and said, Hail, master; and kissed him.
and kissed him. [10]
50 And Jesus said unto him, Friend, wherefore art thou come? Then came they, and laid hands on Jesus and took him.
Then they all grabbed hold of him 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.
52Then said Jesus unto him, Put up again thy sword into his place: for all they that take the sword shall perish with the sword.
Put away your sword. Because all who use the sword will die with the sword. [11]
53 Thinkest thou that I cannot now pray to my Father, and he shall presently give me more than twelve legions of angels?
Don't you know that I could pray to my Father, and he'd send twelve legions of angels?
54 But how then shall the scriptures be fulfilled, that thus it must be?
But then the scriptures wouldn't be fulfilled.
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.
Why did you arrest me like I was a thief? I sat daily with you teaching in the temple, and you didn't arrest me then.
56 But all this was done, that the scriptures of the prophets might be fulfilled. Then all the disciples forsook him, and fled.
Then all the disciples abandoned Jesus and ran away.
57And 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;
60But found none: yea, though many false witnesses came, yet found they none. At the last came two false witnesses,
61And said, This fellow said, I am able to destroy the temple of God, and to build it in three days.
This man said, "I can destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days." [14]
62 And the high priest arose, and said unto him, Answerest thou nothing? what is it which these witness against thee?
Don't you have anything to say about this?
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.
I command you by the living God to tell us whether you are the Christ, the Son of God.
64Jesus 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.
You have said it. [15] And you will see the Son of man sitting at the right hand of power, coming in the clouds of heaven.
65Then 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.
Why do we need any more witnesses? You have heard his blasphemy. What do you think?They answered, "He should be executed."
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.
You were with Jesus of Galilee. [17]
70But he denied before them all, saying, I know not what thou sayest.
I don't know what you're talking about.
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.
This guy was with Jesus of Nazareth.
72 And again he denied with an oath, I do not know the man.
I don't 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 bewrayeth thee.
Others who were standing nearby said,
We know that you're one of them, because you talk like them.
74Then began he to curse and to swear, saying, I know not the man. And immediately the cock crew.
Peter cursed and swore, saying,
I don't know the man.
And immediately the cock crowed.
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.
Peter remembered that Jesus said, "Before the cock crows, you'll deny me three times."
And he left crying.
This the fourth time that Jesus predicts his death. (See 16:21, 17:22-23, and 20:17-19 for the first three times.)
There are four similar stories about this in the gospels. It's hard to say whether they are supposed to describe the same event.
If so, they contradict one another. If not, Jesus sure likes to get his head and feet anointed with precious oils.
Here's a a summary of the differences between the accounts.
Ointment for Jesus's head is more important (to Jesus, anyway) than helping the poor.
Jesus tells his disciples to eat his body and drink his blood. Did he mean this literally or figuratively?
The question has divided Christians since the Reformation, but it's impossible to tell what was meant from the passage itself.
If God inspired the Bible, shouldn't he have made its interpretation clear?
WooHoo! There will be wine to drink in heaven.
Did Jesus forewarn his disciples about his coming death?
There verse that Jesus refers to here is Zech 13:7
Did Jesus say before the cock crow or before the cock crow twice?
What scriptures? What prophets? There is no such prophecy in the Old Testament.
Did Jesus say, "Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up"?
When the high priest asks Jesus if he is "the Christ, the Son of God," Jesus hedges by saying, "Thou hast said."
In Mark (14:62), Jesus answered directly by saying, "I am."
In both gospels he falsely prophesies that the high priest would see his second coming.
26:6-13, Cf. 
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