1When Jesus had finished saying all these things, he said to his disciples,
3At that same time the leading priests and elders were meeting at the residence of Caiaphas, the high priest,
6Meanwhile, Jesus was in Bethany at the home of Simon, a man who had previously had leprosy.
8The disciples were indignant when they saw this. “What a waste!” they said.
10But Jesus, aware of this, replied, “Why criticize this woman for doing such a good thing to me?
14Then Judas Iscariot, one of the twelve disciples, went to the leading priests
17On 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?”
18“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.’”
20When it was evening, Jesus sat down at the table*26:20 Or Jesus reclined. with the Twelve.
22Greatly distressed, each one asked in turn, “Am I the one, Lord?”
23He replied, “One of you who has just eaten from this bowl with me will betray me.
25Judas, the one who would betray him, also asked, “Rabbi, am I the one?”
And Jesus told him, “You have said it.”
26As 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.”
27And 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,
30Then they sang a hymn and went out to the Mount of Olives.
31On the way, Jesus told them, “Tonight all of you will desert me. For the Scriptures say,
‘God will strike*26:31 Greek I will strike. Zech 13:7. the Shepherd,
and the sheep of the flock will be scattered.’
32But after I have been raised from the dead, I will go ahead of you to Galilee and meet you there.”
33Peter declared, “Even if everyone else deserts you, I will never desert you.”
34Jesus replied, “I tell you the truth, Peter—this very night, before the rooster crows, you will deny three times that you even know me.”
35“No!” Peter insisted. “Even if I have to die with you, I will never deny you!” And all the other disciples vowed the same.
36Then Jesus went with them to the olive grove called Gethsemane, and he said, “Sit here while I go over there to pray.”
39He 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.”
40Then he returned to the disciples and found them asleep. He said to Peter, “Couldn’t you watch with me even one hour?
42Then Jesus left them a second time and prayed, “My Father! If this cup cannot be taken away*26:42 Greek If this cannot pass. unless I drink it, your will be done.”
44So he went to pray a third time, saying the same things again.
47And 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.
50Jesus said, “My friend, go ahead and do what you have come for.”
Then the others grabbed Jesus and arrested him.
52“Put away your sword,” Jesus told him. “Those who use the sword will die by the sword.
55Then 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.
57Then 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.
59Inside, the leading priests and the entire high council*26:59 Greek the Sanhedrin. were trying to find witnesses who would lie about Jesus, so they could put him to death.
62Then 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?”
64Jesus replied, “You have said it. And in the future you will see the Son of Man seated in the place of power at God’s right hand*26:64a Greek seated at the right hand of the power. See Ps 110:1. and coming on the clouds of heaven.”*26:64b See Dan 7:13.
65Then 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.
“Guilty!” they shouted. “He deserves to die!”
67Then they began to spit in Jesus’ face and beat him with their fists. And some slapped him,
69Meanwhile, 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.”
70But Peter denied it in front of everyone. “I don’t know what you’re talking about,” he said.
71Later, out by the gate, another servant girl noticed him and said to those standing around, “This man was with Jesus of Nazareth.*26:71 Or Jesus the Nazarene.”
72Again Peter denied it, this time with an oath. “I don’t even know the man,” he said.
73A 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.”
74Peter swore, “A curse on me if I’m lying—I don’t know the man!” And immediately the rooster crowed.
75Suddenly, 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.