- 14After two days was the Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread, and the chief priests and the scribes sought how they might take Jesus by craft and put him to death. 2But they said among themselves, Let us not take him on the feast day, lest there should be an uproar among the people.
- 3And Jesus being in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper, as he sat at a meal, there came a woman having an alabaster box of ointment of spikenard, very precious. And she broke the box and poured the ointment on his head. 4There were some among the disciples who had indignation within themselves, and said, Why was this waste of the ointment made? 5For it might have been sold for more than three hundred pence and been given to the poor. And they murmured against her.
- 6And Jesus said unto them, Let her alone; why do you trouble her? For she has wrought a good work on me. 7You have the poor with you always, and whenever you desire, you may do them good; but me, you have not always. 8She has done what she could, and this which she has done unto me shall be had in remembrance in generations to come, wherever my gospel shall be preached, for truly she has come beforehand to anoint my body for the burial. 9Truly I say unto you, wherever this gospel shall be preached throughout the whole world, what she has done shall be spoken of also, for a memorial of her.
- 12And now the first day of unleavened bread, when they killed the passover, his disciples said unto him, Where do you desire that we go and prepare, that you may eat the passover? 13And he sends forth two of his disciples, and says unto them, Go into the city and there shall a man meet you, bearing a pitcher of water. Follow him, 14and wherever he shall go in, say to the master of the house, The Master says, Where is the guest chamber where I shall eat the passover with my disciples? 15And he will show you a large upper room, furnished and prepared. There, make ready for us. 16And his disciples went forth and came into the city, and found as he had said unto them. And they made ready the passover.
- 17And in the evening, he comes with the twelve. 18And as they sat and did eat, Jesus said, Truly I say unto you, one of you who eats with me shall betray me. 19And they all began to be very sorrowful, and began to say unto him one by one, Is it I? And another said, Is it I? 20And he answered and said unto them, It is one of the twelve who dips with me in the dish. 21The Son of Man indeed goes 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 never been born.
- 22And as they did eat, Jesus took bread, and blessed it and broke and gave to, and said, Take it, and eat. Behold, this is for you to do in remembrance of my body; for as oft as you do this, you will remember this hour that I was with you. 23And he took the cup, and when he had given thanks, he gave it to them and they all drank of it. 24And he said unto them, This is in remembrance of my blood, which is shed for many, and the new covenant which I give unto you; for of me you shall bear record unto all the world, and as oft as you do this ordinance, you will remember me in this hour that I was with you, and drank with you of this cup, even the last time in my ministry. 25Truly I say unto you, of this you shall bear record, for I will no more drink of the fruit of the vine with you until that day that I drink it new in the kingdom of God. And now they were grieved, and wept over him.
- 26And when they had sung a hymn, they went out into the Mount of Olives. 27And Jesus said unto them, All you shall be offended because of me this night; for it is written: I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered. 28But after I am risen, I will go before you into Galilee.
- And he said unto Judas Iscariot, What you do, do quickly, but beware of innocent blood. Nevertheless, Judas Iscariot, even one of the twelve, went unto the chief priests to betray Jesus unto them, for he turned away from him and was offended because of his words. And when the chief priests heard of him, they were glad and promised to give him money. And he sought how he might conveniently betray Jesus.
- 29But Peter said unto Jesus, Although all men shall be offended with you, yet I will never be offended. 30And Jesus said unto him, Truly I say unto you that at this day, even in this night, before the cock crows twice, you shall deny me three times. 31But he spoke the more vehemently, If I should die with you, yet will I not deny you in any way. Likewise also said they all.
- 32And they came to a place which was named Gethsemane, which was a garden. And the disciples began to be utterly amazed, and to be very heavy, and to complain in their hearts, wondering if this was the Messiah. And Jesus knowing their hearts, he said to his disciples, Sit here while I shall pray. 33And he takes with him Peter, and James, and John, 34and rebuked them, and says unto them, My soul is exceedingly sorrowful, even unto death. Wait here and watch.
- 35And he went forward a little and fell on the ground, and prayed that, if it were possible, the hour might pass from him. 36And he said, Abba, Father, all things are possible unto you; take this cup away from me. Nevertheless, not my will, but yours be done. 37And he comes and finds them sleeping, and says unto Peter, Simon, are you sleeping? Could you not watch one hour? 38Watch and pray, lest you enter into temptation. And they said unto him, The spirit truly is ready, but the flesh is weak.
- 39And again he went away and prayed, and spoke the same words. 40And when he returned, he found them asleep again, for their eyes were heavy; neither knew they what to answer him. 41And he comes to them the third time and he says unto them, Sleep on now and take rest. It is enough; the hour has come. Behold, the Son of Man is betrayed into the hands of sinners.
- 42And after they had finished their sleep, he said, Rise up, let us go. Behold, he who betrays me is at hand. 43And immediately while he yet spoke comes Judas, one of the twelve, and with him a great multitude with swords and staves, from the chief priests and the scribes and the elders. 44And he who betrayed him had given them a token, saying, Whomever I shall kiss, that same is he; take him and lead him away safely. 45And as soon as he had come, he goes directly to him and said, Master, Master, and kissed him. 46And they laid their hands on him and took him.
- 47And one of them who stood by drew his sword, and smote a servant of the high priest and cut off his ear. 48But Jesus commanded him to return his sword, saying, He who takes the sword shall perish with the sword. And he put forth his finger and healed the servant of the high priest. And Jesus answered and said unto them, Are you come out as against a thief, with swords and staves to take me? 49I was daily with you in the temple, teaching, and you took me not; but the scripture must be fulfilled. 50And the disciples, when they heard this saying, all forsook him and fled.
- 51And there followed him a certain young man, a disciple, having a linen cloth cast about his naked body. And the young men laid hold on him, 52and he left the linen cloth and fled from them naked, and saved himself out of their hands.
- 53And they led Jesus away to the high priest, and with him were assembled all the chief priests, and the elders, and the scribes. 54And Peter followed him afar off, even into the palace of the high priest. And he sat with the servants and warmed himself at the fire.
- 55And the chief priests and all the council sought for witness against Jesus, to put him to death, but found none. 56Though many bore false witness against him, yet their witness agreed not together. 57And there arose certain men and bore false witness against him, saying, 58We heard him say, I will destroy this temple that is made with hands, and within three days I will build another made without hands; 59but neither did their witness agree together.
- 60And the high priest stood up in the midst and asked Jesus, saying, You answer nothing? Do you not know what these witness against you? 61But he held his peace and answered nothing. Again the high priest asked him and said unto him, Are you the Christ, the Son of the Blessed? 62And Jesus said, I am, and you shall see the Son of Man sitting on the right hand of Power, and coming in the clouds of Heaven. 63Then the high priest rent his clothes and said, What need have we of any further witnesses? 64You have heard the blasphemy. What do you think? And they all condemned him to be guilty of death. 65And some began to spit on him, and to cover his face and to buffet him, and to say unto him, Prophesy. And the servants did strike him with the palms of their hands.
- 66And as Peter was beneath in the palace, there comes one of the maids of the high priest; 67and when she saw Peter warming himself, she looked upon him and said, You also were with Jesus of Nazareth. 68But he denied, saying, I know not, neither do I understand what you say. And he went out into the porch, and the cock crowed. 69And a maid saw him again, and began to say to them who stood by, This is one of them. 70And he denied it again. And a little after, they who stood by said again to Peter, Surely you are one of them, for you are a Galilean and your speech agrees with theirs. 71But he began to curse and to swear, saying, I know not this man of whom you speak. 72And the second time the cock crowed. And Peter called to mind the words which Jesus said unto him — Before the cock crows twice, you shall deny me three times — and he went out, and fell upon his face, and wept bitterly.
- 15And immediately in the morning, the chief priests held a consultation with the elders and scribes. And the whole council condemned him and bound him, and carried him away and delivered him to Pilate. 2And Pilate asked him, Are you the king of the Jews? And Jesus, answering, said unto him, I am even as you say. 3And the chief priests accused him of many things, but he answered nothing. 4And Pilate asked him again, saying, You answer nothing? Behold how many things they witness against you. 5But Jesus yet answered nothing, so that Pilate marveled.
- 6Now it was common at the feast for Pilate to release unto them one prisoner, whomever they desired. 7And there was a man named Barabbas, bound with them who had made insurrection with him, who had committed murder in the insurrection. 8And the multitude, crying aloud, began to desire him to deliver Jesus unto them. 9But Pilate answered unto them, saying, Do you desire that I release unto you the king of the Jews? 10For he knew that the chief priests had delivered him for envy. 11But the chief priests moved the people that he should rather release Barabbas unto them, 12as he had before done unto them. And Pilate spoke again, and said unto them, What do you desire then that I shall do with him whom you call the king of the Jews? 13And they cried out again, Deliver him unto us to be crucified! Away with him! Crucify him! 14Then Pilate said unto them, Why? What evil has he done? But they cried out the more exceedingly, Crucify him! 15And now Pilate, willing to content the people, released Barabbas unto them, and delivered Jesus, when he had scourged him, to be crucified.
- 16And the soldiers led him away into the hall called Praetorium, and they called together the whole band. 17And they clothed him with purple, and plaited a crown of thorns and put it upon his head, 18and began to salute him, saying, Hail, king of the Jews. 19And they smote him on the head with a reed, and did spit upon him, and, bowing their knees, worshipped him. 20And when they had mocked him, they took off the purple from him, and put his own clothes on him, and led him out to crucify him. 21And they compelled one Simon, a Cyrenian who passed by, coming out of the country, the father of Alexandria and Rufus, to bear his cross.
- 22And they bring him unto the place called Golgotha — which is (being interpreted) the place of a burial. 23And they gave him to drink vinegar mingled with gall. And when he had tasted the vinegar, he would not drink. 24And when they had crucified him, they parted his garments, casting lots upon them, what every man should take. 25And it was the third hour when they crucified him.
- 26And Pilate wrote his accusation and put it upon the cross: the king of the jews. There were certain of the chief priests who stood by that said unto Pilate, Write that he said, I am the king of the Jews. But Pilate said unto them, What I have written, I have written. 27And with him they crucified two thieves, the one on his right hand and the other on his left. 28And the scripture was fulfilled which said: And he was numbered with the transgressors.
- 29And they who passed by railed on him, wagging their heads and saying, Ah! You who destroys the temple and builds it in three days, 30save yourself and come down from the cross. 31Likewise also the chief priests, mocking, said among themselves with the scribes, He saved others, himself he cannot save. 32Let Christ, the king of Israel, descend now from the cross, that we may see and believe. And one of them who was crucified with him reviled him also, saying, If you are the Christ, save yourself and us.
- 33And when the sixth hour came, there was darkness over the whole land, until the ninth hour. 34And at the ninth hour, Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eloi, Eloi, lama sabacthani! — which is (being interpreted), My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? 35And some of them who stood by, when they heard him, said, Behold, he calls Elijah. 36And one ran and filled a sponge full of vinegar and put on a reed and gave him to drink. Others spoke, saying, Let him alone. Let us see whether Elijah will come to take him down.
- 37And Jesus cried with a loud voice and gave up the ghost. 38And the veil of the temple was rent in two, from the top to the bottom. 39And when the centurion, who stood opposite him, saw that he so cried out and gave up the ghost, he said, Truly, this man is the Son of God.
- 40There were also women looking on afar off, among whom was Mary Magdalene, and Mary, the mother of James the younger and of Joseph and Salome (41who also, when he was in Galilee, followed him and ministered unto him), and many other women who came with him unto Jerusalem.
- 42And now when the evening had come, because it was the preparation day — that is, the day before the Sabbath — 43Joseph of Arimathea, an honorable counselor who also waited for the kingdom of God, came and went in boldly unto Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. 44And Pilate marveled and asked him if he were already dead. And calling the centurion, he asked him if he had already died. 45And when he knew it of the centurion, he gave the body to Joseph. 46And Joseph bought fine linen, and took him down and wrapped him in the linen, and laid him in a sepulcher which was hewn out of a rock, and rolled a stone unto the door of the sepulcher. 47And Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joseph beheld where he was laid.
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