1When Jesus had finished saying all these things, he said to his disciples,
2"You know that in two days it will be the feast of the Passover. And the Son of man will be handed over to be crucified."
3Then the chief priests, the scribes, and the elders of the people met together at the palace of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas.
4They made a plan to arrest Jesus by a trick, and to kill him.
5But they said, "Not during the feast day, or the people may riot."
7A woman came to him with an alabaster jar of very costly ointment, and she poured it on his head while he was sitting at the table.
8When his disciples saw it, they were angry. They said, "Why has this been wasted?"
9"This ointment could have been sold for a lot, and the money given to the poor."
10Jesus knew what they were saying. He said to them, "Why are you troubling the woman? She has done a good work for me."
11You always have the poor with you, but you will not always have me.
12When she poured this ointment on my body, she did it to prepare me for burial.
13"I tell you the truth, wherever this gospel is preached in the whole world, what this woman has done will also be told, in memory of her."
14Then one of the twelve, called Judas Iscariot, went to the chief priests.
15He said to them, "What will you give me if I hand him over to you?" And they agreed to pay him thirty pieces of silver.
16From that time he looked for a chance to betray him.
17On the first day of the feast of unleavened bread, the disciples came to Jesus and said to him, "Where do you want us to prepare for you to eat the Passover?"
18He said, "Go into the city to a certain man, and say to him, 'The Master says, My time is near. I will keep the Passover at your house with my disciples.'"
19The disciples did as Jesus had told them, and they got the Passover ready.
20When evening came, he sat down with the twelve.
21While they were eating, he said, "I tell you the truth, one of you will betray me."
22They were very sad, and each one of them began to say to him, "Lord, is it I?"
23He answered, "The one who dips his hand with me in the dish will betray me."
24"The Son of man goes as it is written about him. But how terrible it will be for that man who betrays the Son of man. It would have been better for that man if he had never been born."
25Then Judas, who was betraying him, said, "Master, is it I?" Jesus said to him, "You have said it."
26While they were eating, Jesus took bread and blessed it. He broke it and gave it to the disciples, and said, "Take it and eat. This is my body."
27Then he took the cup and gave thanks. He gave it to them and said, "Drink from it, all of you."
28For this is my blood of the new testament, which is poured out for many, so that sins may be forgiven.
29"But I tell you, from now on I will not drink this fruit of the vine until that day when I drink it new with you in my Father's kingdom."
30When they had sung a hymn, they went out to the mount of Olives.
31Then Jesus said to them, "Tonight all of you will fall away because of me. For it is written, 'I will strike the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock will be scattered.'"
32"But after I am raised up again, I will go before you into Galilee."
33Peter answered him, "Even if everyone else falls away because of you, I will never fall away."
34Jesus said to him, "I tell you the truth, tonight, before the cock crows, you will deny me three times."
35Peter said to him, "Even if I have to die with you, I will not deny you." And all the disciples said the same.
36Then Jesus came with them to a place called Gethsemane, and he said to the disciples, "Sit here, while I go over there and pray."
37He took with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and he began to be sad and deeply troubled.
38He went a little further, and fell with his face to the ground, and prayed, "O my Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from me. Yet not as I will, but as you will."
39Then he came to the disciples and found them sleeping. He said to Peter, "What, could you not watch with me for one hour?"
40"Watch and pray, so that you do not fall into temptation. The spirit is indeed willing, but the body is weak."
41He went away a second time and prayed, "O my Father, if this cup cannot pass away from me unless I drink it, may your will be done."
42He came and found them sleeping again, for their eyes were heavy.
43So he left them and went away again, and prayed a third time, saying the same words.
44Then he came to his disciples and said to them, "Sleep on now, and take your rest. Look, the hour is near, and the Son of man is handed over into the hands of sinners."
45"Get up, let us go. Look, the one who betrays me is here."
46While he was still speaking, Judas, one of the twelve, came. With him was a large crowd with swords and clubs, sent from the chief priests and the elders of the people.
47Now the one who betrayed him had given them a sign. He said, "The one I kiss is the man. Hold him tight."
48At once he came to Jesus and said, "Greetings, master," and kissed him.
49Jesus said to him, "Friend, why have you come?" Then they came and laid hands on Jesus and took him.
50Then one of those who were with Jesus reached out his hand and drew his sword. He struck a servant of the high priest and cut off his ear.
51Then Jesus said to him, "Put your sword back in its place. For all who take the sword will die by the sword."
52Do you think that I cannot now pray to my Father, and he will at once give me more than twelve legions of angels?
53"But then how would the scriptures be fulfilled, that say it must happen this way?"
54At that same hour Jesus said to the crowds, "Have you come out with swords and clubs to take me, as if I were a thief? I sat teaching in the temple with you every day, and you did not arrest me."
55"But all this has happened so that the writings of the prophets would be fulfilled." Then all the disciples left him and ran away.
56Those who had arrested Jesus led him away to Caiaphas the high priest, where the scribes and the elders were gathered.
57But Peter followed him at a distance, as far as the high priest's palace. He went in and sat with the servants, to see how it would end.
58Now the chief priests, the elders, and the whole council looked for false witness against Jesus, so that they could put him to death.
59But they found none. Many false witnesses came, but still they found none. At last two false witnesses came,
60and said, "This man said, 'I am able to destroy the temple of God, and to build it in three days.'"
61The high priest stood up and said to him, "Have you no answer? What is this that these men say against you?"
62But Jesus said nothing. The high priest said to him, "I put you under oath by the living God: tell us whether you are the Christ, the Son of God."
63Jesus said to him, "You have said it. But I tell you, from now on you will see the Son of man sitting at the right hand of power, and coming on the clouds of heaven."
64Then the high priest tore his clothes and said, "He has spoken blasphemy. Why do we need any more witnesses? Look, now you have heard his blasphemy."
65"What do you think?" They answered, "He deserves to die."
66Then they spat in his face and beat him with their fists. Others slapped him with the palms of their hands,
67and said, "Prophesy to us, you Christ. Who is it that struck you?"
68Now Peter was sitting outside in the courtyard. A servant girl came to him and said, "You also were with Jesus of Galilee."
69But he denied it in front of them all. He said, "I do not know what you are talking about."
70When he had gone out to the gateway, another girl saw him. She said to the people there, "This man was also with Jesus of Nazareth."
71Again he denied it with an oath: "I do not know the man."
72After a while the people standing there came to Peter and said, "Surely you are one of them too. Your speech gives you away."
73Then he began to curse and to swear, saying, "I do not know the man." And at once the cock crowed.