Jesus Anointed at
Bethany
1Now the Passover and the
Festival
of
Unleavened
Bread were
only two
days away,
and the
chief
priests
and the
teachers
of the law
were
scheming
to arrest
Jesus
secretly
and kill
him.
2 “But
not during
the
festival,”
they said,
“or the
people may
riot.”
3 While he was in Bethany,
reclining
at the
table in
the home
of Simon
the Leper,
a woman
came with
an
alabaster
jar of
very
expensive
perfume,
made of
pure nard.
She broke
the jar
and poured
the
perfume on
his head.
4 Some of those present
were
saying
indignantly
to one
another,
“Why this
waste of
perfume?
5 It could
have been
sold for
more than
a year’s
wages
and the
money
given to
the poor.”
And they
rebuked
her
harshly.
6 “Leave her alone,” said
Jesus.
“Why are
you
bothering
her? She
has done a
beautiful
thing to
me.
7 The
poor you
will
always
have with
you,
and you
can help
them any
time you
want. But
you will
not always
have me.
8 She did
what she
could. She
poured
perfume on
my body
beforehand
to prepare
for my
burial.
9 Truly I
tell you,
wherever
the gospel
is
preached
throughout
the world,
what she
has done
will also
be told,
in memory
of her.”
10 Then Judas Iscariot,
one of the
Twelve,
went to
the chief
priests to
betray
Jesus to
them.
11 They
were
delighted
to hear
this and
promised
to give
him money.
So he
watched
for an
opportunity
to hand
him over.
The Last Supper
12 On the first day of the
Festival
of
Unleavened
Bread,
when it
was
customary
to
sacrifice
the
Passover
lamb,
Jesus’
disciples
asked him,
“Where do
you want
us to go
and make
preparations
for you to
eat the
Passover?”
13 So he sent two of his
disciples,
telling
them, “Go
into the
city, and
a man
carrying a
jar of
water will
meet you.
Follow
him.
14 Say
to the
owner of
the house
he enters,
‘The
Teacher
asks:
Where is
my guest
room,
where I
may eat
the
Passover
with my
disciples?’
15 He
will show
you a
large room
upstairs,
furnished
and ready.
Make
preparations
for us
there.”
16 The disciples left,
went into
the city
and found
things
just as
Jesus had
told them.
So they
prepared
the
Passover.
17 When evening came,
Jesus
arrived
with the
Twelve.
18 While
they were
reclining
at the
table
eating, he
said,
“Truly I
tell you,
one of you
will
betray
me—one who
is eating
with me.”
19 They were saddened, and
one by one
they said
to him,
“Surely
you don’t
mean me?”
20 “It is one of the
Twelve,”
he
replied,
“one who
dips bread
into the
bowl with
me.
21 The
Son of Man
will go
just as it
is written
about him.
But woe to
that man
who
betrays
the Son of
Man! It
would be
better for
him if he
had not
been
born.”
22 While they were eating,
Jesus took
bread, and
when he
had given
thanks, he
broke it
and gave
it to his
disciples,
saying,
“Take it;
this is my
body.”
23 Then he took a cup, and
when he
had given
thanks, he
gave it to
them, and
they all
drank from
it.
24 “This is my blood of th
covenant,
which is
poured out
for many,”
he said to
them.
25 “Truly
I tell
you, I
will not
drink
again from
the fruit
of the
vine until
that day
when I
drink it
new in the
kingdom of
God.”
26 When they had sung a
hymn, they
went out
to the
Mount of
Olives.
Jesus Predicts
Peter’s
Denial
27 “You will all fall
away,”
Jesus told
them, “for
it is
written:
“‘I will strike the
shepherd,
and
the sheep
will be
scattered.
28 But after I have risen,
I will go
ahead of
you into
Galilee.”
29 Peter declared, “Even
if all
fall away,
I will
not.”
30 “Truly I tell you,”
Jesus
answered,
“today—yes,
tonight—before
the
rooster
crows twic
you
yourself
will
disown me
three
times.”
31 But Peter insisted
emphatically,
“Even if I
have to
die with
you, I
will never
disown
you.” And
all the
others
said the
same.
Gethsemane
32 They went to a place
called
Gethsemane,
and Jesus
said to
his
disciples,
“Sit here
while I
pray.”
33 He
took
Peter,
James and
John along
with him,
and he
began to
be deeply
distressed
and
troubled.
34 “My
soul is
overwhelmed
with
sorrow to
the point
of death,”
he said to
them.
“Stay here
and keep
watch.”
35 Going a little farther,
he fell to
the ground
and prayed
that if
possible
the hour
might pass
from him.
36 “Abba
Father,”
he said,
“everything
is
possible
for you.
Take this
cup from
me. Yet
not what I
will, but
what you
will.”
37 Then he returned to his
disciples
and found
them
sleeping.
“Simon,”
he said to
Peter,
“are you
asleep?
Couldn’t
you keep
watch for
one hour?
38 Watch
and pray
so that
you will
not fall
into
temptation.
The spirit
is
willing,
but the
flesh is
weak.”
39 Once more he went away
and prayed
the same
thing.
40 When he
came back,
he again
found them
sleeping,
because
their eyes
were
heavy.
They did
not know
what to
say to
him.
41 Returning the third
time, he
said to
them, “Are
you still
sleeping
and
resting?
Enough!
The hour
has come.
Look, the
Son of Man
is
delivered
into the
hands of
sinners.
42 Rise!
Let us go!
Here comes
my
betrayer!”
Jesus Arrested
43 Just as he was
speaking,
Judas, one
of the
Twelve,
appeared.
With him
was a
crowd
armed with
swords and
clubs,
sent from
the chief
priests,
the
teachers
of the
law, and
the
elders.
44 Now the betrayer had
arranged a
signal
with them:
“The one I
kiss is
the man;
arrest him
and lead
him away
under
guard.”
45 Going
at once to
Jesus,
Judas
said,
“Rabbi!”
and kissed
him.
46 The
men seized
Jesus and
arrested
him.
47 Then
one of
those
standing
near drew
his sword
and struck
the
servant of
the high
priest,
cutting
off his
ear.
48 “Am I leading a
rebellion,”
said
Jesus,
“that you
have come
out with
swords and
clubs to
capture
me?
49 Every
day I was
with you,
teaching
in the
temple
courts,
and you
did not
arrest me.
But the
Scriptures
must be
fulfilled.”
50 Then
everyone
deserted
him and
fled.
51 A young man, wearing
nothing
but a
linen
garment,
was
following
Jesus.
When they
seized
him,
52 he
fled
naked,
leaving
his
garment
behind.
Jesus Before the
Sanhedrin
53 They took Jesus to the
high
priest,
and all
the chief
priests,
the elders
and the
teachers
of the law
came
together.
54 Peter
followed
him at a
distance,
right into
the
courtyard
of the
high
priest.
There he
sat with
the guards
and warmed
himself at
the fire.
55 The chief priests and
the whole
Sanhedrin
were
looking
for
evidence
against
Jesus so
that they
could put
him to
death, but
they did
not find
any.
56 Many
testified
falsely
against
him, but
their
statements
did not
agree.
57 Then some stood up and
gave this
false
testimony
against
him:
58 “We
heard him
say, ‘I
will
destroy
this
temple
made with
human
hands and
in three
days will
build
another,
not made
with
hands.’”
59 Yet
even then
their
testimony
did not
agree.
60 Then the high priest
stood up
before
them and
asked
Jesus,
“Are you
not going
to answer?
What is
this
testimony
that these
men are
bringing
against
you?”
61 But
Jesus
remained
silent and
gave no
answer.
Again the high priest
asked him,
“Are you
the
Messiah,
the Son of
the
Blessed
One?”
62 “I am,” said Jesus.
“And you
will see
the Son of
Man
sitting at
the right
hand of
the Mighty
One and
coming on
the clouds
of
heaven.”
63 The high priest tore
his
clothes.
“Why do we
need any
more
witnesses?”
he asked.
64 “You
have heard
the
blasphemy.
What do
you
think?”
They all condemned him as
worthy of
death.
65 Then
some began
to spit at
him; they
blindfolded
him,
struck him
with their
fists, and
said,
“Prophesy!”
And the
guards
took him
and beat
him.
Peter Disowns
Jesus
66 While Peter was below
in the
courtyard,
one of the
servant
girls of
the high
priest
came by.
67 When
she saw
Peter
warming
himself,
she looked
closely at
him.
“You also were with that
Nazarene,
Jesus,”
she said.
68 But he denied it. “I don’t know or understand what you’re talking about,” he said, and went out into the entryway.
69 When the servant girl
saw him
there, she
said again
to those
standing
around,
“This
fellow is
one of
them.”
70 Again
he denied
it.
After a little while,
those
standing
near said
to Peter,
“Surely
you are
one of
them, for
you are a
Galilean.”
71 He began to call down
curses,
and he
swore to
them, “I
don’t know
this man
you’re
talking
about.”
72 Immediately the rooster
crowed the
second
time.
Then Peter
remembered
the word
Jesus had
spoken to
him:
“Before
the
rooster
crows
twice you
will
disown me
three
times.”
And he
broke down
and wept.