1Now<1161> the Feast<1859> of Unleavened<106> Bread, which is called<3004> the Passover<3957>, was approaching<1448>.
2The chief<749> priests<749> and the scribes<1122> were seeking<2212> how<4459> they might put<337> Him to death<337>; for they were afraid<5399> of the people<2992>.
3And Satan<4567> entered<1525> into Judas<2455> who was called<2564> Iscariot<2469>, belonging<1510><1537> to the number<706> of the twelve<1427>.
4And he went<565> away<565> and discussed<4814> with the chief<749> priests<749> and officers<4755> how<4459> he might betray<3860> Him to them.
5They were glad<5463> and agreed<4934> to give<1325> him money<694>.
6So<2532> he consented<1843>, and began seeking<2212> a good<2120> opportunity<2120> to betray<3860> Him to them apart<817> from the crowd<3793>.
7Then<1161> came<2064> the first day<2250> of Unleavened<106> Bread on which<3739> the Passover<3957> lamb had<1163> to be sacrificed<2380>.
8And Jesus sent<649> Peter<4074> and John<2491>, saying<3004>,
9They said<3004> to Him, "Where<4226> do You want<2309> us to prepare<2090> it?"
10And He said<3004> to them,
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13And they left<565> and found<2147> everything just<2531> as He had told<3004> them; and they prepared<2090> the Passover<3957>.
14When<3753> the hour<5610> had come<1096>, He reclined<377> at the table, and the apostles<652> with Him.
15And He said<3004> to them,
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17And when He had taken<1209> a cup<4221> and given<2168> thanks<2168>, He said<3004>,
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19And when He had taken<2983> some bread<740> and given<2168> thanks<2168>, He broke<2806> it and gave<1325> it to them, saying<3004>,
20And in the same<5615> way<5615> He took the cup<4221> after<3326> they had eaten<1172>, saying<3004>,
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23And they began<757> to discuss<4802> among<4314> themselves<1438> which<5101> one of them it might be who was going<3195> to do<4238> this<3778> thing<3778>.
24And there arose<1096> also<2532> a dispute<5379> among<1722> them as to which<5101> one of them was regarded<1380> to be greatest<3173>.
25And He said<3004> to them,
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33But he said<3004> to Him, "Lord<2962>, with You I am<1510> ready<2092> to go<4198> both<2532> to prison<5438> and to death<2288>!"
34And He said<3004>,
35And He said<3004> to them,
36And He said<3004> to them,
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38They said<3004>, "Lord<2962>, look<2400>, here<5602> are two<1417> swords<3162>." And He said<3004> to them,
39And He came<1831> out and proceeded<4198> as was His custom<1485> to the Mount<3735> of Olives<1636>; and the disciples<3101> also<2532> followed<190> Him.
40When He arrived<1096> at the place<5117>, He said<3004> to them,
41And He withdrew<645> from them about<5616> a stone's<3037> throw<1000>, and He knelt<1119><5087> down<5087><1119> and began to pray<4336>,
42saying<3004>,
43Now<1161> an angel<32> from heaven<3772> appeared<3708> to Him, strengthening<1765> Him.
44And being<1096> in agony<74> He was praying<4336> very<1617> fervently<1619>; and His sweat<2402> became<1096> like<5616> drops<2361> of blood<129>, falling<2597> down<2597> upon the ground<1093>.
45When He rose<450> from prayer<4335>, He came<2064> to the disciples<3101> and found<2147> them sleeping<2837> from sorrow<3077>,
46and said<3004> to them,
47While He was still<2089> speaking<2980>, behold<2400>, a crowd<3793> came, and the one called<3004> Judas<2455>, one<1520> of the twelve<1427>, was preceding<4281> them; and he approached<1448> Jesus<2424> to kiss<5368> Him.
48But Jesus<2424> said<3004> to him,
49When those<3588> who<3588> were around<4012> Him saw<3708> what was going to happen<1510>, they said<3004>, "Lord<2962>, shall we strike<3960> with the sword<3162>?"
50And one<1520> of them struck<3960> the slave<1401> of the high<749> priest<749> and cut<851> off<851> his right<1188> ear<3775>.
51But Jesus<2424> answered<611> and said<3004>,
52Then<2532> Jesus<2424> said<3004> to the chief<749> priests<749> and officers<4755> of the temple<2413> and elders<4245> who had come<3854> against<1909> Him,
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54Having arrested<4815> Him, they led<71> Him away and brought<1521> Him to the house<3614> of the high<749> priest<749>; but Peter<4074> was following<190> at a distance<3113>.
55After they had kindled<4015> a fire<4442> in the middle<3319> of the courtyard<833> and had sat<4776> down<4776> together<4776>, Peter<4074> was sitting<2521> among<3319> them.
56And a servant-girl<3814>, seeing<3708> him as he sat<2521> in the firelight<5457> and looking<816> intently<816> at him, said<3004>, "This<3778> man<3778> was with Him too<2532>."
57But he denied<720> it, saying<3004>, "Woman<1135>, I do not know<3609> Him."
58A little<1024> later<3326>, another<2087> saw<3708> him and said<5346>, "You are one of them too<2532>!" But Peter<4074> said<5346>, "Man<444>, I am<1510> not!"
59After about<5616> an hour<5610> had passed<1339>, another<243> man<243> began to insist<1340>, saying<3004>, "Certainly<1909><225> this<3778> man<3778> also<2532> was with Him, for he is a Galilean<1057> too<2532>."
60But Peter<4074> said<3004>, "Man<444>, I do not know<3609> what<3739> you are talking<3004> about." Immediately<3916>, while he was still<2089> speaking<2980>, a rooster<220> crowed<5455>.
61The Lord<2962> turned<4762> and looked<1689> at Peter<4074>. And Peter<4074> remembered<5279> the word<3056> of the Lord<2962>, how<5613> He had told<3004> him,
62And he went<1831> out and wept<2799> bitterly<4090>.
63Now the men<435> who were holding<4912> Jesus in custody<4912> were mocking<1702> Him and beating<1194> Him,
64and they blindfolded<4028> Him and were asking<1905> Him, saying<3004>, "Prophesy<4395>, who<5101> is the one who hit<3817> You?"
65And they were saying<3004> many<4183> other<2087> things<4183> against<1519> Him, blaspheming<987>.
66When<5613> it was day<2250>, the Council<4244> of elders<4244> of the people<2992> assembled<4863>, both<5037> chief<749> priests<749> and scribes<1122>, and they led<520> Him away<520> to their council<4892> chamber, saying<3004>,
67"If<1487> You are the Christ<5547>, tell<3004> us." But He said<3004> to them,
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70And they all<3956> said<3004>, "Are You the Son<5207> of God<2316>, then<3767>?" And He said<5346> to them,
71Then<2532> they said<3004>, "What<5101> further<2089> need<5532> do we have<2192> of testimony<3141>? For we have heard<191> it ourselves<846> from His own mouth<4750>."