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Chapter 26 |
| 1 | And it came to
pass, when Jesus had finished all these sayings, he said unto his
disciples, |
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| Ye know that after two days is the feast of the passover,
and the Son of man is betrayed to be crucified. |
| 3 | Then assembled
together the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders of the people, unto
the palace of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas, |
| 4 | And consulted
that they might take Jesus by subtilty, and kill him. |
| 5 | But they said,
Not on the feast day, lest there be an uproar among the people. |
| 6 | Now
when Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper, |
| 7 | There came
unto him a woman having an alabaster box of very precious ointment, and poured
it on his head, as he sat at meat. |
| 8 | But when his disciples saw it,
they had indignation, saying, To what purpose is this waste? |
| 9 | For
this ointment might have been sold for much, and given to the poor. |
| 10 |
When Jesus understood it, he said unto them, Why trouble ye the woman? for she
hath wrought a good work upon me. |
| 11 | For ye have the poor always
with you; but me ye have not always. |
| 12 | For in that she hath poured
this ointment on my body, she did it for my burial. |
| 13 | Verily I say
unto you, Wheresoever this gospel shall be preached in the whole world, there
shall also this, that this woman hath done, be told for a memorial of
her. |
| 14 |
Then one of the twelve, called Judas Iscariot, went unto the
chief priests, |
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15 | And said unto them, What will ye give me, and I
will deliver him unto you? And they covenanted with him for thirty pieces of
silver. |
| 16
| And from that time he sought opportunity to betray
him. |
| 17 |
Now the first day of the feast of unleavened bread the
disciples came to Jesus, saying unto him, Where wilt thou that we prepare for
thee to eat the passover? |
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18 | And he said, Go into the city to such
a man, and say unto him, The Master saith, My time is at hand; I will keep the
passover at thy house with my disciples. |
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19 | And the disciples did as
Jesus had appointed them; and they made ready the passover. |
| 20 | Now when
the even was come, he sat down with the twelve. |
| 21 | And as they
did eat, he said, Verily I say unto you, that one of you shall betray me.
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| 22 | And they were exceeding sorrowful, and began every one of them to say
unto him, Lord, is it I? |
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23 | And he answered and said, He that
dippeth his hand with me in the dish, the same shall betray me. |
| 24 | The
Son of man goeth as it is written of him: but woe unto that man by whom the Son
of man is betrayed! it had been good for that man if he had not been
born. |
| 25 |
Then Judas, which betrayed him, answered and said, Master, is
it I? He said unto him, Thou hast said. |
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26 | And as they were eating,
Jesus took bread, and blessed it, and brake it, and gave it to the disciples,
and said, Take, eat; this is my body. |
| 27 | And he took the cup, and gave
thanks, and gave it to them, saying, Drink ye all of it; |
| 28 | For this
is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of
sins. |
| 29 |
But I say unto you, I will not drink henceforth of this fruit
of the vine, until that day when I drink it new with you in my Father's
kingdom. |
| 30
| And when they had sung an hymn, they went out into the
mount of Olives. |
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31 | Then saith Jesus unto them, All ye shall be
offended because of me this night: for it is written, I will smite the
shepherd, and the sheep of the flock shall be scattered abroad. |
| 32 | But
after I am risen again, I will go before you into Galilee. |
| 33 | Peter
answered and said unto him, Though all men shall be offended because of thee,
yet will I never be offended. |
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34 | Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto
thee, That this night, before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice.
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| 35 | Peter said unto him, Though I should die with thee, yet will I not deny
thee. Likewise also said all the disciples. |
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36 | Then cometh Jesus with
them unto a place called Gethsemane, and saith unto the disciples, Sit ye here,
while I go and pray yonder. |
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37 | And he took with him Peter and the two
sons of Zebedee, and began to be sorrowful and very heavy. |
| 38 | Then
saith he unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful, even unto death: tarry ye
here, and watch with me. |
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39 | And he went a little farther, and fell
on his face, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup
pass from me: nevertheless not as I will, but as thou wilt. |
| 40 | And he
cometh unto the disciples, and findeth them asleep, and saith unto Peter, What,
could ye not watch with me one hour? |
| 41 | Watch and pray, that ye enter
not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.
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| 42 | He went away again the second time, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if
this cup may not pass away from me, except I drink it, thy will be done.
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| 43 | And he came and found them asleep again: for their eyes were
heavy. |
| 44
| And he left them, and went away again, and prayed the
third time, saying the same words. |
| 45 | Then cometh he to his
disciples, and saith unto them, Sleep on now, and take your rest: behold, the
hour is at hand, and the Son of man is betrayed into the hands of
sinners. |
| 46
| Rise, let us be going: behold, he is at hand that doth
betray me. |
| 47
| And while he yet spake, lo, Judas, one of the twelve,
came, and with him a great multitude with swords and staves, from the chief
priests and elders of the people. |
| 48 | Now he that betrayed him gave
them a sign, saying, Whomsoever I shall kiss, that same is he: hold him
fast. |
| 49 |
And forthwith he came to Jesus, and said, Hail, master; and
kissed him. |
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50 | And Jesus said unto him, Friend, wherefore art thou
come? Then came they, and laid hands on Jesus and took him. |
| 51 | And,
behold, one of them which were with Jesus stretched out his hand, and drew his
sword, and struck a servant of the high priest's, and smote off his ear.
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| 52 | Then said Jesus unto him, Put up again thy sword into his place: for all
they that take the sword shall perish with the sword. |
| 53 | Thinkest
thou that I cannot now pray to my Father, and he shall presently give me more
than twelve legions of angels? |
| 54 | But how then shall the
scriptures be fulfilled, that thus it must be? |
| 55 | In that same
hour said Jesus to the multitudes, Are ye come out as against a thief with
swords and staves for to take me? I sat daily with you teaching in the temple,
and ye laid no hold on me. |
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56 | But all this was done, that the
scriptures of the prophets might be fulfilled. Then all the disciples forsook
him, and fled. |
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57 | And they that had laid hold on Jesus led him away
to Caiaphas the high priest, where the scribes and the elders were
assembled. |
| 58
| But Peter followed him afar off unto the high priest's
palace, and went in, and sat with the servants, to see the end. |
| 59 | Now
the chief priests, and elders, and all the council, sought false witness
against Jesus, to put him to death; |
| 60 | But found none: yea, though
many false witnesses came, yet found they none. At the last came two false
witnesses, |
| 61
| And said, This fellow said, I am able to destroy the
temple of God, and to build it in three days. |
| 62 | And the high
priest arose, and said unto him, Answerest thou nothing? what is it which these
witness against thee? |
| 63 | But Jesus held his peace, And the high
priest answered and said unto him, I adjure thee by the living God, that thou
tell us whether thou be the Christ, the Son of God. |
| 64 | Jesus saith
unto him, Thou hast said: nevertheless I say unto you, Hereafter shall ye see
the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of
heaven. |
| 65
| Then the high priest rent his clothes, saying, He hath
spoken blasphemy; what further need have we of witnesses? behold, now ye have
heard his blasphemy. |
| 66 | What think ye? They answered and said, He is
guilty of death. |
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67 | Then did they spit in his face, and buffeted him;
and others smote him with the palms of their hands, |
| 68 | Saying,
Prophesy unto us, thou Christ, Who is he that smote thee? |
| 69 | Now
Peter sat without in the palace: and a damsel came unto him, saying, Thou also
wast with Jesus of Galilee. |
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70 | But he denied before them all, saying,
I know not what thou sayest. |
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71 | And when he was gone out into the
porch, another maid saw him, and said unto them that were there, This fellow
was also with Jesus of Nazareth. |
| 72 | And again he denied with an
oath, I do not know the man. |
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73 | And after a while came unto him they
that stood by, and said to Peter, Surely thou also art one of them; for thy
speech bewrayeth thee. |
| 74 | Then began he to curse and to swear, saying,
I know not the man. And immediately the cock crew. |
| 75 | And Peter
remembered the word of Jesus, which said unto him, Before the cock crow, thou
shalt deny me thrice. And he went out, and wept bitterly. |
