Matthew 26
1 And it came to
pass,
when Jesus had
finished all these sayings, he
said unto
his disciples, 2 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, 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? 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. 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. 22 And they were
exceeding sorrowful, and
began every
one of
them to
say unto
him, Lord, is it I? 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.
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. 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.
34 Jesus said unto
him, Verily I
say unto
thee, That this night, before the
cock crow, thou shalt
deny me thrice. 35 Peter said unto
him, Though I should die with thee, yet will
I not deny thee. Likewise also said all the
disciples. 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. 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. 39 And he
went a
little further, 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. 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.
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. 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. 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. 56 But all this was
done,
that the
scriptures of the
prophets might be
fulfilled.
Then all the
disciples forsook him, and
fled.
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. 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. 70 But he
denied before them
all, saying, I
know not what thou
sayest.
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. 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.