Mark 14
1 Now the feast of Passover and of Unleavened Bread was two days away. And the leaders of the priests, and the scribes, were seeking a means by which they might deceitfully seize him and kill him.
It was now two days before the Passover and the feast of Unleavened Bread, and the High Priests and Scribes were bent on finding how to seize Him by stratagem and put Him to death.
2 But they said, “Not on the feast day, lest perhaps there may be a tumult among the people.”
But they said, "Not on the Festival-day, for fear there should be a riot among the people."
3 And when he was in Bethania, in the house of Simon the leper, and was reclining to eat, a woman arrived having an alabaster container of ointment, of precious spikenard. And breaking open the alabaster container, she poured it over his head.
Now when He was at Bethany, in the house of Simon the Leper, while He was at table, there came a woman with a jar of pure, sweet-scented ointment very costly: she broke the jar and poured the ointment over His head.
4 But there were some who became indignant within themselves and who were saying: “What is the reason for this waste of the ointment?
But there were some who said indignantly among themselves, "Why has the ointment been thus wasted?
5 For this ointment could have been sold for more than three hundred denarii and been given to the poor.” And they murmured against her.
For that ointment might have been sold for fifteen pounds or more, and the money have been given to the poor." And they were exceedingly angry with her.
6 But Jesus said: “Permit her. What is the reason that you trouble her? She has done a good deed for me.
But Jesus said, "Leave her alone: why are you troubling her? She has done a most gracious act towards me.
7 For the poor, you have with you always. And whenever you wish, you are able to do good to them. But you do not have me always.
For you always have the poor among you, and whenever you choose you can do acts of kindness to them; but me you have not always.
8 But she has done what she could. She has arrived in advance to anoint my body for burial.
What she could she did: she has perfumed my body in preparation for my burial.
9 Amen I say to you, wherever this Gospel shall be preached throughout the entire world, the things she has done also shall be told, in memory of her.”
And I solemnly tell you that wherever in the whole world the Good News shall be proclaimed, this which she has done shall also be told in remembrance of her."
10 And Judas Iscariot, one of the twelve, went away, to the leaders of the priests, in order to betray him to them.
But Judas Iscariot, already mentioned as one of the Twelve, went to the High Priests to betray Jesus to them.
11 And they, upon hearing it, were gladdened. And they promised him that they would give him money. And he sought an opportune means by which he might betray him.
They gladly listened to his proposal, and promised to give him a sum of money. So he looked out for an opportunity to betray Him.
12 And on the first day of Unleavened Bread, when they immolate the Passover, the disciples said to him, “Where do you want us to go and prepare for you to eat the Passover?”
On the first day of the feast of Unleavened Bread--the day for killing the Passover lamb--His disciples asked Him, "Where shall we go and prepare for you to eat the Passover?"
13 And he sent two of his disciples, and he said to them: “Go into the city. And you will meet a man carrying a pitcher of water; follow him.
So He sent two of His disciples with instructions, saying, "Go into the city, and you will meet a man carrying a pitcher of water: follow him,
14 And wherever he will have entered, say to the owner of the house, ‘The Teacher says: Where is my dining room, where I may eat the Passover with my disciples?’
and whatever house he enters, tell the master of the house, 'The Rabbi asks, Where is my room where I can eat the Passover with my disciples?'
15 And he will show you a large cenacle, fully furnished. And there, you shall prepare it for us.”
Then he will himself show you a large room upstairs, ready furnished: there make preparation for us."
16 And his disciples departed and went into the city. And they found it just as he had told them. And they prepared the Passover.
So the disciples went out and came to the city, and found everything just as He had told them; and they got the Passover ready.
17 Then, when evening came, he arrived with the twelve.
When it was evening, He came with the Twelve.
18 And while reclining and eating with them at table, Jesus said, “Amen I say to you, that one of you, who eats with me, will betray me.”
And while they were at table Jesus said, "I solemnly tell you that one of you will betray me--one who is eating with me."
19 But they began to be sorrowful and to say to him, one at a time: “Is it I?”
They were filled with sorrow, and began asking Him, one by one, "Not I, is it?"
20 And he said to them: “It is one of the twelve, who dips his hand with me in the dish.
"It is one of the Twelve," He replied; "he who is dipping his fingers in the dish with me.
21 And indeed, the Son of man goes, just as it has been written of him. But woe to that man by whom the Son of man will be betrayed. It would be better for that man if he had never been born.”
For the Son of Man is going His way as it is written about Him; but alas for the man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! It had been a happy thing for that man, had he never been born."
22 And while eating with them, Jesus took bread. And blessing it, he broke it and gave it to them, and he said: “Take. This is my body.”
Also during the meal He took a Passover biscuit, blessed it, and broke it. He then gave it to them, saying, "Take this, it is my body."
23 And having taken the chalice, giving thanks, he gave it to them. And they all drank from it.
Then He took the cup, gave thanks, and handed it to them, and they all of them drank from it.
24 And he said to them: “This is my blood of the new covenant, which shall be shed for many.
"This is my blood," He said, "which is to be poured out on behalf of many--the blood which makes the Covenant sure.
25 Amen I say to you, that I will no longer drink from this fruit of the vine, until that day when I will drink it new in the kingdom of God.”
I solemnly tell you that never again will I taste the produce of the vine till I shall drink the new wine in the Kingdom of God."
26 And having sung a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives.
After singing a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives.
27 And Jesus said to them: “You will all fall away from me in this night. For it has been written: ‘I will strike the shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered.’
Then said Jesus to them, "All of you are about to stumble and fall, for it is written, 'I will strike down the Shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered in all directions.'
28 But after I have risen again, I will go before you to Galilee.”
But after I have risen to life again I will go before you into Galilee."
29 Then Peter said to him, “Even if all will have fallen away from you, yet I will not.”
"All may stumble and fall," said Peter, "yet I never will."
30 And Jesus said to him, “Amen I say to you, that this day, in this night, before the rooster has uttered its voice twice, you will deny me three times.”
"I solemnly tell you," replied Jesus, "that to-day--this night--before the cock crows twice, you yourself will three times disown me."
31 But he spoke further, “Even if I must die along with you, I will not deny you.” And they all spoke similarly also.
"Even if I must die with you," declared Peter again and again, "I will never disown you." In like manner protested also all the disciples.
32 And they went to a country estate, by the name of Gethsemani. And he said to his disciples, “Sit here, while I pray.”
So they came to a place called Gethsemane. There He said to His disciples, "Sit down here till I have prayed."
33 And he took Peter, and James, and John with him. And he began to be afraid and wearied.
Then He took with Him Peter and James and John, and began to be full of terror and distress,
34 And he said to them: “My soul is sorrowful, even unto death. Remain here and be vigilant.”
and He said to them, "My heart is oppressed with anguish to the very point of death: wait here and keep awake."
35 And when he had proceeded on a little ways, he fell prostrate on the ground. And he prayed that, if it were possible, the hour might pass away from him.
Going forward a short distance He threw Himself upon His face and prayed repeatedly that, if it was possible, He might be spared that time of agony;
36 And he said: “Abba, Father, all things are possible to you. Take this chalice from me. But let it be, not as I will, but as you will.”
and He said, "Abba! my Father! all things are possible for Thee: take this cup of suffering away from me: and yet not what I desire, but what Thou desirest."
37 And he went and found them sleeping. And he said to Peter: “Simon, are you sleeping? Were you not able to be vigilant for one hour?
Then He came and found them asleep, and He said to Peter, "Simon, are you asleep? Had you not strength to keep awake a single hour?
38 Watch and pray, so that you may not enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.”
Be wakeful, all of you, and keep on praying, that you may not come into temptation: the spirit is right willing, but the body is frail."
39 And going away again, he prayed, saying the same words.
He again went away and prayed, using the very same words.
40 And upon returning, he found them sleeping yet again, (for their eyes were heavy) and they did not know how to respond to him.
When He returned He again found them asleep, for they were very tired; and they knew not how to answer Him.
41 And he arrived for the third time, and he said to them: “Sleep now, and take rest. It is enough. The hour has arrived. Behold, the Son of man will be betrayed into the hands of sinners.
A third time He came, and then He said, "Sleep on and rest. Enough! the hour has come. Even now they are betraying the Son of Man into the hands of sinful men.
42 Rise up, let us go. Behold, he who will betray me is near.”
Rouse yourselves, let us be going: my betrayer is close at hand."
43 And while he was still speaking, Judas Iscariot, one of the twelve, arrived, and with him was a large crowd with swords and clubs, sent from the leaders of the priests, and the scribes, and the elders.
Immediately, while He was still speaking, Judas, one of the Twelve, came and with him a crowd of men armed with swords and cudgels, sent by the High Priests and Scribes and Elders.
44 Now his betrayer had given them a sign, saying: “He whom I shall kiss, it is he. Take hold of him, and lead him away cautiously.”
Now the betrayer had arranged a signal with them. "The one I kiss," he said, "is the man: lay hold of him, and take him safely away."
45 And when he had arrived, immediately drawing near to him, he said: “Hail, Master!” And he kissed him.
So he came, and going straight to Jesus he said, "Rabbi!" and kissed Him with seeming affection;
46 But they laid hands on him and held him.
whereupon they laid hands on Him and held Him firmly.
47 Then a certain one of those standing near, drawing a sword, struck a servant of the high priest and cut off his ear.
But one of those who stood by drew his sword and struck a blow at the High Priest's servant, cutting off his ear.
48 And in response, Jesus said to them: “Have you set out to apprehend me, just as if to a robber, with swords and clubs?
"Have you come out," said Jesus, "with swords and cudgels to arrest me, as if you had to fight with a robber?
49 Daily, I was with you in the temple teaching, and you did not take hold of me. But in this way, the scriptures are fulfilled.”
Day after day I used to be among you in the Temple teaching, and you never seized me. But this is happening in order that the Scriptures may be fulfilled.'
50 Then his disciples, leaving him behind, all fled away.
Then His friends all forsook Him and fled.
51 Now a certain young man followed him, having nothing but a fine linen cloth over himself. And they took hold of him.
One youth indeed did follow Him, wearing only a linen cloth round his bare body. Of him they laid hold,
52 But he, rejecting the fine linen cloth, escaped from them naked.
but he left the linen cloth in their hands and fled without it.
53 And they led Jesus to the high priest. And all the priests and the scribes and the elders came together.
So they led Jesus away to the High Priest, and with him there assembled all the High Priests, Elders, and Scribes.
54 But Peter followed him from a distance, even into the court of the high priest. And he sat with the servants at the fire and warmed himself.
Peter followed Jesus at a distance, as far as the outer court of the High Priest's palace. But there he remained sitting among the officers, and warming himself by the fire.
55 Yet truly, the leaders of the priests and the entire council sought testimony against Jesus, so that they might deliver him to death, and they found none.
Meanwhile the High Priests and the entire Sanhedrin were endeavouring to get evidence against Jesus in order to put Him to death, but could find none;
56 For many spoke false testimony against him, but their testimony did not agree.
for though many gave false testimony against Him, their statements did not tally.
57 And certain ones, rising up, bore false witness against him, saying:
Then some came forward as witnesses and falsely declared,
58 “For we heard him say, ‘I will destroy this temple, made with hands, and within three days I will build another, not made with hands.’”
"We have heard him say, 'I will pull down this Sanctuary built by human hands, and three days afterwards I will erect another built without hands.'"
59 And their testimony did not agree.
But not even in this shape was their testimony consistent.
60 And the high priest, rising up in their midst, questioned Jesus, saying, “Do you have nothing to say in answer to the things that are brought against you by these ones?”
At last the High Priest stood up, and advancing into the midst of them all, asked Jesus, "Have you no answer to make? What is the meaning of all this that these witnesses allege against you?"
61 But he was silent and gave no answer. Again, the high priest questioned him, and he said to him, “Are you the Christ, the Son of the Blessed God?”
But He remained silent, and gave no reply. A second time the High Priest questioned Him. "Are you the Christ, the Son of the Blessed One?" he said.
62 Then Jesus said to him: “I am. And you shall see the Son of man sitting at the right hand of the power of God and arriving with the clouds of heaven.”
"I am," replied Jesus, "and you and others will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of the divine Power, and coming amid the clouds of the sky."
63 Then the high priest, rending his garments, said: “Why do we still require witnesses?
Rending his garments the High Priest exclaimed, "What need have we of witnesses after that?
64 You have heard the blasphemy. How does it seem to you?” And they all condemned him, as guilty unto death.
You all heard his impious words. What is your judgement?" Then with one voice they condemned Him as deserving of death.
65 And some began to spit on him, and to cover his face and to strike him with fists, and to say to him, “Prophesy.” And the servants struck him with the palms their hands.
Thereupon some began to spit on Him, and to blindfold Him, while striking Him with their fists and crying, "Prove that you are a prophet." The officers too struck Him with open hands as they took Him in charge.
66 And while Peter was in the court below, one of the maidservants of the high priest arrived.
Now while Peter was below in the quadrangle, one of the High Priest's maidservants came,
67 And when she had seen Peter warming himself, she stared at him, and she said: “You also were with Jesus of Nazareth.”
and seeing Peter warming himself she looked at him and said, "You also were with Jesus, the Nazarene."
68 But he denied it, saying, “I neither know nor understand what you saying.” And he went outside, in front of the court; and a rooster crowed.
But he denied it, and said, "I don't know--I don't understand--What do you mean?" And then he went out into the outer court. Just then a cock crowed.
69 Then again, when a maidservant had seen him, she began to say to the bystanders, “For this is one of them.”
Again the maidservant saw him, and again began to say to the people standing by, "He is one of them."
70 But he denied it again. And after a little while, again those standing near said to Peter: “In truth, you are one of them. For you, too, are a Galilean.”
A second time he repeatedly denied it. Soon afterwards the bystanders again accused Peter, saying, "You are surely one of them, for you too are a Galilaean."
71 Then he began to curse and to swear, saying, “For I do not know this man, about whom you are speaking.”
But he broke out into curses and oaths, declaring, "I know nothing of the man you are talking about."
72 And immediately the rooster crowed again. And Peter remembered the word that Jesus had said to him, “Before the rooster crows twice, you will deny me three times.” And he began to weep.
No sooner had he spoken than a cock crowed for the second time, and Peter recollected the words of Jesus, "Before the cock crows twice, you will three times disown me." And as he thought of it, he wept aloud.
