< Mark 14 >
1 And the Passover and the Unleavened [Bread] were after two days, and the chief priests and the scribes were seeking how, by guile, having taken hold of Him, they might kill Him;
Now the passover and the [feast of] unleavened bread was after two days. And the chief priests and the scribes were seeking how they might seize him by subtlety and kill him.
2 and they said, “Not in the celebration, lest there will be a tumult of the people.”
For they said, Not in the feast, lest perhaps there be a tumult of the people.
3 And He, being in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper, at His reclining, there came a woman having an alabaster box of ointment, of spikenard, very precious, and having broken the alabaster box, poured [it] on His head;
And when he was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper, as he lay at table, there came a woman having an alabaster flask of ointment of pure nard, very costly; and having broken the alabaster flask, she poured it out upon his head.
4 and there were certain much displeased within themselves, and saying, “For what has this waste of the ointment been made?
And there were some indignant in themselves, and saying, Why has this waste been made of the ointment?
5 For this could have been sold for more than three hundred denarii, and given to the poor”; and they were murmuring at her.
for this ointment could have been sold for more than three hundred denarii and given to the poor. And they spoke very angrily at her.
6 And Jesus said, “Leave her alone; why are you giving her trouble? She worked a good work on Me;
But Jesus said, Let her alone; why do ye trouble her? she has wrought a good work as to me;
7 for you always have the poor with you, and whenever you may will you are able to do them good, but you do not always have Me;
for ye have the poor always with you, and whenever ye would ye can do them good; but me ye have not always.
8 she did what she could, she anticipated to anoint My body for the embalming.
What she could she has done. She has beforehand anointed my body for the burial.
9 Truly I say to you, wherever this good news may be proclaimed in the whole world, what this woman did will also be spoken of—for a memorial of her.”
And verily I say unto you, Wheresoever these glad tidings may be preached in the whole world, what this [woman] has done shall be also spoken of for a memorial of her.
10 And Judas the Iscariot, one of the Twelve, went away to the chief priests that he might deliver Him up to them,
And Judas Iscariote, one of the twelve, went away to the chief priests that he might deliver him up to them;
11 and having heard, they were glad, and promised to give him money, and he was seeking how, conveniently, he might deliver Him up.
and they, when they heard it, rejoiced, and promised him to give money. And he sought how he could opportunely deliver him up.
12 And the first day of the Unleavened [Bread], when they were killing the Passover, His disciples say to Him, “Where will You, [that] having gone, we may prepare, that You may eat the Passover?”
And the first day of unleavened bread, when they slew the passover, his disciples say to him, Where wilt thou that we go and prepare, that thou mayest eat the passover?
13 And He sends forth two of His disciples and says to them, “Go away into the city, and there a man carrying a pitcher of water will meet you, follow him;
And he sends two of his disciples, and says to them, Go into the city, and a man shall meet you carrying a pitcher of water; follow him.
14 and wherever he may go in, say to the master of the house: The Teacher says, Where is the guest-chamber, where the Passover, with My disciples, I may eat?
And wheresoever he enters, say to the master of the house, The Teacher says, Where is my guest-chamber where I may eat the passover with my disciples?
15 And he will show you a large upper room, furnished, prepared—make ready for us there.”
and he will shew you a large upper room furnished ready. There make ready for us.
16 And His disciples went forth, and came into the city, and found as He said to them, and they made ready the Passover.
And his disciples went away and came into the city, and found as he had said to them; and they made ready the passover.
17 And evening having come, He comes with the Twelve,
And when evening was come, he comes with the twelve.
18 and as they are reclining, and eating, Jesus said, “Truly I say to you that one of you who is eating with Me will deliver Me up.”
And as they lay at table and were eating, Jesus said, Verily I say to you, One of you shall deliver me up; he who is eating with me.
19 And they began to be sorrowful, and to say to Him one by one, “Is it I?” And another, “Is it I?”
And they began to be grieved, and to say to him, one by one, Is it I? [and another, Is it I?]
20 And He answering said to them, “One of the Twelve who is dipping with Me in the dish;
But he answered and said to them, One of the twelve, he who dips with me in the dish.
21 the Son of Man indeed goes, as it has been written concerning Him, but woe to that man through whom the Son of Man is delivered up; it were good to him if that man had not been born.”
The Son of man goes indeed as it is written concerning him, but woe to that man by whom the Son of man is delivered up; [it were] good for that man if he had not been born.
22 And as they are eating, Jesus having taken bread, having blessed, broke, and gave to them, and said, “Take, eat; this is My body.”
And as they were eating, Jesus, having taken bread, when he had blessed, broke [it], and gave [it] to them, and said, Take [this]: this is my body.
23 And having taken the cup, having given thanks, He gave to them, and they drank of it—all;
And having taken [the] cup, when he had given thanks, he gave [it] to them, and they all drank out of it.
24 and He said to them, “This is My blood of the New Covenant, which is being poured out for many;
And he said to them, This is my blood, that of the [new] covenant, that shed for many.
25 truly I say to you that I may drink no more of the produce of the vine until that day when I may drink it new in the Kingdom of God.”
Verily I say to you, I will no more drink at all of the fruit of the vine, until that day when I drink it new in the kingdom of God.
26 And having sung a hymn, they went forth to the Mount of Olives,
And having sung a hymn, they went out to the mount of Olives.
27 and Jesus says to them, “All of you will be stumbled at Me this night, because it has been written: I will strike the Shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered abroad;
And Jesus says to them, All ye shall be offended, for it is written, I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered abroad.
28 but after My having risen I will go before you to Galilee.”
But after I am risen, I will go before you into Galilee.
29 And Peter said to Him, “And if all will be stumbled, yet not I.”
But Peter said to him, Even if all should be offended, yet not I.
30 And Jesus said to him, “Truly I say to you that today, this night, before a rooster will crow twice, three times you will deny Me.”
And Jesus says to him, Verily I say to thee, that thou to-day, in this night, before [the] cock shall crow twice, thou shalt thrice deny me.
31 And he spoke the more vehemently, “If it may be necessary for me to die with You—I will in no way deny You”; and in like manner also said they all.
But he said [so much] exceedingly the more, If I should have to die with thee, I will in no wise deny thee. And likewise said they all too.
32 And they come to a spot, the name of which [is] Gethsemane, and He says to His disciples, “Sit here until I may pray”;
And they come to a place of which the name [is] Gethsemane, and he says to his disciples, Sit here while I shall pray.
33 and He takes Peter, and James, and John with Him, and began to be amazed, and to be very heavy,
And he takes with him Peter and James and John, and he began to be amazed and oppressed in spirit.
34 and He says to them, “My soul is exceedingly sorrowful—to death; remain here, and watch.”
And he says to them, My soul is full of grief even unto death; abide here and watch.
35 And having gone forward a little, He fell on the earth, and was praying that, if it be possible, the hour may pass from Him,
And, going forward a little, he fell upon the earth; and he prayed that, if it were possible, the hour might pass away from him.
36 and He said, “Abba, Father; all things are possible to You; make this cup pass from Me; but not what I will, but what You [will].”
And he said, Abba, Father, all things are possible to thee: take away this cup from me; but not what I will, but what thou [wilt].
37 And He comes, and finds them sleeping, and says to Peter, “Simon, you sleep! You were not able to watch one hour!
And he comes and finds them sleeping. And he says to Peter, Simon, dost thou sleep? Hast thou not been able to watch one hour?
38 Watch and pray, that you may not enter into temptation; the spirit indeed is forward, but the flesh weak.”
Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation. The spirit indeed [is] willing, but the flesh weak.
39 And again having gone away, He prayed, saying the same word;
And going away, he prayed again, saying the same thing.
40 and having returned, He found them sleeping again, for their eyes were heavy, and they had not known what they might answer Him.
And returning, he found them again sleeping, for their eyes were heavy; and they knew not what they should answer him.
41 And He comes the third time and says to them, “Sleep on from now on, and rest—it is over; the hour came; behold, the Son of Man is delivered up into the hands of the sinful;
And he comes the third time and says to them, Sleep on now, and take your rest. It is enough; the hour is come; behold, the Son of man is delivered up into the hands of sinners.
42 rise, we may go, behold, he who is delivering Me up has come near.”
Arise, let us go; behold, he that delivers me up has drawn nigh.
43 And immediately—while He is yet speaking—Judas comes near, one of the Twelve, and with him a great multitude with swords and sticks, from the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders;
And immediately, while he was yet speaking, Judas comes up, [being] one of the twelve, and with him a great crowd, with swords and sticks, from the chief priests and the scribes and the elders.
44 and he who is delivering Him up had given a token to them, saying, “Whomsoever I will kiss, it is He, lay hold on Him, and lead Him away safely,”
Now he that delivered him up had given them a sign between them, saying, Whomsoever I shall kiss, that is he; seize him, and lead [him] away safely.
45 and having come, immediately, having gone near Him, he says, “Rabbi, Rabbi,” and kissed Him.
And being come, straightway coming up to him, he says, Rabbi, Rabbi; and he covered him with kisses.
46 And they laid on Him their hands, and kept hold on Him;
And they laid their hands upon him and seized him.
47 and a certain one of those standing by, having drawn the sword, struck the servant of the chief priest, and took off his ear.
But a certain one of those who stood by, having drawn his sword, struck the bondman of the high priest, and took off his ear.
48 And Jesus answering said to them, “As against a robber you came out, with swords and sticks, to take Me!
And Jesus answering said to them, Are ye come out as against a robber, with swords and sticks to take me?
49 Daily I was with you teaching in the temple, and you did not lay hold on Me—but that the Writings may be fulfilled.”
I was daily with you teaching in the temple, and ye did not seize me; but [it is] that the scriptures may be fulfilled.
50 And having left Him they all fled;
And all left him and fled.
51 and a certain young man was following Him, having cast a linen cloth on [his] naked [body], and the young men lay hold on him,
And a certain young man followed him with a linen cloth cast about his naked [body]; and [the young men] seize him;
52 and he, having left the linen cloth, fled from them naked.
but he, leaving the linen cloth behind [him], fled from them naked.
53 And they led Jesus away to the chief priest, and all the chief priests, and the elders, and the scribes come together;
And they led away Jesus to the high priest. And there come together to him all the chief priests and the elders and the scribes.
54 and Peter followed Him far off, to the inside of the hall of the chief priest, and he was sitting with the officers, and warming himself near the fire.
And Peter followed him at a distance, till [he was] within the court of the high priest's palace; and he was sitting with the officers and warming himself in the light [of the fire].
55 And the chief priests and all the Sanhedrin were seeking testimony against Jesus—to put Him to death, and they were not finding,
And the chief priests and the whole sanhedrim sought testimony against Jesus to cause him to be put to death, and did not find [any].
56 for many were bearing false testimony against Him, and their testimonies were not alike.
For many bore false witness against him, and their testimony did not agree.
57 And certain having risen up, were bearing false testimony against Him, saying,
And certain persons rose up and bore false witness against him, saying,
58 “We heard Him saying, I will throw down this temple made with hands, and by three days, I will build another made without hands”;
We heard him saying, I will destroy this temple which is made with hands, and in the course of three days I will build another not made with hands.
59 and neither so was their testimony alike.
And neither thus did their testimony agree.
60 And the chief priest, having risen up in the midst, questioned Jesus, saying, “You do not answer anything! Why do these testify against You?”
And the high priest, rising up before them all, asked Jesus, saying, Answerest thou nothing? What do these testify against thee?
61 And He was keeping silent and did not answer anything. Again the chief priest was questioning Him and says to Him, “Are You the Christ—the Son of the Blessed?”
But he was silent, and answered nothing. Again the high priest asked him, and says to him, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the Blessed?
62 And Jesus said, “I AM; and you will see the Son of Man sitting on the right hand of the Power and coming with the clouds of Heaven.”
And Jesus said, I am, and ye shall see the Son of man sitting at the right hand of power, and coming with the clouds of heaven.
63 And the chief priest, having torn his garments, says, “What need have we yet of witnesses?
And the high priest, having rent his clothes, says, What need have we any more of witnesses?
64 You heard the slander, what appears to you?” And they all condemned Him to be worthy of death,
Ye have heard the blasphemy; what think ye? And they all condemned him to be guilty of death.
65 and certain began to spit on Him, and to cover His face, and to punch Him, and to say to Him, “Prophesy”; and the officers were striking Him with their palms.
And some began to spit upon him, and cover up his face, and buffet him, and say to him, Prophesy; and the officers struck him with the palms of their hands.
66 And Peter being in the hall beneath, there comes one of the maids of the chief priest,
And Peter being below in the palace-court, there comes one of the maids of the high priest,
67 and having seen Peter warming himself, having looked on him, she said, “And you were with Jesus of Nazareth!”
and seeing Peter warming himself, having looked at him, says, And thou wast with the Nazarene, Jesus.
68 And he denied, saying, “I have not known [Him], neither do I understand what you say”; and he went forth outside to the porch, and a rooster crowed.
But he denied, saying, I know not nor understand what thou sayest. And he went out into the vestibule; and a cock crew.
69 And the maid having seen him again, began to say to those standing near, “This is of them”;
And the maid, seeing him, again began to say to those that stood by, This is [one] of them.
70 and he was again denying. And after a while again, those standing near said to Peter, “Truly you are of them, for you also are a Galilean, and your speech is alike”;
And he again denied. And again, after a little, those that stood by said to Peter, Truly thou art [one] of them, for also thou art a Galilean.
71 and he began to curse, and to swear, “I have not known this Man of whom you speak”;
But he began to curse and to swear, I know not this man of whom ye speak.
72 and a second time a rooster crowed, and Peter remembered the saying that Jesus said to him, “Before a rooster crows twice, you may deny Me three times”; and having thought thereon—he was weeping.
And the second time a cock crew. And Peter remembered the word that Jesus said to him, Before [the] cock crow twice, thou shalt deny me thrice; and when he thought thereon he wept.