Matthew 26
1 And it came to pass, when Jesus finished all these words, He said to His disciples,
Now it happened, when Jesus had finished all these words, that He said to His disciples,
2 “You have known that after two days the Passover comes, and the Son of Man is delivered up to be crucified.”
“You know that after two days the Passover takes place, and the Son of the Man will be handed over to be crucified.”
3 Then were gathered together the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders of the people, into the court of the chief priest who was called Caiaphas;
Then the chief priests, the scribes and the elders of the people assembled at the palace of the high priest, the one called Caiaphas,
4 and they consulted together that they might take Jesus by guile, and kill [Him],
and they plotted to seize Jesus by trickery and kill Him.
5 and they said, “Not in the celebration, that there may not be a tumult among the people.”
But they said, “Not during the feast, in order not to have an uproar among the people.”
6 And Jesus having been in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper,
Now when Jesus was in Bethany at the house of Simon the leper,
7 there came to Him a woman having an alabaster box of ointment, very precious, and she poured on His head as He is reclining.
a woman approached Him, having an alabaster flask of very expensive perfume, and she began to pour it on His head as He reclined at the table.
8 And having seen [it], His disciples were much displeased, saying, “To what purpose [is] this waste?
But upon seeing it His disciples were indignant saying: “Why this waste?
9 For this ointment could have been sold for much, and given to the poor.”
For this perfume could have been sold for a good deal and given to the poor.”
10 And Jesus having known, said to them, “Why do you give trouble to the woman? For a good work she worked for Me;
But being aware Jesus said to them: “Why are you bothering the woman? She has done something beautiful to me.
11 for you always have the poor with you, and you do not always have Me;
You will always have the poor with you, but you will not always have me.
12 for she having put this ointment on My body—for My burial she did [it].
In putting this perfume on my body she did it with a view to my burial.
13 Truly I say to you, wherever this good news may be proclaimed in the whole world, what this [one] did will also be spoken of—for a memorial of her.”
Assuredly I say to you, wherever this gospel may be proclaimed in the whole world, what this woman did will also be told in her memory.”
14 Then one of the Twelve, who is called Judas Iscariot, having gone to the chief priests, said,
Then one of the twelve, the one called Judas Iscariot, went to the chief priests
15 “What are you willing to give me, and I will deliver Him up to you?” And they weighed out to him thirty pieces of silver,
and said, “What are you willing to give me so that I deliver Him to you?” So they counted out to him thirty silver coins.
16 and from that time he was seeking a convenient season to deliver Him up.
From then on he kept looking for an opportunity to betray Him.
17 And on the first [day] of the Unleavened [Bread] the disciples came near to Jesus, saying to Him, “Where will You [that] we may prepare for You to eat the Passover?”
Now on the first day of Unleavened Bread the disciples came to Jesus saying to Him, “Where do you want us to prepare for You to eat the Passover?”
18 And He said, “Go away into the city, to such a one, and say to him, The Teacher says, My time is near; near you I keep the Passover with My disciples”;
So He said: “Go into the city to ‘you know who’ and say to him, ‘The Teacher says, “My time is near, I will do the Passover with my disciples at your place.”’”
19 and the disciples did as Jesus appointed them, and prepared the Passover.
And the disciples did as Jesus directed them and prepared the Passover.
20 And evening having come, He was reclining with the Twelve,
When it was evening He was reclining at the table with the twelve.
21 and while they are eating, He said, “Truly I say to you that one of you will deliver Me up.”
And as they were eating He said, “Assuredly I say to you that one of you will betray me.”
22 And being grieved exceedingly, they began to say to Him, each of them, “Is it I, Lord?”
This really upset them and they each began to say to Him, “It isn't me, is it, Lord?”
23 And He answering said, “He who dipped with Me the hand in the dish, he will deliver Me up;
In answer He said: “It is the one who dipped his hand in the bowl with me, he will betray me.
24 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 for him if that man had not been born.”
The Son of the Man is really going just as it is written about Him, but woe to that man by whom the Son of the Man is betrayed! It would have been better for that man not to have been born.”
25 And Judas—he who delivered Him up—answering said, “Is it I, Rabbi?” He says to him, “You have said.”
Then Judas, who was betraying Him, answered and said, “It isn't me, is it, Rabbi?” He says to him, “You said it!”
26 And while they were eating, Jesus having taken the bread, and having blessed, broke, and was giving [it] to the disciples, and said, “Take, eat, this is My body”;
Now as they were eating, after taking the bread and blessing it, Jesus broke it, gave it to the disciples and said, “Take, eat; this is my body.”
27 and having taken the cup, and having given thanks, He gave to them, saying, “Drink of it—all;
And taking the cup and giving thanks He gave it to them saying: “Drink of it, all of you;
28 for this is My blood of the New Covenant, that is being poured out for many, for forgiveness of sins;
for this is my blood, that of the new covenant, that which is being shed on behalf of many for forgiveness of sins.
29 and I say to you that I may not drink from now on this produce of the vine, until that day when I may drink it with you new in the kingdom of My Father.”
Furthermore, I tell you that I will not drink of this fruit of the vine from now on until that day when I drink it new with you in my Father's kingdom.”
30 And having sung a hymn, they went forth to the Mount of Olives;
And after hymn-singing they went out to the Mount of Olives.
31 then Jesus says to them, “All you will be stumbled at Me this night; for it has been written: I will strike the Shepherd, and the sheep of the flock will be scattered abroad;
Then Jesus says to them: “All of you will be caused to stumble because of me this night, for it is written: ‘I will strike the Shepherd and the sheep of the flock will be scattered.’
32 but after My having risen, I will go before you to Galilee.”
But after I am raised I will go before you to Galilee.”
33 And Peter answering said to Him, “Even if all will be stumbled at You, I will never be stumbled.”
Peter answered and said to Him, “Even if everyone else is caused to stumble because of you, I will never be caused to stumble.”
34 Jesus said to him, “Truly I say to you that this night, before rooster-crowing, three times you will deny Me.”
Jesus said to him, “Assuredly I say to you that this night, before any rooster crows, you will deny me three times.”
35 Peter says to Him, “Even if it may be necessary for me to die with You, I will not deny You”; in like manner also said all the disciples.
Peter says to Him, “Even if I have to die with you, I will not deny you!” And all the other disciples said the same.
36 Then Jesus comes with them to a place called Gethsemane, and He says to the disciples, “Sit here, until having gone away, I will pray over there.”
Then Jesus comes with them to a place called Gethsemane, and He says to the disciples, “Sit here while I go over there and pray.”
37 And having taken Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, He began to be sorrowful, and to be very heavy;
And taking Peter and the two sons of Zebedee along He began to be troubled and distressed.
38 then He says to them, “Exceedingly sorrowful is My soul—to death; abide here, and watch with Me.”
Then Jesus says to them: “My soul is in anguish, to the point of death. Stay here and watch with me.”
39 And having gone forward a little, He fell on His face, praying, and saying, “My Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from Me; nevertheless, not as I will, but as You.”
And going a little farther He fell on His face and prayed saying, “My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass me by; nevertheless not as I wish, but as you do.”
40 And He comes to the disciples, and finds them sleeping, and He says to Peter, “So! You were not able to watch with Me one hour!
Then He comes to the disciples and finds them sleeping, and He says to Peter: “So, you (pl.) were not able to watch with me one hour!
41 Watch, and pray, that you may not enter into temptation: the spirit indeed is forward, but the flesh weak.”
Watch and pray, so that you do not enter into temptation. The spirit on its part is willing, but the flesh is weak.”
42 Again, a second time, having gone away, He prayed, saying, “My Father, if this cup cannot pass away from Me except I drink it, Your will be done”;
And going away a second time He prayed saying, “My Father, if this cup cannot pass from me unless I drink it, let your will be done.”
43 and having come, He finds them again sleeping, for their eyes were heavy.
And coming He finds them sleeping again, because their eyes had been weighed down.
44 And having left them, having gone away again, He prayed a third time, saying the same word;
So leaving them He went away and prayed a third time, saying the same thing.
45 then He comes to His disciples and says to them, “Sleep on from now on, and rest! Behold, the hour has come near, and the Son of Man is delivered up into the hands of sinners.
Then He comes to His disciples and says to them: “Sleep some more and take your rest! Actually, the hour is here and the Son of the Man is being betrayed into sinners' hands.
46 Rise, let us go; behold, he who is delivering Me up has come near.”
Get up, let's go; see, the one who is betraying me has come!”
47 And while He is yet speaking, behold, Judas, one of the Twelve came, and with him a great multitude, with swords and sticks, from the chief priests and elders of the people.
And while He was still speaking, there was Judas, one of the twelve, and with him a large crowd with swords and clubs, sent from the chief priests and elders of the people.
48 And he who delivered Him up gave them a sign, saying, “Whomsoever I will kiss, it is He, lay hold on Him”;
(Now His betrayer had given them a sign saying, “Whomever I kiss, it is He; take Him!”)
49 and immediately, having come to Jesus, he said, “Greetings, Rabbi,” and kissed Him;
And he went right up to Jesus and said, “Greetings, Rabbi!” and kissed Him.
50 and Jesus said to him, “Friend, for what are you present?” Then having come near, they laid hands on Jesus, and took hold on Him.
So Jesus said to him, “Friend, what brings you here?” Then approaching they laid hands on Jesus and took Him.
51 And behold, one of those with Jesus, having stretched forth the hand, drew his sword, and having struck the servant of the chief priest, he took off his ear.
And then, one of those with Jesus stretched out his hand and drew his sword, and striking the servant of the high priest he cut off his ear!
52 Then Jesus says to him, “Turn back your sword to its place; for all who took the sword will perish by the sword;
But Jesus says to him: “Put your sword back into its place, for all who take the sword will die by the sword.
53 do you think that I am not able now to call on My Father, and He will place beside Me more than twelve legions of messengers?
Do you actually suppose that I cannot call upon my Father right now and He will place beside me more than twelve legions of angels?
54 How then may the Writings be fulfilled, that thus it must happen?”
But how then would the Scriptures be fulfilled that it has to happen this way?”
55 In that hour Jesus said to the multitudes, “Did you come forth as against a robber, with swords and sticks, to take Me? Daily I was with you sitting, teaching in the temple, and you did not lay hold on Me;
At that time Jesus said to the crowd: “Have you come out with swords and clubs, as against a bandit, to arrest me? I used to sit daily with you in the temple, teaching, and you did not seize me.
56 but all this has come to pass, that the Writings of the prophets may be fulfilled”; then all the disciples, having left Him, fled.
But all this has happened so that the Scriptures of the prophets should be fulfilled.” Then all the disciples forsook Him and ran away.
57 And those laying hold on Jesus led [Him] away to Caiaphas the chief priest, where the scribes and the elders were gathered together,
So those who had seized Jesus led Him away to Caiaphas the high priest, where the scribes and the elders were assembled.
58 and Peter was following Him far off, to the court of the chief priest, and having gone in within, he was sitting with the officers, to see the end.
Now Peter was following Him at a distance, up to the high priest's courtyard. And going inside he sat down with the attendants, to see the end.
59 And the chief priests, and the elders, and all the council, were seeking false witness against Jesus, that they might put Him to death,
The chief priests and the elders, in fact the whole Council, kept looking for false witnesses against Jesus so that they could put Him to death,
60 and they did not find; and many false witnesses having come near, they did not find; and at last two false witnesses having come near,
but did not find any. Even though many false witnesses came forward, they did not find any. But at last two false witnesses came forward
61 said, “This One said, I am able to throw down the temple of God, and after three days to build it.”
and said, “This fellow said, ‘I am able to destroy the temple of God and to rebuild it in three days.’”
62 And the chief priest having stood up, said to Him, “Nothing You answer? What do these witness against You?”
And standing up the high priest said to Him: “Do you answer nothing? What is it that these men are testifying against you?”
63 And Jesus was silent. And the chief priest answering said to Him, “I adjure You, by the living God, that You may say to us if You are the Christ—the Son of God.”
But Jesus kept silent. So reacting the high priest said to Him, “I put you under oath by the Living God so that you tell us if you are the Messiah, the Son of God!”
64 Jesus says to him, “You have said; nevertheless I say to you, hereafter you will see the Son of Man sitting on the right hand of the Power and coming on the clouds of Heaven.”
Jesus says to him: “You said it. Furthermore, I tell you, hereafter you will see the Son of the Man sitting at the Power's right, and coming on the clouds of heaven.”
65 Then the chief priest tore his garments, saying, “He has slandered; what need have we yet of witnesses? Behold, now you heard His slander;
Then the high priest tore his clothes saying: “He has blasphemed! Why do we still need witnesses? See, now you have heard His blasphemy!
66 what do you think?” And they answering said, “He is worthy of death.”
What do you think?” So in answer they said, “He deserves death!”
67 Then they spit in His face and punched Him, and others slapped,
Then they spat in His face and punched Him, while others slapped Him
68 saying, “Declare to us, O Christ, who he is that struck You?”
saying, “Messiah, prophesy to us! Who is the one who hit you?”
69 And Peter was sitting in the court outside, and there came near to him a certain maid, saying, “And you were with Jesus of Galilee!”
Now Peter sat outside in the courtyard. And a certain servant girl approached him saying, “You too were with Jesus the Galilean.”
70 And he denied before all, saying, “I have not known what you say.”
But he denied before them all saying, “I don't know what you are saying.”
71 And he having gone forth to the porch, another female saw him, and says to those there, “And this one was with Jesus of Nazareth”;
And having gone out to the gateway, another girl saw him and says to those who were there, “This fellow also was with Jesus the Natsorean.”
72 and again he denied with an oath, “I have not known the Man.”
And he denied again, with an oath, “I do not know the man!”
73 And after a while those standing near having come, said to Peter, “Truly you also are of them, for even your speech makes you evident.”
But a little later the bystanders came up and said to Peter, “Really, you too are one of them, because your very accent gives you away!”
74 Then he began to curse, and to swear, “I have not known the Man”; and immediately a rooster crowed,
Then he began to curse and to swear, “I do not know the man!” And immediately a rooster crowed.
75 and Peter remembered the saying of Jesus, He having said to him, “Before rooster-crowing, you will deny Me three times”; and having gone outside, he wept bitterly.
And Peter remembered the word that Jesus had said to him, “Before any rooster crows, you will deny me three times.” And going out he cried bitterly.
