< Luke 22 >

1 And the feast of the unleavened food was coming nigh, that is called Passover,
Meanwhile the Festival of the Unleavened Bread, called the Passover, was approaching,
2 and the chief priests and the scribes were seeking how they may take him up, for they were afraid of the people.
and the High Priests and the Scribes were contriving how to destroy Him. But they feared the people.
3 And the Adversary entered into Judas, who is surnamed Iscariot, being of the number of the twelve,
Satan, however, entered into Judas (the man called Iscariot) who was one of the Twelve.
4 and he, having gone away, spake with the chief priests and the magistrates, how he might deliver him up to them,
He went and conferred with the High Priests and Commanders as to how he should deliver Him up to them.
5 and they rejoiced, and covenanted to give him money,
This gave them great pleasure, and they agreed to pay him.
6 and he agreed, and was seeking a favourable season to deliver him up to them without tumult.
He accepted their offer, and then looked out for an opportunity to betray Him when the people were not there.
7 And the day of the unleavened food came, in which it was behoving the passover to be sacrificed,
When the day of the Unleavened Bread came--the day for the Passover lamb to be sacrificed--
8 and he sent Peter and John, saying, 'Having gone on, prepare to us the passover, that we may eat;'
Jesus sent Peter and John with instructions. "Go," He said, "and prepare the Passover for us, that we may eat it."
9 and they said to him, 'Where wilt thou that we might prepare?'
"Where shall we prepare it?" they asked.
10 And he said to them, 'Lo, in your entering into the city, there shall meet you a man, bearing a pitcher of water, follow him to the house where he doth go in,
"You will no sooner have entered the city," He replied, "than you will meet a man carrying a pitcher of water. Follow him into the house to which he goes,
11 and ye shall say to the master of the house, The Teacher saith to thee, Where is the guest-chamber where the passover with my disciples I may eat?
and say to the master of the house, "'The Rabbi asks you, Where is the room where I can eat the Passover with my disciples?'
12 and he shall show you a large upper room furnished, there make ready;'
"And he will show you a large furnished room upstairs. There make your preparations."
13 and they, having gone away, found as he hath said to them, and they made ready the passover.
So they went and found all as He had told them; and they got the Passover ready.
14 And when the hour come, he reclined (at meat), and the twelve apostles with him,
When the time was come, and He had taken His place at table, and the Apostles with Him,
15 and he said unto them, 'With desire I did desire to eat this passover with you before my suffering,
He said to them, "Earnestly have I longed to eat this Passover with you before I suffer;
16 for I say to you, that no more may I eat of it till it may be fulfilled in the reign of God.'
for I tell you that I certainly shall not eat one again till its full meaning has been brought out in the Kingdom of God."
17 And having taken a cup, having given thanks, he said, 'Take this and divide to yourselves,
Then, having received the cup and given thanks, He said, "Take this and share it among yourselves;
18 for I say to you that I may not drink of the produce of the vine till the reign of God may come.'
for I tell you that from this time I will never drink the produce of the vine till the Kingdom of God has come."
19 And having taken bread, having given thanks, he brake and gave to them, saying, 'This is my body, that for you is being given, this do ye — to remembrance of me.'
Then, taking a Passover biscuit, He gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to them, saying, "This is my body which is being given on your behalf: this do in remembrance of me."
20 In like manner, also, the cup after the supping, saying, 'This cup [is] the new covenant in my blood, that for you is being poured forth.
He gave them the cup in like manner, when the meal was over. "This cup," He said, "is the new Covenant ratified by my blood which is to be poured out on your behalf.
21 'But, lo, the hand of him delivering me up [is] with me on the table,
Yet the hand of him who is betraying me is at the table with me.
22 and indeed the Son of Man doth go according to what hath been determined; but woe to that man through whom he is being delivered up.'
For indeed the Son of Man goes on His way--His pre-destined way; yet alas for that man who is betraying Him!"
23 And they began to reason among themselves, who then of them it may be, who is about to do this thing.
Thereupon they began to discuss with one another which of them it could possibly be who was about to do this.
24 And there happened also a strife among them — who of them is accounted to be greater.
There arose also a dispute among them which of them should be regarded as greatest.
25 And he said to them, 'The kings of the nations do exercise lordship over them, and those exercising authority upon them are called benefactors;
But He said to them, "The kings of the Gentiles are their masters, and those who exercise authority over them are called Benefactors.
26 but ye [are] not so, but he who is greater among you — let him be as the younger; and he who is leading, as he who is ministering;
With you it is not so; but let the greatest among you be as the younger, and the leader be like him who serves.
27 for who is greater? he who is reclining (at meat), or he who is ministering? is it not he who is reclining (at meat)? and I — I am in your midst as he who is ministering.
For which is the greater--he who sits at table, or he who waits on him? Is it not he who sits at table? But my position among you is that of one who waits on others.
28 'And ye — ye are those who have remained with me in my temptations,
You however have remained with me amid my trials;
29 and I appoint to you, as my Father did appoint to me, a kingdom,
and I covenant to give you, as my Father has covenanted to give me, a Kingdom--
30 that ye may eat and may drink at my table, in my kingdom, and may sit on thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.'
so that you shall eat and drink at my table in my Kingdom, and sit on thrones as judges over the twelve tribes of Israel.
31 And the Lord said, 'Simon, Simon, lo, the Adversary did ask you for himself to sift as the wheat,
"Simon, Simon, I tell you that Satan has obtained permission to have all of you to sift as wheat is sifted.
32 and I besought for thee, that thy faith may not fail; and thou, when thou didst turn, strengthen thy brethren.'
But I have prayed for you that your faith may not fail, and you, when at last you have come back to your true self, must strengthen your brethren."
33 And he said to him, 'Sir, with thee I am ready both to prison and to death to go;'
"Master," replied Peter, "with you I am ready to go both to prison and to death."
34 and he said, 'I say to thee, Peter, a cock shall not crow to-day, before thrice thou mayest disown knowing me.'
"I tell you, Peter," said Jesus, "that the cock will not crow to-day till you have three times denied that you know me."
35 And he said to them, 'When I sent you without bag, and scrip, and sandals, did ye lack anything?' and they said, 'Nothing.'
Then He asked them, "When I sent you out without purse or bag or shoes, was there anything you needed?" "No, nothing," they replied.
36 Then said he to them, 'But, now, he who is having a bag, let him take [it] up, and in like manner also a scrip; and he who is not having, let him sell his garment, and buy a sword,
"But now," said He, "let the one who has a purse take it, and he who has a bag must do the same. And let him who has no sword sell his outer garment and buy one.
37 for I say to you, that yet this that hath been written it behoveth to be fulfilled in me: And with lawless ones he was reckoned, for also the things concerning me have an end.'
For I tell you that those words of Scripture must yet find their fulfilment in me: 'And He was reckoned among the lawless'; for indeed that saying about me has its accomplishment."
38 And they said, 'Sir, lo, here [are] two swords;' and he said to them, 'It is sufficient.'
"Master, here are two swords," they exclaimed. "That is enough," He replied.
39 And having gone forth, he went on, according to custom, to the mount of the Olives, and his disciples also followed him,
On going out, He proceeded as usual to the Mount of Olives, and His disciples followed Him.
40 and having come to the place, he said to them, 'Pray ye not to enter into temptation.'
But when He arrived at the place, He said to them, "Pray that you may not come into temptation."
41 And he was withdrawn from them, as it were a stone's cast, and having fallen on the knees he was praying,
But He Himself withdrew from them about a stone's throw, and knelt down and prayed repeatedly, saying,
42 saying, 'Father, if Thou be counselling to make this cup pass from me —; but, not my will, but Thine be done.' —
"Father, if it be Thy will, take this cup away from me; yet not my will but Thine be done!"
43 And there appeared to him a messenger from heaven strengthening him;
And there appeared to Him an angel from Heaven, strengthening Him;
44 and having been in agony, he was more earnestly praying, and his sweat became, as it were, great drops of blood falling upon the ground.
while He--an agony of distress having come upon Him--prayed all the more with intense earnestness, and His sweat became like clots of blood dropping on the ground.
45 And having risen up from the prayer, having come unto the disciples, he found them sleeping from the sorrow,
When He rose from his prayer and came to His disciples, He found them sleeping for sorrow.
46 and he said to them, 'Why do ye sleep? having risen, pray that ye may not enter into temptation.'
"Why are you sleeping?" He said; "stand up; and pray that you may not come into temptation."
47 And while he is speaking, lo, a multitude, and he who is called Judas, one of the twelve, was coming before them, and he came nigh to Jesus to kiss him,
While He was still speaking there came a crowd with Judas, already mentioned as one of the Twelve, at their head. He went up to Jesus to kiss Him.
48 and Jesus said to him, 'Judas, with a kiss the Son of Man dost thou deliver up?'
"Judas," said Jesus, "are you betraying the Son of Man with a kiss?"
49 And those about him, having seen what was about to be, said to him, 'Sir, shall we smite with a sword?'
Those who were about Him, seeing what was likely to happen, asked Him, "Master, shall we strike with the sword?"
50 And a certain one of them smote the servant of the chief priest, and took off his right ear,
And one of them struck a blow at the High Priest's servant and cut off his right ear.
51 and Jesus answering said, 'Suffer ye thus far,' and having touched his ear, he healed him.
"Permit me thus far," said Jesus. And He touched the ear and healed it.
52 And Jesus said to those having come upon him — chief priests, and magistrates of the temple, and elders — 'As upon a robber have ye come forth, with swords and sticks?
Then Jesus said to the High Priests and Commanders of the Temple and Elders, who had come to arrest Him, "Have you come out as if to fight with a robber, with swords and cudgels?
53 while daily I was with you in the temple, ye did stretch forth no hands against me; but this is your hour and the power of the darkness.'
While day after day I was with you in the Temple, you did not lay hands upon me; but to you belongs this hour--and the power of darkness."
54 And having taken him, they led and brought him to the house of the chief priest. And Peter was following afar off,
And they arrested Him and led Him away, and brought Him to the High Priest's house, while Peter followed a good way behind.
55 and they having kindled a fire in the midst of the court, and having sat down together, Peter was sitting in the midst of them,
And when they had lighted a fire in the middle of the court and had seated themselves in a group round it, Peter was sitting among them,
56 and a certain maid having seen him sitting at the light, and having earnestly looked at him, she said, 'And this one was with him!'
when a maidservant saw him sitting by the fire, and, looking fixedly at him, she said, "This man also was with him."
57 and he disowned him, saying, 'Woman, I have not known him.'
But he denied it, and declared, "Woman, I do not know him."
58 And after a little, another having seen him, said, 'And thou art of them!' and Peter said, 'Man, I am not.'
Shortly afterwards a man saw him and said, "You, too, are one of them." "No, man, I am not," said Peter.
59 And one hour, as it were, having intervened, a certain other was confidently affirming, saying, 'Of a truth this one also was with him, for he is also a Galilean;'
After an interval of about an hour some one else stoutly maintained: "Certainly this fellow also was with him, for in fact he is a Galilaean."
60 and Peter said, 'Man, I have not known what thou sayest;' and presently, while he is speaking, a cock crew.
"Man, I don't know what you mean," replied Peter. No sooner had he spoken than a cock crowed.
61 And the Lord having turned did look on Peter, and Peter remembered the word of the Lord, how he said to him — 'Before a cock shall crow, thou mayest disown me thrice;'
The Master turned and looked on Peter; and Peter recollected the Master's words, how He had said to him, "This very day, before the cock crows, you will disown me three times."
62 and Peter having gone without, wept bitterly.
And he went out and wept aloud bitterly.
63 And the men who were holding Jesus were mocking him, beating [him];
Meanwhile the men who held Jesus in custody repeatedly beat Him in cruel sport,
64 and having blindfolded him, they were striking him on the face, and were questioning him, saying, 'Prophesy who he is who smote thee?'
or blindfolded Him, and then challenged Him. "Prove to us," they said, "that you are a prophet, by telling us who it was that struck you."
65 and many other things, speaking evilly, they spake in regard to him.
And they said many other insulting things to Him.
66 And when it became day there was gathered together the eldership of the people, chief priests also, and scribes, and they led him up to their own sanhedrim,
As soon as it was day, the whole body of the Elders, both High Priests and Scribes, assembled. Then He was brought into their Sanhedrin, and they asked Him,
67 saying, 'If thou be the Christ, tell us.' And he said to them, 'If I may tell you, ye will not believe;
"Are you the Christ? Tell us." "If I tell you," He replied, "you will certainly not believe;
68 and if I also question [you], ye will not answer me or send me away;
and if I ask you questions, you will certainly not answer.
69 henceforth, there shall be the Son of Man sitting on the right hand of the power of God.'
But from this time forward the Son of Man will be seated at the right hand of God's omnipotence."
70 And they all said, 'Thou, then, art the Son of God?' and he said unto them, 'Ye say [it], because I am;'
Thereupon they cried out with one voice, "You, then, are the Son of God?" "It is as you say," He answered; "I am He."
71 and they said, 'What need yet have we of testimony? for we ourselves did hear [it] from his mouth.'
"What need have we of further evidence?" they said; "for we ourselves have heard it from his own lips."

< Luke 22 >