Mark 14
1 And the passover and the unleavened food 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;
And it was the passover and feast of unleavened bread after two days. And the high priests and scribes were seeking how they might kill Him, having taken Him by stratagem.
2 and they said, 'Not in the feast, lest there shall be a tumult of the people.'
For they said, Not at the feast, lest there shall be an uproar of the people.
3 And he, being in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper, at his reclining (at meat), there came a woman having an alabaster box of ointment, of spikenard, very precious, and having broken the alabaster box, did pour on his head;
And He being in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper, He sitting at the table, a woman came having an alabaster box of myrrh of spikenard estimated very valuable; and breaking the alabastar box, she poured it on His head.
4 and there were certain much displeased within themselves, and saying, 'For what hath this waste of the ointment been made?
And there were certain ones indulging in indignation among themselves (and saying), For what was this loss of the myrrh?
5 for this could have been sold for more than three hundred denaries, and given to the poor;' and they were murmuring at her.
For this myrrh was able to be sold for more than three hundred denaria, and given to the poor. And they murmured against her.
6 And Jesus said, 'Let her alone; why are ye giving her trouble? a good work she wrought on me;
And Jesus said, Let her alone; why do you give her trouble? she hath wrought a beautiful work in me.
7 for the poor always ye have with you, and whenever ye may will ye are able to do them good, but me ye have not always;
For you have the poor always with you, and when you wish, you are able to do them good: but you have not me always.
8 what she could she did, she anticipated to anoint my body for the embalming.
She did what she could: she came aforehand to anoint my body for the burial.
9 Verily I say to you, wherever this good news may be proclaimed in the whole world, what also this woman did shall be spoken of — for a memorial of her.'
Truly I say unto you, Wheresoever this gospel may be preached in all the world, that which she did shall indeed be spoken of for a memorial of her.
10 And Judas the Iscariot, one of the twelve, went away unto the chief priests that he might deliver him up to them,
And Judas Iscariot, one of the twelve, went away to the chief priests, that he might betray Him 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, hearing, rejoiced, and promised to give him money. And he was seeking how he might betray Him opportunely.
12 And the first day of the unleavened food, when they were killing the passover, his disciples say to him, 'Where wilt thou, [that, ] having gone, we may prepare, that thou mayest eat the passover?'
And on the first day of the unleavened bread, when they were accustomed to slay the passover, His disciples say to Him; Where do you wish, that we, having gone away may prepare that you may eat the passover?
13 And he sendeth forth two of his disciples, and saith to them, 'Go ye away to the city, and there shall meet you a man bearing a pitcher of water, follow him;
And He sends away two of His disciples, and says to them; Go into the city and a man will meet you carrying a pitcher of water; follow him,
14 and wherever he may go in, say ye to the master of the house — The Teacher saith, Where is the guest-chamber, where the passover, with my disciples, I may eat?
whithersoever he may go in, say to the landlord that the Teacher says, Where is my guest chamber where I may eat the passover with my disciples?
15 and he will shew you a large upper room, furnished, prepared — there make ready for us.'
And he will show you a large upper room furnished, ready; there prepare for us.
16 And his disciples went forth, and came to the city, and found as he said to them, and they made ready the passover.
And His disciples went out, and came into the city, and found as He said to them, and prepared the passover.
17 And evening having come, he cometh with the twelve,
And it being evening, He comes with the twelve.
18 and as they are reclining, and eating, Jesus said, 'Verily I say to you — one of you, who is eating with me — shall deliver me up.'
And they sitting and eating, Jesus said, Truly, I say unto you, that, One of you who eateth with me shall betray 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, Whether am I the one? And another, Whether am I the one?
20 And he answering said to them, 'One of the twelve who is dipping with me in the dish;
And He said to them, One of the twelve who is dipping with me in the dish.
21 the Son of Man doth indeed go, as it hath been written concerning him, but woe to that man through whom the Son of Man is delivered up; good were it to him if that man had not been born.'
Truly the Son of man goes, as has been written concerning Him: but woe unto that man by whom the Son of man is betrayed! It was good for him if that man had never been born.
22 And as they are eating, Jesus having taken bread, having blessed, brake, and gave to them, and said, 'Take, eat; this is my body.'
And they eating, Jesus having taken the bread, blessing it, broke, and gave it to them, and said, Take it: this is my body.
23 And having taken the cup, having given thanks, he gave to them, and they drank of it — all;
And taking the cup, blessing it, He gave it to them, and all drank of it.
24 and he said to them, 'This is my blood of the new covenant, which for many is being poured out;
And He said to them, This is my blood, which belongs to the new covenant, which is poured out for many.
25 verily I say to you, that no more may I drink of the produce of the vine till that day when I may drink it new in the reign of God.'
Truly I say unto you, That I shall no more drink of the fruit of the vine, until that day when I may drink it new in the kingdom of God.
26 And having sung an hymn, they went forth to the mount of the Olives,
And they having sung a hymn, went out into the Mount of Olives.
27 and Jesus saith to them — 'All ye shall be stumbled at me this night, because it hath been written, I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered abroad,
And Jesus says to them, You will all be offended, because it has been written, I will smite the Shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered.
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 shall be stumbled, yet not I;'
And Peter said to Him, If indeed, all shall be offended, yet not I.
30 And Jesus said to him, 'Verily I say to thee, that to-day, this night, before a cock shall crow twice, thrice thou shalt deny me.'
And Jesus says to him, Truly I say unto thee, That thou to-day, even this night, before the cock shall crow twice, shalt deny me thrice.
31 And he spake the more vehemently, 'If it may be necessary for me to die with thee — I will in no wise deny thee;' and in like manner also said they all.
And he continued to say the more positively, If it may behoove me to die with thee, I can never deny thee. And all continued to say likewise.
32 And they come to a spot, the name of which [is] Gethsemane, and he saith to his disciples, 'Sit ye here till I may pray;'
And they come into the place whose name is Gethsemane. And He says to His disciples, Sit here, until I may pray.
33 and he taketh Peter, and James, and John with him, and began to be amazed, and to be very heavy,
And He takes Peter, and John, and James with Him, and began to grieve and to be dejected.
34 and he saith to them, 'Exceeding sorrowful is my soul — to death; remain here, and watch.'
And He says to them, My soul is exceedingly sorrowful unto death: abide here, and watch.
35 And having gone forward a little, he fell upon the earth, and was praying, that, if it be possible the hour may pass from him,
And having gone forward a little, He fell on the ground; and continued to pray, that if possible, the hour may pass from Him.
36 and he said, 'Abba, Father; all things are possible to Thee; make this cup pass from me; but, not what I will, but what Thou.'
And He said, Father, Father, all things are possible to thee; take this cup from me; but not what I will, but what thou wilt.
37 And he cometh, and findeth them sleeping, and saith to Peter, 'Simon, thou dost sleep! thou wast not able to watch one hour!
And He comes, and finds them sleeping, and He says to Peter, Simon, do you sleep? Were you not able to watch one hour?
38 Watch ye and pray, that ye may not enter into temptation; the spirit indeed is forward, but the flesh weak.'
Watch and pray, that you may not enter into temptation: for the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.
39 And again having gone away, he prayed, the same word saying;
And again having gone away, He prayed, speaking the same word.
40 and having returned, he found them again sleeping, for their eyes were heavy, and they had not known what they might answer him.
And turning, He found them again sleeping, for their eyes were heavy; and they did not know what they might respond to Him.
41 And he cometh the third time, and saith to them, 'Sleep on henceforth, and rest — it is over; the hour did come; lo, the Son of Man is delivered up to the hands of the sinful;
And He comes the third time, and says to them; Sleep on, and take your rest: it is over; the hour is come; behold, the Son of man is betrayed into the hands of sinners:
42 rise, we may go, lo, he who is delivering me up hath come nigh.'
arise, let us go: behold, the one having betrayed me draws nigh.
43 And immediately — while he is yet speaking — cometh near Judas, 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, He still speaking, Judas Iscariot comes, being one of the twelve, and with him a great multitude with swords and clubs, 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 shall kiss, he it is, lay hold on him, and lead him away safely,'
And the one having betrayed Him gave them a sign, saying, The one whom I shall kiss, is He: seize Him and lead Him away securely.
45 and having come, immediately, having gone near him, he saith, 'Rabbi, Rabbi,' and kissed him.
And having come, immediately advancing forward, he said to Him, Master, and kissed Him copiously.
46 And they laid on him their hands, and kept hold on him;
And they laid their hands on Him and arrested 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.
And a certain one of those standing by drew his sword, and smote the servant of the high priest, and cut off his ear.
48 And Jesus answering said to them, 'As against a robber ye came out, with swords and sticks, to take me!
Jesus responding said to them, You have come out as against a robber, with swords and clubs to take me:
49 daily I was with you in the temple teaching, and ye did not lay hold on me — but that the Writings may be fulfilled.'
I was daily with you in the temple teaching, and you did not arrest me: but in order that the Scriptures may be fulfilled.
50 And having left him they all fled;
And all leaving Him, fled away.
51 and a certain young man was following him, having put a linen cloth about [his] naked body, and the young men lay hold on him,
And one certain young man followed Him, invested with a linen cloth on his unclothed body: and they take hold of him.
52 and he, having left the linen cloth, did flee from them naked.
And he leaving the linen cloth, fled from them in a state of nudity.
53 And they led away Jesus unto the chief priest, and come together to him do all the chief priests, and the elders, and the scribes;
And they led Jesus to the high priest: and all the chief priests and elders and scribes came together to Him.
54 and Peter afar off did follow him, 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 a long way off, even into the court of the high priest; and was sitting with the officers, and warming at the fire.
55 And the chief priests and all the sanhedrim were seeking against Jesus testimony — to put him to death, and they were not finding,
And the chief priests and all the sanhedrim were seeking testimony against Him to put Him to death; and they found none.
56 for many were bearing false testimony against him, and their testimonies were not alike.
For many were testifying falsely against Him, and their testimonies were not equal.
57 And certain having risen up, were bearing false testimony against him, saying —
And certain ones rising up, were testifying falsely against Him, saying,
58 'We heard him saying — I will throw down this sanctuary made with hands, and by three days, another made without hands I will build;'
We heard Him saying, I will destroy this temple made with hands, and will build another in three days, made without hands.
59 and neither so was their testimony alike.
And thus their testimony was not equal.
60 And the chief priest, having risen up in the midst, questioned Jesus, saying, 'Thou dost not answer anything! what do these testify against thee?'
And the high priest rising up in their midst, asked Jesus, saying, Do you respond nothing? what are they witnessing against you?
61 and he was keeping silent, and did not answer anything. Again the chief priest was questioning him, and saith to him, 'Art thou the Christ — the Son of the Blessed?'
And He was silent, and answered nothing: again the high priest asked Him, and says to Him, Art thou the Christ, the Son of the Blessed?
62 and Jesus said, 'I am; and ye shall see the Son of Man sitting on the right hand of the power, and coming with the clouds, of the heaven.'
And Jesus said, I am: and you shall see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven.
63 And the chief priest, having rent his garments, saith, 'What need have we yet of witnesses?
The high priest tearing his garments, says, Why have we yet need of witnesses?
64 Ye heard the evil speaking, what appeareth to you?' and they all condemned him to be worthy of death,
You heard the blasphemy: what seems to you? And all answered, He is worthy of death.
65 and certain began to spit on him, and to cover his face, and to buffet him, and to say to him, 'Prophesy;' and the officers were striking him with their palms.
And certain ones began to spit on Him, and to cover His face, and to buffet Him, and say to Him, Prophesy: and the officers received Him with blows.
66 And Peter being in the hall beneath, there doth come one of the maids of the chief priest,
And Peter being in the court, one of the maidservants of the high priest comes down;
67 and having seen Peter warming himself, having looked on him, she said, 'And thou wast with Jesus of Nazareth!'
and seeing Peter warming, looking upon him, says, Thou wast with Jesus the Nazarene.
68 and he denied, saying, 'I have not known [him], neither do I understand what thou sayest;' and he went forth without to the porch, and a cock crew.
And he denied, saying, I know not, neither do I understand what you say. And he went out into the portico; and the cock crew.
69 And the maid having seen him again, began to say to those standing near — 'This is of them;'
And the maidservant seeing him again, began to say to the bystanders, He is one of them.
70 and he was again denying. And after a little again, those standing near said to Peter, 'Truly thou art of them, for thou also art a Galilean, and thy speech is alike;'
And again he denied: and after a little again the bystanders were saying to Peter, Truly, thou art one of them; for indeed thou art a Galilean.
71 and he began to anathematize, and to swear — 'I have not known this man of whom ye speak;'
But he began to anathematize, and to swear, I know not this man of whom you speak.
72 and a second time a cock crew, and Peter remembered the saying that Jesus said to him — 'Before a cock crow twice, thou mayest deny me thrice;' and having thought thereon — he was weeping.
And the cock crew the second time. And Peter remembered the word which Jesus told him; That, before the cock shall crow twice, thou wilt deny me thrice. And having gone out, he continued to weep.
