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And it happened, when Jesus finished all these sayings, He said to His disciples,

You know that the Passover is coming after two days, and the Son of Man is betrayed to be crucified.

Then the chief priests and the scribes and the elders of the people were assembled to the court of the high priest, the one named Caiaphas.

And they plotted together in order that they might seize Jesus by guile and kill Him .

But they said, Not during the Feast, that there be no turmoil among the people.

And Jesus being in Bethany, in Simon the leper's house,

a woman came to Him having an alabaster vial of ointment, very precious. And she poured it on His head as He reclined.

But seeing, His disciples were indignant, saying, For what is this waste?

For this ointment could have been sold for much and be given to the poor.

But knowing, Jesus said to them, Why do you cause trouble to the woman? For she worked a good work toward Me.

For you always have the poor with you, but you do not always have Me.

For in putting this ointment on My body, she did it in order to bury Me.

Truly I say to you, Wherever this gospel is proclaimed in all the world, what she did will be spoken of for a memorial of her.

Then one of the twelve going to the chief priests, the one called Judas Iscariot,

said, What will you give to me, and I will deliver Him up to you? "And they weighed to him thirty silver pieces." Zech. 11:12

And from then he sought opportunity that he might betray Him.

And on the first day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread , the disciples came to Jesus, saying to Him, Where do you desire we should prepare for You to eat the Passover?

And He said, Go into the city to a certain one and say to him, The Teacher says, My time is near; toward you I will prepare the Passover with My disciples.

And the disciples did as Jesus ordered them, and prepared the Passover.

And evening having come, He reclined with the Twelve.

And as they were eating, He said, Truly I say to you that one of you will betray Me.

And grieving exceedingly, they began to say to Him, each of them, Lord, not at all I is it ?

But answering, He said, The one dipping the hand with Me in the dish will betray Me.

Indeed, the Son of Man goes, as it has been written about Him. But woe to that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed. It were good for him if that man was never born.

And answering, the one betraying Him, Judas, said, Not at all I is it , Rabbi? He said to him, You have said it .

And as they ate, taking the bread and blessing it , Jesus broke and gave to the disciples, and said, Take, eat; this is My body.

And taking the cup, and giving thanks, He gave to them, saying, Drink all of it.

For this is My blood of the New Covenant which concerning many is being poured out for remission of sins.

But I say to you, I will not at all drink of this fruit of the vine after this until that day when I drink it new with you in the kingdom of My Father.

And singing a hymn, they went to the Mount of Olives.

Then Jesus said to them, You all will be offended in Me during this night. For it has been written, "I will smite the Shepherd, and the sheep of the flock will be scattered." Zech. 13:7

But after My resurrection I will go before you into Galilee.

And answering, Peter said to Him, Even if all will be offended in You, I will never be offended.

Jesus said to him, Truly I say to you, During this night, before a cock crows, you will deny Me three times.

Peter said to Him, Even if it were necessary for me to die with You, I will not deny You, never! And all the disciples said the same.

Then Jesus came with them to a place called Gethsemane. And He said to the disciples, Sit here, until going away, I shall pray there.

And taking along Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, He began to grieve and to be deeply troubled.

Then He said to them, My soul is deeply grieved, even unto death. Stay here and watch with Me.

And going forward a little, He fell on His face, praying, and saying, My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me; yet not as I will, but as You will .

And He came to the disciples and found them sleeping. And He said to Peter, So! Were you not able to watch one hour with Me?

Watch and pray, that you do not enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is eager, but the flesh is weak.

Again, going away a second time, He prayed, saying, My Father, if it is not possible for this cup to pass away except I drink it, let Your will be done.

And coming, He again found them sleeping, for their eyes were heavy.

And leaving them, going away again, He prayed a third time, saying the same word.

Then He came to His disciples and said to them, Sleep on, and rest for what time remains. Behold, the hour draws near, and the Son of Man is betrayed into the hands of sinners.

Rise up, let us go. Behold, the one betraying Me draws near.

And as He was yet speaking, behold, Judas came, one of the Twelve. And with him was a numerous crowd with swords and clubs, from the chief priests and elders of the people.

And the one betraying Him gave them a sign, saying, Whomever I may kiss, it is He; seize Him.

And coming up at once to Jesus, he said, Hail, Rabbi. And he ardently kissed Him.

But Jesus said to him, Friend, why are you here? Then coming up, they laid hands on Jesus and seized Him.

And, behold, one of those with Jesus, stretching out the hand, drew his sword and struck the slave of the high priest and took off his ear.

Then Jesus said to him, Put your sword back into its place. For all who take the sword shall perish by a sword.

Or 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 angels?

How then should the Scriptures be fulfilled, that it must happen this way?

In that hour, Jesus said to the crowds, Have you come out to take Me with swords and clubs, as against a plunderer? I sat with you daily teaching in the temple, and you did not lay hands on Me.

But all this is happening that the Scriptures of the prophets may be fulfilled. Then all the disciples ran away, forsaking Him.

And those who had seized Jesus led Him away to Caiaphas the high priest, where the scribes and the elders were assembled.

And Peter followed Him from a distance, even to the court of the high priest. And going inside, he sat with the under-officers to see the end.

And the chief priests and the elders and the whole sanhedrin looked for false testimony against Jesus, so that they might put Him to death,

but did not find any , even though there were many false witnesses coming forward, they did not find any. But at last, coming up two false witnesses

said, This One said, I am able to destroy the temple of God, and through three even days to build it.

And standing up, the high priest said to Him, Do you answer nothing? What do these witness against you?

But Jesus kept silent. And answering, the high priest said to Him, I put You on oath by the living God that You tell us if You are the Christ, the Son of God.

Jesus said to him, You said it . I tell you more. From this time you shall see the Son of Man sitting off the right hand of power, and coming on the clouds of the heaven. Psa. 110:1; Dan. 7:13

Then the high priest tore his garments, saying, He blasphemed! Why do we have any more need of witnesses? Behold, now you have heard His blasphemy.

What does it seem to you? And answering, they said, He is liable to death.

Then they spat in His face, and beat Him with the fist, and some slapped Him ,

saying, Prophesy to us, Christ. Who is the one striking You?

And Peter sat outside in the courtyard. And one girl came near to him, saying, And you were with Jesus the Galilean.

But he denied before all, saying, I do not know what you say.

And he, going out into the porch, another saw him and said to those there, And this one was with Jesus the Nazarene.

And again he denied with an oath, I do not know the man.

And after a little, coming near, those standing by said to Peter, Truly you also are of them, for even your speech makes you known.

Then he began to curse and to swear, I do not know the man. And immediately a cock crowed.

And Peter recalled the word of Jesus, saying to him, Before a cock crows, you will deny Me three times. And going out, he wept bitterly.

And early morning occurring, all the chief priests and the elders of the people took counsel together against Jesus, so as to put Him to death.

And binding Him, they led Him away and delivered Him to Pontius Pilate the governor.

Then Judas, the one betraying Him, seeing that He was condemned, repenting, returned the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and the elders,

saying, I sinned, betraying innocent blood. But they said, What is it to us? You see to it .

And tossing the silver pieces into the temple, he left. And going away he hanged himself.

And taking the pieces of silver, the chief priests said, It is not lawful to put them into the treasury, since it is the price of blood.

And taking counsel, they bought of them the potter's field, for burial for the strangers.

So that field was called Field of Blood until today.

Then was fulfilled that spoken through Jeremiah the prophet, saying, And I took the thirty pieces of silver, the price of Him who had been priced, on whom they of the sons of Israel set a price,

and gave them for the potter's field, as the Lord directed me. Zech. 11:12, 13

And Jesus stood before the governor. And the governor questioned Him, saying, Are You the King of the Jews? And Jesus said to him, You say it .

And when He was accused by the chief priests and the elders, He answered nothing.

Then Pilate said to Him, Do You not hear how many things they testify against You?

And He did not answer him, not even to one word, so that the governor greatly marveled.

And at a feast, the governor customarily released one prisoner to the crowd, whom they wished.

And they had then a notable prisoner, Barabbas.

Then they, having been assembled, Pilate said to them, Whom do you wish I may release to you, Barabbas, or Jesus being called Christ?

For he knew they delivered Him up through envy.

But as he was sitting on the judgment seat, his wife sent to him, saying, Let nothing be to you and that just one. For I have suffered many things today by a dream because of Him.

But the chief priests and the elders persuaded the crowds, that they should ask for Barabbas, and to destroy Jesus.

And answering, the governor said to them, From the two, which do you wish that I release to you? And they said, Barabbas.

Pilate said to them, What then should I do to Jesus being called Christ? They all say to him, Crucify Him !

But the governor said, For what badness did He do? But they the more cried out, saying, Crucify!

And seeing that nothing is gained, but rather an uproar occurs, taking water, Pilate washed his hands before the crowd, saying, I am innocent of the blood of this righteous one; you will see.

And answering, all the people said, His blood be on us and on our children.

Then he released Barabbas to them. But having flogged Jesus, he delivered Him up that He might be crucified.

Then taking Jesus into the praetorium, the soldiers of the governor gathered all the cohort against Him.

And stripping Him, they put a scarlet cloak around Him.

And plaiting a crown of thorns, they placed it on His head, and a reed in His right hand . And bowing the knee before Him, they mocked at Him, saying, Hail, King of the Jews.

And spitting at Him, they took the reed and struck at His head.

And when they had mocked Him, they stripped off His cloak, and they put His garments on Him and led Him away to crucify Him .

And going out, they found a man, a Cyrenean, named Simon. They compelled this one, that he bear His cross.

And coming to a place called Golgotha, which is called, Place of a Skull,

they gave Him vinegar mingled with gall to drink. And having tasted, He would not drink.

And having crucified Him, they divided His garments, casting a lot, that might be fulfilled that spoken by the prophet, "They divided My garments to themselves, and they cast a lot over My clothing." Psa. 22:18

And sitting down, they guarded Him there.

And they put up over His head His charge, it having been written: THIS IS JESUS, THE KING OF THE JEWS.

Then two plunderers were crucified with Him, one off the right, and one off the left of Him .

But those passing by, blasphemed Him, shaking their heads,

and saying, You the one razing the temple and building it in three days, if You are the Son of God, come down from the cross.

And in the same way, the chief priests with the scribes and elders, mocking, said,

He saved others; He is not able to save Himself. If He is the King of Israel, let Him come down now from the cross, and we will believe Him.

He trusted on God. Let Him rescue Him now, if He desires Him. For He said, I am Son of God.

And also the plunderers crucified with Him defamed Him, saying the same.

And from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land until the ninth hour.

And about the ninth hour, Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani; that is, "My God, My God, why did You forsake Me?" Psa. 22:1

And hearing, some of those standing there said, This one calls Elijah.

And at once, one of them running and taking a sponge, and filling it with "vinegar," put it on a reed and "gave drink to Him." Psa. 69:21

But the rest said, Let be; let us see if Elijah is coming to save Him.

And crying again with a loud voice, Jesus released His spirit.

And, behold! The veil of the temple was torn into two from above as far as below. And the earth quaked, and the rocks were sheared!

And the tombs were opened, and many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep were raised.

And coming forth out of the tombs after His resurrection, they entered into the holy city and were revealed to many.

But the centurion and those with him guarding Jesus, seeing the earthquake and the things taking place, they feared exceedingly, saying, Truly this One was Son of God.

And many women were there, watching from afar off, those who followed Jesus from Galilee, ministering to Him;

among whom was Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James and Joses, and the mother of the sons of Zebedee.

And evening having come, a rich man from Arimathea (Joseph by name) who also himself was discipled to Jesus,

coming up to Pilate, this one asked for the body of Jesus. Then Pilate commanded the body to be given.

And taking the body, Joseph wrapped it in clean linen,

and laid it in his new tomb, which he had cut out in the rock. And rolling a great stone to the door of the tomb, he departed.

And there was Mary Magdalene and the other Mary, sitting across from the grave.

And on the morrow, which is after the Preparation, the chief priests and the Pharisees were assembled to Pilate,

saying, Sir, we have recalled that that deceiver while living said, After three days I will rise.

Therefore, command that the grave be secured until the third day, that His disciples may not come by night and steal Him away, and may say to the people, He is raised from the dead. And the last deception will be worse than the first.

And Pilate said to them, You have a guard, go away, make it as secure as you know how .

And going along with the guard, they made the grave secure, sealing the stone.

But late in the sabbaths, at the dawning into the first of the sabbaths, Mary the Magdalene and the other Mary came to gaze upon the grave.

And, behold! A great earthquake occurred! For descending from Heaven and coming near, an angel of the Lord rolled away the stone from the door and was sitting on it.

And his face was as lightning and his clothing white as snow.

And those keeping guard were shaken from the fear of him, and they became as dead.

But answering, the angel said to the women, You must not fear, for I know that you seek Jesus who has been crucified.

He is not here, for He was raised, as He said. Come, see the place where the Lord was lying.

And going quickly say to His disciples that He was raised from the dead. And behold! He goes before you into Galilee. You will see Him there. Behold! I told you.

And going away from the tomb quickly, with fear and great joy, they ran to report to His disciples.

But as they were going to report to His disciples, behold, Jesus also met them, saying, Hail! And coming near, they seized His feet and worshiped Him.

Then Jesus said to them, Do not fear. Go tell your brothers that they may go into Galilee, and there they will see Me.

And they, having gone, behold, some of the guard coming into the city reported to the chief priests all things that occurred.

And being assembled with the elders, and taking counsel, they gave enough silver to the soldiers,

saying, Say that his disciples came and stole him by night, we being asleep.

And if this is heard by the governor, we will persuade him and will make you free from anxiety.

And taking the silver, they did as they were taught. And this report was spread by the Jews until today.

But the eleven disciples went into Galilee, to the mount where Jesus appointed them.

And seeing Him, they worshiped Him. But they doubted.

And coming up Jesus talked with them, saying, All authority in Heaven and on earth was given to Me.

Then having gone, disciple all nations, baptizing them into the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,

teaching them to observe all things, whatever I commanded you. And, behold, I am with you all the days until the completion of the age. Amen.