22The time was near for the Festival of Unleavened Bread, which is called the Passover.G1161G1859G106G1448G3004G39572The chief priests and the teachers of the Law were afraid of the people, and so they were trying to find a way of putting Jesus to death secretly.G2532G749G2532G1122G2212G4459G337G846G1063G5399G29923Then Satan entered into Judas, called Iscariot, who was one of the twelve disciples.G1161G1525G4567G1519G2455G1941G2469G5607G1537G706G14274So Judas went off and spoke with the chief priests and the officers of the Temple guard about how he could betray Jesus to them.G2532G565G4814G749G2532G4755G4459G3860G846G8465They were pleased and offered to pay him money.G2532G5463G2532G4934G1325G846G6946Judas agreed to it and started looking for a good chance to hand Jesus over to them without the people knowing about it.G2532G1843G2532G2212G2120G3860G846G846G817G37937The day came during the Festival of Unleavened Bread when the lambs for the Passover meal were to be killed.G1161G2064G2250G106G1722G3739G3957G1163G23808Jesus sent Peter and John with these instructions: "Go and get the Passover meal ready for us to eat."G2532G649G4074G2532G2491G2036G4198G2090G2254G3957G2443G53159"Where do you want us to get it ready?" they asked him.G1161G2036G846G4226G2309G209010He answered, "As you go into the city, a man carrying a jar of water will meet you. Follow him into the house that he enters,G1161G2036G846G2400G5216G1525G1519G4172G4876G444G4876G5213G941G2765G5204G190G846G1519G3614G3757G153111and say to the owner of the house: 'The Teacher says to you, Where is the room where my disciples and I will eat the Passover meal?'G2532G2046G3617G3614G1320G3004G4671G4226G2076G2646G3699G5315G3957G3326G3450G310112He will show you a large furnished room upstairs, where you will get everything ready."G2548G1166G5213G3173G508G4766G1563G209013They went off and found everything just as Jesus had told them, and they prepared the Passover meal.G1161G565G2147G2531G2046G846G2532G2090G395714When the hour came, Jesus took his place at the table with the apostles.G2532G3753G5610G1096G377G2532G1427G652G4862G84615He said to them, "I have wanted so much to eat this Passover meal with you before I suffer!G2532G2036G4314G846G1939G1937G5315G5124G3957G3326G5216G4253G3165G395816For I tell you, I will never eat it until it is given its full meaning in the Kingdom of God."G1063G3004G5213G3754G5315G3765G3364G5315G846G1537G2193G3755G4137G1722G932G231617Then Jesus took a cup, gave thanks to God, and said, "Take this and share it among yourselves.G2532G1209G4221G2168G2036G2983G5124G2532G1266G143818I tell you that from now on I will not drink this wine until the Kingdom of God comes."G1063G3004G5213G3754G4095G3364G4095G575G1081G288G2193G3755G932G2316G206419Then he took a piece of bread, gave thanks to God, broke it, and gave it to them, saying, "This is my body, which is given for you. Do this in memory of me."G2532G2983G740G2168G2806G2532G1325G846G3004G5124G2076G3450G4983G3588G1325G5228G5216G5124G4160G364G1519G169920In the same way, he gave them the cup after the supper, saying, "This cup is God's new covenant sealed with my blood, which is poured out for you.G5615G2532G4221G3326G1172G3004G5124G4221G2537G1242G1722G3450G129G3588G1632G5228G521621"But, look! The one who betrays me is here at the table with me!G4133G2400G5495G3860G3165G3326G1700G1909G513222The Son of Man will die as God has decided, but how terrible for that man who betrays him!"G2532G3303G5207G444G4198G2596G3724G4133G3759G1565G444G1223G3739G386023Then they began to ask among themselves which one of them it could be who was going to do this.G2532G846G756G4802G4314G1438G5101G686G1537G846G1498G3195G4238G512424An argument broke out among the disciples as to which one of them should be thought of as the greatest.G1161G1096G2532G5379G1722G846G5101G846G1380G1511G318725Jesus said to them, "The kings of the pagans have power over their people, and the rulers claim the title 'Friends of the People.'G1161G2036G846G935G1484G2961G846G2532G1850G846G2564G211026But this is not the way it is with you; rather, the greatest one among you must be like the youngest, and the leader must be like the servant.G1161G5210G3756G3779G235G3187G1722G5213G1096G5613G3501G2532G2233G5613G124727Who is greater, the one who sits down to eat or the one who serves? The one who sits down, of course. But I am among you as one who serves.G1063G5101G3187G345G2228G1247G3780G345G1161G1473G1510G1722G3319G5216G5613G124728"You have stayed with me all through my trials;G1161G5210G2075G1265G3326G1700G1722G3450G398629and just as my Father has given me the right to rule, so I will give you the same right.G2504G1303G5213G932G2531G3450G3962G1303G342730You will eat and drink at my table in my Kingdom, and you will sit on thrones to rule over the twelve tribes of Israel.G2443G2068G2532G4095G1909G3450G5132G1722G3450G932G2532G2523G1909G2362G2919G1427G5443G247431"Simon, Simon! Listen! Satan has received permission to test all of you, to separate the good from the bad, as a farmer separates the wheat from the chaff.G1161G2962G2036G4613G4613G2400G4567G1809G5209G4617G5613G462132But I have prayed for you, Simon, that your faith will not fail. And when you turn back to me, you must strengthen your brothers."G1161G1473G1189G4012G4675G3363G4675G4102G1587G3363G2532G4218G4771G1994G4741G4675G8033Peter answered, "Lord, I am ready to go to prison with you and to die with you!"G1161G2036G846G2962G1510G2092G4198G3326G4675G2532G1519G5438G2532G1519G228834"I tell you, Peter," Jesus said, "the rooster will not crow tonight until you have said three times that you do not know me."G1161G2036G3004G4671G4074G220G5455G3364G5455G4594G4250G2228G5151G533G3361G1492G316535Then Jesus asked his disciples, "When I sent you out that time without purse, bag, or shoes, did you lack anything?" "Not a thing," they answered.G2532G2036G846G3753G649G5209G817G905G2532G4082G2532G5266G3361G5302G5100G1161G2036G376236"But now," Jesus said, "whoever has a purse or a bag must take it; and whoever does not have a sword must sell his coat and buy one.G3767G2036G846G235G3568G2192G905G142G2532G3668G4082G2532G2192G3361G3162G4453G846G2440G2532G5937For I tell you that the scripture which says, 'He shared the fate of criminals,' must come true about me, because what was written about me is coming true."G1063G3004G5213G3754G5124G1125G1163G2089G5055G1722G1698G2532G3049G3326G459G2532G1063G4012G1700G2192G505638The disciples said, "Look! Here are two swords, Lord!" "That is enough!" he replied.G1161G2036G2962G2400G5602G1417G3162G1161G2036G846G2076G242539Jesus left the city and went, as he usually did, to the Mount of Olives; and the disciples went with him.G2532G1831G4198G2596G1485G1519G3735G1636G1161G846G3101G2532G190G84640When he arrived at the place, he said to them, "Pray that you will not fall into temptation."G1161G1096G1909G5117G2036G846G4336G1525G3361G1519G398641Then he went off from them about the distance of a stone's throw and knelt down and prayed.G2532G846G645G575G846G5616G3037G1000G2532G5087G1119G433642"Father," he said, "if you will, take this cup of suffering away from me. Not my will, however, but your will be done."G3004G3962G1487G1014G3911G3911G5124G4221G575G1700G4133G3361G3450G2307G235G4674G109643An angel from heaven appeared to him and strengthened him.G1161G3700G32G846G575G3772G1765G84644In great anguish he prayed even more fervently; his sweat was like drops of blood falling to the ground.G2532G1096G1722G74G4336G1617G1161G846G2402G1096G5616G2361G129G2597G1909G109345Rising from his prayer, he went back to the disciples and found them asleep, worn out by their grief.G2532G450G575G4335G2064G4314G846G3101G2147G846G2837G575G307746He said to them, "Why are you sleeping? Get up and pray that you will not fall into temptation."G2532G2036G846G5101G2518G450G4336G3363G1525G1519G398647Jesus was still speaking when a crowd arrived, led by Judas, one of the twelve disciples. He came up to Jesus to kiss him.G1161G846G2089G2980G2400G3793G2532G3004G2455G1520G1427G4281G846G2532G1448G2424G5368G84648But Jesus said, "Judas, is it with a kiss that you betray the Son of Man?"G1161G2424G2036G846G2455G3860G5207G444G537049When the disciples who were with Jesus saw what was going to happen, they asked, "Shall we use our swords, Lord?"G1161G4012G846G1492G2071G2036G846G2962G1487G3960G1722G316250And one of them struck the High Priest's slave and cut off his right ear.G2532G1520G5100G1537G846G3960G1401G749G2532G851G846G1188G377551But Jesus said, "Enough of this!" He touched the man's ear and healed him.G1161G2424G611G2036G1439G5127G2193G2532G680G846G5621G2390G84652Then Jesus said to the chief priests and the officers of the Temple guard and the elders who had come there to get him, "Did you have to come with swords and clubs, as though I were an outlaw?G1161G2424G2036G4314G749G2532G4755G2411G2532G4245G3854G1909G846G1831G5613G1909G3027G3326G3162G2532G358653I was with you in the Temple every day, and you did not try to arrest me. But this is your hour to act, when the power of darkness rules."G5607G3450G5607G2250G2596G3326G5216G1722G2411G1614G3756G5495G1909G1691G235G3778G2076G5216G5610G2532G1849G465554They arrested Jesus and took him away into the house of the High Priest; and Peter followed at a distance.G1161G4815G846G71G2532G1521G846G1519G749G3624G1161G4074G190G311355A fire had been lit in the center of the courtyard, and Peter joined those who were sitting around it.G1161G846G681G4442G1722G3319G833G2532G4776G4074G2521G3319G1722G84656When one of the servant women saw him sitting there at the fire, she looked straight at him and said, "This man too was with Jesus!"G1161G5100G3814G1492G846G2521G4314G5457G2532G816G846G2036G3778G2258G2532G4862G84657But Peter denied it, "Woman, I don't even know him!"G1161G720G846G3004G1135G1492G846G375658After a little while a man noticed Peter and said, "You are one of them, too!" But Peter answered, "Man, I am not!"G2532G3326G1024G2087G1492G846G5346G4771G1488G2532G1537G846G1161G4074G2036G444G1510G375659And about an hour later another man insisted strongly, "There isn't any doubt that this man was with Jesus, because he also is a Galilean!"G2532G5616G1339G3391G5610G243G5100G1340G3004G1909G225G3778G2532G2258G3326G846G1063G2532G2076G105760But Peter answered, "Man, I don't know what you are talking about!" At once, while he was still speaking, a rooster crowed.G1161G4074G2036G444G1492G3756G3739G3004G2532G3916G846G2089G2980G220G545561The Lord turned around and looked straight at Peter, and Peter remembered that the Lord had said to him, "Before the rooster crows tonight, you will say three times that you do not know me."G2532G2962G4762G1689G4074G2532G4074G5279G3056G2962G5613G2036G846G3754G4250G220G5455G533G3165G515162Peter went out and wept bitterly.G2532G4074G1831G1854G2799G409063The men who were guarding Jesus made fun of him and beat him.G2532G435G4912G2424G1702G846G119464They blindfolded him and asked him, "Who hit you? Guess!"G2532G4028G846G5180G846G4383G2532G1905G846G3004G4395G5101G2076G3817G457165And they said many other insulting things to him.G2532G4183G2087G987G3004G1519G84666When day came, the elders, the chief priests, and the teachers of the Law met together, and Jesus was brought before the Council.G2532G5613G1096G2250G4244G2992G5037G749G2532G1122G4863G2532G321G846G1519G1438G4892G300467"Tell us," they said, "are you the Messiah?" He answered, "If I tell you, you will not believe me;G1487G1488G4771G5547G2036G2254G1161G2036G846G1437G2036G5213G4100G3364G410068and if I ask you a question, you will not answer.G1161G1437G2532G2065G611G3364G611G3427G2228G63069But from now on the Son of Man will be seated at the right side of Almighty God."G3568G575G2071G5207G444G2521G1537G1188G1411G231670They all said, "Are you, then, the Son of God?" He answered them, "You say that I am."G1161G5346G3956G1488G4771G3767G5207G2316G1161G2036G4314G846G5210G3004G3754G1473G151071And they said, "We don't need any witnesses! We ourselves have heard what he said!"G1161G2036G5101G2192G5532G2089G3141G1063G846G191G575G846G4750
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