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Matthew 26
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The Plot against Jesus

26When Jesus had finished teaching all these things, he said to his disciples,G2532G1096G3753G2424G5055G3956G5128G3056G2036G846G3101
2"In two days, as you know, it will be the Passover Festival, and the Son of Man will be handed over to be crucified."G1492G3754G3326G1417G2250G1096G3957G2532G5207G444G3860G1519G4717
3Then the chief priests and the elders met together in the palace of Caiaphas, the High Priest,G5119G4863G749G2532G1122G2532G4245G2992G1519G833G749G3588G3004G2533
4and made plans to arrest Jesus secretly and put him to death.G2532G4823G2443G2902G2424G1388G2532G615
5"We must not do it during the festival," they said, "or the people will riot."G1161G3004G3361G1722G1859G3363G1096G2351G1722G2992

Jesus Is Anointed at Bethany

6Jesus was in Bethany at the house of Simon, a man who had suffered from a dreaded skin disease.G1161G2424G1096G1722G963G1722G3614G4613G3015
7While Jesus was eating, a woman came to him with an alabaster jar filled with an expensive perfume, which she poured on his head.G4334G846G1135G2192G211G927G3464G2532G2708G1909G846G2776G345
8The disciples saw this and became angry. "Why all this waste?" they asked.G1161G846G3101G1492G23G3004G1519G5101G3778G684
9"This perfume could have been sold for a large amount and the money given to the poor!"G1063G5124G3464G1410G4097G4183G2532G1325G4434
10Jesus knew what they were saying, and so he said to them, "Why are you bothering this woman? It is a fine and beautiful thing that she has done for me.G1161G2424G1097G2036G846G5101G2873G3930G1135G1063G2038G2570G2041G1519G1691
11You will always have poor people with you, but you will not always have me.G1063G2192G4434G3842G3326G1438G1161G1691G2192G3756G3842
12What she did was to pour this perfume on my body to get me ready for burial.G1063G3778G846G906G5124G3464G1909G3450G4983G4160G4314G3165G1779
13Now, I assure you that wherever this gospel is preached all over the world, what she has done will be told in memory of her."G281G3004G5213G3699G1437G5124G2098G2784G1722G3650G2889G2532G3739G3778G846G4160G2980G1519G3422G846

Judas Agrees to Betray Jesus

14Then one of the twelve disciples - -the one named Judas Iscariot - -went to the chief priestsG5119G1520G1427G3004G2455G2469G4198G4314G749
15and asked, "What will you give me if I betray Jesus to you?" They counted out thirty silver coins and gave them to him.G2036G5101G2309G1325G3427G2504G3860G846G5213G1161G2476G846G5144G694
16From then on Judas was looking for a good chance to hand Jesus over to them.G2532G575G5119G2212G2120G2443G3860G846

Jesus Eats the Passover Meal with His Disciples

17On the first day of the Festival of Unleavened Bread the disciples came to Jesus and asked him, "Where do you want us to get the Passover meal ready for you?"G1161G4413G106G3101G4334G2424G3004G846G4226G2309G2090G4671G5315G3957
18"Go to a certain man in the city," he said to them, "and tell him: 'The Teacher says, My hour has come; my disciples and I will celebrate the Passover at your house.' "G1161G2036G5217G1519G4172G4314G1170G2532G2036G846G1320G3004G3450G2540G2076G1451G4160G3957G4314G4571G3326G3450G3101
19The disciples did as Jesus had told them and prepared the Passover meal.G2532G3101G4160G5613G2424G4929G846G2532G2090G3957
20When it was evening, Jesus and the twelve disciples sat down to eat.G1161G3798G1096G345G3326G1427
21During the meal Jesus said, "I tell you, one of you will betray me."G2532G846G2068G2036G281G3004G5213G3754G1520G1537G5216G3860G3165
22The disciples were very upset and began to ask him, one after the other, "Surely, Lord, you don't mean me?"G2532G4970G3076G756G1538G846G3004G846G2962G1510G3385G1473
23Jesus answered, "One who dips his bread in the dish with me will betray me.G1161G611G2036G1686G5495G3326G1700G1722G5165G3778G3860G3165
24The Son of Man will die as the Scriptures say he will, but how terrible for that man who will betray the Son of Man! It would have been better for that man if he had never been born!"G3303G5207G444G5217G2531G1125G4012G846G1161G3759G1565G444G1223G3739G5207G444G3860G2258G2570G1565G846G1487G444G1080G3756G1080
25Judas, the traitor, spoke up. "Surely, Teacher, you don't mean me?" he asked. Jesus answered, "So you say."G1161G2455G3588G3860G846G611G2036G4461G1510G3385G1473G3004G846G4771G2036

The Lord’s Supper

26While they were eating, Jesus took a piece of bread, gave a prayer of thanks, broke it, and gave it to his disciples. "Take and eat it," he said; "this is my body."G1161G846G2068G2424G2983G740G2532G2127G2806G2532G1325G3101G2532G2036G2983G5315G5124G2076G3450G4983
27Then he took a cup, gave thanks to God, and gave it to them. "Drink it, all of you," he said;G2532G2983G4221G2532G2168G1325G846G3004G4095G3956G1537G846
28"this is my blood, which seals God's covenant, my blood poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.G1063G5124G2076G3450G129G2537G1242G3588G1632G4012G4183G1519G859G266
29I tell you, I will never again drink this wine until the day I drink the new wine with you in my Father's Kingdom."G1161G3004G5213G4095G3754G3364G4095G575G737G1537G5127G1081G288G2193G1565G2250G3752G4095G846G2537G3326G5216G1722G3450G3962G932
30Then they sang a hymn and went out to the Mount of Olives.G2532G5214G1831G1519G3735G1636

Jesus Predicts Peter’s Denial

31Then Jesus said to them, "This very night all of you will run away and leave me, for the scripture says, 'God will kill the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock will be scattered.'G5119G3004G2424G846G3956G5210G4624G1722G1722G1698G5026G3571G1063G1125G3960G4166G2532G4263G4167G1287
32But after I am raised to life, I will go to Galilee ahead of you."G1161G3326G3165G1453G4254G5209G1519G1056
33Peter spoke up and said to Jesus, "I will never leave you, even though all the rest do!"G4074G611G1161G2036G846G1499G3956G4624G1722G4671G1473G3763G4624
34Jesus said to Peter, "I tell you that before the rooster crows tonight, you will say three times that you do not know me."G2424G5346G846G281G3004G4671G3754G1722G5026G3571G4250G220G5455G533G3165G5151
35Peter answered, "I will never say that, even if I have to die with you!" And all the other disciples said the same thing.G4074G3004G846G2579G3165G1163G599G4862G4671G3364G533G3364G533G4571G3668G2532G2036G3956G3101

Jesus Prays in Gethsemane

36Then Jesus went with his disciples to a place called Gethsemane, and he said to them, "Sit here while I go over there and pray."G5119G2064G2424G3326G846G1519G5564G3004G1068G2532G3004G3101G2523G847G2193G3739G565G4336G1563
37He took with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee. Grief and anguish came over him,G2532G3880G4074G2532G1417G5207G2199G756G3076G2532G85
38and he said to them, "The sorrow in my heart is so great that it almost crushes me. Stay here and keep watch with me."G5119G3004G846G3450G5590G2076G4036G2193G2288G3306G5602G2532G1127G3326G1700
39He went a little farther on, threw himself face downward on the ground, and prayed, "My Father, if it is possible, take this cup of suffering from me! Yet not what I want, but what you want."G2532G4281G3397G4281G4098G1909G846G4383G2532G4336G3004G3450G3962G1487G2076G1415G3928G5124G4221G3928G575G1700G4133G3756G5613G1473G2309G235G5613G4771
40Then he returned to the three disciples and found them asleep; and he said to Peter, "How is it that you three were not able to keep watch with me for even one hour?G2532G2064G4314G3101G2532G2147G846G2518G2532G3004G4074G3779G2480G3756G1127G3326G1700G3391G5610
41Keep watch and pray that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak."G1127G2532G4336G3363G1525G3363G1519G3986G4151G3303G4289G1161G4561G772
42Once more Jesus went away and prayed, "My Father, if this cup of suffering cannot be taken away unless I drink it, your will be done."G565G3825G1537G1208G4336G3004G3450G3962G1487G5124G4221G1410G3756G3928G575G1700G3362G4095G846G4675G2307G1096
43He returned once more and found the disciples asleep; they could not keep their eyes open.G2532G2064G2147G846G2518G3825G1063G846G3788G2258G916
44Again Jesus left them, went away, and prayed the third time, saying the same words.G2532G863G846G565G3825G4336G1537G5154G2036G846G3056
45Then he returned to the disciples and said, "Are you still sleeping and resting? Look! The hour has come for the Son of Man to be handed over to the power of sinners.G5119G2064G4314G846G3101G2532G3004G846G2518G3063G2532G373G2400G5610G1448G2532G5207G444G3860G1519G5495G268
46Get up, let us go. Look, here is the man who is betraying me!"G1453G71G2400G1448G3860G3165

The Arrest of Jesus

47Jesus was still speaking when Judas, one of the twelve disciples, arrived. With him was a large crowd armed with swords and clubs and sent by the chief priests and the elders.G2532G2089G846G2089G2980G2400G2455G1520G1427G2064G2532G3326G846G4183G3793G3326G3162G2532G3586G575G749G2532G4245G2992
48The traitor had given the crowd a signal: "The man I kiss is the one you want. Arrest him!"G1161G3860G846G1325G846G4592G3004G3739G302G5368G846G2076G846G2902G846G2902
49Judas went straight to Jesus and said, "Peace be with you, Teacher," and kissed him.G2532G2112G4334G2424G2036G5463G4461G2532G2705G846
50Jesus answered, "Be quick about it, friend!" Then they came up, arrested Jesus, and held him tight.G1161G2424G2036G846G2083G1909G3739G3918G5119G4334G1911G5495G1909G2424G2532G2902G846
51One of those who were with Jesus drew his sword and struck at the High Priest's slave, cutting off his ear.G2532G2400G1520G3326G2424G1614G5495G645G846G3162G2532G3960G1401G749G851G846G5621
52"Put your sword back in its place," Jesus said to him. "All who take the sword will die by the sword.G5119G3004G2424G846G654G4675G3162G1519G846G5117G1063G3956G2983G3162G622G1722G3162
53Don't you know that I could call on my Father for help, and at once he would send me more than twelve armies of angels?G2228G1380G3754G3756G1410G737G3870G3450G3962G2532G3936G3427G4119G2228G1427G3003G32
54But in that case, how could the Scriptures come true which say that this is what must happen?"G4459G3767G1124G4137G3754G3779G1163G1096
55Then Jesus spoke to the crowd, "Did you have to come with swords and clubs to capture me, as though I were an outlaw? Every day I sat down and taught in the Temple, and you did not arrest me.G1722G1565G5610G2036G2424G3793G1831G5613G1909G3027G3326G3162G2532G3586G4815G3165G2516G2250G2596G4314G5209G1321G1722G2411G2532G2902G3756G2902G3165
56But all this has happened in order to make come true what the prophets wrote in the Scriptures." Then all the disciples left him and ran away.G1161G3650G5124G1096G2443G1124G4396G4137G5119G3956G3101G863G846G5343

Jesus before the Council

57Those who had arrested Jesus took him to the house of Caiaphas, the High Priest, where the teachers of the Law and the elders had gathered together.G1161G2902G2424G520G4314G2533G749G3699G1122G2532G4245G4863
58Peter followed from a distance, as far as the courtyard of the High Priest's house. He went into the courtyard and sat down with the guards to see how it would all come out.G1161G4074G190G846G575G3113G2193G749G833G2532G1525G2080G2521G3326G5257G1492G5056
59The chief priests and the whole Council tried to find some false evidence against Jesus to put him to death;G1161G749G2532G4245G2532G3650G4892G2212G5577G2596G2424G3704G2289G846G2289
60but they could not find any, even though many people came forward and told lies about him. Finally two men stepped upG2532G2147G3756G2532G4183G5575G4334G2147G3756G1161G5305G4334G1417G5575
61and said, "This man said, 'I am able to tear down God's Temple and three days later build it back up.' "G2036G3778G5346G1410G2647G3485G2316G2532G3618G846G1223G5140G2250
62The High Priest stood up and said to Jesus, "Have you no answer to give to this accusation against you?"G2532G749G450G2036G846G611G3762G5101G3778G2649G4675
63But Jesus kept quiet. Again the High Priest spoke to him, "In the name of the living God I now put you under oath: tell us if you are the Messiah, the Son of God."G1161G2424G4623G2532G749G611G2036G846G1844G4571G2596G2198G2316G2443G2036G2254G1487G4771G1488G5547G5207G2316
64Jesus answered him, "So you say. But I tell all of you: from this time on you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right side of the Almighty and coming on the clouds of heaven!"G2424G3004G846G4771G2036G4133G3004G5213G737G575G3700G5207G444G2521G1537G1188G1411G2532G2064G1909G3507G3772
65At this the High Priest tore his clothes and said, "Blasphemy! We don't need any more witnesses! You have just heard his blasphemy!G5119G749G1284G846G2440G3004G3754G987G5101G2089G5532G2192G3144G2396G3568G191G846G988
66What do you think?" They answered, "He is guilty and must die."G5101G1380G5213G611G1161G2036G2076G1777G2288
67Then they spat in his face and beat him; and those who slapped himG5119G1716G1519G846G4383G2532G2852G846G1161G4474
68said, "Prophesy for us, Messiah! Guess who hit you!"G3004G4395G2254G5547G5101G2076G3817G4571

Peter Denies Jesus

69Peter was sitting outside in the courtyard when one of the High Priest's servant women came to him and said, "You, too, were with Jesus of Galilee."G1161G4074G2521G1854G1722G833G2532G3391G3814G4334G846G3004G4771G2532G2258G3326G2424G1057
70But he denied it in front of them all. "I don't know what you are talking about," he answered,G1161G720G1715G3956G3004G1492G3756G5101G3004
71and went on out to the entrance of the courtyard. Another servant woman saw him and said to the men there, "He was with Jesus of Nazareth."G1161G846G1831G1519G4440G243G1492G846G2532G3004G1563G3778G2258G2532G3326G2424G3480
72Again Peter denied it and answered, "I swear that I don't know that man!"G2532G3825G720G3326G3727G3754G1492G3756G1492G444
73After a little while the men standing there came to Peter. "Of course you are one of them," they said. "After all, the way you speak gives you away!"G1161G3326G3397G4334G2476G2036G4074G230G4771G2532G1488G1537G846G1063G2532G4675G2981G1212G4571G4160
74Then Peter said, "I swear that I am telling the truth! May God punish me if I am not! I do not know that man!" Just then a rooster crowed,G5119G756G2653G2532G3660G3754G1492G3756G444G2532G2112G220G5455
75and Peter remembered what Jesus had told him: "Before the rooster crows, you will say three times that you do not know me." He went out and wept bitterly.G2532G4074G3415G4487G2424G3588G2046G846G3754G4250G220G5455G533G3165G5151G2532G1854G1831G2799G4090


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