The Plot against Jesus

221 And the feast of the unleavened food was coming nigh, that is called Passover, 2 and the chief priests and the scribes were seeking how they may take him up, for they were afraid of the people. 3 And the Adversary entered into Judas, who is surnamed Iscariot, being of the number 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, 5 and they rejoiced, and covenanted to give him money, 6 and he agreed, and was seeking a favourable season to deliver him up to them without tumult.

Jesus Eats the Passover with His Disciples

7 And the day of the unleavened food came, in which it was behoving the passover to be sacrificed, 8 and he sent Peter and John, saying, 'Having gone on, prepare to us the passover, that we may eat;' 9 and they said to him, 'Where wilt thou that we might prepare?' 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, 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? 12 and he shall show you a large upper room furnished, there make ready;' 13 and they, having gone away, found as he hath said to them, and they made ready the passover. 14 And when the hour come, he reclined (at meat), and the twelve apostles with him, 15 and he said unto them, 'With desire I did desire to eat this passover with you before my suffering, 16 for I say to you, that no more may I eat of it till it may be fulfilled in the reign of God.' 17 And having taken a cup, having given thanks, he said, 'Take this and divide to 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.' 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.' 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.

21 'But, lo, the hand of him delivering me up 'is' with me on the table, 22 and indeed the Son of Man doth go according to what hath been determined; but wo to that man through whom he is being delivered up.' 23 And they began to reason among themselves, who then of them it may be, who is about to do this thing.

The Dispute about Greatness

24 And there happened also a strife among them—who of them is accounted to be greater. 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; 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; 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. 28 'And ye—ye are those who have remained with me in my temptations, 29 and I appoint to you, as my Father did appoint to 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.'

Peter's Denial Foretold

31 And the Lord said, 'Simon, Simon, lo, the Adversary did ask you for himself to sift as the wheat, 32 and I besought for thee, that thy faith may not fail; and thou, when thou didst turn, strengthen thy brethren.' 33 And he said to him, 'Sir, with thee I am ready both to prison and to death to go;' 34 and he said, 'I say to thee, Peter, a cock shall not crow to-day, before thrice thou mayest disown knowing me.'

Purse, Scrip, and Sword

35 And he said to them, 'When I sent you without bag, and scrip, and sandals, did ye lack anything?' and they said, 'Nothing.' 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, 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.' 38 And they said, 'Sir, lo, here 'are' two swords;' and he said to them, 'It is sufficient.'

Jesus Prays in the Garden

39 And having gone forth, he went on, according to custom, to the mount of the Olives, and his disciples also followed him, 40 and having come to the place, he said to them, 'Pray ye not to enter 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, 42 saying, 'Father, if Thou be counselling to make this cup pass from me—; but, not my will, but Thine be done.'— 43 And there appeared to him a messenger 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. 45 And having risen up from the prayer, having come unto the disciples, he found them sleeping from the sorrow, 46 and he said to them, 'Why do ye sleep? having risen, pray that ye may not enter into temptation.'

The Betrayal and Arrest of Jesus

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, 48 and Jesus said to him, 'Judas, with a kiss the Son of Man dost thou deliver up?' 49 And those about him, having seen what was about to be, said to him, 'Sir, shall we smite with a sword?' 50 And a certain one of them smote the servant of the chief priest, and took off his right ear, 51 and Jesus answering said, 'Suffer ye thus far,' and having touched his ear, he healed him. 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? 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.'

Peter Denies Jesus

54 And having taken him, they led and brought him to the house of the chief priest. And Peter was following afar off, 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, 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!' 57 and he disowned him, saying, 'Woman, I have not known him.' 58 And after a little, another having seen him, said, 'And thou art of them!' and Peter said, 'Man, I am not.' 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;' 60 and Peter said, 'Man, I have not known what thou sayest;' and presently, while he is speaking, a cock crew. 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;' 62 and Peter having gone without, wept bitterly.

Jesus Mocked and Beaten

63 And the men who were holding Jesus were mocking him, beating 'him'; 64 and having blindfolded him, they were striking him on the face, and were questioning him, saying, 'Prophesy who he is who smote thee?' 65 and many other things, speaking evilly, they spake in regard to him.

Jesus before the Council

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, 67 saying, 'If thou be the Christ, tell us.' And he said to them, 'If I may tell you, ye will not believe; 68 and if I also question 'you', ye will not answer me or send me away; 69 henceforth, there shall be the Son of Man sitting on the right hand of the power of God.' 70 And they all said, 'Thou, then, art the Son of God?' and he said unto them, 'Ye say 'it', because I am;' 71 and they said, 'What need yet have we of testimony? for we ourselves did hear 'it' from his mouth.'

Jesus Washes His Disciples' Feet

131 And before the feast of the passover, Jesus knowing that his hour hath come, that he may remove out of this world unto the Father, having loved his own who 'are' in the world—to the end he loved them. 2 And supper being come, the devil already having put 'it' into the heart of Judas of Simon, Iscariot, that he may deliver him up, 3 Jesus knowing that all things the Father hath given to him—into 'his' hands, and that from God he came forth, and unto God he goeth, 4 doth rise from the supper, and doth lay down his garments, and having taken a towel, he girded himself; 5 afterward he putteth water into the basin, and began to wash the feet of his disciples, and to wipe with the towel with which he was being girded. 6 He cometh, therefore, unto Simon Peter, and that one saith to him, 'Sir, thou—dost thou wash my feet?' 7 Jesus answered and said to him, 'That which I do thou hast not known now, but thou shalt know after these things;' 8 Peter saith to him, 'Thou mayest not wash my feet—to the age.' Jesus answered him, 'If I may not wash thee, thou hast no part with me;' 9 Simon Peter saith to him, 'Sir, not my feet only, but also the hands and the head.' 10 Jesus saith to him, 'He who hath been bathed hath no need save to wash his feet, but he is clean altogether; and ye are clean, but not all;' 11 for he knew him who is delivering him up; because of this he said, 'Ye are not all clean.' 12 When, therefore, he washed their feet, and took his garments, having reclined (at meat) again, he said to them, 'Do ye know what I have done to you? 13 ye call me, The Teacher and The Lord, and ye say well, for I am; 14 if then I did wash your feet—the Lord and the Teacher—ye also ought to wash one another's feet. 15 'For an example I gave to you, that, according as I did to you, ye also may do; 16 verily, verily, I say to you, a servant is not greater than his lord, nor an apostle greater than he who sent him; 17 if these things ye have known, happy are ye, if ye may do them;

18 not concerning you all do I speak; I have known whom I chose for myself; but that the Writing may be fulfilled: He who is eating the bread with me, did lift up against me his heel. 19 'From this time I tell you, before its coming to pass, that, when it may come to pass, ye may believe that I am 'he'; 20 verily, verily, I say to you, he who is receiving whomsoever I may send, doth receive me; and he who is receiving me, doth receive Him who sent me.'

Jesus Foretells His Betrayal

21 These things having said, Jesus was troubled in the spirit, and did testify, and said, 'Verily, verily, I say to you, that one of you will deliver me up;' 22 the disciples were looking, therefore, one at another, doubting concerning whom he speaketh. 23 And there was one of his disciples reclining (at meat) in the bosom of Jesus, whom Jesus was loving; 24 Simon Peter, then, doth beckon to this one, to inquire who he may be concerning whom he speaketh, 25 and that one having leant back on the breast of Jesus, respondeth to him, 'Sir, who is it?' 26 Jesus answereth, 'That one it is to whom I, having dipped the morsel, shall give it;' and having dipped the morsel, he giveth 'it' to Judas of Simon, Iscariot. 27 And after the morsel, then the Adversary entered into that one, Jesus, therefore, saith to him, 'What thou dost—do quickly;' 28 and none of those reclining at meat knew for what intent he said this to him, 29 for certain were thinking, since Judas had the bag, that Jesus saith to him, 'Buy what we have need of for the feast;' or that he may give something to the poor; 30 having received, therefore, the morsel, that one immediately went forth, and it was night.

The New Commandment

31 When, therefore, he went forth, Jesus saith, 'Now was the Son of Man glorified, and God was glorified in him; 32 if God was glorified in him, God also will glorify him in Himself; yea, immediately He will glorify him. 33 'Little children, yet a little am I with you; ye will seek me, and, according as I said to the Jews—Whither I go away, ye are not able to come, to you also I do say 'it' now. 34 'A new commandment I give to you, that ye love one another; according as I did love you, that ye also love one another; 35 in this shall all know that ye are my disciples, if ye may have love one to another.'

Peter's Denial Foretold

36 Simon Peter saith to him, 'Sir, whither dost thou go away?' Jesus answered him, 'Whither I go away, thou art not able now to follow me, but afterward thou shalt follow me.' 37 Peter saith to him, 'Sir, wherefore am I not able to follow thee now? my life for thee I will lay down;' 38 Jesus answered him, 'Thy life for me thou wilt lay down! verily, verily, I say to thee, a cock will not crow till thou mayest deny me thrice.'