Luke 22:1-40 ▼

1 And the festival of unleavened drew near, called the Pascha.

2 And the chief priests and scribes sought how they might kill him; for they feared the people.

3 And Satan came into Judas called Iscariot, being of the number of the twelve.

4 And having departed, he conversed with the chief priests and the generals, how he might deliver him to them.

5 And they rejoiced, and agreed to give him silver.

6 And he promised, and sought an opportunity to deliver him to them apart from the crowd.

7 And the day of unleavened came, in which must be sacrificed the pascha.

8 And he sent Peter and John, saying, Having gone, prepare ye for us the pascha, that we might eat.

9 And they said to him, Where wilt thou that we should prepare?

10 And he said to them, Behold, you having come to the city, there shall a man meet you, bearing an earthen vessel of water; follow ye him to the house where he goes in.

11 And ye shall say to the master of the house, The Teacher says to thee, Where is the room where I should eat the pascha with my disciples?

12 And he shall shew you a great upper room spread: there prepare ye.

13 And having departed, they found as he said to them; and they prepared the pascha.

14 And when it was the hour, he reclined, and the twelve sent with him.

15 And he said to them, With eager desire have I desired to eat this pascha with you before I suffer:

16 For I say to you, no more should I eat of it, till when it should be completed in the kingdom of God.

17 Having taken the cup, and returned thanks, he said, Take this, and divide among yourselves:

18 For I say to you, that I drink not of the fruit of the vine, till when the kingdom of God comes.

19 Having taken the bread, and returned thanks, he brake, and gave them, saying, This is my body given for you: this do ye for my remembrance.

20 Likewise also the cup after supping, saying, This the cup, the new covenant in my blood, poured out for you:

21 But, behold, the hand of him delivering me up with me at the table.

22 And truly the Son of man goes according to that determined: but woe to that man by whom he is delivered up!

23 And they began to seek together among themselves, which of them it should be that was about to do this thing.

24 And a love of strife was in them, which of them thinks to be the greater.

25 And he said to them, The kings of the nations rule over them; and they exercising power over them are called benefactors.

26 And ye not so: but let the greater with you be as the younger; and he leading, as he serving.

27 For which the greater, he reclining, or he serving? is not he reclining and I am in the midst of you as he serving.

28 And ye are they having remained with me in my temptations.

29 And I set to you, as my Father set to me, a kingdom;

30 That ye might eat and drink at my table in my kingdom, and might sit upon thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

31 And the Lord said, Simon, Simon, behold, Satan has demanded you, to sift as wheat:

32 And I have supplicated for thee that thy faith fail not: and thou, when having turned back, confirm thy brethren.

33 And he said to him, Lord, with thee am I ready to go, and to prison, and to death.

34 And he said, I say to thee, Peter, the cock shall not utter a sound this day, before thou shalt thrice deny knowing me.

35 And he said to them, When I sent you without purse, and wallet, and shoes, did ye want any thing? And they said, Nothing,

36 Then said he to them, But now, he having a purse, let him take up, and likewise a wallet: and he not having, let him sell his garment, and buy a sword.

37 For I say to you, that this written must yet be finished in me, that, Also was he reckoned with the lawless: for also the things concerning me have an end.

38 And they said, Lord, behold, two swords here. And he said to them, It is enough.

39 And having come out, he went, according to custom, to the mount of Olives; and his disciples followed him.

40 And being at the place, he said to them, Pray ye not to enter into temptation.