Mark 14:1-34 ▼

1 And it was the passover and feast of unleavened bread after two days. And the high priests and scribes were seeking how they might kill Him, having taken Him by stratagem.

2 For they said, Not at the feast, lest there shall be an uproar of the people.

3 And He being in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper, He sitting at the table, a woman came having an alabaster box of myrrh of spikenard estimated very valuable; and breaking the alabastar box, she poured it on His head.

4 And there were certain ones indulging in indignation among themselves (and saying), For what was this loss of the myrrh?

5 For this myrrh was able to be sold for more than three hundred denaria, and given to the poor. And they murmured against her.

6 And Jesus said, Let her alone; why do you give her trouble? she hath wrought a beautiful work in me.

7 For you have the poor always with you, and when you wish, you are able to do them good: but you have not me always.

8 She did what she could: she came aforehand to anoint my body for the burial.

9 Truly I say unto you, Wheresoever this gospel may be preached in all the world, that which she did shall indeed be spoken of for a memorial of her.

10 And Judas Iscariot, one of the twelve, went away to the chief priests, that he might betray Him to them.

11 And they, hearing, rejoiced, and promised to give him money. And he was seeking how he might betray Him opportunely.

12 And on the first day of the unleavened bread, when they were accustomed to slay the passover, His disciples say to Him; Where do you wish, that we, having gone away may prepare that you may eat the passover?

13 And He sends away two of His disciples, and says to them; Go into the city and a man will meet you carrying a pitcher of water; follow him,

14 whithersoever he may go in, say to the landlord that the Teacher says, Where is my guest chamber where I may eat the passover with my disciples?

15 And he will show you a large upper room furnished, ready; there prepare for us.

16 And His disciples went out, and came into the city, and found as He said to them, and prepared the passover.

17 And it being evening, He comes with the twelve.

18 And they sitting and eating, Jesus said, Truly, I say unto you, that, One of you who eateth with me shall betray me.

19 And they began to be grieved, and to say to Him one by one, Whether am I the one? And another, Whether am I the one?

20 And He said to them, One of the twelve who is dipping with me in the dish.

21 Truly the Son of man goes, as has been written concerning Him: but woe unto that man by whom the Son of man is betrayed! It was good for him if that man had never been born.

22 And they eating, Jesus having taken the bread, blessing it, broke, and gave it to them, and said, Take it: this is my body.

23 And taking the cup, blessing it, He gave it to them, and all drank of it.

24 And He said to them, This is my blood, which belongs to the new covenant, which is poured out for many.

25 Truly I say unto you, That I shall no more drink of the fruit of the vine, until that day when I may drink it new in the kingdom of God.

26 And they having sung a hymn, went out into the Mount of Olives.

27 And Jesus says to them, You will all be offended, because it has been written, I will smite the Shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered.

28 But after I am risen, I will go before you into Galilee.

29 And Peter said to Him, If indeed, all shall be offended, yet not I.

30 And Jesus says to him, Truly I say unto thee, That thou to-day, even this night, before the cock shall crow twice, shalt deny me thrice.

31 And he continued to say the more positively, If it may behoove me to die with thee, I can never deny thee. And all continued to say likewise.

32 And they come into the place whose name is Gethsemane. And He says to His disciples, Sit here, until I may pray.

33 And He takes Peter, and John, and James with Him, and began to grieve and to be dejected.

34 And He says to them, My soul is exceedingly sorrowful unto death: abide here, and watch.