Matthew 26:1-39 ▼

1 And it came to pass, when Jesus had finished all these words, that he said to his disciples:

2 You know that after two days the passover is kept, and the Son of man is delivered up to be crucified.

3 Then the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders of the people met together at the palace of the chief priest, who was called Caiaphas.

4 And they consulted together that they might take Jesus by craft and kill him.

5 But they said: Not during the feast, lest there be a tumult among the people.

6 When Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper,

7 there came to him a woman who had an alabaster box of very costly ointment; and she poured it on his head as he reclined at table.

8 But when his disciples saw it, they were displeased, and said: For what purpose was this waste?

9 For this could have been sold for much, and given to the poor.

10 Jesus perceived it, and said to them: Why do you trouble the woman? For she has performed a good work upon me.

11 For you have the poor always with you, but me you have not always.

12 For in pouring this ointment on my body, she has done it to prepare me for burial.

13 Verily I say to you, Wherever this gospel shall be preached in the whole world, this also which she has done shall be told for a memorial of her.

14 Then one of the twelve, called Judas Iscariot, went to the chief priests,

15 and said: What are you willing to give me, and I will deliver him to you? And they weighed to him thirty pieces of silver.

16 And from that time he sought an opportunity to deliver him up.

17 On the first day of unleavened bread, the disciples came to Jesus, and said to him: Where dost thou wish that we prepare for thee to eat the passover?

18 He replied: Go into the city, to a certain man, and say to him, The Teacher says, My time is near; I will keep the passover at your house, with my disciples.

19 And the disciples did as Jesus commanded them, and prepared the passover.

20 When the evening had come, he reclined at table with the twelve.

21 And as they were eating, he said: Verily I say to you, One of you will deliver me up.

22 And they were very sad, and began each one of them to say to him: Lord, is it I?

23 He answered and said: He that dips his hand with me in the dish, will deliver me up.

24 The Son of man goes, as it is written of him; but alas for that man by whom the Son of man is delivered up! It would have been good for that man, if he had not been born.

25 And Judas, who delivered him up, answered and said: Rabbi, is it I? He replied: You have said.

26 And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it, and gave it to the disciples, and said: Take, eat; this is my body.

27 And he took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying: Do you all drink of it:

28 for this is my blood of the new covenant, which is poured out for many in order to the remission of sins.

29 But I say to you, I will not drink henceforth of this fruit of the vine, till that day when I drink it with you new in the kingdom of my Father.

30 And when they had sung a hymn, they went out into the mount of Olives.

31 Then Jesus said to them: All of you will he offended at me this night; for it is written, I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock shall be scattered.

32 But after I have risen, I will go before you into Galilee.

33 Peter answered and said to him: Though all shall be offended at thee, yet will I never be offended.

34 Jesus said to him: Verily I say to you, This night, before the cock crows, you will deny me three times.

35 Peter said to him: Though it should be necessary for me to die with thee, I will not deny thee. In like manner said all the disciples.

36 Then Jesus came with them to a place called Gethsemane, and said to his disciples: Sit here, till I go and pray yonder.

37 And he took with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and began to be in deep distress and anguish of soul.

38 Then Jesus said to them: My soul is encompassed with sorrow even to death; remain here, and watch with me.

39 And he went forward a little, and fell on his face in prayer, saying: My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from me; yet not as I will, but as thou willest.