Matthew 26:1-39 ▼

1 And it came to pass, when Jesus finished these discourses, He said to His disciples,

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

3 Then the chief priests, and scribes, and elders of the people, were assembled in the hall of the high priest, called Caiaphas.

4 And they immediately passed the verdict that they would take Jesus by stratagem, and kill Him.

5 But they said, Not at the feast, lest there be an uproar among the people.

6 And Jesus being in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper,

7 a woman having an alabaster box of myrrh, very valuable, came to Him and poured it on His head, while sitting at the table.

8 And His disciples, seeing, were indignant, saying, For what was this waste?

9 For this was able to be sold for much, and given to the poor.

10 And Jesus knowing, said to them, Why do you give the woman trouble? because she hath wrought a beautiful work in me.

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

12 For she pouring this myrrh on my body, did it in order to my burial.

13 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.

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

15 said, What do you wish to give me, and I will deliver Him to you? And they offered him thirty pieces of silver.

16 And from that time he was seeking opportunity that he might betray Him.

17 On the first day of the unleavened bread, the disciples came to Jesus, saying to Him; Where do you wish that we may prepare for you to eat the passover?

18 And He said; Go into the city to a certain one, and say to him; The Teacher says; My time is nigh; I make the passover with you along with my disciples.

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

20 And it being evening, He sat down at the table with the twelve.

21 And they eating, He said; Truly, I say unto you, that one of you will betray me.

22 And they being exceedingly sorrowful, began each one of them to say to Him, Lord, whether am I the one?

23 And responding He said, The one dipping his hand in the dish with me, the same shall betray me.

24 Indeed the Son of man goeth, 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.

25 But Judas, the one betraying Him, responding said, Master, whether am I the one? He says to him, Thou hast said it.

26 And they eating, Jesus taking the bread, and blessing it, broke, and gave it to the disciples, and said, Take, eat; this is my body.

27 Also taking the cup, and blessing it, He gave it to them, saying, Drink ye all, of it;

28 for this is my blood which belongs to the new covenant, which is shed for many unto the remission of sin.

29 And 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 with you in the kingdom of my Father.

30 Having sung a hymn, they went out into the Mount of Olives.

31 Then Jesus says to them, You will all be offended in me this night: for it has been written, I will smite the Shepherd, and the sheep of the flock shall be scattered.

32 And after I am risen, I will go before you into Galilee.

33 But Peter responding said to Him, If all shall be offended in thee, I will never be offended.

34 Jesus said to him, Truly I say unto thee, That this night, before the cock shall crow, thou shalt deny me thrice.

35 And Peter says to Him, If it may be necessary for me to die with thee, I will not deny thee. Likewise also all the disciples said.

36 Then Jesus comes with them into a place called Gethsemane, and He says to His disciples, Sit here, until I having gone may pray there.

37 And taking Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, He began to grieve and to be dejected.

38 Then He says to them, My soul is exceedingly sorrowful, even unto death: abide here, and pray with me.

39 And having gone forward a little, He fell on His face, praying, and saying, My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from me: moreover not as I will, but as thou wilt.