94.10 The Jews in Authority seek to Destroy Jesus Privately
MT 26:1-5
1 When Jesus had finished all these sayings, he said to his
disciples, 2 "You know that after two days is the Passover, and the Son
of Man will be delivered up to be crucified." 3 Then the chief priests
and the elders of the people assembled in the palace of the high
priest, who was called Caiaphas, 4 and they plotted to arrest Jesus by
stealth and kill him. 5 But they said, "Not during the feast, lest
there be a riot among the people."
LK 22:1-2
1 Now the feast of Unleavened Bread drew near, which is called
the Passover. 2 And the chief priests and the scribes were seeking how
to kill him, for they feared the people.
94.20 They Conspire with Judas Iscariot
MT 26:14-16
14 One of the twelve, who was called Judas Iscariot, went to the
chief priests 15 and said, "What are you willing to give me if I
deliver him to you?" And they counted out to him thirty pieces of
silver. 16 And from that moment he sought an opportunity to betray him.
MK 14:10-11
10 Judas Iscariot, one of the twelve, went to the chief priests
to betray him to them. 11 And when they heard it they were glad, and
promised to give him money. So he sought an opportunity to betray him.
LK 22:3-6
3 Then Satan entered Judas, called Iscariot, who was numbered of
the twelve. 4 So he went his way and conferred with the chief priests
and officers, how he might betray him to them. 5 And they were glad,
and agreed to give him money. 6 So he consented, and sought an
opportunity to betray him to them in the absence of the multitude.
95.10 The Disciples Prepare the Passover
MT 26:17-19
17 Now on the first day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread, the
disciples came to Jesus, saying, "Where do you want us to prepare for
you to eat the Passover?" 18 He said, "Go into the city to a certain
man, and say to him, 'The Teacher says, my time is at hand; I will keep
the Passover at your house with my disciples.'" 19 So the disciples did
as Jesus had directed them; and they prepared the Passover.
MK 14:12-16
12 Now on the first day of Unleavened Bread, when they killed the
Passover lamb, his disciples said to him, "Where do you want us to go
and prepare for you to eat the Passover?" 13 And he sent two of his
disciples, and said to them, "Go into the city, and a man carrying a
jar of water will meet you; follow him. 14 And wherever he enters, say
to the owner of the house, 'The Teacher says, where is my guest room,
where I may eat the Passover with my disciples?' 15 He will show you a
large upper room, furnished and ready; make preparations for us there."
16 So the disciples set out and went to the city, and found it just as
he had told them; and they prepared the Passover.
LK 22:7-13
7 Then came the day of Unleavened Bread, on which the Passover
lamb had to be sacrificed. 8 So he sent Peter and John, saying, "Go and
prepare the Passover for us, that we may eat." 9 They said to him,
"Where do you want us to prepare it?" 10 He said to them, "Behold, when
you have entered the city, a man carrying a jar of water will meet you;
follow him into the house which he enters. 11 And say to the owner of
the house, 'The Teacher says to you: Where is the guest room, where I
may eat the Passover with my disciples?' 12 He will show you a large,
furnished upper room; there make ready." 13 So they went, and found it
just as he had told them; and they prepared the Passover.
95.20 Jesus Foretells the Treachery of Judas
MT 26:20-29
20 When evening had come, he sat at the table with the twelve. 21
And as they were eating, he said, "Truly, I say to you, one of you will
betray me." 22 And they were very sorrowful, and began to say to him
one after another, "Is it I, Lord?" 23 He answered, "He who has dipped
his hand in the dish with me will betray me. 24 The Son of Man goes
just as it is written of him, but woe to that man by whom the Son of
Man is betrayed! It would have been better for that man if he had not
been born." 25 Then Judas, who was betraying him, answered, "Rabbi, is
it I?" He said to him, "You have said it."
26 Now as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and blessed, and
broke it, and gave it to the disciples and said, "Take, eat; this is my
body." 27 Then he took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them,
saying, "Drink from it, all of you. 28 For this is my blood of the
covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins. 29
I tell you, I will not drink of this fruit of the vine from now on
until that day when I drink it new with you in my Father's kingdom."
MK 14:17-25
17 And when it was evening he came with the twelve. 18 And as they were
at table eating, Jesus said, "Truly, I say to you, one of you will
betray me, one who is eating with me." 19 They began to be sorrowful,
and to say to him one by one, "Is it I?" 20 He said to them, "It is one
of the twelve, one who dips bread into the dish with me. 21 For the Son
of Man goes just as it is written of him, but woe to that man by whom
the Son of Man is betrayed! It would have been better for that man if
he had not been born."
22 And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, blessed and broke
it, and gave it to them and said, "Take; this is my body." 23 Then he
took the cup, and when he had given thanks he gave it to them, and they
all drank from it. 24 And he said to them, "This is my blood of the
covenant, which is poured out for many. 25 Truly, I say to you, I will
not drink of the fruit of the vine until that day when I drink it new
in the kingdom of God."
LK 22:14-23
14 When the hour came, he sat at table, and the apostles with
him. 15 And he said to them, "I have earnestly desired to eat this
Passover with you before I suffer; 16 for I tell you, I will not eat it
again until it is fulfilled in the kingdom of God." 17 Then he took the
cup, and gave thanks, and said, "Take this and divide it among
yourselves; 18 for I tell you, I will not drink of the fruit of the
vine until the kingdom of God comes." 19 And he took bread, gave thanks
and broke it, and gave it to them, saying, "This is my body which is
given for you; do this in remembrance of me." 20 Likewise he took the
cup after supper, saying, "This cup is the new covenant in my blood,
which is poured out for you. 21 But behold the hand of him who betrays
me is with me on the table. 22 For the Son of Man goes as it has been
determined, but woe to that man by whom he is betrayed!" 23 Then they
began to question among themselves, which of them it was who would do
this.
95.40 Jesus Reproves the Ambition of the Apostles,
Foretells Peter's Denials, Gives Warning of coming Privation and Peril
LK 22:24-38
24 A dispute also arose among them, which of them was to be
considered the greatest. 25 And he said to them, "The kings of the
Gentiles exercise lordship over them; and those who exercise authority
over them are called benefactors. 26 But not so among you; on the
contrary, he who is greatest among you, let him be as the youngest, and
he who leads as one who serves. 27 For who is greater, one who sits at
the table, or one who serves? Is it not the one who sits at the table?
But I am among you as One who serves. 28 You are those who have
continued with me in my trials. 29 And I bestow on you a kingdom, just
as my Father bestowed one on me, 30 so that you may eat and drink at my
table in my kingdom and sit on thrones, judging the twelve tribes of
Israel.
31 "Simon, Simon, behold, Satan has asked to have you, that he
might sift you as wheat. 32 But I have prayed for you, that your faith
may not fail; and when you have turned again, strengthen your
brethren." 33 But he said to him, "Lord, I am ready to go with you to
prison and to death." 34 He said, "I tell you, Peter, the rooster will
not crow this day before you deny three times that you know me."
35 And he said to them, "When I sent you out with no purse or bag
or sandals, did you lack anything?" They said, "Nothing." 36 He said to
them, "But now, let him who has a purse take it, and likewise a bag;
and let him who has no sword sell his robe and buy one. 37 For I tell
you that this scripture must be fulfilled in me, 'And he was numbered
with transgressors'; for what is written about me has its fulfillment."
38 They said, "Look, Lord, here are two swords." And he said to them,
"It is enough."
95.50 Jesus Washes the Feet of His Disciples
JN 13:1b-20
1 When Jesus knew that his hour had come to depart from this
world to the Father, having loved his own who were in the world, he
loved them to the end. 2 And during supper, when the devil had already
put it into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, to betray him, 3
Jesus, knowing that the Father had given all things into his hands, and
that he had come from God and was going to God, 4 rose from supper,
laid aside his garments, took a towel and girded himself. 5 After that,
he poured water into a basin and began to wash the disciples' feet, and
to wipe them with the towel with which he was girded. 6 Then he came to
Simon Peter. And Peter said to him, "Lord, are you going to wash my
feet?" 7 Jesus answered him, "You do not realize now what I am doing,
but later you will understand." 8 Peter said to him, "You shall never
wash my feet." Jesus answered him, "If I do not wash you, you have no
part with me." 9 Simon Peter said to him, "Lord, not my feet only, but
also my hands and my head!" 10 Jesus said to him, "He who has bathed
needs only to wash his feet, but is completely clean; and you are
clean, but not every one of you." 11 For he knew who was to betray him;
that was why he said, "You are not all clean."
12 When he had washed their feet, and taken his garments, and
returned to his place, he said to them, "Do you know what I have done
to you? 13 You call me Teacher and Lord, and you are right, for so I
am. 14 If I then, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you
also ought to wash one another's feet. 15 For I have given you an
example, that you should do as I have done to you. 16 Truly, truly, I
say to you, a servant is not greater than his master; nor is he who is
sent greater than he who sent him. 17 If you know these things, blessed
are you if you do them. 18 I am not speaking of you all. I know whom I
have chosen; but that the Scripture may be fulfilled, 'he who ate my
bread has lifted up his heel against me.' 19 Now I tell you before it
comes, that when it does take place, you may believe that I am he. 20
Truly, truly, I say to you, he who receives anyone I send receives me;
and he who receives me receives him who sent me."
95.60 Jesus Gives the Sop to Judas, who then goes out.
Exhortation to love one another.
Jesus a Second Time Foretells Peter's Denials
JN 13:21-38
21 When Jesus had said this, he was troubled in spirit, and
testified, "Truly, truly, I say to you, one of you will betray me." 22
The disciples looked at one another, uncertain of whom he spoke. 23 One
of his disciples, whom Jesus loved, was leaning close to the breast of
Jesus. 24 Simon Peter motioned to him and said, "Ask who it is of whom
he speaks." 25 Then, leaning back on the breast of Jesus, he said to
him, "Lord, who is it?" 26 Jesus answered, "It is he to whom I shall
give this piece of bread when I have dipped it." And having dipped the
bread, he gave it to Judas Iscariot, the son of Simon. 27 Then after
the bread, Satan entered into him. Jesus said to him, "What you are
going to do, do quickly." 28 But no one at the table knew why he said
this to him. 29 Some thought that, because Judas had the money box,
Jesus was telling him, "Buy what we need for the feast"; or, that he
should give something to the poor. 30 Having received the piece of
bread, he went out immediately. And it was night.
31 When he had gone out, Jesus said, "Now is the Son of Man
glorified, and in him God is glorified. 32 If God is glorified in him,
God will also glorify him in himself, and glorify him at once. 33
Little children, I shall be with you a little while longer. You will
seek me; and as I said to the Jews, 'Where I am going, you cannot
come,' so now I say to you. 34 A new commandment I give to you, that
you love one another; as I have loved you, that you also love one
another. 35 By this all men will know that you are my disciples, if you
have love for one another."
36 Simon Peter said to him, "Lord, where are you going?" Jesus
answered, "Where I am going you cannot follow me now; but you shall
follow afterward." 37 Peter said to him, "Lord, why can I not follow
you now? I will lay down my life for you." 38 Jesus answered, "Will you
lay down your life for me? Truly, truly, I say to you, the rooster will
not crow, till you have denied me three times.
95.70 The Holy Ghost is Promised. Jesus Prays for His Disciples
JN 14:1-17:26
1 "Let not your hearts be troubled; believe in God, believe also
in me. 2 In my Father's house are many rooms; if it were not so, I
would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. 3 And if I go and
prepare a place for you, I will come again and take you to myself, that
where I am you may be also. 4 And you know the way where I am going." 5
Thomas said to him, "Lord, we do not know where you are going, and how
can we know the way?" 6 Jesus said to him, "I am the way, and the
truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. 7 If
you had known me, you would have known my Father also; and from now on
you know him and have seen him." 8 Philip said to him, "Lord, show us
the Father, and that will be enough for us." 9 Jesus said to him, "Have
I been with you so long, and yet you do not know me, Philip? He who has
seen me has seen the Father; how can you say, 'Show us the Father'? 10
Do you not believe that I am in the Father, and the Father in me? The
words that I say to you I do not speak on my own authority; but the
Father who dwells in me does his works. 11 Believe me that I am in the
Father and the Father in me; or else believe me for the sake of the
works themselves. 12 Truly, truly, I say to you, he who believes in me
will also do the works that I do; and greater works than these will he
do, because I go to the Father. 13 And whatever you ask in my name, I
will do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. 14 If you ask
anything in my name, I will do it.
15 "If you love me, you will keep my commandments. 16 And I will
ask the Father, and he will give you another Counselor, to be with you
forever - 17 the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive,
because it neither sees him nor knows him; but you know him, for he
dwells with you and will be in you. 18 I will not leave you orphans; I
will come to you. 19 A little while longer, and the world will see me
no more, but you will see me. Because I live, you will live also. 20 In
that day you will know that I am in my Father, and you in me, and I in
you. 21 He who has my commandments and keeps them, it is he who loves
me. And he who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love him
and manifest myself to him." 22 Judas (not Iscariot) said to him,
"Lord, how is it that you will manifest yourself to us, and not to the
world?" 23 Jesus answered him, "If anyone loves me, he will keep my
word, and my Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our
home with him. 24 He who does not love me does not keep my words; and
the word which you hear is not mine but the Father's who sent me.
25 "These things I have spoken to you, while I am still with you.
26 But the Counselor, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my
name, he will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all
that I have said to you. 27 Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to
you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be
troubled, neither let them be afraid. 28 You have heard me say to you,
'I am going away and coming back to you.' If you loved me, you would
rejoice because I said, 'I am going to the Father,' for the Father is
greater than I. 29 And now I have told you before it takes place, so
that when it does take place, you may believe. 30 I will no longer talk
much with you, for the ruler of this world is coming, and he has
nothing in me. 31 But I do as the Father commanded me, so that the
world may know that I love the Father. Rise, let us go from here.
15
1 "I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinedresser. 2 Every
branch in me that bears no fruit he takes away; and every branch that
does bear fruit he prunes, so that it may bear more fruit. 3 You are
already clean because of the word which I have spoken to you. 4 Abide
in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless
it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in me. 5 I am
the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in me, and I in him, he
bears much fruit; for apart from me you can do nothing. 6 If anyone
does not abide in me, he is like a branch that is cast away and
withers; and the branches are gathered, thrown into the fire and
burned. 7 If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask whatever
you will, and it shall be done for you. 8 By this my Father is
glorified, that you bear much fruit, and so prove to be my disciples. 9
As the Father has loved me, I also have loved you; abide in my love. 10
If you keep my commandments, you will abide in my love, just as I have
kept my Father's commandments and abide in his love.
11 "These things I have spoken to you, that my joy may be in you,
and that your joy may be full. 12 This is my commandment, that you love
one another as I have loved you. 13 Greater love has no one than this,
that he lay down his life for his friends. 14 You are my friends if you
do what I command you. 15 No longer do I call you servants, for a
servant does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you
friends, for all that I have heard from my Father I have made known to
you. 16 You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you that
you should go and bear fruit, and that your fruit should remain, that
whatever you ask the Father in my name he may give you. 17 This I
command you, that you love one another.
18 "If the world hates you, know that it hated me before it hated
you. 19 If you were of the world, the world would love its own. But
because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world,
therefore the world hates you. 20 Remember the word that I said to you,
'A servant is not greater than his master.' If they persecuted me, they
will also persecute you. If they kept my word, they will keep yours
also. 21 But all this they will do to you for my name's sake, because
they do not know him who sent me. 22 If I had not come and spoken to
them, they would not have sin, but now they have no excuse for their
sin. 23 He who hates me hates my Father also. 24 If I had not done
among them the works which no one else did, they would not have sin;
but now they have seen and hated both me and my Father. 25 But this is
to fulfill the word that is written in their law, 'They hated me
without a cause.'
26 "But when the Counselor comes, whom I shall send to you from
the Father, the Spirit of truth who proceeds from the Father, he will
testify of me. 27 And you also will bear witness, because you have been
with me from the beginning.
16
1 "I have said all this to you so that you will not go astray. 2
They will put you out of the synagogues; yes, the time is coming when
whoever kills you will think he is offering service to God. 3 And they
will do these things because they have not known the Father, nor me. 4
But I have told you these things, that when the time comes, you may
remember that I told you of them.
"I did not say these things to you at the beginning, because I
was with you. 5 But now I am going to him who sent me, yet none of you
asks me, 'Where are you going?' 6 But because I have said these things
to you, sorrow has filled your heart. 7 Nevertheless I tell you the
truth: it is to your advantage that I go away. For if I do not go away,
the Counselor will not come to you; but if I go, I will send him to
you. 8 And when he comes, he will convict the world of sin, and of
righteousness, and of judgment: 9 of sin, because they do not believe
in me; 10 of righteousness, because I go to the Father, and you see me
no more; 11 of judgment, because the ruler of this world is judged.
12 "I have many more things to say to you, but you cannot bear
them now. 13 But when he, the Spirit of truth, comes, he will guide you
into all truth; for he will not speak on his own authority, but
whatever he hears he will speak; and he will tell you things to come.
14 He will glorify me, for he will take of what is mine and declare it
to you. 15 All that the Father has is mine. Therefore I said that he
will take of what is mine and declare it to you.
16 "A little while, and you will see me no more; again a little
while, and you will see me." 17 Then some of his disciples said to one
another, "What is this that he says to us, 'A little while, and you
will not see me, and again a little while, and you will see me'; and,
'because I go to the Father'?" 18 They said, "What does he mean by 'a
little while'? We do not know what he is saying." 19 Now Jesus knew
that they wanted to ask him, so he said to them, "Are you asking
yourselves about what I meant when I said, 'A little while, and you
will not see me; and again a little while, and you will see me'? 20
Truly, truly, I say to you, you will weep and lament, but the world
will rejoice; you will be sorrowful, but your sorrow will turn into
joy. 21 When a woman is in labor she has sorrow, because her hour has
come; but as soon as she gives birth to the child, she no longer
remembers the anguish, for joy that a child has been born into the
world. 22 So you have sorrow now, but I will see you again and your
heart will rejoice, and no one will take your joy from you. 23 In that
day you will ask me nothing. Truly, truly, I say to you, whatever you
ask the Father in my name he will give you. 24 Until now you have asked
nothing in my name. Ask, and you will receive, that your joy may be
full.
25 "I have said this to you in figurative language; but the time
is coming when I will no longer speak to you in figures, but I will
tell you plainly about the Father. 26 In that day you will ask in my
name. And I do not say to you that I shall pray the Father for you; 27
for the Father himself loves you, because you have loved me and have
believed that I came from God. 28 I came from the Father and have come
into the world; again, I am leaving the world and going to the Father."
29 His disciples said, "See, now you are speaking plainly, and not
using a figure of speech! 30 Now we are sure that you know all things,
and have no need for anyone to question you. By this we believe that
you came from God." 31 Jesus answered them, "Do you now believe? 32
Indeed the hour is coming, yes, has now come, when you will be
scattered, each to his own, and will leave me alone. And yet I am not
alone, for the Father is with me. 33 I have said these things to you,
that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation.
But take courage! I have overcome the world."
17
1 When Jesus had spoken these words, he lifted up his eyes to
heaven, and said: "Father, the hour has come. Glorify your Son, that
your Son also may glorify you, 2 as you have given him authority over
all flesh, that he should give eternal life to all those you have given
him. 3 And this is eternal life, that they may know you, the only true
God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent. 4 I have glorified you on the
earth, having finished the work which you have given me to do. 5 And
now, Father, glorify me in your own presence with the glory which I had
with you before the world was made.
6 "I have manifested your name to the men whom you have given me
out of the world. They were yours; you gave them to me, and they have
kept your word. 7 Now they know that everything you have given me comes
from you. 8 For I have given them the words which you have given me,
and they have received them and know in truth that I came from you; and
they have believed that you sent me. 9 I pray for them. I am not
praying for the world, but for those whom you have given me, for they
are yours. 10 And all mine are yours, and yours are mine, and I am
glorified in them. 11 And now I am no longer in the world, but they are
in the world, and I am coming to you. Holy Father, keep them in your
name - the name you gave me - that they may be one, even as we are one.
12 While I was with them, I kept them in your name - the name you gave
me. I have guarded them, and none of them is lost except the son of
perdition, that the Scripture might be fulfilled. 13 But now I am
coming to you, and these things I speak in the world, that they may
have my joy fulfilled in themselves. 14 I have given them your word;
and the world has hated them because they are not of the world, even as
I am not of the world. 15 I do not pray that you should take them out
of the world, but that you should keep them from the evil one. 16 They
are not of the world, even as I am not of the world. 17 Sanctify them
by the truth; your word is truth. 18 As you sent me into the world, I
also have sent them into the world. 19 And for their sakes I sanctify
myself, that they also may be sanctified in truth.
20 "I do not pray for these alone, but also for those who will
believe in me through their word; 21 that they all may be one, as you,
Father, are in me, and I in you; that they also may be in us, that the
world may believe that you sent me. 22 And the glory which you gave me
I have given them, that they may be one just as we are one: 23 I in
them, and you in me; that they may become perfectly one, and that the
world may know that you have sent me, and have loved them even as you
have loved me. 24 Father, I desire that they also whom you have given
me may be with me where I am, that they may behold my glory which you
have given me, for you loved me before the foundation of the world. 25
O righteous Father, the world has not known you, but I have known you;
and these know that you sent me. 26 I have made known to them your
name, and will make it known, that the love with which you loved me may
be in them, and I in them."
96.10 Jesus Warns His Disciples that they will Forsake Him.
He Foretells Peter's Denials a Third Time.
MT 26:30-35
30 And when they had sung a hymn, they went out to the Mount of
Olives.
31 Then Jesus said to them, "You will all fall away because of me
this night; for it is written,
'I will strike the shepherd,
and the sheep of the flock will be scattered.'
32 But after I have been raised, I will go before you to Galilee." 33
Peter declared to him, "Even if all fall away because of you, I will
never fall away." 34 Jesus said to him, "Truly I say to you, this very
night, before the rooster crows, you will deny me three times." 35
Peter said to him, "Even if I have to die with you, I will not deny
you." And so said all the disciples.
MK 14:26-31
26 And when they had sung a hymn, they went out to the Mount of
Olives.
27 And Jesus said to them, "You will all fall away; for it is
written:
'I will strike the shepherd,
and the sheep will be scattered.'
28 But after I have been raised, I will go before you to Galilee." 29
Peter said to him, "Even if all fall away, I will not." 30 Jesus said
to him, "Truly, I say to you that this very night, before the rooster
crows twice, you will deny me three times." 31 But he spoke more
vehemently, "If I have to die with you, I will not deny you!" And they
all said the same.
96.20 The Agony in the Garden of Gethsemane
MT 26:36-46
36 Then Jesus went with his disciples to a place called
Gethsemane, and he said to them, "Sit here while I go over there and
pray." 37 He took Peter and the two sons of Zebedee along with him, and
he began to be sorrowful and troubled. 38 Then he said to them, "My
soul is exceedingly sorrowful, even to death. Stay here and watch with
me." 39 And going a little farther he fell on his face and prayed, "O
my Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from me; nevertheless,
not as I will, but as you will." 40 Then he came to the disciples and
found them sleeping; and he said to Peter, "So, could you not watch
with me one hour? 41 Watch and pray, so that you will not enter into
temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak." 42
Again, a second time, he went away and prayed, "O my Father, if this
cup cannot pass away unless I drink it, your will be done." 43 And
again he came and found them sleeping, for their eyes were heavy. 44 So
he left them, went away again, and prayed the third time, saying the
same words. 45 Then he came to the disciples and said to them, "Are you
still sleeping and resting? Behold, the hour is at hand, and the Son of
Man is being betrayed into the hands of sinners. 46 Rise, let us be
going; see, my betrayer is at hand."
MK 14:32-42
32 They went to a place which was called Gethsemane; and he said
to his disciples, "Sit here, while I pray." 33 And he took Peter, James
and John with him, and he began to be deeply distressed and troubled.
34 And he said to them, "My soul is very sorrowful, even to death; stay
here, and watch." 35 And going a little farther, he fell on the ground
and prayed that, if it were possible, the hour might pass from him. 36
And he said, "Abba, Father, all things are possible for you. Take this
cup away from me; yet not what I will, but what you will." 37 Then he
came and found them sleeping, and he said to Peter, "Simon, are you
asleep? Could you not watch one hour? 38 Watch and pray that you may
not enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh
is weak." 39 And again he went away and prayed, saying the same words.
40 And when he came again, he found them sleeping, for their eyes were
heavy; and they did not know what to answer him. 41 Then he came the
third time and said to them, "Are you still sleeping and resting? It is
enough! The hour has come; behold, the Son of Man is being betrayed
into the hands of sinners. 42 Rise, let us go; see, my betrayer is at
hand."
LK 22:39-46
39 He came out, and went to the Mount of Olives, as was his
custom, and his disciples followed him. 40 When he came to the place,
he said to them, "Pray that you may not enter into temptation." 41 And
he withdrew from them about a stone's throw, and knelt down and prayed,
42 "Father, if you are willing, take this cup from me; nevertheless not
my will, but yours, be done." 43 An angel appeared to him from heaven,
and strengthened him. 44 And being in agony, he prayed more earnestly,
and his sweat became like drops of blood falling to the ground. 45 When
he rose from prayer, and came to his disciples, he found them sleeping
from sorrow. 46 He said to them, "Why do you sleep? Rise and pray that
you may not enter into temptation."
JN 18:1-2
1 When Jesus had spoken these words, he went out with his
disciples over the Kidron valley, where there was a garden, which he
and his disciples entered. 2 Now Judas, who betrayed him, also knew the
place; for Jesus often met there with his disciples.
96.30 Jesus Betrayed by Judas Iscariot and Arrested.
The Disciples Desert Him.
MT 26:47-56
47 While he was still speaking, Judas came, one of the twelve,
and with him a great crowd with swords and clubs, from the chief
priests and the elders of the people. 48 Now the betrayer had given
them a sign, saying, "The one I kiss is the man; seize him." 49 And at
once he went up to Jesus and said, "Greetings, Rabbi!" and kissed him.
50 Jesus said to him, "Friend, why are you here?" Then they came up and
laid hands on Jesus and seized him. 51 And suddenly, one of those who
were with Jesus stretched out his hand and drew his sword, struck the
servant of the high priest, and cut off his ear. 52 But Jesus said to
him, "Put your sword back in its place, for all who take the sword will
perish by the sword. 53 Do you think that I cannot appeal to my Father,
and he will at once send me more than twelve legions of angels? 54 But
how then could the Scriptures be fulfilled, that it must happen in this
way?" 55 At that hour Jesus said to the crowds, "Have you come out as
against a robber, with swords and clubs to capture me? Every day I sat
in the temple teaching, and you did not seize me. 56 But all this has
taken place, that the Scriptures of the prophets might be fulfilled."
Then all the disciples forsook him and fled.
MK 14:43-52
43 And immediately, while he was still speaking, Judas came, one
of the twelve, and with him a crowd with swords and clubs, from the
chief priests and the scribes and the elders. 44 Now the betrayer had
given them a signal, saying, "The one I shall kiss is the man; seize
him and lead him away under guard." 45 And when he came, he went up to
him at once, and said, "Rabbi!" and he kissed him. 46 And they laid
hands on him and seized him. 47 And one of those who stood by drew his
sword and struck the servant of the high priest, and cut off his ear.
48 And Jesus said to them, "Have you come out as against a robber, with
swords and clubs to capture me? 49 Every day I was with you in the
temple teaching, and you did not seize me. But the scriptures must be
fulfilled." 50 Then they all forsook him and fled.
51 And a young man followed him, with nothing but a linen cloth
around his body. And they seized him, 52 and he left the linen cloth
and fled from them naked.
LK 22:47-53
47 While he was still speaking, a crowd came, and the man who was
called Judas, one of the twelve, was leading them. He drew near to
Jesus to kiss him; 48 but Jesus said to him, "Judas, are you betraying
the Son of Man with a kiss?" 49 When those around him saw what was
going to happen, they said, "Lord, shall we strike with the sword?" 50
And one of them struck the servant of the high priest and cut off his
right ear. 51 But Jesus answered, "No more of this!" And he touched his
ear and healed him. 52 Then Jesus said to the chief priests, officers
of the temple, and the elders who had come to him, "Have you come out
as against a robber, with swords and clubs? 53 When I was with you day
after day in the temple, you did not lay hands on me. But this is your
hour, and the power of darkness."
JN 18:3-12
3 So Judas, having received a detachment of soldiers and some officers
from the chief priests and the Pharisees, came there with lanterns,
torches, and weapons. 4 Then Jesus, knowing all that was to come upon
him, went forward and said to them, "Whom do you seek?" 5 They answered
him, "Jesus of Nazareth." Jesus said to them, "I am he." And Judas, who
betrayed him, was standing with them. 6 When he said to them, "I am
he," they drew back and fell to the ground. 7 Again he asked them,
"Whom do you seek?" And they said, "Jesus of Nazareth." 8 Jesus
answered, "I told you that I am he. So, if you seek me, let these men
go." 9 This happened so that the words which he had spoken would be
fulfilled, "Of those whom you gave me I have lost none." 10 Then Simon
Peter, having a sword, drew it and struck the high priest's servant,
and cut off his right ear. The servant's name was Malchus. 11 Jesus
said to Peter, "Put your sword into its sheath; shall I not drink the
cup which the Father has given me?"
12 Then the detachment of soldiers and their captain and the
officers of the Jews arrested Jesus and bound him.
96.40 Jesus is Brought Before Annas
MT 26:57
57 And those who had seized Jesus led him away to Caiaphas the
high priest, where the scribes and the elders had assembled.
MK 14:53
53 And they led Jesus to the high priest; and all the chief
priests and the elders and the scribes were assembled.
LK 22:54
54 Then they seized him and led him away, bringing him into the
high priest's house. Peter followed at a distance.
JN 18:13-14
13 And they led him to Annas first; for he was the father-in-law of
Caiaphas, who was high priest that year. 14 Now it was Caiaphas who had
advised the Jews that it was expedient that one man should die for the
people.
96.50 The Denials of Peter
MT 26:58, 69-75
58 But Peter followed him at a distance, right up to the
courtyard of the high priest. He entered and sat down with the guards
to see the end.
69 Now Peter was sitting outside in the courtyard, and a servant
girl came to him and said, "You also were with Jesus of Galilee." 70
But he denied it before them all, saying, "I do not know what you are
talking about." 71 And when he went out to the gateway, another girl
saw him and said to the people there, "This fellow was with Jesus of
Nazareth." 72 But again he denied it with an oath, "I do not know the
man!" 73 After a little while those who stood by came up and said to
Peter, "Surely you are also one of them, for your accent betrays you."
74 Then he began to invoke a curse on himself and to swear, "I do not
know the man." And immediately the rooster crowed. 75 And Peter
remembered the word Jesus had said, "Before the rooster crows, you will
deny me three times." So he went out and wept bitterly.
MK 14:54, 66-72
54 But Peter followed him at a distance, right into the courtyard
of the high priest. And he sat with the guards and warmed himself at
the fire.
66 Now as Peter was below in the courtyard, one of the servant
girls of the high priest came. 67 And when she saw Peter warming
himself, she looked at him, and said, "You also were with the Nazarene,
Jesus." 68 But he denied it, saying, "I neither know nor understand
what you mean." And he went out into the gateway. 69 And the servant
girl saw him again, and began to say to those who stood by, "This is
one of them." 70 But again he denied it. And after a little while again
those standing near said to Peter, "Surely you are one of them; for you
are a Gallilean." 71 But he began to invoke a curse on himself and to
swear, "I do not know this man of whom you speak." 72 And immediately
the rooster crowed a second time. Then Peter remembered the word Jesus
had said to him, "Before the rooster crows twice, you will deny me
three times." And he broke down and wept.
LK 22:55-62
55 When they had kindled a fire in the middle of the courtyard
and sat down together, Peter sat among them. 56 And a servant girl,
seeing him as he sat in the firelight, looked at him, and said, "This
man also was with him." 57 But he denied it, saying, "Woman, I do not
know him." 58 And a little later some one else saw him and said, "You
also are of them." But Peter said, "Man, I am not!" 59 Then after about
an hour had passed, another insisted, saying, "Certainly this fellow
also was with him, for he is a Galilean." 60 But Peter said, "Man, I do
not know what you are saying!" Immediately, while he was still
speaking, the rooster crowed. 61 And the Lord turned and looked at
Peter. And Peter remembered the word of the Lord, how he had said to
him, "Before the rooster crows today, you will deny me three times." 62
And he went out and wept bitterly.
JN 18:15-27
15 Simon Peter followed Jesus, and so did another disciple. As
this disciple was known to the high priest, he went with Jesus into the
courtyard of the high priest. 16 But Peter stood at the door outside.
Then the other disciple, who was known to the high priest, went out and
spoke to the girl who kept the door, and brought Peter in. 17 Then the
girl who kept the door said to Peter, "You are not also one of this
man's disciples, are you?" He said, "I am not." 18 Now the servants and
officers had made a charcoal fire, because it was cold, and they were
standing and warming themselves. Peter also was with them, standing and
warming himself.
19 The high priest then questioned Jesus about his disciples and
his teaching. 20 Jesus answered him, "I have spoken openly to the
world. I always taught in synagogues and in the temple, where all the
Jews come together, and I have said nothing in secret. 21 Why do you
ask me? Ask those who have heard me what I said to them. They know what
I said." 22 And when he had said this, one of the officers standing by
struck Jesus with his hand, saying, "Is that the way you answer the
high priest?" 23 Jesus answered him, "If I have spoken wrongly, bear
witness to the wrong; but if I have spoken rightly, why do you strike
me?" 24 Then Annas sent him bound to Caiaphas the high priest.
25 Now Simon Peter stood warming himself. Therefore they said to
him, "You are not also one of his disciples, are you?" He denied it and
said, "I am not." 26 One of the servants of the high priest, a relative
of him whose ear Peter had cut off, said, "Did I not see you in the
garden with him?" 27 Peter again denied it; and at once a rooster
crowed.
96.60 Jesus is Arraigned Before Caiaphas, Condemned and Mocked
MT 26:59-68
59 Now the chief priests and the whole council sought false
testimony against Jesus that they might put him to death, 60 but they
found none, though many false witnesses came forward. At last two came
forward 61 and said, "This fellow said, 'I am able to destroy the
temple of God, and to build it in three days.'" 62 And the high priest
stood up and said, "Have you no answer to make? What is it that these
men testify against you?" 63 But Jesus remained silent. And the high
priest said to him, "I charge you under oath by the living God: tell us
if you are the Christ, the Son of God." 64 Jesus said to him, "It is as
you said. But I say to you,
hereafter you will see the Son of Man
sitting at the right hand of the Power,
and coming on the clouds of heaven."
65 Then the high priest tore his clothes and said, "He has spoken
blasphemy! Why do we need any more witnesses? Look, now you have heard
his blasphemy. 66 What do you think?" They answered, "He is worthy of
death." 67 Then they spat in his face and struck him with their fists;
and others slapped him, 68 saying, "Prophesy to us, Christ! Who is the
one who struck you?"
MK 14:55-65
55 Now the chief priests and the whole council sought testimony against
Jesus to put him to death, but they found none. 56 For many bore false
witness against him, but their testimonies did not agree. 57 Then some
stood up and bore false witness against him, saying, 58 "We heard him
say, 'I will destroy this temple that is made with hands, and in three
days I will build another not made with hands.'" 59 Yet even then their
testimony did not agree. 60 And the high priest stood up in the midst,
and asked Jesus, "Have you no answer to make? What is it that these men
testify against you?" 61 But he was silent and made no answer. Again
the high priest asked him, "Are you the Christ, the Son of the
Blessed?" 62 And Jesus said, "I am.
And you will see the Son of Man
sitting at the right hand of the Power,
and coming with the clouds of heaven."
63 The high priest tore his clothes and said, "Why do we need any more
witnesses? 64 You have heard the blasphemy. What do you think?" And
they all condemned him as worthy of death. 65 Then some began to spit
on him, and to blindfold him, and to beat him, and to say to him,
"Prophesy!" And the guards received him with slaps in the face.
LK 22:63-65
63 Now the men who were holding Jesus mocked him and beat him. 64
They blindfolded him and asked him, "Prophesy! Who is the one who
struck you?" 65 And they spoke many other things against him,
blaspheming.
97.10 Jesus Condemned Before Caiaphas and led to Pilate
MT 27:1-2
1 When morning came, all the chief priests and the elders of the
people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death. 2 And they bound
him, and led him away and delivered him to Pilate the governor.
MK 15:1
1 Very early in the morning, the chief priests held a
consultation with the elders and scribes and the whole council; and
they bound Jesus, led him away, and delivered him to Pilate.
LK 22:66-23:1
66 As soon as it was day, the council of the elders of the people
came together, both chief priests and scribes; and they led him away to
their council chamber, saying, 67 "If you are the Christ, tell us." But
he said to them, "If I tell you, you will not believe. 68 And if I ask
you, you will not answer. 69 But from now on the Son of Man will be
seated at the right hand of the power of God." 70 They all said, "Are
you the Son of God, then?" He said to them, "You said what I am." 71
And they said, "What further testimony do we need? We have heard it
ourselves from his own lips."
1 Then the whole body of them arose and led him to Pilate.
JN 18:28
28 Then they led Jesus from Caiaphas to the Praetorium, and it
was early morning. But they did not enter the Praetorium themselves, so
that they might not be defiled, but might eat the Passover.
97.20 The Jews Accuse Jesus of Sedition
LK 23:2
2 And they began to accuse him, saying, "We found this man
perverting our nation and forbidding to pay taxes to Caesar, saying
that he himself is Christ, a king."
JN 18:29-33a
29 So Pilate went out to them and said, "What accusation do you
bring against this man?" 30 They answered him, "If he were not an
evildoer, we would not have handed him over to you." 31 Pilate said to
them, "Take him yourselves and judge him by your own law." The Jews
said to him, "It is not lawful for us to put anyone to death." 32 This
happened so that the words Jesus had spoken would be fulfilled, showing
by what death he was going to die. 33 Then Pilate entered the
Praetorium again.
97.30 The Remorse and Suicide of Judas Iscariot
MT 27:3-10
3 When Judas, his betrayer, saw that he was condemned, he
repented and brought back the thirty pieces of silver to the chief
priests and the elders, 4 saying, "I have sinned by betraying innocent
blood." And they said, "What is that to us? You see to it!" 5 Then he
threw down the pieces of silver in the temple and departed, and went
and hanged himself. 6 But the chief priests took the silver pieces and
said, "It is not lawful to put them into the treasury, since they are
the money of blood." 7 So they took counsel, and bought with them the
potter's field, to bury strangers in. Therefore that field has been
called the Field of Blood to this day. 9 Then was fulfilled what was
spoken by Jeremiah the prophet, saying, "And they took the thirty
pieces of silver, the price of him on whom a price had been set by some
of the sons of Israel, 10 and they gave them for the potter's field, as
the Lord directed me."
Acts 1:18b
18 (Now this man bought a field with the reward of his
wickedness; and falling headlong, he burst open in the middle and all
his intestines gushed out. 19 And it became known to all the
inhabitants of Jerusalem, so that the field was called in their
language Akeldama, that is, Field of Blood.)