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Chapter 26
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And it came to pass, when Jesus had finished all these
sayings, he said unto his disciples, |
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Ye know that after two days is the feast of the passover,
and the Son of man is betrayed to be crucified. |
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Then assembled together the chief priests, and the
scribes, and the elders of the people, unto the palace
of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas, |
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And consulted that they might take Jesus by subtilty,
and kill him. |
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But they said, Not on the feast day, lest there be
an uproar among the people. |
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Now when Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of Simon
the leper, |
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There came unto him a woman having an alabaster box
of very precious ointment, and poured it on his head,
as he sat at meat. |
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But when his disciples saw it, they had indignation,
saying, To what purpose is this waste? |
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For this ointment might have been sold for much, and
given to the poor. |
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When Jesus understood it, he said unto them, Why trouble
ye the woman? for she hath wrought a good work upon me. |
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For ye have the poor always with you; but me ye have
not always. |
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For in that she hath poured this ointment on my body,
she did it for my burial. |
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Verily I say unto you, Wheresoever this gospel shall
be preached in the whole world, there shall also this,
that this woman hath done, be told for a memorial of
her. |
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Then one of the twelve, called Judas Iscariot, went
unto the chief priests, |
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And said unto them, What will ye give me, and I will
deliver him unto you? And they covenanted with him for
thirty pieces of silver. |
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And from that time he sought opportunity to betray
him. |
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Now the first day of the feast of unleavened bread
the disciples came to Jesus, saying unto him, Where wilt
thou that we prepare for thee to eat the passover? |
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And he said, Go into the city to such a man, and say
unto him, The Master saith, My time is at hand; I will
keep the passover at thy house with my disciples. |
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And the disciples did as Jesus had appointed them;
and they made ready the passover. |
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Now when the even was come, he sat down with the twelve. |
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And as they did eat, he said, Verily I say unto you,
that one of you shall betray me. |
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And they were exceeding sorrowful, and began every
one of them to say unto him, Lord, is it I? |
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And he answered and said, He that dippeth his hand
with me in the dish, the same shall betray me. |
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The Son of man goeth as it is written of him: but woe
unto that man by whom the Son of man is betrayed! it
had been good for that man if he had not been born. |
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Then Judas, which betrayed him, answered and said,
Master, is it I? He said unto him, Thou hast said. |
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And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and blessed
it, and brake it, and gave it to the disciples, and said,
Take, eat; this is my body. |
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And he took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to
them, saying, Drink ye all of it; |
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For this is my blood of the new testament, which is
shed for many for the remission of sins. |
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But I say unto you, I will not drink henceforth of
this fruit of the vine, until that day when I drink it
new with you in my Father's kingdom. |
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And when they had sung an hymn, they went out into
the mount of Olives. |
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Then saith Jesus unto them, All ye shall be offended
because of me this night: for it is written, I will smite
the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock shall be scattered
abroad. |
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But after I am risen again, I will go before you into
Galilee. |
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Peter answered and said unto him, Though all men shall
be offended because of thee, yet will I never be offended. |
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Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, That this
night, before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice. |
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Peter said unto him, Though I should die with thee,
yet will I not deny thee. Likewise also said all the
disciples. |
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Then cometh Jesus with them unto a place called Gethsemane,
and saith unto the disciples, Sit ye here, while I go
and pray yonder. |
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And he took with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee,
and began to be sorrowful and very heavy. |
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Then saith he unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful,
even unto death: tarry ye here, and watch with me. |
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And he went a little farther, and fell on his face,
and prayed, saying, O my Father, if it be possible, let
this cup pass from me: nevertheless not as I will, but
as thou wilt. |
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And he cometh unto the disciples, and findeth them
asleep, and saith unto Peter, What, could ye not watch
with me one hour? |
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Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation:
the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak. |
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He went away again the second time, and prayed, saying,
O my Father, if this cup may not pass away from me, except
I drink it, thy will be done. |
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And he came and found them asleep again: for their
eyes were heavy. |
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And he left them, and went away again, and prayed the
third time, saying the same words. |
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Then cometh he to his disciples, and saith unto them,
Sleep on now, and take your rest: behold, the hour is
at hand, and the Son of man is betrayed into the hands
of sinners. |
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Rise, let us be going: behold, he is at hand that doth
betray me. |
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And while he yet spake, lo, Judas, one of the twelve,
came, and with him a great multitude with swords and
staves, from the chief priests and elders of the people. |
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Now he that betrayed him gave them a sign, saying,
Whomsoever I shall kiss, that same is he: hold him fast. |
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And forthwith he came to Jesus, and said, Hail, master;
and kissed him. |
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And Jesus said unto him, Friend, wherefore art thou
come? Then came they, and laid hands on Jesus and took
him. |
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And, behold, one of them which were with Jesus stretched
out his hand, and drew his sword, and struck a servant
of the high priest's, and smote off his ear. |
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Then said Jesus unto him, Put up again thy sword into
his place: for all they that take the sword shall perish
with the sword. |
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Thinkest thou that I cannot now pray to my Father,
and he shall presently give me more than twelve legions
of angels? |
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But how then shall the scriptures be fulfilled, that
thus it must be? |
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In that same hour said Jesus to the multitudes, Are
ye come out as against a thief with swords and staves
for to take me? I sat daily with you teaching in the
temple, and ye laid no hold on me. |
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But all this was done, that the scriptures of the prophets
might be fulfilled. Then all the disciples forsook him,
and fled. |
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And they that had laid hold on Jesus led him away to
Caiaphas the high priest, where the scribes and the elders
were assembled. |
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But Peter followed him afar off unto the high priest's
palace, and went in, and sat with the servants, to see
the end. |
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Now the chief priests, and elders, and all the council,
sought false witness against Jesus, to put him to death; |
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But found none: yea, though many false witnesses came,
yet found they none. At the last came two false witnesses, |
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And said, This fellow said, I am able to destroy the
temple of God, and to build it in three days. |
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And the high priest arose, and said unto him, Answerest
thou nothing? what is it which these witness against
thee? |
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But Jesus held his peace, And the high priest answered
and said unto him, I adjure thee by the living God, that
thou tell us whether thou be the Christ, the Son of God. |
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Jesus saith unto him, Thou hast said: nevertheless
I say unto you, Hereafter shall ye see the Son of man
sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the
clouds of heaven. |
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Then the high priest rent his clothes, saying, He hath
spoken blasphemy; what further need have we of witnesses?
behold, now ye have heard his blasphemy. |
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What think ye? They answered and said, He is guilty
of death. |
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Then did they spit in his face, and buffeted him; and
others smote him with the palms of their hands, |
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Saying, Prophesy unto us, thou Christ, Who is he that
smote thee? |
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Now Peter sat without in the palace: and a damsel came
unto him, saying, Thou also wast with Jesus of Galilee. |
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But he denied before them all, saying, I know not what
thou sayest. |
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And when he was gone out into the porch, another maid
saw him, and said unto them that were there, This fellow
was also with Jesus of Nazareth. |
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And again he denied with an oath, I do not know the
man. |
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And after a while came unto him they that stood by,
and said to Peter, Surely thou also art one of them;
for thy speech bewrayeth thee. |
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Then began he to curse and to swear, saying, I know
not the man. And immediately the cock crew. |
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And Peter remembered the word of Jesus, which said
unto him, Before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice.
And he went out, and wept bitterly. |
