Luke 22

¹Now the Festival of Unleavened Bread, the one called Passover, was drawing near. ²And the chief priests and the scribes were seeking how they might do away with him, for they feared the people.

³Then Satan entered into Judas, the one called Iscariot, who was of the number of the twelve. ⁴And going away, he conferred with the chief priests and temple captains about how he might hand him over to them. ⁵And they were delighted and agreed to give him silver. ⁶And he consented, and began looking for an opportune moment to hand him over to them apart from the crowd.

⁷Then came the day of Unleavened Bread, on which the Passover lamb had to be sacrificed. ⁸And he sent Peter and John, saying, "Go and prepare the Passover for us, so that we may eat it." ⁹And they said to him, "Where do you want us to prepare it?" ¹⁰And he said to them, "Look, when you enter the city, a man carrying a clay jar of water will meet you. Follow him into the house that he enters. ¹¹And you will say to the master of the house, 'The Teacher says to you: Where is the guest room where I may eat the Passover with my disciples?' ¹²And he will show you a large upper room, furnished. Prepare it there." ¹³And having gone, they found it just as he had told them, and they prepared the Passover.

¹⁴And when the hour came, he reclined at table, and the apostles with him. ¹⁵And he said to them, "With deep longing I have longed to eat this Passover with you before I suffer. ¹⁶For I tell you, I will certainly not eat it until it is fulfilled in the kingdom of God." ¹⁷And having received a cup and given thanks, he said, "Take this and divide it among yourselves. ¹⁸For I tell you, I will certainly not drink from now on from the fruit of the vine until the kingdom of God comes." ¹⁹And having taken bread and given thanks, he broke it and gave it to them, saying, "This is my body, which is being given for you. Do this in remembrance of me." ²⁰And the cup likewise, after supper, saying, "This cup is the new covenant in my blood, which is being poured out for you."

²¹"But look—the hand of the one betraying me is with me on the table. ²²For the Son of Man goes as it has been determined, but woe to that man through whom he is betrayed." ²³And they began to discuss among themselves which of them it might be who was about to do this.

²⁴A dispute also arose among them as to which of them was considered to be greatest. ²⁵And he said to them, "The kings of the nations lord it over them, and those who hold power over them are called 'Benefactors.' ²⁶But not so with you. Rather, let the greatest among you become like the youngest, and the one who leads like the one who serves. ²⁷For who is greater—the one reclining at table or the one serving? Is it not the one reclining? Yet I am among you as the one who serves. ²⁸You are the ones who have remained with me through my trials. ²⁹And I covenant to you, just as my Father covenanted to me, a kingdom, ³⁰so 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—look, Satan has demanded to sift all of you like wheat. ³²But I have prayed for you that your faith may not fail. And when you have turned back, strengthen your brothers." ³³But he said to him, "Lord, I am ready to go with you both to prison and to death." ³⁴But he said, "I tell you, Peter, the rooster will not crow today before you have denied three times that you know me."

³⁵And he said to them, "When I sent you out without purse, bag, or sandals, did you lack anything?" And they said, "Nothing." ³⁶He said to them, "But now, let the one who has a purse take it, and likewise a bag. And let the one who has no sword sell his cloak and buy one. ³⁷For I tell you, this scripture must be fulfilled in me: 'And he was counted among the lawless.' For what concerns me is reaching its end." ³⁸And they said, "Lord, look—two swords here." And he said to them, "It is enough."

³⁹And going out, he went as was his custom to the Mount of Olives, and the disciples also followed him. ⁴⁰And when he arrived at the place, he said to them, "Pray that you do not enter into testing." ⁴¹And he withdrew from them about a stone's throw, and kneeling down, he began to pray, ⁴²saying, "Father, if you are willing, take this cup away from me. Yet not my will but yours be done." ⁴³Then an angel from heaven appeared to him, strengthening him. ⁴⁴And being in anguish, he prayed more fervently, and his sweat became like drops of blood falling to the ground.

⁴⁵And rising from prayer, he came to the disciples and found them sleeping from grief. ⁴⁶And he said to them, "Why are you sleeping? Get up and pray, so that you do not enter into testing."

⁴⁷While he was still speaking—look!—a crowd, and the one called Judas, one of the twelve, was leading them. And he approached Jesus to kiss him. ⁴⁸But Jesus said to him, "Judas, are you betraying the Son of Man with a kiss?" ⁴⁹And when those around him saw what was about to happen, they said, "Lord, should we strike with the sword?" ⁵⁰And one of them struck the servant of the high priest and cut off his right ear. ⁵¹But Jesus answered and said, "No more of this!" And touching his ear, he healed him. ⁵²Then Jesus said to the chief priests, temple captains, and elders who had come out against him, "Have you come out with swords and clubs as if against an insurrectionist? ⁵³Day after day I was with you in the temple, and you did not lay hands on me. But this is your hour—and the dominion of darkness."

⁵⁴Then having seized him, they led him away and brought him into the house of the high priest. And Peter was following at a distance. ⁵⁵And when they had kindled a fire in the middle of the courtyard and sat down together, Peter sat among them. ⁵⁶And a servant girl, seeing him sitting by the firelight and staring at him intently, said, "This man also was with him." ⁵⁷But he denied it, saying, "Woman, I do not know him." ⁵⁸And a little later someone else saw him and said, "You also are one of them." But Peter said, "Man, I am not." ⁵⁹And about an hour later another insisted, saying, "Certainly this man also was with him, for he is a Galilean!" ⁶⁰But Peter said, "Man, I do not know what you are talking about." And immediately, while he was still speaking, a rooster crowed. ⁶¹And 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." ⁶²And going outside, he wept bitterly.

⁶³Now the men who were holding Jesus began mocking him, beating him. ⁶⁴And having blindfolded him, they kept asking, "Prophesy! Who is it that struck you?" ⁶⁵And they said many other things against him, reviling him.

⁶⁶And when day came, the council of elders of the people assembled—both chief priests and scribes—and they led him away to their council, ⁶⁷saying, "If you are the Messiah, tell us." But he said to them, "If I tell you, you will certainly not believe. ⁶⁸And if I ask you, you will certainly not answer. ⁶⁹But from now on the Son of Man will be seated at the right hand of the power of God." ⁷⁰And they all said, "So you are the Son of God?" And he said to them, "You say that I am." ⁷¹And they said, "What further need do we have for testimony? For we ourselves have heard it from his own mouth."