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Bookmark this verse Matthew 26
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And it came··to··pass when Jesus had finished all these◦ words, He said◦ to His disciples,
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You know◦ that after two days is◦ the Passover, and the Son of Man is delivered··up to◦ be crucified.
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Then gathered the chief··priests and the scribes, and the elders of the people, into the courtyard of the chief priest, who was called Caiaphas,
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and consulted that they might take hold of Jesus by deceit, and kill Him.
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But◦ they said, Not at the festival, lest there be an uproar among the people.
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And◦ 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 vessel of ointment, very··precious◦, and poured it on His head as He sat◦.
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But◦ when His disciples saw◦ it, they were··indignant, saying, For◦ what◦ purpose was this loss?
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For this ointment might have been sold◦ for much, and given to the poor.
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And◦ Jesus knowing, said◦ to them, Why belabor the woman? For◦ she has worked a good◦ work on◦ Me.
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For◦ you have the poor always with you; but◦ Me you have not always.
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For◦ in that she◦ has poured◦ this ointment on My body, she has done it for My burial.
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Amen I say to you, Wherever this gospel shall be preached in the whole world, what this woman has done shall be spoken for◦ a memorial of her.
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Then one of the twelve, called Judas Iscariot, going unto the chief··priests,
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said◦, What do you will to give me, and··I◦ will deliver· Him ·up unto you? And◦ they established with him thirty pieces of silver.
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And from then··on he sought an opportunity that◦ he might betray Him.
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And◦ on the first day of the unleavened··bread, the disciples came to Jesus, saying to Him, Where willest Thou that we prepare for Thee to eat the Passover?
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And◦ He said, Go◦ ye into the city to a man, and say to him, The Teacher says, My time is near; I will do the Passover at thy house with My disciples.
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And the disciples did as Jesus directed them, and prepared the Passover.
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And◦ when it became evening, He sat◦ with the twelve.
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And as they were eating◦, He said◦, Amen I say to you, that one of you shall betray Me.
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And sorrowing exceedingly◦, they began to say to Him, every◦ one of them, Is it I◦, Lord?
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And◦ He answering, said, He who dips the hand with Me in the dish, the same shall betray Me.
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The Son of Man indeed goes◦, as it is written of Him; but◦ woe to that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! It would have been good for him if that man had not been born.
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And◦ Judas, who was betraying Him, answering said, Is it I, Rabbi? He says to him, Thou hast said.
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And◦ as they were eating◦, Jesus taking the bread and blessing, broke it, and gave to the disciples, and said◦, Take, eat; this is My body.
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And taking the cup, and giving··thanks, He gave it to them saying, Drink out··of it, all of you;
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for◦ this is My blood, the blood of the New Covenant1, which is poured··out for▵ many for◦ the remission of sins.
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And◦ I say to you, that I will not drink henceforth of this produce of the vine, until that day when I drink it new with you in the kingdom of My Father.
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And when they had sung a hymn, they went out into the Mount of Olives.
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Then says Jesus to them, All of you shall be made··to··stumble in Me in this night; for it is written, I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock shall be scattered.2
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But◦ after I am risen, I will go··before you into Galilee.
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But◦ Peter answering said to Him, Though all shall be made··to··stumble in Thee, I will never be made··to··stumble.
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Jesus declared◦ to him, Amen I say to thee, that in this night, before the cock crows, thou shalt three··times deny Me.
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Peter says to Him, Though I must die with Thee, I will not deny Thee. Likewise said all the disciples.
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Then comes Jesus with them to◦ a place◦ called▵ Gethsemane, and says to the disciples, Sit ye here, while going··away◦ I shall pray over there.
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And taking Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, He began to sorrow, and to be··in··agony.
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Then He says to them, My soul is surrounded··with··sorrow unto death; remain ye here, and watch with me.
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And coming··forward a little, He fell on His face, praying, and saying, My Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from Me; nevertheless, not as I will, but as Thou willest.
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And He comes to the disciples, and finds them sleeping, and says to Peter, Had· you3 thus not ·strength one◦ hour to watch with Me?
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Watch and pray that· you enter ·not◦ into temptation; the spirit indeed is eager, but◦ the flesh is weak4.
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Again for a second time going··away◦, He prayed, saying, My Father, if this cup cannot pass··away from Me unless I drink it, Thy will be··done◦.
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And coming, He finds them sleeping again; for◦ their eyes were heavy.
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And leaving them, going··away◦ again, He prayed for a third time, saying◦ the same word.
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Then He comes to His disciples, and says to them, Do you sleep still, and rest? Behold◦, the hour is··near, and the Son of Man is betrayed into the hands of sinners.
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Arise, let us lead◦ the way; behold◦, he who betrays Me is··near.
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And while He was yet speaking, behold◦, Judas, one of the twelve, came, and with him a crowd of many, with swords and wooden rods, from the chief··priests and elders of the people.
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And◦ he who betrayed Him gave them a sign, saying, Whomever I shall kiss◦, is He; take··hold of Him.
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And straightway coming to Jesus, he said, Hail, Rabbi; and he kissed Him.
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And◦ Jesus said◦ to him, Fellow, why art· thou ·here? Then coming, they put their hands on Jesus, and took··hold of Him.
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And behold◦, one of them with Jesus, stretching··out the hand, withdrew his sword, and smiting the servant of the chief··priest, took··off his ear.
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Then says Jesus to him, Return thy sword into its place, for◦ all they who take the sword shall perish by◦ the sword.
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Thinkest thou that I cannot now◦ implore my Father, and He will cause to stand··by Me more than twelve legions of angels?
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How then would the Scriptures be fulfilled, that so it ought to be?
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In that same hour Jesus said to the crowd, Are you come out as against a robber with swords and wooden rods to take Me? I sat daily with you teaching in the temple, and you did not take hold of Me.
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But◦ all◦ this came··to··pass, that◦ the Scriptures of the prophets might be fulfilled. Then all the disciples, leaving Him, fled.
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And◦ they who took hold of Jesus led· Him ·away◦ to Caiaphas the chief··priest, where the scribes and the elders were gathered··together.
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But◦ Peter followed Him from afar··off up··to the courtyard of the chief··priest, and entering inside, sat with the attendants, to see◦ the end.
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And◦ the chief··priests, and the elders, and the whole council sought false··witness against Jesus, so··that they might put· Him ·to··death,
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and found none; though many false witnesses came, they found none. But◦ at last two false witnesses, coming, said,
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This Man declared◦, I am able to undo the temple of God, and within three days to build it.
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And the chief··priest, standing up, said to Him, Answerest Thou nothing? What do these witness against Thee?
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But◦ Jesus was silent. And the chief··priest answering said to Him, I adjure Thee by the living God, that Thou tell us if Thou be the Christ, the Son of God.
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Jesus says to him, Thou hast said◦; nevertheless I say to you, From henceforth you shall see the Son of Man sitting on▫ the right··hand of power, and coming on the clouds of heaven.
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Then the chief··priest rent his garments, saying, He has blasphemed; what◦ further need have we of witnesses? See◦, now you have heard His blasphemy.
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What do you think? They answered and◦ said, He is subject to death.
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Then did they spit··in His face, and buffeted Him; and◦ they hit5 Him,
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saying, Prophesy unto us, Christ. Who◦ is he who smote Thee?
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And◦ Peter sat outside in the courtyard; and one◦ maid 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 those who were there, This man 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 who stood by, and said to Peter, Truly thou also art one of them; for thy speech betrays thee.
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Then he began to curse and to swear, saying, I know◦ not the Man. And straightway the cock crowed.
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And Peter remembered the saying of Jesus, which He said▵ unto him, Before the cock crows, thou shalt deny Me three··times. And going▵ outside, he wept bitterly.
1as in AR 379:2, TCR 285, and elsewhere, but “New Testament” in AR 672:2, TCR 730, and elsewhere
2Zechariah 13:7
3Even though He is speaking to Peter, He is asking about all of the disciples. (See Luke 22:31 for a similar instance.)
4literally, “without strength”
5The word for “hit” is related to the word for “staff.”
