Matthew 26:14-75

Judas's Bargain

14 ¹Then one of the twelve, named ²Judas Iscariot, went to the chief priests

15 and said, "What are you willing to give me to ³betray Him to you?" And ⁴they weighed out thirty pieces of silver to him.

16 From then on he began looking for a good opportunity to betray Jesus.

17 ⁵Now on the first day of ⁶Unleavened Bread the disciples came to Jesus and asked, "Where do You want us to prepare for You to eat the Passover?"

18 And He said, "Go into the city to ⁷a certain man, and say to him, 'The Teacher says, "⁸My time is near; I am to keep the Passover at your house with My disciples."' "

19 The disciples did as Jesus had directed them; and they prepared the Passover.

The Last Passover

20 ⁹Now when evening came, Jesus was reclining at the table with the twelve disciples.

21 As they were eating, He said, "¹⁰Truly I say to you that one of you will betray Me."

22 Being deeply grieved, they each one began to say to Him, "Surely not I, Lord?"

23 And He answered, "¹¹He who dipped his hand with Me in the bowl is the one who will betray Me.

24 "The Son of Man is to go, ¹²just as it is written of Him; but woe to that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! ¹³It would have been good for that man if he had not been born."

25 And ¹⁴Judas, who was betraying Him, said, "Surely it is not I, ¹⁵Rabbi?" Jesus said to him, "¹⁶You have said it yourself."

The Lord's Supper Instituted

26 ¹⁷While they were eating, Jesus took some bread, and ¹⁸after a blessing, He broke it and gave it to the disciples, and said, "Take, eat; this is My body."

27 And when He had taken a cup and given thanks, He gave it to them, saying, "Drink from it, all of you;

28 for ¹⁹this is My blood of the covenant, which is poured out for ²⁰many for forgiveness of sins.

29 "But I say to 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."

30 ²¹After singing a hymn, they went out to ²²the Mount of Olives.

31 Then Jesus said to them, "You will all ²³fall away because of Me this night, for it is written, '²⁴I WILL STRIKE DOWN THE SHEPHERD, AND THE SHEEP OF THE FLOCK SHALL BE ²⁵SCATTERED.'

32 "But after I have been raised, ²⁶I will go ahead of you to Galilee."

33 But Peter said to Him, "Even though all may fall away because of You, I will never fall away."

34 Jesus said to him, "²⁷Truly I say to you that ²⁸this very night, before a rooster crows, you will deny Me three times."

35 Peter said to Him, "²⁹Even if I have to die with You, I will not deny You." All the disciples said the same thing too.

The Garden of Gethsemane

36 ³⁰Then Jesus came with them to a place called ³¹Gethsemane, and said to His disciples, "Sit here while I go over there and pray."

37 And He took with Him ³²Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and began to be grieved and distressed.

38 Then He said to them, "³³My soul is deeply grieved, to the point of death; remain here and ³⁴keep watch with Me."

39 And He went a little beyond them, and fell on His face and prayed, saying, "My Father, if it is possible, let ³⁵this cup pass from Me; ³⁶yet not as I will, but as You will."

40 And He came to the disciples and found them sleeping, and said to Peter, "So, you men could not ³⁷keep watch with Me for one hour?

41 "³⁸Keep watching and praying that you may not enter into temptation; ³⁹the spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak."

42 He went away again a second time and prayed, saying, "My Father, if this ⁴⁰cannot * pass away unless * I drink it, ⁴¹Your will be done."

43 Again He came and found them sleeping, for their eyes were heavy.

44 And He left them again, and went away and prayed a third time, saying the same thing once more.

45 Then He came to the disciples and said to them, "Are you still sleeping and resting? Behold, ⁴²the hour is at hand and the Son of Man is being betrayed into the hands of sinners.

46 "Get up, let us be going; behold, the one who betrays Me is at hand!"

Jesus' Betrayal and Arrest

47 ⁴³While He was still speaking, behold, ⁴⁴Judas, one of the twelve, came up accompanied * by a large crowd with swords and clubs, who came from the chief priests and elders of the people.

48 Now he who was betraying Him gave them a sign, saying, "Whomever * I kiss, He is the one; seize Him."

49 Immediately Judas went to Jesus and said, "Hail, ⁴⁵Rabbi!" and kissed Him.

50 And Jesus said to him, "⁴⁶Friend, do what you have come for." Then they came and laid hands on Jesus and seized Him.

51 And behold, ⁴⁷one of those who were with Jesus reached and drew out his ⁴⁸sword, and struck the ⁴⁹slave of the high priest and cut off his ear.

52 Then Jesus said to him, "Put your sword back into its place; for ⁵⁰all those who take up the sword shall perish by the sword.

53 "Or do you think that I cannot * appeal to My Father, and He will at once put at My disposal more than twelve ⁵¹legions of ⁵²angels?

54 "How then will ⁵³the Scriptures be fulfilled, which say that it must happen this way?"

55 At that time Jesus said to the crowds, "Have you come out with swords and clubs to arrest Me as you would against a robber? ⁵⁴Every day I used to sit in the temple teaching and you did not seize Me.

56 "But all this has taken place to fulfill ⁵⁵the Scriptures of the prophets." Then all the disciples left Him and fled.

Jesus before Caiaphas

57 ⁵⁶Those who had seized Jesus led Him away to ⁵⁷Caiaphas, the high priest, where the scribes and the elders were gathered together.

58 But ⁵⁸Peter was following Him at a distance as far as the ⁵⁹courtyard of the high priest, and entered in, and sat down with the ⁶⁰officers to see the outcome.

59 Now the chief priests and the whole ⁶¹Council kept trying to obtain false testimony against Jesus, so that they might put Him to death.

60 They did not find any, even though many false witnesses came forward. But later on ⁶²two came forward,

61 and said, "This man stated, '⁶³I am able to destroy the temple of God and to rebuild it in three days.' "

62 The high priest stood up and said to Him, "Do You not answer? What is it that these men are testifying against You?"

63 But ⁶⁴Jesus kept silent. ⁶⁵And the high priest said to Him, "I ⁶⁶adjure You by ⁶⁷the living God, that You tell us whether You are the Christ, ⁶⁸the Son of God."

64 Jesus said to him, "⁶⁹You have said it yourself; nevertheless I tell you, hereafter * you will see ⁷⁰THE SON OF MAN SITTING AT THE RIGHT HAND OF POWER, and ⁷¹COMING ON THE CLOUDS OF HEAVEN."

65 Then the high priest ⁷²tore his robes and said, "He has blasphemed! What further need do we have of witnesses? Behold, you have now heard the blasphemy;

66 what do you think?" They answered, "⁷³He deserves death!"

67 ⁷⁴Then they ⁷⁵spat in His face and beat Him with their fists; and others slapped Him,

68 and said, "⁷⁶Prophesy to us, You Christ; who is the one who hit You?"

Peter's Denials

69 ⁷⁷Now Peter was sitting outside in the ⁷⁸courtyard, and a servant-girl came to him and said, "You too were with Jesus the Galilean."

70 But he denied it before them all, saying, "I do not know what you are talking about."

71 When he had gone out to the gateway, another servant-girl saw him and said to those who were there, "This man was with Jesus of Nazareth."

72 And again he denied it with an oath, "I do not know the man."

73 A little later the bystanders came up and said to Peter, "Surely you too are one of them; ⁷⁹for even the way you talk gives you away *."

74 Then he began to curse and swear, "I do not know the man!" And immediately a rooster crowed.

75 And Peter remembered the word which Jesus had said, "⁸⁰Before a rooster crows, you will deny Me three times." And he went out and wept bitterly.

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Cross References 80

1. Matthew 26:14-16: {Mark 14:10, 11; Luke 22:3-6}
2. Matthew 10:4; Matthew 26:25, 47; Matthew 27:3; John 6:71; John 12:4; John 13:26; Acts 1:16
3. Matthew 10:4
4. Exodus 21:32; Zechariah 11:12
5. Matthew 26:17-19: {Mark 14:12-16; Luke 22:7-13}
6. Exodus 12:18-20
7. Mark 14:13; Luke 22:10
8. John 7:6, 8
9. Matthew 26:20-24: {Mark 14:17-21}
10. Luke 22:21-23; John 13:21
11. Psalms 41:9; John 13:18, 26
12. Matt 26:31, 54, 56; Mark 9:12; Luke 24:25-27, 46; Acts 17:2; Acts 26:22; 1 Corinthians 15:3; 1 Peter 1:10
13. Matthew 18:7; Mark 14:21
14. Matthew 26:14
15. Matthew 23:7; Matthew 26:49
16. Matthew 26:64; Matthew 27:11; Luke 22:70
17. Matthew 26:26-29: {Mark 14:22-25; Luke 22:17-20; 1 Corinthians 11:23-25;} 1 Corinthians 10:16
18. Matthew 14:19
19. Exodus 24:8; Hebrews 9:20
20. Matthew 20:28
21. Matthew 26:30-35: {Mark 14:26-31; Luke 22:31-34}
22. Matthew 21:1
23. Matthew 11:6
24. Zechariah 13:7
25. John 16:32
26. Matt 28:7, 10, 16; Mark 16:7
27. Matthew 26:75; John 13:38
28. Mark 14:30
29. John 13:37
30. Matthew 26:36-46: {Mark 14:32-42; Luke 22:40-46}
31. Mark 14:32; Luke 22:39; John 18:1
32. Matthew 4:21; Matthew 17:1; Mark 5:37
33. John 12:27
34. Matthew 26:40, 41
35. Matthew 20:22
36. Matthew 26:42; Mark 14:36; Luke 22:42; John 6:38
37. Matthew 26:38
38. Matthew 26:38
39. Mark 14:38
40. Matthew 20:22
41. Matthew 26:39; Mark 14:36; Luke 22:42; John 6:38
42. Mark 14:41; John 12:27; John 13:1
43. Matthew 26:47-56: {Mark 14:43-50; Luke 22:47-53; John 18:3-11}
44. Matthew 26:14
45. Matthew 23:7; Matthew 26:25
46. Matthew 20:13; Matthew 22:12
47. Mark 14:47; Luke 22:50; John 18:10
48. Luke 22:38
49. Mark 14:47; Luke 22:50; John 18:10
50. Genesis 9:6; Revelation 13:10
51. Mark 5:9, 15; Luke 8:30
52. Matthew 4:11
53. Matthew 26:24
54. Mark 12:35; Mark 14:49; Luke 4:20; Luke 19:47; Luke 20:1; Luke 21:37; John 7:14, 28; John 8:2, 20; John 18:20
55. Matthew 26:24
56. Matthew 26:57-68: {Mark 14:53-65; John 18:12f, 19-24}
57. Matthew 26:3
58. John 18:15
59. Matthew 26:3
60. Matthew 5:25; John 7:32, 45; John 19:6; Acts 5:22, 26
61. Matthew 5:22
62. Deuteronomy 19:15
63. Matthew 27:40; Mark 14:58; Mark 15:29; John 2:19; Acts 6:14
64. Matthew 27:12, 14; John 19:9
65. Matthew 26:63-66; Luke 22:67-71
66. Leviticus 5:1
67. Matthew 16:16
68. Matthew 4:3
69. Matthew 26:25
70. Psalms 110:1; Mark 14:62
71. Daniel 7:13; Matthew 16:27
72. Numbers 14:6; Mark 14:63; Acts 14:14
73. Leviticus 24:16; John 19:7
74. Isaiah 50:6; Matthew 26:67, 68; Luke 22:63-65; John 18:22
75. Matthew 27:30; Mark 10:34
76. Mark 14:65; Luke 22:64
77. Matthew 26:69-75: {Mark 14:66-72; Luke 22:55-62; John 18:16-18, 25-27}
78. Matthew 26:3
79. Mark 14:70; Luke 22:59; John 18:26
80. Matthew 26:34

Footnotes 26

[a]. Lit "and I will"
[b]. Or "deliver"
[c]. I.e. silver shekels
[d]. Or "deliver"
[e]. Lit "Him"
[f]. Or "one after another"
[g]. Lit "for him if that man had not been born"
[h]. Lit "having blessed"
[i]. Or "stumble"
[j]. Or "stumble"
[k]. Or "Keep on sleeping therefore"
[l]. Lit "and with him"
[m]. Lit "extended the hand"
[n]. Lit "took off"
[o]. A legion equaled 6,000 troops
[p]. Or "servants"
[q]. Or "Sanhedrin"
[r]. Or "sanctuary"
[s]. Or "after"
[t]. Or "charge You under oath"
[u]. I.e. the Messiah
[v]. Or "from now on"
[w]. Or "outer garments"
[x]. Or "beat Him with rods"
[y]. I.e. the Messiah
[z]. Lit "makes you evident"