Mark 14:22-65

The Lord's Supper

22 ¹While they were eating, He took some bread, and after a ²blessing He broke it, and gave it to them, and said, "Take it; this is My body."

23 And when He had taken a cup and given thanks, He gave it to them, and they all drank from it.

24 And He said to them, "This is My ³blood of the ⁴covenant, which is poured out for many.

25 "Truly I say to you, I will never * again drink of the fruit of the vine until that day when I drink it new in the kingdom of God."

26 ⁵After singing a hymn, they went out to ⁶the Mount of Olives.

27 ⁷And Jesus said to them, "You will all fall away, because it is written, '⁸I WILL STRIKE DOWN THE SHEPHERD, AND THE SHEEP SHALL BE SCATTERED.'

28 "But after I have been raised, ⁹I will go ahead of you to Galilee."

29 But Peter said to Him, "Even though all may fall away, yet I will not."

30 And Jesus said to him, "Truly I say to you, that ¹⁰this very night, before ¹¹a rooster crows twice, you yourself will deny Me three times."

31 But Peter kept saying insistently, "Even if I have to die with You, I will not deny You!" And they all were saying the same thing also.

Jesus in Gethsemane

32 ¹²They came to a place named Gethsemane; and He said to His disciples, "Sit here until I have prayed."

33 And He took with Him Peter and James and John, and began to be very ¹³distressed and troubled.

34 And He said to them, "¹⁴My soul is deeply grieved to the point of death; remain here and keep watch."

35 And He went a little beyond them, and fell to the ground and began to pray that if it were possible, ¹⁵the hour might pass Him by.

36 And He was saying, "¹⁶Abba! Father! All things are possible for You; remove this cup from Me; ¹⁷yet not what I will, but what You will."

37 And He came and found them sleeping, and said to Peter, "Simon, are you asleep? Could you not keep watch for one hour?

38 "¹⁸Keep watching and praying that you may not come into temptation; the spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak."

39 Again He went away and prayed, saying the same words.

40 And again He came and found them sleeping, for their eyes were very heavy; and they did not know what to answer Him.

41 And He came the third time, and said to them, "Are you still sleeping and resting? It is enough; ¹⁹the hour has come; behold, the Son of Man is being betrayed into the hands of sinners.

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

Betrayal and Arrest

43 ²⁰Immediately while He was still speaking, Judas, one of the twelve, came up accompanied * by a crowd with swords and clubs, who were from the chief priests and the scribes and the elders.

44 Now he who was betraying Him had given them a signal, saying, "Whomever * I kiss, He is the one; seize Him and lead Him away under guard."

45 After coming, Judas immediately went to Him, saying, "²¹Rabbi!" and kissed Him.

46 They laid hands on Him and seized Him.

47 But one of those who stood by drew his sword, and struck the slave of the high priest and cut off his ear.

48 And Jesus said to them, "Have you come out with swords and clubs to arrest Me, as you would against a robber?

49 "Every day I was with you ²²in the temple teaching, and you did not seize Me; but this has taken place to fulfill the Scriptures."

50 And they all left Him and fled.

51 A young man was following Him, wearing nothing but a linen sheet over his naked body; and they seized him.

52 But he pulled free of the linen sheet and escaped naked.

Jesus before His Accusers

53 ²³They led Jesus away to the high priest; and all the chief priests and the elders and the scribes gathered together.

54 Peter had followed Him at a distance, ²⁴right into ²⁵the courtyard of the high priest; and he was sitting with the officers and ²⁶warming himself at the fire.

55 Now the chief priests and the whole ²⁷Council kept trying to obtain testimony against Jesus to put Him to death, and they were not finding any.

56 For many were giving false testimony against Him, but their testimony was not consistent.

57 Some stood up and began to give false testimony against Him, saying,

58 "We heard Him say, '²⁸I will destroy this temple made with hands, and in three days I will build another made without hands.' "

59 Not even in this respect was their testimony consistent.

60 The high priest stood up and came forward * and questioned Jesus, saying, "Do You not answer? What is it that these men are testifying against You?"

61 ²⁹But He kept silent and did not answer. ³⁰Again the high priest was questioning Him, and saying to Him, "Are You the Christ, the Son of the Blessed One?"

62 And Jesus said, "I am; and you shall see ³¹THE SON OF MAN SITTING AT THE RIGHT HAND OF POWER, and ³²COMING WITH THE CLOUDS OF HEAVEN."

63 ³³Tearing his clothes, the high priest said, "What further need do we have of witnesses?

64 "You have heard the ³⁴blasphemy; how does it seem to you?" And they all condemned Him to be deserving of death.

65 Some began to ³⁵spit at Him, and ³⁶to blindfold Him, and to beat Him with their fists, and to say to Him, "³⁷Prophesy!" And the officers received Him with slaps in the face.

Cross References

• 1. Mark 14:22-25: {Matthew 26:26-29; Luke 22:17-20; 1 Corinthians 11:23-25;} Mark 10:16
• 2. Matthew 14:19
• 3. Exodus 24:8
• 4. Jeremiah 31:31-34
• 5. Matthew 26:30
• 6. Matthew 21:1
• 7. Mark 14:27-31: {Matthew 26:31-35}
• 8. Zechariah 13:7
• 9. Matthew 28:16
• 10. Matthew 26:34
• 11. Mark 14:68, 72; John 13:38
• 12. Mark 14:32-42: {Matthew 26:36-46; Luke 22:40-46}
• 13. Mark 9:15; Mark 16:5, 6
• 14. Matthew 26:38; John 12:27
• 15. Matthew 26:45; Mark 14:41
• 16. Romans 8:15; Galatians 4:6
• 17. Matthew 26:39
• 18. Matthew 26:41
• 19. Mark 14:35
• 20. Mark 14:43-50: {Matthew 26:47-56; Luke 22:47-53; John 18:3-11}
• 21. Matthew 23:7
• 22. Mark 12:35; Luke 19:47; Luke 21:37
• 23. Mark 14:53-65: {Matthew 26:57-68; John 18:12f, 19-24}
• 24. Mark 14:68
• 25. Matthew 26:3
• 26. Mark 14:67; John 18:18
• 27. Matthew 5:22
• 28. Matthew 26:61; Mark 15:29; John 2:19
• 29. Matthew 26:63
• 30. Mark 14:61-63: {Matthew 26:63f; Luke 22:67-71}
• 31. Psalms 110:1; Mark 13:26
• 32. Daniel 7:13
• 33. Numbers 14:6; Matthew 26:65; Acts 14:14
• 34. Leviticus 24:16
• 35. Matthew 26:67; Mark 10:34
• 36. Esther 7:8
• 37. Matthew 26:68; Luke 22:64

Footnotes

• [a]. Lit "having blessed"
• [b]. Or "stumble"
• [c]. Or "stumble"
• [d]. Lit "today, on this night"
• [e]. Or "Jacob"
• [f]. Lit "pass from Him"
• [g]. Lit "word"
• [h]. Or "Keep on sleeping therefore"
• [i]. Or "delivered"
• [j]. Lit "and with him"
• [k]. Lit "safely"
• [l]. Lit "took off"
• [m]. Lit "left behind"
• [n]. Or "servants"
• [o]. Lit "light"
• [p]. Or "Sanhedrin"
• [q]. Or "sanctuary"
• [r]. Or "what do these testify?"
• [s]. Lit "says"
• [t]. I.e. the Messiah
• [u]. Or "cover over His face"
• [v]. Or "treated"
• [w]. Or "blows with rods"