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1 But the festival of Matzah, known as Pesach, was approaching;
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Now the feast of unleavened bread drew nigh, which is called the Passover.
2 and the head cohanim and the Torah-teachers began trying to find some way to get rid of Yeshua, because they were afraid of the people.
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And the chief priests and scribes sought how they might kill him; for they feared the people.
3 At this point the Adversary went into Y'hudah from K'riot, who was one of the Twelve.
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Then entered Satan into Judas surnamed Iscariot, being of the number of the twelve.
4 He approached the head cohanim and the Temple guard and discussed with them how he might turn Yeshua over to them.
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And he went his way, and communed with the chief priests and captains, how he might betray him unto them.
5 They were pleased and offered to pay him money.
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And they were glad, and covenanted to give him money.
6 He agreed and began looking for a good opportunity to betray Yeshua without the people's knowledge.
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And he promised, and sought opportunity to betray him unto them in the absence of the multitude.
7 Then came the day of matzah, on which the Passover lamb had to be killed.
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Then came the day of unleavened bread, when the passover must be killed.
8 Yeshua sent Kefa and Yochanan, instructing them, "Go and prepare our Seder, so we can eat."
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And he sent Peter and John, saying,Go and prepare us the passover, that we may eat.
9 They asked him, "Where do you want us to prepare it?"
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And they said unto him, Where wilt thou that we prepare?
10 He told them, "As you're going into the city, a man carrying a jar of water will meet you. Follow him into the house he enters,
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And he said unto them,Behold, when ye are entered into the city, there shall a man meet you, bearing a pitcher of water; follow him into the house where he entereth in.
11 and say to its owner, `The Rabbi says to you, "Where is the guest room, where I am to eat the Pesach meal with my talmidim?" '
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And ye shall say unto the goodman of the house, The Master saith unto thee, Where is the guestchamber, where I shall eat the passover with my disciples?
12 He will show you a large room upstairs already furnished; make the preparations there."
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And he shall shew you a large upper room furnished: there make ready.
13 They went and found things just as Yeshua had told them they would be, and they prepared for the Seder.
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And they went, and found as he had said unto them: and they made ready the passover.
14 When the time came, Yeshua and the emissaries reclined at the table, and he
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And when the hour was come, he sat down, and the twelve apostles with him.
15 said to them, "I have really wanted so much to celebrate this Seder with you before I die!
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And he said unto them,With desire I have desired to eat this passover with you before I suffer:
16 For I tell you, it is certain that I will not celebrate it again until it is given its full meaning in the Kingdom of God."
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For I say unto you, I will not any more eat thereof, until it be fulfilled in the kingdom of God.
17 Then, taking a cup of wine, he made the b'rakhah and said, "Take this and share it among yourselves.
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And he took the cup, and gave thanks, and said,Take this, and divide it among yourselves:
18 For I tell you that from now on, I will not drink the `fruit of the vine' until the Kingdom of God comes."
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For I say unto you,I will not drink of the fruit of the vine, until the kingdom of God shall come.
19 Also, taking a piece of matzah, he made the b'rakhah, broke it, gave it to them and said, "This is my body, which is being given for you; do this in memory of me."
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And he took bread, and gave thanks, and brake it, and gave unto them, saying,This is my body which is given for you: this do in remembrance of me.
20 He did the same with the cup after the meal, saying, "This cup is the New Covenant, ratified by my blood, which is being poured out for you.
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Likewise also the cup after supper, saying,This cup is the new testament in my blood, which is shed for you.
21 "But look! The person who is betraying me is here at the table with me!
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But, behold, the hand of him that betrayeth me is with me on the table.
22 The Son of Man is going to his death according to God's plan, but woe to that man by whom he is being betrayed!"
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And truly the Son of man goeth, as it was determined: but woe unto that man by whom he is betrayed!
23 They began asking each other which of them could be about to do such a thing.
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And they began to enquire among themselves, which of them it was that should do this thing.
24 An argument arose among them as to which of them should be considered the greatest.
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And there was also a strife among them, which of them should be accounted the greatest.
25 But Yeshua said to them, "The kings of the Goyim lord it over them; and those in authority over them are given the title, `Benefactor.'
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And he said unto them,The kings of the Gentiles exercise lordship over them; and they that exercise authority upon them are called benefactors.
26 But not so with you! On the contrary, let the greater among you become like the younger, and one who rules like one who serves.
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But ye shall not be so: but he that is greatest among you, let him be as the younger; and he that is chief, as he that doth serve.
27 For who is greater? The one reclining at the table? or the one who serves? It's the one reclining at the table, isn't it? But I myself am among you like one who serves.
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For whether is greater, he that sitteth at meat, or he that serveth? is not he that sitteth at meat? but I am among you as he that serveth.
28 "You are the ones who have stayed with me throughout my trials.
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Ye are they which have continued with me in my temptations.
29 Just as my Father gave me the right to rule, so I give you an appointment,
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And I appoint unto you a kingdom, as my Father hath appointed unto me;
30 namely, to eat and drink at my table in my Kingdom and to sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Isra'el.
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That ye may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom, and sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
31 "Shim`on, Shim`on, listen! The Adversary demanded to have you people for himself, to sift you like wheat!
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And the Lord said, Simon, Simon, behold, Satan hath desired to have you, that he may sift you as wheat:
32 But I prayed for you, Shim`on, that your trust might not fail. And you, once you have turned back in repentance, strengthen your brothers!"
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But I have prayed for thee, that thy faith fail not: and when thou art converted, strengthen thy brethren.
33 Shim`on said to him, "Lord, I am prepared to go with you both to prison and to death!"
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And he said unto him, Lord, I am ready to go with thee, both into prison, and to death.
34 Yeshua replied, "I tell you, Kefa, the rooster will not crow today until you have denied three times that you know me."
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And he said,I tell thee, Peter, the cock shall not crow this day, before that thou shalt thrice deny that thou knowest me.
35 He said to them, "When I sent you out without wallet, pack or shoes, were you ever short of anything?" "Not a thing," they answered.
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And he said unto them,When I sent you without purse, and scrip, and shoes, lacked ye any thing? And they said, Nothing.
36 "But now," he said, if you have a wallet or a pack, take it; and if you don't have a sword, sell your robe to buy one.
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Then said he unto them,But now, he that hath a purse, let him take it, and likewise his scrip: and he that hath no sword, let him sell his garment, and buy one.
37 For I tell you this: the passage from the Tanakh that says, `He was counted with transgressors,'i has to be fulfilled in me; since what is happening to me has a purpose."
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For I say unto you, that this that is written must yet be accomplished in me, And he was reckoned among the transgressors: for the things concerning me have an end.
38 They said, "Look, Lord, there are two swords right here!" "Enough!" he replied.
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And they said, Lord, behold, here are two swords. And he said unto them,It is enough.
39 On leaving, Yeshua went as usual to the Mount of Olives; and the talmidim followed him.
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And he came out, and went, as he was wont, to the mount of Olives; and his disciples also followed him.
40 When he arrived, he said to them, "Pray that you won't be put to the test."
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And when he was at the place, he said unto them,Pray that ye enter not into temptation.
41 He went about a stone's throw away from them, kneeled down and prayed,
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And he was withdrawn from them about a stone's cast, and kneeled down, and prayed,
42 "Father, if you are willing, take this cup away from me; still, let not my will but yours be done."
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Saying,Father, if thou be willing, remove this cup from me: nevertheless not my will, but thine, be done.
43 There appeared to him an angel from heaven giving him strength,
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And there appeared an angel unto him from heaven, strengthening him.
44 and in great anguish he prayed more intensely, so that his sweat became like drops of blood falling to the ground.
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And being in an agony he prayed more earnestly: and his sweat was as it were great drops of blood falling down to the ground.
45 On rising from prayer and coming to the talmidim, he found them sleeping because of their grief.
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And when he rose up from prayer, and was come to his disciples, he found them sleeping for sorrow,
46 He said to them, "Why are you sleeping? Get up and pray that you won't be put to the test!"
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And said unto them,Why sleep ye? rise and pray, lest ye enter into temptation.
47 While he was still speaking, a crowd of people arrived, with the man called Y'hudah (one of the Twelve!) leading them. He came up to Yeshua to kiss him,
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And while he yet spake, behold a multitude, and he that was called Judas, one of the twelve, went before them, and drew near unto Jesus to kiss him.
48 but Yeshua said to him, "Y'hudah, are you betraying the Son of Man with a kiss?"
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But Jesus said unto him,Judas, betrayest thou the Son of man with a kiss?
49 When his followers saw what was going to happen, they said, "Lord, should we use our swords?"
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When they which were about him saw what would follow, they said unto him, Lord, shall we smite with the sword?
50 One of them struck at the slave of the cohen hagadol and cut off his right ear.
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And one of them smote the servant of the high priest, and cut off his right ear.
51 But Yeshua answered, "Just let me do this," and, touching the man's ear, he healed him.
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And Jesus answered and said,Suffer ye thus far. And he touched his ear, and healed him.
52 Then Yeshua said to the head cohanim, the officers of the Temple guard and the elders who had come to seize him, "So you came out just as you would to the leader of a rebellion, with swords and clubs?
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Then Jesus said unto the chief priests, and captains of the temple, and the elders, which were come to him,Be ye come out, as against a thief, with swords and staves?
53 Every day I was there with you in the Temple court, yet you didn't arrest me. But this is your hour -- the hour when darkness rules."
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When I was daily with you in the temple, ye stretched forth no hands against me: but this is your hour, and the power of darkness.
54 Having seized him, they led him away and brought him into the house of the cohen hagadol. Kefa followed at a distance;
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Then took they him, and led him, and brought him into the high priest's house. And Peter followed afar off.
55 but when they had lit a fire in the middle of the courtyard and sat down together, Kefa joined them.
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And when they had kindled a fire in the midst of the hall, and were set down together, Peter sat down among them.
56 One of the servant girls saw him sitting in the light of the fire, stared at him and said, "This man also was with him."
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But a certain maid beheld him as he sat by the fire, and earnestly looked upon him, and said, This man was also with him.
57 But he denied it: "Lady, I don't even know him."
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And he denied him, saying, Woman, I know him not.
58 A little later, someone else saw him and said, "You're one of them too"; but Kefa said, "Man, I am not!"
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And after a little while another saw him, and said, Thou art also of them. And Peter said, Man, I am not.
59 About an hour later, another man asserted emphatically, "There can be no doubt that this fellow was with him, because he too is from the Galil!"
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And about the space of one hour after another confidently affirmed, saying, Of a truth this fellow also was with him: for he is a Galilaean.
60 But Kefa said, "Man, I don't know what you're talking about!" And instantly, while he was still speaking, a rooster crowed.
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And Peter said, Man, I know not what thou sayest. And immediately, while he yet spake, the cock crew.
61 The Lord turned and looked straight at Kefa; and Kefa remembered what the Lord had said, "Before the rooster crows today, you will deny me three times."
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And the Lord turned, and looked upon Peter. And Peter remembered the word of the Lord, how he had said unto him,Before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice.
62 And he went outside and cried bitterly.
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And Peter went out, and wept bitterly.
63 Meanwhile, the men who were holding Yeshua made fun of him. They beat him,
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And the men that held Jesus mocked him, and smote him.
64 blindfolded him, and kept asking him, "Now, `prophesy'! Who hit you that time?"
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And when they had blindfolded him, they struck him on the face, and asked him, saying, Prophesy, who is it that smote thee?
65 And they said many other insulting things to him.
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And many other things blasphemously spake they against him.
66 At daybreak, the people's council of elders, including both head cohanim and Torah-teachers, met and led him off to their Sanhedrin,
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And as soon as it was day, the elders of the people and the chief priests and the scribes came together, and led him into their council, saying,
67 where they said, "If you are the Mashiach, tell us." He answered, "If I tell you, you won't believe me;
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Art thou the Christ? tell us. And he said unto them,If I tell you, ye will not believe:
68 and if I ask you, you won't answer.
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And if I also ask you, ye will not answer me, nor let me go.
69 But from now on, the Son of Man will be sitting at the right hand of HaG'vurah,"
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Hereafter shall the Son of man sit on the right hand of the power of God.
70 They all said, "Does this mean, then, that you are the Son of God?" And he answered them, "You say I am."
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Then said they all, Art thou then the Son of God? And he said unto them,Ye say that I am.
71 They said, "Why do we need additional testimony? We have heard it ourselves from his own mouth!"
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And they said, What need we any further witness? for we ourselves have heard of his own mouth.
Complete Jewish Bible Copyright 1998 by David H. Stern. Published by Jewish New Testament Publications, Inc. All rights reserved. Used by permission.
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