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1 And when Jesus had come to the end of all these words, he said to his disciples,
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6 And it came about when Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach completed all these divrei torah, he said to his talmidim,
2 After two days is the Passover, and the Son of man will be given up to the death of the cross.
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You know, that after two days, there is Pesach, and the Ben HaAdam is handed over for talui al HaEtz (DEVARIM 21:23; DANIEL 7:13).
3 Then the chief priests and the rulers of the people came together in the house of the high priest, who was named Caiaphas.
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Then the Rashei Hakohanim and the Ziknei haAm (Elders of the People) were assembled in the courtyard of the residence of the Kohen Gadol (High Priest), the one being called Caiapha.
4 And they made designs together to take Jesus by some trick, and put him to death.
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And they planned to arrest Yeshoshua by a trap and kill him.
5 But they said, Not while the feast is going on, for fear of trouble among the people.
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But they were saying, Not during the Chag (Feast), lest a riot break out among the am haaretz. [T.N. A careful reading of this book shows that the Moshiach pointed to the One in Ps 110:1, Dan 7:13, and Isa 53 and Ps 118:22 and declared that the same person is being referred to in all these Scriptures: Moshiach Adoneinu.]
6 Now when Jesus was in Bethany in the house of Simon the leper,
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And, while Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach was in Beit-Anyah in the bais of Shimon the leper,
7 There came to him a woman having a bottle of perfume of great price, and she put the perfume on his head when he was seated at table.
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An isha approached him with an alabaster flask of costly perfume, and she poured it out on Moshiach’s rosh, as he sat bimesibba (reclining at tish [table]).
8 But when the disciples saw it they were angry, saying, To what purpose is this waste?
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And having seen this, Moshiach’s talmidim were angry, saying, For what is this waste?
9 For we might have got much money for this and given it to the poor.
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For it would have been possible to sell this for a generous sum and give to the aniyim (poor ones).
10 But Jesus, seeing it, said to them, Why are you troubling the woman? she has done a kind act to me.
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Aware of this, Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach said to them, Why are you bringing about difficulty for the isha for the ma’aseh tov (good deed) she does to me.
11 For the poor you have ever with you, but me you have not for ever.
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For the aniyim you have with you always, but you do not always have me.
12 For in putting this perfume on my body, she did it to make me ready for my last resting-place.
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For this isha (woman) has poured this ointment on my basar (body) in order to prepare me for kevurah (burial). [Isa 53:9Ps 16:9-10]
13 Truly I say to you, Wherever this good news goes out in all the world, what this woman has done will be talked of in memory of her.
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Omein, I say to you, wherever this Besuras HaGeulah is preached bchol HaOlam (in all the world), in her memory it will be spoken also what was done by her.
14 Then one of the twelve, who was named Judas Iscariot, went to the chief priests and said,
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Then, one of the Shneym Asar (Twelve), Yehudah from Kriot, went to the Rashei Hakohanim
15 What will you give me, if I give him up to you? And the price was fixed at thirty bits of silver.
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and said, What are you willing to give me? And I will hand him over to you. And they weighed out for him sheloshim shiklei kesef (thirty pieces of silver).
16 And from that time he was watching for a chance to give him into their hands.
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And from then on he was seeking an opportunity that he might hand Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach over.
17 Now on the first day of unleavened bread the disciples came to Jesus, saying, Where are we to make ready for you to take the Passover meal?
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But at the onset of Chag HaMatzot, Moshiach’s talmidim approached him, saying, Where do you wish we should prepare for you your Seder?
18 And he said to them, Go into the town to such a man, and say to him, The Master says, My time is near: I will keep the Passover at your house with my disciples.
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And he said, Go into the city to such and such person and say to him, Our Rebbe says, My time is at hand. With you I am observing Pesach with my talmidim.
19 And the disciples did as Jesus had said to them; and they made ready the Passover.
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And the talmidim did as Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach commanded them, and they prepared the Seder.
20 Now when evening was come, he was seated at table with the twelve disciples;
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When erev came, Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach was sitting bimesibba (reclining) at tish with the Shneym Asar Talmidim.
21 And while they were taking food, he said, Truly I say to you that one of you will be false to me.
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And as they were eating with their Rebbe, he said, Omein, I say to you that one of you will be my betrayer.
22 And they were very said, and said to him, one by one, Is it I, Lord?
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And much distressed, each one began to say to him, Surely I am not the one, Adoni?
23 And he made answer and said, He who puts his hand into the plate with me, the same will be false to me.
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But, in reply, he said, The one having dipped the hand into the bowl [SHEMOT 12:8] with me, this one is my betrayer.
24 The Son of man goes, even as the Writings say of him: but a curse is on that man through whom the Son of man is given up; it would have been well for that man if he had never come into the world.
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Indeed the Ben Adam [Moshiach] goes as it was written concerning him, but oy to that man through whom the Ben HaAdam is betrayed. It would have been better for that man if he had not been born.
25 And Judas, who was false to him, made answer and said, Is it I, Master? He says to him, Yes.
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And, in reply, Yehudah the betrayer of Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach, said, Surely I am not the one, Rabbi? Moshiach says to Yehudah, You have said it.
26 And when they were taking food, Jesus took bread and, after blessing it, he gave the broken bread to the disciples and said, Take it; this is my body.
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And at the Seudah, Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach, having taken matzah, having made HaMotzi, he broke the [middle] matzah, giving the afikoman to the talmidim, and said, Take and eat, this is my basar.
27 And he took a cup and, having given praise, he gave it to them, saying,
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And having taken the Cup of Redemption and having made the bracha, he gave it to them, saying, Drink from it, all of you.
28 Take of it, all of you, for this is my blood of the testament, which is given for men for the forgiveness of sins.
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For this is my [Moshiach’s, see Isa 53:7-8] Dahm HaBrit HaChadasha [Isa 42:6; Jer 31:31-34], which is poured out LARABBIM (for many YESHAYAH 53:11-12) for the selicha (forgiveness) of chattaim (sins).
29 But I say to you that from now I will not take of this fruit of the vine, till that day when I take it new with you in my Father's kingdom.
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And I say to you, I will by no means drink from now on of this pri hagefen (fruit of the vine) until that Day when I drink it with you chadash (new) in the Malchut Avi.
30 And after a song of praise to God, they went out to the Mountain of Olives.
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And having sung the Hallel, they went out to the Har HaZeytim.
31 Then said Jesus to them, All of you will be turned away from me this night: for it is said in the Writings, I will put to death the keeper of the sheep, and the sheep of the flock will be put to flight.
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Then Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach says to them, All of you will be offended at me [Moshiach] during this night, for it has been written, HACH ES HAROEH UTEFUTSEN HATSON (Strike the Shepherd and the sheep will be scattered ZECHARYAH 13:7).
32 But after I am come back from the dead, I will go before you into Galilee.
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But after I undergo Techiyas HaMoshiach I will go ahead of you to the Galil. [Mt 28:7]
33 But Peter made answer and said to him, Though all may be turned away from you, I will never be turned away.
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And, in reply, Kefa said to him, If everyone will be offended at you, I never will be offended.
34 Jesus said to him, Truly I say to you that this night, before the hour of the cock's cry, you will say three times that you have no knowledge of me.
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He said to him, Omein, I say to you that balailah hazeh (during this night), before a tarnegol (cock) crows, you will make hakhchashah (denial) of me [as Moshiach] shalosh paamim (three times).
35 Peter says to him, Even if I am put to death with you, I will not be false to you. So said all the disciples.
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Kefa says to him, Even if it is necessary for me to die al kiddush ha-Shem with you, by no means will I deny you. Likewise all the talmidim spoke also.
36 Then comes Jesus with them to a place named Gethsemane, and says to his disciples, Be seated here, while I go over there for prayer.
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Then Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach comes with them to a place being called Gat-Shmanim, and Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach says to the talmidim, Sit here until I go over there and daven.
37 And he took with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and became sad and very troubled.
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And having taken Kefa and the two sons of Zavdai, Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach began to be sorrowful and distressed with agmat nefesh (grief).
38 Then says he to them, My soul is very sad, even to death: keep watch with me here.
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Then he says to them, My nefesh is deadly grieved, even to the point of mavet. Remain here and stay awake with me.
39 And he went forward a little, and falling down on his face in prayer, he said, O my Father, if it is possible, let this cup go from me; but let not my pleasure, but yours be done.
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And having gone forward a short distance, Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach fell upon his face, davening and saying, Avi, if it is possible, let this Kos pass from me. But not as I will, but as you will (Mt 6:10; 12:50).
40 And he comes to the disciples, and sees that they are sleeping, and says to Peter, What, were you not able to keep watch with me one hour?
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Then he comes to the talmidim and finds them sleeping, and he says to Kefa, So were you not strong enough to be awake for one hour with me?
41 Keep watch with prayer, so that you may not be put to the test: the spirit truly is ready, but the flesh is feeble.
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Stay awake and offer tefillos, lest you enter lidey nisayon (Mt 6:13). Indeed the ruach is willing but the basar is weak.
42 Again, a second time he went away, and said in prayer, O my Father, if this may not go from me without my taking it, let your pleasure be done.
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Again, for a second time, having left, he davened, saying, Avi, if it is not possible for this to pass by except I drink it, let yeaseh rtzonechah (your will be done). [Mt 6:10]
43 And he came again and saw them sleeping, for their eyes were tired.
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And having come again, Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach found the talmidim sleeping, for their eyes were too heavy to stay open.
44 And he went away from them again, and a third time said the same prayer.
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And having left them again and having gone away, he was davening for the shlishit (third) time, saying the same words.
45 Then he comes to the disciples; and says to them, Go on sleeping now, and take your rest: for the hour is come, and the Son of man is given into the hands of evil men.
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Then he comes to the talmidim and says to them, Sleep on now and take your rest. Hinei! The hour is at hand, and the Ben HaAdam Rebbe Melech HaMoshiach is being betrayed into the hands of choteim (sinners).
46 Up, let us be going: see, he who gives me up is near.
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Arise, and let us go. Hinei! My betrayer has drawn near.
47 And while he was still talking, Judas, one of the twelve, came, and with him a band armed with swords and sticks, from the chief priests and those in authority over the people.
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And while he was still speaking hinei! Yehudah, one of the Shneym Asar, came and with him came a great multitude with swords and clubs from the Rashei Hakohanim (Chief Priests) and the Ziknei HaAm (the Elders of the People).
48 Now the false one had given them a sign saying, The one to whom I give a kiss, that is he: take him.
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Now the betrayer had given them a signal, saying, Whomever I may give the neshikah (kiss), he is the one. Chap (grab) him!
49 And straight away he came to Jesus and said, Master! and gave him a kiss.
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And immediately, he approached Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach, and said, Shalom, Rebbe. And he gave him the neshikah.
50 And Jesus said to him, Friend, do that for which you have come. Then they came and put hands on Jesus, and took him.
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And Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach said to him, Chaver, do what you came for. Then, having approached, they laid hands on Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach and arrested him.
51 And one of those who were with Jesus put out his hand, and took out his sword and gave the servant of the high priest a blow, cutting off his ear.
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And hinei! One of the ones with him stretched out his hand, drew his cherev, and struck the servant of the Kohen Gadol, cutting off his ear.
52 Then says Jesus to him, Put up your sword again into its place: for all those who take the sword will come to death by the sword.
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Then Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach says to him, Return your cherev into its place; for all who take the sword will die by the sword.
53 Does it not seem possible to you that if I make request to my Father he will even now send me an army of angels?
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Or do you think that I am not able to call upon Avi, and He will provide me now more than Shneym Asar legions of malachim?
54 But how then would the Writings come true, which say that so it has to be?
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But how then may the Kitvei Hakodesh be fulfilled that say it must happen thus?
55 In that hour Jesus said to the people, Have you come out as against a thief with swords and sticks to take me? I was teaching every day in the Temple and you took me not.
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At that moment, he said to the crowd, Do you have the chutzpah (nerve) to come out, as against a revolutionary, with swords and clubs to arrest me? Daily in the Beis Hamikdash I was sitting saying my shiurim and you did not arrest me.
56 But all this has taken place so that the writings of the prophets might come true. Then all his disciples went from him in flight.
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But this all happened that the Kitvei Hakodesh of the Neviim might be fulfilled. Then the talmidim deserted Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach and fled.
57 And those who had made Jesus prisoner took him away to the house of Caiaphas, the high priest, where the scribes and those in authority over the people had come together.
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But the ones having arrested Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach led him away to Caiapha the Kohen Gadol, where the Sofrim and the Zekenim (Elders) were gathered together.
58 But Peter went after him at a distance, to the house of the high priest, and went in and took his seat with the servants, to see the end.
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And Kefa was following Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach from far away. He followed him as far as the courtyard of the Kohen Gadol and, having gone inside it, Kefa was sitting down with the servants to see the maskana (outcome).
59 Now the chief priests and all the Sanhedrin were looking for false witness against Jesus, so that they might put him to death;
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And the Rashei Hakohanim and the Sanhedrin all were seeking edut sheker (false testimony of false witnesses) against Yehoshua so that they might put him to death.
60 And they were not able to get it, though a number of false witnesses came.
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And they found none, though many shakranim (liars) came forward. At last, two came forward
61 But later there came two who said, This man said, I am able to give the Temple of God to destruction, and to put it up again in three days.
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and said, This one said, I am able to bring about a churban (destruction) of the Beis Hamikdash of Hashem and within shloshah yamim to rebuild it.
62 And the high priest got up and said to him, Have you no answer? what is it which these say against you?
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And having got up, the Kohen Gadol said to Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach, Do you answer nothing? For what do these men give edut (testimony) against you?
63 But Jesus said not a word. And the high priest said to him, I put you on oath, by the living God, that you will say to us if you are the Christ, the Son of God.
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But Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach was silent. And the Kohen Gadol said to him, I adjure you by Hashem, Elohim Chayyim, to tell us if you are the Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach Ben HaElohim.
64 Jesus says to him, You say so: but I say to you, From now you will see the Son of man seated at the right hand of power, and coming on the clouds of heaven.
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Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach says to him, You said it. But I say to you, From now on you will see the Ben HaAdam [Moshiach] sitting at the right hand of Gevurah (Power) and his Bias (Coming) will be with ANENEI HASHOMAYIM (clouds of Heaven, DANIEL 7:13-14).
65 Then the high priest, violently parting his robes, said, He has said evil against God: what more need have we of witnesses? for now his words against God have come to your ears:
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Then the Kohen Gadol made the keriah (rending, tearing of his garments), saying, He has committed Chillul Hashem. What further need do we have of edut? Hinei! Now you have heard the Chillul Hashem.
66 What is your opinion? They made answer and said, It is right for him to be put to death.
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What does it seem to you? And, in reply, they said, He is deserving of mishpat mavet, the death penalty.
67 Then they put shame on him, and were cruel to him: and some gave him blows, saying,
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Then they spat into his face and they struck him and they slapped him,
68 Be a prophet, O Christ, and say who gave you a blow!
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saying, Give us a dvar nevuah, Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach. Who is the one who hit you?
69 Now Peter was seated in the open square outside the house: and a servant-girl came to him, saying, You were with Jesus the Galilaean.
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Now Kefa was sitting outside in the courtyard. And one maid approached Kefa, saying, And you were with Yehoshua of the Galil!
70 But he said before them all that it was false, saying, I have no knowledge of what you say.
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But Kefa denied it before everyone, saying, I do not have daas of what you are saying.
71 And when he had gone out into the doorway, another saw him and says to those who were there, This man was with Jesus the Nazarene.
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And having gone out to the gate, another saw Kefa and says to the bystanders, There! This one was with Yehoshua of Natzeret!
72 And again he said with an oath, I have no knowledge of the man.
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And again Kefa denied it with a shevuah (oath), I do not know the man!
73 And after a little time those who were near came and said to Peter, Truly you are one of them; because your talk is witness against you.
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And after a little while the bystanders came and said to Kefa, Truly also you are one of them, for even your accent gives you away!
74 Then with curses and oaths he said, I have no knowledge of the man. And straight away there came the cry of a cock.
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Then Kefa began to curse and swear, I do not know the man! And immediately a tarnegol (cock) crowed.
75 And the word of Jesus came back to Peter, when he said, Before the hour of the cock's cry, you will say three times that you have no knowledge of me. And he went out, weeping bitterly.
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And Kefa remembered the word which Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach had said: Before a tarnegol (cock) crows you will deny me shalosh paamim (three times). And Kefa went out and wept bitterly. [T.N. Read the letters of this Kefa on p. 1104-1112, both attested by early Kehillah tradition or manuscript evidence.]
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