Luke 22:24-65

Who Is Greatest

24 And there arose also ¹a dispute among them as to which one of them was regarded to be greatest.

25 ²And He said to them, "The kings of the Gentiles lord it over them; and those who have authority over them are called 'Benefactors.'

26 "But it is not this way with you, ³but the one who is the greatest among you must become like ⁴the youngest, and the leader like the servant.

27 "For ⁵who is greater, the one who reclines at the table or the one who serves? Is it not the one who reclines at the table? But ⁶I am among * you as the one who serves.

28 "You are those who have stood by Me in My ⁷trials;

29 and just as My Father has granted Me a ⁸kingdom, I grant you

30 that you may ⁹eat and drink at My table in My ¹⁰kingdom, and ¹¹you will sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

31 "Simon, Simon, behold, ¹²Satan has demanded permission to ¹³sift you like wheat;

32 but I ¹⁴have prayed for you, that your faith may not fail; and you, when once you have turned again, ¹⁵strengthen your brothers."

33 ¹⁶But he said to Him, "Lord, with You I am ready to go both to prison and to death!"

34 And He said, "I say to you, Peter, the rooster will not crow today until you have denied three times that you know Me."

35 And He said to them, "¹⁷When I sent you out without money belt and bag and sandals, you did not lack anything, did you?" They said, "No, nothing."

36 And He said to them, "But now, whoever has a money belt is to take it along, likewise also a bag, and whoever has no sword is to sell his coat and buy one.

37 "For I tell you that this which is written must be fulfilled in Me, '¹⁸AND HE WAS NUMBERED WITH TRANSGRESSORS '; for ¹⁹that which refers to Me has its fulfillment."

38 They said, "Lord, look, here are two ²⁰swords." And He said to them, "It is enough."

The Garden of Gethsemane

39 ²¹And He came out and proceeded ²²as was His custom to ²³the Mount of Olives; and the disciples also followed Him.

40 ²⁴When He arrived at the place, He said to them, "²⁵Pray that you may not enter into temptation."

41 And He withdrew from them about a stone's throw, and He ²⁶knelt * down * and began to pray,

42 saying, "Father, if You are willing, remove this ²⁷cup from Me; ²⁸yet not My will, but Yours be done."

43 Now an ²⁹angel from heaven appeared to Him, strengthening Him.

44 And ³⁰being in agony He was praying very fervently; and His sweat became like drops of blood, falling down upon the ground.

45 When He rose from prayer, He came to the disciples and found them sleeping from sorrow,

46 and said to them, "Why are you sleeping? Get up and ³¹pray that you may not enter into temptation."

Jesus Betrayed by Judas

47 ³²While He was still speaking, behold, a crowd came, and the one called Judas, one of the twelve, was preceding them; and he approached Jesus to kiss Him.

48 But Jesus said to him, "Judas, are you betraying the Son of Man with a kiss?"

49 When those who were around Him saw what was going to happen, they said, "Lord, shall we strike with the ³³sword?"

50 And one of them struck the slave of the high priest and cut off his right ear.

51 But Jesus answered and said, "Stop! No more of this." And He touched his ear and healed him.

52 Then Jesus said to the chief priests and ³⁴officers of the temple and elders who had come against Him, "Have you come out with swords and clubs ³⁵as you would against a robber?

53 "While I was with you daily * in the temple, you did not lay hands on Me; but this hour and the power of darkness are yours."

Jesus' Arrest

54 ³⁶Having arrested Him, they led Him away and brought Him to the house of the high priest; but ³⁷Peter was following at a distance.

55 ³⁸After they had kindled a fire in the middle of ³⁹the courtyard and had sat down together, Peter was sitting among them.

56 And a servant-girl, seeing him as he sat in the firelight and looking intently at him, said, "This man was with Him too."

57 But he denied it, saying, "Woman, I do not know Him."

58 A little later, ⁴⁰another saw him and said, "You are one of them too!" But Peter said, "Man, I am not!"

59 After about an hour had passed, another man began to insist, saying, "Certainly * this man also was with Him, ⁴¹for he is a Galilean too."

60 But Peter said, "Man, I do not know what you are talking about." Immediately, while he was still speaking, a rooster crowed.

61 ⁴²The Lord turned and looked at Peter. And Peter remembered the word of the Lord, how He had told him, "⁴³Before a rooster crows today, you will deny Me three times."

62 And he went out and wept bitterly.

63 ⁴⁴Now the men who were holding Jesus in custody were mocking Him and beating Him,

64 and they blindfolded Him and were asking Him, saying, "⁴⁵Prophesy, who is the one who hit You?"

65 And they were saying many other things against Him, ⁴⁶blaspheming.

Cross References

• 1. Mark 9:34; Luke 9:46
• 2. Luke 22:25-27: {Matthew 20:25-28; Mark 10:42-45}
• 3. Matthew 23:11; Mark 9:35; Luke 9:48
• 4. 1 Peter 5:5
• 5. Luke 12:37
• 6. Matthew 20:28; John 13:12-15
• 7. Hebrews 2:18; Hebrews 4:15
• 8. Matthew 5:3; 2 Timothy 2:12
• 9. Luke 22:16
• 10. Matthew 5:3; 2 Timothy 2:12
• 11. Matthew 19:28
• 12. Job 1:6-12; Job 2:1-6; Matthew 4:10
• 13. Amos 9:9
• 14. John 17:9, 15
• 15. John 21:15-17
• 16. Luke 22:33, 34: {Matthew 26:33-35; Mark 14:29-31; John 13:37, 38}
• 17. Matthew 10:9; Mark 6:8; Luke 9:3f; Luke 10:4
• 18. Isaiah 53:12
• 19. John 17:4; John 19:30
• 20. Luke 22:36, 49
• 21. Matthew 26:30; Mark 14:26; John 18:1
• 22. Luke 21:37
• 23. Matthew 21:1
• 24. Luke 22:40-46: {Matthew 26:36-46; Mark 14:32-42}
• 25. Matthew 6:13; Luke 22:46
• 26. Matthew 26:39; Mark 14:35; Luke 18:11
• 27. Matthew 20:22
• 28. Matthew 26:39
• 29. Matthew 4:11
• 30. Hebrews 5:7
• 31. Luke 22:40
• 32. Luke 22:47-53: {Matthew 26:47-56; Mark 14:43-50; John 18:3-11}
• 33. Luke 22:38
• 34. Luke 22:4
• 35. Luke 22:37
• 36. Matthew 26:57; Mark 14:53
• 37. Matthew 26:58; Mark 14:54; John 18:15
• 38. Luke 22:55-62: {Matthew 26:69-75; Mark 14:66-72; John 18:16-18, 25-27}
• 39. Matthew 26:3
• 40. John 18:26
• 41. Matthew 26:73; Mark 14:70
• 42. Luke 7:13
• 43. Luke 22:34
• 44. Matthew 26:67; Mark 14:65; John 18:22
• 45. Matthew 26:68; Mark 14:65
• 46. Matthew 27:39

Footnotes

• [a]. Or "obtained by asking"
• [b]. Lit "he who"
• [c]. Lit "he who"
• [d]. Or "outer garment"
• [e]. Lit "end"
• [f]. Most early mss do not contain vv 43 and 44
• [g]. Or ``"Let Me at least do this,"'' "and He touched"
• [h]. Lit "this is your hour and power of darkness"
• [i]. Lit "Him"