The Widow’s Gift

21 ^(A)Now He looked up and saw the wealthy putting their gifts into the temple treasury. ² And He saw a poor widow putting ^[a]in ^(B)two ^[b]lepta coins. ³ And He said, “Truly I say to you, this poor widow put in more than all of them; ⁴ for they all ^[c]contributed to the ^[d]offering from their ^[e]surplus; but she, from her poverty, put in all ^[f]that she had ^(C)to live on.”

^5 (D)And while some were talking about the temple, that it was decorated with beautiful stones and ^[g]vowed gifts, He said, ⁶ “As for these things which you are observing, the days will come when ^(E)there will not be left one stone upon ^[h]another, which will not be torn down.”

⁷ They asked Him questions, saying, “Teacher, when therefore will these things happen? And what will be the ^[i]sign when these things are about to take place?” ⁸ And He said, “See to it that you are not misled; for many will come in My name, saying, ‘^(F)I am He,’ and, ‘The time is near.’ ^(G)Do not go after them. ⁹ And when you hear of wars and revolts, do not be alarmed; for these things must take place first, but the end will not follow immediately.”

Things to Come

¹⁰ Then He continued by saying to them, “Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, ¹¹ and there will be ^[j]massive earthquakes, and in various places plagues and famines; and there will be terrible sights and great ^[k]signs from heaven.

¹² “But before all these things, ^(H)they will lay their hands on you and persecute you, turning you over to the synagogues and prisons, ^[l]bringing you before kings and governors on account of My name. ^13 (I)It will lead to ^[m]an opportunity for your testimony. ^14 (J)So ^[n]make up your minds not to prepare beforehand to defend yourselves; ¹⁵ for ^(K)I will provide you ^[o]eloquence and wisdom which none of your adversaries will be able to oppose or refute. ¹⁶ But you will be betrayed even by parents, brothers and sisters, other relatives, and friends, and they will put some of you to death, ¹⁷ and you will be hated by all people because of My name. ¹⁸ And yet ^(L)not a hair of your head will perish. ^19 (M)By your endurance you will gain your ^[p]lives.

²⁰ “But when you see Jerusalem ^(N)surrounded by armies, then ^[q]recognize that her desolation is near. ²¹ Then those who are in Judea must flee to the mountains, and those who are inside ^[r]the city must leave, and ^(O)those who are in the country must not enter ^[s]the city; ²² because these are ^(P)days of punishment, so that all things which have been written will be fulfilled. ²³ Woe to those women who are pregnant, and to those who are nursing babies in those days; for ^(Q)there will be great distress upon the ^[t]land, and wrath to this people; ²⁴ and they will fall by ^(R)the edge of the sword, and will be led captive into all the nations; and ^(S)Jerusalem will be ^(T)trampled underfoot by the Gentiles until ^(U)the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled.

The Return of Christ

²⁵ “There will be ^[u]signs in the sun and moon and stars, and on the earth distress among nations, in perplexity at the roaring of the sea and the waves, ²⁶ people fainting from fear and the expectation of the things that are coming upon the ^[v]world; for the powers of ^[w]the heavens will be shaken. ²⁷ And ^(V)then they will see ^(W)the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory. ²⁸ But when these things begin to take place, straighten up and lift up your heads, because ^(X)your redemption is drawing near.”

²⁹ And He told them a parable: “Look at the fig tree and all the trees: ³⁰ as soon as they put forth leaves, you see for yourselves and ^(Y)know that summer is now near. ³¹ So you too, when you see these things happening, ^[x]recognize that ^(Z)the kingdom of God is near. ³² Truly I say to you, this generation will not pass away until all things take place. ^33 (AA)Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will not pass away.

³⁴ “But ^(AB)be on your guard, so that your hearts will not be weighed down with dissipation and drunkenness and the worries of life, and that ^[y]this day will not come on you suddenly, like a trap; ³⁵ for it will come upon all those who live on the face of all the earth. ³⁶ But ^(AC)stay alert at all times, praying that you will have strength to escape all these things that are going to take place, and to ^(AD)stand before the Son of Man.”

³⁷ Now ^[z]during the day He was ^(AE)teaching in the temple, but ^[aa](AF)at evening He would go out and spend the night on ^(AG)the ^[ab]mountain that is called ^[ac]Olivet. ³⁸ And all the people would get up ^(AH)very early in the morning to come to Him in the temple to listen to Him.

Preparing the Passover

22 ^(AI)Now the Feast of Unleavened Bread, which is called the ^(AJ)Passover, was approaching. ² And the chief priests and the scribes ^(AK)were trying to find ^[ad]a way to put Him to death, since they were afraid of the people.

^3 (AL)And ^(AM)Satan entered Judas, the one called Iscariot, ^[ae]who belonged to the number of the twelve. ⁴ And he left and discussed with the chief priests and ^(AN)officers how he was to betray Him to them. ⁵ And they were delighted, and agreed to give him money. ⁶ And so he consented, and began looking for a good opportunity to betray Him to them ^[af]away from the crowd.

^7 (AO)Now the first day of Unleavened Bread came, on which ^(AP)the Passover lamb had to be sacrificed. ⁸ And so Jesus sent ^(AQ)Peter and John, saying, “Go and prepare the Passover for us, so that we may eat it.” ⁹ They said to Him, “Where do You want us to prepare it?” ¹⁰ And He said to them, “When you have entered the city, a man carrying a pitcher of water will meet you; follow him into the house that he enters. ¹¹ And you shall say to the owner of the house, ‘The Teacher says to you, “Where is the guest room in which I may eat the Passover with My disciples?”’ ¹² And he will show you a large, furnished upstairs room; prepare it there.” ¹³ And they left and found everything just as He had told them; and they prepared the Passover.

The Lord’s Supper

^14 (AR)When the hour came, He reclined at the table, and ^(AS)the apostles with Him. ¹⁵ And He said to them, “I have eagerly desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer; ¹⁶ for I say to you, I shall not eat it again ^(AT)until it is fulfilled in the kingdom of God.” ^17 (AU)And when He had taken a cup and ^(AV)given thanks, He said, “Take this and share it among yourselves; ¹⁸ for ^(AW)I say to you, I will not drink of the fruit of the vine from now on until the kingdom of God comes.” ¹⁹ And when He had taken some bread and ^(AX)given thanks, He broke it and gave it to them, saying, “This is My body, which is being given for you; do this in remembrance of Me.” ²⁰ And in the same way He took the cup after they had eaten, saying, “This cup, which is ^(AY)poured out for you, is the ^(AZ)new covenant in My blood. ^21 (BA)But behold, the hand of the one betraying Me is with ^[ag]Mine on the table. ²² For indeed, the Son of Man is going ^(BB)as it has been determined; but woe to that man by whom He is betrayed!” ²³ And they began to debate among themselves which one of them it was who was going to do this.

Who Is Greatest

²⁴ And ^(BC)a dispute also developed among them as to which one of them was regarded as being the greatest. ^25 (BD)And He said to them, “The kings of the Gentiles domineer over them; and those who have authority over them are called ‘Benefactors.’ ²⁶ But it is not this way for you; ^(BE)rather, the one who is the greatest among you must become like ^(BF)the youngest, and the leader like the servant. ²⁷ For ^(BG)who 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 ^(BH)I am among you as the one who serves.

²⁸ “You are the ones who have stood by Me in My ^(BI)trials; ²⁹ and just as My Father has granted Me a ^(BJ)kingdom, I grant you ³⁰ that you may ^(BK)eat and drink at My table in My ^(BL)kingdom, and ^(BM)you will sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

³¹ “Simon, Simon, behold, ^(BN)Satan has ^[ah]demanded to ^(BO)sift you men like wheat; ³² but I ^(BP)have prayed for ^[ai]you, that ^[aj]your faith will not fail; and ^[ak]you, when you have ^[al]turned back, ^(BQ)strengthen your brothers.” ^33 (BR)But he said to Him, “Lord, I am ready to go with You both to prison and to death!” ³⁴ But He said, “I tell you, Peter, the rooster will not crow today until you have denied three times that you know Me.”

³⁵ And He said to them, “^(BS)When 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, ^[am]whoever has a money belt is to take it along, likewise also a bag, and ^[an]whoever has no sword is to sell his ^[ao]cloak and buy one. ³⁷ For I tell you that this which is written must be fulfilled in Me: ‘^(BT)And He was counted with wrongdoers’; for ^(BU)that which refers to Me has its ^[ap]fulfillment.” ³⁸ They said, “Lord, look, here are two ^(BV)swords.” And He said to them, “It is enough.”

The Garden of Gethsemane

^39 (BW)And He came out and went, ^(BX)as was His habit, to ^(BY)the Mount of Olives; and the disciples also followed Him. ^40 (BZ)Now when He arrived at the place, He said to them, “^(CA)Pray that you do not come into temptation.” ⁴¹ And He withdrew from them about a stone’s throw, and He ^(CB)knelt down and began to pray, ⁴² saying, “Father, if You are willing, remove this ^(CC)cup from Me; ^(CD)yet not My will, but Yours be done.” ⁴³ [^[aq]Now an ^(CE)angel from heaven appeared to Him, strengthening Him. ⁴⁴ And ^(CF)being 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 He said to them, “Why are you sleeping? Get up and ^(CG)pray that you do not come into temptation.”

Jesus Betrayed by Judas

^47 (CH)While He was still speaking, behold, a crowd came, and the one called Judas, one of the twelve, was leading the way for 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 ^(CI)sword?” ⁵⁰ And one of them struck the slave of the high priest and cut off his right ear. ⁵¹ But Jesus responded and said, “^[ar]Stop! No more of this.” And He touched his ear and healed him. ⁵² And Jesus said to the chief priests and ^(CJ)officers of the temple and elders who had come against Him, “Have you come out with swords and clubs ^(CK)as you would against a man inciting a revolt? ⁵³ While I was with you daily in the temple, you did not lay hands on Me; but ^[as]this hour and the power of darkness are yours.”

Jesus’ Arrest

^54 (CL)Now they arrested Him and led Him away, and brought Him to the house of the high priest; but ^(CM)Peter was following at a distance. ^55 (CN)After they kindled a fire in the middle of ^(CO)the courtyard and sat down together, Peter was sitting among them. ⁵⁶ And a slave woman, seeing him as he sat in the firelight, and staring at him, said, “This man was with Him as well.” ⁵⁷ But he denied it, saying, “I do not know Him, woman!” ⁵⁸ And a little later, ^(CP)another person saw him and said, “You are one of them too!” But Peter said, “Man, I am not!” ⁵⁹ And after about an hour had passed, some other man began to insist, saying, “Certainly this man also was with Him, ^(CQ)for he, too, is a Galilean.” ⁶⁰ But Peter said, “Man, I do not know what you are talking about!” And immediately, while he was still speaking, a rooster crowed. ⁶¹ And then ^(CR)the Lord turned and looked at Peter. And Peter remembered the word of the Lord, how He had told him, “^(CS)Before a rooster crows today, you will deny Me three times.” ⁶² And he went out and wept bitterly.

^63 (CT)The men who were holding ^[at]Jesus in custody began mocking Him and beating Him, ⁶⁴ and they blindfolded Him and repeatedly asked Him, saying, “^(CU)Prophesy, who is the one who hit You?” ⁶⁵ And they were saying many other things against Him, ^(CV)blaspheming.

Jesus before the Sanhedrin

^66 (CW)When it was day, ^(CX)the ^[au]Council of elders of the people assembled, both chief priests and scribes, and they led Him away to their ^(CY)council chamber, saying, ⁶⁷ “^(CZ)If You are the ^[av]Christ, tell us.” But He said to them, “If I tell you, you will not believe; ⁶⁸ and if I ask a question, you will not answer. ^69 (DA)But from now on ^(DB)the Son of Man will be seated at the right hand of the power of God.” ⁷⁰ And they all said, “So You are ^(DC)the Son of God?” And He said to them, “^(DD)You say correctly that I am.” ⁷¹ And then they said, “What further need do we have of testimony? For we have heard it ourselves from His own mouth!”