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The Plot to Kill Jesus

22 (A)Now the Feast of Unleavened Bread, which is called the (B)Passover, was drawing near. And the chief priests and the scribes (C)were seeking how they might put Him to death; for they were afraid of the people.

(D)And (E)Satan entered into Judas who was called Iscariot, who [a]belonged to the number of the twelve. And he went away and discussed with the chief priests and (F)officers how he might betray Him to them. And they were glad and agreed to give him money. So he consented, and began seeking a good opportunity to betray Him to them [b]apart from the crowd.

The Passover Meal

(G)Then came the first day of Unleavened Bread on which (H)the Passover lamb had to be sacrificed. And Jesus sent (I)Peter and John, saying, “Go and prepare the Passover for us, so that we may eat it.” And they said to Him, “Where do You want us to prepare it?” 10 And He said to them, “Behold, after you have entered the city, a man will meet you carrying a pitcher of water; 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 upper 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 (J)And when the hour had come, He reclined at the table, and (K)the apostles with Him. 15 And He said to them, “I have earnestly desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer; 16 for I say to you, I shall never again eat it (L)until it is fulfilled in the kingdom of God.” 17 (M)And when He had taken a cup and (N)given thanks, He said, “Take this and share it among yourselves. 18 For (O)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 (P)given thanks, He broke it and gave it to them, saying, “This is My body which is 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 (Q)poured out for you is the (R)new covenant in My blood. 21 (S)But behold, the hand of the one betraying Me is with Me on the table. 22 For indeed, the Son of Man is going (T)as it has been determined; but woe to that man by whom He is betrayed!” 23 And they began to argue among themselves which one of them it might be who was going to do this thing.

Who Is Greatest?

24 And there arose also (U)a dispute among them as to which one of them was regarded to be greatest. 25 (V)And 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 not so with you; (W)rather the one who is the greatest among you must become like (X)the youngest, and the leader like the servant. 27 For (Y)who is greater, the one who reclines at the table or the one who serves? Is it not the one who reclines? But (Z)I am among you as the one who serves.

28 “Now you are those who have stood by Me in My (AA)trials, 29 and I grant you a (AB)kingdom, just as My Father granted one to Me, 30 that you may (AC)eat and drink at My table in My (AD)kingdom, and (AE)you will sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

31 “Simon, Simon, behold, (AF)Satan has [c]demanded to (AG)sift all of you like wheat. 32 But I (AH)have prayed earnestly for you, that your faith may not fail; and you, once you have returned, (AI)strengthen your brothers.” 33 (AJ)But 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, (AK)When I sent you out without money belt and bag and sandals, did you lack anything?” They said, “Not a thing.” 36 And He said to them, “But now, [d]whoever has a money belt is to take it along, likewise also a bag, and [e]whoever has no sword should sell his garment and buy one. 37 For I tell you that this which is written must be [f]completed in Me, ‘(AL)And He was numbered with transgressors’; for (AM)that which refers to Me has its [g]completion.” 38 And they said, “Lord, look, here are two (AN)swords.” And He said to them, “It is enough.”

Jesus Prays in Gethsemane

39 (AO)And He came out and went (AP)as was His custom to (AQ)the Mount of Olives; and the disciples also followed Him. 40 (AR)Now when He arrived at the place, He said to them, (AS)Pray that you may not enter into temptation.” 41 And He withdrew from them about a stone’s throw, and He (AT)knelt down and began to pray, 42 saying, “Father, if You are willing, remove this (AU)cup from Me, (AV)yet not My will, but Yours be done.” 43 [h]Now an (AW)angel from heaven appeared to Him, strengthening Him. 44 And (AX)being in agony He was praying very fervently, and His sweat became like drops of blood, falling down upon the ground. 45 And 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? Rise up and (AY)pray that you may not enter into temptation.”

The Betrayal and Arrest of Jesus

47 (AZ)While He was still speaking, behold, a crowd came, and the one called Judas, one of the twelve, was coming ahead of 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 And when those around Him saw what was going to happen, they said, “Lord, shall we strike with the (BA)sword?” 50 And one of them struck the slave of the high priest and cut off his right ear. 51 But Jesus answered and said, [i]Stop! No more of this.” And He touched his ear and healed him. 52 Then Jesus said to the chief priests and (BB)officers of the temple and elders who had come against Him, “Have you come out with swords and clubs (BC)as against a robber? 53 While I was with you daily in the temple, you did not stretch out your hands against Me, but [j]this hour and the authority of darkness are yours.”

54 (BD)Now having arrested Him, they led Him away and brought Him to the house of the high priest, but (BE)Peter was following at a distance. 55 (BF)And after they had kindled a fire in the middle of (BG)the 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, (BH)another 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, another man began to insist, saying, “Certainly this man was with Him too, (BI)for he also is a Galilean.” 60 But Peter said, “Man, I do not know what you are talking about.” Immediately, while he was still speaking, a rooster crowed. 61 (BJ)And the Lord turned and looked at Peter. And Peter remembered the word of the Lord, how He had told him, (BK)Before a rooster crows today, you will deny Me three times.” 62 And he went out and cried bitterly.

63 (BL)Now the men who were holding [k]Jesus in custody were mocking Him while they beat Him, 64 and they blindfolded Him and were asking Him, saying, “(BM)Prophesy, who is the one who hit You?” 65 And they were saying many other things against Him, (BN)blaspheming.

Jesus Before the Sanhedrin

66 (BO)And as the day came, (BP)the Council of elders of the people assembled, both chief priests and scribes, and they led Him away to their (BQ)Sanhedrin, saying, 67 (BR)If You are the [l]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 (BS)But from now on (BT)the Son of Man will be seated at the right hand of the power of [m]God.” 70 And they all said, “Are You (BU)the Son of God, then?” And He said to them, (BV)You yourselves say that I am.” 71 Then they said, “What further need do we have of testimony? For we have heard it ourselves from His own mouth.”

Footnotes

  1. Luke 22:3 Lit being of
  2. Luke 22:6 Or without a disturbance
  3. Luke 22:31 Or obtained by asking
  4. Luke 22:36 Lit he who
  5. Luke 22:36 Lit he who
  6. Luke 22:37 Or finished, cf. 12:50
  7. Luke 22:37 Lit end
  8. Luke 22:43 Some early mss omit vv 43-44
  9. Luke 22:51 Or “Let them do this,” and He touched
  10. Luke 22:53 Lit this is your hour and power of darkness
  11. Luke 22:63 Lit Him
  12. Luke 22:67 Messiah
  13. Luke 22:69 In OT, Yahweh, cf. Ps 110:1

22 3 Judas selleth Christ. 7 The Apostles prepare the Passover. 24 They strive who shall be chiefest. 31 Satan desireth them. 35 Christ showeth that they wanted nothing. 42 He prayeth in the mount. 44 He sweateth blood. 50 Malchus’s ear cut off and healed. 57, 58, 60 Peter denieth Christ thrice. 63 Christ is mocked and strooken. 69 He confesseth himself to be the Son of God.

Now (A)the [a]feast of unleavened bread drew near, which is called the Passover.

And the high Priests and Scribes sought how they might kill him: for they feared the people.

(B)[b]Then entered Satan into Judas, who was called Iscariot, and was of the number of the twelve.

And he went his way, and communed with the high Priests and [c]captains, how he might betray him to them.

So they were glad, and agreed to give him money.

And he consented, and sought opportunity to betray him unto them, when the people were [d]away.

(C)[e]Then came the day of unleavened bread, when the Passover [f]must be sacrificed.

And he sent Peter and John, saying, Go and prepare us the [g]Passover that we may eat it.

And they said to him, Where wilt thou, that we prepare it?

10 Then he said unto them, Behold, when ye be entered into the city, there shall a man meet you, bearing a pitcher of water: follow him into the house that he entereth in,

11 And say unto the good man of the house, The Master saith unto thee, Where is the lodging where I shall eat my Passover with my disciples?

12 Then he shall show you a great high chamber trimmed: there make it ready.

13 So they went, and found as he had said unto them, and made ready the Passover.

14 (D)[h]And when the [i]hour was come, he sat down, and the twelve Apostles with him.

15 Then he said unto them, I have earnestly desired to eat this Passover with you, before I [j]suffer.

16 For I say unto you, Henceforth I will not eat of it anymore, until it be fulfilleth in the kingdom of God.

17 And he took the cup, and gave thanks, and said, Take this, and divide it among you:

18 For I say unto you, I will not drink of the fruit of the vine, until the kingdom of God be come.

19 (E)[k]And he took bread, and when he had given thanks, he brake it, and gave to them, saying, This is my body, which is given for you: do this in the remembrance of me.

20 Likewise also after supper he took the cup, saying, This [l]cup is [m]that new Testament in my blood, which is shed for you.

21 (F)[n]Yet behold, the [o]hand of him that betrayeth me, is with me at the table.

22 [p]And truly the Son of man goeth as it is appointed: but woe be to that man by whom he is betrayed.

23 Then they began to inquire among themselves which of them it should be, that should do that.

24 (G)[q]And there arose also a strife among them, which of them should seem to be the greatest.

25 But he said unto them, The kings of the Gentiles reign over them, and they that bear rule over them, are called [r]bountiful.

26 But ye shall not be so: but let the greatest among you be as the least: and the chiefest as he that serveth.

27 For who is greater, he that sitteth at table, or he that serveth? is not he that sitteth at table? And I am among you as he that serveth.

28 [s]And ye are they which have continued with me in my tentations.

29 Therefore I appoint unto you a kingdom, as my Father hath appointed unto me,

30 (H)That ye may eat, and drink at my table, in my kingdom, and sit on seats, and judge the twelve tribes of Israel.

31 [t]And the Lord said, Simon, Simon, behold, (I)Satan hath desired you, [u]to winnow you as wheat.

32 [v]But I have prayed for thee, that thy faith fail not: therefore when thou art converted, strengthen thy brethren.

33 (J)[w]And he said unto him: Lord, I am ready to go with thee into prison, and to death.

34 But he said, I tell thee, Peter, the cock shall not crow this day, before thou hast thrice denied that thou knewest me.

35 ¶ And he said unto them, (K)When I sent you without bag, and scrip, and shoes, lacked ye anything? And they said, Nothing.

36 [x]Then he said to them, But now he that hath a bag, let him take it, and likewise a scrip: and he that hath none, let him sell his coat, and buy a sword.

37 For I say unto you, That yet the same which is written, must be performed in me, (L)Even with the wicked was he numbered: for doubtless those things which are written of me, have an end.

38 And they said, Lord, behold, here are two swords. And he said unto them, It is enough.

39 (M)And he came out, and went (as he was wont) to the mount of Olives: and his disciples also followed him.

40 (N)[y]And when he came to the place, he said to them, Pray, lest ye enter into tentation.

41 [z]And he was drawn aside from them about a stone’s cast, and kneeled down, and prayed,

42 Saying, Father, If thou wilt, take away this cup from me: nevertheless, not my will, but thine be done.

43 And there appeared an Angel unto him from heaven, comforting him.

44 But being in an [aa]agony, he prayed more earnestly: and his sweat was like [ab]drops of blood, trickling down to the ground.

45 [ac]And he rose up from prayer, and came to his disciples, and found them sleeping for heaviness.

46 And he said unto them, Why sleep ye? rise and pray, lest ye enter into tentation.

47 (O)[ad]And while he yet spake, behold, a company, and he that was called Judas one of the twelve, went before them, and came near unto Jesus to kiss him.

48 And Jesus said unto him, Judas, betrayest thou the Son of man with a kiss?

49 [ae]Now when they which were about him, saw what would follow, they said unto him, Lord, shall we smite with the sword?

50 And one of them smote a servant of the high Priest, and struck off his right ear.

51 Then Jesus answered, and said, Suffer them thus far: and he touched his ear, and healed him.

52 [af]Then Jesus said unto the high Priests, and captains of the Temple, and the Elders which were come to him, Be ye come out as unto a thief with swords and staves?

53 When I was daily with you in the Temple, ye stretched not forth the hands against me: but this is your very hour, and the [ag]power of darkness.

54 (P)Then took they him, and led him, and brought him to the high Priest’s house. [ah]And Peter followed afar off.

55 (Q)And when they had kindled a fire in the midst of the hall, and were set down together, Peter also sat down among them.

56 And a certain maid beheld him as he sat by the fire, and having well looked on him, said, This man was also with him.

57 But he denied him, saying, Woman, I know him not.

58 And after a little while, another man saw him, and said, Thou art also of them. But Peter said, Man, I am not.

59 And about the space of an hour after, a certain other affirmed, saying. Verily, even this man was with him: for he is also a Galilean.

60 And Peter said, Man, I know not what thou sayest. And immediately while he yet spake, the cock crew.

61 Then the Lord turned back, and looked upon Peter: and Peter remembered the word of the Lord, how he had said unto him, (R)Before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice.

62 And Peter went out, and wept bitterly.

63 (S)[ai]And the men that held Jesus, mocked him, and struck him.

64 And when they had blindfolded him, they smote him on the face, and asked him, saying, Prophesy who it is that smote thee.

65 And many other things blasphemously spake they against him.

66 (T)[aj]And as soon as it was day, the Elders of the people, and the high Priests and the Scribes came together, and led him into their Council,

67 Saying, Art thou that Christ? tell us. And he said unto them, If I tell you, ye will not believe it.

68 And if also I ask you, you will not answer me, nor let me go.

69 Hereafter shall the Son of man sit at the right hand of the power of God.

70 Then said they all, Art thou then the Son of God? And he said to them, Ye say, that I am.

71 Then said they, What need we any further witness? for we ourselves have heard it of his own mouth.

Footnotes

  1. Luke 22:1 Christ is taken upon the day of the Passover, rather by the providence of his Father, than by the will of men.
  2. Luke 22:3 God by his wonderful providence, causeth him to be the minister of our salvation, who was the author of our destruction.
  3. Luke 22:4 They that had the charge of keeping the Temple, which were none of the Priests and Bishops, as appeareth by verse 52 of this Chapter.
  4. Luke 22:6 Without tumult, unwitting to the people which used to follow him: and therefore indeed they watched their time, when they knew he was alone in the garden.
  5. Luke 22:7 Christ teacheth his disciples by a manifest miracle, that although he be going to be crucified, yet nothing is hid from him: and therefore that he goeth willingly to death.
  6. Luke 22:7 By the order appointed by the Law.
  7. Luke 22:8 The lamb which was the figure of the Passover: And this is spoken by the figure metonymy, which is very usual in the matter of the Sacraments.
  8. Luke 22:14 Christ having ended the Passover according to the order of the Law, forewarneth them that this shall be his last banquet with them, after the manner and necessity of this life.
  9. Luke 22:14 The evening and twilight, at what time this supper was to be kept.
  10. Luke 22:15 I am put to death.
  11. Luke 22:19 Christ establisheth his new Covenant, and his communicating with us with new signs.
  12. Luke 22:20 Here is a double Metonymy: for first the vessel is taken for that which is contained in the vessel, as the cup, for the wine which is within the cup. Then the wine is called the Covenant or Testament, whereas indeed it is but the sign of the Testament, or rather of the blood of Christ, whereby the Testament was made: neither is it a vain sign, though it be not all one with the thing that it representeth.
  13. Luke 22:20 This word, that, showeth the excellency of the Testament, and answereth to the place of Jeremiah, Chapter 31:31, where the new Testament is promised.
  14. Luke 22:21 Christ showeth again that he goeth to death willingly, although he be not ignorant of Judas’s treason.
  15. Luke 22:21 That is, his practice , so use the Hebrews to speak, 2 Kings 14:19.Is not the hand of Joab in this matter?
  16. Luke 22:22 Although the decree of God’s providence comes necessarily to pass, yet it excuseth not the fault of the instruments.
  17. Luke 22:24 The Pastors are not called to rule, but to serve.
  18. Luke 22:25 Have great titles, for so it was the custom to honor Princes with some great titles.
  19. Luke 22:28 Such as are partakers of the afflictions of Christ, shall also be partakers of his kingdom.
  20. Luke 22:31 We must always think upon the wait that Satan layeth for us.
  21. Luke 22:31 To toss you and scatter you, and also to cast you out.
  22. Luke 22:32 It is through the prayers of Christ, that the elect do never utterly fall away from the faith: and that for this cause, that they should stir up one another.
  23. Luke 22:33 Christ showeth that faith differeth much from a vain security, in setting before us the grievous example of Peter.
  24. Luke 22:36 All this talk is by way of an allegory, as if he said, O my friends and fellow soldiers, you have lived hitherto as it were in peace: but now there is a most sharp battle at hand to be fought, and therefore you must lay all other things aside, and think upon furnishing yourselves in armor. And what this armor is, he showeth by his own example, when he prayed afterward in the garden, and reproved Peter for striking with the sword.
  25. Luke 22:40 Christ hath made death acceptable unto us, by overcoming in our name, all the horrors of death, which had joined with them the curse of God.
  26. Luke 22:41 Prayers are a sure succor against the most perilous assaults of our enemies.
  27. Luke 22:44 This agony showeth that Christ strove much, and was in great distress: for Christ strove not only with the fears of death, as other men used to do, for so many martyrs might seem more constant than Christ, but with the fearful judgment of his angry Father, which is the fearfullest thing in the world: and the matter was, for that he took the burden of all our sins upon himself.
  28. Luke 22:44 These do not only show that Christ was true man, but other things also which the goodly have to consider of, wherein redemption of all mankind is contained in the son of God his debasing himself to the state of a servant: such things as no man can sufficiently declare.
  29. Luke 22:45 Men are utterly sluggish, even in their greatest dangers until Christ stir them up.
  30. Luke 22:47 Christ is willingly betrayed and taken, that by his obedience he might deliver us which were guilty for the betraying of God’s glory.
  31. Luke 22:49 That zeal which carrieth us out of the bounds of our vocation, pleaseth not Christ.
  32. Luke 22:52 Even the very fear of them which took Christ, proveth partly their evil conscience, and partly also that all these things were done by God’s providence.
  33. Luke 22:53 The power that was given to darkness, to oppress the light for a season.
  34. Luke 22:54 We have to behold in Peter an example both of the fragility of man’s nature, and of the singular goodness of God toward his elect.
  35. Luke 22:63 Christ bare the shame that was due to our sins.
  36. Luke 22:66 Christ is wrongfully condemned of blasphemy before the high Priest’s judgment seat, that we might be quit before God from the blasphemy which we deserved.

Judas Agrees to Betray Jesus(A)

22 Now the Festival of Unleavened Bread, called the Passover, was approaching,(B) and the chief priests and the teachers of the law were looking for some way to get rid of Jesus,(C) for they were afraid of the people. Then Satan(D) entered Judas, called Iscariot,(E) one of the Twelve. And Judas went to the chief priests and the officers of the temple guard(F) and discussed with them how he might betray Jesus. They were delighted and agreed to give him money.(G) He consented, and watched for an opportunity to hand Jesus over to them when no crowd was present.

The Last Supper(H)(I)(J)(K)(L)

Then came the day of Unleavened Bread on which the Passover lamb had to be sacrificed.(M) Jesus sent Peter and John,(N) saying, “Go and make preparations for us to eat the Passover.”

“Where do you want us to prepare for it?” they asked.

10 He replied, “As you enter the city, a man carrying a jar of water will meet you. Follow him to the house that he enters, 11 and say to the owner of the house, ‘The Teacher asks: Where is the guest room, where I may eat the Passover with my disciples?’ 12 He will show you a large room upstairs, all furnished. Make preparations there.”

13 They left and found things just as Jesus had told them.(O) So they prepared the Passover.

14 When the hour came, Jesus and his apostles(P) reclined at the table.(Q) 15 And he said to them, “I have eagerly desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer.(R) 16 For I tell you, I will not eat it again until it finds fulfillment in the kingdom of God.”(S)

17 After taking the cup, he gave thanks and said, “Take this and divide it among you. 18 For I tell you I will not drink again from the fruit of the vine until the kingdom of God comes.”

19 And he took bread, gave thanks and broke it,(T) and gave it to them, saying, “This is my body given for you; do this in remembrance of me.”

20 In the same way, after the supper he took the cup, saying, “This cup is the new covenant(U) in my blood, which is poured out for you.[a] 21 But the hand of him who is going to betray me is with mine on the table.(V) 22 The Son of Man(W) will go as it has been decreed.(X) But woe to that man who betrays him!” 23 They began to question among themselves which of them it might be who would do this.

24 A dispute also arose among them as to which of them was considered to be greatest.(Y) 25 Jesus said to them, “The kings of the Gentiles lord it over them; and those who exercise authority over them call themselves Benefactors. 26 But you are not to be like that. Instead, the greatest among you should be like the youngest,(Z) and the one who rules like the one who serves.(AA) 27 For who is greater, the one who is at the table or the one who serves? Is it not the one who is at the table? But I am among you as one who serves.(AB) 28 You are those who have stood by me in my trials. 29 And I confer on you a kingdom,(AC) just as my Father conferred one on me, 30 so that you may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom(AD) and sit on thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.(AE)

31 “Simon, Simon, Satan has asked(AF) to sift all of you as wheat.(AG) 32 But I have prayed for you,(AH) Simon, that your faith may not fail. And when you have turned back, strengthen your brothers.”(AI)

33 But he replied, “Lord, I am ready to go with you to prison and to death.”(AJ)

34 Jesus answered, “I tell you, Peter, before the rooster crows today, you will deny three times that you know me.”

35 Then Jesus asked them, “When I sent you without purse, bag or sandals,(AK) did you lack anything?”

“Nothing,” they answered.

36 He said to them, “But now if you have a purse, take it, and also a bag; and if you don’t have a sword, sell your cloak and buy one. 37 It is written: ‘And he was numbered with the transgressors’[b];(AL) and I tell you that this must be fulfilled in me. Yes, what is written about me is reaching its fulfillment.”

38 The disciples said, “See, Lord, here are two swords.”

“That’s enough!” he replied.

Jesus Prays on the Mount of Olives(AM)

39 Jesus went out as usual(AN) to the Mount of Olives,(AO) and his disciples followed him. 40 On reaching the place, he said to them, “Pray that you will not fall into temptation.”(AP) 41 He withdrew about a stone’s throw beyond them, knelt down(AQ) and prayed, 42 “Father, if you are willing, take this cup(AR) from me; yet not my will, but yours be done.”(AS) 43 An angel from heaven appeared to him and strengthened him.(AT) 44 And being in anguish, he prayed more earnestly, and his sweat was like drops of blood falling to the ground.[c]

45 When he rose from prayer and went back to the disciples, he found them asleep, exhausted from sorrow. 46 “Why are you sleeping?” he asked them. “Get up and pray so that you will not fall into temptation.”(AU)

Jesus Arrested(AV)

47 While he was still speaking a crowd came up, and the man who was called Judas, one of the Twelve, was leading them. He approached Jesus to kiss him, 48 but Jesus asked him, “Judas, are you betraying the Son of Man with a kiss?”

49 When Jesus’ followers saw what was going to happen, they said, “Lord, should we strike with our swords?”(AW) 50 And one of them struck the servant of the high priest, cutting off his right ear.

51 But Jesus answered, “No more of this!” And he touched the man’s ear and healed him.

52 Then Jesus said to the chief priests, the officers of the temple guard,(AX) and the elders, who had come for him, “Am I leading a rebellion, that you have come with swords and clubs? 53 Every day I was with you in the temple courts,(AY) and you did not lay a hand on me. But this is your hour(AZ)—when darkness reigns.”(BA)

Peter Disowns Jesus(BB)

54 Then seizing him, they led him away and took him into the house of the high priest.(BC) Peter followed at a distance.(BD) 55 And when some there had kindled a fire in the middle of the courtyard and had sat down together, Peter sat down with them. 56 A servant girl saw him seated there in the firelight. She looked closely at him and said, “This man was with him.”

57 But he denied it. “Woman, I don’t know him,” he said.

58 A little later someone else saw him and said, “You also are one of them.”

“Man, I am not!” Peter replied.

59 About an hour later another asserted, “Certainly this fellow was with him, for he is a Galilean.”(BE)

60 Peter replied, “Man, I don’t know what you’re talking about!” Just as he was speaking, the rooster crowed. 61 The Lord(BF) turned and looked straight at Peter. Then Peter remembered the word the Lord had spoken to him: “Before the rooster crows today, you will disown me three times.”(BG) 62 And he went outside and wept bitterly.

The Guards Mock Jesus(BH)

63 The men who were guarding Jesus began mocking and beating him. 64 They blindfolded him and demanded, “Prophesy! Who hit you?” 65 And they said many other insulting things to him.(BI)

Jesus Before Pilate and Herod(BJ)(BK)(BL)

66 At daybreak the council(BM) of the elders of the people, both the chief priests and the teachers of the law, met together,(BN) and Jesus was led before them. 67 “If you are the Messiah,” they said, “tell us.”

Jesus answered, “If I tell you, you will not believe me, 68 and if I asked you, you would not answer.(BO) 69 But from now on, the Son of Man will be seated at the right hand of the mighty God.”(BP)

70 They all asked, “Are you then the Son of God?”(BQ)

He replied, “You say that I am.”(BR)

71 Then they said, “Why do we need any more testimony? We have heard it from his own lips.”

Footnotes

  1. Luke 22:20 Some manuscripts do not have given for you … poured out for you.
  2. Luke 22:37 Isaiah 53:12
  3. Luke 22:44 Many early manuscripts do not have verses 43 and 44.