Luke 22-23

Disciples’ Literal New Testament

The Priests Plot How To Kill Jesus

22 Now the Feast of Unleavened-Bread, the one being called Passover, was drawing-near. ² And the chief priests and the scribes were seeking as to how they might kill^[a] Him, for they were fearing the people.

Judas Betrays Jesus To The Priests

³ And Satan entered into Judas, the one being called “Iscariot”, being one of the number of the twelve. ⁴ And having gone, he talked-with the chief priests and [temple] captains as to how he might hand Him over to them. ⁵ And they rejoiced^[b] and agreed to give him money. ⁶ And he consented, and was seeking a favorable-opportunity that he might hand Him over without^[c] a crowd with them.

Jesus Celebrates Passover With The Twelve

⁷ And the [first] day of the Feast of Unleavened-Bread came— on which it-was-necessary that the Passover [lamb] be sacrificed. ⁸ And He sent-forth Peter and John, having said, “Having gone, prepare the Passover [meal] for us in order that we may eat it ”. ⁹ And the ones said to Him, “Where do You want us to prepare it?” ¹⁰ And the One said to them, “Behold— you having entered into the city, a man will meet you carrying a jar of water. Follow him to the house into which he proceeds. ¹¹ And you will say to the master of the house, ‘The Teacher says to you, “Where is the guest-room where I may eat the Passover [meal] with My disciples?”’ ¹² And that one will show you a large upstairs-room having been spread [with furnishings]. Prepare it there”. ¹³ And having gone, they found it just as He had told them. And they prepared the Passover [meal].

The Bread And The Wine Are Given a New Meaning

¹⁴ And when the hour came, He fell back [to eat], and the apostles with Him. ¹⁵ And He said to them, “I greatly desired to eat this Passover [meal] with you before I suffer. ¹⁶ For I say to you that I will by no means eat it until it is fulfilled in the kingdom of God”. ¹⁷ And having taken a cup^[d], having given-thanks, He said “Take this and distribute it to yourselves. ¹⁸ For I say to you that I will by no means drink from the fruit of the grapevine from now on until which time the kingdom of God comes”. ¹⁹ And having taken bread, having given-thanks, He broke it and gave it to them, saying “This is My body, the one being given for you. Be doing this for My remembrance”. ²⁰ And similarly the cup after the dining, saying “This cup is the new covenant in My blood— the blood being poured-out for you. ²¹ Yet behold— the hand of the one handing Me over is with Mine on the table! ²² Because the Son of Man is proceeding according-to the thing having been determined^[e]— nevertheless, woe to that man by whom He is being handed-over!” ²³ And they began to discuss with themselves as to which of them then the one going to do this thing might be.

The Disciples Argue Over Who Is Greatest. The Greatest Is The Servant of All

²⁴ And a contention also took place among them as to which of them seems^[f] to be greater^[g]. ²⁵ And the One said to them, “The kings of the Gentiles are lording-over^[h] them. And the ones having-authority over them are calling-themselves ‘Benefactors^[i]’. ²⁶ But you shall not be so. But let the greater^[j] one among you be like the younger one; and the one leading like the one serving. ²⁷ For who is greater, the one reclining-back [to eat] or the one serving? Is it not the one reclining-back? But I am in your midst as the One serving! ²⁸ But you are the ones having continued with Me in My trials. ²⁹ And I am conferring^[k] you a kingdom, just as My Father conferred Me ³⁰ so that you may eat and drink at My table in My kingdom. And you will sit on thrones judging^[l] the twelve tribes of Israel.

Peter Will Deny Jesus

³¹ “Simon, Simon. Behold— Satan asked-for^[m] you^[n] all that he might sift^[o] you like wheat. ³² But I prayed for you^[p], that your faith may not fail. And when you have turned-back, establish^[q] your brothers”. ³³ But the one said to Him, “Lord, I am prepared to go with You even^[r] to prison and to death!” ³⁴ And the One said, “I say to you, Peter, a rooster will not crow today until you deny three-times that you know Me”.

Jesus Tells The Disciples To Prepare For a New Assignment

³⁵ And He said to them, “When I sent you out without money-bag and [traveler’s] bag and sandals, you did not lack anything, did you?” And the ones said, “Nothing”. ³⁶ And He said to them, “But now^[s] let the one having a money-bag take it. Likewise also a [traveler’s] bag. And let the one not having one sell his cloak and buy a sword. ³⁷ For I say to you that this [saying] having been written [in Isa 53:12] must be fulfilled in Me: ‘And He was counted^[t] with lawless ones’. For indeed the thing concerning Me has a fulfillment^[u]”. ³⁸ And the ones said, “Lord, behold— here are two swords”. And the One said to them, “It is enough”.

Jesus Waits And Prays On The Mount of Olives

³⁹ And having gone out, He went in accordance with His custom to the Mount of Olives. And the disciples also, they followed Him. ⁴⁰ And having come-to-be at the place, He said to them, “Be praying that you may not enter into temptation”. ⁴¹ And He withdrew from them about a stone’s throw. And having put down His knees, He was praying, ⁴² saying “Father, if You are willing, remove this cup from Me. Yet let not My will, but Yours be done”. ⁴³ And^[v] an angel from heaven appeared to Him, strengthening Him. ⁴⁴ And having come-to-be in agony, He was praying more-fervently. And His sweat became like^[w] drops of blood going down upon the ground. ⁴⁵ And having arisen from prayer, having come to the disciples, He found them being asleep because of grief. ⁴⁶ And He said to them, “Why are you sleeping? Having stood-up, be praying that^[x] you may not enter into temptation”.

Jesus Is Betrayed With a Kiss, And Arrested

⁴⁷ While He was still speaking, behold— a crowd. And the one being called Judas, one of the twelve, was preceding^[y] them. And he drew-near to Jesus to kiss Him. ⁴⁸ And Jesus said to him, “Judas, are you handing-over the Son of Man with a kiss?” ⁴⁹ And the ones around Him, having seen the thing which will happen, said “Lord, shall we strike with a sword?” ⁵⁰ And a certain one of them struck the slave of the high priest and took-off his right ear. ⁵¹ But having responded, Jesus said, “Allow^[z] up to this”. And having touched his ear, He healed him. ⁵² And Jesus said to the chief priests and captains of the temple and elders having come against Him, “Did you come out with swords and clubs as-if against a robber? ⁵³ Daily while I was being with you in the temple, you did not stretch-out your hands against Me. But this is your hour, and the authority of darkness”.

Jesus Is Led Into The House of The High Priest; Peter Denies Him Three Times

⁵⁴ And having arrested Him, they led Him, and brought Him into the house of the high priest. And Peter was following at-a-distance. ⁵⁵ And they having kindled a fire in the middle of the courtyard, and having sat-down-together, Peter was sitting amidst them. ⁵⁶ And a certain servant-girl, having seen him sitting toward the light, and having looked-intently at him, said “This one also was with Him”. ⁵⁷ But the one denied it, saying “I do not know Him, woman”. ⁵⁸ And after a short time, another man having seen him said, “You also are one of them”. But Peter said, “Man, I am not!” ⁵⁹ And about one hour having passed^[aa], a certain other man was insisting, saying “In accordance with truth, this one also was with Him, for he also is a Galilean”. ⁶⁰ But Peter said, “Man, I do not know what you are saying”. And at-once, while he was still speaking, a rooster crowed. ⁶¹ And having turned, the Lord looked-at Peter. And Peter was reminded of the word of the Lord— how He said to him that “Before a rooster crows today, you will deny Me three-times”. ⁶² And having gone outside, he wept bitterly. ⁶³ And the men holding Him were mocking Him while beating Him. ⁶⁴ And having covered Him, they were asking Him, saying “Prophesy— who is the one having hit You?” ⁶⁵ And blaspheming, they were saying many other things against Him.

Jesus Is Led Before The Sanhedrin. He Tells Them He Is The Son of God

⁶⁶ And when it became day, the Council-of-elders of the people was gathered together— both chief priests and scribes. And they led Him away to their council^[ab] [chamber], ⁶⁷ saying “If You are the Christ, tell us”. But He said to them, “If I tell you, you will by no means believe. ⁶⁸ And if I question you, you will by no means answer. ⁶⁹ But from now on, the Son of Man will be sitting^[ac] on the right side of the power of God”. ⁷⁰ And they all said, “Are You then the Son of God?” And the One said to them, “You are saying^[ad] that I am”. ⁷¹ And the ones said, “What further need do we have of testimony? For we ourselves heard it from His mouth”.

Jesus Is Led Before Pilate. He Tells Him He Is The King of The Jews

23 And having arisen, the whole assembly of them led Him before Pilate. ² And they began to accuse Him, saying “We found this One perverting our nation, and forbidding to give tributes^[ae] to Caesar, and saying that He is Christ, a King”. ³ And Pilate asked Him, saying “Are You the King of the Jews?” And the One, having responded to him, said “You are saying^[af] it ”. ⁴ And Pilate said to the chief priests and the crowds, “I find no guilt^[ag] in this man”. ⁵ But the ones were insisting^[ah], saying that “He is stirring-up the people, teaching throughout all Judea— having indeed begun from Galilee, as far as here”. ⁶ And Pilate, having heard it, asked if the man was a Galilean. ⁷ And having learned that He was from the authority of Herod^[ai], he sent Him up to Herod— he also being in Jerusalem during these days.

Before Herod, Jesus Says Nothing

⁸ Now Herod, having seen Jesus, rejoiced greatly. For he was wanting to see Him for considerable periods-of-time because of hearing about Him. And he was hoping to see some sign being done by Him. ⁹ And he was questioning Him with many words, but He answered him nothing. ¹⁰ And the chief priests and the scribes were standing there, accusing Him vigorously^[aj]. ¹¹ And Herod also— with his troops— having treated Him with contempt, and having mocked Him, having clothed Him with shining clothing, sent Him back to Pilate. ¹² Now both Herod and Pilate became friends with one another on the very day. For they were-previously existing with hostility^[ak] toward them.

Pilate Offers To Release Jesus. The Crowd Demands He Be Crucified

¹³ Now Pilate, having called-together the chief priests and the rulers and the people, ¹⁴ said to them, “You brought me this man as One turning-away^[al] the people. And behold— I, having examined Him in your presence, found no guilt in this man of the things which you are accusing against Him. ¹⁵ But neither did Herod, for he sent Him back to us. And behold— nothing worthy of death has been committed by Him. ¹⁶ Therefore, having disciplined Him, I will release Him”. ^{17 [am] 18} But they cried-out all-together, saying, “Take away this One, and release Barabbas for us”— ¹⁹ who had been thrown in prison because of a certain rebellion^[an] having taken place in the city, and murder. ²⁰ And again Pilate addressed them, wanting to release Jesus. ²¹ But the ones were calling-out, saying “Crucify, crucify Him!” ²² And a third time the one said to them, “What indeed^[ao] did this One do wrong? I found no guilt worthy of death in Him. Therefore, having disciplined Him, I will release Him”. ²³ But the ones were pressing-upon him with loud voices, asking that He be crucified. And their voices were prevailing. ²⁴ And Pilate decided^[ap] that their request should be done. ²⁵ And he released the one having been thrown into prison because of rebellion and murder, whom they were asking-for. And he handed-over Jesus to their will.

Jesus Is Crucified

²⁶ And when they led Him away, having taken-hold-of a certain Simon, a Cyrenian^[aq] coming from the country, they laid the cross on him to carry behind Jesus. ²⁷ And a large crowd of the people, and of women who were beating-their-breasts and lamenting Him, was following Him. ²⁸ But having turned to them, Jesus said, “Daughters of Jerusalem, do not be weeping for Me. But weep for yourselves and for your children. ²⁹ Because behold— days are coming during which they will say, ‘Blessed^[ar] are the barren, and^[as] the wombs which did not bear and breasts which did not feed^[at]’. ³⁰ At-that-time they will begin to say to the mountains, ‘Fall on us’, and to the hills, ‘Cover us’. ³¹ Because if they are doing these things in-the-case-of the wet wood^[au], what will happen in-the-case-of the dry^[av]?” ³² And two other^[aw] criminals were also being led to be executed with Him. ³³ And when they came to the place being called “The Skull^[ax]”, there they crucified Him and the criminals— one on the right side, and the other on the left side. ³⁴ But^[ay] Jesus was saying, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing”. And they cast lots, dividing His garments among themselves.

The King of The Jews Is Mocked While Hanging On The Cross

³⁵ And the people were standing there watching. And the rulers were also sneering-at Him, saying “He saved others. Let Him save Himself if this One is the Christ of God, the Chosen One”. ³⁶ And the soldiers also mocked Him, coming to Him, offering Him sour-wine^[az], ³⁷ and saying “If You are the King of the Jews, save Yourself ”. ³⁸ And there was also an inscription over Him— “This is the King of the Jews”. ³⁹ And one of the criminals having been hung was blaspheming Him, saying “Are You not the Christ? Save Yourself and us”. ⁴⁰ But having responded, the other, rebuking him, said “Do you not even fear God? Because you are under the same condemnation^[ba]! ⁴¹ And we are suffering justly, for we are receiving-back things worthy of the things which we did— but this One did nothing out-of-place^[bb]”. ⁴² And he was saying, “Jesus, remember me when You come into Your kingdom”. ⁴³ And He said to him, “Truly I say to you, you will be with Me today in paradise”.

Darkness Comes Over the Land And The Temple Curtain Is Torn. Jesus Dies

⁴⁴ And it was now about the sixth^[bc] hour. And a darkness came over the whole land^[bd] until the ninth hour, ⁴⁵ the sun having failed. And the curtain of the temple was torn^[be] in-the-middle. ⁴⁶ And having called-out with a loud voice, Jesus said, “Father, I commend^[bf] My spirit into Your hands”. And having said this, He expired. ⁴⁷ And having seen the thing having taken place, the centurion was glorifying God, saying “This man really was righteous”. ⁴⁸ And all the crowds having come together for this sight, having watched the things having taken place, were returning striking their chests. ⁴⁹ But all His acquaintances and the women accompanying Him from Galilee were standing at a distance while seeing these things.

Jesus Is Buried In a Tomb On Friday Afternoon Before Sunset

⁵⁰ And behold, there was a man, Joseph by name— being a council-member and a good and righteous man (⁵¹ this one had not consented to the plan^[bg] and their action)— from Arimathea, a city of the Jews, who was waiting-for the kingdom of God. ⁵² This one, having gone to Pilate, asked-for the body of Jesus. ⁵³ And having taken it down, he wrapped it in linen-cloth, and laid Him in a tomb cut-in-the-rock where no one was yet lying. ⁵⁴ And it was the day of Preparation^[bh], and the Sabbath was dawning^[bi].

On Sunday Morning, The Women Go To The Tomb And Discover That Jesus Is Risen

⁵⁵ Now having closely-followed, the women who had come-with Him from Galilee saw the tomb and how His body was laid. ⁵⁶ And having returned, they prepared spices and perfumes. And on the Sabbath they rested in-accordance-with the commandment—