^17 (A)And when it was evening, he came with the twelve. ¹⁸ And as they were reclining at table and eating, ^(B)Jesus said, “Truly, I say to you, one of you will betray me, ^(C)one who is eating with me.” ¹⁹ They began to be sorrowful and to say to him one after another, “Is it I?” ²⁰ He said to them, “It is ^(D)one of the twelve, ^(E)one who is dipping bread into the dish with me. ²¹ For the Son of Man goes ^(F)as it is written of him, but ^(G)woe to that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! ^(H)It would have been better for that man if he had not been born.”

Institution of the Lord's Supper

^22 (I)And as they were eating, he took bread, and after ^(J)blessing it broke it and gave it to them, and said, “Take; ^(K)this is my body.” ²³ And he took a cup, and when he had ^(L)given thanks he gave it to them, and they all drank of it. ²⁴ And he said to them, ^(M)“This is my ^(N)blood of the^[a] covenant, which is poured out for ^(O)many. ²⁵ Truly, I say to you, I will not drink again of the fruit of the vine until that day when I drink it new in the kingdom of God.”

Jesus Foretells Peter's Denial

^26 (P)And when they had sung a hymn, ^(Q)they went out to ^(R)the Mount of Olives. ²⁷ And Jesus said to them, “You will all fall away, for it is written, ‘I will ^(S)strike the shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered.’ ²⁸ But after I am raised up, ^(T)I will go before you to Galilee.” ^29 (U)Peter said to him, “Even though they all fall away, I will not.” ³⁰ And ^(V)Jesus said to him, “Truly, I tell you, this very night, before ^(W)the rooster crows twice, you will deny me three times.” ³¹ But ^(X)he said emphatically, “If I must die with you, I will not deny you.” And they all said the same.

Jesus Prays in Gethsemane

^32 (Y)And they went ^(Z)to a place called Gethsemane. And he said to his disciples, “Sit here while I pray.” ³³ And he took with him ^(AA)Peter and James and John, and began ^(AB)to be greatly distressed and troubled. ³⁴ And he said to them, ^(AC)“My soul is very sorrowful, even to death. Remain here and ^(AD)watch.”^{[b] 35} And going a little farther, he fell on the ground ^(AE)and prayed that, if it were possible, ^(AF)the hour might pass from him. ³⁶ And he said, ^(AG)“Abba, Father, ^(AH)all things are possible for you. Remove ^(AI)this cup from me. ^(AJ)Yet not what I will, but what you will.”

Jesus Is Mocked

^16 (A)And the soldiers led him away inside ^(B)the palace (that is, ^(C)the governor's headquarters),^[a] and they called together the whole ^(D)battalion.^{[b] 17} And they clothed him in ^(E)a purple cloak, and twisting together a crown of thorns, they put it on him. ¹⁸ And they began to salute him, ^(F)“Hail, King of the Jews!” ¹⁹ And they were striking his head with a reed and ^(G)spitting on him and ^(H)kneeling down in homage to him. ²⁰ And when they had ^(I)mocked him, they stripped him of ^(J)the purple cloak and put his own clothes on him. And they ^(K)led him out to crucify him.

The Crucifixion

^21 (L)And they compelled a passerby, Simon of Cyrene, who was coming in from the country, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to carry his cross. ^22 (M)And they brought him to the place called Golgotha (which means Place of a Skull). ²³ And they offered him wine mixed with ^(N)myrrh, but he did not take it. ²⁴ And they crucified him and ^(O)divided his garments among them, casting lots for them, to decide what each should take. ²⁵ And ^(P)it was the third hour^[c] when they crucified him. ²⁶ And the inscription of the charge against him read, ^(Q)“The King of the Jews.” ²⁷ And with him they crucified two ^(R)robbers, ^(S)one on his right and one on his left.^{[d] 29} And ^(T)those who passed by derided him, ^(U)wagging their heads and saying, ^(V)“Aha! ^(W)You who would destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, ³⁰ save yourself, and come down from the cross!” ³¹ So also the chief priests with the scribes mocked him to one another, saying, ^(X)“He saved others; ^(Y)he cannot save himself. ³² Let ^(Z)the Christ, ^(AA)the King of Israel, come down now from the cross that we may ^(AB)see and believe.” ^(AC)Those who were crucified with him also reviled him.

The Death of Jesus

³³ And when the sixth hour^[e] had come, there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour.^{[f] 34} And at the ninth hour Jesus ^(AD)cried with a loud voice, ^(AE)“Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?” which means, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” ³⁵ And some of the bystanders hearing it said, “Behold, he is calling Elijah.” ³⁶ And someone ran and filled a sponge with ^(AF)sour wine, put it on a reed ^(AG)and gave it to him to drink, saying, “Wait, let us see whether Elijah will come to take him down.” ³⁷ And Jesus ^(AH)uttered a loud cry and ^(AI)breathed his last. ³⁸ And ^(AJ)the curtain of the temple was torn in two, from top to bottom. ^39 (AK)And when the centurion, who stood facing him, saw that in this way he^[g] breathed his last, he said, ^(AL)“Truly this man was the Son^[h] of God!”

The Resurrection

16 ^(A)(B)When the Sabbath was past, ^(C)Mary Magdalene, ^(D)Mary the mother of James, and ^(E)Salome ^(F)bought spices, so that they might go and anoint him. ² And very early on the first day of the week, when the sun had risen, they went to the tomb. ³ And they were saying to one another, “Who will roll away ^(G)the stone for us from the entrance of the tomb?” ⁴ And looking up, they saw that the stone had been rolled back—^(H)it was very large. ⁵ And ^(I)entering the tomb, they saw a young man sitting on the right side, ^(J)dressed in ^(K)a white robe, and ^(L)they were alarmed. ⁶ And he said to them, ^(M)“Do not be alarmed. You seek Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified. He has risen; he is not here. See the place where they laid him. ⁷ But go, tell his disciples and Peter that ^(N)he is going before you to Galilee. There you will see him, ^(O)just as he told you.” ⁸ And they went out and fled from the tomb, for trembling and astonishment had seized them, and they said nothing to anyone, for they were afraid.

[Some of the earliest manuscripts do not include 16:9–20.]^[a]

Jesus Appears to Mary Magdalene

⁹ [[Now when he rose early on the first day of the week, ^(P)he appeared first to ^(Q)Mary Magdalene, ^(R)from whom he had cast out seven demons. ^10 (S)She went and told those who had been with him, ^(T)as they ^(U)mourned and wept. ¹¹ But when they heard that he was alive and had been seen by her, they ^(V)would not believe it.

Jesus Appears to Two Disciples

^12 (W)After these things ^(X)he appeared in ^(Y)another form to two of them, as they were walking into the country. ^13 (Z)And they went back and told the rest, but they did not believe them.

The Great Commission

¹⁴ Afterward ^(AA)he appeared ^(AB)to the eleven themselves as they were reclining at table, and he rebuked them for their ^(AC)unbelief and ^(AD)hardness of heart, because ^(AE)they had not believed those who saw him after he had risen. ¹⁵ And he said to them, ^(AF)“Go into all the world and ^(AG)proclaim the gospel to ^(AH)the whole creation. ^16 (AI)Whoever believes and is ^(AJ)baptized ^(AK)will be saved, but ^(AL)whoever ^(AM)does not believe will be condemned. ¹⁷ And ^(AN)these signs will accompany those who believe: ^(AO)in my name they will cast out demons; ^(AP)they will speak in new tongues; ^18 (AQ)they will pick up serpents with their hands; and if they drink any deadly poison, it will not hurt them; ^(AR)they will lay their hands ^(AS)on the sick, and they will recover.”

¹⁹ So then the Lord Jesus, ^(AT)after he had spoken to them, ^(AU)was taken up into heaven and ^(AV)sat down at the right hand of God. ²⁰ And they went out and preached everywhere, while ^(AW)the Lord worked with them and confirmed ^(AX)the message ^(AY)by accompanying signs.]]

For God So Loved the World

¹⁶ “For ^(A)God so loved ^(B)the world,^{[a] (C)}that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not ^(D)perish but have eternal life.

I Am the Way, and the Truth, and the Life

14 ^(A)“Let not your hearts be troubled. ^(B)Believe in God;^[a] believe also in me. ² In ^(C)my Father's house are many rooms. If it were not so, would I have told you that ^(D)I go to prepare a place for you?^{[b] 3} And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and will take you ^(E)to myself, that ^(F)where I am you may be also. ⁴ And you know the way to where I am going.”^{[c] 5 (G)}Thomas said to him, “Lord, ^(H)we do not know where you are going. How can we know the way?” ⁶ Jesus said to him, “I am ^(I)the way, and ^(J)the truth, and ^(K)the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.