² “As you know, the Passover^(A) is two days away—and the Son of Man will be handed over to be crucified.”

Judas Agrees to Betray Jesus^(A)

22 Now the Festival of Unleavened Bread, called the Passover, was approaching,^{(B) 2} 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.

Jesus Anointed at Bethany^(A)(B)(C)

14 Now the Passover^(D) and the Festival of Unleavened Bread were only two days away, and the chief priests and the teachers of the law were scheming to arrest Jesus secretly and kill him.^{(E) 2} “But not during the festival,” they said, “or the people may riot.”

Jesus Washes His Disciples’ Feet

13 It was just before the Passover Festival.^(A) Jesus knew that the hour had come^(B) for him to leave this world and go to the Father.^(C) Having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them to the end.

² The evening meal was in progress, and the devil had already prompted Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot, to betray Jesus.^(D)

¹⁸ “We are going up to Jerusalem,^(A) and the Son of Man^(B) will be delivered over to the chief priests and the teachers of the law.^(C) They will condemn him to death ¹⁹ and will hand him over to the Gentiles to be mocked and flogged^(D) and crucified.^(E) On the third day^(F) he will be raised to life!”^(G)

² Now Judas, who betrayed him, knew the place, because Jesus had often met there with his disciples.^(A)

⁵⁵ When it was almost time for the Jewish Passover,^(A) many went up from the country to Jerusalem for their ceremonial cleansing^(B) before the Passover.

²⁴ The Son of Man will go just as it is written about him.^(A) But woe to that man who betrays the Son of Man! It would be better for him if he had not been born.”

²⁵ Then Judas, the one who would betray him,^(B) said, “Surely you don’t mean me, Rabbi?”^(C)

Jesus answered, “You have said so.”

Jesus Predicts His Death a Second Time

²² When they came together in Galilee, he said to them, “The Son of Man^(A) is going to be delivered into the hands of men.