Old/New Testament

The King Is Put To Death

26 And it came about that when Jesus finished all^[a] these words, He said to His disciples, ² “You know that after two days the Passover [Feast] comes^[b], and the Son of Man is handed-over so as to be crucified”.

The Priests Plot To Seize And Kill Jesus

³ Then the chief priests and the elders of the people were gathered together in the courtyard^[c] of the high priest, the one being called Caiaphas. ⁴ And they plotted in order that they might seize Jesus by deceit^[d] and kill Him. ⁵ But they were saying, “Not during the Feast, in order that no uproar may take place among the people”.

Jesus Is Anointed With Oil In Preparation For His Burial

⁶ Now Jesus having come-to-be in Bethany at the house of Simon the leper, ⁷ a woman came to Him having an alabaster-jar of very-expensive perfume^[e]. And she poured it down upon His head while He was reclining-back [to eat]. ⁸ But having seen it, the disciples were indignant, saying, “For what purpose is this waste? ⁹ For this could have been sold for much and given to poor ones”. ¹⁰ But having known it, Jesus said to them, “Why are you causing troubles for the woman? For she worked a good work^[f] for^[g] Me. ¹¹ For you always have the poor with you, but you do not always have Me. ¹² For this one having put this perfume on My body did it so as to^[h] prepare Me for burial. ¹³ Truly I say to you, wherever this good-news is proclaimed in the whole world, what this one did will also be spoken for a memorial of her”.

Jesus Is Betrayed By One of The Twelve

¹⁴ Then one of the twelve, the one being called Judas Iscariot, having gone to the chief priests, ¹⁵ said, “What are you willing to give me, and I will hand Him over to you?” And the ones set^[i] thirty silver-coins for him. ¹⁶ And from that time on, he was seeking a favorable-opportunity in order that he might hand Him over.

Jesus Celebrates Passover With The Twelve

¹⁷ Now on the first day of the Feast of Unleavened-Bread, the disciples came to Jesus, saying, “Where do You want us to prepare for You to eat the Passover [meal]?” ¹⁸ And the One said, “Go into the city to so-and-so^[j], and say to him, ‘The Teacher says, “My time is near. I am doing^[k] the Passover [meal] with you, along-with My disciples”’” ¹⁹ And the disciples did as Jesus directed them. And they prepared the Passover [meal]. ²⁰ And having become evening, He was reclining back [to eat] with the twelve.

The Betrayer Is Exposed

²¹ And while they were eating, He said, “Truly I say to you that one of you will hand Me over”. ²² And while being extremely grieved, each one began to say to Him, “I am not the one, am I, Lord?” ²³ And the One, having responded, said, “The one having dipped his hand with^[l] Me in the bowl— this one will hand Me over. ²⁴ The Son of Man is going just as it has been written about Him— but woe to that man by whom the Son of Man is being handed-over! It would have been better for him if that man had not been born”. ²⁵ And having responded, Judas, the one handing Him over, said, “I am not^[m] the one, am I, Rabbi?” He says to him, “You said^[n] it ”.