Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)

Be Prepared And Keep Alert

³⁴ “But take heed to yourselves that your hearts may not at any time be weighed-down with carousing and drunkenness and anxieties^[a] pertaining-to-life, and that unexpected^[b] day suddenly-come-upon^[c] you ³⁵ like a snare. For it will come-in-upon all the ones sitting on the face of all the earth. ³⁶ And be keeping-alert^[d] in every season, praying that you may have strength to escape^[e] all these things being about to take place, and to stand before the Son of Man”.

Jesus Spends His Days In The Temple and His Nights On The Mount of Olives

³⁷ Now as to the days, He was teaching in the temple. But as to the nights, going out [of Jerusalem], He was spending-the-night on the mountain being called ‘of Olives’. ³⁸ And all the people were arising-very-early^[f] to come to Him in the temple to hear Him.

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^[g] 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^[h] and agreed to give him money. ⁶ And he consented, and was seeking a favorable-opportunity that he might hand Him over without^[i] a crowd with them.