Luke 22:3-47

³Now Satan took possession of Judas, who was known as Iscariot, and who belonged to the Twelve;

⁴and he went and discussed with the chief priests and officers in charge at the Temple the best way of betraying Jesus to them.

⁵They were glad of this, and agreed to pay him.

⁶So Judas assented, and looked for an opportunity to betray Jesus to them, in the absence of a crowd.

⁷When the day of the Festival of the unleavened bread came, on which the Passover lambs had to be killed,

⁸Jesus sent forward Peter and John, saying to them, “Go and make preparations for our eating the Passover.”

⁹“Where do you wish us to make preparations?” they asked.

¹⁰“Listen,” he answered, “when you have got into the city, a man carrying a pitcher of water will meet you; follow him into whatever house he enters;

¹¹and you will say to the owner of the house ‘The teacher says to you — Where is the room where I am to eat the Passover with my disciples?’

¹²The man will show you a large upstairs room, set out; there make preparations.”

¹³So Peter and John went on, and found everything just as Jesus had told them, and they prepared the Passover.

¹⁴When the time came, Jesus took his place at the table, and the apostles with him.

¹⁵“I have most earnestly wished,” he said, “to eat this Passover with you before I suffer.

¹⁶For I tell you that I will not eat it again, until it has had its fulfillment in the kingdom of God.”

¹⁷Then, on receiving a cup, after saying the thanksgiving, he said, “Take this and share it among you.

¹⁸For I tell you that I will not, after today, drink of the juice of the grape, until the kingdom of God has come.”

¹⁹Then Jesus took some bread, and, after saying the thanksgiving, broke it and gave to them, with the words, “This is my body.

²¹ Yet see! The hand of the man who is betraying me is beside me on the table!

²²True, the Son of Man is passing, by the way ordained for him, yet alas for that man by whom he is being betrayed!”

²³Then they began questioning one another which of them it could be who was going to do this.

²⁴And a dispute arose among them as to which of them was to be regarded as the greatest.

²⁵Jesus, however, said, “The kings of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their oppressors are styled ‘Benefactors.’

²⁶But with you it must not be so. No, let the greatest among you become like the youngest, and him who leads like him who serves.

²⁷Which is the greater — the master at the table or his servant? Is not it the master at the table? Yet I myself am among you as one who serves.

²⁸You are the men who have stood by me in my trials;

²⁹and, just as my Father has assigned me a kingdom, I assign you places,

³⁰so that you may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom, and be seated on twelve thrones as judges of the twelve tribes of Israel.

³¹Simon! Simon! listen. Satan demanded leave to sift you all like wheat,

³²but I prayed for you, Simon, that your faith should not fail. And you, when you have returned to me, are to strengthen the others.”

³³“Master,” said Peter, “with you I am ready to go both to prison and to death.”

³⁴“I tell you, Peter,” replied Jesus, “the cock will not crow today until you have disowned all knowledge of me three times.”

³⁵Then he said to them all, “When I sent you out as my messengers, without either purse, or bag, or sandals, were you in need of anything?” “No; nothing,” they answered.

³⁶“Now, however,” he said, “he who has a purse must take it and his bag as well; and he who has not must sell his cloak and buy a sword.

³⁷For, I tell you, that passage of scripture must be fulfilled in me, which says — ‘He was counted among the godless’; indeed all that refers to me is finding its fulfillment.”

³⁸“Master,” they exclaimed, “look, here are two swords!” “Enough!” said Jesus.

³⁹Jesus then went out, and made his way as usual to the Mount of Olives, followed by his disciples.

⁴⁰And, when he reached the spot, he said to them, “Pray that you may not fall into temptation.”

⁴¹Then he withdrew about a stone's throw, and knelt down and began to pray.

⁴²“Father,” he said, “if it is your pleasure, spare me this cup; only, not my will but your be done.”

⁴³Presently there appeared to him an angel from heaven, who strengthened him.

⁴⁴And, as his anguish became intense, he prayed still more earnestly, while his sweat was like great drops of blood falling on the ground.

⁴⁵Then he rose from praying, and came to the disciples and found them sleeping for sorrow.

⁴⁶“Why are you asleep?” he asked them. “Rise and pray so that you don't fall into temptation.”

⁴⁷While he was still speaking, a crowd appeared in sight, led by the man called Judas, who was one of the Twelve. Judas approached Jesus, to kiss him;