Luke 22:3-47

³And the Adversary entered into Judas, who is surnamed Iscariot, being of the number of the twelve,

⁴and he, having gone away, spake with the chief priests and the magistrates, how he might deliver him up to them,

⁵and they rejoiced, and covenanted to give him money,

⁶and he agreed, and was seeking a favourable season to deliver him up to them without tumult.

⁷And the day of the unleavened food came, in which it was behoving the passover to be sacrificed,

⁸and he sent Peter and John, saying, 'Having gone on, prepare to us the passover, that we may eat;'

⁹and they said to him, 'Where wilt thou that we might prepare?'

¹⁰And he said to them, 'Lo, in your entering into the city, there shall meet you a man, bearing a pitcher of water, follow him to the house where he doth go in,

¹¹and ye shall say to the master of the house, The Teacher saith to thee, Where is the guest-chamber where the passover with my disciples I may eat?

¹²and he shall show you a large upper room furnished, there make ready;'

¹³and they, having gone away, found as he hath said to them, and they made ready the passover.

¹⁴And when the hour come, he reclined (at meat), and the twelve apostles with him,

¹⁵and he said unto them, 'With desire I did desire to eat this passover with you before my suffering,

¹⁶for I say to you, that no more may I eat of it till it may be fulfilled in the reign of God.'

¹⁷And having taken a cup, having given thanks, he said, 'Take this and divide to yourselves,

¹⁸for I say to you that I may not drink of the produce of the vine till the reign of God may come.'

¹⁹And having taken bread, having given thanks, he brake and gave to them, saying, 'This is my body, that for you is being given, this do ye — to remembrance of me.'

²⁰In like manner, also, the cup after the supping, saying, 'This cup is the new covenant in my blood, that for you is being poured forth.

²¹'But, lo, the hand of him delivering me up is with me on the table,

²²and indeed the Son of Man doth go according to what hath been determined; but woe to that man through whom he is being delivered up.'

²³And they began to reason among themselves, who then of them it may be, who is about to do this thing.

²⁴And there happened also a strife among them — who of them is accounted to be greater.

²⁵And he said to them, 'The kings of the nations do exercise lordship over them, and those exercising authority upon them are called benefactors;

²⁶but ye are not so, but he who is greater among you — let him be as the younger; and he who is leading, as he who is ministering;

²⁷for who is greater? he who is reclining (at meat), or he who is ministering? is it not he who is reclining (at meat)? and I — I am in your midst as he who is ministering.

²⁸'And ye — ye are those who have remained with me in my temptations,

²⁹and I appoint to you, as my Father did appoint to me, a kingdom,

³⁰that ye may eat and may drink at my table, in my kingdom, and may sit on thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.'

³¹And the Lord said, 'Simon, Simon, lo, the Adversary did ask you for himself to sift as the wheat,

³²and I besought for thee, that thy faith may not fail; and thou, when thou didst turn, strengthen thy brethren.'

³³And he said to him, 'Sir, with thee I am ready both to prison and to death to go;'

³⁴and he said, 'I say to thee, Peter, a cock shall not crow to-day, before thrice thou mayest disown knowing me.'

³⁵And he said to them, 'When I sent you without bag, and scrip, and sandals, did ye lack anything?' and they said, 'Nothing.'

³⁶Then said he to them, 'But, now, he who is having a bag, let him take it up, and in like manner also a scrip; and he who is not having, let him sell his garment, and buy a sword,

³⁷for I say to you, that yet this that hath been written it behoveth to be fulfilled in me: And with lawless ones he was reckoned, for also the things concerning me have an end.'

³⁸And they said, 'Sir, lo, here are two swords;' and he said to them, 'It is sufficient.'

³⁹And having gone forth, he went on, according to custom, to the mount of the Olives, and his disciples also followed him,

⁴⁰and having come to the place, he said to them, 'Pray ye not to enter into temptation.'

⁴¹And he was withdrawn from them, as it were a stone's cast, and having fallen on the knees he was praying,

⁴²saying, 'Father, if Thou be counselling to make this cup pass from me — ;but, not my will, but Thine be done.' —

⁴³And there appeared to him a messenger from heaven strengthening him;

⁴⁴and having been in agony, he was more earnestly praying, and his sweat became, as it were, great drops of blood falling upon the ground.

⁴⁵And having risen up from the prayer, having come unto the disciples, he found them sleeping from the sorrow,

⁴⁶and he said to them, 'Why do ye sleep? having risen, pray that ye may not enter into temptation.'

⁴⁷And while he is speaking, lo, a multitude, and he who is called Judas, one of the twelve, was coming before them, and he came nigh to Jesus to kiss him,