Most Popular Bible Verses in Matthew 26
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As they did eat, Jesus took bread and gave thanks, brake it, and gave it to the disciples, and said, "Take. Eat. This is my body."
This is my blood of the new testament, that shall be shed for many, for the forgiveness of sins.
And he went away a little apart, and fell flat on his face, and prayed, saying, "O my father, if it possible, let this cup pass from me: nevertheless, not as I will, but as thou wilt."
Then went Jesus with them into a place, which is called Gethsemane, and said unto the disciples, "Sit ye here while I go and pray yonder."
Watch and pray, that ye fall not into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak."
Then said Jesus unto him, "Put up thy sword into his sheath. For all they that lay hands on the sword, shall perish with the sword.
The first day of unleavened bread, the disciples came to Jesus saying unto him, "Where wilt thou that we prepare for thee to eat the paschal lamb?"
And he came unto the disciples, and found them asleep, and said to Peter, "What, could ye not watch with me one hour?
All this was done that the scriptures of the prophets might be fulfilled." Then all the disciples forsook him and fled.
Peter said unto him, "If I should die with thee, yet would I not deny thee." Likewise also said all the disciples.
Peter answered, and said unto him, "Though all men should be offended by thee, yet would I never be offended."
Jesus said to him, "Thou hast said. Nevertheless I say unto you, hereafter shall ye see the son of man sitting on the righthand of power, and come in the clouds of the sky."
While he yet spake, Lo, Judas, one of the twelve, came: and with him a great multitude with swords and staves, which were sent from the chief priests and elders of the people.
And he took the cup, and thanked, and gave it them, saying, "Drink of it every one.
Then said Jesus unto them, "All ye shall be offended by me this night. For it is written, 'I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock shall be scattered abroad.'
"Ye know that after two days shall be Easter, and the son of man shall be delivered to be crucified."
And he took with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and began to wax sorrowful and to be in agony.
When Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper,
Peter sat without in the palace, and a damsel came to him, saying, "Thou also wast with Jesus of Galilee."
Jesus said unto him, "Verily I say unto thee, that this same night, before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice."
And they took Jesus and led him to Caiaphas the high priest, where the scribes and the elders were assembled.
and said, "What will ye give me, and I will deliver him unto you?" And they appointed unto him thirty pieces of silver.
Either thinkest thou that I cannot now pray to my father, and he shall give me more than twelve legions of angels?
And it came to pass, when Jesus had finished all these sayings, he said unto his disciples,
I say unto you, I will not drink henceforth of this fruit of the vine tree, until that day, when I shall drink it new with you in my father's kingdom."
Then spat they in his face, and buffeted him with their fists. And others smote him with the palm of their hands on the face,
And Jesus said unto him, "Friend, wherefore art thou come?" Then came they and laid hands on Jesus and took him.
Then came he to his disciples and said unto them, "Sleep henceforth, and take your rest. Take heed: the hour is at hand, and the son of man shall be betrayed into the hands of sinners.
But Jesus held his peace. And the chief priest answered, and said to him, "I charge thee in the name of the living God, that thou tell us whether thou be Christ the son of God."
Then said Jesus unto them, "My soul is heavy even unto the death. Tarry ye here: and watch with me."
Then assembled together the chief priests and the scribes and the elders of the people into the palace of the high priest, called Caiaphas:
The son of man goeth as it is written of him: but woe be to that man, by whom the son of man shall be betrayed. It had been good for that man, if he had never been born."
He went away once more, and prayed, saying, "O my father, if this cup cannot pass away from me, but that I drink of it, thy will be fulfilled."
The chief priests, and the elders, and all the council, sought false witness against Jesus, for to put him to death,
And behold, one of them which were with Jesus, stretched out his hand and drew his sword, and struck a servant of the high priest, and smote off his ear.
Verily I say unto you, wheresoever this gospel shall be preached throughout all the world, there shall also this that she hath done, be told for a memorial of her."
And as they did eat, he said, "Verily I say unto you, that one of you shall betray me."
there came unto him a woman, which had an alabaster box of precious ointment, and poured it on his head, as he sat at the board.
And he that betrayed him, gave them a token, saying, "Whosoever I kiss, the same is he: lay hands on him."
When Jesus understood that, he said unto them, "Why trouble ye the woman? She hath wrought a good work upon me.
Then Judas, which betrayed him, answered and said, "Is it I, master?" He said unto him, "Thou hast said."
He answered and said, "He that dippeth his hand with me in the dish, the same shall betray me.
And he said, "Go into the city, unto such a man, and say to him, The master saith, my time is almost at hand: I will keep mine Easter at thy house with my disciples."
And Peter remembered the words of Jesus, which he said unto him, "Before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice": and went out at the doors and wept bitterly.
Then the high priest rent his clothes saying, "He hath blasphemed: what need we of any more witnesses? Behold, now have ye heard his blasphemy:
When his disciples saw that, they had indignation saying, "What needed this waste?
Then began he to curse and to swear, that he knew not the man. And immediately the cock crew.
And the disciples did as Jesus had appointed them, and made ready the Easter lamb.
And the chief priest arose, and said to him, "Answerest thou nothing? How is it that these bear witness against thee?"
And they were exceeding sorrowful, and began every one of them to say unto him, "Is it I, master?"
The same time said Jesus to the multitude, "Ye be come out as it were unto a thief, with swords and staves for to take me: daily I sat among you teaching in the temple, and ye took me not.
and said, "This fellow said, I can destroy the temple of God, and build the it again in three days."
And Peter followed him afar off, unto the high priest's place: and went in, and sat with the servants to see the end.
And after a while, came unto him they that stood by, and said unto Peter, "Surely thou art even one of them, for thy speech betrayeth thee."
When he was gone out into the porch, another wench saw him, and said unto them that were there, "This fellow was also with Jesus of Nazareth."
but found none: insomuch that when many false witnesses came, yet found they none. At the last came two false witnesses,