"You must all drink from it, for this is my blood which ratifies the agreement, and is to be poured out for many people, for the forgiveness of their sins.

Then he said to them, "My heart is almost breaking. You must stay here and keep watch with me."

And he went on a little way, and threw himself on his face, and prayed, saying, "My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass by me. Yet not as I please but as you do!"

You must all watch, and pray that you may not be exposed to trial! One's spirit is eager, but flesh and blood are weak!"

And he left them and went away again and prayed a third time, in the same words as before.

Get up! Let us be going! Look! Here comes my betrayer!"

Just as he was speaking, Judas, one of the Twelve, came up, and with him a great crowd with swords and clubs, from the high priests and the elders of the people.

Now the man who betrayed him gave them a signal, saying, "The one I kiss is the man. Seize him!"

At that same time Jesus said to the crowd, "Have you come out to arrest me with swords and clubs, as though I were a robber? Day after day I have sat in the Temple preaching, and you never seized me.

The men who had seized Jesus took him away to Caiaphas, the high priest, at whose house the scribes and elders had gathered.

And Peter followed him at a distance as far as the courtyard of the high priest's house, and he went inside and sat down among the attendants to see how it came out.

But Jesus was silent. And the high priest said to him, "I charge you, on your oath, by the living God, tell us whether you are the Christ, the son of God."

Jesus said to him, "It is true. But I tell you you will soon see the Son of Man seated at the right hand of the Almighty and coming upon the clouds of the sky!"

What is your decision?" They answered, "He deserves death."

saying, "Show us you are a prophet, you Christ! Who was it that struck you?"

and said, "I did wrong when I handed an innocent man over to death!" They said, "What is that to us? You see to it yourself."

The high priests gathered up the money, and they said, "It is not legal to put this into the Temple treasury, for it is blood money."

So after consultation they bought with it the Potter's Field as a burial ground for strangers.

So the words spoken by the prophet Jeremiah were fulfilled: "They took the thirty silver pieces, the price of the one whose price had been fixed, on whom some of the Israelites had set a price,

and gave them for the Potter's Field as the Lord directed me."

He said, "Why, what has he done that is wrong?" But they shouted all the louder, "Have him crucified!"

And all the people answered, "His blood be on us and on our children!"

As they went out of the city they came upon a Cyrenian named Simon, and they forced him to carry Jesus' cross.

They put above his head the charge against him, which read, "This is Jesus, the king of the Jews."

"He saved others, but he cannot save himself! He is King of Israel; let him come down from the cross now, and we will believe in him.

And about three, Jesus called out loudly, "Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?" that is, "My God! My God! Why have you forsaken me?"

Some of the bystanders when they heard it said, "The man is calling for Elijah!"

But the others said, "Let us see whether Elijah will come to save him."

On the next day, that is, the day after the Preparation Day, the high priests and Pharisees went in a body to Pilate

Give orders, therefore, to have the tomb closely guarded till the third day, so that his disciples cannot come and steal him, and then tell the people that he is risen from the dead, and that delusion be worse than the other was."

Pilate said to them, "Take a guard of soldiers, and go and make it as secure as you can."

After the Sabbath, as the first day of the week was dawning, Mary of Magdala and the other Mary went to look at the tomb.

His appearance was like lightning and his clothing was as white as snow.

He is not here, he has risen, as he said he would do. Come and see the place where he was lying.

Now go quickly and tell his disciples, 'He has risen from the dead, and is going back to Galilee before you. You will see him there.' Now I have given you my message."

So they took the money and did as they were told. And this story has been current among the Jews ever since.