And he sent Peter and John, saying, Having gone, prepare ye for us the pascha, that we might eat.

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

And he said unto them, Behold, when ye are entered into the city, there shall a man meet you, bearing a pitcher of water; follow him into the house where he entereth in.

And they went, and found as he had said unto them: and they made ready the passover.

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

For I say to you, I will not take it till it is made complete in the kingdom of God.

And in the same way, after the meal, he took the cup, saying, This cup is the new testament, made with my blood which is given for you.

But look, the hand of the one who is turning me over [i.e., to the Jewish leaders] is with me on the table [i.e., dipping his hand in the sauce bowl. See Matt. 26:23].

And they began to discuss among themselves which one of them it might be who was going to do this thing.

For whether is greater, he that sitteth at meat, or he that serveth? is not he that sitteth at meat? but I am among you as he that serveth.

so you can eat and drink at my table in my [coming] kingdom. [Also] you will sit on [twelve] thrones [See Matt. 19:28], judging the twelve tribes of Israel [i.e., judging God's people through their writings].

Simon, Simon, behold, Satan asked to have you, that he might sift you as wheat:

but I made supplication for thee, that thy faith fail not; and do thou, when once thou hast turned again, establish thy brethren.

He went out and made His way as usual to the Mount of Olives, and the disciples followed Him.

saying, Father, if thou art willing to remove this cup from meyet not my will, but thine be done!

Now an angel from heaven appeared to Him and strengthened Him. [See Matt. 4:11].

And he said to them, Why sleep ye? having risen, pray that ye might not enter into temptation.

But Jesus, answering, said, Put up with this, at least. And touching his ear, he made it well.

And they made him a prisoner and took him away to the house of the high priest. But Peter went after them at a distance.

When they had made a fire in the middle of the courtyard and sat down together, Peter sat down among them.

But a certain maid beheld him as he sat by the fire, and earnestly looked upon him, and said, This man was also with him.

And about an hour later someone else stated emphatically, "I know for sure that this man was also with him [i.e., Jesus], for he is from Galilee [too]." [Note: Peter's accent gave him away. See Matt. 26:73].

And the men in whose hands Jesus was, made sport of him and gave him blows.

they made him blind-fold, they slapt him on the face, and cry'd out, divine who it was that smote thee.

And when it was day, the elders of the people, the chief priests also and scribes, met together, and led him up to the Sanhedrin, and said:

And they made statements against him, saying, This man has to our knowledge been teaching our nation to do wrong, and not to make payment of taxes to Caesar, even saying that he himself is Christ, a king.

But they became more violent than before, saying, He has made trouble among the people, teaching through all Judaea from Galilee to this place.

And he questioned Him at some length, but Jesus made no reply.

Meanwhile the high priests and scribes stood and accused him with might and main.

And Herod, with the men of his army, put shame on him and made sport of him, and dressing him in shining robes, he sent him back to Pilate.

And the same day Pilate and Herod were made friends together: for before they were at enmity between themselves.

And Herod is of the same opinion, for he has sent him back to us; for, you see, he has done nothing for which I might put him to death.

But they cried out again with all the multitude, saying, "Away with Him! and release to us Barabbas!"??19 one who, indeed, because of a certain insurrection made in the city, and of murder, was cast into prison.

(Who for a certain sedition made in the city, and for murder, was cast into prison.)

And they were instant with loud voices, requiring that he might be crucified. And the voices of them and of the chief priests prevailed.

And as they led him away, they laid hold upon one Simon, a Cyrenian, coming out of the country, and on him they laid the cross, that he might bear it after Jesus.

And Jesus said, Father, let them have forgiveness, for they have no knowledge of what they are doing. And they made division of his clothing among them by the decision of chance.

And the people were looking on. And the rulers made sport of him, saying, He was a saviour of others; let him do something for himself, if he is the Christ, the man of God's selection.

And the soldiers also made game of him, coming up offering him vinegar,

It was now about the sixth hour (noon), and darkness came over the whole land until the ninth hour (3:00 p.m.),

And all of those who knew Him, as well as the women who had followed Him from Galilee [See Matt. 27:55-56], watched all this from a distance.

This man went to Pilate and made a request for the body of Jesus.

and having turned back, they made ready spices and ointments, and on the sabbath, indeed, they rested, according to the command.

And on the first of the sabbaths, at early dawn, they came to the tomb, bearing the spices they made ready, and certain others with them,

But their eyes were not open that they might have knowledge of him.

Yea, and certain women also of our company made us astonished, which were early at the sepulchre;

And he made clear to them all the things in the Writings, from Moses and from all the prophets, which had to do with himself.

And they drew nigh unto the village, whither they went: and he made as though he would have gone further.

And it came to pass, as he sat at meat with them, he took bread, and blessed it, and brake, and gave to them.

So they rose and without an hour's delay returned to Jerusalem, and found the Eleven and the rest met together, who said to them,

And they related what had happened on the way, and how he was made known to them in the breaking of bread.

And while they yet believed not for joy, and wondered, he said unto them, Have ye here any meat?

Then opened he their understanding, that they might understand the scriptures,

and that proclamation would be made, in His name, of repentance and forgiveness of sins to all the nations, beginning in Jerusalem.

All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.

The same came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all men through him might believe.

He was not the light, but came that he might bear witness of the light.

He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not.

And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.

it was of him that John bare witness, when he made this declaration, "this was he of whom I said, he that cometh after me, was before me; for he did indeed exist before me."

No one has seen God [His essence, His divine nature] at any time; the [One and] only begotten God [that is, the unique Son] who is in the intimate presence of the Father, He has explained Him [and interpreted and revealed the awesome wonder of the Father].

And this is the witness of John, when the Jews sent from Jerusalem priests and Levites that they might ask him, Thou, who art thou?

he own'd it, and did not deny it; but made this protestation, I am not the Christ.

Then said they to him, Who art thou? that we might give answer to them having sent us. What sayest thou for thyself?

This is he coming after me, who was before me, of whom I am not worthy that I might loose the strings of his shoes.

And I knew him not: but that he should be made manifest to Israel, therefore am I come baptizing with water.

John also made this statement--"I have seen the Spirit descending as a dove out of the heavens, and it remained upon him.

Early in the morning he came across his brother and said to him, We have made discovery! It is the Messiah! (which is to say, the Christ).

So, Andrew brought Simon Peter to Jesus. [And when] Jesus saw him, He said [to him], "You are Simon, the son of John [Note: Peter's father is called Jonah in Matt. 16:17]; you will be called Cephas (which means Peter [i.e., "a stone." See Matt. 16:18])."

Next day Jesus determined to leave for Galilee; there he met Philip and told him, "Follow me."

Philip came across Nathanael and said to him, We have made a discovery! It is he of whom Moses, in the law, and the prophets were writing, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.

Nathaniel replied to him, "Can anything worthwhile come from Nazareth?" [Note: Nazareth had a bad reputation and Jewish writings made no prediction of a prophet coming from that area. See John 7:52]. Philip answered him, "Come and see."

Then Jesus said to him, "Truly, truly, I tell you, you will see heaven opened up and the angels of God going up [from] and coming down on the Son of man" [i.e., probably a reference to angels ministering to Jesus' needs. See Matt. 4:6, 11; Luke 22:43].

Jesus said to the servants, Make the pots full of water. And they made them full to the top.

When the ruler of the feast had tasted the water that was made wine, and knew not whence it was: (but the servants which drew the water knew;) the governor of the feast called the bridegroom,

This beginning of signs Jesus made in Cana of Galilee, and manifested his glory; and his disciples believed on him.

Afterwards He went down to Capernaum--He, and His mother, and His brothers, and His disciples; and they made a short stay there.

And when he had made a scourge of small cords, he drove them all out of the temple, and the sheep, and the oxen; and poured out the changers' money, and overthrew the tables;

So when He was raised from the dead, His disciples remembered that He had said this. And they believed the Scripture and the statement Jesus had made.

For God, so loved, the world, that, his Only Begotten Son, he gave, - that, whosoever believeth on him, might not perish, but have life age-abiding.

For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.

But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God.

After this Jesus and His disciples went into Judaea; and there He made a stay in company with them and baptized.

but John made them this answer, a man can have no authority, but what he derives from heaven.

He that hath the bride is the bridegroom: but the friend of the bridegroom, that standeth and heareth him, rejoiceth greatly because of the bridegroom's voice: this my joy therefore is made full.

He who so takes his witness has made clear his faith that God is true.

When therefore the Lord knew how the Pharisees had heard that Jesus made and baptized more disciples than John,

Jacob's Spring was there, and Jesus, being tired after his journey, sat down beside the spring, just as he was. It was then about mid-day.

(For his disciples were gone away unto the city to buy meat.)

Our forefathers worshiped on this mountain [i.e., Mt. Gerizim, which was visible from where they were sitting]; but you say that Jerusalem is the place where people should worship [God]."

They left the town and made their way to Him.

But he said unto them, I have meat to eat that ye know not of.

Then said the disciples between themselves, "Hath any man brought him meat?"

Jesus saith unto them, My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work.

And he that reapeth, receiveth reward; and gathereth fruit unto life eternal: That both he that soweth and he that reapeth might rejoice together.

So when the people came to him they made request to him to be among them for a time, and he was there two days.

For Jesus Himself testified that a prophet does not receive honor in his own country. [Note: Jesus' reference here to his "own country" means Judea, while in Matt., Mark and Luke it refers to Nazareth].

So Jesus came again into Cana of Galilee, where he made the water wine. And there was a certain nobleman, whose son was sick at Capernaum.

Having heard that Jesus had come back from Judea to Galilee, he went to meet Him and began asking Him to come down and heal his son; for he was at the point of death.

And as he was now going down, his servants met him, and told him, saying, Thy son liveth.