Then He took a cup, and after giving thanks, He gave it to them and said, “Drink from it, all of you.

And when they had said grace, they went out into Mount Olivet.

Then Jesus said to them, “You will all fall away because of Me this night [disillusioned about Me, confused, and some even ashamed of Me], for it is written [in the Scriptures], ‘I will strike the Shepherd, and the sheep of the flock will be scattered.’

Peter answered and said unto him, Though all men shall be offended because of thee, yet will I never be offended.

Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, That this night, before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice.

Peter said unto him, Though I should die with thee, yet will I not deny thee. Likewise also said all the disciples.

Then cometh Jesus with them unto a place called Gethsemane, and saith unto the disciples, Sit ye here, while I go and pray yonder.

And he took with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and became sad and very troubled.

Then He said to them, “My soul is deeply grieved, so that I am almost dying of sorrow. Stay here and stay awake and keep watch with Me.”

Going forward a short distance He fell on His face and prayed. "My Father," He said, "if it is possible, let this cup pass away from me; nevertheless, not as I will, but as Thou willest."

And He came to the disciples and found them sleeping, and said to Peter, “So, you men could not stay awake and keep watch with Me for one hour?

Stay awake and pray that you will not enter into temptation. The spirit [is] willing, but the flesh [is] weak!"

Again, a second time he went away, and said in prayer, O my Father, if this may not go from me without my taking it, let your pleasure be done.

And he went away from them again, and a third time said the same prayer.

Then He returned to the disciples and said to them, “Are you still sleeping and resting? Listen, the hour [of My sacrifice] is at hand and the Son of Man is being betrayed into the hands of sinners [whose way and nature is to oppose God].

And, while he was still speaking, Judas, who was one of the Twelve, came in sight; and with him was a great crowd of people, with swords and clubs, sent from the Chief Priests and Councillors of the Nation.

Now the betrayer had agreed upon a sign with them, to direct them. He had said, "The one whom I kiss is the man: lay hold of him."

And forthwith he came to Jesus, and said, Hail, master; and kissed him.

And Jesus said unto him, Friend, wherefore art thou come? Then came they, and laid hands on Jesus, and took him.

Then said Jesus unto him, Put up again thy sword into his place: for all they that take the sword shall perish with the sword.

Or thinkest thou that I cannot call upon my Father, and he will set near me, even now, more than twelve legions of messengers?

In that same hour said Jesus to the multitudes, Are ye come out as against a thief with swords and staves for to take me? I sat daily with you teaching in the temple, and ye laid no hold on me.

But Peter followed him afar off unto the high priest's palace, and went in, and sat with the servants, to see the end.

But they did not find any, although many came forward with false evidence. Later on, however, two men came forward and said:

And said, This fellow said, I am able to destroy the temple of God, and to build it in three days.

And the high priest arose, and said unto him, Answerest thou nothing? what is it which these witness against thee?

But Jesus held his peace. And the high priest answered and said unto him, I adjure thee by the living God, that thou tell us whether thou be the Christ, the Son of God.

Jesus saith unto him, Thou hast said: nevertheless I say unto you, Hereafter shall ye see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven.

Then the high priest tore his robes and said, “He has blasphemed! Why do we still need witnesses? Look, now you’ve heard the blasphemy!

What think ye? They answered and said, He is guilty of death.

and said, “Prophesy to us, Messiah! Who hit You?”

Now Peter sat without in the palace: and a damsel came unto him, saying, Thou also wast with Jesus of Galilee.

But he said before them all that it was false, saying, I have no knowledge of what you say.

And when he was gone out into the porch, another maid saw him, and said unto them that were there, This fellow was also with Jesus of Nazareth.

Again he denied it with an oath. "I do not know the man," he said.

And after a while came unto him they that stood by, and said to Peter, Surely thou also art one of them; for thy speech bewrayeth thee.

Then with curses and oaths he said, I have no knowledge of the man. And straight away there came the cry of a cock.

And Peter remembered the word of Jesus, which said unto him, Before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice. And he went out, and wept bitterly.

Saying, I have sinned in that I have betrayed the innocent blood. And they said, What is that to us? see thou to that.

And they said, What is that to us? See thou to it. And having thrown down the pieces of silver in the temple, he withdrew and went and hanged himself.

And the chief priests took the silver pieces, and said, It is not lawful for to put them into the treasury, because it is the price of blood.

Then was fulfilled that which was spoken through Jeremias the prophet, saying, And I took the thirty pieces of silver, the price of him that was set a price on, whom they who were of the sons of Israel had set a price on,

And Jesus stood before the governor: and the governor asked him, saying, Art thou the King of the Jews? And Jesus said unto him, Thou sayest.

When however the High Priests and the Elders kept bringing their charges against Him, He said not a word in reply.

Then said Pilate unto him, Hearest thou not how many things they witness against thee?

but he made no answer to any thing he said, so that the governor was very much surpriz'd.

Now at the feast the governor was accustomed to set any prisoner free whom the people wanted.

Therefore when they were gathered together, Pilate said unto them, Whom will ye that I release unto you? Barabbas, or Jesus which is called Christ?

When he was set down on the judgment seat, his wife sent unto him, saying, Have thou nothing to do with that just man: for I have suffered many things this day in a dream because of him.

The governor answered and said unto them, Whether of the twain will ye that I release unto you? They said, Barabbas.

Pilate said to them, “Then what shall I do with Jesus who is called Christ?” They all replied, “Let Him be crucified!”

And the governor said, Why, what evil hath he done? But they cried out the more, saying, Let him be crucified.

When Pilate saw that he was getting nowhere, but that a riot was starting instead, he took some water, washed his hands in front of the crowd, and said, “I am innocent of this man’s blood. See to it yourselves!”

Then answered all the people, and said, His blood be on us, and on our children.

So he set Barabbas free for them; but after having Jesus severely whipped (scourged), he handed Him over to be crucified.

And having twisted some thorns into a crown, put it on his head, and a rod in his right hand, and then, going down on their knees before him, they mocked him. "Long life to you, King of the Jews!" they said.

and they sat and watched him there.

And set up over his head his accusation written, THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS.

They [also] crucified two thieves with Him, one at His right side and one at His left.

And those who went by said bitter words to him, shaking their heads and saying,

and they said [tauntingly], “You who would destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, save Yourself [from death]! If You are the Son of God, come down from the cross.”

Likewise also the chief priests mocking him, with the scribes and elders, said,

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

He trusted in God; let him deliver him now, if he will have him: for he said, I am the Son of God.

And the thieves who were on the crosses said evil words to him.

Some of them that stood there, when they heard that, said, This man calleth for Elias.

The rest said, Let be, let us see whether Elias will come to save him.

And the tombs were opened: and many bodies of the holy ones, having been set to sleep, were raised,

Now the centurion, and those who were with him keeping guard over Jesus, when they saw the earthquake and the things that were happening, they were terribly frightened and filled with awe, and said, “Truly this was the Son of God!”

Mary from Magdala and the other Mary [i.e., probably Jesus' mother. See verse 56], stood near the grave site.

The next day--that is, the day following the Preparation-Day- -the Chief Priests and Pharisees came in a body to Pilate, and said:

Saying, Sir, we remember that that deceiver said, while he was yet alive, After three days I will rise again.

Therefore, give the order to secure the grave site until the third day, so his disciples will not steal his body and then tell the people 'He has risen from the dead.' This last deception would be worse than the first one [i.e., the claim that Jesus rose from the dead would be worse than the claim that he was the Messiah]."

Pilate said unto them, Ye have a watch: go your way, make it as sure as ye can.

And they went and made the grave secure, and along with the guard they set a seal on the stone.

After the Sabbaths, around dawn on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to take a look at the burial site.

And, behold, there was a great earthquake: for the angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled back the stone from the door, and sat upon it.

The guards shook, paralyzed with fear [at the sight] of him and became like dead men [pale and immobile].

And the angel answered and said unto the women, Fear not ye: for I know that ye seek Jesus, which was crucified.

He is not here: for he is risen, as he said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay.

And go quickly and give his disciples the news that he has come back from the dead, and is going before you into Galilee; there you will see him, as I have said to you.

So, they left the grave site quickly, with fear and great joy, and ran to give the message to His disciples.

And as they went, suddenly, Jesus met them, saying, “Rejoice!” And they went to Him and took hold of His feet [in homage] and worshiped Him [as the Messiah].

Then said Jesus unto them, Be not afraid: go tell my brethren that they go into Galilee, and there shall they see me.

and said, “You say this, ‘His disciples came at night and stole Him while we were sleeping.’

"If this should reach the Governor's ears," they said, "we will satisfy him and screen you from punishment."

Jesus came up and said to them, “All authority (all power of absolute rule) in heaven and on earth has been given to Me.

Even as it is said in the book of Isaiah the prophet, See, I send my servant before your face, who will make ready your way;

And he said to them all, There is one coming after me who is greater than I, whose shoes I am not good enough to undo.

then said a voice from heaven, 'Thou art my Son, the Beloved, in thee is my delight.'

"The time has fully come," He said, "and the Kingdom of God is close at hand: repent, and believe this Good News.

And Jesus said unto them, Come ye after me, and I will make you to become fishers of men.

Immediately Jesus called to them; and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired workers, and went away to follow Him [becoming His disciples, believing and trusting in Him and following His example].

But Jesus rebuked him and said, “Be quiet, and come out of him!”

And they were all so amazed that they discussed it with one another, and said, "What does this mean? It is a new teaching! He gives orders with authority even to the foul spirits, and they obey him!"

And at even, when the sun did set, they brought unto him all that were diseased, and them that were possessed with devils.

And when they had found him, they said unto him, All men seek for thee.

And he said unto them, Let us go into the next towns, that I may preach there also: for therefore came I forth.

One day there came a leper to Jesus entreating Him, and pleading on his knees. "If you are willing," he said, "you are able to cleanse me."

Moved with compassion [for his suffering], Jesus reached out with His hand and touched him, and said to him, “I am willing; be cleansed.”