1 Now the passover and the {feast of} unleavened bread was after two days. And the chief priests and the scribes were seeking how they might seize him by subtlety and kill him.

2 For they said, Not in the feast, lest perhaps there be a tumult of the people.

3 And when he was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper, as he lay at table, there came a woman having an alabaster flask of ointment of pure nard, very costly; and having broken the alabaster flask, she poured it out upon his head.

4 And there were some indignant in themselves, and saying, Why has this waste been made of the ointment?

5 for this ointment could have been sold for more than three hundred denarii and given to the poor. And they spoke very angrily at her.

6 But Jesus said, Let her alone; why do ye trouble her? she has wrought a good work as to me;

7 for ye have the poor always with you, and whenever ye would ye can do them good; but me ye have not always.

8 What *she* could she has done. She has beforehand anointed my body for the burial.

9 And verily I say unto you, Wheresoever these glad tidings may be preached in the whole world, what this {woman} has done shall be also spoken of for a memorial of her.

10 And Judas Iscariote, one of the twelve, went away to the chief priests that he might deliver him up to them;

11 and they, when they heard it, rejoiced, and promised him to give money. And he sought how he could opportunely deliver him up.

12 And the first day of unleavened bread, when they slew the passover, his disciples say to him, Where wilt thou that we go and prepare, that thou mayest eat the passover?

13 And he sends two of his disciples, and says to them, Go into the city, and a man shall meet you carrying a pitcher of water; follow him.

14 And wheresoever he enters, say to the master of the house, The Teacher says, Where is my guest-chamber where I may eat the passover with my disciples?

15 and *he* will shew you a large upper room furnished ready. There make ready for us.

16 And his disciples went away and came into the city, and found as he had said to them; and they made ready the passover.

17 And when evening was come, he comes with the twelve.

18 And as they lay at table and were eating, Jesus said, Verily I say to you, One of you shall deliver me up; he who is eating with me.

19 And they began to be grieved, and to say to him, one by one, Is it *I*? {and another, Is it *I*?}

20 But he answered and said to them, One of the twelve, he who dips with me in the dish.

21 The Son of man goes indeed as it is written concerning him, but woe to that man by whom the Son of man is delivered up; {it were} good for that man if he had not been born.

22 And as they were eating, Jesus, having taken bread, when he had blessed, broke {it}, and gave {it} to them, and said, Take {this}: this is my body.

23 And having taken {the} cup, when he had given thanks, he gave {it} to them, and they all drank out of it.

24 And he said to them, This is my blood, that of the {new} covenant, that shed for many.

25 Verily I say to you, I will no more drink at all of the fruit of the vine, until that day when I drink it new in the kingdom of God.

26 And having sung a hymn, they went out to the mount of Olives.

27 And Jesus says to them, All ye shall be offended, for it is written, I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered abroad.

28 But after I am risen, I will go before you into Galilee.

29 But Peter said to him, Even if all should be offended, yet not *I*.

30 And Jesus says to him, Verily I say to thee, that thou to-day, in this night, before {the} cock shall crow twice, thou shalt thrice deny me.

31 But he said {so much} exceedingly the more, If I should have to die with thee, I will in no wise deny thee. And likewise said they all too.

32 And they come to a place of which the name {is} Gethsemane, and he says to his disciples, Sit here while I shall pray.

33 And he takes with him Peter and James and John, and he began to be amazed and oppressed in spirit.

34 And he says to them, My soul is full of grief even unto death; abide here and watch.

35 And, going forward a little, he fell upon the earth; and he prayed that, if it were possible, the hour might pass away from him.

36 And he said, Abba, Father, all things are possible to thee: take away this cup from me; but not what *I* will, but what *thou* {wilt}.

37 And he comes and finds them sleeping. And he says to Peter, Simon, dost thou sleep? Hast thou not been able to watch one hour?

38 Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation. The spirit indeed {is} willing, but the flesh weak.

39 And going away, he prayed again, saying the same thing.

40 And returning, he found them again sleeping, for their eyes were heavy; and they knew not what they should answer him.

41 And he comes the third time and says to them, Sleep on now, and take your rest. It is enough; the hour is come; behold, the Son of man is delivered up into the hands of sinners.

42 Arise, let us go; behold, he that delivers me up has drawn nigh.

43 And immediately, while he was yet speaking, Judas comes up, {being} one of the twelve, and with him a great crowd, with swords and sticks, from the chief priests and the scribes and the elders.

44 Now he that delivered him up had given them a sign between them, saying, Whomsoever I shall kiss, that is he; seize him, and lead {him} away safely.

45 And being come, straightway coming up to him, he says, Rabbi, Rabbi; and he covered him with kisses.

46 And they laid their hands upon him and seized him.

47 But a certain one of those who stood by, having drawn his sword, struck the bondman of the high priest, and took off his ear.

48 And Jesus answering said to them, Are ye come out as against a robber, with swords and sticks to take me?

49 I was daily with you teaching in the temple, and ye did not seize me; but {it is} that the scriptures may be fulfilled.

50 And all left him and fled.

51 And a certain young man followed him with a linen cloth cast about his naked {body}; and {the young men} seize him;

52 but he, leaving the linen cloth behind {him}, fled from them naked.

53 And they led away Jesus to the high priest. And there come together to him all the chief priests and the elders and the scribes.

54 And Peter followed him at a distance, till {he was} within the court of the high priest's palace; and he was sitting with the officers and warming himself in the light {of the fire}.

55 And the chief priests and the whole sanhedrim sought testimony against Jesus to cause him to be put to death, and did not find {any}.

56 For many bore false witness against him, and their testimony did not agree.

57 And certain persons rose up and bore false witness against him, saying,

58 *We* heard him saying, *I* will destroy this temple which is made with hands, and in the course of three days I will build another not made with hands.

59 And neither thus did their testimony agree.

60 And the high priest, rising up before them all, asked Jesus, saying, Answerest thou nothing? What do these testify against thee?

61 But he was silent, and answered nothing. Again the high priest asked him, and says to him, *Thou* art the Christ, the Son of the Blessed?

62 And Jesus said, *I* am, and ye shall see the Son of man sitting at the right hand of power, and coming with the clouds of heaven.

63 And the high priest, having rent his clothes, says, What need have we any more of witnesses?

64 Ye have heard the blasphemy; what think ye? And they all condemned him to be guilty of death.

65 And some began to spit upon him, and cover up his face, and buffet him, and say to him, Prophesy; and the officers struck him with the palms of their hands.

66 And Peter being below in the palace-court, there comes one of the maids of the high priest,

67 and seeing Peter warming himself, having looked at him, says, And *thou* wast with the Nazarene, Jesus.

68 But he denied, saying, I know not nor understand what thou sayest. And he went out into the vestibule; and a cock crew.

69 And the maid, seeing him, again began to say to those that stood by, This is {one} of them.

70 And he again denied. And again, after a little, those that stood by said to Peter, Truly thou art {one} of them, for also thou art a Galilean.

71 But he began to curse and to swear, I know not this man of whom ye speak.

72 And the second time a cock crew. And Peter remembered the word that Jesus said to him, Before {the} cock crow twice, thou shalt deny me thrice; and when he thought thereon he wept.

1 过两天, 就是逾越节和除酵节了, 祭司长和经学家设法怎样用诡计逮捕耶稣, 把他杀害。

2 不过他们说: "不可在节期下手, 免得引起民众暴动。"

3 耶稣在伯大尼, 在患痲风的西门家里吃饭的时候, 有一个女人来了, 拿着一瓶珍贵的纯哪哒香膏。她打破了瓶, 把香膏浇在耶稣的头上。

4 有几个人很生气, 彼此说: "为什么这样浪费香膏呢?

5 这香膏可以卖三百多个银币, 用来赒济穷人。"他们就向她发怒。

6 但耶稣说: "由她吧! 为什么难为她呢?她在我身上作的是一件美事。

7 你们常常有穷人跟你们在一起, 只要你们愿意, 随时都可以向他们行善, 然而你们却不常有我。

8 她已经尽她所能的作了。她预先用香膏膏了我的身体, 是为了我的安葬。

9 我实在告诉你们, 福音无论传到世界上什么地方, 都要传讲这女人所作的来记念她。"

10 十二门徒中的一个, 就是加略人犹大, 去见祭司长, 要把耶稣交给他们。

11 他们听见了就很欢喜, 答应给他银子。于是犹大就找机会出卖耶稣。

12 除酵节的第一天, 就是宰杀逾越节羊羔的那一天, 门徒问耶稣: "你要我们到哪里去, 为你预备逾越节的晚餐呢?"

13 他就差派两个门徒, 对他们说: "你们到城里去, 必有一个拿着水瓶的人, 向你们迎面而来, 你们就跟着他,

14 无论他进入哪一家, 你们要对那家主说, 老师说: ‘我的客厅在哪里?我和门徒好在那里吃逾越节的晚餐。’

15 他必指给你们楼上一间布置整齐、预备妥当的大房间, 你们就在那里为我们预备。"

16 门徒出去, 进了城, 所遇见的正如耶稣所说的, 就预备好了逾越节的晚餐。

17 到了晚上, 耶稣和十二门徒来了。

18 他们坐着吃饭的时候, 耶稣说: "我实在告诉你们, 你们中间有一个跟我一起吃饭的人要出卖我。"

19 他们就很忧愁, 一个一个地问他: "是我吗?"

20 耶稣对他们说: "他是十二门徒里的一个, 和我一同把手蘸在盘子里的。

21 正如经上指着人子所说的, 他固然要离世, 但出卖人子的那人有祸了! 他没有生下来还好。"

22 他们吃的时候, 耶稣拿起饼来, 祝谢了, 就擘开, 递给门徒, 说: "你们拿去吃吧, 这是我的身体。"

23 又拿起杯来, 祝谢了就递给门徒, 他们都喝了。

24 耶稣说: "这是我的血, 是为立约的, 为许多人流出来的。

25 我实在告诉你们, 我决不再喝这葡萄酒, 直到我在 神的国里喝新酒的那一天。"

26 他们唱完了诗, 就出来, 往橄榄山去。

27 耶稣对他们说: "你们都要后退, 因为经上记着: ‘我要击打牧人, 羊群就分散了。’

28 但我复活以后, 要比你们先到加利利去。"

29 彼得对他说: "就算所有的人都后退, 我却不会。"

30 耶稣对他说: "我实在告诉你, 就在今天晚上, 鸡叫两遍以前, 你会三次不认我。"

31 彼得更坚决地说: "就算必须与你一同死, 我也决不会不认你! "众人也都这样说。

32 他们来到一个地方, 名叫客西马尼; 耶稣对门徒说: "你们坐在这里, 我去祷告。"

33 他带了彼得、雅各、约翰一起去, 就惊惧起来, 非常难过。

34 于是对他们说: "我的心灵痛苦得快要死了; 你们要留在这里, 也要警醒。"

35 耶稣稍往前走, 俯伏在地上祷告: 如果可能的话, 使那时刻不要临到他。

36 他说: "阿爸、父啊, 你凡事都能作, 求你叫这杯离开我。但不要照我的意思, 只要照你的旨意。"

37 耶稣回来, 看见门徒睡着了, 就对彼得说: "西门, 你睡觉吗?你连一个小时也不能警醒吗?

38 应当警醒、祷告, 免得陷入试探; 你们心灵虽然愿意, 肉体却是软弱的。"

39 耶稣又去祷告, 说的也是同样的话。

40 他再回来的时候, 看见门徒睡着了; 因为他们十分疲倦, 不知道该怎样回答他。

41 耶稣第三次回来, 对他们说: "你们还在睡觉休息吗?够了, 时候到了, 看哪, 人子要被交在罪人手里了。

42 起来, 我们走吧! 出卖我的人来了。"

43 耶稣还在说话的时候, 十二门徒中的犹大和一群拿着刀棒的人来到了; 他们是祭司长、经学家和长老派来的。

44 出卖耶稣的人给他们一个暗号, 说: "我跟谁亲嘴, 谁就是他。你们把他逮捕, 小心带去。"

45 犹大来到, 立刻上前对耶稣说: "拉比! "就跟他亲嘴。

46 他们就动手拿住耶稣, 逮捕了他。

47 站在旁边的人中有一个拔出刀来, 砍了大祭司的仆人一刀, 削掉了他的一只耳朵。

48 耶稣对他们说: "你们带着刀棒出来, 把我当作强盗捉拿吗?

49 我天天在殿里教导人, 跟你们在一起, 你们却没有捉拿我; 但这是为了要应验经上的话。"

50 门徒都离开他逃跑了。

51 有一个青年, 赤身披着一块麻布, 跟着耶稣。众人捉住他的时候,

52 他就丢掉麻布, 赤身逃跑了。

53 他们把耶稣押到大祭司那里, 所有的祭司长、长老和经学家都聚集在一起。

54 彼得远远地跟着耶稣, 直到大祭司的官邸, 和差役一同坐着烤火。

55 祭司长和公议会全体都寻找证据控告耶稣, 要把他处死, 却没有找着。

56 有许多人作假证供控告他, 但他们的证供各不相符。

57 有几个人站起来, 作假证供控告他说:

58 "我们听他说过: ‘我要拆毁这座人手所造的圣所, 三日之内要另建一座不是人手所造的圣所。’"

59 就是这样的见证, 他们也不一致。

60 大祭司站起来, 走到中间, 问耶稣: "这些人作证控告你的是什么呢?你怎么不回答呢?"

61 耶稣却不作声, 什么也不回答。大祭司又问他: "你是那受称颂者的儿子基督吗?"

62 耶稣说: "我是。你们要看见人子, 坐在权能者的右边, 驾着天上的云降临。"

63 大祭司就撕开自己的衣服, 说: "我们还要什么证人呢?

64 你们都听见这亵渎的话了。你们认为怎么样?"众人都定他该死的罪。

65 于是有些人就向他吐唾沫, 蒙住他的脸。用拳头打他, 对他说: "你说预言吧! "差役把他拉去, 用手掌打他。

66 彼得在下边院子的时候, 大祭司的一个婢女来了,

67 看见彼得烤火, 就瞪着他说: "你也是和拿撒勒人耶稣一伙的! "

68 彼得却否认说: "我不知道, 也不明白你在说什么! "他就走出去, 到了前院, 鸡就叫了(有些抄本无"鸡就叫了"一句)。

69 那婢女看见他, 又对站在旁边的人说: "这个人也是他们一伙的。"

70 彼得还是不承认。过了一会, 站在旁边的人也对彼得说: "你真是他们一伙的, 因为你也是加利利人。"

71 彼得就发咒起誓说: "我不认得你们说的这个人! "

72 立刻鸡就叫了第二遍。彼得想起耶稣对他说过的话: "鸡叫两遍以前, 你要三次不认我。"他一想起来, 就哭了("他一想起来, 就哭了"或译: "他就夺步而出, 痛哭起来")。