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 thouwilt. 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 Kahe päeva pärast oli paasa- ja hapnemata leibade püha. Ülempreestrid ja kirjatundjad otsisid võimalust, kuidas Jeesust kavalusega kinni võtta ja tappa. 2 „Teda ei saa kinni võtta keset pühi, sest rahvas hakkaks mässama!" ütlesid nad.

3 Jeesus oli Betaanias pidalitõvest paranenud Siimoni majas. Kui ta istus lauas, tuli naine, kellel oli alabasternõu puhta ja ülihinnalise nardisalviga. Ta murdis alabasternõu katki ja valas salvi Jeesusele pähe. 4 Ent mõned nurisesid naise teo üle: „Milleks küll see raiskamine? 5 Selle salvi oleks võinud ju müüa rohkem kui kolmesaja teenari*14:5 Üks teenar oli töölise keskmine päevapalk, nii et kolmsada teenarit võrdus töömehe aastapalgaga. eest ja raha anda vaestele." Ja nad hurjutasid naist.

6 Kuid Jeesus ütles: „Jätke ta rahule! Miks te tülitate teda? Ta on teinud mulle kauni teo. 7 Vaeseid on teie juures alati, ja te võite neile head teha millal tahes. Mind aga ei ole teil alati. 8 Ta on teinud, mis ta võis: ta on ette võidnud mu ihu matmiseks. 9 Tõesti, ma ütlen teile, kus iganes kogu maailmas evangeeliumi kuulutatakse, kõneldakse tema mälestuseks ka sellest, mida ta on teinud."

10 Aga Juudas Iskariot, üks neist kaheteistkümnest, läks ülempreestrite juurde, et teda neile reeta. 11 Seda kuuldes ülempreestrid rõõmustasid ja lubasid anda talle raha. Nüüd Juudas otsis võimalust, kuidas Jeesust reeta.

12 Hapnemata leibade püha esimesel päeval, kui paasatalle tapetakse, küsisid jüngrid Jeesuselt: „Kus sa tahad, et me sulle paasasöögi ette valmistaksime?"

13 Ta läkitas kaks oma jüngrit ja ütles neile: „Minge Jeruusalemma ja te kohtate veekannu kandvat meest. Järgnege talle, 14 ja kuhu ta ka sisse astub, selle maja peremehele öelge: „Õpetaja küsib: „Kus on mu külalistetuba, kus ma võiksin süüa paasat oma jüngritega?" " 15 Tema näitab teile suurt tuba ülemisel korrusel, kus kõik on valmis seatud. Seal valmistage meile kõik ette."

16 Jüngrid lahkusid ja läksid linna ning leidsid kõik täpselt nii, nagu Jeesus oli neile öelnud. Ja nad valmistasid paasasöögi.

17 Õhtu saabudes tuli Jeesus kaheteistkümne jüngriga. 18 Kui nad lauas istusid ja sõid, ütles Jeesus: „Tõesti, ma ütlen teile, üks teie seast annab mu ära, üks, kes koos minuga sööb!"

19 Jüngrid muutusid väga murelikuks ja hakkasid üksteise järel temalt küsima: „Ega sa mind ei mõtle?"

20 Jeesus vastas neile: „Üks teist kaheteistkümnest, kes kastab oma leiva minuga samasse kaussi. 21 Inimese Poeg läheb küll ära, nõnda nagu tema kohta on kirjutatud, aga häda sellele inimesele, kes Inimese Poja ära annab! Talle oleks parem, kui ta ei oleks sündinud!"

22 Ja kui nad sõid, võttis Jeesus leiva, õnnistas, murdis ja andis neile ning ütles: „Võtke, see on minu ihu!"

23 Siis ta võttis karika, tänas Jumalat ja andis selle neile, ja nad kõik jõid sellest.

24 Jeesus ütles neile: „See on minu lepinguveri, mis valatakse paljude eest. 25 Tõesti, ma ütlen teile, mina ei joo enam viinapuu viljast kuni selle päevani, mil ma joon uut Jumala riigis."

26 Ja kui nad olid laulnud kiituslaulu, läksid nad välja Õlimäele.

27 Jeesus ütles neile: „Te kõik hülgate minu, sest kirjutatud on:

„Ma löön karjast

ja karja lambad pillutatakse laiali."

28 Kuid pärast minu ülesäratamist lähen ma teie ees Galileasse."

29 Aga Peetrus ütles talle: „Kui ka kõik sind hülgavad, siis ometi mitte mina!"

30 „Tõesti, ma ütlen sulle, täna, selsamal ööl, enne kui kukk kaks korda kireb, salgad sina mind kolm korda maha!" vastas Jeesus.

31 Ent Peetrus sõnas veel tungivamalt: „Kui ma ka peaksin koos sinuga surema, mina ei salga sind maha!" Sama kinnitasid ka kõik teised.

32 Nad tulid paika, mida kutsuti Ketsemaniks, ja Jeesus ütles oma jüngritele: „Istuge siin, kuni ma palvetan!" 33 Ta võttis enesega kaasa Peetruse, Jaakobuse ja Johannese. Jeesus langes sügavasse ahastusse ja vaeva. 34 Ta ütles neile: „Mu hing on väga kurb surmani. Jääge siia ja valvake!"

35 Ta läks pisut eemale, heitis näoli maha ja palvetas, et kui on võimalik, siis see tund läheks temast mööda. 36 Ta ütles: „Abba, Isa! Sinul on kõik võimalik! Võta see karikas minult ära! Kuid ärgu sündigu see, mida mina tahan, vaid mida sina tahad!"

37 Siis Jeesus tuli tagasi jüngrite juurde ja leidis nad magamast. Ta sõnas Peetrusele: „Siimon, kas sa magad? Kas sa ei jaksa ühtki tundi valvata? 38 Valvake ja palvetage, et te ei satuks kiusatusse! Vaim on küll valmis, kuid liha on nõder."

39 Ta läks uuesti eemale ja palvetas, lausudes samad sõnad. 40 Tagasi tulles leidis ta jüngrid taas magamas, sest nende silmad olid rasked unest. Nad ei teadnud, mida talle vastata.

41 Siis tuli Jeesus kolmandat korda ja ütles neile: „Teie aina magate ja puhkate! Küllalt! Tund on saabunud, Inimese Poeg antakse patuste kätte! 42 Tõuske üles, lähme! Mu äraandja on lähedal!"

43 Ja kui ta kõneles, saabuski Juudas, üks kaheteistkümnest. Ja ühes temaga ülempreestrite, kirjatundjate ja rahvavanemate saadetud, nuiade ja mõõkadega relvastatud jõuk.

44 Jeesuse äraandja oli andnud neile märgi: „Tema on see, keda ma suudlen. Võtke ta kinni ja viige valve all ära!" 45 Ja Juudas tuli, astus kohe Jeesuse juurde ja sõnas: „Rabi!" ning suudles teda tervituseks. 46 Mehed haarasid Jeesusest ja võtsid ta kinni. 47 Ent üks juuresolijaist tõmbas mõõga ja lõi ülempreestri sulast nõnda, et raius tal kõrva peast.

48 „Kas ma juhin mässu," küsis Jeesus, „et te olete tulnud mind mõõkade ja nuiadega kinni võtma? 49 Ma olin iga päev teiega templis õpetamas, ja te ei võtnud mind kinni! Aga Pühakiri peab täide minema!" 50 Kõik Jeesusega koos olnud põgenesid ja jätsid ta maha.

51 Jeesusele järgnes keegi nooruk, kes kandis linast särki. Nad püüdsid teda kinni võtta, 52 aga ta jättis särgi maha ja põgenes alasti.

53 Nad viisid Jeesuse ülempreestri ette. Ja kõik ülempreestrid, rahvavanemad ja kirjatundjad tulid kokku. 54 Peetrus järgnes Jeesusele eemalt, kuni jõudis ülempreestri sisehoovi. Ta istus koos valvuritega ja soojendas ennast tule ääres.

55 Ülempreestrid ja kogu Suurkohus otsisid tunnistust Jeesuse surmamiseks, kuid ei leidnud. 56 Paljud küll tunnistasid valet tema vastu, kuid nende tunnistused olid vastuolus.

57 Siis tõusid püsti mõned, kes andsid tema vastu valetunnistuse: 58 „Me oleme kuulnud teda ütlemas: „Mina kisun maha selle kätega tehtud templi ja ehitan kolme päevaga teise, mis ei ole kätega tehtud." " 59 Aga ka selles ei läinud nende tunnistus kokku.

60 Siis ülempreester tõusis nende ees püsti ja küsis Jeesuselt: „Kas sa ei vasta midagi selle kohta, mida nad sinu vastu tunnistavad?" 61 Kuid Jeesus vaikis ega vastanud midagi.

Taas küsis temalt ülempreester: „Kas sina oled Messias, Õnnistatu*14:61 Õnnistatu tähendab siin Jumalat. Poeg?"

62 Ja Jeesus vastas: „Mina olen. Ja te näete Inimese Poega istumas Kõigeväelise paremal käel ja tulemas taeva pilvede peal."

63 Ülempreester käristas oma riided lõhki ja ütles: „Mis tunnistajaid meil veel vaja on? 64 Te olete ise kuulnud jumalateotust. Mis te arvate?"

Nad kõik otsustasid, et ta väärib surma. 65 Siis mõned hakkasid sülitama Jeesuse peale, katsid ta näo kinni, peksid teda rusikatega ning ütlesid talle: „Prohveteeri!" Ja valvurid peksid teda.

66 Peetrus oli all hoovis. Sinna tuli üks ülempreestri teenijatüdruk 67 ja, märganud Peetrust ennast soojendamas, vaatas teda tähelepanelikult.

Ta ütles: „Sina olid ka selle Naatsaretlase, Jeesusega."

68 Kuid Peetrus salgas: „Ma ei tea ega mõista, millest sa räägid!" Ja läks sealt välja eeshoovi.

69 Teenijatüdruk nägi teda seal uuesti ja taas ütles Peetruse kohta: „See mees on üks nende hulgast!" 70 Aga Peetrus salgas taas.

Pisut hiljem sõnas keegi sealolijatest Peetrusele: „Tõesti, sina oled nende seast, sinagi oled ju galilealane."

71 Peetrus hakkas sajatama ja vanduma: „Ma ei tunne seda meest, kellest teie räägite!"

72 Ja kohe kires kukk teist korda. Siis Peetrusele meenusid sõnad, mida Jeesus oli talle öelnud: „Enne kui kukk kaks korda kireb, salgad sina mind kolm korda maha!" Ja ta puhkes nutma.