Luke

¹Now the feast of unleavened bread, which is called the Passover⁹¹⁷, was approaching. ²The chief priests and the scribes were looking for a way to do away with Jesus⁹¹⁸ [by killing him], but they feared the people. ³Then Satan entered into Judas, surnamed Iscariot, who was numbered with the Twelve. ⁴So Judas went and talked with the chief priests and scribes⁹¹⁹ and officers of the guard about how he might deliver Jesus⁹²⁰ to them. ⁵They rejoiced and agreed to give him money. ⁶Judas agreed and began to look for an opportunity to deliver him to them when there would be no crowd.

Preparations for the Passover—The Lord’s Supper or Eucharist

⁷Then the day of unleavened bread came, on which the Passover must be sacrificed. ⁸So Jesus sent Peter and John, saying, “Go and prepare the Passover for us, that we may eat [the Passover meal].”

⁹They asked him, “Where do you want us to make preparations?”

¹⁰Jesus replied, “Behold, when you have entered into the city, a man carrying a pitcher of water will meet you. Follow him into the house which he enters. ¹¹Then tell the master of the house, ‘The Teacher says to you, “Where is the guest room where I may eat the Passover with my disciples?”‘ ¹²He will show you a large, furnished upper room. Make preparations there.”

¹³They went, found things as Jesus had told them, and made preparations for the Passover. ¹⁴When the hour had come, he sat down with the Twelve apostles. ¹⁵He said to them, “With fervent desire I have desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer, ¹⁶for I tell you, I will no longer eat⁹²¹ of it until it is fulfilled in the Kingdom of God.” ¹⁷Then, taking a cup and having given thanks, he said, “Take this, and share it among you, ¹⁸for I tell you, I shall not drink from the fruit of the vine until the Kingdom of God comes.”

¹⁹And having taken bread⁹²² and given thanks, he broke it and gave [it] to them, saying, “This is my body⁹²³ which is given for you. Do this in memory⁹²⁴ of me.” ²⁰Likewise, he took the cup after supper, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in my blood, which is to be poured out for you. ²¹But behold, the hand of the one who betrays me is with me at the table. ²²And the Son of Man indeed is going, as it has been determined, but woe to that man through whom he is betrayed!”

²³Then they began to discuss among themselves which of them it was who would do this thing.

Greatness and servanthood—The Twelve—Simon Peter’s role

²⁴An argument also arose between them about which one of them was considered to be the greatest. ²⁵Jesus said to them, “The kings of the nations have lordship over the people, and those who have authority over people⁹²⁵ are called ‘benefactors.’ ²⁶But not so with you! Instead, the one who is the greater among you should become as the younger, and the one who is leading as the one who serves. ²⁷Indeed, who is greater, the one reclining at the table, or the one who serves? Is it not the one at the table? Yet, I am among you as one who serves. ²⁸But you are those who have remained with me in my trials, ²⁹and now I bestow a kingdom upon you, just as my Father bestowed [a kingdom] upon me, ³⁰so that you may eat and drink at my table in my Kingdom; and you will sit on thrones, judging the Twelve tribes of Israel.”

³¹And the Lord said,⁹²⁶ “Simon, Simon, behold, Satan has asked to have you,⁹²⁷ so that he might sift you⁹²⁸ [all] like wheat! ³²But I have prayed for you,⁹²⁹ that your faith would not fail. And you, when you have turned back, strengthen your brethren.”

³³But Simon said, “Lord, I am ready to go with you both to prison and to death!”

³⁴At this Jesus replied, “I tell you, Peter, before the rooster crows today, you will deny three times that you know me!”

³⁵Then Jesus asked them, “When I sent you out without purse, bag, or sandals, did you lack anything?”

They replied, “Nothing.”

³⁶He then said to them, “But now, whoever has a purse should take it, and likewise a bag! Whoever has no sword should sell his cloak and buy one! ³⁷For I tell you that what is written must still be fulfilled in me: ‘He was counted with transgressors.’⁹³⁰ Indeed, the things [written] concerning me are [reaching] a completion.”

³⁸So the disciples exclaimed, “Lord, behold, here are two swords!” but he told them, “That is enough!”

The agony in the garden

³⁹Jesus came out, and went, as his custom was, to the Mount of Olives. His disciples also followed him. ⁴⁰Having arrived at the place, he said to them, “Pray that you do not enter into temptation!”

⁴¹He then withdrew from them about a stone’s throw [away], knelt down and prayed, ⁴²saying, “Father, if you are willing, take this cup away from me. Nevertheless, not my will, but yours, be done.”

⁴³And an angel from heaven appeared to him, strengthening him. ⁴⁴Being in agony, he prayed [even] more intensely, and his sweat became like great drops of blood falling down on the ground.⁹³¹

⁴⁵When he rose up from his prayer, he came to the disciples and found them sleeping because of sheer grief. ⁴⁶He said to them, “Why do you sleep? Rise and pray that you may not enter into temptation!”

The Lord’s betrayal and arrest in the garden

⁴⁷While he was still speaking, behold, a multitude [came], and the one who was called Judas, one of the Twelve, was leading them. He came near to Jesus to kiss him. <This is the sign he had given them, saying, “Whoever I will kiss is the one.”>^{932 48}but Jesus said to him, “Judas, are you betraying the Son of Man with a kiss?”

⁴⁹When those who were around him saw what was about to happen, they said to him, “Lord, shall we strike with the sword?” ⁵⁰And one of them struck the slave of the high priest, cutting off his right ear.

⁵¹But Jesus said, “Let me at least do this”⁹³³—and he touched the servant’s ear, and healed him. ⁵²Then Jesus said to the chief priests, captains of the temple, and presbyters who had come against him, “Have you come out as against someone leading a rebellion, with swords and clubs? ⁵³When I was with you in the temple every day, you did not stretch out your hands against me! But this is your hour, and the power of the darkness.”

Peter’s threefold denial

⁵⁴They arrested him and led him away, and brought him into the high priest’s house. But Peter followed from a distance. ⁵⁵When people⁹³⁴ had kindled a fire in the middle of the courtyard and sat down together, Peter also sat among them. ⁵⁶A certain servant girl saw him as he sat in the light, and looking intently at him, she exclaimed, “This man also was with him!”

⁵⁷However, Peter⁹³⁵ denied [him⁹³⁶], saying, “Woman, I do not know him!”

⁵⁸A little while later, someone else saw him, and said, “You also are one of them!”

But Peter answered, “Sir,⁹³⁷ I am not!”

⁵⁹After about one hour had passed, another insisted, saying, “Truly, this man also was with him, for he is a Galilean!”

⁶⁰But Peter said, “Sir, I do not know what you are talking about!” And immediately, while he was still speaking, a rooster crowed. ⁶¹Then the Lord turned, and looked at Peter, and Peter remembered the Lord’s word, how he had said to him, “Before the rooster crows, you will deny me three times.” ⁶²So Peter went out and wept bitterly.

⁶³Now the men who held Jesus [in custody] were mocking him and beating him. ⁶⁴Having blindfolded him, they struck him on the face⁹³⁸ and asked him, “Prophesy! Who is the one who struck you?” ⁶⁵They said many other insulting things to him.

Before the Sanhedrin

⁶⁶As soon as it was day, the assembly of the presbyters of the people was gathered, both chief priests and scribes. They brought Jesus⁹³⁹ into their council, saying: ⁶⁷”If you are the Christ,⁹⁴⁰ tell us.”

But Jesus said to them, “If I tell you, you will not believe, ⁶⁸and if I also question [you], you will not answer me or ⁹⁴¹release me. ⁶⁹From now on, the Son of Man will be seated at the right hand of the Power of God.”

⁷⁰They all asked, “Are you then the Son of God?”

He said to them, “You say it, for I am.”

⁷¹Then they exclaimed, “Why do we need any more witnesses? We ourselves have heard [it] from his own mouth!”

Before Pilate—Before Herod

917. Greek “Pascha”
918. Greek “him”
919. Other manuscripts omit “and scribes”
920. Greek “him”
921. Some manuscripts read “not eat.” The use of “no longer,” however, would seem to suggest that the Last Supper was a Passover/Seder meal, which is disputed.
922. The Greek word a;rton always refers to a leavened loaf in the New Testament. This seems to indicate that the Last Supper was not the Passover meal (see John 18:28).
923. Codex Bezae (D) and the old Latin omit the rest of the verse after “this is my body”
924. The Greek word avna,mnhsin often conveys the idea of memorial sacrifice and invocation in the Septuagint.
925. Greek “them”
926. CT omits “And the Lord said”
927. Singular
928. Plural, a reference to the Twelve
929. Singular
930. Isaias 53:12
931. CT considers 43 and 44 as an interpolation and places this section in double brackets
932. Other manuscripts omit this sentence, a harmonization of Matt 26:48 and Mark 14:30
933. Or possibly “No more of this!” (literally: “Suffer ye thus far” in YLT)
934. Greek “they”
935. Greek “he”
936. TR and MT read “him.” CT and PT simply read, “However, he denied, saying…”
937. Or “man, friend”
938. CT omits “they struck him on the face”
939. Greek “him”
940. Or “Messiah,” “Anointed one”
941. CT omits “or release me”