Mark 14

1 Now after two days was the feast of the passover and the unleavened bread: and the chief priests and the scribes sought how they might take him with subtlety, and kill him:2 for they said, Not during the feast, lest haply there shall be a tumult of the people.3 And while he was in Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, as he sat at meat, there came a woman having an alabaster cruse of ointment of pure nard very costly; and she brake the cruse, and poured it over his head.4 But there were some that had indignation among themselves, saying, To what purpose hath this waste of the ointment been made?5 For this ointment might have been sold for above three hundred shillings, and given to the poor. And they murmured against her.6 But Jesus said, Let her alone; why trouble ye her? she hath wrought a good work on me.7 For ye have the poor always with you, and whensoever ye will ye can do them good: but me ye have not always.8 She hath done what she could; she hath anointed my body beforehand for the burying.9 And verily I say unto you, Wheresoever the gospel shall be preached throughout the whole world, that also which this woman hath done shall be spoken of for a memorial of her.10 And Judas Iscariot, he that was one of the twelve, went away unto the chief priests, that he might deliver him unto them.11 And they, when they heard it, were glad, and promised to give him money. And he sought how he might conveniently deliver him unto them.12 And on the first day of unleavened bread, when they sacrificed the passover, his disciples say unto him, Where wilt thou that we go and make ready that thou mayest eat the passover?13 And he sendeth two of his disciples, and saith unto them, Go into the city, and there shall meet you a man bearing a pitcher of water: follow him;14 and wheresoever he shall enter in, say to the master of the house, The Teacher saith, Where is my guest-chamber, where I shall eat the passover with my disciples?15 And he will himself show you a large upper room furnished and ready: and there make ready for us.16 And the disciples went forth, and came into the city, and found as he had said unto them: and they made ready the passover.17 And when it was evening he cometh with the twelve.18 And as they sat and were eating, Jesus said, Verily I say unto you, One of you shall betray me, even he that eateth with me.19 They began to be sorrowful, and to say unto him one by one, Is it I?20 And he said unto them, It is one of the twelve, he that dippeth with me in the dish.21 For the Son of man goeth, even as it is written of him: but woe unto that man through whom the Son of man is betrayed! good were it for that man if he had not been born.22 And as they were eating, he took bread, and when he had blessed, he brake it, and gave to them, and said, Take ye: this is my body.23 And he took a cup, and when he had given thanks, he gave to them: and they all drank of it.24 And he said unto them, This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many.25 Verily I say unto you, I shall no more drink of the fruit of the vine, until that day when I drink it new in the kingdom of God.26 And when they had sung a hymn, they went out unto the mount of Olives.27 And Jesus saith unto them, All ye shall be offended: for it is written, I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered abroad.28 Howbeit, after I am raised up, I will go before you into Galilee.29 But Peter said unto him, Although all shall be offended, yet will not I.30 And Jesus saith unto him, Verily I say unto thee, that thou to-day, even this night, before the cock crow twice, shalt deny me thrice.31 But he spake exceedingly vehemently, If I must die with thee, I will not deny thee. And in like manner also said they all.32 And they come unto a place which was named Gethsemane: and he saith unto his disciples, Sit ye here, while I pray.33 And he taketh with him Peter and James and John, and began to be greatly amazed, and sore troubled.34 And he saith unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful even unto death: abide ye here, and watch.35 And he went forward a little, and fell on the ground, and prayed that, if it were possible, the hour might pass away from him.36 And he said, Abba, Father, all things are possible unto thee; remove this cup from me: howbeit not what I will, but what thou wilt.37 And he cometh, and findeth them sleeping, and saith unto Peter, Simon, sleepest thou? couldest thou not watch one hour?38 Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.39 And again he went away, and prayed, saying the same words.40 And again he came, and found them sleeping, for their eyes were very heavy; and they knew not what to answer him.41 And he cometh the third time, and saith unto them, Sleep on now, and take your rest: it is enough; the hour is come; behold, the Son of man is betrayed into the hands of sinners.42 Arise, let us be going: behold, he that betrayeth me is at hand.43 And straightway, while he yet spake, cometh Judas, one of the twelve, and with him a multitude with swords and staves, from the chief priests and the scribes and the elders.44 Now he that betrayed him had given them a token, saying, Whomsoever I shall kiss, that is he; take him, and lead him away safely.45 And when he was come, straightway he came to him, and saith, Rabbi; and kissed him.46 And they laid hands on him, and took him.47 But a certain one of them that stood by drew his sword, and smote the servant of the high priest, and struck off his ear.48 And Jesus answered and said unto them, Are ye come out, as against a robber, with swords and staves to seize me?49 I was daily with you in the temple teaching, and ye took me not: but this is done that the scriptures might be fulfilled.50 And they all left him, and fled.51 And a certain young man followed with him, having a linen cloth cast about him, over his naked body: and they lay hold on him;52 but he left the linen cloth, and fled naked.53 And they led Jesus away to the high priest: and there come together with him all the chief priests and the elders and the scribes.54 And Peter had followed him afar off, even within, into the court of the high priest; and he was sitting with the officers, and warming himself in the light of the fire.55 Now the chief priests and the whole council sought witness against Jesus to put him to death; and found it not.56 For many bare false witness against him, and their witness agreed not together.57 And there stood up certain, and bare false witness against him, saying,58 We heard him say, I will destroy this temple that is made with hands, and in three days I will build another made without hands.59 And not even so did their witness agree together.60 And the high priest stood up in the midst, and asked Jesus, saying, Answerest thou nothing? what is it which these witness against thee?61 But he held his peace, and answered nothing. Again the high priest asked him, and saith unto him, Art thou 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 rent his clothes, and saith, What further need have we of witnesses?64 Ye have heard the blasphemy: what think ye? And they all condemned him to be worthy of death.65 And some began to spit on him, and to cover his face, and to buffet him, and to say unto him, Prophesy: and the officers received him with blows of their hands.66 And as Peter was beneath in the court, there cometh one of the maids of the high priest;67 and seeing Peter warming himself, she looked upon him, and saith, Thou also wast with the Nazarene, even Jesus.68 But he denied, saying, I neither know, nor understand what thou sayest: and he went out into the porch; and the cock crew.69 And the maid saw him, and began again to say to them that stood by, This is one of them.70 But he again denied it. And after a little while again they that stood by said to Peter, of a truth thou art one of them; for thou art a Galilaean.71 But he began to curse, and to swear, I know not this man of whom ye speak.72 And straightway the second time the cock crew. And Peter called to mind the word, how that Jesus said unto him, Before the cock crow twice, thou shalt deny me thrice. And when he thought thereon, he wept.

Mark 14

The Plot against Jesus

(Mt 26.1–5; Lk 22.1–2; Jn 11.45–53)

1 It was now two days before the Festival of Passover and Unleavened Bread. The chief priests and the teachers of the Law were looking for a way to arrest Jesus secretly and put him to death.t

2 “We must not do it during the festival,” they said, “or the people might riot.”

Jesus is Anointed at Bethany

(Mt 26.6–13; Jn 12.1–8)

5 It could have been sold for more than 300 silver coinst and the money given to the poor!” And they criticized her harshly.
6 But Jesus said, “Leave her alone! Why are you bothering her? She has done a fine and beautiful thing for me. 7 You will always have poor people with you, and any time you want to, you can help them. But you will not always have me.t 8 She did what she could; she poured perfume on my body to prepare it ahead of time for burial.

9 Now, I assure you that wherever the gospel is preached all over the world, what she has done will be told in memory of her.”

Judas Agrees to Betray Jesus

(Mt 26.14–6; Lk 22.3–6)

11 They were pleased to hear what he had to say, and promised to give him money. So Judas started looking for a good chance to hand Jesus over to them.

Jesus Eats the Passover Meal with his Disciples

(Mt 26.17–25; Lk 22.7–14, 21–23; Jn 13.21–30)

12 On the first day of the Festival of Unleavened Bread, the day the lambs for the Passover meal were killed, Jesus' disciples asked him, “Where do you want us to go and get the Passover meal ready for you?”
13 Then Jesus sent two of them with these instructions: “Go into the city, and a man carrying a jar of water will meet you. Follow him 14 to the house he enters, and say to the owner of the house: ‘The Teacher says, Where is the room where my disciples and I will eat the Passover meal?’

15 Then he will show you a large upstairs room, prepared and furnished, where you will get everything ready for us.”

16 The disciples left, went to the city, and found everything just as Jesus had told them; and they prepared the Passover meal.
17 When it was evening, Jesus came with the twelve disciples.

18 While they were at the table eating, Jesus said, “I tell you that one of you will betray me — one who is eating with me.”t

19 The disciples were upset and began to ask him, one after the other, “Surely you don't mean me, do you?”
20 Jesus answered, “It will be one of you twelve, one who dips his bread in the dish with me.

21 The Son of Man will die as the Scriptures say he will; but how terrible for that man who betrays the Son of Man! It would have been better for that man if he had never been born!”

The Lord's Supper

(Mt 26.26–30; Lk 22.14–20; 1 Cor. 11.23–25)

22 While they were eating, Jesus took a piece of bread, gave a prayer of thanks, broke it, and gave it to his disciples. “Take it,” he said, “this is my body.”
23 Then he took a cup, gave thanks to God, and handed it to them; and they all drank from it. 24 Jesus said, “This is my blood which is poured out for many, my blood which seals God's covenant.t

25 I tell you, I will never again drink this wine until the day I drink the new wine in the Kingdom of God.”

26 Then they sang a hymn and went out to the Mount of Olives.

Jesus Predicts Peter's Denial

(Mt 26.31–35; Lk 22.31–34; Jn 13.36–38)

28 But after I am raised to life, I will go to Galilee ahead of you.”t

29 Peter answered, “I will never leave you, even though all the rest do!”

30 Jesus said to Peter, “I tell you that before the cock crows twice tonight, you will say three times that you do not know me.”

31 Peter answered even more strongly, “I will never say that, even if I have to die with you!”
And all the other disciples said the same thing.

Jesus Prays in Gethsemane

(Mt 26.36–46; Lk 22.39–46)

34 and he said to them, “The sorrow in my heart is so great that it almost crushes me. Stay here and keep watch.”
35 He went a little farther on, threw himself on the ground, and prayed that, if possible, he might not have to go through that time of suffering.

36 “Father,” he prayed, “my Father! All things are possible for you. Take this cup of suffering away from me. Yet not what I want, but what you want.”
37 Then he returned and found the three disciples asleep. He said to Peter, “Simon, are you asleep? Weren't you able to stay awake even for one hour?”

38 And he said to them, “Keep watch, and pray that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.”
39 He went away once more and prayed, saying the same words.

40 Then he came back to the disciples and found them asleep; they could not keep their eyes open. And they did not know what to say to him.
41 When he came back the third time, he said to them, “Are you still sleeping and resting? Enough! The hour has come! Look, the Son of Man is now being handed over to the power of sinners.

42 Get up, let us go. Look, here is the man who is betraying me!”

The Arrest of Jesus

(Mt 26.47–56; Lk 22.47–53; Jn 18.3–12)

44 The traitor had given the crowd a signal: “The man I kiss is the one you want. Arrest him and take him away under guard.”
45 As soon as Judas arrived, he went up to Jesus and said, “Teacher!” and kissed him. 46 So they arrested Jesus and held him tight. 47 But one of those standing there drew his sword and struck at the High Priest's slave, cutting off his ear. 48 Then Jesus spoke up and said to them, “Did you have to come with swords and clubs to capture me, as though I were an outlaw?

49 Day after day I was with you teaching in the Temple, and you did not arrest me. But the Scriptures must come true.”t

50 Then all the disciples left him and ran away.
51 A certain young man, dressed only in a linen cloth, was following Jesus. They tried to arrest him,

52 but he ran away naked, leaving the cloth behind.

Jesus before the Council

(Mt 26.57–68; Lk 22.54–55, 63–71; Jn 18.13–14, 19–24)

56 Many witnesses told lies against Jesus, but their stories did not agree.
57 Then some men stood up and told this lie against Jesus: 58 “We heard him say, ‘I will tear down this Temple which men have made, and after three days I will build one that is not made by men.’ ”t

59 Not even they, however, could make their stories agree.

60 The High Priest stood up in front of them all and questioned Jesus, “Have you no answer to the accusation they bring against you?”

61 But Jesus kept quiet and would not say a word. Again the High Priest questioned him, “Are you the Messiah, the Son of the Blessed God?”

62  “I am,” answered Jesus, “and you will all see the Son of Man seated on the right of the Almighty and coming with the clouds of heaven!”t
63 The High Priest tore his robes and said, “We don't need any more witnesses!

64 You heard his blasphemy. What is your decision?”t
They all voted against him: he was guilty and should be put to death.

65 Some of them began to spit on Jesus, and they blindfolded him and hit him. “Guess who hit you!” they said. And the guards took him and slapped him.

Peter Denies Jesus

(Mt 26.69–75; Lk 22.56–62; Jn 18.15–18, 25–27)

67 When she saw Peter warming himself, she looked straight at him and said, “You, too, were with Jesus of Nazareth.”

68 But he denied it. “I don't know… I don't understand what you are talking about,” he answered, and went out into the passage. Just then a cock crowed.t
69 The servant woman saw him there and began to repeat to the bystanders, “He is one of them!”

70 But Peter denied it again.
A little while later the bystanders accused Peter again, “You can't deny that you are one of them, because you, too, are from Galilee.”

71 Then Peter said, “I swear that I am telling the truth! May God punish me if I am not! I do not know the man you are talking about!”
72 Just then a cock crowed a second time, and Peter remembered how Jesus had said to him, “Before the cock crows twice, you will say three times that you do not know me.” And he broke down and cried.