Luke 22
Judas Agrees to Betray Jesus 1The Festival of Unleavened Bread, which is also called Passover, was approaching. 2The leading priests and teachers of religious law were plotting how to kill Jesus, but they were afraid of the people’s reaction.
3Then Satan entered into Judas Iscariot, who was one of the twelve disciples, 4and he went to the leading priests and captains of the Temple guard to discuss the best way to betray Jesus to them. 5They were delighted, and they promised to give him money. 6So he agreed and began looking for an opportunity to betray Jesus so they could arrest him when the crowds weren’t around.
The Last Supper
7Now the Festival of Unleavened Bread arrived, when the Passover lamb is sacrificed.
8Jesus sent Peter and John ahead and said,
9“Where do you want us to prepare it?” they asked him.
10He replied,
14When the time came, Jesus and the apostles sat down together at the table.
17Then he took a cup of wine and gave thanks to God for it. Then he said,
19He took some bread and gave thanks to God for it. Then he broke it in pieces and gave it to the disciples, saying,
20After supper he took another cup of wine and said,
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24Then they began to argue among themselves about who would be the greatest among them.
25Jesus told them,
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Jesus Predicts Peter’s Denial
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33Peter said, “Lord, I am ready to go to prison with you, and even to die with you.”
34But Jesus said,
35Then Jesus asked them,
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38“Look, Lord,” they replied, “we have two swords among us.”
Jesus Prays on the Mount of Olives
39Then, accompanied by the disciples, Jesus left the upstairs room and went as usual to the Mount of Olives.
40There he told them,
41He walked away, about a stone’s throw, and knelt down and prayed,
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45At last he stood up again and returned to the disciples, only to find them asleep, exhausted from grief.
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Jesus Is Betrayed and Arrested
47But even as Jesus said this, a crowd approached, led by Judas, one of the twelve disciples. Judas walked over to Jesus to greet him with a kiss.
48But Jesus said,
49When the other disciples saw what was about to happen, they exclaimed, “Lord, should we fight? We brought the swords!” 50And one of them struck at the high priest’s slave, slashing off his right ear.
51But Jesus said,
52Then Jesus spoke to the leading priests, the captains of the Temple guard, and the elders who had come for him.
Peter Denies Jesus 54So they arrested him and led him to the high priest’s home. And Peter followed at a distance. 55The guards lit a fire in the middle of the courtyard and sat around it, and Peter joined them there. 56A servant girl noticed him in the firelight and began staring at him. Finally she said, “This man was one of Jesus’ followers!”
57But Peter denied it. “Woman,” he said, “I don’t even know him!”
58After a while someone else looked at him and said, “You must be one of them!”“No, man, I’m not!” Peter retorted.
59About an hour later someone else insisted, “This must be one of them, because he is a Galilean, too.”
60But Peter said, “Man, I don’t know what you are talking about.” And immediately, while he was still speaking, the rooster crowed.
61At that moment the Lord turned and looked at Peter. Suddenly, the Lord’s words flashed through Peter’s mind:
63The guards in charge of Jesus began mocking and beating him. 64They blindfolded him and said, “Prophesy to us! Who hit you that time?” 65And they hurled all sorts of terrible insults at him.
Jesus before the Council
66At daybreak all the elders of the people assembled, including the leading priests and the teachers of religious law. Jesus was led before this high council,
70They all shouted, “So, are you claiming to be the Son of God?”And he replied,
71“Why do we need other witnesses?” they said. “We ourselves heard him say it.”