1 26:36THEN Jesus went with them to a place called Gethsemane, and said to the disciples, Sit here, till I go and pray there. 26:37And taking Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, he began to be sorrowful and dejected. 26:38Then he said to them, My soul is sorrowful even to death; remain here and watch with me. 26:39And going forward a little, he fell on his face, and prayed and said, My Father, if it is possible let this cup pass from me; but not as I will, but as thou wilt. 26:40And he came to the disciples and found them sleeping, and said to Peter, Are you so unable to watch with me one hour? 26:41Watch and pray that you enter not into trial; the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.
2 26:42Going away again a second time, he prayed, saying, My Father, if this cup cannot pass from me unless I drink it, thy will be done. 26:43And he came and found them sleeping again, for their eyes were heavy. 26:44And leaving them, again he went away and prayed, saying the same words. 26:45Then he came to the disciples and said to them, Do you sleep still and take your rest? Behold the hour is at hand, and the Son of man is delivered into the hands of sinners. 26:46Arise, let us go; behold, he that betrays me is at hand.
3 26:47And while he was yet speaking, behold, Judas, one of the twelve, came, and with him a great multitude, with swords and clubs, from the chief priests and elders of the people. 26:48And he that betrayed him gave them a sign, saying, The one that I shall kiss is he; take him. 26:49And immediately coming forward to Jesus, he said, Hail, Rabbi, and kissed him. 26:50But Jesus said to him, Comrade, for what have you come? Then they came forward, and laid hands on Jesus, and took him. 26:51And behold, one of those with Jesus, stretching out his hand, drew his sword, and striking the servant of the chief priest cut off his ear. 26:52Then Jesus said to him, Put up your sword in its place; for all who take the sword shall perish by the sword. 26:53Do you think that I could not ask my Father, and he would furnish me more than twelve legions of angels? 26:54How then would the Scriptures be accomplished, that it must be so?
4 26:55At that time Jesus said to the multitudes, Have you come out as against a robber, with swords and clubs to take me? I sat daily teaching in the temple, and you did not take me; 26:56but all this was done that the writings of the prophets might be fulfilled. Then the disciples all forsook him and fled. 26:57And having taken Jesus, they led him away to Caiaphas, the chief priest, where the scribes and elders were assembled. 26:58But Peter followed him at a distance, even to the court of the chief priest, and going in sat with the officers to see the end.
5 26:59And the chief priests and all the sanhedrim sought false testimony against Jesus to kill him, 26:60and did not find it, though many false witnesses came forward. But afterwards, two coming forward 26:61said, This man said, I can destroy the temple of God and build it in three days. 26:62And the chief priest rising up said to him, Do you answer nothing? What do these testify against you? 26:63But Jesus was silent. And the chief priest answering, said to him, I adjure you, by the living God, to tell me if you are the Christ, the Son of God. 26:64Jesus said to him, As you say; but I tell you that hereafter you shall see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of the power, and coming on the clouds of heaven.
6 26:65Then the chief priest rent his clothes, saying, He has blasphemed; what further need have we of witnesses? Behold, now you have heard the blasphemy. 26:66What do you think? And they answered and said, He is worthy of death. 26:67Then they spit in his face, and struck him with their fists, and some struck him with the palms of their hands, 26:68saying, Prophesy to us, Christ, who is it that struck you?
7 26:69But Peter sat without in the court; and a female servant came to him, saying, You also were with Jesus the Galilean. 26:70But he denied it before all, saying, I know not what you say. 26:71And going out into the porch, another [female servant] saw him, and said to those there, This man was also with Jesus the Nazoraean. 26:72And again he denied with an oath, saying, I know not the man. 26:73But after a little while those standing by came forward, and said to Peter, Certainly you are also one of them, for your speech makes you manifest. 26:74Then he began to curse and swear, saying, I know not the man. And immediately a cock crew; 26:75and Peter remembered the word of Jesus, who said, Before a cock crows you will deny me thrice; and he went out and wept bitterly.
CHAPTER XXV.
CHRIST BEFORE PONTIUS PILATE.
1 27:1AND when it was morning all the chief priests and the elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to kill him. 27:2And having bound him, they led him away, and delivered him to Pontius Pilate, the procurator. 27:3Then Judas, who betrayed him, seeing that he was condemned, repenting, returned the thirty shekels of silver [$16.80] to the chief priests and elders, 27:4saying, I have sinned, betraying innocent blood. But they said, What is that to us? see you to it. 27:5And throwing down the silver in the temple he departed; and having gone away strangled himself.
2 27:6And the chief priests taking the silver said, It is not lawful to put it into the treasury, because it is the price of blood. 27:7And taking counsel, they bought with it the potter's field for a burying place for strangers. 27:8For this reason, the field is called a field of blood to this day. 27:9Then was fulfilled the word spoken by Jeremiah the prophet, saying; And they took the thirty shekels of silver, the price of him that was prized, whom [men] from the sons of Israel set a price upon, 27:10and gave them for the potter's field, as the Lord commanded me.
3 27:11And Jesus stood before the procurator; and the procurator asked him, saying, Are you the king of the Jews? And Jesus said to him, As you say. 27:12And when he was accused by the chief priests and elders he answered nothing. 27:13Then Pilate said to him, Do you not hear how many things they testify against you? 27:14And he answered him not a word; so that the procurator wondered greatly.
4 27:15And at the feast the procurator was accustomed to release to the multitude one prisoner, whom they chose; 27:16and he then had a noted prisoner called Barabbas. 27:17When, therefore, they were assembled together, Pilate said to them, Which do you wish me to release to you? Barabbas? or Jesus, called Christ? 27:18For he knew that they had delivered him up from envy. 27:19And as he sat on the tribunal his wife sent to him, saying, Have nothing to do with that just man, for I have suffered much to-day on his account, from a dream.
5 27:20But the chief priests and elders persuaded the people to ask for Barabbas, and to destroy Jesus. 27:21And the procurator answered and said to them, Which of the two do you wish me to release to you? And they said, Barabbas. 27:22Pilate said to them, What then shall I do to Jesus, called Christ? They all said, Let him be crucified. 27:23But he said, [No]; for what evil has he done? And they cried more vehemently, saying, Let him be crucified.
6 27:24And Pilate seeing that he accomplished nothing, but that rather a tumult was made, took water and washed his hands before the multitude, saying, I am innocent of the blood of this man; see you to it. 27:25And all the people answered and said, His blood be upon
