¹Now the Festival of Unleavened Bread, which is being named Passover, was drawing near,

²and the chief priests and the scribes were seeking how they may kill him; for they were afraid of the people.

³Then the adversary entered into Judas who is being called Iscariot, being of the number of the Twelve.

⁴And when he had gone away, he spoke with the chief priests and the captains how he may betray him to them.

⁵And they rejoiced and they agreed to give him money.

⁶And he promised, and was seeking opportunity to betray him to them apart from a crowd.

⁷Then came the day of Unleavened Bread, on which it was necessary for the Passover lamb to be sacrificed.

⁸And he sent Peter and John, having said: Having gone, prepare the Passover for us, that we may eat it.

⁹And they said to him: Where do you want that we may prepare?

¹⁰And he said to them: Behold, when you are entering into the city, a man carrying a pitcher of water will meet you; follow him into the house into which he enters;

¹¹and you will say to the master of the house: The Teacher says to you: Where is the guest room where I may eat the Passover with my disciples?

¹²And he will show you a large furnished upper room; there prepare.

¹³Then when they had gone, they found it even as he had said to them, and they prepared the Passover.

¹⁴And when the hour was come, he reclined, and the twelve sent ones with him.

¹⁵And he said to them: With desire I have desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer;

¹⁶for I say to you that I shall certainly no longer eat from it until it is fulfilled in the kingdom of God.

¹⁷And having received the cup, when he had given thanks, he said: Take this and divide it among yourselves;

¹⁸for I say to you that I shall certainly not drink from now of the fruit of the vine until the kingdom of God comes.

¹⁹And when he had taken the bread, had given thanks, he broke it and gave it to them, saying: This is my body which is given for you; perform this in my remembrance.

²⁰And likewise the cup after the eating, saying: This cup is the new covenant in my blood which is being poured out for you.

²¹But behold, the hand of the one betraying me is with me on the table.

²²For the Son of man indeed goes according to that which is determined; but woe to that man through whom he is betrayed.

²³And they themselves began to question among themselves who then it would be of them who is about to do this.

²⁴Then there was also a dispute among them, which of them is thought to be the greatest.

²⁵And he said to them: The kings of the nations rule over them, and those exercising authority over them are called benefactors.

²⁶But you shall not be thus; instead the greater among you, he should become as the younger, and the one who leads as the one who serves.

²⁷For who is greater, the one who reclines or the one who serves? Surely the one who reclines? Yet I myself am in your midst as the One who serves.

²⁸Now you yourselves are those who have remained with me in my trials.

²⁹And I myself appoint to you a kingdom, even as my Father appointed to me,

³⁰so that you may eat and may drink at my table in my kingdom, and you will sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

³¹Now the Lord said: Simon, behold, the adversary demanded to have you all, to sift you like the wheat.

³²But I myself begged for you that your trust may not fail; and you yourself, when you have turned back, strengthen your brothers.

³³And he said to him: Lord, I am ready to go with you both to prison and to death.

³⁴And he said: I tell you, Peter, the rooster will certainly not crow today until you have denied three times that you know me.

³⁵And he said to them: When I sent you without purse and bag and sandals, did you lack anything? And they said: No thing.

³⁶Then he said to them: But now the one who has a purse, he should take it, likewise also a bag; and the one not having, he should sell his cloak and he should buy a sword.

³⁷For I say to you that this which was written still behooves to be accomplished in me: And he was reckoned with the lawless. And for the thing concerning me has an end.

³⁸And they said: Lord, behold, here are two swords. And he said to them: It is enough.

³⁹And when he had gone forth, he went according to the custom to the Mount of Olives; then his disciples also followed him.

⁴⁰Then having come to the place, he said to them: Pray not to enter into temptation.

⁴¹And he himself withdrew from them about a stone's throw, and when he had fallen on the knees, he was praying,

⁴²saying: Father, if you are willing, take away this cup from me; yet not my will, but yours, should be done.

⁴³Then a messenger from heaven appeared to him, strengthening him.

⁴⁴And having been in agony, he was praying more earnestly; and now his sweat became like great drops of blood falling down upon the ground.

⁴⁵And when he had risen up from the prayer, had come to the disciples, he found them sleeping from the grief,

⁴⁶and he said to them: Why are you sleeping? Having risen up, pray that you may not enter into temptation.

⁴⁷Now while he is still speaking, behold a crowd, and the one named Judas, one of the Twelve, was going before them, and he drew near to Jesus to kiss him.

⁴⁸Then Jesus said to him: Judas, are you betraying the Son of Man with a kiss?

⁴⁹Then those around him, when they had seen what will be, said to him: Lord, will we strike with the sword?

⁵⁰And a certain one of them struck the slave of the high priest and cut off his right ear.

⁵¹Now Jesus answered and said: Allow only as far as this! And when he had touched his ear, he healed him.

⁵²Then Jesus said to the chief priests and captains of the temple and elders having come out against him: As against a robber have you come out with swords and clubs?

⁵³Every day being with you in the temple, you did not stretch out the hands against me; but this is your hour and the power of the darkness.

⁵⁴Then when they had seized him, they led him away and brought him into the home of the high priest. And Peter was following afar off.

⁵⁵Then they having kindled a fire around in the midst of the courtyard, and when they had sat down together, Peter was sitting in their midst.

⁵⁶Then a certain servant girl, when she had seen him sitting by the light and had looked intently on him, said: This one also was with him.

⁵⁷But he denied him, saying: I do not know him, madam.

⁵⁸And after a little, another having seen him was saying: You yourself also are of them. But Peter was saying: Man, I am not.

⁵⁹And when about one hour had elapsed, a certain other was strongly affirming it, saying: Of a truth this one also was with him; for he is also a Galilean.

⁶⁰But Peter said: Man, I do not know what you say. And immediately, while he is speaking, the rooster crowed.

⁶¹And the Lord, when he had turned, looked at Peter, and Peter remembered the word of the Lord, how he had said to him that before the rooster crowing today you will deny me three times.

⁶²And when Peter had gone forth outside, he wept bitterly.

⁶³And the men who are holding him were mocking him, beating him.

⁶⁴And when they had blindfolded him, they were striking his face and they were questioning him, saying: Prophesy, who is the one having struck you?

⁶⁵And blaspheming, they were saying many other things to him.

⁶⁶And when it became day, the elderhood of the people was gathered together, both chief priests and scribes, and they led him away into their council,

⁶⁷saying: If you yourself are the Anointed One, tell us. Then he said to them: If I shall tell you, you shall certainly not trust;

⁶⁸then if I shall also ask you, you shall certainly not answer me, nor shall you release me.

⁶⁹From now on also the Son of Man will be sitting at the right hand of the power of God.

⁷⁰Then they all said: You yourself then are the Son of God? And he was saying to them: You yourselves say that I am.

⁷¹And they said: What need have we any more of witness? We ourselves heard it from his mouth.