Matthew 26:1-35

Darby Translation

26 And it came to pass when Jesus had finished all these sayings, he said to his disciples,

² Ye know that after two days the passover takes place, and the Son of man is delivered up to be crucified.

³ Then the chief priests and the elders of the people were gathered together to the palace of the high priest who was called Caiaphas,

⁴ and took counsel together in order that they might seize Jesus by subtlety and kill him;

⁵ but they said, Not in the feast, that there be not a tumult among the people.

⁶ But Jesus being in Bethany, in Simon the leper's house,

⁷ a woman, having an alabaster flask of very precious ointment, came to him and poured it out upon his head as he lay at table.

⁸ But the disciples seeing it became indignant, saying, To what end [was] this waste?

⁹ for this might have been sold for much and been given to the poor.

¹⁰ But Jesus knowing [it] said to them, Why do ye trouble the woman? for she has wrought a good work toward me.

¹¹ For ye have the poor always with you, but me ye have not always.

¹² For in pouring out this ointment on my body, she has done it for my burying.

¹³ Verily I say to you, Wheresoever these glad tidings may be preached in the whole world, that also which this [woman] has done shall be spoken of for a memorial of her.

¹⁴ Then one of the twelve, he who was called Judas Iscariote, went to the chief priests

¹⁵ and said, What are ye willing to give me, and *I* will deliver him up to you? And they appointed to him thirty pieces of silver.

¹⁶ And from that time he sought a good opportunity that he might deliver him up.

¹⁷ Now on the first [day] of [the feast of] unleavened bread, the disciples came to Jesus, saying, Where wilt thou that we prepare for thee to eat the passover?

¹⁸ And he said, Go into the city unto such a one, and say to him, The Teacher says, My time is near, I will keep the passover in thy house with my disciples.

¹⁹ And the disciples did as Jesus had directed them, and they prepared the passover.

²⁰ And when the evening was come he lay down at table with the twelve.

²¹ And as they were eating he said, Verily I say to you, that one of you shall deliver me up.

²² And being exceedingly grieved they began to say to him, each of them, Is it *I*, Lord?

²³ But he answering said, He that dips his hand with me in the dish, *he* it is who shall deliver me up.

²⁴ The Son of man goes indeed, according as it is written concerning him, but woe to that man by whom the Son of man is delivered up; it were good for that man if he had not been born.

²⁵ And Judas, who delivered him up, answering said, Is it *I*, Rabbi? He says to him, *Thou* hast said.

²⁶ And as they were eating, Jesus, having taken [the] bread and blessed, broke [it] and gave [it] to the disciples, and said, Take, eat: this is my body.

²⁷ And having taken [the] cup and given thanks, he gave [it] to them, saying, Drink ye all of it.

²⁸ For this is my blood, that of the [new] covenant, that shed for many for remission of sins.

²⁹ But I say to you, that I will not at all drink henceforth of this fruit of the vine, until that day when I drink it new with you in the kingdom of my Father.

³⁰ And having sung a hymn, they went out to the mount of Olives.

³¹ Then saith Jesus to them, All *ye* shall be offended in me during this night. For it is written, I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock shall be scattered abroad.

³² But after that I shall be risen, I will go before you to Galilee.

³³ And Peter answering said to him, If all shall be offended in thee, *I* will never be offended.

³⁴ Jesus said to him, Verily I say to thee, that during this night, before [the] cock shall crow, thou shalt deny me thrice.

³⁵ Peter says to him, If I should needs die with thee, I will in no wise deny thee. Likewise said all the disciples also.