Mark 14
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Jesus anointed at Bethany
1Now the Passover and the Festival of Unleavened Bread were only two days away, and the chief priests and the teachers of the law were scheming to arrest Jesus secretly and kill him. 2‘But not during the festival,’ they said, ‘or the people may riot.’
3While he was in Bethany, reclining at the table in the home of Simon the Leper, a woman came with an alabaster jar of very expensive perfume, made of pure nard. She broke the jar and poured the perfume on his head.
4Some of those present were saying indignantly to one another, ‘Why this waste of perfume? 5It could have been sold for more than a year’s wages#14:5 Greek than three hundred denarii and the money given to the poor.’ And they rebuked her harshly.
6 ‘Leave her alone,’ said Jesus. ‘Why are you bothering her? She has done a beautiful thing to me. 7The poor you will always have with you,#14:7 See Deut. 15:11. and you can help them any time you want. But you will not always have me. 8She did what she could. She poured perfume on my body beforehand to prepare for my burial. 9Truly I tell you, wherever the gospel is preached throughout the world, what she has done will also be told, in memory of her.’
10Then Judas Iscariot, one of the Twelve, went to the chief priests to betray Jesus to them. 11They were delighted to hear this and promised to give him money. So he watched for an opportunity to hand him over.
The Last Supper
12On the first day of the Festival of Unleavened Bread, when it was customary to sacrifice the Passover lamb, Jesus’ disciples asked him, ‘Where do you want us to go and make preparations for you to eat the Passover?’
13So he sent two of his disciples, telling them, ‘Go into the city, and a man carrying a jar of water will meet you. Follow him. 14Say to the owner of the house he enters, “The Teacher asks: where is my guest room, where I may eat the Passover with my disciples?” 15He will show you a large room upstairs, furnished and ready. Make preparations for us there.’
16The disciples left, went into the city and found things just as Jesus had told them. So they prepared the Passover.
17When evening came, Jesus arrived with the Twelve. 18While they were reclining at the table eating, he said, ‘Truly I tell you, one of you will betray me – one who is eating with me.’
19They were saddened, and one by one they said to him, ‘Surely you don’t mean me?’
20 ‘It is one of the Twelve,’ he replied, ‘one who dips bread into the bowl with me. 21The Son of Man will go just as it is written about him. But woe to that man who betrays the Son of Man! It would be better for him if he had not been born.’
22While they were eating, Jesus took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and gave it to his disciples, saying, ‘Take it; this is my body.’
23Then he took a cup, and when he had given thanks, he gave it to them, and they all drank from it.
24 ‘This is my blood of the # 14:24 Some manuscripts the new covenant, which is poured out for many,’ he said to them. 25‘Truly I tell you, I will not drink again from the fruit of the vine until that day when I drink it new in the kingdom of God.’
26When they had sung a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives.
Jesus predicts Peter’s denial
27 ‘You will all fall away,’ Jesus told them, ‘for it is written:
‘ “I will strike the shepherd,
and the sheep will be scattered.” # 14:27
Zech. 13:7
28 But after I have risen, I will go ahead of you into Galilee.’
29Peter declared, ‘Even if all fall away, I will not.’
30 ‘Truly I tell you,’ Jesus answered, ‘today – yes, tonight – before the cock crows twice#14:30 Some early manuscripts do not have twice. you yourself will disown me three times.’
31But Peter insisted emphatically, ‘Even if I have to die with you, I will never disown you.’ And all the others said the same.
Gethsemane
32They went to a place called Gethsemane, and Jesus said to his disciples, ‘Sit here while I pray.’ 33He took Peter, James and John along with him, and he began to be deeply distressed and troubled. 34‘My soul is overwhelmed with sorrow to the point of death,’ he said to them. ‘Stay here and keep watch.’
35Going a little farther, he fell to the ground and prayed that if possible the hour might pass from him. 36‘Abba,#14:36 Aramaic for father Father,’ he said, ‘everything is possible for you. Take this cup from me. Yet not what I will, but what you will.’
37Then he returned to his disciples and found them sleeping. ‘Simon,’ he said to Peter, ‘are you asleep? Couldn’t you keep watch for one hour? 38Watch and pray so that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.’
39Once more he went away and prayed the same thing. 40When he came back, he again found them sleeping, because their eyes were heavy. They did not know what to say to him.
41Returning the third time, he said to them, ‘Are you still sleeping and resting? Enough! The hour has come. Look, the Son of Man is delivered into the hands of sinners. 42Rise! Let us go! Here comes my betrayer!’
Jesus arrested
43Just as he was speaking, Judas, one of the Twelve, appeared. With him was a crowd armed with swords and clubs, sent from the chief priests, the teachers of the law, and the elders.
44Now the betrayer had arranged a signal with them: ‘The one I kiss is the man; arrest him and lead him away under guard.’ 45Going at once to Jesus, Judas said, ‘Rabbi!’ and kissed him. 46The men seized Jesus and arrested him. 47Then one of those standing near drew his sword and struck the servant of the high priest, cutting off his ear.
48 ‘Am I leading a rebellion,’ said Jesus, ‘that you have come out with swords and clubs to capture me? 49Every day I was with you, teaching in the temple courts, and you did not arrest me. But the Scriptures must be fulfilled.’ 50Then everyone deserted him and fled.
51A young man, wearing nothing but a linen garment, was following Jesus. When they seized him, 52he fled naked, leaving his garment behind.
Jesus before the Sanhedrin
53They took Jesus to the high priest, and all the chief priests, the elders and the teachers of the law came together. 54Peter followed him at a distance, right into the courtyard of the high priest. There he sat with the guards and warmed himself at the fire.
55The chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were looking for evidence against Jesus so that they could put him to death, but they did not find any. 56Many testified falsely against him, but their statements did not agree.
57Then some stood up and gave this false testimony against him: 58‘We heard him say, “I will destroy this temple made with human hands and in three days will build another, not made with hands.” ’ 59Yet even then their testimony did not agree.
60Then the high priest stood up before them and asked Jesus, ‘Are you not going to answer? What is this testimony that these men are bringing against you?’ 61But Jesus remained silent and gave no answer.
Again the high priest asked him, ‘Are you the Messiah, the Son of the Blessed One?’
62 ‘I am,’ said Jesus. ‘And you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of the Mighty One and coming on the clouds of heaven.’
63The high priest tore his clothes. ‘Why do we need any more witnesses?’ he asked. 64‘You have heard the blasphemy. What do you think?’
They all condemned him as worthy of death. 65Then some began to spit at him; they blindfolded him, struck him with their fists, and said, ‘Prophesy!’ And the guards took him and beat him.
Peter disowns Jesus
66While Peter was below in the courtyard, one of the servant-girls of the high priest came by. 67When she saw Peter warming himself, she looked closely at him.
‘You also were with that Nazarene, Jesus,’ she said.
68But he denied it. ‘I don’t know or understand what you’re talking about,’ he said, and went out into the entrance.#14:68 Some early manuscripts entrance and the cock crowed
69When the servant-girl saw him there, she said again to those standing round them, ‘This fellow is one of them.’ 70Again he denied it.
After a little while, those standing near said to Peter, ‘Surely you are one of them, for you are a Galilean.’
71He began to call down curses, and he swore to them, ‘I don’t know this man you’re talking about.’
72Immediately the cock crowed the second time.#14:72 Some early manuscripts do not have the second time. Then Peter remembered the word Jesus had spoken to him: ‘Before the cock crows twice#14:72 Some early manuscripts do not have twice. you will disown me three times.’ And he broke down and wept.
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Mark 14
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1It was now two days before Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread. The chief priests and the religious leaders were trying to find a surreptitious way to arrest Jesus and have him killed. 2“But not during Passover,” they said to themselves, “otherwise the people may riot.”
3Meanwhile Jesus was in Bethany, eating a meal at Simon the leper's home. A woman came in with an alabaster jar of very expensive pure nard perfume.#14:3. Nard: an essential oil derived from the roots of the spikenard plant native to China and India. She broke the jar open and poured the perfume on Jesus' head.
4Some of those who were there became annoyed and said, “Why waste this perfume? 5It could've been sold for a year's wages#14:5. Literally, “300 denarii.” and the money given to the poor.” They were angry with her.
6But Jesus replied, “Leave her alone! Why are you criticizing her for doing something beautiful to me? 7You'll always have the poor with you,#14:7. See Deuteronomy 15:11. and you can help them whenever you want. But you won't always have me with you. 8She did what she could: she anointed my body in anticipation of my burial. 9I tell you the truth: wherever the good news is spread in the world, people will remember what she did.”
10Then Judas Iscariot, one of the twelve disciples, went to the chief priests and arranged to betray Jesus to them. 11When they heard this, they were delighted, and promised to pay him. So Judas began to look for an opportunity to betray Jesus.
12On the first day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread, the time when the Passover lamb is sacrificed, Jesus' disciples asked him, “Where do you want us to go and prepare the Passover meal for you?”
13He sent two of his disciples, telling them, “Go into the city and there you'll meet a man carrying a water pot. Follow him, 14and when he goes into a house, ask the owner where I and my disciples can celebrate the Passover. 15He will take you to a large upstairs room that is furnished and ready. You can make preparations for us there.”
16The disciples went into the city, and found things just as he'd described them. They prepared the Passover meal. 17In the evening Jesus went there with the twelve disciples.
18While they were sitting eating, Jesus said, “I tell you the truth: one of you is going to betray me; one who is eating with me now.”
19They were shocked, and they each asked, “It's not me, is it?”
20“It's one of the Twelve, one of you sharing this food with me,” he replied. 21“The Son of man will die, just as the Scriptures predicted. But how terrible it will be for the man who betrays the Son of man! It would be better for that man if he'd never been born.” 22As they were eating, Jesus picked up some bread. He blessed it, and gave it to them. “Take it. This is my body,” he told them.
23Then he picked up the cup. He blessed it, and gave it to them. They all drank from it. 24“This is my blood,” he told them, “the agreement#14:24. Or “covenant,” or “pledge.” that's being poured out for many. 25I tell you the truth, I won't drink of the fruit of the vine until the day I drink it fresh in God's kingdom.”
26After they had sung a psalm, they left for the Mount of Olives.
27“All of you will abandon me,” Jesus told them. “For as the Scriptures say, ‘I will attack the shepherd, and the sheep will be completely scattered.’#14:27. Quoting Zechariah 13:7. 28But after I have risen from the dead, I will go before you to Galilee.”
29“I won't abandon you even if everyone else does,” Peter replied.
30Jesus answered him, “I tell you the truth that today, this very night, before the rooster crows twice, you will deny that you even know me three times.”
31But Peter was totally adamant, saying, “Even if I have to die with you, I will never deny you.” All of them said the same.
32They arrived at a place called Gethsemane,#14:32. Meaning “olive press.” where Jesus told his disciples, “Sit here while I go and pray.” 33He took Peter, James, and John with him. He began to be very disturbed and troubled.
34Jesus told them, “My agony is so painful it feels like I'm dying. Please, remain here and stay awake.” 35He went a little farther on and then fell to the ground. He prayed, asking to be spared the time#14:35. Literally, “hour.” that was coming, if it were possible.
36“Abba, Father! You can do everything,” he said. “Please, take this cup of suffering away from me. Yet it's not what I want, but what you want.”
37Then Jesus returned and found the disciples asleep. “Simon, are you sleeping?” he asked Peter. “Couldn't you stay awake for just an hour? 38Stay awake, and pray so you won't fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the body is weak.”
39He left them once more, and prayed, saying the same things. 40Then he returned, and again he found them sleeping because they couldn't keep their eyes open.#14:40. Literally, “their eyes were burdened down.” They didn't know what to say! 41He returned a third time, and asked them, “Are you still asleep? Are you still resting? Well that's enough,#14:41. The meaning of the Greek word here is unclear. It usually means “paid in full.” because the time has come! Look, the Son of man is about to be betrayed into the hands of sinners. 42Get up! Let's go! See, here comes my betrayer.”
43Just as he was saying this, Judas—one of the twelve disciples—arrived with a mob carrying swords and clubs, sent by the chief priests, religious leaders, and elders. 44Now the betrayer had arranged a sign with them: “He's the one that I kiss. Arrest him, and take him away under guard.”
45Judas went right up to Jesus. “Rabbi,” he said, and kissed him affectionately. 46So they grabbed hold of Jesus and arrested him. 47But one of those standing there pulled out his sword and struck the high priest's servant, cutting off his ear.
48“Am I some kind of rebel that you have come to arrest me with swords and clubs?” Jesus asked them. 49“I was there with you, teaching in the Temple every day. Why didn't you arrest me then? But this is happening to fulfill the Scriptures.”
50Then all Jesus' disciples deserted him and ran away. 51(One of his followers was a young man who was wearing only a linen garment. 52They seized hold of him, but he ran off naked, leaving the garment behind.)
53They took Jesus to the high priest's house where all the chief priests, elders, and religious teachers had gathered. 54Peter followed him at a distance, and went into the courtyard of the high priest's house. He sat down with the guards and warmed himself by the fire.
55Inside the chief priests and the whole governing council#14:55. Literally, “Sanhedrin.” were trying to find some evidence to have Jesus put to death, but they couldn't find anything. 56Many were giving false testimony against him, but their statements didn't agree.
57Some of them got up to speak falsely against Jesus. 58“We heard him say, ‘I will destroy this Temple that human hands built, and in three days I will build another without hands.’” 59But even so their testimony didn't agree.
60Then the high priest stood up in front of the council, and asked Jesus, “Have you nothing to say in response to these charges made against you?” 61But Jesus remained silent and didn't answer. So the high priest asked again, “Are you the Messiah, the Son of the Blessed One?”
62“I am,” Jesus replied, “and you will see the Son of man sitting on the right of the Mighty One, and coming with the clouds of heaven.”#14:62. See Psalms 110:1 and Daniel 7:13.
63The high priest tore his clothes#14:63. In those times an expression of great anguish. and asked, “Why do we need any more witnesses? 64You have heard the blasphemy! What's your reaction?”
They all found him guilty and condemned him to death. 65Then some of them began to spit on him. They blindfolded him, hit him with their fists, and said, “Why don't you prophesy then, you ‘Prophet’!” The guards took him away and beat him up.
66Meanwhile Peter was down below in the courtyard. One of the high priest's servant-girls passed by, 67and seeing Peter warming himself, looked straight at him and said, “You were with Jesus of Nazareth too!”
68But he denied it. “I don't know what you're talking about or what you mean,” he replied. Then he went out to the forecourt, and a rooster crowed.#14:68 “And a rooster crowed.” This phrase is not found in some of the early manuscripts.
69Seeing him there, the servant girl repeated to those standing around, “This man is one of them!” 70Once more Peter denied it. A little while later they said to Peter again, “You're definitely one of them because you're a Galilean too!”
71Peter began calling down curses on himself and he swore, “I don't know this man you're talking about.” 72Immediately the rooster crowed the second time. Then Peter remembered what Jesus had said to him: “Before the rooster crows twice, you will deny me three times.” When he realized what he'd done, he burst into tears.
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