Luke 22
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Mt 26.2-5; Mk 14.1-2; Jn 11.47-53. Now the feast of Unleavened Bread drew near, which is called the Passover. 2And the chief priests and the scribes were seeking how to put him to death; for they feared the people.
3Then Satan entered into Judas called Iscariot, who was of the number of the twelve; 4he went away and conferred with the chief priests and officers how he might betray him to them. 5#Mt 26.14-16; Mk 14.10-11; Jn 13.2. And they were glad, and engaged to give him money. 6So he agreed, and sought an opportunity to betray him to them in the absence of the multitude.
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Mt 26.17-19; Mk 14.12-16. #Ex 12.18-20; Deut 16.5-8. Then came the day of Unleavened Bread, on which the passover lamb had to be sacrificed. 8#Acts 3.1; Lk 19.29. So Jesus#22.8 Greek he sent Peter and John, saying, “Go and prepare the passover for us, that we may eat it.” 9They said to him, “Where will you have us prepare it?” 10He said to them, “Behold, when you have entered the city, a man carrying a jar of water will meet you; follow him into the house which he enters, 11and tell the householder, ‘The Teacher says to you, Where is the guest room, where I am to eat the passover with my disciples?’ 12And he will show you a large upper room furnished; there make ready.” 13And they went, and found it as he had told them; and they prepared the passover.
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Mt 26.20; Mk 14.17; Jn 13.17. And when the hour came, he sat at table, and the apostles with him. 15#Lk 12.49-50. And he said to them, “I have earnestly desired to eat this passover with you before I suffer; 16#Lk 14.15. for I tell you I shall not eat it#22.16 Other ancient authorities read never eat it again until it is fulfilled in the kingdom of God.” 17#Mt 26.27; Mk 14.23; 1 Cor 10.16. And he took a cup, and when he had given thanks he said, “Take this, and divide it among yourselves; 18#Mt 26.29; Mk 14.25. for I tell you that from now on I shall not drink of the fruit of the vine until the kingdom of God comes.” 19#Mt 26.26; Mk 14.22; 1 Cor 10.16; 11.23-26; Lk 9.16. And he took bread, and when he had given thanks he broke it and gave it to them, saying, “This is my body which is given for you. Do this in remembrance of me.” 20And likewise the cup after supper, saying, “This cup which is poured out for you is the new covenant in my blood.#22.20 Other authorities omit, in whole or in part, verses 19b-20 (which is given … in my blood ) 21#Mt 26.21-24; Mk 14.18-21; Ps 41.9; Jn 13.21-30. But behold the hand of him who betrays me is with me on the table. 22For the Son of man goes as it has been determined; but woe to that man by whom he is betrayed!” 23And they began to question one another, which of them it was that would do this.
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Lk 9.46; Mk 9.34. A dispute also arose among them, which of them was to be regarded as the greatest. 25#Mt 20.25-28; Mk 10.42-45; Jn 13.3-16. And he said to them, “The kings of the Gentiles exercise lordship over them; and those in authority over them are called benefactors. 26#Lk 9.48. But not so with you; rather let the greatest among you become as the youngest, and the leader as one who serves. 27For which is the greater, one who sits at table, or one who serves? Is it not the one who sits at table? But I am among you as one who serves.
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Mt 19.28. #Lk 4.13; Heb 2.18; 4.15. “You are those who have continued with me in my trials; 29#Mk 14.24; Heb 9.20. and I assign to you, as my Father assigned to me, a kingdom, 30#Mk 10.37; Rev 3.21; 20.4. that you may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom, and sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
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Job 1.6-12; Amos 9.9. “Simon, Simon, behold, Satan demanded to have you,#22.31 The Greek word for you here is plural; in verse 32 it is singular that he might sift you#22.31 The Greek word for you here is plural; in verse 32 it is singular like wheat, 32#Jn 17.15; 21.15-17. but I have prayed for you that your faith may not fail; and when you have turned again, strengthen your brethren.” 33#Mt 26.33-35; Mk 14.29-31; Jn 13.37-38. And he said to him, “Lord, I am ready to go with you to prison and to death.” 34He said, “I tell you, Peter, the cock will not crow this day, until you three times deny that you know me.”
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Lk 10.4; Mt 10.9. And he said to them, “When I sent you out with no purse or bag or sandals, did you lack anything?” They said, “Nothing.” 36#Lk 22.49-50. He said to them, “But now, let him who has a purse take it, and likewise a bag. And let him who has no sword sell his mantle and buy one. 37#Is 53.12. For I tell you that this scripture must be fulfilled in me, ‘And he was reckoned with transgressors’; for what is written about me has its fulfilment.” 38And they said, “Look, Lord, here are two swords.” And he said to them, “It is enough.”
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Mt 26.30; Mk 14.26; Jn 18.1. And he came out, and went, as was his custom, to the Mount of Olives; and the disciples followed him. 40#Mt 26.36-46; Mk 14.32-42; Heb 5.7-8. #Lk 11.4. And when he came to the place he said to them, “Pray that you may not enter into temptation.” 41And he withdrew from them about a stone's throw, and knelt down and prayed, 42#Mk 10.38; Jn 18.11; 5.30. “Father, if thou art willing, remove this cup from me; nevertheless not my will, but thine, be done.” 43#22.43 Other ancient authorities add verse 43: 43 And there appeared to him an angel from heaven, strengthening him. 44#22.44 Other ancient authorities add verse 44: 44 And being in an agony he prayed more earnestly; and his sweat became like great drops of blood falling down upon the ground 45And when he rose from prayer, he came to the disciples and found them sleeping for sorrow, 46and he said to them, “Why do you sleep? Rise and pray that you may not enter into temptation.”
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Mt 26.47-56; Mk 14.43-49; Jn 18.3-11. While he was still speaking, there came a crowd, and the man called Judas, one of the twelve, was leading them. He drew near to Jesus to kiss him; 48but Jesus said to him, “Judas, would you betray the Son of man with a kiss?” 49#Lk 22.38. And when those who were about him saw what would follow, they said, “Lord, shall we strike with the sword?” 50And one of them struck the slave of the high priest and cut off his right ear. 51But Jesus said, “No more of this!” And he touched his ear and healed him. 52Then Jesus said to the chief priests and officers of the temple and elders, who had come out against him, “Have you come out as against a robber, with swords and clubs? 53#Lk 19.47. When I was with you day after day in the temple, you did not lay hands on me. But this is your hour, and the power of darkness.”
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Mt 26.57-58; Mk 14.53-54; Jn 18.12-16. Then they seized him and led him away, bringing him into the high priest's house. Peter followed at a distance; 55and when they had kindled a fire in the middle of the courtyard and sat down together, Peter sat among them. 56#Mt 26.69-75; Mk 14.66-72; Jn 18.16-18,25-27. Then a maid, seeing him as he sat in the light and gazing at him, said, “This man also was with him.” 57But he denied it, saying, “Woman, I do not know him.” 58And a little later some one else saw him and said, “You also are one of them.” But Peter said, “Man, I am not.” 59And after an interval of about an hour still another insisted, saying, “Certainly this man also was with him; for he is a Galilean.” 60But Peter said, “Man, I do not know what you are saying.” And immediately, while he was still speaking, the cock crowed. 61#Lk 7.13; 22.34. And the Lord turned and looked at Peter. And Peter remembered the word of the Lord, how he had said to him, “Before the cock crows today, you will deny me three times.” 62And he went out and wept bitterly.
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Mt 26.67-68; Mk 14.65; Jn 18.22-24. Now the men who were holding Jesus mocked him and beat him; 64they also blindfolded him and asked him, “Prophesy! Who is it that struck you?” 65And they spoke many other words against him, reviling him.
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Mt 26.57; Mk 14.53; Lk 22.54. When day came, the assembly of the elders of the people gathered together, both chief priests and scribes; and they led him away to their council, and they said, 67#Mt 26.63-66; Mk 14.61-64; Jn 18.19-21. “If you are the Christ, tell us.” But he said to them, “If I tell you, you will not believe; 68and if I ask you, you will not answer. 69But from now on the Son of man shall be seated at the right hand of the power of God.” 70#Lk 23.3; Mt 27.11. And they all said, “Are you the Son of God, then?” And he said to them, “You say that I am.” 71And they said, “What further testimony do we need? We have heard it ourselves from his own lips.”
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Luke 22
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The Passover Meal
1-2The Feast of Unleavened Bread, also called Passover, drew near. The high priests and religion scholars were looking for a way to do away with Jesus but, fearful of the people, they were also looking for a way to cover their tracks.
3-6That’s when Satan entered Judas, the one called Iscariot. He was one of the Twelve. Leaving the others, he conferred with the high priests and the Temple guards about how he might betray Jesus to them. They couldn’t believe their good luck and agreed to pay him well. He gave them his word and started looking for a way to betray Jesus, but out of sight of the crowd.
7-8The Day of Unleavened Bread came, the day the Passover lamb was butchered. Jesus sent Peter and John off, saying, “Go prepare the Passover for us so we can eat it together.”
9They said, “Where do you want us to do this?”
10-12He said, “Keep your eyes open as you enter the city. A man carrying a water jug will meet you. Follow him home. Then speak with the owner of the house: The Teacher wants to know, ‘Where is the guest room where I can eat the Passover meal with my disciples?’ He will show you a spacious second-story room, swept and ready. Prepare the meal there.”
13They left, found everything just as he told them, and prepared the Passover meal.
14-16When it was time, he sat down, all the apostles with him, and said, “You’ve no idea how much I have looked forward to eating this Passover meal with you before I enter my time of suffering. It’s the last one I’ll eat until we all eat it together in the kingdom of God.”
17-18Taking the cup, he blessed it, then said, “Take this and pass it among you. As for me, I’ll not drink wine again until the kingdom of God arrives.”
19Taking bread, he blessed it, broke it, and gave it to them, saying, “This is my body, given for you. Eat it in my memory.”
20He did the same with the cup after supper, saying, “This cup is the new covenant written in my blood, blood poured out for you.
21-22“Do you realize that the hand of the one who is betraying me is at this moment on this table? It’s true that the Son of Man is going down a path already marked out—no surprises there. But for the one who turns him in, turns traitor to the Son of Man, this is doomsday.”
23They immediately became suspicious of each other and began quizzing one another, wondering who might be about to do this.
Get Ready for Trouble
24-26Within minutes they were bickering over who of them would end up the greatest. But Jesus intervened: “Kings like to throw their weight around and people in authority like to give themselves fancy titles. It’s not going to be that way with you. Let the senior among you become like the junior; let the leader act the part of the servant.
27-30“Who would you rather be: the one who eats the dinner or the one who serves the dinner? You’d rather eat and be served, right? But I’ve taken my place among you as the one who serves. And you’ve stuck with me through thick and thin. Now I confer on you the royal authority my Father conferred on me so you can eat and drink at my table in my kingdom and be strengthened as you take up responsibilities among the congregations of God’s people.
31-32“Simon, stay on your toes. Satan has tried his best to separate all of you from me, like chaff from wheat. Simon, I’ve prayed for you in particular that you not give in or give out. When you have come through the time of testing, turn to your companions and give them a fresh start.”
33Peter said, “Master, I’m ready for anything with you. I’d go to jail for you. I’d die for you!”
34Jesus said, “I’m sorry to have to tell you this, Peter, but before the rooster crows you will have three times denied that you know me.”
35Then Jesus said, “When I sent you out and told you to travel light, to take only the bare necessities, did you get along all right?”
“Certainly,” they said, “we got along just fine.”
36-37He said, “This is different. Get ready for trouble. Look to what you’ll need; there are difficult times ahead. Pawn your coat and get a sword. What was written in Scripture, ‘He was lumped in with the criminals,’ gets its final meaning in me. Everything written about me is now coming to a conclusion.”
38They said, “Look, Master, two swords!”
But he said, “Enough of that; no more sword talk!”
A Dark Night
39-40Leaving there, he went, as he so often did, to Mount Olives. The disciples followed him. When they arrived at the place, he said, “Pray that you don’t give in to temptation.”
41-44He pulled away from them about a stone’s throw, knelt down, and prayed, “Father, remove this cup from me. But please, not what I want. What do you want?” At once an angel from heaven was at his side, strengthening him. He prayed on all the harder. Sweat, wrung from him like drops of blood, poured off his face.
45-46He got up from prayer, went back to the disciples and found them asleep, drugged by grief. He said, “What business do you have sleeping? Get up. Pray so you won’t give in to temptation.”
47-48No sooner were the words out of his mouth than a crowd showed up, Judas, the one from the Twelve, in the lead. He came right up to Jesus to kiss him. Jesus said, “Judas, you would betray the Son of Man with a kiss?”
49-50When those with him saw what was happening, they said, “Master, shall we fight?” One of them took a swing at the Chief Priest’s servant and cut off his right ear.
51Jesus said, “Let them be. Even in this.” Then, touching the servant’s ear, he healed him.
52-53Jesus spoke to those who had come—high priests, Temple police, religion leaders: “What is this, jumping me with swords and clubs as if I were a dangerous criminal? Day after day I’ve been with you in the Temple and you’ve not so much as lifted a hand against me. But do it your way—it’s a dark night, a dark hour.”
A Rooster Crowed
54-56Arresting Jesus, they marched him off and took him into the house of the Chief Priest. Peter followed, but at a safe distance. In the middle of the courtyard some people had started a fire and were sitting around it, trying to keep warm. One of the serving maids sitting at the fire noticed him, then took a second look and said, “This man was with him!”
57He denied it, “Woman, I don’t even know him.”
58A short time later, someone else noticed him and said, “You’re one of them.”
But Peter denied it: “Man, I am not.”
59About an hour later, someone else spoke up, really adamant: “He’s got to have been with him! He’s got ‘Galilean’ written all over him.”
60-62Peter said, “Man, I don’t know what you’re talking about.” At that very moment, the last word hardly off his lips, a rooster crowed. Just then, the Master turned and looked at Peter. Peter remembered what the Master had said to him: “Before the rooster crows, you will deny me three times.” He went out and cried and cried and cried.
Slapping Him Around
63-65The men in charge of Jesus began poking fun at him, slapping him around. They put a blindfold on him and taunted, “Who hit you that time?” They were having a grand time with him.
66-67a When it was morning, the religious leaders of the people and the high priests and scholars all got together and brought him before their High Council. They said, “Are you the Messiah?”
67b-69 He answered, “If I said yes, you wouldn’t believe me. If I asked what you meant by your question, you wouldn’t answer me. So here’s what I have to say: From here on the Son of Man takes his place at God’s right hand, the place of power.”
70They all said, “So you admit your claim to be the Son of God?”
“You’re the ones who keep saying it,” he said.
71But they had made up their minds, “Why do we need any more evidence? We’ve all heard him as good as say it himself.”
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