Luke 22:5-53

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⁵ And they were glad, and agreed to give him money. ⁶ So he consented and sought an opportunity to ^(A)betray him to them in the absence of a crowd.

The Passover with the Disciples

^7 (B)Then came ^(C)the day of Unleavened Bread, on which the Passover lamb had to be sacrificed. ⁸ So Jesus^[a] sent Peter and John, saying, “Go and prepare the Passover for us, that we may eat it.” ⁹ They said to him, “Where will you have us prepare it?” ¹⁰ He 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 that he enters ¹¹ and tell the master of the house, ^(D)‘The Teacher says to you, Where is ^(E)the guest room, where I may eat the Passover with my disciples?’ ¹² And he will show you ^(F)a large upper room furnished; prepare it there.” ¹³ And they went and found it ^(G)just as he had told them, and they prepared the Passover.

Institution of the Lord's Supper

^14 (H)And when the hour came, he reclined at table, and the apostles with him. ¹⁵ And he said to them, “I have earnestly desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer. ¹⁶ For I tell you I will not eat it^{[b] (I)}until it is fulfilled in the kingdom of God.” ¹⁷ And he took a cup, and ^(J)when he had given thanks he said, “Take this, and divide it among yourselves. ^18 (K)For I tell you that from now on I will not drink of the fruit of the vine ^(L)until the kingdom of God comes.” ^19 (M)And he took bread, and ^(N)when he had given thanks, he broke it and gave it to them, saying, ^(O)“This is my body, which is given for you. Do this in remembrance of me.” ²⁰ And likewise the cup after they had eaten, saying, ^(P)“This cup that is poured out for you is ^(Q)the new ^(R)covenant in my blood.^{[c] 21 (S)}But behold, the hand of him who betrays me is ^(T)with me on the table. ²² For the Son of Man goes ^(U)as it has been determined, but woe to that man by whom he is betrayed!” ²³ And they began to question one another, which of them it could be who was going to do this.

Who Is the Greatest?

^24 (V)A dispute also arose among them, as to which of them was to be regarded as the greatest. ^25 (W)And he said to them, “The kings of the Gentiles ^(X)exercise lordship over them, and those in authority over them are called benefactors. ^26 (Y)But not so with you. Rather, let ^(Z)the greatest among you become as the youngest, and the leader as one who serves. ²⁷ For who is the greater, ^(AA)one who reclines at table or one who serves? Is it not the one who reclines at table? But ^(AB)I am among you as the one who serves.

²⁸ “You are those who have stayed with me ^(AC)in my trials, ²⁹ and ^(AD)I assign to you, as my Father assigned to me, a kingdom, ^30 (AE)that you may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom and ^(AF)sit on thrones judging ^(AG)the twelve tribes of Israel.

Jesus Foretells Peter's Denial

³¹ “Simon, Simon, behold, ^(AH)Satan demanded to have you,^{[d] (AI)}that he might sift you like wheat, ³² but ^(AJ)I have prayed for you that your faith may not fail. And when you have turned again, ^(AK)strengthen your brothers.” ³³ Peter^[e] said to him, “Lord, I am ready to go with you both ^(AL)to prison and ^(AM)to death.” ^34 (AN)Jesus^[f] said, “I tell you, Peter, the rooster will not crow this day, until you deny three times that you know me.”

Scripture Must Be Fulfilled in Jesus

³⁵ And he said to them, ^(AO)“When I sent you out with no moneybag or knapsack or sandals, did you lack anything?” They said, “Nothing.” ³⁶ He said to them, “But now let the one who has a moneybag take it, and likewise a knapsack. And let the one who has no sword sell his cloak and buy one. ³⁷ For I tell you that ^(AP)this Scripture must be fulfilled in me: ^(AQ)‘And he was numbered with the transgressors.’ For ^(AR)what is written about me has its fulfillment.” ³⁸ And they said, “Look, Lord, here are two ^(AS)swords.” And he said to them, ^(AT)“It is enough.”

Jesus Prays on the Mount of Olives

^39 (AU)And he came out and went, ^(AV)as was his custom, to ^(AW)the Mount of Olives, and the disciples followed him. ^40 (AX)And when he came to ^(AY)the place, he said to them, ^(AZ)“Pray that you may not ^(BA)enter into temptation.” ⁴¹ And he withdrew from them about a stone's throw, and ^(BB)knelt down and prayed, ⁴² saying, ^(BC)“Father, if you are willing, remove ^(BD)this cup from me. ^(BE)Nevertheless, not my will, but yours, be done.” ⁴³ And there appeared to him ^(BF)an angel from heaven, strengthening him. ⁴⁴ And ^(BG)being in agony he prayed more earnestly; and his sweat became like great drops of blood falling down to the ground.^{[g] 45} And when he rose from prayer, he came to the disciples and found them sleeping for sorrow, ⁴⁶ and he said to them, “Why are you sleeping? Rise and ^(BH)pray that you may not enter into temptation.”

Betrayal and Arrest of Jesus

^47 (BI)While he was still speaking, there came a crowd, and the man called ^(BJ)Judas, one of the twelve, was leading them. He drew near to Jesus to kiss him, ⁴⁸ but Jesus said to him, “Judas, would you betray the Son of Man with a kiss?” ⁴⁹ And when those who were around him saw what would follow, they said, “Lord, shall we strike ^(BK)with the sword?” ⁵⁰ And one of them struck the servant^[h] of the high priest and cut off his right ear. ⁵¹ But Jesus said, “No more of this!” And he touched his ear and healed him. ⁵² Then Jesus said to the chief priests and ^(BL)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 When ^(BM)I was with you day after day in the temple, you did not lay hands on me. But this is ^(BN)your hour, and ^(BO)the power of darkness.”