Luke 22:7-62

English Standard Version

The Passover with the Disciples

^7 (A)Then came ^(B)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, ^(C)‘The Teacher says to you, Where is ^(D)the guest room, where I may eat the Passover with my disciples?’ ¹² And he will show you ^(E)a large upper room furnished; prepare it there.” ¹³ And they went and found it ^(F)just as he had told them, and they prepared the Passover.

Institution of the Lord's Supper

^14 (G)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] (H)}until it is fulfilled in the kingdom of God.” ¹⁷ And he took a cup, and ^(I)when he had given thanks he said, “Take this, and divide it among yourselves. ^18 (J)For I tell you that from now on I will not drink of the fruit of the vine ^(K)until the kingdom of God comes.” ^19 (L)And he took bread, and ^(M)when he had given thanks, he broke it and gave it to them, saying, ^(N)“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, ^(O)“This cup that is poured out for you is ^(P)the new ^(Q)covenant in my blood.^{[c] 21 (R)}But behold, the hand of him who betrays me is ^(S)with me on the table. ²² For the Son of Man goes ^(T)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 (U)A dispute also arose among them, as to which of them was to be regarded as the greatest. ^25 (V)And he said to them, “The kings of the Gentiles ^(W)exercise lordship over them, and those in authority over them are called benefactors. ^26 (X)But not so with you. Rather, let ^(Y)the greatest among you become as the youngest, and the leader as one who serves. ²⁷ For who is the greater, ^(Z)one who reclines at table or one who serves? Is it not the one who reclines at table? But ^(AA)I am among you as the one who serves.

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

Jesus Foretells Peter's Denial

³¹ “Simon, Simon, behold, ^(AG)Satan demanded to have you,^{[d] (AH)}that he might sift you like wheat, ³² but ^(AI)I have prayed for you that your faith may not fail. And when you have turned again, ^(AJ)strengthen your brothers.” ³³ Peter^[e] said to him, “Lord, I am ready to go with you both ^(AK)to prison and ^(AL)to death.” ^34 (AM)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, ^(AN)“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 ^(AO)this Scripture must be fulfilled in me: ^(AP)‘And he was numbered with the transgressors.’ For ^(AQ)what is written about me has its fulfillment.” ³⁸ And they said, “Look, Lord, here are two ^(AR)swords.” And he said to them, ^(AS)“It is enough.”

Jesus Prays on the Mount of Olives

^39 (AT)And he came out and went, ^(AU)as was his custom, to ^(AV)the Mount of Olives, and the disciples followed him. ^40 (AW)And when he came to ^(AX)the place, he said to them, ^(AY)“Pray that you may not ^(AZ)enter into temptation.” ⁴¹ And he withdrew from them about a stone's throw, and ^(BA)knelt down and prayed, ⁴² saying, ^(BB)“Father, if you are willing, remove ^(BC)this cup from me. ^(BD)Nevertheless, not my will, but yours, be done.” ⁴³ And there appeared to him ^(BE)an angel from heaven, strengthening him. ⁴⁴ And ^(BF)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 ^(BG)pray that you may not enter into temptation.”

Betrayal and Arrest of Jesus

^47 (BH)While he was still speaking, there came a crowd, and the man called ^(BI)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 ^(BJ)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 ^(BK)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 ^(BL)I was with you day after day in the temple, you did not lay hands on me. But this is ^(BM)your hour, and ^(BN)the power of darkness.”

Peter Denies Jesus

^54 (BO)Then they seized him and led him away, bringing him into the high priest's house, ^(BP)and Peter was following at a distance. ^55 (BQ)And when they had kindled a fire in the middle of ^(BR)the courtyard and sat down together, Peter sat down among them. ⁵⁶ Then a servant girl, seeing him as he sat in the light and looking closely at him, said, “This man also was with him.” ⁵⁷ But he denied it, saying, “Woman, I do not know him.” ⁵⁸ And a little later someone else saw him and said, “You also are one of them.” But Peter said, “Man, I am not.” ⁵⁹ And after an interval of about an hour still another ^(BS)insisted, saying, “Certainly this man also was with him, for he too is a Galilean.” ⁶⁰ But Peter said, “Man, I do not know what you are talking about.” And immediately, while he was still speaking, the rooster crowed. ⁶¹ And the Lord turned and ^(BT)looked at Peter. And Peter remembered the saying of the Lord, how he had said to him, ^(BU)“Before the rooster crows today, you will ^(BV)deny me three times.” ⁶² And he went out and wept bitterly.