New Testament · Gospels and Acts

Luke chapter 22

The — also called — was getting close.The and the were actively looking for a way to kill Jesus, but they were afraid of how the crowds would react.Then entered Judas — the one called Iscariot — who was one of .So Judas went and discussed with the chief priests and how he could to them.They were thrilled and agreed to pay him .Judas agreed and started watching for a good opportunity to hand Jesus over when there wasn’t a crowd around.Then the day came during the Festival of Unleavened Bread when the had to be sacrificed.Jesus sent Peter and John ahead, telling them, “Go get the Passover meal ready for us to eat.”“Where do you want us to prepare it?” they asked.He told them, “When you enter the city, a will cross your path. Follow him into the house he enters.”“Then say to the owner of the house, ‘ asks: Where is the guest room where I can eat the Passover meal with my followers?’”“He’ll show you a , all set up and ready. Prepare the meal there.”They went and found everything exactly as Jesus had told them, and they prepared the Passover meal.When the time came, Jesus took his place at the table, and the were with him.He said to them, “I’ve been to eating this Passover meal with you so much — before I go through .”“Because I’m telling you — I won’t eat it again until it in .”Then he took a of wine, to God, and said, “Take this and share it among yourselves.”“Because I’m telling you — from now on, I won’t drink wine again until God’s kingdom comes.”Then he took , gave thanks to God, broke it, and gave it to them, saying, “This is my body, . Keep doing this to .”He did the same with the cup after the meal, saying, “This cup is the — , which is .”“But look — the hand of the one who is is right here on this table with me.”“The is going where it’s been he must go — but how terrible it will be for the man who hands him over.”They started asking each other which one of them could possibly be about to do this.Then an argument broke out among them over which of them should be considered the greatest.Jesus said to them, “The kings of the lord it over their people, and those with authority over others call themselves ‘.’”“But that’s not how it’s going to work with you. Instead, the greatest among you should act like the , and the one who leads should act like the one who serves.”“Think about it — who’s greater, the one sitting at the table or the one serving? Obviously the one sitting at the table. But here I am among you as .”“You are the ones who have stuck with me through my .”“And I’m — just as my Father gave one to me —““so that you will eat and drink at my table in my kingdom, and the twelve tribes of Israel.”“, Simon — listen. Satan has demanded to .”“But I’ve , that your faith won’t completely fail. And when you’ve , strengthen your brothers.”Peter said to him, “, I’m ready to go to prison with you — even to die with you.”Jesus replied, “Let me tell you something, Peter — the today before you’ve denied three times that you even know me.”Then he asked them, “When I sent you out without a , travel pack, or sandals — did you go without anything you needed?” “Not a thing,” they answered.He said, “But now, if you have a money bag, take it — and a travel pack too. And if you don’t have a , sell your coat and buy one.”“Because I’m telling you, this Scripture has to be fulfilled in me: ‘He was .’ Yes — what’s written about me is .”They said, “Master, look — here are two swords.” He replied, “.”Jesus went out and headed to the , as he usually did, and his followers went with him.When he arrived at the spot, he told them, “Pray that you won’t be .”He pulled away from them — about a stone’s throw — , and prayed.“, if you’re willing, take this away from me. But not what I want — what you want.”Then a appeared to him and gave him strength.In , he prayed even more intensely, and his .When he got up from praying and went back to the followers, he found them asleep, .He said to them, “Why are you sleeping? Get up and pray so you won’t be pulled into the time of testing.”While he was still speaking, a crowd showed up, and the man called Judas — one of the twelve — was leading them. He walked up to Jesus to him.But Jesus said to him, “Judas, are you really the Son of Man with a kiss?”When those around Jesus saw what was about to happen, they said, “Master, should we use our swords?”And one of them struck the and cut off his right ear.But Jesus said, “Stop! No more of this!” And he touched the man’s ear and him.Then Jesus said to the chief priests, temple security officers, and who had come for him, “Have you come out with swords and clubs as if I’m some kind of ?”“Every day I was right there with you in the temple, and you never laid a hand on me. But this is — when .”They seized him and led him away, bringing him to the . Peter followed at a distance.When they had lit a fire in the middle of the and sat down together, Peter sat among them.A saw him sitting in the firelight, stared at him, and said, “This man was with him too.”But Peter denied it. “Woman, I don’t even know him,” he said.A little later, someone else saw him and said, “You’re one of them too.” But Peter said, “Man, I am not!”About an hour later, another person insisted, “He was definitely with him — he’s a !”Peter said, “Man, I have no idea what you’re talking about!” And immediately, while he was still speaking, a . turned and Peter. And Peter remembered what the Master had said to him: “Before the rooster crows today, you will deny me three times.”And Peter went outside and .The men guarding Jesus began mocking and beating him.They blindfolded him and kept asking, “! Who hit you?”And they said many other to him.When daylight came, the — both chief priests and experts in religious law — assembled. They brought Jesus before their council.They said, “If you are , tell us.” He answered, “If I tell you, you won’t believe me.”“And if I ask you a question, you won’t answer.”“But from now on, the Son of Man will be of .”They all demanded, “So you are the then?” He said to them, “.”They said, “Why do we need any more ? We’ve heard it ourselves from his own mouth!”