Matthew 26

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And it came to pass, when Jesus had finished all these words , he said unto his disciples,

When Jesus had finished saying all these things , He told His disciples,

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Ye know that after two days the passover cometh , and the Son of man is delivered up to be crucified.

“You know that the Passover is two days away , and the Son of Man will be handed over to be crucified. ”

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Then were gathered together the chief priests , and the elders of the people , unto the court of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas ;

At that time the chief priests and elders of the people assembled in the courtyard of the high priest, whose name was Caiaphas ,

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and they took counsel together that they might take Jesus by subtlety, and kill him.

and they conspired to arrest Jesus covertly and kill Him.

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But they said, Not during the feast, lest a tumult arise among people.

“ But not during the feast, ” they said, “or there may be a riot among the people. ”

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Now when Jesus was in Bethany , in the house of Simon the leper,

While Jesus was in Bethany in the home of Simon the Leper,

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there came unto him a woman having an alabaster cruse of exceeding precious ointment , and she poured it upon his head , as he sat at meat .

a woman came to Him with an alabaster jar of expensive perfume , which she poured on His head as He reclined at the table .

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But when the disciples saw it , they had indignation, saying , To what purpose is this waste?

When the disciples saw this , they were indignant and asked , “Why this waste?

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For this `ointment' might have been sold for much , and given to the poor.

This perfume could have been sold at a high price , and the money given to the poor. ”

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But Jesus perceiving it said unto them , Why trouble ye the woman? for she hath wrought a good work upon me.

Aware of this, Jesus asked , “ Why are you bothering this woman? She has done a beautiful deed to Me.

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For ye have the poor always with you ; but me ye have not always.

The poor you will always have with you , but you will not always have Me .

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For in that she poured this ointment upon my body , she did it to prepare me for burial.

By pouring this perfume on Me , she has prepared My body for burial.

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Verily I say unto you, Wheresoever this gospel shall be preached in the whole world, that also which this woman hath done shall be spoken of for a memorial of her.

Truly I tell you, wherever this gospel is preached in all the world, what she has done will also be told in memory of her. ”

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Then one of the twelve, who was called Judas Iscariot, went unto the chief priests ,

Then one of the Twelve, the one called Judas Iscariot, went to the chief priests

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and said , What are ye willing to give me , and I will deliver him unto you? And they weighed unto him thirty pieces of silver.

and asked , “ What are you willing to give me if I hand Him over to you? ” And they set out for him thirty pieces of silver.

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And from that time he sought opportunity to deliver him `unto them . '

So from then on Judas looked for an opportunity to betray Jesus .

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Now on the first ` day ' of unleavened bread the disciples came to Jesus , saying , Where wilt thou that we make ready for thee to eat the passover?

On the first day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread , the disciples came to Jesus and asked , “ Where do You want us to prepare for You to eat the Passover? ”

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And he said , Go into the city to such a man , and say unto him , The Teacher saith , My time is at hand; I keep the passover at thy house with my disciples.

He answered , “ Go into the city to a certain man and tell him that the Teacher says , ‘ My time is near. I will keep the Passover with My disciples at your house . ’”

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And the disciples did as Jesus appointed them ; and they made ready the passover.

So the disciples did as Jesus had directed them and prepared the Passover.

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Now when even was come , he was sitting at meat with the twelve disciples ;

When evening came , Jesus was reclining with the twelve disciples .

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and as they were eating, he said, Verily I say unto you, that one of you shall betray me.

And while they were eating, He said to them , “Truly I tell you, one of you will betray Me. ”

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And they were exceeding sorrowful, and began to say unto him every one, Is it I, Lord?

They were deeply grieved and began to ask Him one after another , “Surely not I, Lord? ”

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And he answered and said , He that dipped his hand with me in the dish, the same shall betray me.

Jesus answered, “The one who has dipped his hand into the bowl with Me will betray Me.

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The Son of man goeth, even as it is written of him : but woe unto that man through whom the Son of man is betrayed ! good were it for that man if he had not been born.

The Son of Man will go just as it is written about Him , but woe to that man by whom He is betrayed . It would be better for him if he had not been born. ”

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And Judas, who betrayed him, answered and said, Is it I, Rabbi? He saith unto him , Thou hast said.

Then Judas, who would betray Him, said, “Surely not I, Rabbi? ” Jesus answered , “You have said it yourself . ”

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And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and blessed, and brake it ; and he gave to the disciples, and said , Take , eat; this is my body.

While they were eating, Jesus took bread, spoke a blessing and broke it , and gave it to the disciples, saying , “ Take and eat; this is My body. ”

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And he took a cup, and gave thanks, and gave to them, saying, Drink ye all of it;

Then He took the cup, gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, “ Drink from it, all of you.

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for this is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many unto remission of sins.

This is My blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.

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But I say unto you, I shall not drink henceforth of this fruit of the vine , until that day when I drink it new with you in my Father's kingdom.

I tell you, I will not drink of this fruit of the vine from now on until that day when I drink it anew with you in My Father’s kingdom. ”

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And when they had sung a hymn, they went out unto the mount of Olives.

And when they had sung a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives.

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Then saith Jesus unto them, All ye shall be offended in me this night : for it is written , I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock shall be scattered abroad .

Then Jesus said to them, “ This very night you will all fall away on account of Me. For it is written : ‘ I will strike the Shepherd, and the sheep of the flock will be scattered. ’

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But after I am raised up , I will go before you into Galilee.

But after I have risen , I will go ahead of you into Galilee. ”

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But Peter answered and said unto him, If all shall be offended in thee , I will never be offended .

Peter said to Him, “Even if all fall away on account of You , I never will . ”

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Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee , that this night, before the cock crow , thou shalt deny me thrice .

“Truly I tell you , ” Jesus declared, “ this very night, before the rooster crows , you will deny Me three times . ”

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Peter saith unto him , Even if I must die with thee , `yet' will I not deny thee . Likewise also said all the disciples.

Peter replied , “ Even if I have to die with You , I will never deny You . ” And all the other disciples said the same thing .

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Then cometh Jesus with them unto a place called Gethsemane, and saith unto his disciples , Sit ye here , while I go yonder and pray.

At that time Jesus went with His disciples to a place called Gethsemane, and He told them , “ Sit here while I go over there and pray. ”

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And he took with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee , and began to be sorrowful and sore troubled .

He took with Him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee and began to be sorrowful and deeply distressed .

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Then saith he unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful, even unto death : abide ye here , and watch with me.

Then He said to them, “ My soul is consumed with sorrow to the point of death . Stay here and keep watch with Me. ”

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And he went forward a little, and fell on his face, and prayed, saying, My Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass away from me : nevertheless, not as I will, but as thou wilt .

Going a little farther , He fell facedown and prayed, “ My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me . Yet not as I will, but as You will . ”

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And he cometh unto the disciples , and findeth them sleeping , and saith unto Peter, What, could ye not watch with me one hour?

Then Jesus returned to the disciples and found them sleeping . “Were you not able to keep watch with Me for one hour? ” He asked Peter.

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Watch and pray , that ye enter not into temptation : the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.

“ Watch and pray so that you will not enter into temptation . For the spirit is willing, but the body is weak. ”

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Again a second time he went away , and prayed, saying, My Father, if this cannot pass away, except I drink it, thy will be done.

A second time He went away and prayed, “ My Father, if this cup cannot pass unless I drink it, may Your will be done. ”

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And he came again and found them sleeping , for their eyes were heavy.

And again Jesus returned and found them sleeping — for their eyes were heavy.

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And he left them again, and went away , and prayed a third time, saying again the same words .

So He left them and went away once more and prayed a third time, saying the same thing .

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Then cometh he to the disciples , and saith unto them, Sleep on now , and take your rest: behold , the hour is at hand , and the Son of man is betrayed into the hands of sinners.

Then He returned to the disciples and said , “Are you still sleeping and resting? Look , the hour is near , and the Son of Man is betrayed into the hands of sinners.

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Arise , let us be going: behold , he is at hand that betrayeth me.

Rise , let us go! See , My betrayer is approaching!”

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And while he yet spake, lo , Judas, one of the twelve, came , and with him a great multitude with swords and staves , from the chief priest and elders of the people.

While Jesus was still speaking , Judas, one of the Twelve, arrived , accompanied by a large crowd armed with swords and clubs , sent from the chief priests and elders of the people.

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Now he that betrayed him gave them a sign, saying, Whomsoever I shall kiss , that is he: take him.

Now the betrayer had arranged a signal with them: “The One I kiss is the man; arrest Him. ”

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And straightway he came to Jesus, and said, Hail , Rabbi ; and kissed him.

Going directly to Jesus, he said, “Greetings , Rabbi !” and kissed Him.

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And Jesus said unto him, Friend, ` do ' that for which thou art come . Then they came and laid hands on Jesus, and took him.

“ Friend, ” Jesus replied, “ do what you came for. ” Then the men stepped forward, seized Jesus, and arrested Him.

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And behold , one of them that were with Jesus stretched out his hand, and drew his sword , and smote the servant of the high priest, and struck off his ear.

At this , one of Jesus ’ companions drew his sword and struck the servant of the high priest, cutting off his ear.

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Then saith Jesus unto him, Put up again thy sword into its place : for all they that take the sword shall perish with the sword.

“ Put your sword back in its place ,” Jesus said to him. “ For all who draw the sword will die by the sword.

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Or thinkest thou that I cannot beseech my Father, and he shall even now send me more than twelve legions of angels?

Are you not aware that I can call on My Father, and He will at once put at My disposal more than twelve legions of angels?

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How then should the scriptures be fulfilled that thus it must be ?

But how then would the Scriptures be fulfilled that say it must happen this way ? ”

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In that hour said Jesus to the multitudes , Are ye come out as against a robber with swords and staves to seize me? I sat daily in the temple teaching , and ye took me not.

At that time Jesus said to the crowd , “Have you come out with swords and clubs to arrest Me as you would an outlaw ? Every day I sat teaching in the temple courts , and you did not arrest Me .

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But all this is come to pass, that the scriptures of the prophets might be fulfilled. Then all the disciples left him , and fled.

But this has all happened so that the writings of the prophets would be fulfilled. ” Then all the disciples deserted Him and fled.

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And they that had taken Jesus led him away to ` the house of ' Caiaphas the high priest, where the scribes and the elders were gathered together .

Those who had arrested Jesus led Him away to the house of Caiaphas the high priest, where the scribes and elders had gathered.

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But Peter followed him afar off , unto the court of the high priest , and entered in , and sat with the officers, to see the end .

But Peter followed Him at a distance , right up to the courtyard of the high priest . And he went in and sat down with the guards to see the outcome .

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Now the chief priests and the whole council sought false witness against Jesus , that they might put him to death ;

Now the chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were seeking false testimony against Jesus in order to put Him to death .

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and they found it not, though many false witnesses came. But afterward came two ,

But they did not find any , though many false witnesses came forward . Finally two came forward

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and said , This man said, I am able to destroy the temple of God , and to build it in three days.

and declared , “ This man said, ‘ I am able to destroy the temple of God and rebuild it in three days. ’”

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And the high priest stood up , and said unto him, Answerest thou nothing ? what is it which these witness against thee ?

So the high priest stood up and asked Him, “Have You no answer ? What are these men testifying against You ? ”

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But Jesus held his peace . And the high priest said unto him, I adjure thee by the living God , that thou tell us whether thou art the Christ, the Son of God.

But Jesus remained silent . Then the high priest said to Him, “ I charge You under oath by the living God : Tell us if You are the Christ, the Son of God. ”

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Jesus said unto him , Thou hast said: nevertheless I say unto you, Henceforth ye shall see the Son of man sitting at the right hand of Power , and coming on the clouds of heaven.

“You have said it yourself , ” Jesus answered. “But I say to all of you, from now on you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of Power and coming on the clouds of heaven. ”

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Then the high priest rent his garments, saying , He hath spoken blasphemy: what further need have we of witnesses? behold , now ye have heard the blasphemy :

At this, the high priest tore his clothes and declared , “ He has blasphemed! Why do we need any more witnesses? Look , now you have heard the blasphemy .

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what think ye ? They answered and said, He is worthy of death .

What do you think? ” “He deserves to die,” they answered.

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Then did they spit in his face and buffet him : and some smote him with the palms of their hands,

Then they spit in His face and struck Him . Others slapped Him

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saying , Prophesy unto us, thou Christ : who is he that struck thee ?

and said , “ Prophesy to us, Christ ! Who hit You ? ”

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Now Peter was sitting without in the court: and a maid came unto him , saying, Thou also wast with Jesus the Galilaean .

Meanwhile, Peter was sitting out in the courtyard, and a servant girl came up to him . “You also were with Jesus the Galilean,” she said .

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But he denied before them all , saying, I know not what thou sayest .

But he denied it before them all : “ I do not know what you are talking about . ”

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And when he was gone out into the porch , another `maid' saw him , and saith unto them that were there, This man also was with Jesus of Nazareth.

When Peter had gone out to the gateway , another servant girl saw him and said to the people there, “ This man was with Jesus of Nazareth. ”

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And again he denied with an oath , I know not the man .

And again he denied it with an oath : “ I do not know the man !”

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And after a little while they that stood by came and said to Peter , Of a truth thou also art ` one ' of them ; for thy speech maketh thee known .

After a little while , those standing nearby came up to Peter . “Surely you are one of them ,” they said, “ for your accent gives you away . ”

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Then began he to curse and to swear, I know not the man . And straightway the cock crew .

At that he began to curse and swear to them , “ I do not know the man !” And immediately a rooster crowed .

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And Peter remembered the word which Jesus had said, Before the cock crow , thou shalt deny me thrice . And he went out, and wept bitterly.

Then Peter remembered the word that Jesus had spoken: “ Before the rooster crows , you will deny Me three times . ” And he went outside and wept bitterly.