Mark 14

¹It was now two days before the Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread . And the chief priests and the scribes were seeking how to arrest him by stealth and kill him ,

²for they said , Not during the feast , lest there be an uproar from the people .

³And while he was at Bethany in the house of Simon the leper , as he was reclining at table , a woman came with an alabaster flask of ointment of pure nard , very costly , and she broke the flask and poured it over his head .

⁴There were some who said to themselves indignantly , Why was the ointment wasted like that?

⁵For this ointment could have been sold for more than three hundred denarii and given to the poor . And they scolded her .

⁶But Jesus said , Leave her alone . Why do you trouble her ? She has done a beautiful thing to me .

⁷For you always have the poor with you , and whenever you want , you can do good for them . But you will not always have me .

⁸She has done what she could ; she has anointed my body beforehand for burial .

⁹And truly , I say to you , wherever the gospel is proclaimed in the whole world , what she has done will be told in memory of her .

¹⁰Then Judas Iscariot , who was one of the twelve , went to the chief priests in order to betray him to them .

¹¹And when they heard it, they were glad and promised to give him money . And he sought an opportunity to betray him .

¹²And on the first day of Unleavened Bread , when they sacrificed the Passover lamb , his disciples said to him , Where will you have us go and prepare for you to eat the Passover ?

¹³And he sent two of his disciples and said to them , Go into the city , and a man carrying a jar of water will meet you . Follow him ,

¹⁴and wherever he enters , say to the master of the house , The Teacher says , Where is my guest room , where I may eat the Passover with my disciples ?

¹⁵And he will show you a large upper room furnished and ready ; there prepare for us .

¹⁶And the disciples set out and went to the city and found it just as he had told them , and they prepared the Passover .

¹⁷And when it was evening , he came with the twelve .

¹⁸And as they were reclining at table and eating , Jesus said , Truly , I say to you , one of you will betray me, one who is eating with me .

¹⁹They began to be sorrowful and to say to him one after another , Is it I ?

²⁰He said to them , It is one of the twelve , one who is dipping bread into the dish with me .

²¹For the Son of Man goes as it is written of him , but woe to that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed ! It would have been better for that man if he had not been born .

²²And as they were eating , he took bread , and after blessing it broke it and gave it to them , and said , Take ; this is my body .

²³And he took a cup , and when he had given thanks he gave it to them , and they all drank of it .

²⁴And he said to them , This is my blood of the covenant , which is poured out for many .

²⁵Truly , I say to you , I will not drink again of the fruit of the vine until that day when I drink it new in the kingdom of God .

²⁶And when they had sung a hymn , they went out to the Mount of Olives .

²⁷And Jesus said to them , You will all fall away , for it is written , I will strike the shepherd , and the sheep will be scattered .

²⁸But after I am raised up , I will go before you to Galilee .

²⁹Peter said to him , Even though they all fall away , I will not .

³⁰And Jesus said to him , Truly , I tell you , this very night , before the rooster crows twice , you will deny me three times .

³¹But he said emphatically , If I must die with you , I will not deny you . And they all said the same .

³²And they went to a place called Gethsemane . And he said to his disciples , Sit here while I pray .

³³And he took with him Peter and James and John , and began to be greatly distressed and troubled .

³⁴And he said to them , My soul is very sorrowful , even to death . Remain here and watch .

³⁵And going a little farther, he fell on the ground and prayed that , if it were possible , the hour might pass from him .

³⁶And he said , Abba , Father , all things are possible for you . Remove this cup from me . Yet not what I will , but what you will.

³⁷And he came and found them sleeping , and he said to Peter , Simon , are you asleep ? Could you not watch one hour ?

³⁸Watch and pray that you may not enter into temptation . The spirit indeed is willing , but the flesh is weak .

³⁹And again he went away and prayed , saying the same words .

⁴⁰And again he came and found them sleeping , for their eyes were very heavy , and they did not know what to answer him .

⁴¹And he came the third time and said to them , Are you still sleeping and taking your rest ? It is enough ; the hour has come . The Son of Man is betrayed into the hands of sinners .

⁴²Rise , let us be going ; see , my betrayer is at hand .

⁴³And immediately , while he was still speaking , Judas came , one of the twelve , and with him a crowd with swords and clubs , from the chief priests and the scribes and the elders .

⁴⁴Now the betrayer had given them a sign , saying , The one I will kiss is the man . Seize him and lead him away under guard .

⁴⁵And when he came , he went up to him at once and said , Rabbi ! And he kissed him .

⁴⁶And they laid hands on him and seized him .

⁴⁷But one of those who stood by drew his sword and struck the servant of the high priest and cut off his ear .

⁴⁸And Jesus said to them , Have you come out as against a robber , with swords and clubs to capture me ?

⁴⁹Day after day I was with you in the temple teaching , and you did not seize me . But let the Scriptures be fulfilled .

⁵⁰And they all left him and fled .

⁵¹And a young man followed him , with a linen cloth about his body. And they seized him ,

⁵²but he left the linen cloth and ran away naked .

⁵³And they led Jesus to the high priest . And all the chief priests and the elders and the scribes came together .

⁵⁴And Peter had followed him at a distance , right into the courtyard of the high priest . And he was sitting with the guards and warming himself at the fire .

⁵⁵Now the chief priests and the whole council were seeking testimony against Jesus to put him to death , but they found none .

⁵⁶For many bore false witness against him , but their testimony did not agree .

⁵⁷And some stood up and bore false witness against him , saying ,

⁵⁸We heard him say , I will destroy this temple that is made with hands , and in three days I will build another , not made with hands .

⁵⁹Yet even about this their testimony did not agree .

⁶⁰And the high priest stood up in the midst and asked Jesus , Have you no answer to make ? What is it that these men testify against you ?

⁶¹But he remained silent and made no answer . Again the high priest asked him , Are you the Christ , the Son of the Blessed ?

⁶²And Jesus said , I am , and you will see the Son of Man seated at the right hand of Power , and coming with the clouds of heaven .

⁶³And the high priest tore his garments and said , What further witnesses do we need ?

⁶⁴You have heard his blasphemy . What is your decision ? And they all condemned him as deserving death .

⁶⁵And some began to spit on him and to cover his face and to strike him , saying to him , Prophesy ! And the guards received him with blows .

⁶⁶And as Peter was below in the courtyard , one of the servant girls of the high priest came ,

⁶⁷and seeing Peter warming himself , she looked at him and said , You also were with the Nazarene , Jesus .

⁶⁸But he denied it, saying , I neither know nor understand what you mean . And he went out into the gateway and the rooster crowed .

⁶⁹And the servant girl saw him and began again to say to the bystanders , This man is one of them .

⁷⁰But again he denied it. And after a little while the bystanders again said to Peter , Certainly you are one of them , for you are a Galilean .

⁷¹But he began to invoke a curse on himself and to swear , I do not know this man of whom you speak .

⁷²And immediately the rooster crowed a second time . And Peter remembered how Jesus had said to him , Before the rooster crows twice , you will deny me three times . And he broke down and wept .