Mark 14

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The Plot to Kill Jesus

¹Now the Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread^a were two days away, and the chief priests and scribes were looking for a covert way to arrest Jesus and kill Him.

¹And after two days it would be the Passover and the Unleavened. And the chief priests and the scribes were seeking how, having taken Him by stealth, they might kill Him.

²“But not during the feast,” they said, “or there may be a riot among the people.”

²For they were saying, “Not during the feast, lest there will be an uproar of the people.”

Jesus Anointed at Bethany

³While Jesus was in Bethany reclining at the table in the home of Simon the Leper,^a a woman came with an alabaster jar of expensive perfume, made of pure nard. She broke open the jar and poured it on Jesus’ head.

³And of Him being in Bethany in the house of Simon the Leper, at His having reclined, a woman came, having an alabaster flask of fragrant oil of pure nard of great price. Having broken the alabaster flask, she poured it on His head.

⁴Some of those present, however, expressed their indignation to one another: “Why this waste of perfume?

⁴And some were indignant within themselves: “Why has this waste of the fragrant oil come to pass?

⁵It could have been sold for over three hundred denarii^a and the money given to the poor.” And they scolded her.

⁵For this fragrant oil could have been sold for more than three hundred denarii and given to the poor.” And they were grumbling at her.

⁶But Jesus said, “Leave her alone; why are you bothering her? She has done a beautiful deed to Me.

⁶And Jesus said, “Leave her alone; why do you cause trouble to her? She did a good work toward Me.

⁷The poor you will always have with you,^a and you can help them whenever you want. But you will not always have Me.

⁷For the poor you always have with you, and you are able to do them good whenever you desire; but not always do you have Me.

⁸She has done what she could to anoint My body in advance of My burial.

⁸She did what she could. She came beforehand to anoint My body for the burial.

⁹And truly I tell you, wherever the gospel is preached in all the world, what she has done will also be told in memory of her.”

⁹And truly I say to you, wherever the gospel shall be proclaimed in the whole world, what this woman did also will be spoken of, for a memorial of her.”

Judas Agrees to Betray Jesus

¹⁰Then Judas Iscariot, one of the Twelve, went to the chief priests to betray Jesus to them.

¹⁰And Judas Iscariot, one of the Twelve, went away to the chief priests, so that he might betray Him to them.

¹¹They were delighted to hear this, and they promised to give him money.

So Judas began to look for an opportunity to betray Jesus.

¹¹And having heard, they rejoiced and promised to give him silver. And he was seeking how he might deliver Him up opportunely.

Preparing the Passover

¹²On the first day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread,^a when the Passover lamb was to be sacrificed, Jesus’ disciples asked Him, “Where do You want us to prepare for You to eat the Passover?”

¹²And on the first day of the Unleavened, when they were to sacrifice the Passover, His disciples say to Him, “Where do You desire that, having gone, we should prepare so that You may eat the Passover?”

¹³So He sent two of His disciples and told them, “Go into the city, and a man carrying a jug of water will meet you. Follow him,

¹³And He sends forth two of His disciples and says to them, “Go into the city, and a man carrying a pitcher of water will meet you. Follow him.

¹⁴and whichever house he enters, say to the owner, ‘The Teacher asks: Where is My guest room, where I may eat the Passover with My disciples?’

¹⁴And wherever he might enter, say to the master of the house that 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. Make preparations for us there.”

¹⁵And he will show you a large upper room, having been furnished, prepared. And prepare for us there.”

¹⁶So the disciples left and went into the city, where they found everything as Jesus had described. And they prepared the Passover.

¹⁶And the disciples went away, and they came into the city, and they found it as He said to them, and they prepared the Passover.

The Last Supper

¹⁷When evening came, Jesus arrived with the Twelve.

¹⁷And evening having come, He comes with the Twelve.

¹⁸And while they were reclining and eating, Jesus said, “Truly I tell you, one of you who is eating with Me will betray Me.”

¹⁸And in their reclining and eating, Jesus said, “Truly I say to you that one of you who is eating with Me will betray Me.”

¹⁹They began to be grieved and to ask Him one after another, “Surely not I?”

¹⁹They began to be grieved and to say to Him one by one, “Surely not I?”

²⁰He answered, “It is one of the Twelve—the one who is dipping his hand^a into the bowl with Me.

²⁰And He said to them, “One of the Twelve, the one dipping into the bowl with Me.

²¹The 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.”

²¹For indeed, the Son of Man goes as it has been written concerning Him; but woe to that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! It were better for him if that man had not been born.”

²²While they were eating, Jesus took bread, spoke a blessing and broke it, and gave it to the disciples, saying, “Take it; this is My body.”

²²And in their eating, having taken bread, having spoken a blessing, He broke it and gave to them and said, “Take; this is My body.”

²³Then He took the cup, gave thanks, and gave it to them, and they all drank from it.

²³And having taken the cup, having given thanks, He gave to them, and they all drank of it.

²⁴He said to them, “This is My blood of the covenant,^a which is poured out for many.

²⁴And He said to them, “This is My blood of the covenant, which is being poured out for many.

²⁵Truly I tell you, I will no longer drink of the fruit of the vine until that day when I drink it anew in the kingdom of God.”

²⁵Truly I say to you that I will never again drink of the fruit of the vine until that day when I drink it anew in the kingdom of God.”

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

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

Jesus Predicts Peter’s Denial

²⁷Then Jesus said to them, “You will all fall away,^a for it is written:

‘I will strike the Shepherd,

and the sheep will be scattered.’^b

²⁷And Jesus says to them, “You will all fall away, for it has been written: ‘I will strike the shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered.’

²⁸But after I have risen, I will go ahead of you into Galilee.”

²⁸But after having arisen, I will go before you into Galilee.”

²⁹Peter declared, “Even if all fall away, I never will.”

²⁹But Peter was saying to Him, “Even if all will fall away, yet not I.”

³⁰“Truly I tell you,” Jesus replied, “this very night, before the rooster crows twice, you will deny Me three times.”

³⁰And Jesus says to him, “Truly I say to you that now, this night, before the rooster crows twice, you will deny Me three times.”

³¹But Peter kept insisting, “Even if I have to die with You, I will never deny You.” And all the others said the same thing.

³¹But he kept saying emphatically, “If it is needful of me to die with You, never will I deny You.” And all of them were saying likewise also.

Jesus Prays at Gethsemane

³²Then they came to a place called Gethsemane, and Jesus told His disciples, “Sit here while I pray.”

³²And they come to a place, the name of which is Gethsemane; and He says to His disciples, “Sit here until I may pray.”

³³He took with Him Peter, James, and John, and began to be deeply troubled and distressed.

³³And He takes Peter and James and John with Him, and He began to be greatly awestruck and deeply distressed.

³⁴Then He said to them, “My soul is consumed with sorrow to the point of death. Stay here and keep watch.”

³⁴And He says to them, “My soul is very sorrowful, even to death. Remain here and watch.”

³⁵Going a little farther, He fell to the ground and prayed that, if it were possible, the hour would pass from Him.

³⁵And having gone forward a little, He fell upon the ground and was praying that, if it is possible, the hour might pass from Him.

³⁶“Abba, Father,” He said, “all things are possible for You. Take this cup from Me. Yet not what I will, but what You will.”

³⁶And He was saying, “Abba, Father, all things are possible to You. Take away this cup from Me. But not what I will, but what You will.”

³⁷Then Jesus returned and found them sleeping. “Simon, are you asleep?” He asked. “Were you not able to keep watch for one hour?

³⁷And He comes and finds them sleeping, and He says to Peter, “Simon, are you asleep? Were you not able to watch one hour?

³⁸Watch and pray so that you will not enter into temptation. For the spirit is willing, but the body is weak.”

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

³⁹Again He went away and prayed, saying the same thing.

³⁹And again, having gone away, He prayed, having said the same thing.

⁴⁰And again Jesus returned and found them sleeping, for their eyes were heavy. And they did not know what to answer Him.

⁴⁰And again having come, He found them sleeping. For their eyes were heavy, and they did not know what they should answer Him.

⁴¹When Jesus returned the third time, He said, “Are you still sleeping and resting? That is enough! The hour has come. Look, the Son of Man is betrayed into the hands of sinners.

⁴¹And He comes the third time and says to them, “Are you still sleeping and resting? It is enough! The hour came. Behold, the Son of Man is delivered up into the hands of the sinful.

⁴²Rise, let us go. See, My betrayer is approaching!”

⁴²Rise, let us go. Behold, the one betraying Me has drawn near!”

The Betrayal of Jesus

⁴³While Jesus was still speaking, Judas, one of the Twelve, arrived, accompanied by a crowd armed with swords and clubs, sent from the chief priests, scribes, and elders.

⁴³And immediately, in His still speaking, Judas, one of the Twelve, comes up, and with Him a crowd with swords and clubs, from the chief priests and the scribes and the elders.

⁴⁴Now the betrayer had arranged a signal with them: “The One I kiss is the man; arrest Him and lead Him away securely.”

⁴⁴Now the one delivering Him up had given to them a sign, saying, “Whomever I shall kiss is He; seize Him and lead Him away securely.”

⁴⁵Going directly to Jesus, he said, “Rabbi!” and kissed Him.

⁴⁵And having come, immediately having come near to Him, he says, “Rabbi!” And he kissed Him.

⁴⁶Then the men seized Jesus and arrested Him.

⁴⁶And they laid the hands on Him and seized Him.

⁴⁷And one of the bystanders drew his sword and struck the servant of the high priest, cutting off his ear.

⁴⁷And a certain one of those standing by, having drawn the sword, struck the servant of the high priest and cut off his ear.

⁴⁸Jesus asked the crowd, “Have you come out with swords and clubs to arrest Me as you would an outlaw?

⁴⁸And Jesus, answering, said to them, “Did you come out with swords and clubs, as against a robber, to capture Me?

⁴⁹Every day I was with you, teaching in the temple courts,^a and you did not arrest Me. But this has happened that the Scriptures would be fulfilled.”

⁴⁹Every day I was with you in the temple, teaching, and you did not seize Me. But it is so that the Scriptures may be fulfilled.”

⁵⁰Then everyone deserted Him and fled.

⁵⁰And all, having left Him, fled.

⁵¹One young man who had been following Jesus was wearing a linen cloth around his body. They caught hold of him,

⁵¹And a certain young man was following Him, having cast a linen cloth about his naked body. And they seize him,

⁵²but he pulled free of the linen cloth and ran away naked.

⁵²and having left behind the linen cloth, he fled naked.

Jesus before the Sanhedrin

⁵³They led Jesus away to the high priest, and all the chief priests, elders, and scribes assembled.

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

⁵⁴Peter followed Him at a distance, right into the courtyard of the high priest. And he sat with the officers and warmed himself by the fire.

⁵⁴And Peter followed Him from afar off, as far as to within the court of the high priest. And he was sitting with the officers and warming himself at the fire.

⁵⁵Now the chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin^a were seeking testimony against Jesus to put Him to death, but they did not find any.

⁵⁵And the chief priests and all the Council were seeking testimony against Jesus to put Him to death, but they were not finding it.

⁵⁶For many bore false witness against Jesus, but their testimony was inconsistent.

⁵⁶For many were bearing false testimony against Him, but their testimonies were not alike.

⁵⁷Then some men stood up and testified falsely against Him:

⁵⁷And some, having risen up, were bearing false testimony against Him, saying,

⁵⁸“We heard Him say, ‘I will destroy this man-made temple, and in three days I will build another that is made without hands.’”

⁵⁸“We heard Him saying, ‘I will demolish this temple made with hands, and in three days I will build another, not made with hands.’”

⁵⁹But even their testimony was inconsistent.

⁵⁹And not even in this matter was their testimony alike.

⁶⁰So the high priest stood up before them and questioned Jesus, “Have You no answer? What are these men testifying against You?”

⁶⁰And the high priest, having risen up in the midst, questioned Jesus, saying, “Do You not answer? What do these testify against You?”

⁶¹But Jesus remained silent and made no reply.

Again the high priest questioned Him, “Are You the Christ, the Son of the Blessed One?”

⁶¹But He was silent and did not answer. Again the high priest was questioning Him and says to Him, “Are You the Christ, the Son of the Blessed One?”

⁶²“I am,” said Jesus, “and you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of Power^a and coming with the clouds of heaven.”^b

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

⁶³At this, the high priest tore his clothes and declared, “Why do we need any more witnesses?

⁶³And the high priest, having torn his garments, says, “What more need do we have of witnesses?

⁶⁴You have heard the blasphemy. What is your verdict?”

And they all condemned Him as deserving of death.

⁶⁴You heard the blasphemy. What does it appear to you?” And all condemned Him to be deserving of death.

⁶⁵Then some of them began to spit on Him. They blindfolded Him, struck Him with their fists, and said to Him, “Prophesy!” And the officers received Him with slaps in His face.

⁶⁵And some began to spit upon Him and to cover up His face and to strike Him and to say to Him, “Prophesy!” And the officers received Him with slaps.

Peter Denies Jesus

⁶⁶While Peter was in the courtyard below, one of the servant girls of the high priest came down

⁶⁶And of Peter being below in the courtyard, one of the servant girls of the high priest comes,

⁶⁷and saw him warming himself there. She looked at Peter and said, “You also were with Jesus the Nazarene.”

⁶⁷and having seen Peter warming himself, having looked at him, she says, “You also were with the Nazarene, Jesus.”

⁶⁸But he denied it. “I do not know or even understand what you are talking about,” he said. Then he went out to the gateway, and the rooster crowed.^a

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

⁶⁹There the servant girl saw him and again said to those standing nearby, “This man is one of them.”

⁶⁹And the servant girl, having seen him, began to say again to those standing by, “This is one of them.”

⁷⁰But he denied it again.

After a little while, those standing nearby said once more to Peter, “Surely you are one of them, for you too are a Galilean.”^a

⁷⁰But he denied it again. And after a little while, again those standing by were saying to Peter, “Truly you are of them, for you also are a Galilean.”

⁷¹But he began to curse and swear, “I do not know this man of whom you speak!”

⁷¹But he began to curse and to swear, “I do not know this man of whom you speak!”

⁷²And immediately the rooster crowed a second time.

Then Peter remembered the word that Jesus had spoken to him: “Before the rooster crows twice, you will deny Me three times.” And he broke down and wept.

⁷²And immediately a rooster crowed for the second time. And Peter remembered the word that Jesus said to him: “Before the rooster crows twice, you will deny Me three times.” And having broken down, he began to weep.