Luke - Chapter 22

Passage

Now the feast of unleavened bread, which is called the pasch, was at hand. And the chief priests and the scribes were seeking how they might put Jesus to death: but they feared the people. And Satan entered into Judas, who was called Iscariot, one of the twelve. And he went and talked with the chief priests and the officers about how he might betray him to them. And they were glad and agreed to give him money. And he promised. And he looked for an opportunity to betray him in the absence of the crowd. And the day of the unleavened bread came, on which the pasch had to be killed. And he sent Peter and John, saying: Go and prepare the pasch for us, so that we may eat. But they said: Where do you want us to prepare it? And he said to them: Behold, as you go into the city, a man carrying a pitcher of water shall meet you: follow him into the house which he enters. And you shall say to the master of the house: The master says to you: Where is the guest room, where I may eat the pasch with my disciples? And he will show you a large dining room, furnished. Prepare it there. And they went and found it as he had said to them and made ready the pasch. And when the hour had come, he sat down at table, and the twelve apostles with him. And he said to them: With desire I have desired to eat this pasch with you, before I suffer. For I say to you that from this time I will not eat it until it is fulfilled in the kingdom of God. And having taken the chalice, he gave thanks and said: Take and divide it among you. For I say to you that I will not drink of the fruit of the vine until the kingdom of God comes. And taking bread, he gave thanks and broke it and gave it to them, saying: This is my body, which is given for you. Do this for a commemoration of me. In the same way the chalice also, after he had eaten supper, saying: This is the chalice, the new testament in my blood, which shall be shed for you. But yet behold, the hand of him who betrays me is with me on the table. And the Son of man indeed goes, according to what has been determined: but yet, woe to that man by whom he shall be betrayed. And they began to ask among themselves which of them it was who would do this thing. And there was also a dispute among them as to which of them should be thought the greatest. And he said to them: The kings of the Gentiles lord it over them; and those who have power over them are called benefactors. But you, not so: but let him who is the greatest among you become as the youngest: and him who is the leader, as one who serves. For which is greater, he who sits at table or he who serves? Is it not he who sits at table? But I am in your midst as one who serves. And you are the ones who have stayed with me in my trials: And I appoint to you, as my Father has appointed to me, a kingdom; So that you may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom: and may sit upon thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel. And the Lord said: Simon, Simon, behold, Satan has desired to have you, so that he may sift you as wheat. But I have prayed for you, that your faith may not fail: and you, once you have turned back, strengthen your brothers. And he said to him: Lord, I am ready to go with you both to prison and to death. And he said: I say to you, Peter, the cock shall not crow this day until you deny three times that you know me. And he said to them: When I sent you without purse and bag and shoes, did you lack anything? But they said: Nothing. Then he said to them: But now whoever has a purse, let him take it, and likewise a bag: and whoever has none, let him sell his coat and buy a sword. For I say to you that what is written must yet be fulfilled in me: And he was counted among the wicked. For the things concerning me are coming to an end. But they said: Lord, behold, here are two swords. And he said to them: It is enough. And going out, he went, as was his custom, to the Mount of Olives. And his disciples also followed him. And when he had come to the place, he said to them: Pray, so that you do not enter into temptation. And he withdrew from them about a stone's throw. And kneeling down, he prayed, Saying: Father, if you will, remove this chalice from me: but yet not my will, but yours be done. And an angel from heaven appeared to him, strengthening him. And being in agony, he prayed more earnestly. And his sweat became like drops of blood, trickling down upon the ground. And when he rose up from prayer and had come to the disciples, he found them sleeping for sorrow. And he said to them: Why are you sleeping? Arise: pray, so that you do not enter into temptation. While he was still speaking, behold a crowd; and he who was called Judas, one of the twelve, went ahead of them and came near to Jesus to kiss him. And Jesus said to him: Judas, do you betray the Son of man with a kiss? And those who were around him, seeing what was about to happen, said to him: Lord, shall we strike with the sword? And one of them struck the servant of the high priest and cut off his right ear. But Jesus answered and said: Let them go this far. And when he had touched his ear, he healed him. And Jesus said to the chief priests and officers of the temple and the ancients, who had come to him: Have you come out, as against a thief, with swords and clubs? When I was daily with you in the temple, you did not stretch out your hands against me: but this is your hour and the power of darkness. And seizing him, they led him to the high priest's house. But Peter followed at a distance. And when they had kindled a fire in the middle of the courtyard and were sitting around it, Peter was in the midst of them. When a certain servant girl saw him sitting by the light and had looked at him closely, she said: This man also was with him. But he denied him, saying: Woman, I do not know him. And after a little while, another, seeing him, said: You also are one of them. But Peter said: Man, I am not. And after about the space of one hour, another man insisted, saying: Truly this man also was with him: for he is also a Galilean. And Peter said: Man, I do not know what you are saying. And immediately, while he was still speaking, the cock crowed. And the Lord turned and looked at Peter. And Peter remembered the word of the Lord, how he had said: Before the cock crows, you shall deny me three times. And Peter went out and wept bitterly. And the men who held him mocked him and beat him. And they blindfolded him and struck his face. And they asked him, saying: Prophesy: Who is it that struck you? And blaspheming, they said many other things against him. And as soon as it was day, the ancients of the people and the chief priests and scribes came together. And they brought him into their council, saying: If you are the Christ, tell us. And he said to them: If I tell you, you will not believe me. And if I also ask you, you will not answer me, nor let me go. But from now on the Son of man shall be seated at the right hand of the power of God. Then they all said: Are you then the Son of God? And he said: You say that I am. And they said: What further testimony do we need? For we ourselves have heard it from his own mouth.