Luke 22

¹And the festival day of the Azymes approached, which is called Pasch:

²& the chief Priests & the Scribes sought how they might kill him: but they feared the people.

³And Satan entered into Judas that was surnamed Iscariote, one of the Twelve.

⁴And he went, and talked with the chief Priests and the Magistrates, how he might betray him to them.

⁵And they were glad, and bargained to give him money.

⁶And he promised. And he sought opportunity to betray him apart from the multitudes.

⁷And the day of the Azymes came, wherein it was necessary that the Pasch should be killed.

⁸And he sent Peter and John, saying: Go and prepare us the Pasch, that we may eat.

⁹But they said: Where wilt thou that we prepare it?

¹⁰And he said to them: Behold, as you enter into the city, there shall meet you a man carrying a pitcher of water: follow him into the house into which he entereth,

¹¹and you shall say to the good-man of the house: The Master saith to thee, where is the inn where I may eat the Pasch with my Disciples?

¹²And he will shew you a great refectory adorned: and there prepare.

¹³And they going, found as he said to them, and prepared the Pasch.

¹⁴And when the hour was come, he sat down, and the twelve Apostles with him.

¹⁵And he said to them: With desire I have desired to eat this Pasch with you before I suffer.

¹⁶For I say to you, that from this time I will not eat it, till it be fulfilled in the Kingdom of God.

¹⁷And taking the chalice he gave thanks, and said: Take and divide among you.

¹⁸For I say to you, that I will not drink of the generation of the vine, till the Kingdom of God do come.

¹⁹And taking bread, he gave thanks, and brake; and gave to them, saying: This is my Body Which is Given For You. Do this for a commemoration of me.

²⁰In like manner the chalice also, after he had supped, saying: This is The Chalice The New Testament in my Blood, Which Shall be Shed For You.

²¹But yet behold, the hand of him that betrayeth me, is with me on the table.

²²And the Son of man indeed goeth according to that which is determined: but yet woe to that man by whom he shall be betrayed.

²³And they began to question among themselves, which of them it should be that should do this.

²⁴And there fell also a contention between them, which of them seemed to be greater.

²⁵And he said to them: The Kings of the Gentiles overrule them; and they that have power upon them, are called beneficial.

²⁶But you not so: but he that is the greater among you, let him become as the younger: & he that is the leader, as the waiter.

²⁷For which is greater, he that sitteth at the table, or he that ministereth? Is not he that sitteth? But I am in the midst of you, as he that ministereth:

²⁸& you are they that have remained with me in my tentations.

²⁹And I dispose to you, as my Father disposed to me, a Kingdom:

³⁰that you may eat & drink upon my table in my Kingdom, & may sit upon thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

³¹And our Lord said: Simon, Simon, behold Satan hath required to have you for to sift as wheat:

³²But I have Prayed For Thee, that thy faith fail not: and thou once converted, confirm thy brethren.

³³Who said to him: Lord, with thee I am ready to go both into prison and unto death.

³⁴And he said: I say to thee Peter, the cock shall not crow today, till thou deny thrice that thou knowest me.

³⁵And he said to them: When I sent you without purse and scrip and shoes, did you lack any thing? But they said: Nothing.

³⁶He said therefore unto them: But now he that hath a purse, let him take it, likewise also a scrip: and he that hath not, let him sell his coat, and buy a sword.

³⁷For I say to you, that yet this that is written must be fulfilled in me: And with the wicked was he reputed. For those things that are concerning me, have an end.

³⁸But they said: Lord, lo two swords here. But he said to them: It is enough.

³⁹And going forth he went according to his custom into mount-Olivet. And his Disciples also followed him.

⁴⁰And when he was come to the place, he said to them: Pray, lest ye enter into tentation.

⁴¹And he was pulled away from them a stone's cast: and kneeling he prayed,

⁴²saying: Father, if thou wilt, transfer this chalice from me. But yet not my will, but thine be done.

⁴³And there appeared to him an Angel from Heaven, strengthening him. And being in an agony, he prayed the longer.

⁴⁴And his sweat became as drops of blood trickling down upon the earth.

⁴⁵And when he was risen up from prayer, and was come to his Disciples, he found them sleeping for pensiveness.

⁴⁶And he said to them: Why sleep you? Arise, pray, lest you enter into tentation.

⁴⁷As he was yet speaking, behold a multitude: and he that was called Judas, one of the Twelve, went before them, and approached to Jesus, for to kiss him.

⁴⁸And Jesus said to him: Judas with a kiss doest thou betray the Son of man?

⁴⁹And they that were about him, seeing what would be, said to him: Lord, shall we strike with the sword?

⁵⁰And one of them smote the servant of the high Priest: and cut off his right ear.

⁵¹But Jesus answering, said: Suffer ye thus far. And when he had touched his ear, he healed him.

⁵²And Jesus said to them that were come unto him, the chief Priests, and magistrates of the temple, & ancients: As it were to a thief are you come forth with swords and clubs?

⁵³When I was daily with you in the temple, you did not lay hands upon me, but this is your hour, and the power of darkness.

⁵⁴And apprehending him, they led him to the high Priest's house: but Peter followed a far off.

⁵⁵And a fire being kindled in the midst of the court, & they sitting about it, Peter was in the midst of them.

⁵⁶Whom when a certain wench saw sitting at the light, and had beheld him, she said: This fellow also was with him.

⁵⁷But he denied him, saying: Woman, I know him not.

⁵⁸And after a while another man seeing him, said: And thou art of them. But Peter said: O man I am not.

⁵⁹And after the space as it were of one hour, a certain other man affirmed, saying: Verily this fellow also was with him: for he is also a Galilæan.

⁶⁰And Peter said: Man I know not what thou sayest. And incontinent as he was yet speaking, the cock crew.

⁶¹And our Lord turning looked on Peter. And Peter remembered the word of our Lord, as he had said: That before the cock crow, thou shalt thrice deny me.

⁶²And Peter going forth a doors, wept bitterly.

⁶³And the men that held him, mocked him, beating him.

⁶⁴And they did blind-fold him, and smote his face. And they asked him saying: Prophesy, who is it that smote thee?

⁶⁵And blaspheming many other things they said against him.

⁶⁶And when it was day, there assembled the Ancients of the people and chief Priests and Scribes, and they brought him into their Council, saying:

⁶⁷If thou be Christ tell us. And he said to them: If I tell you, you will not believe me:

⁶⁸if also I ask, you will not answer me, nor dismiss me.

⁶⁹But from henceforth the Son of man shall be sitting on the right hand of the power of God.

⁷⁰And they all said: Art thou then the Son of God? Who said: You say that I am.

⁷¹But they said: What need we testimony any further? For ourselves have heard of his own mouth.