Luke 22

¹Luke 22:1. Now the Feast of Unleavened Bread, called the Passover, was approaching,²Luke 22:2. and the chief priests and scribes were looking for a way to put Jesus to death, for they feared the people.³Luke 22:3. Then Satan entered Judas Iscariot, who was one of the Twelve.⁴Luke 22:4. And Judas went to discuss with the chief priests and temple officers how he might betray Jesus to them.⁵Luke 22:5. They were delighted and agreed to give him money.⁶Luke 22:6. Judas consented, and began to look for an opportunity to betray Jesus to them in the absence of a crowd.

⁷Luke 22:7. Then came the day of Unleavened Bread on which the Passover lamb was to be sacrificed.⁸Luke 22:8. Jesus sent Peter and John, saying, “Go and make preparations for us to eat the Passover.”⁹Luke 22:9. “Where do You want us to prepare it?” they asked.¹⁰Luke 22:10. He answered, “When you enter the city, a man carrying a jug of water will meet you. Follow him to the house he enters,¹¹Luke 22:11. and say to the owner of that house, ‘The Teacher asks: Where is the guest room, where I may eat the Passover with My disciples?’¹²Luke 22:12. And he will show you a large upper room, already furnished. Make preparations there.”¹³Luke 22:13. So they went and found it just as Jesus had told them. And they prepared the Passover.

¹⁴Luke 22:14. When the hour had come, Jesus reclined at the table with His apostles.¹⁵Luke 22:15. And He said to them, “I have eagerly desired to eat this Passover with you before My suffering.¹⁶Luke 22:16. For I tell you that I will not eat it again until it is fulfilled in the kingdom of God.”¹⁷Luke 22:17. After taking the cup, He gave thanks and said, “Take this and divide it among yourselves.¹⁸Luke 22:18. For I tell you that I will not drink of the fruit of the vine from now on until the kingdom of God comes.”¹⁹Luke 22:19. And He took the bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to them, saying, “This is My body, given for you; do this in remembrance of Me.”²⁰Luke 22:20. In the same way, after supper He took the cup, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in My blood, which is poured out for you.²¹Luke 22:21. Look! The hand of My betrayer is with Mine on the table.²²Luke 22:22. Indeed, the Son of Man will go as it has been determined, but woe to that man who betrays Him.”²³Luke 22:23. Then they began to question among themselves which of them was going to do this.

²⁴Luke 22:24. A dispute also arose among the disciples as to which of them should be considered the greatest.²⁵Luke 22:25. So Jesus declared, “The kings of the Gentiles lord it over them, and those in authority over them call themselves benefactors.²⁶Luke 22:26. But you shall not be like them. Instead, the greatest among you should be like the youngest, and the one who leads like the one who serves.²⁷Luke 22:27. For who is greater, the one who reclines at the table or the one who serves? Is it not the one who reclines? But I am among you as one who serves.²⁸Luke 22:28. You are the ones who have stood by Me in My trials.²⁹Luke 22:29. And I bestow on you a kingdom, just as My Father has bestowed one on Me,³⁰Luke 22:30. so that you may eat and drink at My table in My kingdom and sit on thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

³¹Luke 22:31. Simon, Simon, Satan has asked to sift all of you like wheat.³²Luke 22:32. But I have prayed for you, Simon, that your faith will not fail. And when you have turned back, strengthen your brothers.”³³Luke 22:33. “Lord,” said Peter, “I am ready to go with You even to prison and to death.”³⁴Luke 22:34. But Jesus replied, “I tell you, Peter, the rooster will not crow today until you have denied three times that you know Me.”

³⁵Luke 22:35. Then Jesus asked them, “When I sent you out without purse or bag or sandals, did you lack anything?” “Nothing,” they answered.³⁶Luke 22:36. “Now, however,” He told them, “the one with a purse should take it, and likewise a bag; and the one without a sword should sell his cloak and buy one.³⁷Luke 22:37. For I tell you that this Scripture must be fulfilled in Me: ‘And He was numbered with the transgressors.’ For what is written about Me is reaching its fulfillment.”³⁸Luke 22:38. So they said, “Look, Lord, here are two swords.” “That is enough,” He answered.

³⁹Luke 22:39. Jesus went out as usual to the Mount of Olives, and the disciples followed Him.⁴⁰Luke 22:40. When He came to the place, He told them, “Pray that you will not enter into temptation.”⁴¹Luke 22:41. And He withdrew about a stone’s throw beyond them, where He knelt down and prayed,⁴²Luke 22:42. “Father, if You are willing, take this cup from Me. Yet not My will, but Yours be done.”⁴³Luke 22:43. Then an angel from heaven appeared to Him and strengthened Him.⁴⁴Luke 22:44. And in His anguish, He prayed more earnestly, and His sweat became like drops of blood falling to the ground.⁴⁵Luke 22:45. When Jesus rose from prayer and returned to the disciples, He found them asleep, exhausted from sorrow.⁴⁶Luke 22:46. “Why are you sleeping?” He asked. “Get up and pray so that you will not enter into temptation.”

⁴⁷Luke 22:47. While He was still speaking, a crowd arrived, led by the man called Judas, one of the Twelve. He approached Jesus to kiss Him.⁴⁸Luke 22:48. But Jesus asked him, “Judas, are you betraying the Son of Man with a kiss?”⁴⁹Luke 22:49. Those around Jesus saw what was about to happen and said, “Lord, should we strike with our swords?”⁵⁰Luke 22:50. And one of them struck the servant of the high priest, cutting off his right ear.⁵¹Luke 22:51. But Jesus answered, “No more of this!” And He touched the man’s ear and healed him.⁵²Luke 22:52. Then Jesus said to the chief priests, temple officers, and elders who had come for Him, “Have you come out with swords and clubs as you would against an outlaw?⁵³Luke 22:53. Every day I was with you in the temple courts, and you did not lay a hand on Me. But this hour belongs to you and to the power of darkness.”

⁵⁴Luke 22:54. Then they seized Jesus, led Him away, and took Him into the house of the high priest. And Peter followed at a distance.⁵⁵Luke 22:55. When those present had kindled a fire in the middle of the courtyard and sat down together, Peter sat down among them.⁵⁶Luke 22:56. A servant girl saw him seated in the firelight and looked intently at him. “This man also was with Him,” she said.⁵⁷Luke 22:57. But Peter denied it. “Woman, I do not know Him,” he said.⁵⁸Luke 22:58. A short time later, someone else saw him and said, “You also are one of them.” But Peter said, “Man, I am not.”⁵⁹Luke 22:59. About an hour later, another man insisted, “Certainly this man was with Him, for he too is a Galilean.”⁶⁰Luke 22:60. “Man, I do not know what you are talking about,” Peter replied. And immediately, while he was still speaking, the rooster crowed.⁶¹Luke 22:61. And the Lord turned and looked at Peter. Then Peter remembered the word that the Lord had spoken to him: “Before the rooster crows today, you will deny Me three times.”⁶²Luke 22:62. And he went outside and wept bitterly.

⁶³Luke 22:63. The men who were holding Jesus began to mock Him and beat Him.⁶⁴Luke 22:64. They blindfolded Him and kept demanding, “Prophesy! Who hit You?”⁶⁵Luke 22:65. And they said many other blasphemous things against Him.

⁶⁶Luke 22:66. At daybreak the council of the elders of the people, both the chief priests and scribes, met together. They led Jesus into their Sanhedrin and said,⁶⁷Luke 22:67. “If You are the Christ, tell us.” Jesus answered, “If I tell you, you will not believe.⁶⁸Luke 22:68. And if I ask you a question, you will not answer.⁶⁹Luke 22:69. But from now on the Son of Man will be seated at the right hand of the power of God.”⁷⁰Luke 22:70. So they all asked, “Are You then the Son of God?” He replied, “You say that I am.”⁷¹Luke 22:71. “Why do we need any more testimony?” they declared. “We have heard it for ourselves from His own lips.”