The Plot to Kill Jesus
Matthew 26:1–5; Mark 14:1–2; John 11:45–57
1Now the Feast of Unleavened Bread, called the Passover, was approaching,+ 2and the chief priests and scribes were looking for a way to put Jesus to death, for they feared the people.+Judas Agrees to Betray Jesus
Matthew 26:14–16; Mark 14:10–11
3Then Satan entered Judas Iscariot, who was one of the Twelve.+ 4And Judas went to discuss with the chief priests and temple officers how he might betray Jesus to them.+ 5They were delighted and agreed to give him money.+ 6Judas consented, and began to look for an opportunity to betray Jesus to them in the absence of a crowd.+Preparing the Passover
Matthew 26:17–19; Mark 14:12–16
7Then came the day of Unleavened Bread on which the Passover lamb was to be sacrificed.+ 8Jesus sent Peter and John, saying, “Go and make preparations for us to eat the Passover.”+ 9“Where do You want us to prepare it?” they asked.+ 10He answered, “When you enter the city, a man carrying a jug of water will meet you. Follow him to the house he enters,+ 11and say to the owner of that house, ‘The Teacher asks: Where is the guest room, where I may eat the Passover with My disciples?’+ 12And he will show you a large upper room, already furnished. Make preparations there.”+ 13So they went and found it just as Jesus had told them. And they prepared the Passover.+The Last Supper
Matthew 26:20–30; Mark 14:17–26; 1 Corinthians 11:17–34
14When the hour had come, Jesus reclined at the table with His apostles.+ 15And He said to them, “I have eagerly desired to eat this Passover with you before My suffering.+ 16For I tell you that I will not eat it again until it is fulfilled in the kingdom of God.”+ 17After taking the cup, He gave thanks and said, “Take this and divide it among yourselves.+ 18For I tell you that I will not drink of the fruit of the vine from now on until the kingdom of God comes.”+ 19And 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.”+ 20In 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.+ 21Look! The hand of My betrayer is with Mine on the table.+ 22Indeed, the Son of Man will go as it has been determined, but woe to that man who betrays Him.”+ 23Then they began to question among themselves which of them was going to do this.+Who Is the Greatest?
24A dispute also arose among the disciples as to which of them should be considered the greatest.+ 25So Jesus declared, “The kings of the Gentiles lord it over them, and those in authority over them call themselves benefactors.+ 26But 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.+ 27For 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.+ 28You are the ones who have stood by Me in My trials.+ 29And I bestow on you a kingdom, just as My Father has bestowed one on Me,+ 30so that you may eat and drink at My table in My kingdom and sit on thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.+Jesus Predicts Peter’s Denial
Matthew 26:31–35; Mark 14:27–31; John 13:36–38
31Simon, Simon, Satan has asked to sift all of you like wheat.+ 32But I have prayed for you, Simon , that your faith will not fail. And when you have turned back, strengthen your brothers.”+ 33“Lord,” said Peter, “I am ready to go with You even to prison and to death.”+ 34But Jesus replied, “I tell you, Peter, the rooster will not crow today until you have denied three times that you know Me.”+ 35Then Jesus asked them, “When I sent you out without purse or bag or sandals, did you lack anything?” “Nothing,” they answered.+ 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.+ 37For 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.”+ 38So they said, “Look, Lord, here are two swords.” “That is enough,” He answered.+Jesus Prays on the Mount of Olives
Matthew 26:36–46; Mark 14:32–42
39Jesus went out as usual to the Mount of Olives, and the disciples followed Him.+ 40When He came to the place, He told them, “Pray that you will not enter into temptation.”+ 41And He withdrew about a stone’s throw beyond them, where He knelt down and prayed,+ 42“Father, if You are willing, take this cup from Me. Yet not My will, but Yours be done.”+ 43Then an angel from heaven appeared to Him and strengthened Him.+ 44And in His anguish, He prayed more earnestly, and His sweat became like drops of blood falling to the ground.+ 45When Jesus rose from prayer and returned to the disciples, He found them asleep, exhausted from sorrow.+ 46“Why are you sleeping?” He asked. “Get up and pray so that you will not enter into temptation.”+The Betrayal of Jesus
Matthew 26:47–56; Mark 14:43–52; John 18:1–14
47While He was still speaking, a crowd arrived, led by the man called Judas, one of the Twelve. He approached Jesus to kiss Him.+ 48But Jesus asked him, “Judas, are you betraying the Son of Man with a kiss?”+ 49Those around Jesus saw what was about to happen and said, “Lord, should we strike with our swords?”+ 50And one of them struck the servant of the high priest, cutting off his right ear.+ 51But Jesus answered, “No more of this!” And He touched the man’s ear and healed him.+ 52Then 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?+ 53Every 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.”+Peter Denies Jesus
Matthew 26:69–75; Mark 14:66–72; John 18:15–18
54Then they seized Jesus, led Him away, and took Him into the house of the high priest. And Peter followed at a distance.+ 55When those present had kindled a fire in the middle of the courtyard and sat down together, Peter sat down among them.+ 56A servant girl saw him seated in the firelight and looked intently at him. “This man also was with Him,” she said.+ 57But Peter denied it. “Woman, I do not know Him,” he said.+ 58A short time later, someone else saw him and said, “You also are one of them.” But Peter said, “Man, I am not.”+ 59About an hour later, another man insisted, “Certainly this man was with Him, for he too is a Galilean.”+ 60“Man, I do not know what you are talking about,” Peter replied. And immediately, while he was still speaking, the rooster crowed.+ 61And 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.”+ 62And he went outside and wept bitterly.+The Soldiers Mock Jesus
Isaiah 50:4–11; Matthew 27:27–31; Mark 15:16–20; John 19:1–15
63The men who were holding Jesus began to mock Him and beat Him.+ 64They blindfolded Him and kept demanding, “Prophesy! Who hit You?”+ 65And they said many other blasphemous things against Him.+Jesus before the Sanhedrin
Matthew 26:57–68; Mark 14:53–65; John 18:19–24
66At 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,+ 67“If You are the Christ, tell us.” Jesus answered, “If I tell you, you will not believe.+ 68And if I ask you a question, you will not answer.+ 69But from now on the Son of Man will be seated at the right hand of the power of God.”+ 70So they all asked, “Are You then the Son of God?” He replied, “You say that I am.”+ 71“Why do we need any more testimony?” they declared. “We have heard it for ourselves from His own lips.”+