1 Now the feast {heorte: sacred holiday} of unleavened bread was drawing near, which is called Passover {Pascha: spring sacrifice}.
2 And the chief priests and the scribes were seeking how they might kill Him {Iesous, Rejected Messiah}, for they feared the people {laos: Covenant People}.
3 Then Satan {Satanas: hostile accuser} entered into Judas, who is called Iscariot, being from the number {arithmos: counted group} of the twelve.
4 And after he went away, he discussed with the chief priests and the officers {strategois: temple commanders} how he might hand {parado: betray, surrender} Him {Christos, Betrayed Lord} over to them.
5 And they were glad {echarēsan: inwardly pleased} and agreed {synethento: formal arrangement} to give him silver.
6 And he was agreeing and was seeking an opportunity {eukairia: favorable moment} to betray Him {Iesous, Willing Sacrifice} to them without a crowd present.
7 Then the day of Unleavened Bread {azymon: feast without leaven} came, on which it was necessary {edei: required by Law} for the Passover to be sacrificed.
8 And He {Iesous, Divine Instructor} sent Peter and John, saying, “Go and prepare for us the Passover {pascha: Exodus festival}, so that we may eat.”
9 But they said to Him {Iesous, Divine Recipient}, “Where do You want us to prepare {hetoimasomen: make ready}?”
10 But He said to them, “Look, once you are inside the city {polis: urban center}, a man carrying {bastazo: bearing a load} a water jar will meet you. Follow him into the house that he is entering.”
11 And you will say to the master of the house, “The Teacher {didaskalos: Authoritative Guide} says to you, ‘Where is the guest room, where I may eat the Passover {pascha: covenant meal} with My disciples?’”
12 He will show you a large upper room {anagaion: upstairs room}, already furnished {estromenon: prepared in advance}; prepare it there.
13 And they went away and found it just as He {Iesous, Faithful Guide} had told them {eirekei: previously spoken}, and they prepared the Passover {pascha: covenant festival}.
14 And when the hour came, He {Iesous, Presiding Host} reclined, and the apostles {apostoloi: official sent ones} were with Him.
15 And He {Iesous, Self-Giving Lord} said to them, “With desire I have desired to eat this Passover {pascha: covenant deliverance meal} with you before I suffer.”
16 For I say to you that I will certainly not eat it until it is fulfilled {plerothe: prophetic completion} in the kingdom of God {Theos, Sovereign King}.
17 After receiving a cup and offering thanks {eucharistesas: expressed gratitude}, He said, “Take this and distribute it among yourselves {heautous: one another}.”
18 For I say to you, from this time forward I will certainly not drink from the vine’s yield {genematos: cultivated produce} until the kingdom of God {basileia tou theou, Coming Reign} comes.
19 And having taken bread {arton: shared loaf} and having given thanks, He broke it and gave it to them, saying, “This is My body, which is being given on your behalf; do this as a memorial {anamnēsin: covenant recall} of Me.”
20 And likewise, after supper, He took the cup, saying, “This cup is the new covenant {diathēkē: binding promise} in My {Iesous, Self-Giving Redeemer} blood, which is poured out for you.”
21 Yet, look, the hand {cheir: visible agency} of the one who is betraying Me {Iesous, Foreknowing Sufferer} is here with Me at the table.
22 Since the Son of Man {huios tou anthropou, Foreordained Messiah} proceeds according to the established plan {horismenon: divinely fixed plan}, but woe to that man through whom He is handed over.
23 And they themselves began to discuss {suzetein: carefully question} with one another which of them, then, it might be who was about to do this {touto: foretold deed}.
24 And there also came about a rivalry {philoneikia: status-seeking conflict} among them concerning which of them seemed to be the greatest {meizon: highest in rank}.
25 But He {Iesous, Wise Teacher} said to them, “The kings of the nations lord it over them, and those who exercise authority over them are called benefactors {euergetai: honored patrons}.”
26 But you shall not be like this; rather, let the greatest {meizon: highest rank} among you become as the youngest, and the leader {hegoumenos: responsible head} as the one who serves.
27 For who is greater {meizon: ranked higher}, the one reclining at the table or the one serving? Is it not the one reclining? But I {Iesous, Servant Lord} am among you as the one who serves.
28 But you are those who have remained with Me {Iesous, Faithful Suffering Lord} in My trials {peirasmois: experiences of testing}.
29 And I confer {diatithemai: formally establish} on you a kingdom, just as My Father {pater, Bestower of Authority} conferred one on Me.
30 So that you may eat and drink at My {Iesous, Royal Host} table in My kingdom, and you will sit upon thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel {Israel: Covenant People}.
31 Simon, Simon, behold, Satan {Satanas: hostile accuser} has demanded to have you {hymas: all of you}, to sift you as wheat.
32 But I {ego, Faithful Intercessor} have prayed for you, that your faith {pistis: steadfast trust} may not fail; and you, when you have turned back, strengthen your brothers.
33 But he said to Him, “Lord {Kyrios, Faithful Master}, I am ready to go with You, both into prison {phylaken: harsh confinement} and into death.”
34 But He {Iesous, Prophetic Speaker} said, “I tell you, Peter, the rooster will not crow today until you deny three times that you know Me {me: personal recognition}.”
35 And He said to them, "When I sent you without a moneybag {ballantiou: travel funds}, or a bag, or sandals, did you lack anything?" They said, "Nothing {outhenos: not one thing}."
36 And He said to them, "But now, the one who has a purse {ballantion: small money pouch}, let him take it, and likewise a bag; and the one who does not have a sword, let him sell his cloak {himation: outer garment} and buy a sword."
37 For I tell you that this which is written must be fulfilled in Me {Iesous, Suffering Servant}: “And He was counted with the lawless.” For indeed, what concerns Me has its fulfillment {telos: intended completion}.
38 And they said, “Lord {Kyrios, Master and Teacher}, look, here are two swords {machairai: short-bladed weapons}.” And He said to them, “It is enough.”
39 And after going out, He {Iesous, Steady Guide} went in keeping with His practice {ethos: settled habit} to the Mount of Olives, and the disciples also followed Him.
40 When He {Iesous, Watchful Teacher} came to that place, He said to them, “Pray so that you may not enter into temptation {peirasmon: testing or trial}.”
41 And He {Iesous, Willing Withdrawer} Himself was separated from them about the distance of a stone cast, and after lowering Himself to His knees {gonata: Prayerful Posture}, He prayed.
42 Saying, “Father {Pater, Sovereign Hearer}, if You consent, carry this cup {poterion: appointed ordeal} away from Me; yet let not My will, but Yours, come to pass.”
43 And an angel from heaven appeared to Him {Iesous, Agonizing Savior}, strengthening {enischyon: imparting fresh courage} Him.
44 And having entered into agony, He {Iesous, Suffering Intercessor} was praying still more earnestly; and His sweat became like drops of blood {haima: lifeblood} falling down to the ground.
45 And when He {Iesous, Faithful Intercessor} had risen from the prayer, having come to the disciples, He found them sleeping from the sorrow {lype: overwhelming grief}.
46 And He {Iesous, Watchful Master} said to them, “Why are you sleeping? Rise and pray, so that you may not enter into temptation {peirasmon: severe testing}.”
47 While He was still speaking, behold, a crowd {ochlos: assembled group} came, and the one called Judas, one of the twelve, was going before them, and he approached Jesus {Iesous, Betrayed Teacher} to kiss Him.
48 But Jesus {Iesous, Betrayed Redeemer} said to him, “Judas, with a kiss are you betraying the Son of Man {huion tou anthropou: promised Messiah}?”
49 But when those around Him saw what was going to happen, they said, “Lord {Kyrios, Sovereign Protector}, shall we strike {pataxomen: launch a violent blow} with the sword?”
50 And one of them struck {epataxen: sudden violent blow} the servant of the high priest and cut off his right ear {ous: outer ear surface}.