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Mienh Daav Za'eix Daix Yesu

(Beiv mangc Maako 14:1-2; Lugaa 22:1-2; Yo^han 11:45-53)

¹Yesu gorngv liuz naaiv deix yietc zungv waac, ninh mbuox ninh nyei sai-gorx, ²“Meih mbuo hiuv duqv maaih i hnoi hnangv taux Siex Maengc Zipv aqv.⚓ Yie, Baamh Mienh nyei Dorn, ziouc zuqc zorqv jiu bun mienh ding ziepc nzaangc jaax.”
³Wuov zanc ⟨sai mienh bieiv⟩ caux baeqc fingx nyei mienh gox gapv zunv yiem Kaa^yaa^faatv domh sai mienh nyei dinc, ⁴caangh laangh daav za'eix bingx jienv zorqv Yesu daix guangc. ⁵Mv baac ninh mbuo gorngv, “Naaiv deix jiex zipv nyei hnoi gu'nyuoz mbuo maiv dungx gaengh zorqv. Gamh nziex zuangx mienh haih lunc nzengc mv bei.”

Maaih Dauh M'sieqv Dorn Dox Youh Ndaang Yesu Nyei M'nqorngv

(Beiv mangc Maako 14:3-9; Yo^han 12:1-8)

⁶Yesu yiem Mbe^taa^ni Laangz, butv jiex ⟨gomh huv baengc⟩ wuov dauh Simon nyei biauv. ⁷Nyanc jienv hnaangx nyei ziangh hoc, maaih dauh m'sieqv dorn dorh norm la'bieiv-baengh⚓ dapv buangv jaaix haic nyei youh ndaang daaih dox Yesu nyei m'nqorngv.⚓ ⁸Sai-gorx mbuo buatc hnangv naaic zoux, ninh mbuo qiex jiez haic ziouc gorngv, “Baeqc baeqc zaaux guangc zoux haaix nyungc? ⁹Naaiv deix youh ndaang haih maaic duqv nyaanh camv haic bun mienh jomc mienh niaa.”
¹⁰Yesu hiuv duqv ninh mbuo hnangv haaix nor gorngv ninh ziouc mbuox ninh mbuo, “Meih mbuo zoux haaix nyungc la'nyauv naaiv dauh m'sieqv dorn? Ninh hnangv naaiv nor zoux bun yie se longx haic aqv. ¹¹Meih mbuo zanc-zanc maaih mienh jomc mienh caux meih mbuo yiem. Mv baac meih mbuo maiv duqv yie caux meih mbuo yietc liuz yiem.⚓ ¹²Ninh zorqv youh ndaang dox yie nyei sin, ninh zoux weic liuc leiz zangx yie nyei sei. ¹³Yie gorngv zien mbuox meih mbuo, maiv gunv mingh taux lungh ndiev haaix norm dorngx zunh naaiv kuv fienx, mienh ziouc gorngv naaiv dauh m'sieqv dorn zoux nyei jauv-louc weic jangx taux ninh.”

Yu^ndaatc Laengz Maaic Yesu

(Beiv mangc Maako 14:10-11; Lugaa 22:3-6)

¹⁴Wuov deix ziepc nyeic dauh sai-gorx maaih dauh, dongh mbuox heuc Yu^ndaatc I^saa^kaa^li^otc wuov dauh, mingh lorz sai mienh bieiv ¹⁵naaic ninh mbuo, “Se gorngv yie zorqv Yesu jiu bun meih mbuo, meih mbuo bun haaix nyungc yie?” Sai mienh bieiv ziouc saauv faah ziepc norm loz-hnoi nyei zinh⚓ bun Yu^ndaatc. ¹⁶Yiem naaic daaih, Yu^ndaatc lorz qangx zorqv Yesu jiu bun ninh mbuo.

Yesu Caux Ninh Nyei Sai-Gorx Nyanc Siex Maengc Zipv Nyei Hnaangx

(Beiv mangc Maako 14:12-21; Lugaa 22:7-13, 21-23; Yo^han 13:21-30)

¹⁷Jiex dongh Maiv An Bingv nyei Njuov nyei Zipv⚓ daauh hnoi, sai-gorx mbuo daaih naaic Yesu, “Sai-Diex oix yie mbuo yiem haaix mbenc Siex Maengc Zipv nyei hnaangx bun Sai-Diex nyanc?”
¹⁸Yesu mbuox ninh mbuo, “Meih mbuo bieqc zingh mingh lorz yietc laanh mienh, yaac mbuox ninh, ‘Sai-Diex gorngv, yie nyei ziangh hoc taux aqv. Yie caux yie nyei sai-gorx oix yiem meih nyei biauv jiex Siex Maengc Zipv.’ ” ¹⁹Sai-gorx mbuo ziouc ei Yesu nyei waac zoux, mingh mbenc Siex Maengc Zipv nyei hnaangx.
²⁰Lungh maanz-hmuangx, Yesu caux ninh nyei ziepc nyeic dauh sai-gorx faaux dieh nyanc hnaangx. ²¹Nyanc jienv hnaangx wuov zanc, Yesu gorngv, “Yie gorngv zien mbuox meih mbuo, yiem meih mbuo mbu'ndongx maaih dauh oix maaic yie.”
²²Sai-gorx mbuo za'gengh! nzauh haic ziouc yietc dauh yietc dauh nyei naaic Yesu, “Ziouv aac, maiv zeiz yie saah?”
²³Yesu dau, “Dongh caux yie juangc nzormc guoqv njuov wuov dauh oix maaic yie.⚓ ²⁴Yie, Baamh Mienh nyei Dorn, oix zuqc guei seix hnangv Ging-Sou gorngv nor. Mv baac maaic yie wuov dauh zungv zuqc kouv aqv. Ninh maiv dungx cuotv seix gauh longx.”
²⁵Maaic Yesu wuov dauh Yu^ndaatc gorngv, “Sai-Diex aah! Maiv zeiz yie saah?”
Yesu dau, “Naaic se meih ganh gorngv aqv.”

Yesu Liepc Jangx Ninh Wuov Donx Hnaangx

(Beiv mangc Maako 14:22-26; Lugaa 22:14-20; 1 Ko^lin^to 11:23-25)

²⁶Nyanc jienv wuov zanc, Yesu zorqv njuov daaih, laengz zingh liuz Tin-Hungh, ziouc maeqv nqoi bun ninh nyei sai-gorx mbuo, yaac gorngv, “Zipv daaih nyanc aqv. Naaiv se yie nyei sin.”
²⁷Yesu aengx zorqv zaanv a'ngunc diuv daaih, laengz zingh liuz Tin-Hungh, ziouc bun ninh mbuo, yaac gorngv, “Meih mbuo yietc zungv gunv hopv maah! ²⁸Naaiv se yie nyei nziaamv weic liepc jiez Tin-Hungh nyei ngaengc waac. Se liouc cuotv weic bun Tin-Hungh guangc mienh camv nyei zuiz.⚓ ²⁹Yie mbuox meih mbuo, yiem naaiv mingh, yie maiv caux meih mbuo hopv naaiv a'ngunc diuv. Zuov taux yiem yie nyei Die nyei guoqv cingx daaih duqv caux meih mbuo siang-hopv jiex.”⚓
³⁰Ninh mbuo baaux liuz nzung, ziouc cuotv daaih, mingh wuov Ga'lanv Mbong mi'aqv.

Yesu Jaa-Ndaangc Gorngv Bide Maiv Nyiemc Ninh

(Beiv mangc Maako 14:27-31; Lugaa 22:31-34; Yo^han 13:36-38)

³¹Wuov zanc Yesu gorngv mbuox ninh nyei sai-gorx, “Ih muonz meih mbuo yietc zungv oix guangc jienv yie biaux, weic zuqc Ging-Sou fiev jienv gorngv,
‘Tin-Hungh oix daix ba'gi yungh nyei ziouv.
Ba'gi yungh guanh ziouc nzaanx nzengc mi'aqv.’⚓
³²Mv baac yie daic mingh, Tin-Hungh aengx bun yie nangh daaih, yie ziouc mingh Gaa^li^li Saengv ndaangc meih mbuo.”⚓
³³Bide gorngv mbuox Yesu, “Maiv gunv ninh mbuo yietc zungv guangc Sai-Diex, yie yietc liuz maiv guangc.”
³⁴Yesu gorngv mbuox Bide, “Yie gorngv zien mbuox meih. Ih muonz, jai zungv maiv gaengh nqaaix, meih zungv maiv nyiemc yie buo nzunc.”
³⁵Bide gorngv, “Maiv gunv yie zuqc caux Sai-Diex daic, yie yietc liuz nyiemc, maiv guangc meih.” Wuov deix sai-gorx yietc zungv yaac fih hnangv nyei gorngv.

Yesu Yiem Getc^se^maa^ni Huingx Daux Gaux

(Beiv mangc Maako 14:32-42; Lugaa 22:39-46)

³⁶Yesu caux ninh nyei sai-gorx mingh norm dorngx, mbuox heuc Getc^se^maa^ni. Yesu mbuox ninh nyei sai-gorx, “Meih mbuo zueiz jienv naaiv zuov yie mingh wuov maengx daux gaux.” ³⁷Ninh ziouc dorh Bide caux Se^mbe^ndi nyei i dauh dorn caux jienv mingh. Wuov zanc Yesu haiz hnyouv huaang, nzauh duqv kouv haic, ³⁸Yesu mbuox ninh mbuo, “Yie haiz za'gengh! nzauh haic, hnangv haih daic nyei nor. Meih mbuo caux yie yiem naaiv ging hnyouv zuov jienv oc.”
³⁹Yesu aengx jiex mingh deix ziouc mbaapv njiec, hmien taux ndau daux gaux gorngv, “Yie nyei Die aah! Se gorngv horpc nyei nor, tov Die zorqv nqoi yie oix zuqc hopv naaiv norm zaanv.⚓ Mv baac maiv dungx ei yie nyei eix. Oix zuqc ei Die nyei eix hnangv.”
⁴⁰Yesu aengx nzuonx taux wuov deix buo dauh sai-gorx wuov, buatc ninh mbuo m'njormh nzengc. Ninh ziouc mbuox Bide, “Meih mbuo zoux haaix nyungc caux yie zuov maiv duqv yietc norm ziangh hoc? ⁴¹Oix zuqc ging jienv hnyouv daux gaux, tov Tin-Hungh maiv dungx bun meih mbuo buangh zuqc seix hnyouv nyei sic. Meih mbuo nyei hnyouv oix zoux horpc, mv baac sin zaangc mau haic.”
⁴²Yesu aengx mingh daux gaux da'nyeic nzunc. Ninh gorngv, “Yie nyei Die aah! Se gorngv naaiv norm zaanv⚓ yie simv maiv ndutv, za'gengh oix zuqc hopv nor, tov ei Die nyei eix zoux ziangx.” ⁴³Yesu aengx nzuonx taux sai-gorx mbuo wuov, buatc ninh mbuo m'njormh mi'aqv, weic zuqc m'zing nyuix haic, nungx maiv nqoi.
⁴⁴Yesu aengx leih ninh mbuo, mingh daux gaux da'faam nzunc, yaac hnangv zinh ndaangc wuov nzunc nor daux gaux. ⁴⁵Nqa'haav ninh aengx nzuonx sai-gorx mbuo wuov. Ninh gorngv, “Meih mbuo corc yiem naaic bueix m'njormh hitv kuonx? Mangc maah! Ziangh hoc taux aqv. Yie, Baamh Mienh nyei Dorn, zuqc jiu bun yiem zuiz-mienh nyei buoz-ndiev. ⁴⁶Jiez sin daaih, mbuo mingh aqv. Mangc gaax wuov! Maaic yie wuov dauh mienh daaih taux aqv.”

Yesu Zuqc Mienh Zorqv

(Beiv mangc Maako 14:43-50; Lugaa 22:47-53; Yo^han 18:3-12)

⁴⁷Yesu gorngv waac zungv maiv gaengh setv, ziepc nyeic dauh sai-gorx nyei yietc dauh, mbuox heuc Yu^ndaatc, daaih taux. Aengx maaih sai mienh bieiv caux baeqc fingx nyei mienh gox paaiv daaih nyei mienh camv dorh jienv nzuqc ndaauv, nanv jienv ndiangx-ndonx, gan jienv daaih. ⁴⁸Maaic Yesu wuov dauh jaa-ndaangc mbuox ziangx wuov deix, ninh oix zoux norm jangx-hoc bun ninh mbuo hiuv duqv Yesu. Ninh gorngv, “Yie zom haaix dauh, se dongh meih mbuo oix zorqv wuov dauh aqv. Gunv zorqv aqv.”
⁴⁹Yu^ndaatc baeng zaqc nyei mingh taux Yesu wuov yaac gorngv, “Sai-Diex aah! Baengh orn nyei saah?” Ziouc zom ninh nyei hmien.
⁵⁰Yesu gorngv, “Youz aac, meih oix zoux haaix nyungc gaanv zoux siepv aqv.”⚓
Wuov deix mienh ziouc daaih njiec buoz zorqv jienv Yesu. ⁵¹Maaih dauh caux Yesu yiem wuov nyei mienh baeng ninh nyei nzuqc ndaauv cuotv, hngaqv ⟨domh sai mienh⟩ nyei nouh, pai zuqc nouh nyei yietc bung m'normh ndutv mingh. ⁵²Yesu mbuox ninh mbuo, “Zorqv meih nyei nzuqc ndaauv tapv jienv paiv maah! Haaix dauh longc nzuqc ndaauv, zungv oix zuqc laaix nzuqc ndaauv daic. ⁵³Meih maiv hiuv fai? Yie haih tov yie nyei Die, nduqc dangh hnangv ninh ziouc paaiv fin-mienh baeng gauh camv ziepc nyeic guanh⚓ daaih tengx yie. ⁵⁴Mv baac, se gorngv yie hnangv naaic zoux, sic hnangv haaix nor haih cuotv daaih doix Ging-Sou fiev horpc zuqc cuotv nyei waac?”
⁵⁵Yesu ziouc gorngv mbuox gapv zunv nyei zuangx mienh, “Meih mbuo buatc yie hnangv zaqc baeng cingx daaih dorh jienv nzuqc ndaauv caux ndiangx-ndonx daaih zorqv yie? Yie hnoi-hnoi zueiz jienv zaangc Tin-Hungh nyei biauv njaaux mienh, meih mbuo yaac maiv zorqv.⚓ ⁵⁶Mv baac naaiv deix yietc zungv sic cuotv daaih weic bun doix nzengc zinh ndaangc douc waac mienh fiev jienv Ging-Sou wuov deix waac.”
Wuov zanc sai-gorx mbuo ziouc guangc jienv Yesu, biaux nzengc mi'aqv.

Yesu Yiem Gunv Sic Wuic Zuqc Siemv

(Beiv mangc Maako 14:53-65; Lugaa 22:54-55, 63-71; Yo^han 18:13-14, 19-24)

⁵⁷Zorqv Yesu wuov deix mienh dorh ninh mingh taux Kaa^yaa^faatv domh sai mienh wuov. Maaih njaaux leiz nyei fin-saeng caux mienh gox gapv zunv yiem wuov. ⁵⁸Bide gan jienv mingh mv baac leih go deix nyei, taux domh sai mienh nyei biauv-hlen bieqc laatc gu'nyuoz. Ninh caux zuov biauv nyei baeng zueiz jienv wuov, oix muangx gaax, naaiv deix sic hnangv haaix nor.
⁵⁹Sai mienh bieiv caux ⟨Gunv Sic Wuic⟩ nyei zuangx mienh lorz jaav zorng-zengx gox Yesu weic bun ninh zuqc daix. ⁶⁰Mv baac maiv gunv maaih mienh camv daaih zoux jaav zorng-zengx, yaac lorz maiv duqv haaix nyungc gorn-baengx gox ninh. Zoux gau, maaih i dauh cuotv daaih ⁶¹gorngv, “Naaiv laanh mienh gorngv, ‘Yie haih caeqv nzengc zaangc Tin-Hungh nyei biauv. Buo hnoi gu'nyuoz aengx ganh ceix jiez daaih.’ ”⚓
⁶²Domh sai mienh ziouc souv jiez daaih naaic Yesu, “Naaiv deix mienh hnangv naaiv nor gox meih, meih maiv dau fai?” ⁶³Mv baac Yesu maiv ko lo. Domh sai mienh aengx mbuox Yesu, “Yie ziangv jienv yietc liuz ziangh nyei Tin-Hungh hatc meih gorngv zaqc mbuox yie mbuo, meih za'gengh Tin-Hungh nyei Dorn, Giduc, zeiz fai maiv zeiz?”
⁶⁴Yesu dau, “Se hnangv meih gorngv nor.” Mv baac yie mbuox meih mbuo, nqa'haav hingv meih mbuo oix buatc yie, Baamh Mienh nyei Dorn, zueiz jienv Nernh Jiex nyei Tin-Hungh nyei mbiaauc maengx, yaac yiem wuov mbuonx njiec daaih.”⚓
⁶⁵Domh sai mienh haiz naaiv deix waac, ziouc ⟨betv ninh ganh nyei lui⟩ yaac gorngv, “Ninh ki Tin-Hungh! Mbuo maiv zuqc lorz haaix dauh zoux zorng-zengx aqv. Meih mbuo ih zanc zungv haiz ninh ki Tin-Hungh.⚓ ⁶⁶Meih mbuo hnangv haaix nor hnamv?”
Ninh mbuo dau, “Ninh dorngc aqv. Zic duqv daic aqv.”
⁶⁷Ninh mbuo ziouc tuiv wuom-nzuih naetv Yesu nyei hmien yaac longc buoz-juonh mborqv. Maaih deix longc buoz-zaangv mbaix,⚓ ⁶⁸yaac gorngv, “Meih naaic dauh Giduc aah! Cai gaax! Mbuox yie mbuo maah! Haaix dauh mborqv meih?”

Bide Maiv Nyiemc Yesu

(Beiv mangc Maako 14:66-72; Lugaa 22:56-62; Yo^han 18:15-18, 25-27)

⁶⁹Bide zueiz jienv biauv-hlen laatc gu'nyuoz wuov zanc, maaih dauh m'sieqv bou daaih gorngv, “Meih yaac gan wuov dauh Gaa^li^li Mienh, Yesu, maiv zeiz?”
⁷⁰Mv baac Bide dorng jienv zuangx mienh maiv nyiemc. Ninh gorngv, “Yie maiv hiuv duqv meih gorngv haaix nyungc.”
⁷¹Gorngv liuz, Bide ziouc mingh taux wuov laatc gaengh. Aengx maaih dauh m'sieqv bou buatc ninh ziouc mbuox yiem wuov ga'hlen nyei mienh, “Naaiv dauh mienh yaac gan Naa^saa^letv Mungv nyei Yesu aex.”
⁷²Bide aengx maiv nyiemc. Ninh gorngv, “Ndouv haaix nyungc yaac ndouv duqv, yie maiv hiuv wuov laanh mienh.”
⁷³Yietc zanc jiex, souv jienv wuov ga'hlen nyei mienh daaih gorngv Bide, “Zeiz nyei. Meih gengh yietc dauh wuov deix mienh aqv. Meih gorngv waac nyei qiex bun meih ganh bingx maiv mbueiz aqv.”
⁷⁴Bide ziouc aengx ndouv jiez zioux gorngv, “Yie za'gengh! maiv hiuv duqv wuov laanh mienh.”
Liemh zeih jai nqaaix aqv. ⁷⁵Bide jangx zuqc Yesu gorngv nyei waac, “Jai zungv maiv gaengh nqaaix, meih maiv nyiemc yie buo nzunc.” Bide ziouc cuotv mingh nyiemv duqv kouv haic.

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The Plot Against Jesus

¹When Jesus had finished saying all these things, he said to his disciples, ²“As you know, the Passover is two days away—and the Son of Man will be handed over to be crucified.”
³Then the chief priests and the elders of the people assembled in the palace of the high priest, whose name was Caiaphas, ⁴and they schemed to arrest Jesus secretly and kill him. ⁵“But not during the festival,” they said, “or there may be a riot among the people.”

Jesus Anointed at Bethany

⁶While Jesus was in Bethany in the home of Simon the Leper, ⁷a woman came to him with an alabaster jar of very expensive perfume, which she poured on his head as he was reclining at the table.
⁸When the disciples saw this, they were indignant. “Why this waste?” they asked. ⁹“This perfume could have been sold at a high price and the money given to the poor.”
¹⁰Aware of this, Jesus said to them, “Why are you bothering this woman? She has done a beautiful thing to me. ¹¹The poor you will always have with you,⚓but you will not always have me. ¹²When she poured this perfume on my body, she did it to prepare me for burial. ¹³Truly I tell you, wherever this gospel is preached throughout the world, what she has done will also be told, in memory of her.”

Judas Agrees to Betray Jesus

¹⁴Then one of the Twelve—the one called Judas Iscariot—went to the chief priests ¹⁵and asked, “What are you willing to give me if I deliver him over to you?” So they counted out for him thirty pieces of silver. ¹⁶From then on Judas watched for an opportunity to hand him over.

The Last Supper

¹⁷On the first day of the Festival of Unleavened Bread, the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Where do you want us to make preparations for you to eat the Passover?”
¹⁸He replied, “Go into the city to a certain man and tell him, ‘The Teacher says: My appointed time is near. I am going to celebrate the Passover with my disciples at your house.’ ” ¹⁹So the disciples did as Jesus had directed them and prepared the Passover.
²⁰When evening came, Jesus was reclining at the table with the Twelve. ²¹And while they were eating, he said, “Truly I tell you, one of you will betray me.”
²²They were very sad and began to say to him one after the other, “Surely you don’t mean me, Lord?”
²³Jesus replied, “The one who has dipped his hand into the bowl with me will betray me. ²⁴The Son of Man will go just as it is written about him. But woe to that man who betrays the Son of Man! It would be better for him if he had not been born.”
²⁵Then Judas, the one who would betray him, said, “Surely you don’t mean me, Rabbi?”
Jesus answered, “You have said so.”
²⁶While they were eating, Jesus took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and gave it to his disciples, saying, “Take and eat; this is my body.”
²⁷Then he took a cup, and when he had given thanks, he gave it to them, saying, “Drink from it, all of you. ²⁸This is my blood of the⚓covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins. ²⁹I tell you, I will not drink from this fruit of the vine from now on until that day when I drink it new with you in my Father’s kingdom.”
³⁰When they had sung a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives.

Jesus Predicts Peter’s Denial

³¹Then Jesus told them, “This very night you will all fall away on account of me, for it is written:
“ ‘I will strike the shepherd,
and the sheep of the flock will be scattered.’⚓
³²But after I have risen, I will go ahead of you into Galilee.”
³³Peter replied, “Even if all fall away on account of you, I never will.”
³⁴“Truly I tell you,” Jesus answered, “this very night, before the rooster crows, you will disown me three times.”
³⁵But Peter declared, “Even if I have to die with you, I will never disown you.” And all the other disciples said the same.

Gethsemane

³⁶Then Jesus went with his disciples to a place called Gethsemane, and he said to them, “Sit here while I go over there and pray.” ³⁷He took Peter and the two sons of Zebedee along with him, and he began to be sorrowful and troubled. ³⁸Then he said to them, “My soul is overwhelmed with sorrow to the point of death. Stay here and keep watch with me.”
³⁹Going a little farther, he fell with his face to the ground and prayed, “My Father, if it is possible, may this cup be taken from me. Yet not as I will, but as you will.”
⁴⁰Then he returned to his disciples and found them sleeping. “Couldn’t you men keep watch with me for one hour?” he asked Peter. ⁴¹“Watch and pray so that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.”
⁴²He went away a second time and prayed, “My Father, if it is not possible for this cup to be taken away unless I drink it, may your will be done.”
⁴³When he came back, he again found them sleeping, because their eyes were heavy. ⁴⁴So he left them and went away once more and prayed the third time, saying the same thing.
⁴⁵Then he returned to the disciples and said to them, “Are you still sleeping and resting? Look, the hour has come, and the Son of Man is delivered into the hands of sinners. ⁴⁶Rise! Let us go! Here comes my betrayer!”

Jesus Arrested

⁴⁷While he was still speaking, Judas, one of the Twelve, arrived. With him was a large crowd armed with swords and clubs, sent from the chief priests and the elders of the people. ⁴⁸Now the betrayer had arranged a signal with them: “The one I kiss is the man; arrest him.” ⁴⁹Going at once to Jesus, Judas said, “Greetings, Rabbi!” and kissed him.
⁵⁰Jesus replied, “Do what you came for, friend.”⚓
Then the men stepped forward, seized Jesus and arrested him. ⁵¹With that, one of Jesus’ companions reached for his sword, drew it out and struck the servant of the high priest, cutting off his ear.
⁵²“Put your sword back in its place,” Jesus said to him, “for all who draw the sword will die by the sword. ⁵³Do you think I cannot call on my Father, and he will at once put at my disposal more than twelve legions of angels? ⁵⁴But how then would the Scriptures be fulfilled that say it must happen in this way?”
⁵⁵In that hour Jesus said to the crowd, “Am I leading a rebellion, that you have come out with swords and clubs to capture me? Every day I sat in the temple courts teaching, and you did not arrest me. ⁵⁶But this has all taken place that the writings of the prophets might be fulfilled.” Then all the disciples deserted him and fled.

Jesus Before the Sanhedrin

⁵⁷Those who had arrested Jesus took him to Caiaphas the high priest, where the teachers of the law and the elders had assembled. ⁵⁸But Peter followed him at a distance, right up to the courtyard of the high priest. He entered and sat down with the guards to see the outcome.
⁵⁹The chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were looking for false evidence against Jesus so that they could put him to death. ⁶⁰But they did not find any, though many false witnesses came forward.
Finally two came forward ⁶¹and declared, “This fellow said, ‘I am able to destroy the temple of God and rebuild it in three days.’ ”
⁶²Then the high priest stood up and said to Jesus, “Are you not going to answer? What is this testimony that these men are bringing against you?” ⁶³But Jesus remained silent.
The high priest said to him, “I charge you under oath by the living God: Tell us if you are the Messiah, the Son of God.”
⁶⁴“You have said so,” Jesus replied. “But I say to all of you: From now on you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of the Mighty One and coming on the clouds of heaven.”⚓
⁶⁵Then the high priest tore his clothes and said, “He has spoken blasphemy! Why do we need any more witnesses? Look, now you have heard the blasphemy. ⁶⁶What do you think?”
“He is worthy of death,” they answered.
⁶⁷Then they spit in his face and struck him with their fists. Others slapped him ⁶⁸and said, “Prophesy to us, Messiah. Who hit you?”

Peter Disowns Jesus

⁶⁹Now Peter was sitting out in the courtyard, and a servant girl came to him. “You also were with Jesus of Galilee,” she said.
⁷⁰But he denied it before them all. “I don’t know what you’re talking about,” he said.
⁷¹Then he went out to the gateway, where another servant girl saw him and said to the people there, “This fellow was with Jesus of Nazareth.”
⁷²He denied it again, with an oath: “I don’t know the man!”
⁷³After a little while, those standing there went up to Peter and said, “Surely you are one of them; your accent gives you away.”
⁷⁴Then he began to call down curses, and he swore to them, “I don’t know the man!”
Immediately a rooster crowed. ⁷⁵Then Peter remembered the word Jesus had spoken: “Before the rooster crows, you will disown me three times.” And he went outside and wept bitterly.