Mark 14:1-42

1Now the passover and the [feast of] unleavened bread was after two days. And the chief priests and the scribes were seeking how they might seize him by subtlety and kill him.

2For they said, Not in the feast, lest perhaps there be a tumult of the people.

3And when he was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper, as he lay at table, there came a woman having an alabaster flask of ointment of pure nard, very costly; and having broken the alabaster flask, she poured it out upon his head.

4And there were some indignant in themselves, and saying, Why has this waste been made of the ointment?

5for this ointment could have been sold for more than three hundred denarii and given to the poor. And they spoke very angrily at her.

6But Jesus said, Let her alone; why do ye trouble her? she has wrought a good work as to me;

7for ye have the poor always with you, and whenever ye would ye can do them good; but me ye have not always.

8What she could she has done. She has beforehand anointed my body for the burial.

9And verily I say unto you, Wheresoever these glad tidings may be preached in the whole world, what this [woman] has done shall be also spoken of for a memorial of her.

10And Judas Iscariote, one of the twelve, went away to the chief priests that he might deliver him up to them;

11and they, when they heard it, rejoiced, and promised him to give money. And he sought how he could opportunely deliver him up.

12And the first day of unleavened bread, when they slew the passover, his disciples say to him, Where wilt thou that we go and prepare, that thou mayest eat the passover?

13And he sends two of his disciples, and says to them, Go into the city, and a man shall meet you carrying a pitcher of water; follow him.

14And wheresoever he enters, say to the master of the house, The Teacher says, Where is my guest-chamber where I may eat the passover with my disciples?

15and he will shew you a large upper room furnished ready. There make ready for us.

16And his disciples went away and came into the city, and found as he had said to them; and they made ready the passover.

17And when evening was come, he comes with the twelve.

18And as they lay at table and were eating, Jesus said, Verily I say to you, One of you shall deliver me up; he who is eating with me.

19And they began to be grieved, and to say to him, one by one, Is it I? [and another, Is it I?]

20But he answered and said to them, One of the twelve, he who dips with me in the dish.

21The Son of man goes indeed as it is written concerning him, but woe to that man by whom the Son of man is delivered up; [it were] good for that man if he had not been born.

22And as they were eating, Jesus, having taken bread, when he had blessed, broke [it], and gave [it] to them, and said, Take [this]: this is my body.

23And having taken [the] cup, when he had given thanks, he gave [it] to them, and they all drank out of it.

24And he said to them, This is my blood, that of the [new] covenant, that shed for many.

25Verily I say to you, I will no more drink at all of the fruit of the vine, until that day when I drink it new in the kingdom of 1God.

26And having sung a hymn, they went out to the mount of Olives.

27And Jesus says to them, All ye shall be offended, for it is written, I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered abroad.

28But after I am risen, I will go before you into Galilee.

29But Peter said to him, Even if all should be offended, yet not I.

30And Jesus says to him, Verily I say to thee, that thou to-day, in this night, before [the] cock shall crow twice, thou shalt thrice deny me.

31But he said [so much] exceedingly the more, If I should have to die with thee, I will in no wise deny thee. And likewise said they all too.

32And they come to a place of which the name [is] Gethsemane, and he says to his disciples, Sit here while I shall pray.

33And he takes with him Peter and James and John, and he began to be amazed and oppressed in spirit.

34And he says to them, My soul is full of grief even unto death; abide here and watch.

35And, going forward a little, he fell upon the earth; and he prayed that, if it were possible, the hour might pass away from him.

36And he said, Abba, Father, all things are possible to thee: take away this cup from me; but not what I will, but what thou [wilt].

37And he comes and finds them sleeping. And he says to Peter, Simon, dost thou sleep? Hast thou not been able to watch one hour?

38Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation. The spirit indeed [is] willing, but the flesh weak.

39And going away, he prayed again, saying the same thing.

40And returning, he found them again sleeping, for their eyes were heavy; and they knew not what they should answer him.

41And he comes the third time and says to them, Sleep on now, and take your rest. It is enough; the hour is come; behold, the Son of man is delivered up into the hands of sinners.

42Arise, let us go; behold, he that delivers me up has drawn nigh.