New American Standard Bible 1995

Matthew 26:21-75

21As they were eatingἐσθιόντωνesthiontōnG2068,He saidλέγωlegōG3004, “TrulyἀμὴνamēnG281I sayG3004to you that oneεἷςheisG1520of you will betrayπαραδώσειparadōseiG3860Me.”

22Being deeplyσφόδραsphodraG4970grievedλυπούμενοιlupoumenoiG3076, theyeachἕκαστοςhekastosG1538oneεἷςheisG1520beganἤρξαντοērxantoG757to sayλέγεινlegeinG3004to Him, “SurelyμήτιmētiG3385not I, Lordκύριε;¶kurieG2962?”

23And He answeredἀποκριθεὶςapokritheisG611, “He who dippedἐμβάψαςembapsasG1686his handχεῖραcheiraG5495with Me in the bowlτρυβλίῳ,trubliōG5165is the oneοὗτόςhoutosG3778who will betrayπαραδώσει.paradōseiG3860Me.

24The SonυἱὸςhuiosG5207of ManἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444is togoὑπάγειhupageiG5217,justκαθὼςkathōsG2531as it is writtenγέγραπταιgegraptaiG1125of Him; but woeοὐαὶouaiG3759to that manἀνθρώπῳanthrōpōG444by whomοὗhouG3739the SonυἱὸςhuiosG5207of ManἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444is betrayedπαραδίδοται·paradidotaiG3860!It would have beenἦνēnG1510goodκαλὸνkalonG2570for that manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444ifεἰeiG1487he had not been bornἐγεννήθηegennēthēG1080.”

25AndJudasἸούδαςIoudasG2455,who was betrayingπαραδιδοὺςparadidousG3860Him, saidλέγειlegeiG3004, “SurelyμήτιmētiG3385it is not I,Rabbiῥαββί;rhabbiG4461?”Jesus saidG3004to him, “You have saidG3004ityourselfσὺsuG4771.”

26While they were eatingἘσθιόντωνEsthiontōnG2068,JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424tookλαβὼνlabōnG2983somebreadἄρτονartonG740, andafter a blessingεὐλογήσαςeulogēsasG2127,He brokeἔκλασεν,eklasenG2806itand gaveδοὺςdousG1325itto the disciplesμαθηταῖςmathētaisG3101,and saidG3004,“TakeλάβετεlabeteG2983,eatG2068;thisτοῦτόtoutoG3778is My bodyσῶμάsōmaG4983.”

27And when He had takenλαβὼνlabōnG2983a cupποτήριονpotērionG4221and givenG1325thanksεὐχαριστήσαςeucharistēsasG2168,He gaveG1325itto them, sayingλέγων·legōnG3004,“DrinkπίετεpieteG4095from it, allπάντες·pantesG3956of you;

28forthisτοῦτοtoutoG3778is My bloodαἷμάhaimaG129of the covenantδιαθήκηςdiathēkēsG1242,which is pouredἐκχυννόμενονekchunnomenonG1632out formanyπολλῶνpollōnG4183for forgivenessἄφεσινaphesinG859of sinsἁμαρτιῶν.hamartiōnG266.

29But I sayλέγωlegōG3004to you, I will not drinkπίωpiōG4095of thisτούτουtoutouG3778fruitG1079of the vineἀμπέλουampelouG288from nowἄρτιartiG737on untilἕωςhe'ōsG2193that dayἡμέραςhēmerasG2250whenὅτανhotanG3752I drinkπίνωpinōG4095it newκαινὸνkainonG2537with you in My Father’sπατρόςpatrosG3962kingdomβασιλείᾳbasileiaG932.”

30After singingG5214a hymnὑμνήσαντεςhumnēsantesG5214,they wentἐξῆλθονexēlthonG1831out tothe MountὄροςorosG3735of OlivesG1636.

31ThenΤότεToteG5119JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424saidλέγειlegeiG3004to them,“You will allπάντεςpantesG3956fallσκανδαλισθήσεσθεskandalisthēsestheG4624awayG4624becauseG1722of Me thisταύτῃ·tautēG3778nightνυκτὶnuktiG3571,for it is writtenγέγραπταιgegraptaiG1125, ‘I will strikeπατάξωpataxōG3960downG3960the shepherdποιμένα,poimenaG4166,and the sheepπρόβαταprobataG4263of the flockποίμνης.poimnēsG4167shall bescatteredδιασκορπισθήσονταιdiaskorpisthēsontaiG1287.’

32But afterμετὰmetaG3326I have been raisedἐγερθῆναίegerthēnaiG1453,I will goπροάξωproaxōG4254aheadG4254of you to GalileeΓαλιλαίαν.¶GalilaianG1056.”

33But PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074saidG3004to Him, “EventhoughεἰeiG1487allπάντεςpantesG3956mayfallσκανδαλισθήσονταιskandalisthēsontaiG4624awayσκανδαλισθήσομαι.¶skandalisthēsomaiG4624becauseἐνenG1722of You, I will neverοὐδέποτεoudepoteG3763fallG4624awayG4624.”

34JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424saidἜφηEphēG5346to him, “TrulyἀμὴνamēnG281I sayλέγωlegōG3004to you thatthisταύτῃtautēG3778verynightνυκτὶnuktiG3571,beforeπρὶνprinG4250a roosterἀλέκτοραalektoraG220crowsφωνῆσαιphōnēsaiG5455,you will denyἀπαρνήσῃaparnēsēG533Me threeG5151timesG5151.”

35PeterΠέτρος·PetrosG4074saidΛέγειLegeiG3004to Him, “EvenG2579ifG2579I haveδέῃdeēG1163to dieἀποθανεῖν,apothaneinG599with You, I will not denyἀπαρνήσομαι.aparnēsomaiG533You.” AllπάντεςpantesG3956the disciplesμαθηταὶmathētaiG3101saidG3004the sameG3668thingG3668tooG2532.

36ThenΤότεToteG5119JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424cameἔρχεταιerchetaiG2064with them to a placeχωρίονchōrionG5564calledλεγόμενονlegomenonG3004GethsemaneΓεθσημανὶGethsēmaniG1068,and saidλέγειlegeiG3004to His disciplesμαθηταῖς·mathētaisG3101,“SitκαθίσατεkathisateG2523hereαὐτοῦautouG847whileἕωςhe'ōsG2193I goG565overG565thereἐκεῖekeiG1563and prayπροσεύξωμαι.¶proseuxōmaiG4336.”

37And He tookπαραλαβὼνparalabōnG3880with HimPeterΠέτρονPetronG4074and the twoδύοduoG1417sonsυἱοὺςhuiousG5207of ZebedeeΖεβεδαίουZebedaiouG2199,and beganἤρξατοērxatoG757to be grievedλυπεῖσθαιlupeisthaiG3076and distressedἀδημονεῖν.¶adēmoneinG85.

38ThenΤότεToteG5119He saidλέγειlegeiG3004to them, “My soulψυχήpsuchēG5590is deeplyG4036grievedG4036,to the pointἕωςhe'ōsG2193of deathθανάτου·thanatouG2288;remainμείνατεmeinateG3306hereὧδεhōdeG5602andkeepG1127watchγρηγορεῖτεgrēgoreiteG1127with Me.”

39And He wentG4281a littleμικρὸνmikronG3398beyondG4281them,and fellἔπεσενepesenG4098on His faceπρόσωπονprosōponG4383and prayedπροσευχόμενοςproseuchomenosG4336,sayingλέγων·legōnG3004,“My FatherπάτερpaterG3962,ifεἰeiG1487it is possibleδυνατόνdunatonG1415, letthisτοῦτο·toutoG3778cupποτήριονpotērionG4221passπαρελθάτωparelthatōG3928from Me;yetπλὴνplēnG4133not as I willθέλωthelōG2309, but as You will.”

40And He cameἔρχεταιerchetaiG2064to the disciplesμαθητὰςmathētasG3101and foundεὑρίσκειheuriskeiG2147them sleepingκαθεύδονταςkatheudontasG2518,and saidλέγειlegeiG3004to PeterΠέτρῳ·PetrōG4074,“SoοὕτωςhoutōsG3779, you mencouldἰσχύσατεischusateG2480notkeepG1127watchγρηγορῆσαιgrēgorēsaiG1127with Me for oneμίανmianG1520hourὥρανhōranG5610?

41KeepG1127watchingγρηγορεῖτεgrēgoreiteG1127and prayingπροσεύχεσθεproseuchestheG4336that you may not enterεἰσέλθητεeiselthēteG1525into temptationπειρασμόν.peirasmonG3986;the spiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151is willingπρόθυμονprothumonG4289,but the fleshσὰρξsarxG4561is weakἀσθενής.¶asthenēsG772.”

42He wentG565awayἀπελθὼνapelthōnG565againΠάλινPalinG3825a secondδευτέρουdeuterouG1208timeG1208and prayedπροσηύξατοprosēuxatoG4336,sayingλέγων·legōnG3004,“My FatherπάτερpaterG3962,ifεἰeiG1487thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778cannotοὐ δύναταιou dunataiG1410 G3756passπαρελθεῖνpareltheinG3928awayG3928unlessἐὰν μὴean mēG1437 G3361I drinkπίω,piōG4095it,Your willθέλημάthelēmaG2307be doneγενηθήτωgenēthētōG1096.”

43AgainπάλινpalinG3825He cameἐλθὼνelthōnG2064and foundεὗρενheurenG2147them sleepingκαθεύδοντας·katheudontasG2518,for their eyesὀφθαλμοὶophthalmoiG3788were heavyβεβαρημένοι.¶bebarēmenoiG916.

44And He leftἀφεὶςapheisG863them againG3825,and wentG565awayἀπελθὼνapelthōnG565and prayedπροσηύξατοprosēuxatoG4336a thirdτρίτουtritouG5154timeG5154,sayingG3004the sameG846thingλόγονlogonG3056onceG3825moreG3825.

45ThenΤότεToteG5119He cameἔρχεταιerchetaiG2064to the disciplesμαθητὰςmathētasG3101and saidλέγειlegeiG3004to them, “Are you stillG3062sleepingκαθεύδετεkatheudeteG2518and restingἀναπαύεσθε·anapauestheG373?BeholdἰδοὺidouG2400,the hourὥρα,hōraG5610is at handἤγγικενēngikenG1448and the SonυἱὸςhuiosG5207of ManἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444is being betrayedπαραδίδοταιparadidotaiG3860into the handsχεῖραςcheirasG5495of sinnersἁμαρτωλῶν.hamartōlōnG268.

46GetἐγείρεσθεegeirestheG1453up, let us be goingἄγωμεν·agōmenG71;beholdἰδοὺidouG2400,the one who betraysπαραδιδούςparadidousG3860Me is at handἤγγικενēngikenG1448!”

47While He was stillἔτιetiG2089speakingλαλοῦντοςlalountosG2980,beholdἰδοὺidouG2400,JudasἸούδαςIoudasG2455,oneεἷςheisG1520of the twelveδώδεκαdōdekaG1427,cameἦλθεν,ēlthenG2064upaccompaniedG3326 G846by a largeπολὺςpolusG4183crowdὄχλοςochlosG3793with swordsμαχαιρῶνmachairōnG3162and clubsξύλωνxulōnG3586, who camefrom the chiefἀρχιερέωνarchiereōnG749priestsG749and eldersπρεσβυτέρωνpresbuterōnG4245of the peopleλαοῦ.laouG2992.

48NowδὲdeG1161he who was betrayingπαραδιδοὺςparadidousG3860Him gaveἔδωκενedōkenG1325them a signσημεῖονsēmeionG4592,sayingλέγων·legōnG3004, “Whomeverὃν ἂνhon anG3739 G302I kissφιλήσω,philēsōG5368,He is the one; seizeκρατήσατεkratēsateG2902Him.”

49ImmediatelyεὐθέωςeutheōsG2112Judas wentπροσελθὼνproselthōnG4334to JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424and saidG3004, “HailχαῖρεchaireG5463,Rabbiῥαββί,rhabbiG4461!”and kissedκατεφίλησενkatephilēsenG2705Him.

50And JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424saidG3004to him, “Friendἑταῖρε,hetaireG2083, dowhatὃhoG3739you haveG3918comeπάρει.pareiG3918for.”ThenτότεtoteG5119they cameπροσελθόντεςproselthontesG4334and laidἐπέβαλονepebalonG1911handsχεῖραςcheirasG5495on JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424and seizedἐκράτησανekratēsanG2902Him.

51And beholdἰδοὺidouG2400,oneεἷςheisG1520of thoseG3588whoG3588were with JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424reachedἐκτείναςekteinasG1614and drewἀπέσπασενapespasenG645out hisswordμάχαιρανmachairanG3162,and struckπατάξαςpataxasG3960theslaveδοῦλονdoulonG1401of the highἀρχιερέωςarchiereōsG749priestG749andcutἀφεῖλενapheilenG851offG851his earὠτίον.¶ōtionG5621.

52ThenΤότεToteG5119JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424saidλέγειlegeiG3004to him,“PutG654your swordμάχαιράνmachairanG3162backG654into its placeτόπονtoponG5117; forallπάντεςpantesG3956thoseG3588who takeλαβόντεςlabontesG2983up the swordμάχαιρανmachairanG3162shall perishἀπολοῦνται.apolountaiG622by the swordμαχαίρῃmachairēG3162.

53OrἢēG2228do you thinkδοκεῖςdokeisG1380that I cannotοὐ δύναμαιou dunamaiG1410 G3756appealπαρακαλέσαιparakalesaiG3870to My FatherπατέραpateraG3962,and He will at onceἄρτιartiG737putG3936at My disposalG3936moreπλείωpleiōG4183than twelveδώδεκαdōdekaG1427legionsλεγιῶναςlegiōnasG3003ofangelsἀγγέλων;angelōnG32?

54HowπῶςpōsG4459thenοὖνounG3767willthe ScripturesγραφαὶgraphaiG1124be fulfilledπληρωθῶσινplērōthōsinG4137, which saythat it mustδεῖdeiG1163happenγενέσθαι;¶genesthaiG1096thisG3779wayG3779?”

55At that timeὥρᾳhōraG5610JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424saidG3004to the crowdsὄχλοις·ochloisG3793,“Have you comeἐξήλθατεexēlthateG1831out with swordsμαχαιρῶνmachairōnG3162and clubsξύλωνxulōnG3586to arrestσυλλαβεῖνsullabeinG4815Me as you wouldagainstἐπὶepiG1909a robberλῃστὴνlēstēnG3027?Everyκαθ᾽kath᾽G2596dayἡμέρανhēmeranG2250I used to sitἐκαθεζόμηνekathezomēnG2516in the templeG2413teachingδιδάσκων,didaskōnG1321and you did not seizeἐκρατήσατέekratēsateG2902Me.

56But allὅλονholonG3650thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778has takenG1096placeG1096to fulfillπληρωθῶσινplērōthōsinG4137the ScripturesγραφαὶgraphaiG1124of the prophetsπροφητῶν.¶prophētōnG4396.”ThenΤότεToteG5119allπάντεςpantesG3956the disciplesμαθηταὶmathētaiG3101leftἀφέντεςaphentesG863Him and fledἔφυγον.ephugonG5343.

57ThoseG3588who had seizedκρατήσαντεςkratēsantesG2902JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424ledG520Him awayἀπήγαγονapēgagonG520toCaiaphasΚαϊάφανKaiaphanG2533,the highἀρχιερέαarchiereaG749priestG749,whereὅπουhopouG3699the scribesγραμματεῖςgrammateisG1122and the eldersπρεσβύτεροιpresbuteroiG4245were gatheredG4863togetherG4863.

58ButPeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074was followingἠκολούθειēkoloutheiG190Him at a distanceμακρόθενmakrothenG3113as farἕωςhe'ōsG2193as thecourtyardαὐλῆςaulēsG833of the highἀρχιερέως,archiereōsG749priestG749,and enteredεἰσελθὼνeiselthōnG1525in, and satG2521downG2521with theofficersὑπηρετῶνhupēretōnG5257to seeG3708the outcomeτέλος.¶telosG5056.

59NowδὲdeG1161the chiefἀρχιερεῖςarchiereisG749priestsG749and the wholeὅλονholonG3650CouncilσυνέδριονsunedrionG4892kept tryingG2212to obtainG2212falseψευδομαρτυρίανpseudomarturianG5577testimonyG5577againstκατὰkataG2596JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424,soὅπωςhopōsG3704that they might putθανατώσωσιν,thanatōsōsinG2289Him to deathG2289.

60They did not findεὗρονheuronG2147any,even though manyπολλῶνpollōnG4183falseG5577witnessesG5577cameπροσελθόντωνproselthontōnG4334forwardπροσελθόντεςproselthontesG4334.But laterG5305ontwoδύοduoG1417cameG4334forwardG4334,

61and saidG3004, “ThisG3778manοὗτοςhoutosG3778statedἔφη·ephēG5346, ‘I amG1410ableδύναμαιdunamaiG1410to destroyκαταλῦσαιkatalusaiG2647thetempleναὸνnaonG3485of GodθεοῦtheouG2316and to rebuildοἰκοδομῆσαιoikodomēsaiG3618itin threeτριῶνtriōnG5140daysἡμερῶνhēmerōnG2250.’”

62The highἀρχιερεὺςarchiereusG749priestG749stoodἀναστὰςanastasG450up and saidG3004to Him, “Do You not answerἀποκρίνῃ;apokrinēG611?WhatτίtiG5101is it that theseG3778menG3778are testifyingG2649againstG2649You?”

63ButJesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424keptG4623silentἐσιώπα.esiōpaG4623.And the highἀρχιερεὺςarchiereusG749priestG749saidG3004to Him, “IadjureἐξορκίζωexorkizōG1844You bythe livingζῶντοςzōntosG2198GodθεοῦtheouG2316,that You tellG3004us whetherεἰeiG1487You arethe ChristχριστὸςchristosG5547,the SonυἱὸςhuiosG5207of Godθεοῦ.theouG2316.”

64JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424saidλέγειlegeiG3004to him, “You have saidλέγωlegōG3004it yourself;neverthelessπλὴνplēnG4133I tellG3004you,hereafterἀπ᾽ ἄρτιap᾽ artiG575 G737you will seeG3708the SonυἱὸνhuionG5207of ManἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444sittingκαθήμενονkathēmenonG2521at the rightδεξιῶνdexiōnG1188handG1188of PowerδυνάμεωςdunameōsG1411, andcomingἐρχόμενονerchomenonG2064on the cloudsνεφελῶνnephelōnG3507of heavenοὐρανοῦ.¶ouranouG3772.”

65ThenΤότεToteG5119the highἀρχιερεὺςarchiereusG749priestG749toreδιέρρηξενdierrēxenG1284hisrobesἱμάτιαhimatiaG2440and saidλέγωνlegōnG3004, “He has blasphemedἐβλασφήμησεν·eblasphēmēsenG987!WhatτίtiG5101furtherἔτιetiG2089needχρείανchreianG5532do we haveἔχομενechomenG2192of witnessesμαρτύρων;marturōnG3144?BeholdἴδεideG2396,you have nowνῦνnunG3568heardἠκούσατεēkousateG191the blasphemyβλασφημίανblasphēmianG988;

66whatτίtiG5101do you thinkδοκεῖ;dokeiG1380?”They answeredἀποκριθέντεςapokrithentesG611, “He deservesἔνοχοςenochosG1777deathθανάτουthanatouG2288!”

67ThenΤότεToteG5119theyspatἐνέπτυσανeneptusanG1716in His faceπρόσωπονprosōponG4383and beatG2852Him with their fistsG2852;and othersG3588slappedἐράπισανerapisanG4474Him,

68and saidλέγοντες·legontesG3004, “ProphesyπροφήτευσονprophēteusonG4395to us, YouChristχριστέ,christeG5547;whoτίςtisG5101is the one who hitπαίσαςpaisasG3817You?”

69NowδὲdeG1161PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074was sittingἐκάθητοekathētoG2521outsideἔξωexōG1854in thecourtyardαὐλῇ.aulēaG833,and a servant-girlπαιδίσκηpaidiskēG3814cameπροσῆλθενprosēlthenG4334to him and saidλέγουσα·legousaG3004, “You tooG2532were with JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424the GalileanΓαλιλαίου.GalilaiouG1057.”

70But he deniedἠρνήσατοērnēsatoG720itbeforeἔμπροσθενemprosthenG1715them allπάντωνpantōnG3956,sayingλέγων·legōnG3004, “I do not knowG3609whatτίtiG5101you are talkingλέγεις.legeisG3004about.”

71When he had goneἐξελθόνταexelthontaG1831out to the gatewayπυλῶναpulōnaG4440,anotherἄλληallēG243servant-girlsawG3708him and saidλέγειlegeiG3004to thoseG3588whoG3588were thereἐκεῖ·ekeiG1563, “ThisG3778manοὗτοςhoutosG3778was with JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424of NazarethΝαζωραίου.NazōraiouG3480.”

72And againπάλινpalinG3825he deniedἠρνήσατοērnēsatoG720itwith an oathὅρκουhorkouG3727, “I do not knowG3609the manἄνθρωπον.anthrōponG444.”

73A littleμικρὸνmikronG3398laterμετὰmetaG3326the bystandersἑστῶτεςhestōtesG2476cameπροσελθόντεςproselthontesG4334up and saidG3004to PeterΠέτρῳ·PetrōG4074, “SurelyἀληθῶςalēthōsG230you tooκαὶkaiG2532are one of them;for evenκαὶkaiG2532the wayG2981you talkG2981givesG4160you awayδῆλόνdēlonG1212 G4160.”

74ThenτότεtoteG5119he beganἤρξατοērxatoG757to curseG2617and swearὀμνύεινomnueinG3660, “I do not knowG3609the manἄνθρωπον.anthrōponG444!”And immediatelyG2117a roosterἀλέκτωρalektōrG220crowedἐφώνησεν.ephōnēsenG5455.

75And PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074rememberedἐμνήσθηemnēsthēG3403the wordῥήματοςrhēmatosG4487which JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424had saidG3004, “BeforeπρὶνprinG4250a roosterἀλέκτοραalektoraG220crowsφωνῆσαιphōnēsaiG5455,you will denyἀπαρνήσῃaparnēsēG533Me threeG5151timesG5151.”And he wentἐξελθὼνexelthōnG1831out and weptἔκλαυσενeklausenG2799bitterlyπικρῶς.¶pikrōsG4090.

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