3When he was sitting on the Mount of Olives opposite the temple, Peter, James, John, and Andrew asked him privately,
4“Tell us, when will this be, and what will be the sign that all these things are about to be accomplished?”
5Then Jesus began to say to them, “Beware that no one leads you astray.
6Many will come in my name and say, ‘I am he!’ and they will lead many astray.
7When you hear of wars and rumors of wars, do not be alarmed; this must take place, but the end is still to come.
8For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom; there will be earthquakes in various places; there will be famines. This is but the beginning of the birthpangs.
9“As for yourselves, beware; for they will hand you over to councils; and you will be beaten in synagogues; and you will stand before governors and kings because of me, as a testimony to them.
10And the good news must first be proclaimed to all nations.
11When they bring you to trial and hand you over, do not worry beforehand about what you are to say; but say whatever is given you at that time, for it is not you who speak, but the Holy Spirit.
12Brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child, and children will rise against parents and have them put to death;
13and you will be hated by all because of my name. But the one who endures to the end will be saved.
14“But when you see the desolating sacrilege set up where it ought not to be (let the reader understand), then those in Judea must flee to the mountains;
15the one on the housetop must not go down or enter the house to take anything away;
16the one in the field must not turn back to get a coat.
17Woe to those who are pregnant and to those who are nursing infants in those days!
18Pray that it may not be in winter.
19For in those days there will be suffering, such as has not been from the beginning of the creation that God created until now, no, and never will be.
20And if the Lord had not cut short those days, no one would be saved; but for the sake of the elect, whom he chose, he has cut short those days.
21And if anyone says to you at that time, ‘Look! Here is the Messiah!’ or ‘Look! There he is!’ —do not believe it.
22False messiahs and false prophets will appear and produce signs and omens, to lead astray, if possible, the elect.
23But be alert; I have already told you everything.
24“But in those days, after that suffering, 28“From the fig tree learn its lesson: as soon as its branch becomes tender and puts forth its leaves, you know that summer is near.
29So also, when you see these things taking place, you know that he is near, at the very gates.
30Truly I tell you, this generation will not pass away until all these things have taken place.
31Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away.
32“But about that day or hour no one knows, neither the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.
33Beware, keep alert; for you do not know when the time will come.
34It is like a man going on a journey, when he leaves home and puts his slaves in charge, each with his work, and commands the doorkeeper to be on the watch.
35Therefore, keep awake—for you do not know when the master of the house will come, in the evening, or at midnight, or at cockcrow, or at dawn,
36or else he may find you asleep when he comes suddenly.
37And what I say to you I say to all: Keep awake.”
3While he was at Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, as he sat at the table, a woman came with an alabaster jar of very costly ointment of nard, and she broke open the jar and poured the ointment on his head.
4But some were there who said to one another in anger, “Why was the ointment wasted in this way?
5For this ointment could have been sold for more than three hundred denarii, and the money given to the poor.” And they scolded her.
6But Jesus said, “Let her alone; why do you trouble her? She has performed a good service for me.
7For you always have the poor with you, and you can show kindness to them whenever you wish; but you will not always have me.
8She has done what she could; she has anointed my body beforehand for its burial.
9Truly I tell you, wherever the good news is proclaimed in the whole world, what she has done will be told in remembrance of her.”
10Then Judas Iscariot, who was one of the twelve, went to the chief priests in order to betray him to them.
11When they heard it, they were greatly pleased, and promised to give him money. So he began to look for an opportunity to betray him.
12On the first day of Unleavened Bread, when the Passover lamb is sacrificed, his disciples said to him, “Where do you want us to go and make the preparations for you to eat the Passover?”
13So he sent two of his disciples, saying to them, “Go into the city, and a man carrying a jar of water will meet you; follow him,
14and wherever he enters, say to the owner of the house, ‘The Teacher asks, Where is my guest room where I may eat the Passover with my disciples?’
15He will show you a large room upstairs, furnished and ready. Make preparations for us there.”
16So the disciples set out and went to the city, and found everything as he had told them; and they prepared the Passover meal.
17When it was evening, he came with the twelve.
18And when they had taken their places and were eating, Jesus said, “Truly I tell you, one of you will betray me, one who is eating with me.”
19They began to be distressed and to say to him one after another, “Surely, not I?”
20He said to them, “It is one of the twelve, one who is dipping bread into the bowl with me.
21For the Son of Man goes as it is written of him, but woe to that one by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! It would have been better for that one not to have been born.”
22While they were eating, he took a loaf of bread, and after blessing it he broke it, gave it to them, and said, “Take; this is my body.”
23Then he took a cup, and after giving thanks he gave it to them, and all of them drank from it.
24He said to them, “This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many.
25Truly I tell you, I will never again drink of the fruit of the vine until that day when I drink it new in the kingdom of God.”
26When they had sung the hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives.
27And Jesus said to them, “You will all become deserters; for it is written, 32They went to a place called Gethsemane; and he said to his disciples, “Sit here while I pray.”
33He took with him Peter and James and John, and began to be distressed and agitated.
34And he said to them, “I am deeply grieved, even to death; remain here, and keep awake.”
35And going a little farther, he threw himself on the ground and prayed that, if it were possible, the hour might pass from him.
36He said, “Abba, Father, for you all things are possible; remove this cup from me; yet, not what I want, but what you want.”
37He came and found them sleeping; and he said to Peter, “Simon, are you asleep? Could you not keep awake one hour?
38Keep awake and pray that you may not come into the time of trial; the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.”
39And again he went away and prayed, saying the same words.
40And once more he came and found them sleeping, for their eyes were very heavy; and they did not know what to say to him.
41He came a third time and said to them, “Are you still sleeping and taking your rest? Enough! The hour has come; the Son of Man is betrayed into the hands of sinners.
42Get up, let us be going. See, my betrayer is at hand.”
43Immediately, while he was still speaking, Judas, one of the twelve, arrived; and with him there was a crowd with swords and clubs, from the chief priests, the scribes, and the elders.
44Now the betrayer had given them a sign, saying, “The one I will kiss is the man; arrest him and lead him away under guard.”
45So when he came, he went up to him at once and said, “Rabbi!” and kissed him.
46Then they laid hands on him and arrested him.
47But one of those who stood near drew his sword and struck the slave of the high priest, cutting off his ear.
48Then Jesus said to them, “Have you come out with swords and clubs to arrest me as though I were a bandit?
49Day after day I was with you in the temple teaching, and you did not arrest me. But let the scriptures be fulfilled.”
50All of them deserted him and fled.
51A certain young man was following him, wearing nothing but a linen cloth. They caught hold of him,
52but he left the linen cloth and ran off naked.
53They took Jesus to the high priest; and all the chief priests, the elders, and the scribes were assembled.
54Peter had followed him at a distance, right into the courtyard of the high priest; and he was sitting with the guards, warming himself at the fire.
55Now the chief priests and the whole council were looking for testimony against Jesus to put him to death; but they found none.
56For many gave false testimony against him, and their testimony did not agree.
57Some stood up and gave false testimony against him, saying,
58“We heard him say, ‘I will destroy this temple that is made with hands, and in three days I will build another, not made with hands.’”
59But even on this point their testimony did not agree.
60Then the high priest stood up before them and asked Jesus, “Have you no answer? What is it that they testify against you?”
61But he was silent and did not answer. Again the high priest asked him, “Are you the Messiah, the Son of the Blessed One?”
62Jesus said, “I am; and 66While Peter was below in the courtyard, one of the servant-girls of the high priest came by.
67When she saw Peter warming himself, she stared at him and said, “You also were with Jesus, the man from Nazareth.”
68But he denied it, saying, “I do not know or understand what you are talking about.” And he went out into the forecourt. Then the cock crowed.
69And the servant-girl, on seeing him, began again to say to the bystanders, “This man is one of them.”
70But again he denied it. Then after a little while the bystanders again said to Peter, “Certainly you are one of them; for you are a Galilean.”
71But he began to curse, and he swore an oath, “I do not know this man you are talking about.”
72At that moment the cock crowed for the second time. Then Peter remembered that Jesus had said to him, “Before the cock crows twice, you will deny me three times.” And he broke down and wept.
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26Then they will see ‘the Son of Man coming in clouds’ with great power and glory.
27Then he will send out the angels, and gather his elect from the four winds, from the ends of the earth to the ends of heaven.
25and the stars will be falling from heaven,‘I will strike the shepherd,
28But after I am raised up, I will go before you to Galilee.”
29Peter said to him, “Even though all become deserters, I will not.”
30Jesus said to him, “Truly I tell you, this day, this very night, before the cock crows twice, you will deny me three times.”
31But he said vehemently, “Even though I must die with you, I will not deny you.” And all of them said the same.
‘you will see the Son of Man
63Then the high priest tore his clothes and said, “Why do we still need witnesses?
64You have heard his blasphemy! What is your decision?” All of them condemned him as deserving death.
65Some began to spit on him, to blindfold him, and to strike him, saying to him, “Prophesy!” The guards also took him over and beat him.
seated at the right hand of the Power,’
and ‘coming with the clouds of heaven.’”