A Plot To Kill Jesus
(Matthew 26.1-5Luke 22.1Luke 2John 11.45-53)1 It was now two days before Passover and the Festival of Thin Bread. The chief priests and the teachers of the Law of Moses were planning how they could sneak around and have Jesus arrested and put to death. 2 They were saying, “We must not do it during the festival, because the people will riot.”
At Bethany
(Matthew 26.6-13John 12.1-8)3 Jesus was eating in Bethany at the home of Simon, who once had leprosy, when a woman came in with a very expensive bottle of sweet-smelling perfume. After breaking it open, she poured the perfume on Jesus' head. 4 This made some of the guests angry, and they complained, “Why such a waste? 5 We could have sold this perfume for more than 300 silver coins and given the money to the poor!” So they started saying cruel things to the woman.
6 But Jesus said:
Leave her alone! Why are you bothering her? She has done a beautiful thing for me. 7 You will always have the poor with you. And whenever you want to, you can give to them. But you won't always have me here with you. 8 She has done all she could by pouring perfume on my body to prepare it for burial. 9 You may be sure that wherever the good news is told all over the world, people will remember what she has done. And they will tell others.
Judas and the Chief Priests
(Matthew 26.14-16Luke 22.3-6)10 Judas Iscariot was one of the twelve disciples. He went to the chief priests and offered to help them arrest Jesus. 11 They were glad to hear this, and they promised to pay him. So Judas started looking for a good chance to betray Jesus.
Jesus Eats with His Disciples
(Matthew 26.17-25Luke 22.7-14Luke 21-23John 13.21-30)12 It was the first day of the Festival of Thin Bread, and the Passover lambs were being killed. Jesus' disciples asked him, “Where do you want us to prepare the Passover meal?”
13 Jesus said to two of the disciples, “Go into the city, where you will meet a man carrying a jar of water. Follow him, 14 and when he goes into a house, say to the owner, ‘Our teacher wants to know if you have a room where he can eat the Passover meal with his disciples.’ 15 The owner will take you upstairs and show you a large room furnished and ready for you to use. Prepare the meal there.”
16 The two disciples went into the city and found everything just as Jesus had told them. So they prepared the Passover meal.
17-18 While Jesus and the twelve disciples were eating together that evening, he said, “The one who will betray me is now eating with me.”
19 This made the disciples sad, and one after another they said to Jesus, “You surely don't mean me!”
20 He answered, “It is one of you twelve men who is eating from this dish with me. 21 The Son of Man will die, just as the Scriptures say. But it is going to be terrible for the one who betrays me. That man would be better off if he had never been born.”
The Lord's Supper
(Matthew 26.26-30Luke 22.14-231 Corinthians 11.23-25)22 During the meal Jesus took some bread in his hands. He blessed the bread and broke it. Then he gave it to his disciples and said, “Take this. It is my body.”
23 Jesus picked up a cup of wine and gave thanks to God. He gave it to his disciples, and they all drank some. 24 Then he said, “This is my blood, which is poured out for many people, and with it God makes his agreement. 25 From now on I will not drink any wine, until I drink new wine in God's kingdom.” 26 Then they sang a hymn and went out to the Mount of Olives.
Peter's Promise
(Matthew 26.31-35Luke 22.31-34John 13.36-38)27 Jesus said to his disciples, “All of you will reject me, as the Scriptures say,
‘I will strike down
the shepherd,
and the sheep
will be scattered.’
28 But after I am raised to life, I will go ahead of you to Galilee.”
29 Peter spoke up, “Even if all the others reject you, I never will!”
30 Jesus replied, “This very night before a rooster crows twice, you will say three times that you don't know me.”
31 But Peter was so sure of himself that he said, “Even if I have to die with you, I will never say I don't know you!”
All the others said the same thing.
Jesus Prays
(Matthew 26.36-46Luke 22.39-46)32 Jesus went with his disciples to a place called Gethsemane, and he told them, “Sit here while I pray.”
33 Jesus took along Peter, James, and John. He was sad and troubled and 34 told them, “I am so sad that I feel as if I am dying. Stay here and keep awake with me.”
35-36 Jesus walked on a little way. Then he knelt down on the ground and prayed, “Father, if it is possible, don't let this happen to me! Father, you can do anything. Don't make me suffer by drinking from this cup. But do what you want, and not what I want.”
37 When Jesus came back and found the disciples sleeping, he said to Simon Peter, “Are you asleep? Can't you stay awake for just one hour? 38 Stay awake and pray that you won't be tested. You want to do what is right, but you are weak.”
39 Jesus went back and prayed the same prayer. 40 But when he returned to the disciples, he found them sleeping again. They simply could not keep their eyes open, and they did not know what to say.
41 When Jesus returned to the disciples the third time, he said, “Are you still sleeping and resting? Enough of this! The time has come for the Son of Man to be handed over to sinners. 42 Get up! Let's go. The one who will betray me is already here.”
Jesus Is Arrested
(Matthew 26.47-56Luke 22.47-53John 18.3-12)43 Jesus was still speaking, when Judas the betrayer came up. He was one of the twelve disciples, and a mob of men armed with swords and clubs were with him. They had been sent by the chief priests, the nation's leaders, and the teachers of the Law of Moses. 44 Judas had told them ahead of time, “Arrest the man I greet with a kiss. Tie him up tight and lead him away.”
45 Judas walked right up to Jesus and said, “Teacher!” Then Judas kissed him, 46 and the men grabbed Jesus and arrested him.
47 Someone standing there pulled out a sword. He struck the servant of the high priest and cut off his ear.
48 Jesus said to the mob, “Why do you come with swords and clubs to arrest me like a criminal? 49 Day after day I was with you and taught in the temple, and you didn't arrest me. But what the Scriptures say must come true.”
50 All of Jesus' disciples ran off and left him. 51 One of them was a young man who was wearing only a linen cloth. And when the men grabbed him, 52 he left the cloth behind and ran away naked.
Jesus Is Questioned by the Council
(Matthew 26.57-68Luke 22.54Luke 55Luke 63-71John 18.13John 14John 19-24)53 Jesus was led off to the high priest. Then the chief priests, the nation's leaders, and the teachers of the Law of Moses all met together. 54 Peter had followed at a distance, and when he reached the courtyard of the high priest's house, he sat down with the guards to warm himself beside a fire.
55 The chief priests and the whole council tried to find someone to accuse Jesus of a crime, so they could put him to death. But they could not find anyone to accuse him. 56 Many people did tell lies against Jesus, but they did not agree on what they said. 57 Finally, some men stood up and lied about him. They said, 58 “We heard him say he would tear down this temple that we built. He also claimed that in three days he would build another one without any help.” 59 But even then they did not agree on what they said.
60 The high priest stood up in the council and asked Jesus, “Why don't you say something in your own defense? Don't you hear the charges they are making against you?” 61 But Jesus kept quiet and did not say a word. The high priest asked him another question, “Are you the Messiah, the Son of the glorious God?”
62 “Yes, I am!” Jesus answered.
“Soon you will see
the Son of Man
sitting at the right side
of God All-Powerful,
and coming with the clouds
of heaven.”
63 At once the high priest ripped his robe apart and shouted, “Why do we need more witnesses? 64 You heard him claim to be God! What is your decision?” They all agreed he should be put to death.
65 Some of the people started spitting on Jesus. They blindfolded him, hit him with their fists, and said, “Tell us who hit you!” Then the guards took charge of Jesus and beat him.
Peter Says He Doesn't Know Jesus
(Matthew 26.69-75Luke 22.56-62John 18.15-18John 25-27)66 While Peter was still in the courtyard, a servant girl of the high priest came up 67 and saw Peter warming himself by the fire. She stared at him and said, “You were with Jesus from Nazareth!”
68 Peter replied, “That isn't true! I don't know what you're talking about. I don't have any idea what you mean.” He went out to the gate, and a rooster crowed.
69 The servant girl saw Peter again and said to the people standing there, “This man is one of them!”
70 “No, I'm not!” Peter replied.
A little while later some of the people said to Peter, “You certainly are one of them. You're a Galilean!”
71 This time Peter began to curse and swear, “I don't even know the man you're talking about!”
72 At once the rooster crowed a second time. Then Peter remembered that Jesus had told him, “Before a rooster crows twice, you will say three times that you don't know me.” So Peter started crying.
محاولة قتل يسوع
(متى 26:1-5، لوقا 22:1-2، يوحنا 11:45-53)1 وقَبلَ الفِصحِ وعيدِ الفَطيرِ بِيَومَينِ، كانَ رُؤساءُ الكَهنَةِ ومُعَلّمو الشّريعةِ يَبحَثونَ كيفَ يُمسِكونَ يَسوعَ بِحيلَةٍ ليَقتُلوهُ. 2 إلاّ أنّهُم قالوا: «لا نَفعَلُ هذا في العيدِ، لِئلاّ يَقَعَ اَضطِرابٌ في الشّعبِ».
امرأة تسكب الطيب على يسوع
(متى 26:6-13، يوحنا 12:1-8)3 وبَينَما يَسوعُ في بَيتِ عَنيا، عِندَ سِمعانَ الأبرصِ، يتَناولُ الطّعامَ، جاءَتِ اَمرأةٌ بِيَدِها قارورَةُ طِيبٍ غالي الثَمَنِ مِنَ النارِدينِ النّقيّ، فكسَرَتِ القارورَةَ وسكَبَتْهُ على رأسِهِ. 4 فاَستاءَ بَعضُ الحاضِرينَ وقالوا في ما بَينَهُم: «ما هذا الإسرافُ في الطّيبِ؟ 5 كانَ يُمكِنُ بَيعُهُ بأكثرَ من ثلاثِ مئَةِ دينارٍ تُوزّعُ على الفُقراءِ!» وأخذوا يَلومونَ المرأةَ.
6 فقالَ يَسوعُ: «اَترُكوها، لماذا تُزعِجونَها؟ هذا عمَلٌ صالِحٌ عَمِلَتهُ لي. 7 فالفُقراءُ عِندَكُم في كُلّ حينٍ، ومتى أرَدتُم تَقْدِرونَ أنْ تُحسِنوا إليهِم. وأمّا أنا، فلا أكونُ في كُلّ حينٍ عِندَكُم. 8 وهذِهِ المرأةُ عَمِلَت ما تَقدِرُ علَيهِ، فسكَبَتِ الطّيبَ على جَسَدي لِتُهَيّئَهُ للدّفنِ. 9 الحقّ أقولُ لكُم: أينَما تُعلَنُ البِشارَةُ في العالَمِ كُلّهِ، يُحدّثُ أيضًا بِعَمَلِها هذا، إِحياءً لذِكرِها».
خيانة يهوذا
(متى 26:14-16، لوقا 22:3-6)10 وذهَبَ يَهوذا أسخريوط، أحَدُ التلاميذِ الاثنَي عشَرَ، إلى رُؤساءِ الكَهنَةِ ليُسلِمَ إليهِم يَسوعَ. 11 ففَرِحوا لكلامِهِ، ووَعَدوهُ بأنْ يُعطوهُ مالاً. فأخَذَ يَتَرقّبُ الفُرصَةَ ليُسْلِمَهُ.
عشاء الفصح مع التلاميذ
(متى 26:17-25، لوقا 22:7-14،لوقا 21-23، يوحنا 13:21-30)12 وفي أوّلِ يومٍ مِنْ عيدِ الفَطيرِ، حينَ تُذبَحُ الخِرافُ لِعَشاءِ الفِصحِ سألَهُ تلاميذُهُ: «إلى أينَ تُريدُ أنْ نَذهَبَ لِنُهَيّئَ لكَ عَشاءَ الفِصحِ لِتأكُلَهُ؟» 13 فأرسَلَ اَثنينِ مِنْ تلاميذِهِ وقالَ لهُما: «اَذهَبا إلى المدينةِ، فيُلاقِيكُما رَجُلٌ يَحمِلُ جَرّةَ ماءٍ فاَتبَعاهُ. 14 وعِندَما يَدخُلُ بَيتًا قولا لِربّ البَيتِ: يقولُ المُعَلّمُ: أينَ غُرفَتي التي آكُلُ فيها عَشاءَ الفِصحِ معَ تلاميذي؟ 15 فيُريكُما في أعلى البَيتِ غُرفَةً واسِعةً مَفروشَةً مُجهّزةً، فهيّئاهُ لنا هُناكَ». 16 فذَهبَ التّلميذانِ ودَخلا المدينةَ، فوَجدا كما قالَ لهُما وهَيّأا عَشاءَ الفِصحِ.
17 ولمّا كانَ المساءُ، جاءَ معَ تلاميذِهِ الاثنَي عشَرَ. 18 وبَينَما هُم جالِسونَ لِلطعامِ، قالَ يَسوعُ: «الحقّ أقولُ لكُم: واحدٌ مِنكُم سيُسلِمُني، وهوَ يأكُلُ مَعي».
19 فحَزِنَ التلاميذُ وأخَذوا يَسألونَهُ، واحدًا فواحدًا: «هل أنا هوَ؟» 20 فقالَ لهُم: «هوَ واحدٌ مِنَ الاثنَي عشَرَ، وهوَ الذي يَغمِسُ يدَهُ في الصّحنِ مَعي. 21 واَبنُ الإنسانِ سيَموتُ كما جاءَ عَنهُ في الكُتُبِ المُقَدّسَةِ، ولكِنّ الويلَ لِمنْ يُسلمُ اَبنَ الإنسانِ! كانَ خيرًا لَهُ أنْ لا يولَدَ».
عشاء الرب
(متى 26:26-30، لوقا 22:14-20، كورنثوس الأول 11:23-25)22 وبَينَما هُم يأكُلونَ، أخَذَ خُبزًا وبارَكَ وكَسَرهُ وناوَلَهُم وقالَ: «خُذوا، هذا هوَ جَسَدي».
23 وأخذَ كأسًا وشكَرَ وناوَلَهُم، فشَرِبوا مِنها كُلّهُم، 24 وقالَ لهُم: «هذا هوَ دَمي، دمُ العَهدِ الذي يُسفَكُ مِنْ أجلِ أُناسٍ كَثيرينَ. 25 الحقّ أقولُ لكُم: لا أشرَبُ بَعدَ الآنَ مِنْ عَصيرِ الكرمَةِ، حتى يَجيءَ يومٌ فيهِ أشرَبُهُ جديدًا في مَلكوتِ اللهِ».
26 ثُمّ سَبّحوا وخرَجوا إلى جبَلِ الزّيتُونِ.
يسوع ينبئ بإنكار بطرس
(متى 26:31-35، لوقا 22:31-34، يوحنا 13:36-38)27 فقالَ لهُم يَسوعُ: «ستَترُكوني كُلّكُم، لأنّ الكِتابَ يقولُ: سأَضرِبُ الرّاعي، فتَتَبدّدُ الخِرافُ. 28 ولكِنْ بَعدَ قيامتي أسبُقُكُم إلى الجَليلِ». 29 فقالَ لَهُ بُطرُسُ: «لَو تَركوك كُلّهُم، فأنا لَنْ أترُكَكَ!» 30 فأجابَهُ يَسوعُ: «الحقّ أقولُ لكَ يا بُطرُسُ: اليومَ، في هذِهِ الليلةِ، قَبلَ أنْ يَصيحَ الدّيكُ مرّتَينِ، تُنكِرُني ثلاثَ مرّاتٍ». 31 فأصرّ بُطرُسُ على قولِهِ: «لا أُنكِرُكَ وإنْ كانَ علَيّ أنْ أموتَ مَعكَ!» وهكذا قالَ التلاميذُ كُلّهُم.
يسوع يصلي في جتسيماني
(متى 26:36-46، لوقا 22:39-46)32 وجاؤُوا إلى مكانٍ اَسمُهُ جَتْسِيماني، فقالَ لِتلاميذِهِ: «اَقعُدوا هُنا، بَينَما أنا أُصَلّي».
33 وأخَذَ مَعهُ بُطرُسَ ويَعقوبَ ويوحنّا، وبَدأَ يشعُرُ بالرّهبَةِ والكآبَةِ. 34 فقالَ لهُم: «نَفسي حَزينةٌ حتى الموتِ. اَنتَظِروا هُنا واَسهَروا!» 35 واَبتَعدَ قليلاً ووقَعَ إلى الأرضِ يُصلّي حتى تَعبُرَ عَنهُ ساعَةُ الألَمِ، إنْ كانَ مُمكِنًا. 36 فقالَ: «أبي، يا أبي! أنتَ قادِرٌ على كُلّ شيءٍ، فأبْعِدْ عَنّي هذِهِ الكأسَ. ولكِنْ لا كما أنا أُريدُ، بَلْ كما أنتَ تُريدُ».
37 ورَجَعَ فوَجدَهُم نِيامًا، فقالَ لبُطرُسَ: «أنائمٌ أنتَ يا سِمْعانُ؟ أما قَدِرتَ أنْ تَسهَرَ ساعةً واحدةً؟ 38 اَسهَروا وصَلّوا، لِئَلاّ تقَعوا في التّجربَةِ. الروحُ راغبةٌ ولكِنّ الجسَدَ ضَعيفٌ».
39 واَبتَعَدَ ثانيةً وصَلّى، فرَدّدَ الكلامَ ذاتَهُ. 40 ورَجَعَ أيضًا فوجَدَهُم نيامًا، لأنّ النّعاسَ أثقَلَ جُفونَهُم وحاروا بِماذا يُجيبونَهُ.
41 ورجَعَ في المرّةِ الثالثةِ وقالَ لهُم: «أنيامٌ بَعدُ ومُستريحونَ؟ يكفي! جاءَتِ السّاعةُ. ها هوَ اَبنُ الإنسانِ يُسلّمُ إلى أيدي الخاطِئينَ. 42 قوموا نَنْصرِف! اَقترَبَ الذي يُسَلّمُني!»
اعتقال يسوع
(متى 26:47-56، لوقا 22:47-53، يوحنا 18:3-12)43 وبَينَما هوَ يتكَلّمُ، وصَلَ يَهوذا، أحدُ التلاميذِ الاثني عشَرَ، على رأسِ عِصابةٍ تَحمِلُ السّيوفَ والعِصِيّ، أرسَلَها رُؤساءُ الكَهنَةِ ومُعَلّمو الشّريعةِ والشّيوخُ. 44 وكانَ الذي أسلَمَهُ أعطاهُم علامَةً قالَ: «هوَ الذي أُقَبّلُهُ، فأمسِكُوهُ وخُذوهُ في حِراسةٍ شديدةٍ».
45 ولمّا وصلَ يَهوذا، دنا في الحالِ إلى يَسوعَ وقالَ لَهُ: «يا مُعَلّمُ!» وقَبّلَهُ. 46 فألقَوا أيديَهُم علَيهِ وأمسَكوهُ. 47 فاَستَلّ أحدُ الحاضِرينَ سيفَهُ، وضرَبَ خادِمَ رئيسِ الكَهنَةِ فقَطَعَ أُذنَهُ. 48 وقالَ لهُم يَسوعُ: «أعلى لِصّ خَرجتُم بسُيوفٍ وعِصِيّ لِتأخُذوني؟ 49 كُنتُ كُلّ يومٍ بَينَكُم أعلّمُ في الهَيكَلِ فما أمسكتُموني، ولكِنْ حدَثَ هذا لِتَتِمّ الكُتُبُ المُقدّسةُ».
50 فتَركوهُ كُلّهُم وهَربوا. 51 وتَبِعَهُ شابّ لا يلبَسُ غيرَ عَباءَةٍ على عُريِهِ، فأمسكوهُ. 52 فتَركَ عباءَتَهُ وهرَبَ عُريانًا.
يسوع في مجلس اليهود
(متى 26:57-68، لوقا 22:54-55،لوقا 63-71، يوحنا 18:13-14،يوحنا 19-24)53 وأخَذوا يَسوعَ إلى رَئيسِ الكَهنَةِ، فاَجتَمعَ رُؤساءُ الكَهنَةِ والشّيوخُ ومُعَلّمو الشّريعةِ كُلّهُم. 54 وتَبِعَهُ بُطرُسُ عَنْ بُعدٍ إلى دارِ رَئيسِ الكَهنَةِ، فدَخَلَ وقعَدَ معَ الحَرَسِ يتَدَفّأُ عِندَ النّارِ. 55 وكانَ رُؤساءُ الكَهنَةِ وجميعُ أعضاءِ المَجلِسِ يَطلُبونَ شَهادَةً على يَسوعَ ليَقتُلوهُ فلا يَجدونَ، 56 لأنّ أُناسًا كَثيرينَ شَهِدوا علَيهِ زُورًا فتَناقَضَت شَهاداتُهُم. 57 فقامَ بَعضُهُم وشَهِدوا علَيهِ زُورًا، قالوا: 58 «نَحنُ سَمِعناهُ يَقولُ: سأهدِمُ هذا الهَيكَلَ المَصنوعَ بالأيدي، وأبني في ثلاثةِ أيّامٍ هَيكَلاً آخَرَ غَيرَ مَصنوعٍ بالأيدي». 59 وفي هذا أيضًا تناقَضَت شَهاداتُهُم.
60 فقامَ رَئيسُ الكَهنَةِ في وسَطِ المَجلِسِ وسألَ يَسوعَ: «أما تُجيبُ بِشيءٍ؟ ما هذا الذي يَشهَدونَ بهِ علَيكَ؟» 61 فظَلّ ساكِتًا، لا يَقولُ كَلِمةً. وسألَهُ رئيسُ الكَهنَةِ ثانيةً: «هل أنتَ المَسيحُ اَبنُ اللهِ المُبارَكِ؟» 62 فأجابَهُ يَسوعُ: «أنا هوَ. وسَتَرَونَ اَبنَ الإنسانِ جالِسًا عَنْ يَمينِ اللهِ القديرِ، وآتيًا معَ سحابِ السّماءِ!» 63 فشَقّ رَئيسُ الكَهنَةِ ثيابَهُ وقالَ: «أنَحتاجُ بَعدُ إلى شُهودٍ؟ 64 سَمِعتُم تَجديفَهُ، فما رأيُكُم؟» فحَكَموا علَيهِ كُلّهُم بأنّهُ يَستوجِبُ الموتَ.
65 وأخذَ بَعضُهُم يَبصُقونَ علَيهِ، ويُغَطّونَ وجهَهُ ويَلطِمونَهُ ويقولونَ لَه: «تَنَبّأْ». وتناولَهُ الحَرَسُ بالضّربِ.
بطرس ينكر يسوع
(متى 26:69-75، لوقا 22:56-62، يوحنا 18:15-18،يوحنا 25-27)66 وبَينَما بطرسُ في السّاحةِ السُفلى مِنَ الدّارِ، مَرّت جارِيةٌ مِنْ جواري رئيسِ الكَهنَةِ. 67 فلمّا رأَت بطرسَ يَتَدَفّأُ، نَظرَتْ إلَيهِ وقالَت لَهُ: «أنتَ أيضًا كُنتَ معَ يَسوعَ النّاصريّ!» 68 فأنكَرَ قالَ: «لا أعرِفُ ولا أفهَمُ ما تَقولينَ!» وخرَجَ إلى الدّهليزِ، فصاحَ الدّيكُ. 69 فرأَتْهُ الجارِيةُ، وأخذت تَقولُ لِلحاضرينَ: «هذا مِنهُم!» 70 فأنكرَ أيضًا. وبَعدَ قليلٍ، قالَ الحاضِرونَ لبطرسَ: «لا شكّ أنّكَ واحِدٌ مِنهُم، لأنّكَ مِنَ الجليلِ». 71 فأخَذَ يَلعَنُ ويَحلِفُ: «أنا لا أعرِفُ هذا الرّجُلَ الذي تَعنونَ». 72 وفي الحالِ صاحَ الدّيكُ مرّةً ثانيةً، فتَذكّرَ بطرسُ قولَ يَسوعَ: «قَبلَ أنْ يَصيحَ الدّيكُ مرّتَينِ، تُنكِرُني ثلاثَ مرّاتٍ». وأخذَ يَبكي.
