The Life of Jesus

and from that time he was seeking a convenient season to deliver him up.

And on the first day of the unleavened food came the disciples near to Jesus, saying to him, `Where wilt thou that we may prepare for thee to eat the passover?'

and he said, `Go away to the city, unto such a one, and say to him, The Teacher saith, My time is nigh; near thee I keep the passover, with my disciples;'

and the disciples did as Jesus appointed them, and prepared the passover.

And evening having come, he was reclining (at meat) with the twelve,

and while they are eating, he said, `Verily I say to you, that one of you shall deliver me up.'

And being grieved exceedingly, they began to say to him, each of them, `Is it I, Sir?'

And he answering said, `He who did dip with me the hand in the dish, he will deliver me up;

the Son of Man doth indeed go, as it hath been written concerning him, but woe to that man through whom the Son of Man is delivered up! good it were for him if that man had not been born.'

And Judas--he who delivered him up--answering said, `Is it I, Rabbi?' He saith to him, `Thou hast said.'

And while they were eating, Jesus having taken the bread, and having blessed, did brake, and was giving to the disciples, and said, `Take, eat, this is my body;'

and having taken the cup, and having given thanks, he gave to them, saying, `Drink ye of it--all;

for this is my blood of the new covenant, that for many is being poured out--to remission of sins;

and I say to you, that I may not drink henceforth on this produce of the vine, till that day when I may drink it with you new in the reign of my Father.'

And having sung a hymn, they went forth to the mount of the Olives;

then saith Jesus to them, `All ye shall be stumbled at me this night; for it hath been written, I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock shall be scattered abroad;

but, after my having risen, I will go before you to Galilee.'

And Peter answering said to him, `Even if all shall be stumbled at thee, I will never be stumbled.'

Jesus said to him, `Verily I say to thee, that, this night, before cock-crowing, thrice thou wilt deny me.'

Peter saith to him, `Even if it may be necessary for me to die with thee, I will not deny thee;' in like manner also said all the disciples.

Then come with them doth Jesus to a place called Gethsemane, and he saith to the disciples, `Sit ye here, till having gone away, I shall pray yonder.'

And having taken Peter, and the two sons of Zebedee, he began to be sorrowful, and to be very heavy;

then saith he to them, `Exceedingly sorrowful is my soul--unto death; abide ye here, and watch with me.'

And having gone forward a little, he fell on his face, praying, and saying, `My Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me; nevertheless, not as I will, but as Thou.'

And he cometh unto the disciples, and findeth them sleeping, and he saith to Peter, `So! ye were not able one hour to watch with me!