Twentieth Century [1904], THE TWENTIETH CENTURY NEW TESTAMENT A TRANSLATION INTO MODERN ENGLISH Made from the Original Greek (Westcott & Hort's Text) (The Fleming H. Revell Company, NEW YORK & CHICAGO) [word count] [B14200].
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1 The Feast of the Unleavened Bread, known as
the Passover, was near. ⪆⪆
2 The Chief Priests
and the Teachers of the Law were looking for
an opportunity of destroying Jesus, for they were afraid of the
people.
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3 Now Satan took possession of Judas, who was
known as Iscariot, and who belonged to the
Twelve;
4 and he went and discussed with the Chief
Priests and Officers in charge at the Temple the best way
of betraying Jesus to them.
5 They were glad of this, and
agreed to pay him.
6 So Judas assented, and looked for an
opportunity to betray Jesus to them, in the absence of a crowd.
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7 When the day of the Festival of the Unleavened
Bread came, on which the Passover lambs had to
be killed,
8 Jesus sent forward Peter and John, saying to them:
“Go and make preparations for our eating the Passover.”
9 “Where do you wish us to make preparations?” they
asked.
10 “Listen,” he answered, “when you have got into the city, a
man carrying a pitcher of water will meet you; follow him into
whatever house he enters;
11 and you shall say to the owner of the
house ‘The Teacher says to you—Where is the room where I
am to eat the Passover with my disciples?’
12 The man will
show you a large upstairs room, set out; there make preparations.”
13 So Peter and John went on, and found everything just as Jesus
had told them, and they prepared the Passover.
14 When the time came, Jesus took his place at table, and the
Apostles with him.
15 “I have most earnestly wished,” he said, “to eat this Passover
with you before I suffer.
16 For I tell you that I shall not
eat it again, until it has had its fulfilment in the Kingdom of
God.”
17 Then, on receiving a cup, after saying the thanksgiving, he
said:
18 “Take this and share it among you. For I tell you that I
shall not, after to-day, drink of the juice of the grape, till the
Kingdom of God has come.”
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19 Then Jesus took some bread, and, after saying
the thanksgiving, broke it and gave to them, with
the words:
“This is my body, [which is now to be given on your behalf.
Do this in memory of me.”
20 And in the same way with the cup, after supper, saying:
“This cup is the New Covenant made by my blood which is
being poured out on your behalf.] note
21 Yet see! the hand of the
man that is betraying me is beside me upon the table!
22 True,
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the Son of Man is passing, by the way ordained for him, yet
alas for that man by whom he is being betrayed!”
23 Then they began questioning one another which of them it
could be that was going to do this.
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24 And a dispute arose among them as to which
of them was to be regarded as the greatest.
25 Jesus,
however, said:
“The kings of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their
oppressors are styled ‘Benefactors.’
26 But with you it must
not be so. No, let the greatest among you become like the
youngest, and him who leads like him who serves.
27 Which is
the greater—the master at the table or his servant? Is
not it the master at the table? Yet I myself am among
you as one who serves. ⪆⪆
28 You are the men who
have stood by me in my trials;
29 and, just as my Father
has assigned me a Kingdom,
30 I assign you places, so that
you may eat and drink at my table in my Kingdom, and
be seated upon twelve thrones as judges of the twelve tribes of
Israel. ⪆⪆ note
31 Simon! Simon! listen. Satan
demanded leave to sift you all like wheat,
32 but
I prayed for you, Simon, that your faith should not fail.
And you, when you have returned to me, are to strengthen
your Brothers.”
33 “Master,” said Peter, “with you I am ready to go both to
prison and to death.”
34 “I tell you, Peter,” replied Jesus, “the cock will not crow
to-day till you have disowned all knowledge of me three times.”
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35 Then he said to them all:
“When I sent you out as my Messengers,
without either purse, or bag, or sandals, were
you in need of anything?”
“No; nothing,” they answered.
36 “Now, however,” he said, “he who has a purse must take
it and his bag as well; and he who has not must sell his cloak
and buy a sword.
37 For, I tell you, that passage of Scripture
must be fulfilled in me, which says—
‘He was counted among the godless’;
indeed, all that refers to me is finding its fulfilment.” note
38 “Master,” they exclaimed, “look, here are two swords!”
“Enough!” said Jesus.
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39 Jesus then went out, and made his way as usual
to the Mount of Olives, followed by his disciples.
40 And, when he reached the spot, he said
to them:
“Pray that you may not fall into temptation.”
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41 Then he withdrew about a stone's throw, and knelt down and
began to pray.
42 “Father,” he said, “if it is thy pleasure, spare me this cup;
only, not my will but thine be done.”
43 [Presently there appeared to him an angel from Heaven, who
strengthened him.
44 And, as his anguish became intense, he
prayed still more earnestly, while his sweat was like great
drops of blood falling on the ground.]
45 Then he rose from
praying, and came to the disciples and found them sleeping
for sorrow.
46 “Why are you asleep?” he asked them. “Rise and pray,
that you may not fall into temptation.”
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47 While he was still speaking, a crowd appeared
in sight, led by the man called Judas,
who was one of the Twelve. Judas approached
Jesus, to kiss him;
48 on which Jesus said to him:
“Judas, is it by a kiss that you betray the Son of Man?”
49 But when those who were round Jesus saw what was going to
happen, they exclaimed:
“Master, shall we use our swords?”
50 And one of them struck the High Priest's servant and cut off
his right ear; on which Jesus said:
51 “Let me at least do this”;
and, touching his ear, he healed the wound.
52 Then, turning to
the Chief Priests and Officers in charge at the Temple and
Councillors, who had come for him, he said:
“Have you come out, as if after a robber, with swords and
clubs?
53 When I was with you day after day in the Temple
Courts, you did not lay hands on me; but now your time has
come, and the power of Darkness.”
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54 Those who had taken Jesus prisoner took him
away into the house of the High Priest. Peter followed
at a distance.
55 But, when they had lit a fire in
the centre of the court-yard and had all sat down there, Peter
seated himself in the middle of them. note
56 Presently a maidservant
saw him sitting near the blaze of the fire. Fixing
her eyes on him, she said:
“Why, this man was one of his companions!”
57 But Peter denied it.
“I do not know him,” he replied.
58 A little while afterwards some one else—a man—saw him and
said:
“Why, you are one of them!”
“No,” Peter said, “I am not.”
59 About an hour later another man declared positively:
“This man also was certainly with him. Why, he is a
Galilaean!”
60 But Peter said: “I do not know what you are speaking
about.”
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61 Instantly, while he was still speaking, a cock crowed. And the
Master turned and looked at Peter; and Peter remembered
the words that the Master had said to him—“Before a cock has
crowed to-day, you will disown me three times”;
62 and he went
outside and wept bitterly.
63 The men that held Jesus kept making sport of him and
beating him.
64 They blindfolded him and then questioned
him.
“Now play the Prophet,” they said; “who was it that
struck you?”
65 And they heaped many other insults on him.
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66 At daybreak the National Council met—both
the Chief Priests and the Teachers of the Law—
and took Jesus before their High Council.
67 “If you are the Christ,” they said, “tell us so.”
“If I tell you,” replied Jesus, “you will not believe me;
and, if I question you, you will not answer.
68
69 But from this
hour ‘the Son of Man will be seated on the right hand of God
Almighty.’” note
70 “Are you, then, the Son of God?” they all asked.
“It is true,” answered Jesus, “I am.”
71 At this they exclaimed:
“Why do we want any more evidence? We have heard it
ourselves from his own lips!”
Twentieth Century [1904], THE TWENTIETH CENTURY NEW TESTAMENT A TRANSLATION INTO MODERN ENGLISH Made from the Original Greek (Westcott & Hort's Text) (The Fleming H. Revell Company, NEW YORK & CHICAGO) [word count] [B14200].
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