Luke 22
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The Plot to Kill Jesus
(Matthew 26:1–5; Mark 14:1–2; John 11:45–57)

1The feast of sweete breade drewe nye, which is called the Passouer. 2And ye hie priestes and scribes sought howe they myght kyll hym, for they feared the people.

Judas Agrees to Betray Jesus
(Matthew 26:14–16; Mark 14:10–11)

3Then entred Satan into Iudas, whose sirname was Iscariot, whiche was of the number of the twelue. 4And he went his waye, and communed with the hye priestes and officers, howe he myght betray him vnto them. 5And they were glad, and promised to geue him money. 6And he consented, and sought oportunitie to betray him vnto them, when the people were away.

Preparing the Passover
(Matthew 26:17–19; Mark 14:12–16)

7Then came the day of sweete breade, when of necessitie the Passouer must be offered. 8And he sent Peter and Iohn, saying: Go and prepare vs the Passouer, that we may eate. 9They sayde vnto hym: Where wylt thou that we prepare? 10And he sayde vnto them: Beholde, when ye enter into the citie, there shall a man meete you, bearyng a pitcher of water, hym folowe into the same house that he entreth in. 11And ye shall say vnto the good man of the house, the maister saith vnto thee, where is the ghest chamber, where I shall eate ye Passouer with my disciples? 12And he shal shew you an vpper chamber prepared, there make redye. 13And they went, and founde as he had sayde vnto them: and they made redye the Passouer.

The Last Supper
(Matthew 26:20–30; Mark 14:17–26; 1 Corinthians 11:17–34)

14And when the houre was come, he sate downe, & the twelue apostles with hym. 15And he sayde vnto them: I haue earnestly desired to eate this Passouer with you, before that I suffer. 16For I saye vnto you, hencefoorth I wyll not eate of it any more, vntyll it be fulfylled in the kyngdome of God. 17And he toke the cuppe, & gaue thankes, and sayde, Take this, and deuide it aamong you: 18For I say vnto you, I wyll not drinke of the fruite of the vine, vntyll the kyngdome of God come. 19And he toke bread, and when he had geue thankes, he brake it and gaue vnto the, saying, This is my body, which is geuen for you: This do in the remembraunce of me. 20Lykewise also, when he had supped, he toke the cuppe, saying: This cuppe is the new testamet in my blood, which is shed for you. 21Yet beholde, the hande of hym that betrayeth me, is with me on the table. 22And truely the sonne of man goeth as it is appoynted: but wo vnto that man by whom he is betrayed. 23And they began to enquire among them selues, which of them it was that shoulde do it.

Who Is the Greatest?

24And there was a stryfe among the, which of them shoulde seeme to be the greatest. 25And he saide vnto them: The kinges of nations raigne ouer them, and they that haue aucthoritie vpo them, are called gracious Lordes. 26But ye shall not be so. But he that is greatest among you, shalbe as the younger, and he that is chiefe, shalbe as he that doth minister. 27For whether is greater, he that sitteth at meate, or he that serueth? Is not he that sitteth at meate? But I am among you, as he that ministreth.

28Ye are they, which haue bydden with me in my temptations. 29And I appoynt vnto you a kingdome, as my father hath appoynted vnto me. 30That ye may eate and drynke at my table in my kyngdome, & sit on seates iudgyng the twelue tribes of Israel.

Jesus Predicts Peter’s Denial
(Matthew 26:31–35; Mark 14:27–31; John 13:36–38)

31And the Lord saide: Simon, Simon, beholde Satan hath desired to sift you, as it were wheate: 32But I haue prayed for thee, that thy fayth fayle not: And when thou art couerted, strength thy brethren. 33And he sayde vnto him: Lord I am redy to go with thee into pryson, and to death. 34And he sayde: I tell thee Peter, the Cocke shal not crowe this day, tyll thou hast thryse denyed that thou knewest me.

35And he said vnto them: When I sent you without wallet, and scrippe, and shoes, lacked ye any thyng? And they sayde, no. 36Then saide he vnto them: But nowe he that hath a wallet, let him take it vp, and lykewyse his scrippe: and he that hath none, let him sell his coate, and bye a sworde. 37For I say vnto you, that yet the same whiche is written, must be perfourmed in me: Euen among the wicked was he reputed. For those thynges whiche are written of me, haue an ende. 38And they sayde: Lorde, beholde here are two swordes. And he sayde vnto them, it is enough.

Jesus Prays on the Mount of Olives
(Matthew 26:36–46; Mark 14:32–42)

39And he came out, and went as he was wont, to mount Oliuete: and the disciples folowed hym. 40And when he came to the place, he sayde vnto them: pray, lest ye fall into temptation. 41And he gate hym selfe from them about a stones caste, and kneeled downe, and prayed, 42Saying: Father, yf thou wylt, remoue this cuppe from me. Neuerthelesse, not my wyl, but thine be fulfilled. 43And there appeared an angell vnto hym from heauen, comfortyng hym. 44And he was in an agonie, and he prayed more earnestly: and his sweat was lyke droppes of blood, tricklyng downe to the grounde. 45And when he rose vp from prayer, and was come to his disciples, he founde the slepyng for heauynesse,

46And sayde vnto them, why slepe ye? Rise, & pray lest ye fall into temptation.

The Betrayal of Jesus
(Matthew 26:47–56; Mark 14:43–52; John 18:1–14)

47Whyle he yet spake, behold there came a company, and he that was called Iudas, one of the twelue, went before the, & preassed nye vnto Iesus to kisse hym. 48But Iesus sayde vnto hym: Iudas, betrayest thou the sonne of man with a kisse? 49When they whiche were about hym sawe what woulde folowe, they sayde vnto hym: Lorde, shall we smyte with sworde? 50And one of them smote a seruaunt of the hye priest, & stroke of his right eare. 51Iesus aunswered and saide, Suffer ye thus farre foorth. And whe he touched his eare, he healed hym. 52Then Iesus said vnto the hye priestes and rulers of the temple, and the elders which were come to hym: Be ye come out as vnto a thiefe, with swordes and staues? 53When I was dayly with you in the temple, ye stretched foorth no handes agaynst me: But this is euen your very houre, and the power of darknesse.

Peter Denies Jesus
(Matthew 26:69–75; Mark 14:66–72; John 18:15–18)

54Then toke they hym, and ledde hym, & brought him to the hye priestes house: and Peter folowed a farre of. 55And when they had kyndeled a fire in the myddes of the hall, and were set downe together, Peter also sate downe among them. 56But when a certayne wenche behelde hym, as he sate by the fire and earnestlye loked vpon hym she sayde: This same felowe was also with hym. 57And he denyed hym, saying, woman I knowe hym not. 58And after a litle whyle, another sawe hym, and saide: Thou art also of them. And Peter sayd, man I am not. 59And about the space of an houre after, an other affirmed saying: Ueryly this felowe was with hym also, for he is of Galilee. 60And Peter sayde: Man I wote not what thou sayest. And immediatlye whyle he yet spake, the Cocke crewe. 61And the Lorde turned backe, & loked vpon Peter: And Peter remembred the worde of the Lorde, howe he hadde sayde vnto hym, before the Cocke crowe thou shalt denie me thrise. 62And Peter went out, & wept bitterlye.

The Soldiers Mock Jesus
(Isaiah 50:4–11; Matthew 27:27–31; Mark 15:16–20; John 19:1–15)

63And the men that helde Iesus, mocked hym, and smote hym. 64And when they had blindfolded him, they stroke hym on the face, and asked him, saying: Arede, who is it that smote thee? 65And many other things blasphemouslye spake they against hym.

Jesus before the Sanhedrin
(Matthew 26:57–68; Mark 14:53–65; John 18:19–24)

66And assoone as it was day, the elders of the people, and the hye priestes, and scribes, came together, and led hym into their counsell, saying: 67Art thou very Christe, tell vs? And he sayde vnto them: If I tell you, you wyll not beleue: 68And if I aske you, you wyll not aunswere me, nor let me go. 69Hereafter shall the sonne of man sit on the right hand of the power of God. 70Then said they all: Art thou then the sonne of God? He sayde: Ye say yt I am. 71And they sayd? What neede we any further witnesse? For we our selues haue hearde of his owne mouth.


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