Mark 14:1-34 ▼

1 Within two days was the feast of the passover, and of unleavened bread, and the chief priests, with the Scribes, contriv'd how they might seize Jesus by surprize, and put him to death.

2 but they objected, it could not be during the festival, for fear of a popular insurrection.

3 now being at Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper, while he was at table, there came a woman with a viol full of the perfume of spikenard, which was very costly; and she opened the viol, and poured it upon his head.

4 but some had a secret indignation, and said, why must the perfume be so wasted?

5 for we could have sold it for above two hundred denarys, and given them to the poor: and they inveighed against her.

6 but Jesus said, let her alone, why do you disquiet her? it is commendable, what she has done out of respect to me.

7 the poor you have always with you, and you may relieve them whenever you please: but me you will not always have.

8 she has done what she could: she has perfum'd my body previously to my burial.

9 I declare unto you, in whatever quarter of the world this part of the gospel-history shall be related, this action of hers shall be mention'd to her praise.

10 Then Judas Iscariot, one of the twelve, went to the chief priests, in order to betray him to them.

11 they were glad to hear him, and promis'd to give him money, upon which he contriv'd the most favourable occasion to betray him.

12 On the first day of unleavened bread, when the paschal lamb is kill'd, his disciples said to him, where would you have us go and prepare for your eating the paschal lamb?

13 upon which he dispatch'd two of his disciples, and said to them: go into the city, and you will meet a man carrying a pitcher of water; follow him.

14 and wherever he enters, say to the master of the house: "thus saith our master; where is the chamber, where I shall eat the passover with my disciples?"

15 and he will shew you a large upper room ready furnished: there make preparation for us.

16 his disciples therefore went away, and being come into the city, they found every thing, as he had told them; and they prepared the paschal lamb.

17 There he came in the evening with the twelve.

18 and as they sat eating, Jesus said, verily I say unto you, one of you that is eating with me, will betray me.

19 and they were seized with sorrow, all successively asking him, is it I?

20 but he answered them, saying, it is one of the twelve, he that eats of the same mess with me.

21 the son of man is going indeed, according to what is written of him: but wo to that man, by whom the son of man is betrayed: it would be better for that man, if he had never been born.

22 When they had been eating, Jesus took bread, and having given thanks, he brake it, and gave it to them, and said, take it, this represents my body.

23 and he took the cup, and when he had given thanks, he gave it to them, and they all drank of it.

24 and he said to them, this represents the effusion of my blood (the sanction of the new covenant) for mankind.

25 but this I tell you, I will never more drink of this fruit of the vine, from this time forth to that day, when I shall drink with you of the spiritual wine in the kingdom of God.

26 Then, having sung an hymn, they went out towards the mount of Olives.

27 and Jesus said to them, this night you will all be staggered upon my account: for it is written, "I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered."

28 but after I am risen, I will go before you into Galilee.

29 upon which Peter said to him, tho' all should stagger, yet I will not.

30 Jesus said to him, verily I tell thee, to-day, even this night, before the cock crow twice, you will renounce me thrice.

31 but he urg'd it with more vehemence, tho' I should die with you, I will not renounce you, and all the rest affirm'd the same.

32 At length they came to a place call'd Gethsemane, and he said to his disciples, stay here, whilst I shall be at prayer.

33 but he took with him Peter, James, and John, then he began to be in a great consternation and anguish of mind, and he said to them; my soul is exceeding sorrowful,

34 even unto death: tarry ye here, and watch.