# Luke 22 (New King James Version) The Plot to Kill Jesus ##### Chapter 22 ###### 1 Now the Feast of Unleavened Bread drew near, which is called Passover. ###### 2 And the chief priests and the scribes sought how they might kill Him, for they feared the people. ###### 3 Then Satan entered Judas, surnamed Iscariot, who was numbered among the twelve. ###### 4 So he went his way and conferred with the chief priests and captains, how he might betray Him to them. ###### 5 And they were glad, and agreed to give him money. ###### 6 So he promised and sought opportunity to betray Him to them in the absence of the multitude.Jesus and His Disciples Prepare the Passover ###### 7 Then came the Day of Unleavened Bread, when the Passover must be killed. ###### 8 And He sent Peter and John, saying, **"Go and prepare the Passover for us, that we may eat."** ###### 9 So they said to Him, "Where do You want us to prepare?" ###### 10 And He said to them, **"Behold, when you have entered the city, a man will meet you carrying a pitcher of water; follow him into the house which he enters.** ###### 11 **Then you shall say to the master of the house, 'The Teacher says to you, "Where is the guest room where I may eat the Passover with My disciples?" '** ###### 12 **Then he will show you a large, furnished upper room; there make ready."** ###### 13 So they went and found it just as He had said to them, and they prepared the Passover.Jesus Institutes the Lord's Supper ###### 14 When the hour had come, He sat down, and the twelve apostles with Him. ###### 15 Then He said to them, **"With _fervent_ desire I have desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer;** ###### 16 **for I say to you, I will no longer eat of it** **until it is fulfilled in the kingdom of God."** ###### 17 Then He took the cup, and gave thanks, and said, **"Take this and divide _it_ among yourselves;** ###### 18 **for** **I say to you,** **I will not drink of the fruit of the vine until the kingdom of God comes."** ###### 19 And He took bread, gave thanks and broke _it,_ and gave _it_ to them, saying, **"This is My** **body which is given for you;** **do this in remembrance of Me."** ###### 20 Likewise He also _took_ the cup after supper, saying, **"This cup _is_ the new covenant in My blood, which is shed for you.** ###### 21 **But behold, the hand of My betrayer _is_ with Me on the table.** ###### 22 **And truly the Son of Man goes** **as it has been determined, but woe to that man by whom He is betrayed!"** ###### 23 Then they began to question among themselves, which of them it was who would do this thing.The Disciples Argue About Greatness ###### 24 Now there was also a dispute among them, as to which of them should be considered the greatest. ###### 25 And He said to them, **"The kings of the Gentiles exercise lordship over them, and those who exercise authority over them are called 'benefactors.'** ###### 26 **But not so _among_ you; on the contrary,** **he who is greatest among you, let him be as the younger, and he who governs as he who serves.** ###### 27 **For who _is_ greater, he who sits at the table, or he who serves? _Is_ it not he who sits at the table? Yet** **I am among you as the One who serves.** ###### 28 **"But you are those who have continued with Me in** **My trials.** ###### 29 **And** **I bestow upon you a kingdom, just as My Father bestowed _one_ upon Me,** ###### 30 **that** **you may eat and drink at My table in My kingdom,** **and sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel."**Jesus Predicts Peter's Denial ###### 31 And the Lord said, **"Simon, Simon! Indeed,** **Satan has asked for you, that he may** **sift _you_ as wheat.** ###### 32 **But** **I have prayed for you, that your faith should not fail; and when you have returned to _Me,_** **strengthen your brethren."** ###### 33 But he said to Him, "Lord, I am ready to go with You, both to prison and to death." ###### 34 Then He said, **"I tell you, Peter, the rooster shall not crow this day before you will deny three times that you know Me."**Supplies for the Road ###### 35 And He said to them, **"When I sent you without money bag, knapsack, and sandals, did you lack anything?"** So they said, "Nothing." ###### 36 Then He said to them, **"But now, he who has a money bag, let him take _it,_ and likewise a knapsack; and he who has no sword, let him sell his garment and buy one.** ###### 37 **For I say to you that this which is written must still be** **accomplished in Me:** **'And He was numbered with the transgressors.' For the things concerning Me have an end."** ###### 38 So they said, "Lord, look, here _are_ two swords." And He said to them, **"It is enough."**The Prayer in the Garden ###### 39 Coming out, He went to the Mount of Olives, as He was accustomed, and His disciples also followed Him. ###### 40 When He came to the place, He said to them, **"Pray that you may not enter into temptation."** ###### 41 And He was withdrawn from them about a stone's throw, and He knelt down and prayed, ###### 42 saying, **"Father, if it is Your will, take this cup away from Me; nevertheless** **not My will, but Yours, be done."** ###### 43 Then an angel appeared to Him from heaven, strengthening Him. ###### 44 And being in agony, He prayed more earnestly. Then His sweat became like great drops of blood falling down to the ground. ###### 45 When He rose up from prayer, and had come to His disciples, He found them sleeping from sorrow. ###### 46 Then He said to them, **"Why** **do you sleep? Rise and** **pray, lest you enter into temptation."**Betrayal and Arrest in Gethsemane ###### 47 And while He was still speaking, behold, a multitude; and he who was called Judas, one of the twelve, went before them and drew near to Jesus to kiss Him. ###### 48 But Jesus said to him, **"Judas, are you betraying the Son of Man with a** **kiss?"** ###### 49 When those around Him saw what was going to happen, they said to Him, "Lord, shall we strike with the sword?" ###### 50 And one of them struck the servant of the high priest and cut off his right ear. ###### 51 But Jesus answered and said, **"Permit even this."** And He touched his ear and healed him. ###### 52 Then Jesus said to the chief priests, captains of the temple, and the elders who had come to Him, **"Have you come out, as against a** **robber, with swords and clubs?** ###### 53 **When I was with you daily in the** **temple, you did not try to seize Me. But this is your** **hour, and the power of darkness."**Peter Denies Jesus, and Weeps Bitterly ###### 54 Having arrested Him, they led _Him_ and brought Him into the high priest's house. But Peter followed at a distance. ###### 55 Now when they had kindled a fire in the midst of the courtyard and sat down together, Peter sat among them. ###### 56 And a certain servant girl, seeing him as he sat by the fire, looked intently at him and said, "This man was also with Him." ###### 57 But he denied Him, saying, "Woman, I do not know Him." ###### 58 And after a little while another saw him and said, "You also are of them." But Peter said, "Man, I am not!" ###### 59 Then after about an hour had passed, another confidently affirmed, saying, "Surely this _fellow_ also was with Him, for he is a Galilean." ###### 60 But Peter said, "Man, I do not know what you are saying!" Immediately, while he was still speaking, the rooster crowed. ###### 61 And the Lord turned and looked at Peter. Then Peter remembered the word of the Lord, how He had said to him, **"Before the rooster** **crows, you will deny Me three times."** ###### 62 So Peter went out and wept bitterly.Jesus Mocked and Beaten ###### 63 Now the men who held Jesus mocked Him and beat Him. ###### 64 And having blindfolded Him, they struck Him on the face and asked Him, saying, "Prophesy! Who is the one who struck You?" ###### 65 And many other things they blasphemously spoke against Him.Jesus Faces the Sanhedrin ###### 66 As soon as it was day, the elders of the people, both chief priests and scribes, came together and led Him into their council, saying, ###### 67 "If You are the Christ, tell us." But He said to them, **"If I tell you, you will** **by no means believe.** ###### 68 **And if I** **also ask _you,_ you will by no means answer** **Me or let _Me_ go.** ###### 69 **Hereafter the Son of Man will sit on the right hand of the power of God."** ###### 70 Then they all said, "Are You then the Son of God?" So He said to them, **"You _rightly_ say that I am."** ###### 71 And they said, "What further testimony do we need? For we have heard it ourselves from His own mouth."