Luke 22 - LSB Bible Online

Luke 22

The Plot to Kill Jesus

^aNow the Feast of Unleavened Bread, which is called the ^bPassover, was drawing near. 2 And the chief priests and the scribes ^awere seeking how they might put Him to death; for they were afraid of the people.
3 ^aAnd ^bSatan entered into Judas who was called Iscariot, who ¹belonged to the number of the twelve. 4 And he went away and discussed with the chief priests and ^aofficers how he might betray Him to them. 5 And they were glad and agreed to give him money. 6 So he consented, and began seeking a good opportunity to betray Him to them ¹apart from the crowd.

The Passover Meal

7 ^aThen came the first day of Unleavened Bread on which ^bthe Passover lamb had to be sacrificed. 8 And Jesus sent ^aPeter and John, saying, “Go and prepare the Passover for us, so that we may eat it.” 9 And they said to Him, “Where do You want us to prepare it?” 10 And He said to them, “Behold, after you have entered the city, a man will meet you carrying a pitcher of water; follow him into the house that he enters. 11 And you shall say to the owner of the house, ‘The Teacher says to you, “Where is the guest room in which I may eat the Passover with My disciples?”’ 12 And he will show you a large, furnished upper room; prepare it there.” 13 And they left and found everything just as He had told them; and they prepared the Passover.

The Lord’s Supper

14 ^aAnd when the hour had come, He reclined at the table, and ^bthe apostles with Him. 15 And He said to them, “I have earnestly desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer; 16 for I say to you, I shall never again eat it ^auntil it is fulfilled in the kingdom of God.” 17 ^aAnd when He had taken a cup and ^bgiven thanks, He said, “Take this and share it among yourselves. 18 For ^aI say to you, I will not drink of the fruit of the vine from now on until the kingdom of God comes.” 19 And when He had taken some bread and ^agiven thanks, He broke it and gave it to them, saying, “This is My body which is given for you. Do this in remembrance of Me.” 20 And in the same way He took the cup after they had eaten, saying, “This cup which is ^apoured out for you is the ^bnew covenant in My blood. 21 ^aBut behold, the hand of the one betraying Me is with Me on the table. 22 For indeed, the Son of Man is going ^aas it has been determined; but woe to that man by whom He is betrayed!” 23 And they began to argue among themselves which one of them it might be who was going to do this thing.

Who Is Greatest?

24 And there arose also ^aa dispute among them as to which one of them was regarded to be greatest. 25 ^aAnd He said to them, “The kings of the Gentiles lord it over them, and those who have authority over them are called ‘Benefactors.’ 26 But not so with you; ^arather the one who is the greatest among you must become like ^bthe youngest, and the leader like the servant. 27 For ^awho is greater, the one who reclines at the table or the one who serves? Is it not the one who reclines? But ^bI am among you as the one who serves.
28 “Now you are those who have stood by Me in My ^atrials, 29 and I grant you a ^akingdom, just as My Father granted one to Me, 30 that you may ^aeat and drink at My table in My ^bkingdom, and ^cyou will sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
31 “Simon, Simon, behold, ^aSatan has ¹demanded to ^bsift all of you like wheat. 32 But I ^ahave prayed earnestly for you, that your faith may not fail; and you, once you have returned, ^bstrengthen your brothers.” 33 ^aBut he said to Him, “Lord, with You I am ready to go both to prison and to death!” 34 And He said, “I say to you, Peter, the rooster will not crow today until you have denied three times that you know Me.”
35 And He said to them, “^aWhen I sent you out without money belt and bag and sandals, did you lack anything?” They said, “Not a thing.” 36 And He said to them, “But now, ¹whoever has a money belt is to take it along, likewise also a bag, and ¹whoever has no sword should sell his garment and buy one. 37 For I tell you that this which is written must be ¹completed in Me, ‘^aAnd He was numbered with transgressors’; for ^bthat which refers to Me has its ²completion.” 38 And they said, “Lord, look, here are two ^aswords.” And He said to them, “It is enough.”

Jesus Prays in Gethsemane

39 ^aAnd He came out and went ^bas was His custom to ^cthe Mount of Olives; and the disciples also followed Him. 40 ^aNow when He arrived at the place, He said to them, “^bPray that you may not enter into temptation.” 41 And He withdrew from them about a stone’s throw, and He ^aknelt down and began to pray, 42 saying, “Father, if You are willing, remove this ^acup from Me, ^byet not My will, but Yours be done.” 43 ¹Now an ^aangel from heaven appeared to Him, strengthening Him. 44 And ^abeing in agony He was praying very fervently, and His sweat became like drops of blood, falling down upon the ground. 45 And when He rose from prayer, He came to the disciples and found them sleeping from sorrow, 46 and said to them, “Why are you sleeping? Rise up and ^apray that you may not enter into temptation.”

The Betrayal and Arrest of Jesus

47 ^aWhile He was still speaking, behold, a crowd came, and the one called Judas, one of the twelve, was coming ahead of them, and he approached Jesus to kiss Him. 48 But Jesus said to him, “Judas, are you betraying the Son of Man with a kiss?” 49 And when those around Him saw what was going to happen, they said, “Lord, shall we strike with the ^asword?” 50 And one of them struck the slave of the high priest and cut off his right ear. 51 But Jesus answered and said, “¹Stop! No more of this.” And He touched his ear and healed him. 52 Then Jesus said to the chief priests and ^aofficers of the temple and elders who had come against Him, “Have you come out with swords and clubs ^bas against a robber? 53 While I was with you daily in the temple, you did not stretch out your hands against Me, but ¹this hour and the authority of darkness are yours.”
54 ^aNow having arrested Him, they led Him away and brought Him to the house of the high priest, but ^bPeter was following at a distance. 55 ^aAnd after they had kindled a fire in the middle of ^bthe courtyard and had sat down together, Peter was sitting among them. 56 And a servant-girl, seeing him as he sat in the firelight and looking intently at him, said, “This man was with Him too.” 57 But he denied it, saying, “Woman, I do not know Him.” 58 A little later, ^aanother saw him and said, “You are one of them too!” But Peter said, “Man, I am not!” 59 And after about an hour had passed, another man began to insist, saying, “Certainly this man was with Him too, ^afor he also is a Galilean.” 60 But Peter said, “Man, I do not know what you are talking about.” Immediately, while he was still speaking, a rooster crowed. 61 ^aAnd the Lord turned and looked at Peter. And Peter remembered the word of the Lord, how He had told him, “^bBefore a rooster crows today, you will deny Me three times.” 62 And he went out and cried bitterly.
63 ^aNow the men who were holding ¹Jesus in custody were mocking Him while they beat Him, 64 and they blindfolded Him and were asking Him, saying, “^aProphesy, who is the one who hit You?” 65 And they were saying many other things against Him, ^ablaspheming.

Jesus Before the Sanhedrin

66 ^aAnd as the day came, ^bthe Council of elders of the people assembled, both chief priests and scribes, and they led Him away to their ^cSanhedrin, saying, 67 “^aIf You are the ¹Christ, tell us.” But He said to them, “If I tell you, you will not believe, 68 and if I ask a question, you will not answer. 69 ^aBut from now on ^bthe Son of Man will be seated at the right hand of the power of ¹God.” 70 And they all said, “Are You ^athe Son of God, then?” And He said to them, “^bYou yourselves say that I am.” 71 Then they said, “What further need do we have of testimony? For we have heard it ourselves from His own mouth.”

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