Judas Agrees to Hand Jesus Over
1The Feast of Unleavened Bread, called the Passover, was near. 2The chief priests and the teachers of the law were looking for a way to get rid of Jesus. They were afraid of the people. 3Then Satan entered Judas, who was called Iscariot. Judas was one of the 12 disciples. 4He went to the chief priests and the officers of the temple guard. He talked with them about how he could hand Jesus over to them. 5They were delighted and agreed to give him money. 6Judas accepted their offer. He watched for the right time to hand Jesus over to them. He wanted to do it when no crowd was around.
The Last Supper
7Then the day of Unleavened Bread came. That was the time the Passover lamb had to be sacrificed. 8Jesus sent Peter and John on ahead. “Go,” he told them. “Prepare for us to eat the Passover meal.”
9“Where do you want us to prepare for it?” they asked.
10Jesus replied, “When you enter the city, a man carrying a jar of water will meet you. Follow him to the house he enters. 11Then say to the owner of the house, ‘The Teacher asks, “Where is the guest room? Where can I eat the Passover meal with my disciples?” ’ 12He will show you a large upstairs room with furniture already in it. Prepare for us to eat there.”
13Peter and John left. They found things just as Jesus had told them. So they prepared the Passover meal.
14When the hour came, Jesus and his apostles took their places at the table. 15He said to them, “I have really looked forward to eating this Passover meal with you. I wanted to do this before I suffer. 16I tell you, I will not eat the Passover meal again until it is celebrated in God’s kingdom.”
17After Jesus took the cup, he gave thanks. He said, “Take this cup and share it among yourselves. 18I tell you, I will not drink wine with you again until God’s kingdom comes.”
19Then Jesus took bread. He gave thanks and broke it. He handed it to them and said, “This is my body. It is given for you. Every time you eat it, do this in memory of me.”
20In the same way, after the supper he took the cup. He said, “This cup is the new covenant in my blood. It is poured out for you. 21But someone here is going to hand me over to my enemies. His hand is with mine on the table. 22The Son of Man will go to his death, just as God has already decided. But how terrible it will be for the one who hands him over!” 23The apostles began to ask one another about this. They wondered which one of them would do it.
24They also started to argue. They disagreed about which of them was thought to be the most important person. 25Jesus said to them, “The kings of the Gentiles hold power over their people. And those who order them around call themselves Protectors. 26But you must not be like that. Instead, the most important among you should be like the youngest. The one who rules should be like the one who serves. 27Who is more important? Is it the one at the table, or the one who serves? Isn’t it the one who is at the table? But I am among you as one who serves. 28You have stood by me during my troubles. 29And I give you a kingdom, just as my Father gave me a kingdom. 30Then you will eat and drink at my table in my kingdom. And you will sit on thrones, judging the 12 tribes of Israel.
31“Simon, Simon! Satan has asked to sift all of you disciples like wheat. 32But I have prayed for you, Simon. I have prayed that your faith will not fail. When you have turned back, help your brothers to be strong.”
33But Simon replied, “Lord, I am ready to go with you to prison and to death.”
34Jesus answered, “I tell you, Peter, you will say three times that you don’t know me. And you will do it before the rooster crows today.”
35Then Jesus asked the disciples, “Did you need anything when I sent you without a purse, bag or sandals?”
“Nothing,” they answered.
36He said to them, “But now if you have a purse, take it. And also take a bag. If you don’t have a sword, sell your coat and buy one. 37It is written, ‘He was counted among those who had committed crimes.’ (Isaiah 53:12) I tell you that what is written about me must come true. Yes, it is already coming true.”
38The disciples said, “See, Lord, here are two swords.”
“Two swords are enough!” he replied.
Jesus Prays on the Mount of Olives
39Jesus went out as usual to the Mount of Olives. His disciples followed him. 40When they reached the place, Jesus spoke. “Pray that you won’t fall into sin when you are tempted,” he said to them. 41Then he went a short distance away from them. There he got down on his knees and prayed. 42He said, “Father, if you are willing, take this cup of suffering away from me. But do what you want, not what I want.” 43An angel from heaven appeared to Jesus and gave him strength. 44Because he was very sad and troubled, he prayed even harder. His sweat was like drops of blood falling to the ground.
45After that, he got up from prayer and went back to the disciples. He found them sleeping. They were worn out because they were very sad. 46“Why are you sleeping?” he asked them. “Get up! Pray that you won’t fall into sin when you are tempted.”
Jesus Is Arrested
47While Jesus was still speaking, a crowd came up. The man named Judas was leading them. He was one of the 12 disciples. Judas approached Jesus to kiss him. 48But Jesus asked him, “Judas, are you handing over the Son of Man with a kiss?”
49Jesus’ followers saw what was going to happen. So they said, “Lord, should we use our swords against them?” 50One of them struck the slave of the high priest and cut off his right ear.
51But Jesus answered, “Stop this!” And he touched the man’s ear and healed him.
52Then Jesus spoke to the chief priests, the officers of the temple guard, and the elders. They had all come for him. “Am I leading a band of armed men against you?” he asked. “Do you have to come with swords and clubs? 53Every day I was with you in the temple courtyard. And you didn’t lay a hand on me. But this is your hour. This is when darkness rules.”
Peter Says He Does Not Know Jesus
54Then the men arrested Jesus and led him away. They took him into the high priest’s house. Peter followed from far away. 55Some people there started a fire in the middle of the courtyard. Then they sat down together. Peter sat down with them. 56A female servant saw him sitting there in the firelight. She looked closely at him. Then she said, “This man was with Jesus.”
57But Peter said he had not been with him. “Woman, I don’t know him,” he said.
58A little later someone else saw Peter. “You also are one of them,” he said.
“No,” Peter replied. “I’m not!”
59About an hour later, another person spoke up. “This fellow must have been with Jesus,” he said. “He is from Galilee.”
60Peter replied, “Man, I don’t know what you’re talking about!” Just as he was speaking, the rooster crowed. 61The Lord turned and looked right at Peter. Then Peter remembered what the Lord had spoken to him. “The rooster will crow today,” Jesus had said. “Before it does, you will say three times that you don’t know me.” 62Peter went outside. He broke down and cried.
The Guards Make Fun of Jesus
63There were men guarding Jesus. They began laughing at him and beating him. 64They blindfolded him. They said, “Prophesy! Who hit you?” 65They also said many other things to make fun of him.
Jesus Is Brought to Pilate and Herod
66At dawn the elders of the people met together. These included the chief priests and the teachers of the law. Jesus was led to them. 67“If you are the Messiah,” they said, “tell us.”
Jesus answered, “If I tell you, you will not believe me. 68And if I asked you, you would not answer. 69But from now on, the Son of Man will be seated at the right hand of the mighty God.”
70They all asked, “Are you the Son of God then?”
He replied, “You say that I am.”
71Then they said, “Why do we need any more witnesses? We have heard it from his own lips.”
Juda pristaje izdati Isusa
(Mt 26:1-5, 14-16; Mk 14:1-2, 10-11; Iv 11:45-53)
1Bližio se Blagdan beskvasnih kruhova, Pasha. 2Svećenički poglavari i pismoznanci dogovarali su se kako da ubiju Isusa, ali bojali su se da se narod ne pobuni.
3Tada Sotona uđe u Judu Iškariotskoga, jednoga od Dvanaestorice. 4On ode i dogovori se sa svećeničkim poglavarima i s vojnim zapovjednicima kako će im izdati Isusa. 5Oni se obraduju i obećaju mu dati novca. 6Juda pristane. Tako on počne tražiti prigodu da izda Isusa kad mnoštva ne bude u blizini.
Posljednja večera
(Mt 26:17-30; Mk 14:12-26; Iv 13:21-30; 1 Kor 11:23-25)
7Prvog dana Blagdana beskvasnih kruhova, kad je bio običaj žrtvovati pashalno janje, 8Isus pošalje Petra i Ivana: “Idite nam pripraviti večeru da skupa blagujemo.”
9“Gdje želiš da ju pripravimo?” upitaju.
10“Čim uđete u grad”, reče im, “srest ćete čovjeka koji nosi vodu u vrču. Pođite za njim. U kući u koju uđe 11potražite domaćina pa mu recite: ‘Učitelj pita u kojoj sobi može blagovati pashalnu večeru sa svojim učenicima.’ 12On će vam pokazati veliku sobu na katu, posve pripremljenu. Ondje nam pripravite večeru.” 13Učenici odu u grad i nađu sve kako im je Isus rekao te ondje pripreme pashalnu večeru.
14Kad je za to došlo vrijeme, Isus sjedne za stol s apostolima. 15“Čeznuo sam svom dušom da blagujem s vama ovu pashalnu večeru prije svoje muke. 16Jer ju, kažem vam, neću više blagovati dok se ona ne ispuni u kraljevstvu Božjemu.”
17Uzme čašu, zahvali i reče: “Uzmite i razdijelite među sobom. 18Kažem vam, od sada više neću piti vina22:18 U grčkome: neću piti od trsova roda. dok ne dođe Božje kraljevstvo.”
19Uzme zatim kruh, zahvalio za njega, razlomi ga i podijeli im govoreći: “Ovo je moje tijelo koje se za vas predaje. Ovo činite meni na spomen.” 20Kad su povečerali, uzme čašu i reče: “Ovo je moja krv, krv Novoga saveza, koja se prolijeva za vas.
21Ali evo, moj izdajnik sjedi sa mnom za stolom. 22Ja, Sin Čovječji, moram umrijeti kako je određeno, ali teško onome koji ga izda!” 23Učenici se nato počnu međusobno pitati tko bi od njih mogao takvo što učiniti.
Tko je najveći u kraljevstvu
(Mt 20:25-28; 19:28; Mk 10:42-45)
24Počnu se zatim prepirati oko toga tko bi od njih bio najveći. 25Isus im reče: “Kraljevi ovoga svijeta vladaju svojim narodima i provodeći vlast nad njima nazivaju se dobrotvorima. 26Ali vi nemojte tako! Naprotiv, najveći među vama neka bude kao najneznatniji, a starješina kao poslužitelj. 27Jer tko je veći, onaj koji sjedi za stolom ili onaj koji ga poslužuje? Onaj za stolom, zar ne? A ja, evo, poslužujem vas. 28Ostali ste mi vjerni u mojim kušnjama. 29Zato vam u baštinu dajem kraljevsku čast što ju je meni predao moj Otac 30da jedete i pijete za mojim stolom u mojemu kraljevstvu te da sjedite na prijestoljima i sudite dvanaest Izraelovih plemena.”
Isusovo proroštvo o Petru
(Mt 26:31-35; Mk 14:27-31; Iv 13:36-38)
31“Šimune, Šimune, Sotona je zatražio da vas može rešetati kao pšenicu. 32Ali molio sam se za tebe da ti vjera ne malakše. Zato, kad se ponovno obratiš k meni, učvrsti svoju braću!”
33“Gospodine,” reče mu Petar, “spreman sam s tobom poći i u tamnicu i u smrt!”
34“Kažem ti, Petre,” reče Isus, “prije nego što pijetao zakukuriče, triput ćeš zanijekati da me uopće poznaješ.
35Kad sam vas poslao na put bez novca, bez torbe i sandala, je li vam što nedostajalo?” upita ih Isus.
“Nije”, odgovore.
36“Ali sada,” reče, “tko ima novca, neka ga ponese! Torbu također. Tko nema mač, neka proda odjeću i kupi ga za sebe 37jer se, kažem vam, mora ispuniti ono što o meni piše u Svetome pismu: ‘Ubrojen je među zločince.’22:37 Izaija 53:12. Sve što su proroci o meni napisali obistinit će se.”
38“Gospodine,” rekoše, “imamo tu dva mača!”
“Dovoljno je”, odgovori Isus.
Isus se moli u Getsemaniju
(Mt 26:36-46; Mk 14:32-42)
39Zatim ode odande te se, po običaju, zaputi na Maslinsku goru. Učenici pođu s njim. 40Kad su stigli, reče im: “Molite se da vas ne svlada kušnja!”
41Udalji se zatim od njih koliko se može baciti kamen, padne na koljena i pomoli se: 42“Oče, otkloni ovu čašu od mene ako želiš. Ipak, neka bude po tvojoj, a ne po mojoj volji.” 43Tada mu se s neba ukaže anđeo da ga ohrabri. 44Sve je žarče molio, u smrtnoj muci, a znoj mu postane poput kaplja krvi što su padale na zemlju. 45Napokon ustane, priđe učenicima i nađe ih kako spavaju iscrpljeni od žalosti. 46“Zašto spavate?” upita. “Ustanite i molite se da vas ne svlada kušnja!”
Isusovo uhićenje
(Mt 26:47-56; Mk 14:43-50; Iv 18:3-11)
47Dok je još govorio, stigne svjetina, a pred njom Juda, jedan od Dvanaestorice. Približi se Isusu i poljubi ga. 48“Juda, zar poljupcem izdaješ Sina Čovječjega?” reče Isus.
49Kad su ostali učenici vidjeli što se zbiva, upitaju: “Gospodine, da ih napadnemo mačem?” 50te jedan od njih zamahne na slugu velikog svećenika i odsiječe mu desno uho.
51Ali Isus reče: “Pustite! Ne opirite se više!” Dotakne zatim sluzi uho i iscijeli ga. 52Zatim reče ljudima koji su pošli na njega, svećeničkim poglavarima, vojnim zapovjednicima i starješinama: “Pošli ste na mene mačevima i toljagama kao na prevratnika! 53Zašto me niste u Hramu uhitili? Svaki sam dan bio ondje. Ali ovo je vaš čas i vlada tama.”
Petar se odriče Isusa
(Mt 26:67-75; Mk 14:66-72; Iv 18:15-18, 25-27)
54Isusa uhite i odvedu u dom velikog svećenika. Petar ga je izdaleka slijedio. 55Usred dvorišta stražari su naložili vatru i grijali se oko nje. Petar sjedne među njih. 56Neka sluškinja ugleda ga kako sjedi pokraj vatre, promotri ga i reče: “I ovaj je bio s Isusom!”
57Petar zaniječe. “Pa ja ga ni ne poznajem, ženo!”
58Nedugo zatim još ga netko opazi i reče: “Ti si jedan od njih!”
“Nisam, čovječe!” odgovori Petar.
59Nakon otprilike jedne ure, netko opet reče: “Ovaj je zaista bio s njim! Pa Galilejac je!”
60“Ne znam o čemu govorite, čovječe!” reče Petar. Istoga časa, dok je još govorio, oglasi se pijetao. 61Tada se Gospodin okrene i pogleda Petra, a Petar se sjeti kako mu je rekao: “Zaista ti kažem, još ove noći, prije nego što pijetao zakukuriče, triput ćeš me se odreći.” 62Iziđe iz dvorišta i gorko zaplače.
63Čuvari počnu Isusa tući i rugati mu se. 64Pokrili su mu oči i zapitkivali: “Proreci tko te je udario!” 65I obasipali su ga najrazličitijim uvredama.
Isus pred Velikim vijećem
(Mt 26:59-66; Mk 14:55-64; Iv 18:19-24)
66U osvit dana okupe se narodni starješine, svećenički poglavari i pismoznanci te izvedu Isusa pred Veliko vijeće. 67“Ako si ti Krist, reci nam to!” kazali su mu.
“Ako vam kažem, nećete mi vjerovati 68a ako vas što upitam, nećete odgovoriti”, reče im Isus. 69“Ali odsad će Sin Čovječji sjediti zdesna Svemogućemu Bogu.”22:69 Iz Psalam 110:1.
70“Ti, znači, tvrdiš da si Božji Sin!” poviču svi.
“Sami ste pravo rekli; jesam”, odgovori im.
71“Što će nam više svjedoci?” kazali su. “Sami smo čuli, iz njegovih usta!”
