Judas Agrees to Betray Jesus
1Now the Festival of Unleavened Bread, called the Passover, was approaching, 2and the chief priests and the teachers of the law were looking for some way to get rid of Jesus, for they were afraid of the people. 3Then Satan entered Judas, called Iscariot, one of the Twelve. 4And Judas went to the chief priests and the officers of the temple guard and discussed with them how he might betray Jesus. 5They were delighted and agreed to give him money. 6He consented, and watched for an opportunity to hand Jesus over to them when no crowd was present.
The Last Supper
7Then came the day of Unleavened Bread on which the Passover lamb had to be sacrificed. 8Jesus sent Peter and John, saying, “Go and make preparations for us to eat the Passover.”
9“Where do you want us to prepare for it?” they asked.
10He replied, “As you enter the city, a man carrying a jar of water will meet you. Follow him to the house that he enters, 11and say to the owner of the house, ‘The Teacher asks: Where is the guest room, where I may eat the Passover with my disciples?’ 12He will show you a large room upstairs, all furnished. Make preparations there.”
13They left and found things just as Jesus had told them. So they prepared the Passover.
14When the hour came, Jesus and his apostles reclined at the table. 15And he said to them, “I have eagerly desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer. 16For I tell you, I will not eat it again until it finds fulfillment in the kingdom of God.”
17After taking the cup, he gave thanks and said, “Take this and divide it among you. 18For I tell you I will not drink again from the fruit of the vine until the kingdom of God comes.”
19And he took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to them, saying, “This is my body given for you; do this in remembrance of me.”
20In the same way, after the supper he took the cup, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in my blood, which is poured out for you.22:19,20 Some manuscripts do not have given for you… poured out for you. 21But the hand of him who is going to betray me is with mine on the table. 22The Son of Man will go as it has been decreed. But woe to that man who betrays him!” 23They began to question among themselves which of them it might be who would do this.
24A dispute also arose among them as to which of them was considered to be greatest. 25Jesus said to them, “The kings of the Gentiles lord it over them; and those who exercise authority over them call themselves Benefactors. 26But you are not to be like that. Instead, the greatest among you should be like the youngest, and the one who rules like the one who serves. 27For who is greater, the one who is at the table or the one who serves? Is it not the one who is at the table? But I am among you as one who serves. 28You are those who have stood by me in my trials. 29And I confer on you a kingdom, just as my Father conferred one on me, 30so that you may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom and sit on thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
31“Simon, Simon, Satan has asked to sift all of you as wheat. 32But I have prayed for you, Simon, that your faith may not fail. And when you have turned back, strengthen your brothers.”
33But he replied, “Lord, I am ready to go with you to prison and to death.”
34Jesus answered, “I tell you, Peter, before the rooster crows today, you will deny three times that you know me.”
35Then Jesus asked them, “When I sent you without purse, bag or sandals, did you lack anything?”
“Nothing,” they answered.
36He said to them, “But now if you have a purse, take it, and also a bag; and if you don’t have a sword, sell your cloak and buy one. 37It is written: ‘And he was numbered with the transgressors’22:37 Isaiah 53:12; and I tell you that this must be fulfilled in me. Yes, what is written about me is reaching its fulfillment.”
38The disciples said, “See, Lord, here are two swords.”
“That’s enough!” he replied.
Jesus Prays on the Mount of Olives
39Jesus went out as usual to the Mount of Olives, and his disciples followed him. 40On reaching the place, he said to them, “Pray that you will not fall into temptation.” 41He withdrew about a stone’s throw beyond them, knelt down and prayed, 42“Father, if you are willing, take this cup from me; yet not my will, but yours be done.” 43An angel from heaven appeared to him and strengthened him. 44And being in anguish, he prayed more earnestly, and his sweat was like drops of blood falling to the ground.22:43,44 Many early manuscripts do not have verses 43 and 44.
45When he rose from prayer and went back to the disciples, he found them asleep, exhausted from sorrow. 46“Why are you sleeping?” he asked them. “Get up and pray so that you will not fall into temptation.”
Jesus Arrested
47While he was still speaking a crowd came up, and the man who was called Judas, one of the Twelve, was leading them. He approached Jesus to kiss him, 48but Jesus asked him, “Judas, are you betraying the Son of Man with a kiss?”
49When Jesus’ followers saw what was going to happen, they said, “Lord, should we strike with our swords?” 50And one of them struck the servant of the high priest, cutting off his right ear.
51But Jesus answered, “No more of this!” And he touched the man’s ear and healed him.
52Then Jesus said to the chief priests, the officers of the temple guard, and the elders, who had come for him, “Am I leading a rebellion, that you have come with swords and clubs? 53Every day I was with you in the temple courts, and you did not lay a hand on me. But this is your hour—when darkness reigns.”
Peter Disowns Jesus
54Then seizing him, they led him away and took him into the house of the high priest. Peter followed at a distance. 55And when some there had kindled a fire in the middle of the courtyard and had sat down together, Peter sat down with them. 56A servant girl saw him seated there in the firelight. She looked closely at him and said, “This man was with him.”
57But he denied it. “Woman, I don’t know him,” he said.
58A little later someone else saw him and said, “You also are one of them.”
“Man, I am not!” Peter replied.
59About an hour later another asserted, “Certainly this fellow was with him, for he is a Galilean.”
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 straight at Peter. Then Peter remembered the word the Lord had spoken to him: “Before the rooster crows today, you will disown me three times.” 62And he went outside and wept bitterly.
The Guards Mock Jesus
63The men who were guarding Jesus began mocking and beating him. 64They blindfolded him and demanded, “Prophesy! Who hit you?” 65And they said many other insulting things to him.
Jesus Before Pilate and Herod
66At daybreak the council of the elders of the people, both the chief priests and the teachers of the law, met together, and Jesus was led before 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 then the Son of God?”
He replied, “You say that I am.”
71Then they said, “Why do we need any more testimony? We have heard it from his own lips.”
Yesu Ho Pɔwbɔ
1Afei, na Yudafo Apiti Afahyɛ a wɔsan frɛ no Twam Afahyɛ no abɛn. 2Saa bere no na asɔfo mpanyin ne Kyerɛwsɛm no akyerɛkyerɛfo no hwehwɛɛ ɔkwan a wɔbɛfa so akyere Yesu akum no, nanso esiane nnipa a na wɔwɔ hɔ no nti, na wosuro. 3Satan kowuraa Yuda a wɔfrɛ no Iskariot a ɔyɛ asuafo dumien no mu baako no mu. 4Yuda kɔɔ asɔfo mpanyin ne Asɔredan no mu awɛmfo mpanyimfo no nkyɛn ne wɔn kosusuw ɔkwan ko a ɔbɛfa so ayi Yesu ama wɔn no ho. 5Wɔn ani gyei, penee so sɛ wɔbɛma no sika. 6Efi saa bere no, Yuda hwehwɛɛ ɔkwan a ɔbɛfa so ama wɔakyere Yesu bere a nnipa dodow biara nni ne ho.
Adidi A Etwa To No
7Afei, da a wokum twam guan de di brodo a mmɔkaw nni mu no duu no, 8Yesu somaa Petro ne Yohane se, “Monkɔyɛ Twam Afahyɛ aduan a yebedi no.”
9Wobisaa no se, “Ɛhe na wopɛ sɛ yɛkɔyɛ aduan no?”
10Obuaa wɔn se, “Sɛ mudu kurow no mu a, mubehu obi a wakɔ asu reba. Munni nʼakyi nkɔ ofi a ɔbɛkɔ mu no mu, 11na mummisa ofiwura no se, ‘Yɛn kyerɛkyerɛfo se ɛhe na woasiesie ama ɔne nʼasuafo no sɛ wommedi Twam Afahyɛ aduan no?’ 12Ɔde mo bɛkɔ abansoro asa kɛse bi a wɔasiesie mu fɛfɛɛfɛ so. Ɛhɔ na monkɔto pon no.”
13Wɔkɔɔ kurow no mu no, wohuu sɛnea Yesu kae no pɛpɛɛpɛ ma wɔyɛɛ twam aduan no wɔ hɔ.
14Bere no dui no, Yesu ne nʼasuafo no kɔtenatenaa didipon no ho. 15Wɔtete hɔ no, Yesu ka kyerɛɛ wɔn se, “Mepɛɛ sɛ me ne mo bɛtena ase, ato nsa adi saa Twam aduan yi, ansa na mahu amane no akyɛ. 16Mereka akyerɛ mo se, saa adidi yi akyi no, merenni Twam aduan yi bio kosi sɛ Onyankopɔn Ahenni no bɛba.”
17Afei Yesu faa kuruwa, daa Onyankopɔn ase na ɔde maa nʼasuafo no kae se, “Munnye na obiara nnom bi. 18Mereka akyerɛ mo se, merennom bobesa yi bi bio kosi sɛ Onyankopɔn ahenni no bɛba.”
19Afei, ɔfaa brodo daa Onyankopɔn ase, bubuu mu de maa nʼasuafo no kae se, “Eyi ne me nipadua a mede rema mo. Munnye nni. Da biara a mubedi saa brodo yi bi no, momfa nkae me.”
20Saa ara nso na adidi no akyi no, ɔfaa kuruwa kae se, “Kuruwa yi ne me mogya a merehwie agu ama mo sɛ apam foforo a wɔnam so begye mo nkwa. 21Nanso mo a mo ne me te adidii ha yi mu baako na obeyi me ama. 22Etwa sɛ miwu, sɛnea Onyankopɔn ahyehyɛ no, nanso nea obeyi me ama no de, onnue.” 23Asuafo no bisabisaa wɔn ho wɔn ho, pɛɛ sɛ wohu wɔn mu nea obeyi no ama no.
Yesu Kasa Tia Ahomaso
24Asuafo no gyee wɔn ho akyinnye pɛɛ sɛ wohu wɔn mu nea ɔbɛyɛ ɔkɛse wɔ Onyankopɔn ahenni a ɛbɛba no mu. 25Yesu tee no, ɔkae se, “Amanaman mu atumfo hyɛ wɔn a wodi wɔn so no so ma wɔn nso bu wɔn ho sɛ Adehye. 26Nanso mo de, nea ɔpɛ sɛ ɔyɛ mo so panyin no nyɛ sɛ mo mu akumaa, na nea odi mo so no nso nyɛ mo mu somfo. 27Merebisa mo se, nnipa baanu yi mu hena na odi ne yɔnko so, nea ɔte didipon ho anaa nea ɔsom nea ɔte didipon no ho no? Nanso me de, mewɔ mo mu sɛ mo somfo. 28Me ne mo na afa ɔhaw ne amane mu a, moda so ne me nam. 29Mʼagya de ahenni no ama me. Saa ara nso na mede rema mo. 30Na mo ne me ato nsa adidi, na moatumi abu Israel mmusuakuw dumien no atɛn.”
Pa A Wɔpa Yesu
31Afei Awurade kae se, “Simon, Simon! Monhwɛ yiye na ɔbonsam pɛ sɛ ɔsɔ mo hwɛ. 32Nanso wo Simon de, masrɛ ama wo sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ a wobɛkɔ so agye me adi. Sɛ wunu wo ho san ba me nkyɛn a hyɛ wo nuanom no gyidi mu den.”
33Petro buaa no se, “Awurade, ɛyɛ me pɛ sɛ me ne wo bɛda afiase, na sɛ ɛyɛ owu mpo nso a, me ne wo bewu.”
34Yesu nso buaa no se, “Petro, mereka akyerɛ wo se, nnɛ akokɔ remmɔn na woapa me mprɛnsa.”
35Afei Yesu bisaa nʼasuafo no se, “Bere a mesomaa mo a na munkura sika nkotoku anaa akwantu kotoku na monhyɛ mpaboa no, biribi ho hiaa mo ana?”
Asuafo no buaa no se, “Dabi, biribiara ho anhia yɛn.”
36Yesu ka kyerɛɛ wɔn se, “Afei de, nea ɔwɔ sika no, ɔmfa; nea ɔwɔ akwantu kotoku no nso, ɔmfa. Nea onni afoa no ntɔn ne ntama mfa nkɔtɔ bi. 37Na bere adu sɛ nkɔm a wɔhyɛ faa me ho sɛ, ‘Wɔbɛkan no afra nnebɔneyɛfo mu’ no bɛba mu. Ɛsɛ sɛ nkɔm biara a wɔahyɛ afa me ho no ba mu.”
38Asuafo no ka kyerɛɛ Yesu se, “Awurade, yɛwɔ afoa abien wɔ ha.”
Yesu buae se, “Eye, ɛno ara dɔɔso.”
Ngo Bepɔw So Mpaebɔ
39Yesu ne nʼasuafo no fii kurow no mu kɔɔ Ngo Bepɔw no so sɛnea ɔtaa yɛ no, na nʼasuafo no ka ne ho. 40Woduu hɔ no, ɔka kyerɛɛ nʼasuafo no se, “Mommɔ mpae na moankɔ sɔhwɛ mu.” 41Afei ɔtwee ne ho fii asuafo no ho kɔɔ nkyɛn baabi kɔkotow, bɔɔ mpae se, 42“Agya, sɛ ɛyɛ wo pɛ a, ma saa amanehunu a ɛreba me so yi ntwa me ho nkɔ, nanso ɛnyɛ nea mepɛ, na nea wopɛ na ɛnyɛ” 43Ogu so rebɔ mpae no, ɔbɔfo fi ɔsoro bɛhyɛɛ no den. 44Esiane sɛ na Yesu ho yeraw no wɔ Honhom mu no nti, ɔmaa ne mpaebɔ mu yɛɛ den maa ne ho fifiri yɛɛ sɛ mogya atɔwatɔw sosɔ guu fam.
45Mpaebɔ no akyi no, ɔkɔɔ asuafo no nkyɛn kɔtoo wɔn sɛ awerɛhow ne ɔbrɛ nti, wɔadeda. 46Ɔkae se, “Hwɛ! Moadeda? Monsɔre na mommɔ mpae na moankɔ sɔhwɛ mu.”
Wɔkyere Yesu
47Yesu gu so rekasa no, nnipadɔm bi a Yuda Iskariot a ɔyɛ asuafo dumien no mu baako di wɔn anim baa ne so. Yuda Iskariot twiw bɛn Yesu few nʼafono. 48Yesu bisaa no se, “Yuda, mfewano na wode reyi Onipa Ba no ama ana?”
49Bere a asuafo a wɔwɔ ne ho no huu nea ɛreba no, wobisaa no se, “Awurade, yentwitwa wɔn afoa ana?” 50Asuafo no mu baako twaa Ɔsɔfopanyin no somfo no aso nifa.
51Yesu ampɛ nea osuani no yɛe no nti, ɔka kyerɛɛ wɔn se, “Monnyɛ eyi bi bio!” Ɔfaa ɔsomfo no aso no de taree hɔ bio.
52Yesu bisaa asɔfo mpanyin ne asɔredan sohwɛfo mpanyin ne Yudafo mpanyimfo ne asomfo a wɔbaa ne so no se, “Midi atuatewfo anim nti na mode afoa ne nkontimmaa aba me so yi? 53Bere a na me ne mo wɔ asɔredan mu no, moankyere me; eyi ne mo bere; nea sum di mu tumi.”
Petro Pa Yesu
54Afei wɔkyeree Yesu de no kɔɔ Ɔsɔfopanyin fi. Bere a wɔde no rekɔ no, Petro gyee ne ho kaa akyi. 55Petro duu Ɔsɔfopanyin no fi hɔ no na asraafo no asɔ ogya wɔ adiwo hɔ a wɔreto; ɔno nso kɔtoo bi. 56Abaawa bi huu Petro sɛ ɔreto gya no bi no, ɔhwɛɛ no dinn kae se, “Saa ɔbarima yi yɛ Yesu akyidifo no mu baako.”
57Petro san se, “Awuraa, minnim saa ɔbarima yi baabiara.”
58Ankyɛ koraa na obi foforo nso huu no kae se, “Woyɛ nʼakyidifo no mu baako.”
Petro buaa no se, “Dabi, menka wɔn ho.”
59Ɛbɛyɛ dɔnhwerew akyi no, obi foforo nso san huu no ka sii so dua se, “Akyinnye biara nni ho sɛ saa damfo yi ka Yesu asuafo no ho, efisɛ ɔno nso yɛ Galileani, na ne kasa koraa da no adi.”
60Petro san ne mprɛnsa so se, “Owura, asɛm a woreka yi nyɛ nokware.” Nʼano ansi koraa na akokɔ bɔnee. 61Saa bere no ara mu na Yesu twaa nʼani hwɛɛ Petro anim. Ɛhɔ ara na Petro kaee asɛm a Yesu ka kyerɛɛ no se, “Nnɛ, akokɔ remmɔn na woapa me mprɛnsa” no, 62Petro de awerɛhow fii adi kosui.
Yesu Ho Fɛwdi
63Mmarima a na wɔrewɛn Yesu no dii ne ho fɛw, kyekyeree nʼani, bobɔɔ no, 64san bisaa no se, “Odiyifo, hena na ɔbɔɔ wo? Kyerɛ yɛn.” 65Wɔkɔɔ so yeyaw no kaa abususɛm ahorow guu ne so.
Yesu Gyina Baguafo Anim
66Ade kyee no, Yudafo mpanyin ne Kyerɛwsɛm no akyerɛkyerɛfo no hyia ma wɔde Yesu baa wɔn anim 67bisaa no se, “Sɛ wone Kristo no a ka kyerɛ yɛn.”
Yesu buaa wɔn se, “Sɛ meka se mene Kristo no a, morennye nni, 68na sɛ mibisa mo nso a, moremmua me. 69Na efi saa bere yi mubehu Onipa Ba no sɛ ɔte Onyame Tumfo no nifa so.”
70Ɔkaa saa no wɔn nyinaa bisaa no bio se, “Ɛno de, na wone Onyankopɔn Ba no ana?”
Obuaa wɔn se, “Nea moreka no yɛ nokware.”
71Eyi ma wɔkae se, “Adanse bɛn na ehia yɛn bio? Yɛate afi ɔno ankasa anom.”
