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Matthew 26:1-75 (CEV)

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¹ When Jesus had finished teaching, he told his disciples, ² "You know that two days from now will be Passover. That is when the Son of Man will be handed over to his enemies and nailed to a cross." ³ At that time the chief priests and the nation's leaders were meeting at the home of Caiaphas the high priest. ⁴ They planned how they could sneak around and have Jesus arrested and put to death. ⁵ But they said, "We must not do it during Passover, because the people will riot." ⁶ Jesus was in the town of Bethany, eating at the home of Simon, who had leprosy. ⁷ A woman came in with a bottle of expensive perfume and poured it on Jesus' head. ⁸ But when his disciples saw this, they became angry and complained, "Why such a waste? ⁹ We could have sold this perfume for a lot of money and given it to the poor." ¹⁰ Jesus knew what they were thinking, and he said: Why are you bothering this woman? She has done a beautiful thing for me. ¹¹ You will always have the poor with you, but you won't always have me. ¹² She has poured perfume on my body to prepare it for burial. ¹³ You may be sure that wherever the good news is told all over the world, people will remember what she has done. And they will tell others. ¹⁴ Judas Iscariot was one of the twelve disciples. He went to the chief priests ¹⁵ and asked, "How much will you give me if I help you arrest Jesus?" They paid Judas thirty silver coins, ¹⁶ and from then on he started looking for a good chance to betray Jesus. ¹⁷ On the first day of the Festival of Thin Bread, Jesus' disciples came to him and asked, "Where do you want us to prepare the Passover meal?" ¹⁸ Jesus told them to go to a certain man in the city and tell him, "Our teacher says, 'My time has come! I want to eat the Passover meal with my disciples in your home.' " ¹⁹ They did as Jesus told them and prepared the meal. ²⁰ When Jesus was eating with his twelve disciples that evening, he said, "One of you will surely hand me over to my enemies." ²¹ (SEE 26:20) ²² The disciples were very sad, and each one said to Jesus, "Lord, you can't mean me!" ²³ He answered, "One of you men who has eaten with me from this dish will betray me. ²⁴ The Son of Man will die, as the Scriptures say. But it's going to be terrible for the one who betrays me! That man would be better off if he had never been born." ²⁵ Judas said, "Teacher, you surely don't mean me!" "That's what you say!" Jesus replied. But later, Judas did betray him. ²⁶ During the meal Jesus took some bread in his hands. He blessed the bread and broke it. Then he gave it to his disciples and said, "Take this and eat it. This is my body." ²⁷ Jesus picked up a cup of wine and gave thanks to God. He then gave it to his disciples and said, "Take this and drink it. ²⁸ This is my blood, and with it God makes his agreement with you. It will be poured out, so that many people will have their sins forgiven. ²⁹ From now on I am not going to drink any wine, until I drink new wine with you in my Father's kingdom." ³⁰ Then they sang a hymn and went out to the Mount of Olives. ³¹ Jesus said to his disciples, "During this very night, all of you will reject me, as the Scriptures say, 'I will strike down the shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered.' ³² But after I am raised to life, I will go to Galilee ahead of you." ³³ Peter spoke up, "Even if all the others reject you, I never will!" ³⁴ Jesus replied, "I promise you that before a rooster crows tonight, you will say three times that you don't know me." ³⁵ But Peter said, "Even if I have to die with you, I will never say I don't know you." All the others said the same thing. ³⁶ Jesus went with his disciples to a place called Gethsemane. When they got there, he told them, "Sit here while I go over there and pray." ³⁷ Jesus took along Peter and the two brothers, James and John. He was very sad and troubled, ³⁸ and he said to them, "I am so sad that I feel as if I am dying. Stay here and keep awake with me." ³⁹ Jesus walked on a little way. Then he knelt with his face to the ground and prayed, "My Father, if it is possible, don't make me suffer by having me drink from this cup. But do what you want, and not what I want." ⁴⁰ He came back and found his disciples sleeping. So he said to Peter, "Can't any of you stay awake with me for just one hour? ⁴¹ Stay awake and pray that you won't be tested. You want to do what is right, but you are weak." ⁴² Again Jesus went to pray and said, "My Father, if there is no other way, and I must suffer, I will still do what you want." ⁴³ Jesus came back and found them sleeping again. They simply could not keep their eyes open. ⁴⁴ He left them and prayed the same prayer once more. ⁴⁵ Finally, Jesus returned to his disciples and said, "Are you still sleeping and resting? The time has come for the Son of Man to be handed over to sinners. ⁴⁶ Get up! Let's go. The one who will betray me is already here." ⁴⁷ Jesus was still speaking, when Judas the betrayer came up. He was one of the twelve disciples, and a large mob armed with swords and clubs was with him. They had been sent by the chief priests and the nation's leaders. ⁴⁸ Judas had told them ahead of time, "Arrest the man I greet with a kiss." ⁴⁹ Judas walked right up to Jesus and said, "Hello, teacher." Then Judas kissed him. ⁵⁰ Jesus replied, "My friend, why are you here?" The men grabbed Jesus and arrested him. ⁵¹ One of Jesus' followers pulled out a sword. He struck the servant of the high priest and cut off his ear. ⁵² But Jesus told him, "Put your sword away. Anyone who lives by fighting will die by fighting. ⁵³ Don't you know that I could ask my Father, and right away he would send me more than twelve armies of angels? ⁵⁴ But then, how could the words of the Scriptures come true, which say that this must happen?" ⁵⁵ Jesus said to the mob, "Why do you come with swords and clubs to arrest me like a criminal? Day after day I sat and taught in the temple, and you didn't arrest me. ⁵⁶ But all this happened, so that what the prophets wrote would come true." All of Jesus' disciples left him and ran away. ⁵⁷ After Jesus had been arrested, he was led off to the house of Caiaphas the high priest. The nation's leaders and the teachers of the Law of Moses were meeting there. ⁵⁸ But Peter followed along at a distance and came to the courtyard of the high priest's palace. He went in and sat down with the guards to see what was going to happen. ⁵⁹ The chief priests and the whole council wanted to put Jesus to death. So they tried to find some people who would tell lies about him in court. ⁶⁰ But they could not find any, even though many did come and tell lies. At last, two men came forward ⁶¹ and said, "This man claimed that he would tear down God's temple and build it again in three days." ⁶² The high priest stood up and asked Jesus, "Why don't you say something in your own defense? Don't you hear the charges they are making against you?" ⁶³ But Jesus did not answer. So the high priest said, "With the living God looking on, you must tell the truth. Tell us, are you the Messiah, the Son of God?" ⁶⁴ "That is what you say!" Jesus answered. "But I tell all of you, 'Soon you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right side of God All-Powerful and coming on the clouds of heaven.' " ⁶⁵ The high priest then tore his robe and said, "This man claims to be God! We don't need any more witnesses! You have heard what he said. ⁶⁶ What do you think?" They answered, "He is guilty and deserves to die!" ⁶⁷ Then they spit in his face and hit him with their fists. Others slapped him ⁶⁸ and said, "You think you are the Messiah! So tell us who hit you!" ⁶⁹ While Peter was sitting out in the courtyard, a servant girl came up to him and said, "You were with Jesus from Galilee." ⁷⁰ But in front of everyone Peter said, "That isn't so! I don't know what you are talking about!" ⁷¹ When Peter had gone out to the gate, another servant girl saw him and said to some people there, "This man was with Jesus from Nazareth." ⁷² Again Peter denied it, and this time he swore, "I don't even know that man!" ⁷³ A little while later some people standing there walked over to Peter and said, "We know that you are one of them. We can tell it because you talk like someone from Galilee." ⁷⁴ Peter began to curse and swear, "I don't know that man!" Right then a rooster crowed, ⁷⁵ and Peter remembered that Jesus had said, "Before a rooster crows, you will say three times that you don't know me." Then Peter went out and cried hard.


This passage relates to the following topic(s):
(v. 26) Cross / Communion - Jesus - remembering forgiveness of sins
(v. 27) Cross / Communion - Jesus - remembering forgiveness of sins
(v. 28) Cross / Communion - Jesus - remembering forgiveness of sins
(v. 29) Cross / Communion - Jesus - remembering forgiveness of sins
(v. 30) Cross / Communion - Jesus - remembering forgiveness of sins
(v. 30) Singing - Jesus and disciples - They sung a hymn before going to the Mount of Olives
(v. 38) Righteousness - Jesus - challenging to stay righteous
(v. 39) Righteousness - Jesus - challenging to stay righteous

This passage relates to the following question(s):
(v. 52) Should we practice physical resistance?
(v. 53) Why does God not destroy Satan? Jesus could have stopped his crucifixion

This passage is referenced in the following quiet time(s):
(v. 10) Purpose Driven Life - Thinking Like a Servant (part 2) (2008-07-04)
(v. 12) Jesus was Human (part I) (2011-03-01)
(v. 14) Cross of Christ - Kansas City (part I) (2011-02-17)
(v. 15) Cross of Christ - Kansas City (part I) (2011-02-17)
(v. 16) Cross of Christ - Kansas City (part I) (2011-02-17)
(v. 17) Cross of Christ - Kansas City (part I) (2011-02-17)
(v. 18) Cross of Christ - Kansas City (part I) (2011-02-17)
(v. 19) Cross of Christ - Kansas City (part I) (2011-02-17)
(v. 20) Cross of Christ - Kansas City (part I) (2011-02-17)
(v. 21) Cross of Christ - Kansas City (part I) (2011-02-17)
(v. 22) Cross of Christ - Kansas City (part I) (2011-02-17)
(v. 23) Cross of Christ - Kansas City (part I) (2011-02-17)
(v. 24) Cross of Christ - Kansas City (part I) (2011-02-17)
(v. 25) Cross of Christ - Kansas City (part I) (2011-02-17)
(v. 26) Cross of Christ - Kansas City (part I) (2011-02-17)
(v. 27) Cross of Christ - Kansas City (part I) (2011-02-17)
(v. 28) Cross of Christ - Kansas City (part I) (2011-02-17)
(v. 29) Cross of Christ - Kansas City (part I) (2011-02-17)
(v. 30) Cross of Christ - Kansas City (part I) (2011-02-17)
(v. 31) Cross of Christ - Kansas City (part I) (2011-02-17)
(v. 32) Cross of Christ - Kansas City (part I) (2011-02-17)
(v. 33) Cross of Christ - Kansas City (part I) (2011-02-17)
(v. 34) Cross of Christ - Kansas City (part I) (2011-02-17)
(v. 35) Cross of Christ - Kansas City (part I) (2011-02-17)
(v. 36) Kingdom First - Making Peace with Others (2010-01-04)
(v. 36) Kingdom First - Handle Prayerfully (part 1) (2010-01-19)
(v. 36) Promises of God - Strength From Prayer (2009-03-16)
(v. 36) Mind of Christ - Obedience (part I) (2011-06-21)
(v. 36) Man of Prayer - Introduction (2008-09-27)
(v. 36) Mind Change - Pray (2011-10-26)
(v. 36) Power of Spiritual Thinking - Emotions and Spirituality (2008-05-06)
(v. 36) Mind of Christ - Discipleship (part V) (2011-06-20)
(v. 36) 30 Days at the Cross - Problems or Possibilities (2008-08-08)
(v. 36) Cross of Christ - Kansas City (part II) (2011-02-18)
(v. 36) 30 Days at the Cross - Denial Without Regret (2008-07-29)
(v. 37) Mind of Christ - Obedience (part I) (2011-06-21)
(v. 37) Kingdom First - Making Peace with Others (2010-01-04)
(v. 37) Mind Change - Pray (2011-10-26)
(v. 37) Power of Spiritual Thinking - Emotions and Spirituality (2008-05-06)
(v. 37) Kingdom First - Handle Prayerfully (part 1) (2010-01-19)
(v. 37) Mind of Christ - Discipleship (part V) (2011-06-20)
(v. 37) Man of Prayer - Introduction (2008-09-27)
(v. 37) 30 Days at the Cross - Problems or Possibilities (2008-08-08)
(v. 37) 30 Days at the Cross - Denial Without Regret (2008-07-29)
(v. 37) Cross of Christ - Kansas City (part II) (2011-02-18)
(v. 38) Cross of Christ - Kansas City (part II) (2011-02-18)
(v. 38) Kingdom First - Handle Prayerfully (part 1) (2010-01-19)
(v. 38) Kingdom First - Making Peace with Others (2010-01-04)
(v. 38) Mind of Christ - Discipleship (part V) (2011-06-20)
(v. 38) Mind of Christ - Obedience (part I) (2011-06-21)
(v. 38) 30 Days at the Cross - Denial Without Regret (2008-07-29)
(v. 38) Jesus with People - Openness (2009-02-07)
(v. 38) Man of Prayer - Introduction (2008-09-27)
(v. 38) Power of Spiritual Thinking - Emotions and Spirituality (2008-05-06)
(v. 38) 30 Days at the Cross - Problems or Possibilities (2008-08-08)
(v. 38) Mind Change - Pray (2011-10-26)
(v. 39) 30 Days at the Cross - Denial Without Regret (2008-07-29)
(v. 39) 30 Days at the Cross - Problems or Possibilities (2008-08-08)
(v. 39) Mind of Christ - Obedience (part I) (2011-06-21)
(v. 39) Kingdom First - Handle Prayerfully (part 1) (2010-01-19)
(v. 39) Cross of Christ - Kansas City (part II) (2011-02-18)
(v. 39) Man of Prayer - Introduction (2008-09-27)
(v. 39) Kingdom First - Handle Prayerfully (part 1) (2010-01-19)
(v. 39) Power of Spiritual Thinking - Emotions and Spirituality (2008-05-06)
(v. 39) Kingdom First - Making Peace with Others (2010-01-04)
(v. 39) Mind of Christ - Discipleship (part V) (2011-06-20)
(v. 39) Mind Change - Pray (2011-10-26)
(v. 40) Power of Spiritual Thinking - Emotions and Spirituality (2008-05-06)
(v. 40) Mind Change - Pray (2011-10-26)
(v. 40) Man of Prayer - Introduction (2008-09-27)
(v. 40) 30 Days at the Cross - Denial Without Regret (2008-07-29)
(v. 40) Mind of Christ - Obedience (part I) (2011-06-21)
(v. 40) Kingdom First - Making Peace with Others (2010-01-04)
(v. 40) Cross of Christ - Kansas City (part II) (2011-02-18)
(v. 40) 30 Days at the Cross - Problems or Possibilities (2008-08-08)
(v. 40) Kingdom First - Handle Prayerfully (part 1) (2010-01-19)
(v. 40) Mind of Christ - Discipleship (part V) (2011-06-20)
(v. 40) Mission - Peter, From a Reed (2010-12-04)
(v. 41) 30 Days at the Cross - Denial Without Regret (2008-07-29)
(v. 41) 30 Days at the Cross - Problems or Possibilities (2008-08-08)
(v. 41) Mind Change - Pray (2011-10-26)
(v. 41) Kingdom First - Making Peace with Others (2010-01-04)
(v. 41) Purpose Driven Life - Overcoming Temptation (2008-06-21)
(v. 41) Kingdom First - Handle Prayerfully (part 1) (2010-01-19)
(v. 41) Cross of Christ - Kansas City (part II) (2011-02-18)
(v. 41) Man of Prayer - Introduction (2008-09-27)
(v. 41) Mind of Christ - Obedience (part I) (2011-06-21)
(v. 41) Power of Spiritual Thinking - Emotions and Spirituality (2008-05-06)
(v. 41) Mind of Christ - Discipleship (part V) (2011-06-20)
(v. 42) Power of Spiritual Thinking - Emotions and Spirituality (2008-05-06)
(v. 42) Mind Change - Pray (2011-10-26)
(v. 42) Cross of Christ - Kansas City (part II) (2011-02-18)
(v. 42) 30 Days at the Cross - Denial Without Regret (2008-07-29)
(v. 42) Mind of Christ - Discipleship (part V) (2011-06-20)
(v. 42) Kingdom First - Making Peace with Others (2010-01-04)
(v. 42) Man of Prayer - Introduction (2008-09-27)
(v. 42) Mind of Christ - Obedience (part I) (2011-06-21)
(v. 42) Kingdom First - Handle Prayerfully (part 1) (2010-01-19)
(v. 42) 30 Days at the Cross - Problems or Possibilities (2008-08-08)
(v. 43) Kingdom First - Handle Prayerfully (part 1) (2010-01-19)
(v. 43) Mind of Christ - Obedience (part I) (2011-06-21)
(v. 43) 30 Days at the Cross - Denial Without Regret (2008-07-29)
(v. 43) Power of Spiritual Thinking - Emotions and Spirituality (2008-05-06)
(v. 43) Man of Prayer - Introduction (2008-09-27)
(v. 43) Mind Change - Pray (2011-10-26)
(v. 43) Kingdom First - Making Peace with Others (2010-01-04)
(v. 43) Mind of Christ - Discipleship (part V) (2011-06-20)
(v. 43) 30 Days at the Cross - Problems or Possibilities (2008-08-08)
(v. 43) Cross of Christ - Kansas City (part II) (2011-02-18)
(v. 44) Man of Prayer - Introduction (2008-09-27)
(v. 44) Kingdom First - Making Peace with Others (2010-01-04)
(v. 44) 30 Days at the Cross - Denial Without Regret (2008-07-29)
(v. 44) Cross of Christ - Kansas City (part II) (2011-02-18)
(v. 44) Kingdom First - Handle Prayerfully (part 1) (2010-01-19)
(v. 44) Mind of Christ - Obedience (part I) (2011-06-21)
(v. 44) Mind Change - Pray (2011-10-26)
(v. 44) Mind of Christ - Discipleship (part V) (2011-06-20)
(v. 44) 30 Days at the Cross - Problems or Possibilities (2008-08-08)
(v. 44) Power of Spiritual Thinking - Emotions and Spirituality (2008-05-06)
(v. 45) Mind of Christ - Obedience (part I) (2011-06-21)
(v. 45) Mind of Christ - Discipleship (part V) (2011-06-20)
(v. 45) 30 Days at the Cross - Denial Without Regret (2008-07-29)
(v. 45) Man of Prayer - Introduction (2008-09-27)
(v. 45) Kingdom First - Handle Prayerfully (part 1) (2010-01-19)
(v. 45) 30 Days at the Cross - Problems or Possibilities (2008-08-08)
(v. 45) Power of Spiritual Thinking - Emotions and Spirituality (2008-05-06)
(v. 45) Cross of Christ - Kansas City (part II) (2011-02-18)
(v. 45) Kingdom First - Making Peace with Others (2010-01-04)
(v. 46) Mind of Christ - Discipleship (part V) (2011-06-20)
(v. 46) Cross of Christ - Kansas City (part II) (2011-02-18)
(v. 46) Kingdom First - Making Peace with Others (2010-01-04)
(v. 46) Mind of Christ - Obedience (part I) (2011-06-21)
(v. 46) Man of Prayer - Introduction (2008-09-27)
(v. 46) 30 Days at the Cross - Problems or Possibilities (2008-08-08)
(v. 46) 30 Days at the Cross - Denial Without Regret (2008-07-29)
(v. 46) Power of Spiritual Thinking - Emotions and Spirituality (2008-05-06)
(v. 46) Kingdom First - Handle Prayerfully (part 1) (2010-01-19)
(v. 47) Cross of Christ - Kansas City (part II) (2011-02-18)
(v. 48) Cross of Christ - Kansas City (part II) (2011-02-18)
(v. 49) Cross of Christ - Kansas City (part II) (2011-02-18)
(v. 50) Jesus - the Zealot (part 1) (2010-06-10)
(v. 50) Heart of Friendship (part 2) (2010-04-26)
(v. 50) Cross of Christ - Kansas City (part II) (2011-02-18)
(v. 51) Cross of Christ - Kansas City (part II) (2011-02-18)
(v. 51) Jesus - the Zealot (part 1) (2010-06-10)
(v. 52) Genesis 23 - The Death of Sarah (2014-05-15)
(v. 52) Jesus - the Zealot (part 1) (2010-06-10)
(v. 52) Cross of Christ - Kansas City (part II) (2011-02-18)
(v. 53) Jesus - the Zealot (part 1) (2010-06-10)
(v. 53) Cross of Christ - Kansas City (part II) (2011-02-18)
(v. 54) Cross of Christ - Kansas City (part II) (2011-02-18)
(v. 54) No one like him - Jesus responds with scriptures (2009-05-17)
(v. 54) Jesus - the Zealot (part 1) (2010-06-10)
(v. 55) Cross of Christ - Kansas City (part II) (2011-02-18)
(v. 55) Jesus - the Zealot (part 1) (2010-06-10)
(v. 56) Cross of Christ - Kansas City (part II) (2011-02-18)
(v. 57) Cross of Christ - Kansas City (part II) (2011-02-18)
(v. 58) Cross of Christ - Kansas City (part II) (2011-02-18)
(v. 59) Cross of Christ - Kansas City (part II) (2011-02-18)
(v. 60) Cross of Christ - Kansas City (part II) (2011-02-18)
(v. 61) Cross of Christ - Kansas City (part II) (2011-02-18)
(v. 62) Cross of Christ - Kansas City (part II) (2011-02-18)
(v. 63) Cross of Christ - Kansas City (part II) (2011-02-18)
(v. 64) Cross of Christ - Kansas City (part II) (2011-02-18)
(v. 65) Jesus with People - Doing What We Ought (2009-02-18)
(v. 65) Cross of Christ - Kansas City (part II) (2011-02-18)
(v. 66) Cross of Christ - Kansas City (part II) (2011-02-18)
(v. 67) Cross of Christ - Kansas City (part II) (2011-02-18)
(v. 68) Cross of Christ - Kansas City (part II) (2011-02-18)
(v. 69) Cross of Christ - Kansas City (part II) (2011-02-18)
(v. 70) Cross of Christ - Kansas City (part II) (2011-02-18)
(v. 71) Cross of Christ - Kansas City (part II) (2011-02-18)
(v. 72) Cross of Christ - Kansas City (part II) (2011-02-18)
(v. 73) Cross of Christ - Kansas City (part II) (2011-02-18)
(v. 74) Cross of Christ - Kansas City (part II) (2011-02-18)
(v. 74) Life to the Full - Personal Life of Peter (part 1) (2010-04-16)
(v. 75) Cross of Christ - Kansas City (part II) (2011-02-18)
(v. 75) Mission - Peter, From a Reed (2010-12-04)
(v. 75) Restored (2015-06-16)

This passage is referenced in the following study note(s):
(v. 10) Bible Talk: Why ask Why? (2014-08-20)
(v. 11) Devotional: Encouragement - Lesson 3 (2008-12-12)
(v. 52) Teachers Worship: Genesis 23 (2014-05-17)

Definition(s):
Galilee (Gal-ih-lee): wheel; revolution
Jesus (Jeez-us): savior; deliverer
Judas (Joo-das): Jude, same as Judah
Moses (Moh-ziz): taken out; drawn forth
Caiaphas (Kye-a-fass):
On (Onn):
So (Soh):