22Luke 22

A Plot To Kill Jesus

1The Festival of Thin Bread, also called Passover, was near.Select Luke 22:1

2The chief priests and the teachers of the Law of Moses were looking for a way to get rid of Jesus, because they were afraid of what the people might do.Select Luke 22:2

3Then Satan entered the heart of Judas Iscariot, who was one of the twelve apostles.Select Luke 22:3

4Judas went to talk with the chief priests and the officers of the temple police about how he could help them arrest Jesus.Select Luke 22:4

5They were very pleased and offered to pay Judas some money.Select Luke 22:5

6He agreed and started looking for a good chance to betray Jesus when the crowds were not around.Select Luke 22:6

Jesus Eats with His Disciples

7The day had come for the Festival of Thin Bread, and it was time to kill the Passover lambs.Select Luke 22:7

8So Jesus said to Peter and John, “Go and prepare the Passover meal for us to eat.”Select Luke 22:8

9But they asked, “Where do you want us to prepare it?”Select Luke 22:9

10Jesus told them, “As you go into the city, you will meet a man carrying a jar of water. Follow him into the houseSelect Luke 22:10

11and say to the owner, ‘Our teacher wants to know where he can eat the Passover meal with his disciples.’Select Luke 22:11

12The owner will take you upstairs and show you a large room ready for you to use. Prepare the meal there.”Select Luke 22:12

13Peter and John left. They found everything just as Jesus had told them, and they prepared the Passover meal.Select Luke 22:13

The Lord's Supper

14When the time came for Jesus and the apostles to eat,Select Luke 22:14

15he said to them, “I have very much wanted to eat this Passover meal with you before I suffer.Select Luke 22:15

16I tell you I will not eat another Passover meal until it is finally eaten in God's kingdom.”Select Luke 22:16

17Jesus took a cup of wine in his hands and gave thanks to God. Then he told the apostles, “Take this wine and share it with each other.Select Luke 22:17

18I tell you that I will not drink any more wine until God's kingdom comes.”Select Luke 22:18

19Jesus took some bread in his hands and gave thanks for it. He broke the bread and handed it to his apostles. Then he said, “This is my body, which is given for you. Eat this as a way of remembering me!”Select Luke 22:19

20After the meal he took another cup of wine in his hands. Then he said, “This is my blood. It is poured out for you, and with it God makes his new agreement.Select Luke 22:20

21The one who will betray me is here at the table with me!Select Luke 22:21

22The Son of Man will die in the way that has been decided for him, but it will be terrible for the one who betrays him!”Select Luke 22:22

23Then the apostles started arguing about who would ever do such a thing.Select Luke 22:23

An Argument about Greatness

24The apostles got into an argument about which one of them was the greatest.Select Luke 22:24

25So Jesus told them: Foreign kings order their people around, and powerful rulers call themselves everyone's friends.Select Luke 22:25

26But don't be like them. The most important one of you should be like the least important, and your leader should be like a servant.Select Luke 22:26

27Who do people think is the greatest, a person who is served or one who serves? Isn't it the one who is served? But I have been with you as a servant.Select Luke 22:27

28You have stayed with me in all my troubles.Select Luke 22:28

29So I will give you the right to rule as kings, just as my Father has given me the right to rule as a king.Select Luke 22:29

30You will eat and drink with me in my kingdom, and you will each sit on a throne to judge the twelve tribes of Israel.Select Luke 22:30

Jesus' Disciples Will Be Tested

31Jesus said, “Simon, listen to me! Satan has demanded the right to test each one of you, as a farmer does when he separates wheat from the husks.Select Luke 22:31

32But Simon, I have prayed that your faith will be strong. And when you have come back to me, help the others.”Select Luke 22:32

33Peter said, “Lord, I am ready to go with you to jail and even to die with you.”Select Luke 22:33

34Jesus replied, “Peter, I tell you that before a rooster crows tomorrow morning, you will say three times that you don't know me.”Select Luke 22:34

Moneybags, Traveling Bags, and Swords

35Jesus asked his disciples, “When I sent you out without a moneybag or a traveling bag or sandals, did you need anything?” “No!” they answered.Select Luke 22:35

36Jesus told them, “But now, if you have a moneybag, take it with you. Also take a traveling bag, and if you don't have a sword, sell some of your clothes and buy one.Select Luke 22:36

37Do this because the Scriptures say, ‘He was considered a criminal.’ This was written about me, and it will soon come true.”Select Luke 22:37

38The disciples said, “Lord, here are two swords!” “Enough of that!” Jesus replied.Select Luke 22:38

Jesus Prays

39Jesus went out to the Mount of Olives, as he often did, and his disciples went with him.Select Luke 22:39

40When they got there, he told them, “Pray that you won't be tested.”Select Luke 22:40

41Jesus walked on a little way before he knelt down and prayed,Select Luke 22:41

42“Father, if you will, please don't make me suffer by drinking from this cup. But do what you want, and not what I want.”Select Luke 22:42

43Then an angel from heaven came to help him.Select Luke 22:43

44Jesus was in great pain and prayed so sincerely that his sweat fell to the ground like drops of blood.Select Luke 22:44

45Jesus got up from praying and went over to his disciples. They were asleep and worn out from being so sad.Select Luke 22:45

46He said to them, “Why are you asleep? Wake up and pray that you won't be tested.”Select Luke 22:46

Jesus Is Arrested

47While Jesus was still speaking, a crowd came up. It was led by Judas, one of the twelve apostles. He went over to Jesus and greeted him with a kiss.Select Luke 22:47

48Jesus asked Judas, “Are you betraying the Son of Man with a kiss?”Select Luke 22:48

49When Jesus' disciples saw what was about to happen, they asked, “Lord, should we attack them with a sword?”Select Luke 22:49

50One of the disciples even struck at the high priest's servant with his sword and cut off the servant's right ear.Select Luke 22:50

51“Enough of that!” Jesus said. Then he touched the servant's ear and healed it.Select Luke 22:51

52Jesus spoke to the chief priests, the temple police, and the leaders who had come to arrest him. He said, “Why do you come out with swords and clubs and treat me like a criminal?Select Luke 22:52

53I was with you every day in the temple, and you didn't arrest me. But this is your time, and darkness is in control.”Select Luke 22:53

Peter Says He Doesn't Know Jesus

54Jesus was arrested and led away to the house of the high priest, while Peter followed at a distance.Select Luke 22:54

55Some people built a fire in the middle of the courtyard and were sitting around it. Peter sat there with them,Select Luke 22:55

56and a servant girl saw him. Then after she had looked at him carefully, she said, “This man was with Jesus!”Select Luke 22:56

57Peter said, “Woman, I don't even know that man!”Select Luke 22:57

58A little later someone else saw Peter and said, “You are one of them!” “No, I'm not!” Peter replied.Select Luke 22:58

59About an hour later another man insisted, “This man must have been with Jesus. They both come from Galilee.”Select Luke 22:59

60Peter replied, “I don't know what you are talking about!” Right then, while Peter was still speaking, a rooster crowed.Select Luke 22:60

61The Lord turned and looked at Peter. And Peter remembered that the Lord had said, “Before a rooster crows tomorrow morning, you will say three times that you don't know me.”Select Luke 22:61

62Then Peter went out and cried bitterly.Select Luke 22:62

63The men who were guarding Jesus made fun of him and beat him.Select Luke 22:63

64They put a blindfold on him and said, “Tell us who struck you!”Select Luke 22:64

65They kept on insulting Jesus in many other ways.Select Luke 22:65

Jesus Is Questioned by the Council

66At daybreak the nation's leaders, the chief priests, and the teachers of the Law of Moses got together and brought Jesus before their council.Select Luke 22:66

67They said, “Tell us! Are you the Messiah?” Jesus replied, “If I said so, you wouldn't believe me.Select Luke 22:67

68And if I asked you a question, you wouldn't answer.Select Luke 22:68

69But from now on, the Son of Man will be seated at the right side of God All-Powerful.”Select Luke 22:69

70Then they asked, “Are you the Son of God?” Jesus answered, “You say I am!”Select Luke 22:70

71They replied, “Why do we need more witnesses? He said it himself!”Select Luke 22:71