Luke 22:21-71 — Legacy Standard Bible

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!” ²³And they began to argue among themselves which one of them it might be who was going to do this thing.

Who Is Greatest?

²⁴And 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, ²⁹and I grant you a ^akingdom, just as My Father granted one to Me, ³⁰that 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!” ³⁴And He said, “I say to you, Peter, the rooster will not crow today until you have denied three times that you know Me.”

³⁵And 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.” ³⁶And He said to them, “But now, ¹whoever has a money belt is to take it along, likewise also a bag, and ²whoever 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.” ³⁸And 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.” ⁴¹And He withdrew from them about a stone’s throw, and He ^aknelt down and began to pray, ⁴²saying, “Father, if You are willing, remove this ^acup from Me, ^byet not My will, but Yours be done.” ⁴³¹Now an ^aangel from heaven appeared to Him, strengthening Him. ⁴⁴And ^abeing in agony He was praying very fervently, and His sweat became like drops of blood, falling down upon the ground. ⁴⁵And when He rose from prayer, He came to the disciples and found them sleeping from sorrow, ⁴⁶and 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. ⁴⁸But Jesus said to him, “Judas, are you betraying the Son of Man with a kiss?” ⁴⁹And when those around Him saw what was going to happen, they said, “Lord, shall we strike with the ^asword?” ⁵⁰And one of them struck the slave of the high priest and cut off his right ear. ⁵¹But Jesus answered and said, “¹Stop! No more of this.” And He touched his ear and healed him. ⁵²Then 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. ⁵⁶And a servant-girl, seeing him as he sat in the firelight and looking intently at him, said, “This man was with Him too.” ⁵⁷But he denied it, saying, “Woman, I do not know Him.” ⁵⁸A little later, ^aanother saw him and said, “You are one of them too!” But Peter said, “Man, I am not!” ⁵⁹And 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.” ⁶⁰But 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.” ⁶²And he went out and cried bitterly.

⁶³^aNow the men who were holding ¹Jesus in custody were mocking Him while they beat Him, ⁶⁴and they blindfolded Him and were asking Him, saying, “^aProphesy, who is the one who hit You?” ⁶⁵And 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, ⁶⁸and 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.” ⁷⁰And they all said, “Are You ^athe Son of God, then?” And He said to them, “^bYou yourselves say that I am.” ⁷¹Then they said, “What further need do we have of testimony? For we have heard it ourselves from His own mouth.”