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26:1 The plan to kill Yeshua
26 After Yeshua had completed his teaching, he told his apprentices, 2 [ref]“The passover celebration is in two more days, and humanity’s child will be handed over to be executed on a stake.”
3 At that time, the chief priests and the local elders were gathered together in the courtyard of Caiaphas, the chief priest, 4 and they plotted together to devise a way to arrest Yeshua so they could execute him. 5 However, they decided not to do it during the celebrations so it wouldn’t cause a big public disturbance.
26:6 Yeshua is anointed with lotion
6 Meanwhile Yeshua arrived in Bethany at the house of Simon who had previously had leprosy. 7 [ref]A woman inside the house came up to him carrying a carved alabaster flask of very expensive lotion, which she poured over his head as he was seated, 8 but some of his followers were upset when they saw this, and complained, “Why all this waste? 9 That could have been sold and raised a lot of money to give to the poor.”
10 But Yeshua knew what they were saying and responded, “Why are you all causing problems for this woman, because she did something beautiful for me. 11 [ref]You’ll always have the poor with you, but you won’t always have me around. 12 This woman put this lotion on my body in a sense as a burial spice. 13 I can assure you all that wherever the good message about me is retold anywhere in the world, this woman and what she did will also be mentioned as a memorial to her.”
26:14 Yudas agrees to turn in Yeshua
14 Then one of the twelve named Yudas Iscariot went to the chief priests 15 [ref]and asked, How much are you willing to pay me if I hand him over to you all?” They offered thirty silver coins 16 so from then on, he was looking for an opportunity to hand him over.
26:17 Yeshua gets ready to celebrate Passover
17 On the first day of the Flat Bread Celebration, the Yeshua’s apprentices approached him and asked, “Where do you want us to prepare the passover meal for you?”
18 “Go into the city to so-and-so,” answered Yeshua, “and tell him that the teacher said, ‘My time is getting close, but I’ll celebrate the passover meal with you, along with my apprentices.’ ”
19 So the apprentices did as Yeshua had instructed them, and then they prepared the passover meal.
20 That evening as Yeshua was sitting with the twelve, 21 he said to them while they were still eating, “I can assure you that one of you is going to turn me in.”
22 They were very upset and one by one they asked him, “Surely it won’t be me, master?”
23 [ref]“It’s the one who dipped his bread into the bowl at the same time as I did,” Yeshua answered. “He’s the one who’s going to turn me in. 24 It’s true that humanity’s child is going to suffer what has already been written about, but on the other hand, the end won’t be good for the man who turns him in, in fact it would have been better for him if he’d never been born.”
25 “Surely it won’t be me, honoured teacher?” asked Yudas, the one who would hand him in.[fn]
“You said it,” he replied.
26:26 Yeshua shares the bread and the wine
26 Then during the meal, Yeshua took some bread and blessed it, then he broke it into pieces and gave it to his apprentices, saying, “Take this and eat it—it’s my body.”
27 Then he took a cup of wine and after giving thanks, he shared it with them saying, “Everyone drink some, 28 [ref]because this is my blood of the agreement which is about to be poured out for the forgiveness of the sins of many people. 29 I can assure you all that I certainly won’t drink this passover wine again until I’m able to drink it together with you all in my father’s kingdom.”
30 Then they sang some songs before heading out of the city to the Mount of Olives.
26:31 Yeshua predicts Peter’s denials
31 [ref]Then Yeshua told them, “All of you will flounder tonight concerning me, because it’s been written, ‘I’ll strike the shepherd and the flock will be scattered.’ 32 [ref]But after I come back to life, I’ll go to Galilee ahead of you all.”
33 “Even if all the others flounder,” answered Peter, “I won’t.”
34 “I can assure you,” responded Yeshua, “that you’ll disown me three times tonight before the rooster crows in the morning.”
35 “Even if I have to die with you,” said Peter, “I’d certainly never disown you,” and all the other apprentices said likewise.
26:36 Yeshua prays at Gethsemane
36 Then they went together to a property named Gethsemane where he told his apprentices to sit down while he went on a little further to pray. 37 He took Peter, Yacob, and Yohan with him, and then he was struck by feelings of sorrow and distress 38 and told them, “My soul is deathly sad. Stay here and look out for me.”
39 He went on a little further, and knelt with his face to the ground, saying, “My father, if it’s possible, let me avoid this suffering. However, it’s not what I want because I want to do what you want.”
40 Then he went back to the apprentices, but found them napping and said to Peter, “Weren’t you even able to stay awake for an hour for me? 41 Stay alert and pray so that you all don’t fall into temptation. Your spirits are eager, but your endurance is lacking.”
42 Then he went off a second time and prayed, “My father, if this can’t be done any other way than me having to suffer, then I’ll submit to your will.” 43 Returning again, he found the apprentices sleeping because they were very tired.
44 So he left them there and went back a third time, praying in the same way. 45 Then he went back to his apprentices and told them, “You’re all sleeping to get some rest? But look, it’s time now, and humanity’s child is about to be handed over to sinners. 46 Get up—we need to move. The one about to turn me in is coming.”
26:47 Yeshua is arrested
47 While he was still speaking, Yudas, one of the twelve, came and he was accompanied by a large crowd from the chief priests and local elders, and they were carrying swords and clubs. 48 The one who was turning him in had prearranged a sign that he would kiss the one that they should arrest.
49 He walked straight up to Yeshua and said, “Greetings, my honoured teacher,” and he kissed him.
50 “Friend,” Yeshua asked, “why have you come?”
Then they came up to Yeshua, and grabbed and arrested him. 51 But wow, one of Yeshua’s group put out a hand to stop them, then drew his sword and struck at the chief priest’s slave, cutting off his ear. 52 “Put your sword back in its sheath,” Yeshua said, “because those who fight with the sword, die by the sword. 53 Don’t you realise that I could just ask my father and he would place over a dozen divisions of heavenly soldiers here in front of me, 54 however then the scriptures that tell what will happen wouldn’t get fulfilled.”
55 [ref]Then turning to the crowds, Yeshua said, “So you all came out with swords and clubs as if you were arresting a thief? 56 I was sitting, teaching every day in the temple but you didn’t arrest me there.”
26:57 Yeshua is interrogated by the Jewish leaders
57 Then the ones who had arrested Yeshua led him away to Caiaphas the chief priest, where the religious teachers and the local elders had gathered together. 58 Peter followed along from a distance, and went inside to the chief priest’s courtyard, where he sat with the attendants and waited to see what would happen. 59 The chief priests and the whole council tried to find people who would bring false accusations against Yeshua so they could sentence him to death, 60 but even though many people wanted to try, they couldn’t find anyone suitable. Eventually, two others came up 61 [ref]and said, “We heard this man say, ‘I’m able to demolish God’s temple and rebuild it in three days.’ ”
62 So the chief priest stood and asked Yeshua, “Don’t you have any respond to what these men are accusing you of?” 63 But Yeshua stayed silent, so then the chief priest asked him, “I order you by the living God to tell us if you’re the messiah, the son of God.”
64 [ref]“You said it,” Yeshua responded. “However, I can tell you all that from now on, you’ll see humanity’s child sitting beside God in the position of power and coming in the clouds in the sky.”
65 [ref]Then the chief priest tore his robes and said, “He belittled God. Why would we need more witnesses after that? See here, you all heard him slander God. 66 What do you all think now?
“He should get the death penalty,” they answered.
67 [ref]Then they spat in Yeshua’s face and they beat him and slapped him 68 saying, “Prophesy to us, messiah. Who was it that just slapped you?”
26:69 Peter disowns Yeshua
69 Meanwhile Peter was sitting outside in the courtyard when a servant girl went up to him and said, “You were one of the ones with Yeshua from Galilee.”
70 But Peter disowned Yeshua in front of them all saying, “I’ve got no idea what you’re talking about.” 71 Then he went out the gate, but someone else saw him and she told the others, “This man was with Yeshua from Nazareth.”
72 Again, Peter disowned Yeshua with an oath, “I don’t even know the guy.”
73 A little while later, another person stood up and went to Peter, “You must be one of them because we can tell by your accent.”
74 Peter began to curse and promise, “I don’t know that man.” Just then the rooster crowed 75 and then Peter remembered that Yeshua had said that he would deny him three times before the rooster crowed. He left the courtyard and went away and bawled in shame.
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Matthew 21:1-17; Mark 11:1-11; Luke 19:28-48; John 12:1-19; see also Matthew 26:6-13; Mark 14:3-9
At the start of Passover one week before he was crucified, Jesus and his disciples traveled to Jerusalem, approaching the city from the east. When they arrived at the village of Bethphage, Jesus mounted a donkey and rode down the Mount of Olives as a humble king entering his capital city. Along the way, many people laid branches and cloaks in his path to welcome him. After Jesus entered the city, he immediately went up to the Temple and drove out the moneychangers and merchants there, and he healed the blind and the lame. Then he traveled nearly two miles outside the city to the village of Bethany to spend the night, which appears to have been where he typically lodged each night while visiting Jerusalem during the crowded Passover festival. Bethany is also where Jesus’ close friends Mary, Martha, and Lazarus lived. One evening while Jesus was there at a large dinner party given in his honor, Martha served the food, and Mary poured expensive perfume on Jesus’ feet and wiped his feet with her hair.
By the time of the New Testament, the ancient city of Jerusalem had been transformed from the relatively small fortress of David’s day (2 Samuel 5:6-10; 1 Chronicles 11:4-9) into a major city with a Temple that rivaled the greatest temples in the Roman world. Just prior to Jesus’ birth, Herod the Great completely renovated and expanded the Temple of the Lord, and he also built a lavish palace for himself, various pools (where Jesus occasionally performed healings), public buildings, and military citadels, including the Antonia Fortress, which overlooked the Temple. Wealthy residents, including the high priest, occupied extravagant houses in the Upper City, while the poorer residents were relegated to less desirable areas like the Lower City. The Essene Quarter was so named because many of its residents belonged to the Essenes, a strict religious sect that was known for its careful attention to the law of Moses. Across the Kidron Valley lay the Garden of Gethsemane, where Jesus often met with his disciples (Matthew 26:36-46; Mark 14:32-53; John 18:1-14). Further east was the Mount of Olives, where Jesus began his triumphal entry one week before his crucifixion (Matthew 21:1-11; Mark 11:1-11; Luke 19:28-40; John 12:12-19), taught his disciples about the last days (Matthew 24-25; Mark 13), and eventually ascended to heaven after his resurrection (Luke 24:50-53; Acts 1:1-11).
Matthew 26-27; Mark 14-15; Luke 22-23; John 13-19
On the Thursday before he was crucified, Jesus had arranged to share the Passover meal with his disciples in an upper room, traditionally thought to be located in the Essene Quarter of Jerusalem. After they finished the meal, they went to the Garden of Gethsemane, where Jesus often met with his disciples. There Judas Iscariot, one of Jesus’ own disciples, betrayed him to soldiers sent from the High Priest, and they took Jesus to the High Priest’s residence. In the morning the leading priests and teachers of the law put Jesus on trial and found him guilty of blasphemy. The council sent Jesus to stand trial for treason before the Roman governor Pontius Pilate, who resided at the Praetorium while in Jerusalem. The Praetorium was likely located at the former residence of Herod the Great, who had died over 30 years earlier. When Pilate learned that Jesus was from Galilee, he sent him to Herod Antipas, who had jurisdiction over Galilee. But when Jesus gave no answer to Herod’s many questions, Herod and his soldiers sent him back to Pilate, who conceded to the people’s demands that Jesus be crucified. Jesus was forced to carry his cross out of the city gate to Golgotha, meaning Skull Hill, referring to what may have been a small unquarried hill in the middle of an old quarry just outside the gate. After Jesus was unable to carry his cross any further, a man named Simon from Cyrene was forced to carry it for him. There at Golgotha they crucified Jesus. After Jesus died, his body was hurriedly taken down before nightfall and placed in a newly cut, rock tomb owned by Joseph of Arimathea, a member of the Jewish high council. This tomb was likely located at the perimeter of the old quarry.
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