AND the Pasch was, and the Azymes after two days: and the chief Priests and the Scribes sought how they might by some wile lay hands on him, and kill him. ²But they said: Not on the festival day, lest there might be a tumult of the People.

³And * when he was at Bethania in the house of Simon the Leper, and sat at meat, there came a woman having an alabaster box of ointment, of precious spike-nard; and breaking the alabaster-box, she poured it out upon his head. ⁴But there were certain that had indignation within themselves, and said: Whereto is • this waste of the ointment made? ⁵For this ointment might have been sold for more than three hundred pence, and given to the poor. And they murmured against her. ⁶But Jesus said: • Let her alone, why do you molest her? she hath wrought a good work upon me. ⁷For the poor you have always with you; and when you will, you may do them good; but ^[a] me you have not always. ⁸That which she had, she hath done; she hath prevented to anoint my body to the burial. ⁹Amen I say to you, wheresoever this Ghospel shall be preached in the whole world, that also which she hath done, shall be told for a memory of her.

¹⁰And * Judas Iscariot one of the Twelve went his way to the chief Priests, for to betray him to them. ¹¹Who hearing were glad; and they promised him that they would give him money. And he sought how he might betray him conveniently.

¹²And * the first day of the Azymes when they sacrificed the Pasche, the Disciples say to him: Whither wilt thou that we go, and prepare for thee to eat the Pasche? ¹³And he sendeth two of his Disciples, and saith to them: Go ye into the city; and there shall meet you a man carrying a pitcher of water, follow him; ¹⁴and whithersoever he entereth, say to the Master of the house, that the Master saith, where is my refectory, where I may eat the Pasch with my Disciples? ¹⁵And he will show you a great chamber, adorned; and there prepare for us. ¹⁶And his Disciples went their ways, and came into the city; and they found as he had told them, and they prepared the Pasche. ¹⁷And * when even was come, he cometh with the Twelve. ¹⁸And when they were sitting at the table and eating, Jesus said: Amen I say to you, that one of you shall betray me, he that eateth with me. ¹⁹But they began to be sad, and to say to him severally: Is it I? ²⁰Who said to them: One of the Twelve, he that dippeth with me his hand in the dish. ²¹and the Son of man indeed goeth, * as it is written of him, but woe to that man by whom the Son of man shall be betrayed. It were good for him, if that man had not been born. ²²And * while they were eating, Jesus took • bread: and blessing broke, and gave to them, and said: Take, This is • my body. ²³And taking the • chalice, giving thanks he gave to them. And they ^[b] all drank of it. ²⁴And he said to them: This is • my blood of the new Testament, that shall be shed for many. ²⁵Amen I say to you, that now I will not drink of the fruit ^[c] of the vine until that day when I shall drink it new in the Kingdom of God. ²⁶And a hymn being said, they went forth into Mount-olivet.

²⁷And Jesus saith to them: You shall all be scandalised in me in this night: for it is written, I will strike the Pastor, and the sheep shall be dispersed. ²⁸But after that I shall be risen again, I will go before you into Galilee. ²⁹And Peter said to him: Although all shall be scandalised: yet not I. ³⁰And Jesus saith to him: Amen I say to thee, that thou this day in this night, before the cock crow twice, shalt thrice deny me. ³¹But he spoke more vehemently: Although I should die together with thee, I will not deny thee. And in like manner also said they all.

³²And they come into a farm-place called Gethsemani. And he saith to his Disciples: Sit you here, until I pray. ³³And he taketh Peter and James and John with him; and he began to fear and to be heavy. ³⁴And he saith to them: My soul is sorrowful even unto death; stay here, and watch. ³⁵And when he was gone forward a little, he fell flat upon the ground; and he prayed that if it might be, the hour might pass from him; ³⁶and he said: Abba, Father, all things are possible to thee, transfer this chalice from me, but not that which I will, but that which thou. ³⁷And he cometh, and findeth them sleeping. And he saith to Peter: Simon, sleepest thou? Could thou not watch one hour? ³⁸Watch ye, and pray that you enter not into tentation. The spirit indeed is prompt, but the flesh infirm. ³⁹And going away again, he prayed, saying the self-same word. ⁴⁰And returning, again he found them asleep (for their eyes were heavy) and they wist not what they should answer him. ⁴¹And he cometh the third time, and saith to them: Sleep ye now, and take rest. It sufficeth: the hour is come: behold the Son of man shall be betrayed into the hands of sinners. ⁴²Arise, let us go. Behold, he that shall betray me, is at hand.

⁴³And * as he was yet speaking, cometh Judas Iscariot one of the Twelve, and with him a great multitude with swords and clubs, from the chief Priests and the Scribes and the Ancients. ⁴⁴And the betrayer of him had given them a sign, saying: Whomsoever I shall kiss, it is he, lay hold on him, and lead him warily. ⁴⁵And when he was come, immediately going to him, he saith: Rabbi, and he kissed him. ⁴⁶But they laid hands upon him, and held him. ⁴⁷And one certain man of the standers-about drawing out a sword, smote the servant of the chief Priest, and cut off his ear. ⁴⁸And Jesus answering, said to them: As to a thief are you come out with swords and clubs to apprehend me? ⁴⁹I was daily with you in the temple teaching, and you did not lay hands on me. But, that the Scriptures may be fulfilled. ⁵⁰Then his Disciples leaving him, all fled. ⁵¹And a certain young man followed him clothed with sindon upon the bare; and they took him. ⁵²But he casting off the sindon, fled from them naked.

⁵³And they brought Jesus to the chief Priest; and all the Priests and the Scribes and the Ancients assembled together. ⁵⁴And Peter followed him afar off even in unto the court of the high Priest; and he sat with the servants at the fire, and warmed himself. ⁵⁵And the chief Priests and all the Council sought testimony against Jesus, that they might put him to death, neither found they. ⁵⁶For many spoke false witness against him; and the testimonies were not convenient. ⁵⁷And certain rising up, bare false witness against him, saying: ⁵⁸That we heard him say, * I will dissolve this temple made with hand, and in three days will I build another not made with hand. ⁵⁹And their testimony was not convenient. ⁶⁰And the high Priest rising up into the midst, asked Jesus, saying: Answerest thou nothing to these things that are objected to thee of these? ⁶¹But he held his peace and answered nothing. Again the high Priest asked him, and said to him: Art thou Christ the Son of the Blessed God? ⁶²And Jesus saith to him: I am. And you shall see the * Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming with the clouds of Heaven. ⁶³And the high Priest renting his garments, saith: What need we witnesses any further? ⁶⁴You have heard blasphemy. How think you? Who all ^[d] condemned him to be guilty of death. ⁶⁵And certain began to spit upon him, and to cover his face, and to beat him with buffets, and to say unto him: Prophecy; and the servants gave him blows.

⁶⁶And when Peter was in the court beneath, there cometh one of the ^[e] woman-servants of the high Priest. ⁶⁷And when she had seen Peter warming himself, beholding him she saith: And thou were with Jesus of Nazareth. ⁶⁸But he denied, saying: Neither know I, neither wot I what thou sayest. And he went forth before the court; and the cock crew. ⁶⁹And again a wench seeing him, began to say to the standers about: That this fellow is of them. ⁷⁰But he denied again. And after a while again they that stood by, said to Peter: Verily thou art of them; for thou art also a Galilaean. ⁷¹But he • began to curse and to swear: That I know not this man whom you speak of. ⁷²And immediately the cock crew again. And Peter remembered the word that Jesus had said unto him: Before the cock crow twice, thou shalt thrice deny me. And he began to weep.