1 It was almost time for the Festival of Unleavened Bread (called the Passover Season). 2 The Chief Priests and Scribes wanted to kill YAHUSHA. But they were trying to find a quiet way to do it, because they were afraid of what the people would do. 3 One of YAHUSHA’S twelve Disciples was named Judas Iscariot. Satan entered him, 4 and he went and talked with the Chief Priests and some of the soldiers who guarded the Temple. He talked to them about a way to hand YAHUSHA over to them. 5 The Priests were very happy about this. They promised to give Judas money for doing this. 6 He agreed. Then he waited for the best time to hand Him over to them. He wanted to do it when no one was around to see it.
7 And the time of Unleavened Bread was coming near, when the Passover Lamb had to be slaughtered. 8 YAHUSHA said to Peter and John, “Go and prepare the Passover meal for us to eat.” 9 They said to Him, “Where do You want us to prepare the meal?” He said to them, 10 “When you go into the city, you will see a man carrying a jar of water. Follow him. He will go into a house. 11 Tell the owner of the house, ‘The Teacher asks that you please show us the room where He and His followers can eat the Passover meal.’ 12 Then the owner will show you a large room upstairs that is ready for us. Prepare the meal there.” 13 So Peter and John left. Everything happened the way YAHUSHA said. So they prepared the Passover meal.
14 The time came for them to eat the Passover meal. YAHUSHA and the Disciples were together at the table. 15 YAHUSHA said to them, “I wanted very much to eat this Passover meal with you before I die. 16 For I won’t be eating of it again until it is given its full meaning in the New Kingdom.” 17 Then YAHUSHA took a cup of wine. He gave thanks to Alahim for it and said, “Take this wine and divide it between everyone here. 18 For I will never drink wine again until the Kingdom of Heaven comes.” 19 Then He took some bread and thanked Alahim for it. He broke off some pieces, gave them to His Disciples and said, “This bread is My body that I am giving for you. Eat this to remember Me.” 20 In the same way, after supper, YAHUSHA took the cup of wine and said, “This wine represents the NEW BLOOD-COVENANT from Alahim to His people, which will begin when My blood is poured out for you.”
21 YAHUSHA said, “But here on this table is the hand of the one who will hand Me over to My enemies. 22 The Son of Man will do what Alahim has planned. But it will be very bad for the one who hands over the Son of Man to be killed.” 23 Then the Disciples asked each other, “Which one of us would ever do that?”
24 Later, YAHUSHA’S Disciples began to argue about which one of them was the most important. 25 But YAHUSHA said to them, “The Kings of the world rule over their people, and those who have authority over others want to be called ‘the great providers for the people.’ 26 But you must not be like that. The one with the most authority among you should act as if he is the least important. The one who leads should be like one who serves. 27 Who is more important: the one serving or the one sitting at the table being served? Everyone thinks it’s the one being served, right? But I have been with you as the one who serves.
28 You men have stayed with Me through many struggles. 29 So I give you all authority to rule with Me in the Kingdom the Father has given Me. 30 You will eat and drink at My table in that Kingdom. You will sit on thrones and judge the twelve Tribes of Yisharal. 31 Satan has asked to test you men like a farmer tests his wheat. O’ Simon, Simon (PETER) 32 I have prayed that you will not lose your belief! Help your brothers be stronger when you turn to Me.”
33 But Peter said to YAHUSHA, “Master, I am ready to go to jail with You. I will even die with You!” 34 But YAHUSHA said, “Peter, before the rooster crows tomorrow morning, you will say you don’t know Me. You will say this three times.” 35 Then YAHUSHA said to His Disciples, “Remember when I sent you out without money, a bag, or sandals? Did you need anything?” They said, “No.” 36 YAHUSHA said to them, “But now if you have money or a bag, carry that with you. If you don’t have a sword, sell your coat and buy one. 37 The Scriptures say, ‘He was considered a criminal.’ This Scripture must happen. It was written about Me, and it is happening now.” 38 They said, “Look, Master, here are two swords.” YAHUSHA said to them, “That’s enough now.”
39-40 YAHUSHA left the city and went to the Mount of Olives. His Disciples went with Him. (He went there often.) He said to His Disciples, “Pray for strength against temptation.”
41 Then YAHUSHA went about 50 steps away from them. He knelt down and prayed, 42 “Father, if You are willing, please don’t make Me drink from this cup OF SUFFERING. But do what You want, not what I want.” 43 Then an Angel from heaven came to help Him. 44 YAHUSHA was full of pain, He struggled hard in prayer. Sweat dripped from His face like drops of blood falling to the ground. 45 When He finished praying, He went to His Disciples. He found them asleep, worn out. 46 YAHUSHA said to them, “Why are you sleeping? Get up and pray for strength against temptation.”
47 While YAHUSHA was speaking, a crowd came up. It was led by Judas, one of the twelve Disciples. He came over to YAHUSHA to kiss Him. 48 But YAHUSHA said to him, “Judas, are you using the kiss of friendship to hand over the Son of Man to his enemies?” 49 The Disciples of YAHUSHA were standing there too. They saw what was happening and said to YAHUSHA, “Master, should we use our swords?” 50 And one of them did use his sword. He lunged at the servant of the High Priest, cutting off his right ear. 51 YAHUSHA said, “STOP!” Then He touched the servant’s ear and healed him instantly.
52 YAHUSHA spoke to the group that came to arrest Him. They were the Chief Priests, the older Jewish Leaders, and the Jewish soldiers. He said to them, “Why did you come out here with swords and clubs? Do you think I am a criminal? 53 I was with you every day in the Temple area. Why didn’t you try to arrest Me there? But this is your time—the time when darkness is your authority.” 54 They arrested YAHUSHA and took Him away to the house of the High Priest. Peter followed YAHUSHA but stayed back at a distance. 55 The soldiers started a fire in the middle of the yard and sat together. Peter sat with them. 56 A servant girl saw him sitting there. She could see because of the light from the fire. She looked closely at Peter’s face. Then she said, “This man was also with YAHUSHA.”
57 But Peter said this was not true. He said, “Hey Lady, I don’t know Him.” 58 A short time later, someone else saw Peter and said, “You are also one of them.” But Peter said, “Man, I am not!” 59 About an hour later, another man said, “It’s true. I’m sure this man was with him, because he is from Galilee.” 60 But Peter said, “Dammit man, I don’t know what you are talking about!” Immediately, while he was still speaking, a rooster crowed. 61 Then YAHUSHA turned and looked into Peter’s eyes. And Peter remembered what He had said, “Before the rooster crows in the morning, you will say three times that you don’t know me.” 62 Then Peter ran outside and wept bitterly.
63 The men guarding YAHUSHA mocked Him and beat Him. 64 They covered His eyes so that He could not see them. Then they hit Him and said, “Be a prophet and tell us who hit You!” 65 And they shouted all kinds of insults at Him. 66 The next morning, the older Leaders of the people, the Chief Priests, and the Teachers of the Law came together. They led YAHUSHA away to their High Council. 67 They said, “If you are the Messiah, then tell us that you are.” YAHUSHA said to them, “If I tell you I am the Messiah, you will not believe Me. 68 And if I ask you, you will not answer. 69 But beginning now, the Son of Man will sit at the right hand of (IN ALL AUTHORITY AS) Alahim All-Powerful.” 70 They all said, “Then are You the Son of Alahim?” YAHUSHA said to them, “YOU SAID IT!” 71 They said, “Why do we need witnesses now? We all heard what He said!”
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