Matthew 26 — English Tyndale 1537

1And it followed:(came to pass) when Jesus had finished all these sayings, he said unto his disciples:

2Ye know that after two days shall be ester, and the son of man shall be delivered to be crucified.

3Then assembled together the chief priests and (the) scribes and seniors(the elders) of the people into the palace of the high priest, called Caiphas:

4and held a counsel, how they might take Jesus by subtlety,(disceate) and kill him;

5but they said, not on the holy day, lest any trouble(uproar) arise among the people.

6When Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper,

7there came unto him a woman, which had an alabaster box of precious ointment, and poured it on his head, as he sat at the board.(table)

8When his disciples saw that, they had indignation saying: What needed this waste?(they disdained, and said: Where to serveth this waste?)

9This ointment might have been well sold, and given to the poor.

10When Jesus understood(perceived) that, he said unto them: Why trouble ye the woman? she hath wrought a good work upon me.

11For ye shall have poor folk always with you: but me shall ye not have always.

12And in that she casted(poured) this ointment on my body, she did it to bury me withal.(with all.)

13Verily I say unto you, wheresoever this gospel(gospell) shall be preached throughout all the world, there shall also this that she hath done, be told for a memorial of her.

14Then one of the twelve called Judas Iscariot went unto the chief priests,

15and said: What will ye give me, and I will deliver him unto you? And they appointed unto him thirty pieces of silver.

16And from that time he sought opportunity to betray him.

17The first day of unleavened(sweet) bread the disciples came to Jesus saying unto him: Where wilt thou that we prepare for thee to eat the ester(paschal) lamb?

18And he said: Go into the city, unto such a man, and say to him: the master saith, my time is almost come,(at hand) I will keep mine ester at thy house with my disciples.

19And the disciples did as Jesus had appointed them, and made ready the ester lamb.

20When the even was come, he sat down with the twelve.

21And as they did eat, he said: Verily I say unto you, that one of you shall betray me.

22And they were exceeding sorrowful, and began every one of them to say unto him: Is it I master?

23He answered and said: He that dippeth his hand with me in the dish, (the same) shall betray me.

24The son of man goeth as it is written of him: but woe be to that man, by whom the son of man shall be betrayed. It had been good for that man, if he had never been born.

25Then Judas which betrayed him, answered and said: Is it I master? He said unto him: Thou hast said.

26As they did ate,(eat) Jesus took bread and gave thanks, brake it, and gave it to the disciples, and said: Take, eat, this is my body.

27And he took the cup, and gave thanks,(thanked) and gave it them, saying: Drink of it every one.

28This is my blood of the new testament, which(that) shall be shed for many, for the forgiveness(remission) of sins.

29I say unto you: I will not drink henceforth of this fruit of the vine tree, until that day, when I shall drink it new with you in my father's kingdom.

30And when they had said grace, they went out into mount olivet.

31Then said Jesus unto them: All ye shall fall this night because of me.(all ye shall be offended by me this night) For it is written: I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock shall be scattered abroad.

32But after I am risen again, I will go before you into Galilee.

33Peter answered, and said unto him: Though all men should be hurt(offended) by thee, yet would I not be hurt.(never be offended.)

34Jesus said unto him: Verily I say unto thee, that this same night before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice.

35Peter said unto him: If I should die with thee, yet will(would) I not deny thee. Likewise also said all the disciples.

36Then went Jesus with them into a place, which is called Gethsemane, and said unto his(the) disciples: Sit ye here while I go and pray yonder.

37And he took with him Peter and the two sons of Zebede, and began to wax sorrowful and to be in agony.

38Then said Jesus unto them: My soul is heavy even unto the death. Tarry ye here: and watch with me.

39And he went away a little apart, and fell flat on his face, and prayed saying: O my father, if it possible, let this cup pass from me: nevertheless, not as I will, but as thou wilt.

40And he came unto the disciples, and found them asleep, and said to Peter: What, could ye not watch with me one hour?

41Watch and pray, that ye fall not into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.

42He went away once more, and prayed, saying: O my father, if this cup cannot pass away from me, but that I drink of it, thy will be fulfilled.

43And he came, and found them asleep again. For their eyes were heavy.

44And he left and went again, and prayed the third time saying the same words.

45Then came he to his disciples and said unto them: Sleep henceforth, and take your rest. Take heed the hour is at hand, and the son of man shall be betrayed(delivered) into the hands of sinners.

46Rise, let us be going, (behold,) he is at hand that shall betray me.

47While he yet spake, lo, Judas one of the twelve came, and with him a great multitude with swords and staves, which were sent from the chief priests and seniors(elders) of the people.

48(And) He that betrayed him, gave them a token, saying: Whosoever I kiss, that(the) same is he, lay hands on him.

49And forthwith-all he came to Jesus, and said: Hail master. And kissed him.

50And Jesus said unto him: friend, wherefore art thou come? Then came they and laid hands on Jesus and took him.

51And behold, one of them which were with Jesus, stretched out his hand and drew his sword, and struck a servant of the high priest, and smote off his ear.

52Then said Jesus unto him: Put up thy sword into his sheath. For all they that lay hands on the sword, shall perish with the sword.

53Either thinkest thou that I cannot now pray to my father, and he shall give me (even now) more than twelve legions of angels?

54(But) How then should the scriptures be fulfilled, for so must it be.

55The same time said Jesus to the multitude: Ye be come out as it were unto a thief, with swords and staves for to take me: daily I sat among you teaching in the temple, and ye took me not.

56All this was done that the scriptures of the prophets might be fulfilled. Then all the disciples forsook him and fled.

57And they took Jesus and led him to Caiphas the high priest, where the scribes and the seniors(elders) were assembled.(gathered together)

58(And) Peter followed him afar off, unto the high priest's place: and went in, and sat with the servants to see the end.

59The chief priests, and the seniors,(elders) and all the council, sought false witness against Jesus, for to put him to death,

60and they(but) found none: insomuch that when many false witnesses came, yet found they none. At the last came two false witnesses,

61and said: This fellow said: I can destroy(break down) the temple of God, and build the same(it again) in three days.

62And the chief priest arose, and said to him: Answerest thou nothing? How is it that these bear witness(testify) against thee?

63But Jesus held his peace. And the chief priest answered, and said to him: I charge thee in the name of the living God, that thou tell us whether thou be Christ the son of God.

64Jesus said to him: Thou hast said. Nevertheless I say unto you, hereafter shall ye see the son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and come in the clouds of the sky.(heaven)

65Then the high priest rent his clothes saying? He hath blasphemed: what need we of any more witnesses? Lo,(Behold) now have ye heard his blasphemy:

66What think ye? They answered and said: He is worthy to die.(guilty of death)

67Then spat they in his face, and beat(buffeted) him with their fists. And other smote him with the palm of their hands on the face,

68saying: Areed to us(Prophecie)(Tell us thou) Christ, who is he that smote thee?

69Peter sat without in the palace, and a damsel came to him, saying: Thou also wast with Jesus of Galilee:

70(but) he denied before them all saying: I wot not what thou sayest.

71When he was gone out into the porch, another wench saw him, and said unto them that were there: This fellow was also with Jesus of Nazareth:

72And again he denied with an oath,(that he knew the man.) and said: I know not the man.

73And after a while came unto him they that stood by, and said unto Peter: Surely thou art even one of them, for thy speech betrayeth thee.

74Then began he to curse and to swear, that he knew not the man. And immediately the cock crew.

75And Peter remembered the words of Jesu, which he said unto him: before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice: and went out at the doors and wept bitterly.