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Text -- Luke 22:6-71 (NET)
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22:6 So Judas agreed and began looking for an opportunity to betray Jesus when no crowd was present .
The Passover
22:7 Then the day for the feast of Unleavened Bread came, on which the Passover lamb had to be sacrificed .
22:8 Jesus sent Peter and John , saying , “Go and prepare the Passover for us to eat .”
22:9 They said to him , “Where do you want us to prepare it?”
22:10 He said to them , “Listen , when you have entered the city , a man carrying a jar of water will meet you . Follow him into the house that he enters ,
22:11 and tell the owner of the house , ‘The Teacher says to you , “Where is the guest room where I may eat the Passover with my disciples ?”’
22:12 Then he will show you a large furnished room upstairs . Make preparations there .”
22:13 So they went and found things just as he had told them , and they prepared the Passover .
The Lord’s Supper
22:14 Now when the hour came , Jesus took his place at the table and the apostles joined him .
22:15 And he said to them , “I have earnestly desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer .
22:16 For I tell you , I will not eat it again until it is fulfilled in the kingdom of God .”
22:17 Then he took a cup , and after giving thanks he said , “Take this and divide it among yourselves .
22:18 For I tell you that from now on I will not drink of the fruit of the vine until the kingdom of God comes .”
22:19 Then he took bread , and after giving thanks he broke it and gave it to them , saying , “This is my body which is given for you . Do this in remembrance of me .”
22:20 And in the same way he took the cup after they had eaten , saying , “This cup that is poured out for you is the new covenant in my blood .
A Final Discourse
22:21 “But look , the hand of the one who betrays me is with me on the table .
22:22 For the Son of Man is to go just as it has been determined , but woe to that man by whom he is betrayed !”
22:23 So they began to question one another as to which of them it could possibly be who would do this .
22:24 A dispute also started among them over which of them was to be regarded as the greatest .
22:25 So Jesus said to them , “The kings of the Gentiles lord it over them , and those in authority over them are called ‘benefactors .’
22:26 Not so with you ; instead the one who is greatest among you must become like the youngest , and the leader like the one who serves .
22:27 For who is greater , the one who is seated at the table , or the one who serves ? Is it not the one who is seated at the table ? But I am among you as one who serves .
22:28 “You are the ones who have remained with me in my trials .
22:29 Thus I grant to you a kingdom , just as my Father granted to me ,
22:30 that you may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom , and you will sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel .
22:31 “Simon , Simon , pay attention ! Satan has demanded to have you all, to sift you like wheat ,
22:32 but I have prayed for you , Simon, that your faith may not fail . When you have turned back , strengthen your brothers .”
22:33 But Peter said to him , “Lord , I am ready to go with you both to prison and to death !”
22:34 Jesus replied , “I tell you , Peter , the rooster will not crow today until you have denied three times that you know me .”
22:35 Then Jesus said to them , “When I sent you out with no money bag , or traveler’s bag , or sandals , you didn’t lack anything , did you?” They replied , “Nothing .”
22:36 He said to them , “But now , the one who has a money bag must take it, and likewise a traveler’s bag too. And the one who has no sword must sell his cloak and buy one.
22:37 For I tell you that this scripture must be fulfilled in me , ‘And he was counted with the transgressors .’ For what is written about me is being fulfilled .” fulfilled .”
22:38 So they said , “Look , Lord , here are two swords .” Then he told them , “It is enough .”
On the Mount of Olives
22:39 Then Jesus went out and made his way , as he customarily did, to the Mount of Olives , and the disciples followed him .
22:40 When he came to the place , he said to them , “Pray that you will not fall into temptation .”
22:41 He went away from them about a stone’s throw , knelt down , and prayed ,
22:42 “Father , if you are willing , take this cup away from me . Yet not my will but yours be done .”
22:43 Then an angel from heaven appeared to him and strengthened him .
22:44 And in his anguish he prayed more earnestly , and his sweat was like drops of blood falling to the ground .
22:45 When he got up from prayer , he came to the disciples and found them sleeping, exhausted from grief .
22:46 So he said to them , “Why are you sleeping ? Get up and pray that you will not fall into temptation !”
Betrayal and Arrest
22:47 While he was still speaking , suddenly a crowd appeared, and the man named Judas , one of the twelve , was leading them . He walked up to Jesus to kiss him .
22:48 But Jesus said to him , “Judas , would you betray the Son of Man with a kiss ?”
22:49 When those who were around him saw what was about to happen , they said , “Lord , should we use our swords ?”
22:50 Then one of them struck the high priest’s slave , cutting off his right ear .
22:51 But Jesus said , “Enough of this !” And he touched the man’s ear and healed him .
22:52 Then Jesus said to the chief priests , the officers of the temple guard , and the elders who had come out to get him , “Have you come out with swords and clubs like you would against an outlaw ?
22:53 Day after day when I was with you in the temple courts , you did not arrest me . But this is your hour , and that of the power of darkness !”
Jesus’ Condemnation and Peter’s Denials
22:54 Then they arrested Jesus , led him away , and brought him into the high priest’s house . But Peter was following at a distance .
22:55 When they had made a fire in the middle of the courtyard and sat down together , Peter sat down among them .
22:56 Then a slave girl , seeing him as he sat in the firelight , stared at him and said , “This man was with him too!”
22:57 But Peter denied it: “Woman , I don’t know him !”
22:58 Then a little later someone else saw him and said , “You are one of them too.” But Peter said , “Man , I am not !”
22:59 And after about an hour still another insisted, “Certainly this man was with him , because he too is a Galilean .”
22:60 But Peter said , “Man , I don’t know what you’re talking about !” At that moment , while he was still speaking , a rooster crowed .
22:61 Then the Lord turned and looked straight at Peter , and Peter remembered the word of the Lord , how he had said to him , “Before a rooster crows today , you will deny me three times .”
22:62 And he went outside and wept bitterly .
22:63 Now the men who were holding Jesus under guard began to mock him and beat him.
22:64 They blindfolded him and asked him repeatedly , “Prophesy ! Who hit you ?”
22:65 They also said many other things against him , reviling him.
22:66 When day came , the council of the elders of the people gathered together , both the chief priests and the experts in the law . Then they led Jesus away to their council
22:67 and said, “If you are the Christ , tell us .” But he said to them , “If I tell you , you will not believe ,
22:68 and if I ask you, you will not answer .
22:69 But from now on the Son of Man will be seated at the right hand of the power of God .”
22:70 So they all said , “Are you the Son of God , then ?” He answered them , “You say that I am .”
22:71 Then they said , “Why do we need further testimony ? We have heard it ourselves from his own lips !”
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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics
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Names, People and Places:
Dictionary Themes and Topics:
JESUS CHRIST, 4E1 |
JESUS CHRIST, 4E2 |
LAW IN THE NEW TESTAMENT |
Jesus, The Christ |
LORD'S SUPPER; (EUCHARIST) |
Peter |
OSTRACA |
Prisoners |
Court |
Passover |
Government |
Priest |
Prayer |
Readings, Select |
Gethsemane |
PETER, SIMON |
Temptation |
JESUS CHRIST, THE ARREST AND TRIAL OF |
AGONY |
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NET Notes: Luk 22:6 The leaders wanted to do this quietly, when no crowd was present, so no public uproar would result (cf. v. 21:38; 22:2).
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NET Notes: Luk 22:7 Generally the feast of Unleavened Bread would refer to Nisan 15 (Friday), but the following reference to the sacrifice of the Passover lamb indicates ...
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NET Notes: Luk 22:10 Jesus is portrayed throughout Luke 22-23 as very aware of what will happen, almost directing events. Here this is indicated by his prediction that a m...
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NET Notes: Luk 22:11 Grk “to the master of the household,” referring to one who owns and manages the household, including family, servants, and slaves (L&N...
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NET Notes: Luk 22:13 The author’s note that the disciples found things just as he had told them shows that Jesus’ word could be trusted.
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NET Notes: Luk 22:15 This phrase parallels a Hebrew infinitive absolute and serves to underline Jesus’ enthusiasm for holding this meal (BDF §198.6).
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NET Notes: Luk 22:16 The kingdom of God here refers to the kingdom in all its power. See Luke 17:20-37.
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NET Notes: Luk 22:17 Then he took a cup. Only Luke mentions two cups at this meal; the other synoptic gospels (Matt, Mark) mention only one. This is the first of the two. ...
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NET Notes: Luk 22:18 Until the kingdom of God comes is a reference to the kingdom in all its power. See Luke 17:20-37. Jesus awaits celebration with the arrival of full ki...
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NET Notes: Luk 22:19 The language of the phrase given for you alludes to Christ’s death in our place. It is a powerful substitutionary image of what he did for us.
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NET Notes: Luk 22:20 Jesus’ death established the forgiveness promised in the new covenant of Jer 31:31. Jesus is reinterpreting the symbolism of the Passover meal, ...
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NET Notes: Luk 22:21 The point of Jesus’ comment here is not to identify the specific individual per se, but to indicate that it is one who was close to him – ...
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NET Notes: Luk 22:23 Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the implied result of Jesus’ comments: The disciples begin won...
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NET Notes: Luk 22:24 Though the term μείζων (meizwn) here is comparative in form, it is superlative in sense (BDF §244).
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NET Notes: Luk 22:25 The title ‘benefactor,’ highlighting grace and meaning something like “helper of the people,” was even given to tyrants (2 Mac...
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NET Notes: Luk 22:26 And the leader like the one who serves. Leadership was not to be a matter of privilege and special status, but of service. All social status is levele...
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NET Notes: Luk 22:27 Jesus’ example of humble service, as one who serves, shows that the standard for a disciple is different from that of the world. For an example ...
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NET Notes: Luk 22:29 Or “I give you the right to rule” (cf. CEV). For this translation of διατίθεμαι β...
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NET Notes: Luk 22:30 The statement you will sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel looks at the future authority the Twelve will have when Jesus returns. They ...
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NET Notes: Luk 22:31 Satan has demanded permission to put them to the test. The idiom “sift (someone) like wheat” is similar to the English idiom “to pic...
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NET Notes: Luk 22:32 Strengthen your brothers refers to Peter helping to strengthen their faith. Jesus quite graciously restores Peter “in advance,” even with ...
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NET Notes: Luk 22:33 The confidence Peter has in private (Lord, I am ready…) will wilt under the pressure of the public eye.
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NET Notes: Luk 22:34 Once again, Jesus is quite aware that Peter will deny him. Peter, however, is too nonchalant about the possibility of stumbling.
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NET Notes: Luk 22:38 It is enough. The disciples’ misunderstanding caused Jesus to terminate the discussion.
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NET Notes: Luk 22:40 Jesus’ instructions to pray not to fall into temptation is an allusion to Luke 22:28-38, especially 22:31. The temptation is Satan’s chall...
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NET Notes: Luk 22:42 With the statement “Not my will but yours be done” Jesus submitted fully to God’s will.
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NET Notes: Luk 22:45 Grk “from grief.” The word “exhausted” is not in the Greek text, but is implied; the disciples have fallen asleep from mental ...
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NET Notes: Luk 22:46 Jesus calls the disciples again to prayerful watchfulness with the words “Get up and pray” (see 22:40). The time is full of danger (22:53)...
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NET Notes: Luk 22:47 Many mss (D Θ Ë13 700 pm as well as several versional mss) add here, “for this is the sign he gave to them: Whoever I kiss is [the one...
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NET Notes: Luk 22:48 Jesus’ comment about betraying the Son of Man with a kiss shows the hypocrisy and blindness of an attempt to cover up sin. On “misused kis...
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NET Notes: Luk 22:49 “Should we use our swords?” The disciples’ effort to defend Jesus recalls Luke 22:35-38. One individual did not wait for the answer.
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NET Notes: Luk 22:51 When Jesus healed the man’s ear he showed grace even to those who hated him, following his own teaching (Luke 6:27-36).
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NET Notes: Luk 22:52 Or “a revolutionary.” This term can refer to one who stirs up rebellion: BDAG 594 s.v. λῃστής 2 has “...
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NET Notes: Luk 22:54 Putting all the gospel accounts together, there is a brief encounter with Annas (brought him into the high priest’s house, here and John 18:13, ...
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NET Notes: Luk 22:56 The Greek term here is παιδίσκη (paidiskh), referring to a slave girl or slave woman.
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NET Notes: Luk 22:57 The expression “I do not know him” had an idiomatic use in Jewish ban formulas in the synagogue and could mean, “I have nothing to d...
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NET Notes: Luk 22:59 According to Mark 14:70 it was Peter’s accent that gave him away as a Galilean.
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NET Notes: Luk 22:60 A real rooster crowing is probably in view here (rather than the Roman trumpet call known as gallicinium), in part due to the fact that Mark 14:72 men...
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NET Notes: Luk 22:61 “The word of the Lord” is a technical expression in OT literature, often referring to a divine prophetic utterance (e.g., Gen 15:1, Isa 1:...
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NET Notes: Luk 22:62 When Peter went out and wept bitterly it shows he really did not want to fail here and was deeply grieved that he had.
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NET Notes: Luk 22:63 Grk “him”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
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NET Notes: Luk 22:64 Who hit you? This is a variation of one of three ancient games that involved blindfolds.
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NET Notes: Luk 22:65 Or “insulting.” Luke uses a strong word here; it means “to revile, to defame, to blaspheme” (L&N 33.400).
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NET Notes: Luk 22:66 Their council is probably a reference to the Jewish Sanhedrin, the council of seventy leaders.
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NET Notes: Luk 22:69 The expression the right hand of the power of God is a circumlocution for referring to God. Such indirect references to God were common in 1st century...
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NET Notes: Luk 22:70 Jesus’ reply, “You say that I am,” was not a denial, but a way of giving a qualified positive response: “You have said it, but...
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