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Text -- Matthew 26:23-75 (NET)
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26:23 He answered , “The one who has dipped his hand into the bowl with me will betray me .
26:24 The Son of Man will go as it is written about him , but woe to that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed ! It would be better for him if he had never been born .”
26:25 Then Judas , the one who would betray him , said , “Surely not I , Rabbi ?” Jesus replied , “You have said it yourself.”
The Lord’s Supper
26:26 While they were eating , Jesus took bread , and after giving thanks he broke it, gave it to his disciples , and said , “Take , eat , this is my body .”
26:27 And after taking the cup and giving thanks , he gave it to them , saying , “Drink from it , all of you ,
26:28 for this is my blood , the blood of the covenant , that is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins .
26:29 I tell you , from now on I will not drink of this fruit of the vine until that day when I drink it new with you in my Father’s kingdom .”
26:30 After singing a hymn , they went out to the Mount of Olives .
The Prediction of Peter’s Denial
26:31 Then Jesus said to them , “This night you will all fall away because of me , for it is written : ‘I will strike the shepherd , and the sheep of the flock will be scattered .’
26:32 But after I am raised , I will go ahead of you into Galilee .”
26:33 Peter said to him , “If they all fall away because of you , I will never fall away !”
26:34 Jesus said to him , “I tell you the truth , on this night , before the rooster crows , you will deny me three times .”
26:35 Peter said to him , “Even if I must die with you , I will never deny you .” And all the disciples said the same thing .
Gethsemane
26:36 Then Jesus went with them to a place called Gethsemane , and he said to the disciples , “Sit here while I go over there and pray .”
26:37 He took with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee , and became anguished and distressed .
26:38 Then he said to them , “My soul is deeply grieved , even to the point of death . Remain here and stay awake with me .”
26:39 Going a little farther , he threw himself down with his face to the ground and prayed , “My Father , if possible , let this cup pass from me ! Yet not what I will , but what you will.”
26:40 Then he came to the disciples and found them sleeping . He said to Peter , “So , couldn’t you stay awake with me for one hour ?
26:41 Stay awake and pray that you will not fall into temptation . The spirit is willing , but the flesh is weak .”
26:42 He went away a second time and prayed , “My Father , if this cup cannot be taken away unless I drink it , your will must be done .”
26:43 He came again and found them sleeping ; they could not keep their eyes open .
26:44 So leaving them again , he went away and prayed for the third time , saying the same thing once more .
26:45 Then he came to the disciples and said to them , “Are you still sleeping and resting ? Look , the hour is approaching , and the Son of Man is betrayed into the hands of sinners .
26:46 Get up , let us go . Look ! My betrayer is approaching !”
Betrayal and Arrest
26:47 While he was still speaking , Judas , one of the twelve , arrived . With him was a large crowd armed with swords and clubs , sent by the chief priests and elders of the people .
26:48 (Now the betrayer had given them a sign , saying , “The one I kiss is the man . Arrest him !”)
26:49 Immediately he went up to Jesus and said , “Greetings , Rabbi ,” and kissed him .
26:50 Jesus said to him , “Friend , do what you are here to do.” Then they came and took hold of Jesus and arrested him .
26:51 But one of those with Jesus grabbed his sword , drew it out , and struck the high priest’s slave , cutting off his ear .
26:52 Then Jesus said to him , “Put your sword back in its place ! For all who take hold of the sword will die by the sword .
26:53 Or do you think that I cannot call on my Father , and that he would send me more than twelve legions of angels right now ?
26:54 How then would the scriptures that say it must happen this way be fulfilled ?”
26:55 At that moment Jesus said to the crowd , “Have you come out with swords and clubs to arrest me like you would an outlaw ? Day after day I sat teaching in the temple courts , yet you did not arrest me .
26:56 But this has happened so that the scriptures of the prophets would be fulfilled .” Then all the disciples left him and fled .
Condemned by the Sanhedrin
26:57 Now the ones who had arrested Jesus led him to Caiaphas , the high priest , in whose house the experts in the law and the elders had gathered .
26:58 But Peter was following him from a distance , all the way to the high priest’s courtyard . After going in , he sat with the guards to see the outcome .
26:59 The chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were trying to find false testimony against Jesus so that they could put him to death .
26:60 But they did not find anything, though many false witnesses came forward . Finally two came forward
26:61 and declared , “This man said , ‘I am able to destroy the temple of God and rebuild it in three days .’”
26:62 So the high priest stood up and said to him , “Have you no answer ? What is this that they are testifying against you ?”
26:63 But Jesus was silent . The high priest said to him , “I charge you under oath by the living God , tell us if you are the Christ , the Son of God .”
26:64 Jesus said to him , “You have said it yourself. But I tell you , from now on you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of the Power and coming on the clouds of heaven .”
26:65 Then the high priest tore his clothes and declared , “He has blasphemed ! Why do we still need witnesses ? Now you have heard the blasphemy !
26:66 What is your verdict ?” They answered , “He is guilty and deserves death .”
26:67 Then they spat in his face and struck him with their fists . And some slapped him,
26:68 saying , “Prophesy for us , you Christ ! Who hit you ?”
Peter’s Denials
26:69 Now Peter was sitting outside in the courtyard . A slave girl came to him and said , “You also were with Jesus the Galilean .”
26:70 But he denied it in front of them all : “I don’t know what you’re talking about !”
26:71 When he went out to the gateway , another slave girl saw him and said to the people there , “This man was with Jesus the Nazarene .”
26:72 He denied it again with an oath , “I do not know the man !”
26:73 After a little while , those standing there came up to Peter and said , “You really are one of them too– even your accent gives you away !”
26:74 At that he began to curse , and he swore with an oath, “I do not know the man !” At that moment a rooster crowed .
26:75 Then Peter remembered what Jesus had said : “Before the rooster crows , you will deny me three times .” And he went outside and wept bitterly .
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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, 4E2 |
Jesus, The Christ |
Homicide |
SIMON (2) |
Month |
LORD'S SUPPER; (EUCHARIST) |
BETHLEHEM |
LAW IN THE NEW TESTAMENT |
Prayer |
Prisoners |
Peter |
PETER, SIMON |
Court |
Caiaphas |
Gethsemane |
Priest |
James |
Government |
Annas |
Temptation |
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NET Notes -> Mat 26:23; Mat 26:23; Mat 26:25; Mat 26:25; Mat 26:26; Mat 26:28; Mat 26:28; Mat 26:28; Mat 26:29; Mat 26:29; Mat 26:30; Mat 26:30; Mat 26:31; Mat 26:33; Mat 26:34; Mat 26:39; Mat 26:39; Mat 26:39; Mat 26:40; Mat 26:42; Mat 26:42; Mat 26:43; Mat 26:46; Mat 26:47; Mat 26:48; Mat 26:48; Mat 26:48; Mat 26:49; Mat 26:49; Mat 26:50; Mat 26:50; Mat 26:51; Mat 26:51; Mat 26:51; Mat 26:52; Mat 26:53; Mat 26:55; Mat 26:55; Mat 26:56; Mat 26:57; Mat 26:57; Mat 26:58; Mat 26:58; Mat 26:59; Mat 26:60; Mat 26:61; Mat 26:62; Mat 26:63; Mat 26:63; Mat 26:63; Mat 26:64; Mat 26:64; Mat 26:64; Mat 26:65; Mat 26:65; Mat 26:66; Mat 26:66; Mat 26:66; Mat 26:68; Mat 26:68; Mat 26:68; Mat 26:68; Mat 26:69; Mat 26:69; Mat 26:70; Mat 26:71; Mat 26:71; Mat 26:73; Mat 26:73; Mat 26:74; Mat 26:75
NET Notes: Mat 26:23 The one who has dipped his hand into the bowl with me. The point of Jesus’ comment here is not to identify the specific individual per se, but t...
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NET Notes: Mat 26:25 Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
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NET Notes: Mat 26:28 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: Mat 26:30 After singing a hymn. The Hallel Psalms (Pss 113-118) were sung during the meal. Psalms 113 and 114 were sung just before the second cup and 115-118 w...
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NET Notes: Mat 26:33 Grk “answering, Peter said to him.” This is somewhat redundant and has been simplified in the translation. Here δέ (de) has not ...
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NET Notes: Mat 26:39 This cup alludes to the wrath of God that Jesus would experience (in the form of suffering and death) for us. See Ps 11:6; 75:8-9; Isa 51:17, 19, 22 f...
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NET Notes: Mat 26:42 Grk “this”; the referent (the cup) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
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NET Notes: Mat 26:43 Grk “because their eyes were weighed down,” an idiom for becoming extremely or excessively sleepy (L&N 23.69).
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NET Notes: Mat 26:47 Grk “behold, Judas.” The Greek word ἰδού (idou) has not been translated because it has no exact English equivalent he...
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NET Notes: Mat 26:48 This remark is parenthetical within the narrative and has thus been placed in parentheses.
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NET Notes: Mat 26:49 Judas’ act of betrayal when he kissed Jesus is especially sinister when it is realized that it was common in the culture of the times for a disc...
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NET Notes: Mat 26:52 The translation “put your sword back in its place” for this phrase is given in L&N 85.52.
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NET Notes: Mat 26:53 A legion was a Roman army unit of about 6,000 soldiers, so twelve legions would be 72,000.
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NET Notes: Mat 26:55 Grk “and” (καί, kai), a conjunction that is elastic enough to be used to indicate a contrast, as here.
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NET Notes: Mat 26:57 Or “where the scribes.” See the note on the phrase “experts in the law” in 2:4.
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NET Notes: Mat 26:58 The guards would have been the guards of the chief priests who had accompanied Judas to arrest Jesus.
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NET Notes: Mat 26:62 Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the implied result of the false testimony.
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NET Notes: Mat 26:65 Grk “Behold now.” The Greek word ἰδού (idou) has not been translated because it has no exact English equivalent here,...
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NET Notes: Mat 26:66 Grk “he is guilty of death.” L&N 88.313 states, “pertaining to being guilty and thus deserving some particular penalty – &...
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NET Notes: Mat 26:68 Who hit you? This is a variation of one of three ancient games that involved blindfolds.
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NET Notes: Mat 26:69 The Greek term here is παιδίσκη (paidiskh), referring to a slave girl or slave woman.
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NET Notes: Mat 26:70 Grk “he denied it…saying.” The participle λέγων (legwn) is redundant in English and has not been translated...
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NET Notes: Mat 26:71 The words “slave girl” are not in the Greek text, but are implied by the feminine singular form ἄλλη (allh).
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NET Notes: Mat 26:74 It seems most likely that this refers to a real rooster crowing, although a number of scholars have suggested that “cockcrow” is a technic...
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