Matthew 26

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Matthew 26:1-5

2     Exodus 12:1-27

1 When Jesus had finished all these sayings, he said to his disciples, 2 “You know that after two days the Passover is coming, and the Son of man will be delivered up to be crucified.”

3 Then the chief priests and the elders of the people gathered in the palace of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas, 4 and took counsel together in order to arrest Jesus by stealth and kill him.  5 But they said, “Not during the feast, lest there be a tumult among the people.”

26:1 και εγενετο οτε ετελεσεν ο ιησους παντας τους λογους τουτους ειπεν τοις μαθηταις αυτου 26:2 οιδατε οτι μετα δυο ημερας το πασχα γινεται και ο υιος του ανθρωπου παραδιδοται εις το σταυρωθηναι

26:3 τοτε συνηχθησαν οι αρχιερεις και οι γραμματεις και οι πρεσβυτεροι του λαου εις την αυλην του αρχιερεως του λεγομενου καιαφα 26:4 και συνεβουλευσαντο ινα τον ιησουν δολω κρατησωσιν και αποκτεινωσιν 26:5 ελεγον δε μη εν τη εορτη ινα μη θορυβος γενηται εν τω λαω

Matthew 26:6-13

7     Luke 7:37-38
11    Deuteronomy 15:11

6 Now when Jesus was at Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, 7 a woman came up to him with an alabaster flask of very expensive ointment, and she poured it on his head, as he sat at table.  8 But when the disciples saw it, they were indignant, saying, “Why this waste?  9 For this ointment might have been sold for a large sum, and given to the poor.”  10 But Jesus, aware of this, said to them, “Why do you trouble the woman? For she has done a beautiful thing to me.  11 For you always have the poor with you, but you will not always have me.  12 In pouring this ointment on my body she has done it to prepare me for burial.  13 Truly, I say to you, wherever this gospel is preached in the whole world, what she has done will be told in memory of her.”

26:6 του δε ιησου γενομενου εν βηθανια εν οικια σιμωνος του λεπρου 26:7 προσηλθεν αυτω γυνη αλαβαστρον μυρου εχουσα βαρυτιμου και κατεχεεν επι την κεφαλην αυτου ανακειμενου 26:8 ιδοντες δε οι μαθηται αυτου ηγανακτησαν λεγοντες εις τι η απωλεια αυτη 26:9 ηδυνατο γαρ τουτο το μυρον πραθηναι πολλου και δοθηναι [τοισ] πτωχοις 26:10 γνους δε ο ιησους ειπεν αυτοις τι κοπους παρεχετε τη γυναικι εργον γαρ καλον ειργασατο εις εμε 26:11 παντοτε γαρ τους πτωχους εχετε μεθ εαυτων εμε δε ου παντοτε εχετε 26:12 βαλουσα γαρ αυτη το μυρον τουτο επι του σωματος μου προς το ενταφιασαι με εποιησεν 26:13 αμην λεγω υμιν οπου εαν κηρυχθη το ευαγγελιον τουτο εν ολω τω κοσμω λαληθησεται και ο εποιησεν αυτη εις μνημοσυνον αυτης

Matthew 26:14-16

Funso Avejina, “And So It Came to Pass…” Divine Inspiration, p. 371
Emmanuel Lacaba, “When a Cloud Shades the Sun,” Divine Inspiration, p. 372

15     Zechariah 11:12

14 Then one of the twelve, who was called Judas Iscariot, went to the chief priests 15 and said, “What will you give me if I deliver him to you?” And they paid him thirty pieces of silver.  16 And from that moment he sought an opportunity to betray him.

26:14 τοτε πορευθεις εις των δωδεκα ο λεγομενος ιουδας ισκαριωτης προς τους αρχιερεις 26:15 ειπεν τι θελετε μοι δουναι καγω υμιν παραδωσω αυτον οι δε εστησαν αυτω τριακοντα αργυρια 26:16 και απο τοτε εζητει ευκαιριαν ινα αυτον παραδω

Matthew 26:17-25

23     Psalm 41:9

17-20     Geraldine Stahl-Pollat and Bruce Chilton, Bible Review (August 1995), p. 45 f.

Bible Review

Letter to Editor:

Jesus chose not the Passover lamb—that ageless ante-type of himself—but simply the bread of their last meal along with the wine to be the symbol of his sacrifice … not the offering first offered by blessed Abel, but the one offered by cursed Cain!

Response:

The fact that circles in dispute over many matters agreed that the Eucharist represented a meal in which Jesus spoke of wine and bread as blood and flesh shows that Jesus himself was the generative moment of eucharistic practice.

21         Malcolm Muggeridge, Jesus: The Man Who Lives, p. 149

17 Now on the first day of Unleavened Bread the disciples came to Jesus, saying, “Where will you have us prepare for you to eat the passover?” 18 He said, “Go into the city to a certain one, and say to him, ‘The Teacher says, My time is at hand; I will keep the passover at your house with my disciples.’”  19 And the disciples did as Jesus had directed them, and they prepared the passover.

20 When it was evening, he sat at table with the twelve disciples; 21 and as they were eating, he said, “Truly, I say to you, one of you will betray me.”  22 And they were very sorrowful, and began to say to him one after another, “Is it I, Lord?” 23 He answered, “He who has dipped his hand in the dish with me, will betray me.  24 The Son of man goes as it is written of him, but woe to that man by whom the Son of man is betrayed! It would have been better for that man if he had not been born.”  25 Judas, who betrayed him, said, “Is it I, Master?” He said to him, “You have said so.”

26:17 τη δε πρωτη των αζυμων προσηλθον οι μαθηται τω ιησου λεγοντες αυτω που θελεις ετοιμασομεν σοι φαγειν το πασχα 26:18 ο δε ειπεν υπαγετε εις την πολιν προς τον δεινα και ειπατε αυτω ο διδασκαλος λεγει ο καιρος μου εγγυς εστιν προς σε ποιω το πασχα μετα των μαθητων μου 26:19 και εποιησαν οι μαθηται ως συνεταξεν αυτοις ο ιησους και ητοιμασαν το πασχα

26:20 οψιας δε γενομενης ανεκειτο μετα των δωδεκα 26:21 και εσθιοντων αυτων ειπεν αμην λεγω υμιν οτι εις εξ υμων παραδωσει με 26:22 και λυπουμενοι σφοδρα ηρξαντο λεγειν αυτω εκαστος αυτων μητι εγω ειμι κυριε 26:23 ο δε αποκριθεις ειπεν ο εμβαψας μετ εμου εν τω τρυβλιω την χειρα ουτος με παραδωσει 26:24 ο μεν υιος του ανθρωπου υπαγει καθως γεγραπται περι αυτου ουαι δε τω ανθρωπω εκεινω δι ου ο υιος του ανθρωπου παραδιδοται καλον ην αυτω ει ουκ εγεννηθη ο ανθρωπος εκεινος 26:25 αποκριθεις δε ιουδας ο παραδιδους αυτον ειπεν μητι εγω ειμι ραββι λεγει αυτω συ ειπας

Matthew 26:26-30

Carlo Carretto, Love is for Living, p. 120-125
John Dominic Crossan, The Historical Jesus, p. 365 f.
Michael Dorris, “Nehemiah and Matthew,” Communion, p. 343-356
Imaging the Word, Vol. 2, p. 172-175

26 Now as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and blessed, and broke it, and gave it to the disciples and said, “Take, eat; this is my body.”  27 And he took a cup, and when he had given thanks he gave it to them, saying, “Drink of it, all of you; 28 for this is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins. 29 I tell you I shall not drink again of this fruit of the vine until that day when I drink it new with you in my Father’s kingdom.”

30 And when they had sung a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives.

26:26 εσθιοντων δε αυτων λαβων ο ιησους τον αρτον και ευχαριστησας εκλασεν και εδιδου τοις μαθηταις και ειπεν λαβετε φαγετε τουτο εστιν το σωμα μου 26:27 και λαβων το ποτηριον και ευχαριστησας εδωκεν αυτοις λεγων πιετε εξ αυτου παντες 26:28 τουτο γαρ εστιν το αιμα μου το της καινης διαθηκης το περι πολλων εκχυνομενον εις αφεσιν αμαρτιων 26:29 λεγω δε υμιν οτι ου μη πιω απ αρτι εκ τουτου του γεννηματος της αμπελου εως της ημερας εκεινης οταν αυτο πινω μεθ υμων καινον εν τη βασιλεια του πατρος μου

26:30 και υμνησαντες εξηλθον εις το ορος των ελαιων

Matthew 26:31-35

31     Zechariah 13:7
32    Matthew 28:16

31 Then Jesus said to them, “You will all fall away because of me this night; for it is written, ‘I will strike the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock will be scattered.’  32 But after I am raised up, I will go before you to Galilee.”  33 Peter declared to him, “Though they all fall away because of you, I will never fall away.” 34 Jesus said to him, “Truly, I say to you, this very night, before the cock crows, you will deny me three times.”  35 Peter said to him, “Even if I must die with you, I will not deny you.” And so said all the disciples.

26:31 τοτε λεγει αυτοις ο ιησους παντες υμεις σκανδαλισθησεσθε εν εμοι εν τη νυκτι ταυτη γεγραπται γαρ παταξω τον ποιμενα και διασκορπισθησεται τα προβατα της ποιμνης 26:32 μετα δε το εγερθηναι με προαξω υμας εις την γαλιλαιαν 26:33 αποκριθεις δε ο πετρος ειπεν αυτω ει παντες σκανδαλισθησονται εν σοι εγω [δε] ουδεποτε σκανδαλισθησομαι 26:34 εφη αυτω ο ιησους αμην λεγω σοι οτι εν ταυτη τη νυκτι πριν αλεκτορα φωνησαι τρις απαρνηση με 26:35 λεγει αυτω ο πετρος καν δεη με συν σοι αποθανειν ου μη σε απαρνησωμαι ομοιως δε και παντες οι μαθηται ειπον

Matthew 26:36-46

H. E. Fosdick, The Meaning of Prayer, p. 70 f.

39-42     Dietrich Bonhoeffer, “Discipleship and the Cross,” The Cost of Discipleship, p. 95-104
39-42     H. E. Fosdick, The Meaning of Prayer, p. 184 f.
39           Malcolm Muggeridge, Jesus: The Man Who Lives, p. 162

36 Then Jesus went with them to a place called Gethsemane, and he said to his disciples, “Sit here, while I go yonder and pray.”  37 And taking with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, he began to be sorrowful and troubled.  38 Then he said to them, “My soul is very sorrowful, even to death; remain here, and watch with me.”  39 And going a little farther he fell on his face and prayed, “My Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me; nevertheless, not as I will, but as thou wilt.”  40 And he came to the disciples and found them sleeping; and he said to Peter, “So, could you not watch with me one hour?  41 Watch and pray that you may not enter into temptation; the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.”  42 Again, for the second time, he went away and prayed, “My Father, if this cannot pass unless I drink it, thy will be done.”  43 And again he came and found them sleeping, for their eyes were heavy.  44 So, leaving them again, he went away and prayed for the third time, saying the same words. 45 Then he came to the disciples and said to them, “Are you still sleeping and taking your rest? Behold, the hour is at hand, and the Son of man is betrayed into the hands of sinners.  46 Rise, let us be going; see, my betrayer is at hand.”

26:36 τοτε ερχεται μετ αυτων ο ιησους εις χωριον λεγομενον γεθσημανη και λεγει τοις μαθηταις καθισατε αυτου εως ου απελθων προσευξωμαι εκει 26:37 και παραλαβων τον πετρον και τους δυο υιους ζεβεδαιου ηρξατο λυπεισθαι και αδημονειν 26:38 τοτε λεγει αυτοις ο ιησους περιλυπος εστιν η ψυχη μου εως θανατου μεινατε ωδε και γρηγορειτε μετ εμου 26:39 και προσελθων μικρον επεσεν επι προσωπον αυτου προσευχομενος και λεγων πατερ μου ει δυνατον εστιν παρελθετω απ εμου το ποτηριον τουτο πλην ουχ ως εγω θελω αλλ ως συ 26:40 και ερχεται προς τους μαθητας και ευρισκει αυτους καθευδοντας και λεγει τω πετρω ουτως ουκ ισχυσατε μιαν ωραν γρηγορησαι μετ εμου 26:41 γρηγορειτε και προσευχεσθε ινα μη εισελθητε εις πειρασμον το μεν πνευμα προθυμον η δε σαρξ ασθενης 26:42 παλιν εκ δευτερου απελθων προσηυξατο λεγων πατερ μου ει ου δυναται τουτο το ποτηριον παρελθειν απ εμου εαν μη αυτο πιω γενηθητω το θελημα σου 26:43 και ελθων ευρισκει αυτους παλιν καθευδοντας ησαν γαρ αυτων οι οφθαλμοι βεβαρημενοι 26:44 και αφεις αυτους απελθων παλιν προσηυξατο εκ τριτου τον αυτον λογον ειπων 26:45 τοτε ερχεται προς τους μαθητας αυτου και λεγει αυτοις καθευδετε το λοιπον και αναπαυεσθε ιδου ηγγικεν η ωρα και ο υιος του ανθρωπου παραδιδοται εις χειρας αμαρτωλων 26:46 εγειρεσθε αγωμεν ιδου ηγγικεν ο παραδιδους με

Matthew 26:47-56

55    Luke 19:47, 21:37

52     Bruce D. Chilton, A Galilean Rabbi and His Bible, p. 98-101

47 While he was still speaking, Judas came, one of the twelve, and with him a great crowd with swords and clubs, from the chief priests and the elders of the people.  48 Now the betrayer had given them a sign, saying, “The one I shall kiss is the man; seize him.” 49 And he came up to Jesus at once and said, “Hail, Master!” And he kissed him.  50 Jesus said to him, “Friend, why are you here?” Then they came up and laid hands on Jesus and seized him.  51 And behold, one of those who were with Jesus stretched out his hand and drew his sword, and struck the slave of the high priest, and cut off his ear.  52 Then Jesus said to him, “Put your sword back into its place; for all who take the sword will perish by the sword.  53 Do you think that I cannot appeal to my Father, and he will at once send me more than twelve legions of angels?  54 But how then should the scriptures be fulfilled, that it must be so?” 55 At that hour Jesus said to the crowds, “Have you come out as against a robber, with swords and clubs to capture me? Day after day I sat in the temple teaching, and you did not seize me.  56 But all this has taken place, that the scriptures of the prophets might be fulfilled.” Then all the disciples forsook him and fled.

26:47 και ετι αυτου λαλουντος ιδου ιουδας εις των δωδεκα ηλθεν και μετ αυτου οχλος πολυς μετα μαχαιρων και ξυλων απο των αρχιερεων και πρεσβυτερων του λαου 26:48 ο δε παραδιδους αυτον εδωκεν αυτοις σημειον λεγων ον αν φιλησω αυτος εστιν κρατησατε αυτον 26:49 και ευθεως προσελθων τω ιησου ειπεν χαιρε ραββι και κατεφιλησεν αυτον 26:50 ο δε ιησους ειπεν αυτω εταιρε εφ ω παρει τοτε προσελθοντες επεβαλον τας χειρας επι τον ιησουν και εκρατησαν αυτον 26:51 και ιδου εις των μετα ιησου εκτεινας την χειρα απεσπασεν την μαχαιραν αυτου και παταξας τον δουλον του αρχιερεως αφειλεν αυτου το ωτιον 26:52 τοτε λεγει αυτω ο ιησους αποστρεψον σου την μαχαιραν εις τον τοπον αυτης παντες γαρ οι λαβοντες μαχαιραν εν μαχαιρα αποθανουνται 26:53 η δοκεις οτι ου δυναμαι αρτι παρακαλεσαι τον πατερα μου και παραστησει μοι πλειους η δωδεκα λεγεωνας αγγελων 26:54 πως ουν πληρωθωσιν αι γραφαι οτι ουτως δει γενεσθαι 26:55 εν εκεινη τη ωρα ειπεν ο ιησους τοις οχλοις ως επι ληστην εξηλθετε μετα μαχαιρων και ξυλων συλλαβειν με καθ ημεραν προς υμας εκαθεζομην διδασκων εν τω ιερω και ουκ εκρατησατε με 26:56 τουτο δε ολον γεγονεν ινα πληρωθωσιν αι γραφαι των προφητων τοτε οι μαθηται παντες αφεντες αυτον εφυγον

Matthew 26:57-68

Sarah N. Cleghorn, “Comrade Jesus,” Divine Inspiration, p. 426
Jack Mapanje, “The Tale of a Dzeleka Prison Hard-Core Hero,” Divine Inspiration, p. 428

61           John 2:19
64           Daniel 7:13
65-66    Leviticus 24:16
67           Isaiah 50:6

67     Jacques Roumain, “New Negro Sermon,” Divine Inspiration, p. 431

57 Then those who had seized Jesus led him to Caiaphas the high priest, where the scribes and the elders had gathered.  58 But Peter followed him at a distance, as far as the courtyard of the high priest, and going inside he sat with the guards to see the end.  59 Now the chief priests and the whole council sought false testimony against Jesus that they might put him to death, 60 but they found none, though many false witnesses came forward. At last two came forward 61 and said, “This fellow said, ‘I am able to destroy the temple of God, and to build it in three days.’” 62 And the high priest stood up and said, “Have you no answer to make? What is it that these men testify against you?” 63 But Jesus was silent. And the high priest said to him, “I adjure you by the living God, tell us if you are the Christ, the Son of God.”  64 Jesus said to him, “You have said so. But I tell you, hereafter you will see the Son of man seated at the right hand of Power, and coming on the clouds of heaven.”  65 Then the high priest tore his robes, and said, “He has uttered blasphemy. Why do we still need witnesses? You have now heard his blasphemy.  66 What is your judgment?” They answered, “He deserves death.”  67 Then they spat in his face, and struck him; and some slapped him, 68 saying, “Prophesy to us, you Christ! Who is it that struck you?”

26:57 οι δε κρατησαντες τον ιησουν απηγαγον προς καιαφαν τον αρχιερεα οπου οι γραμματεις και οι πρεσβυτεροι συνηχθησαν 26:58 ο δε πετρος ηκολουθει αυτω απο μακροθεν εως της αυλης του αρχιερεως και εισελθων εσω εκαθητο μετα των υπηρετων ιδειν το τελος 26:59 οι δε αρχιερεις και οι πρεσβυτεροι και το συνεδριον ολον εζητουν ψευδομαρτυριαν κατα του ιησου οπως θανατωσωσιν αυτον 26:60 και ουχ ευρον και πολλων ψευδομαρτυρων προσελθοντων ουχ ευρον 26:61 26:61 υστερον δε προσελθοντες δυο ψευδομαρτυρες ειπον ουτος εφη δυναμαι καταλυσαι τον ναον του θεου και δια τριων ημερων οικοδομησαι αυτον 26:62 και αναστας ο αρχιερευς ειπεν αυτω ουδεν αποκρινη τι ουτοι σου καταμαρτυρουσιν 26:63 ο δε ιησους εσιωπα και αποκριθεις ο αρχιερευς ειπεν αυτω εξορκιζω σε κατα του θεου του ζωντος ινα ημιν ειπης ει συ ει ο χριστος ο υιος του θεου 26:64 λεγει αυτω ο ιησους συ ειπας πλην λεγω υμιν απ αρτι οψεσθε τον υιον του ανθρωπου καθημενον εκ δεξιων της δυναμεως και ερχομενον επι των νεφελων του ουρανου 26:65 τοτε ο αρχιερευς διερρηξεν τα ιματια αυτου λεγων οτι εβλασφημησεν τι ετι χρειαν εχομεν μαρτυρων ιδε νυν ηκουσατε την βλασφημιαν αυτου 26:66 τι υμιν δοκει οι δε αποκριθεντες ειπον ενοχος θανατου εστιν 26:67 τοτε ενεπτυσαν εις το προσωπον αυτου και εκολαφισαν αυτον οι δε ερραπισαν 26:68 λεγοντες προφητευσον ημιν χριστε τις εστιν ο παισας σε

Matthew 26:69-75

69 Now Peter was sitting outside in the courtyard. And a maid came up to him, and said, “You also were with Jesus the Galilean.”  70 But he denied it before them all, saying, “I do not know what you mean.”  71 And when he went out to the porch, another maid saw him, and she said to the bystanders, “This man was with Jesus of Nazareth.”  72 And again he denied it with an oath, “I do not know the man.”  73 After a little while the bystanders came up and said to Peter, “Certainly you are also one of them, for your accent betrays you.”  74 Then he began to invoke a curse on himself and to swear, “I do not know the man.” And immediately the cock crowed.  75 And Peter remembered the saying of Jesus, “Before the cock crows, you will deny me three times.” And he went out and wept bitterly.

26:69 ο δε πετρος εξω εκαθητο εν τη αυλη και προσηλθεν αυτω μια παιδισκη λεγουσα και συ ησθα μετα ιησου του γαλιλαιου 26:70 ο δε ηρνησατο εμπροσθεν αυτων παντων λεγων ουκ οιδα τι λεγεις 26:71 εξελθοντα δε αυτον εις τον πυλωνα ειδεν αυτον αλλη και λεγει αυτοις εκει και ουτος ην μετα ιησου του ναζωραιου 26:72 και παλιν ηρνησατο μεθ ορκου οτι ουκ οιδα τον ανθρωπον 26:73 μετα μικρον δε προσελθοντες οι εστωτες ειπον τω πετρω αληθως και συ εξ αυτων ει και γαρ η λαλια σου δηλον σε ποιει 26:74 τοτε ηρξατο καταθεματιζειν και ομνυειν οτι ουκ οιδα τον ανθρωπον και ευθεως αλεκτωρ εφωνησεν 26:75 και εμνησθη ο πετρος του ρηματος του ιησου ειρηκοτος αυτω οτι πριν αλεκτορα φωνησαι τρις απαρνηση με και εξελθων εξω εκλαυσεν πικρως

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