Verse 55
Matthew 26:55
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But they couldn't find anything, even though many false witnesses came forward. Eventually two came forward
Original Language Text
greek
ἐν ἐκείνῃ τῇ ὥρᾳ εἶπεν ὁ Ἰησοῦς τοῖς ὄχλοις· Ὡς ἐπὶ λῃστὴν ἐξήλθατε μετὰ μαχαιρῶν καὶ ξύλων συλλαβεῖν με; καθ’ ⸀ἡμέραν ⸂ἐν τῷ ἱερῷ ἐκαθεζόμην διδάσκων⸃ καὶ οὐκ ἐκρατήσατέ με.
English Translation
At that hour, Jesus said to the crowds, "As if you have come out against a robber with swords and sticks to seize me? Every day I was sitting in the temple teaching, and you did not arrest me."
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Chapter 26 Context
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After Yashua (Jesus) had said all this, he told his disciples,
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“You know that it's Passover in two days time, and the Son of man will be handed over to be crucifie...
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Then the chief priests and the elders of the people gathered in the courtyard of Caiaphas, the high...
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But they said, “Let's not do this during the festival so that the people don't riot.”
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While Yashua (Jesus) was staying at Simon the leper's house in Bethany,
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a woman came over to him carrying an alabaster jar of very expensive perfume. She poured it on Yashu...
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But when the disciples saw what she did, they were upset.“What a terrible waste!” they objected.
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“This perfume could've been sold for a lot of money and given to the poor!”
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Yashua (Jesus) was aware of what was going on and told them, “Why are you upset with this woman? She...
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You'll always have the poor with you, but you won't always have me.
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I tell you the truth: wherever in the world this good news is spread, the story of what this woman h...
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Then Judas Iscariot, one of the twelve disciples, went to the chief priests
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and asked them, “How much will you pay me for betraying Yashua (Jesus) to you?” They paid him thirty...
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On the first day of the Festival of Unleavened Bread, the disciples came to Yashua (Jesus) and asked...
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Yashua (Jesus) told them, “Go into the city and find this particular man, and tell him that the Teac...
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The disciples did as Yashua (Jesus) told them, and prepared the Passover meal there.
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While they were eating he told them, “I tell you the truth: one of you is going to betray me.”
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They were extremely upset. One after the other they asked him, “Lord, it's not me, is it?”
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“The one who's dipped his hand into the dish with me will betray me,” Yashua (Jesus) replied.
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“The Son of man will die just as it was prophesied about him, but what a disaster it will be for the...
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Judas, the one who would betray Yashua (Jesus), asked, “It's not me, is it, Rabbi?” “You said it,” Y...
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While they were eating, Yashua (Jesus) took some bread and blessed it. Then he broke it and gave pie...
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Then he picked up the cup, blessed it, and gave it to them. “Drink from it, all of you,” he told the...
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“For this is my blood of the agreement, poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.
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However, I tell you, I won't drink this fruit of the vine until the day I drink it new with you in t...
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After they'd sung a song, they left for the Mount of Olives.
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“All of you will abandon me tonight,” Yashua (Jesus) told them. “As Scripture says, ‘I will strike t...
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But after I have risen, I'll go ahead of you to Galilee.”
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But Peter objected, “Even if everyone else abandons you, I'll never abandon you.”
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“I'm telling you the truth,” Yashua (Jesus) told him, “This very night, before the cock crows, you'l...
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“Even if I have to die with you, I'll never deny you!” Peter insisted. And all the disciples said th...
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Then Yashua (Jesus) went with his disciples to a place called Gethsemane. He told them, “Sit down he...
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He took Peter and the two sons of Zebedee with him, and he began to suffer agonizing sorrow and dist...
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Then he said to them, “I am so overwhelmed with sadness that it's killing me. Wait here and keep wat...
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He went a little farther forward, fell facedown, and prayed. “My Father, please, if it's possible, l...
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He went back to the disciples and found them asleep. He said to Peter, “What, you couldn't stay awak...
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Stay awake and pray, so that you don't fall into temptation. Yes, the spirit is willing, but the bod...
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He went away a second time and prayed. “My Father, if this cup cannot be taken from me without me dr...
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He went back and found them sleeping, for they just couldn't stay awake.
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So he left them once more, and went off and prayed a third time, repeating the same things.
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Then he returned to the disciples, and told them, “How can you still be sleeping and resting? Look,...
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Get up, let's go! Look, the one who's betraying me has arrived.”
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As he said this, Judas, one of the Twelve, arrived with a large mob armed with swords and clubs sent...
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The betrayer had arranged to give them a signal: “The one that I kiss, that's him—arrest him,” he'd...
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Judas came up to Yashua (Jesus) immediately, and said, “Hello, Rabbi,” and kissed him.
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“My friend, do what you came to do,” Yashua (Jesus) said to Judas. So they came and grabbed hold of...
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One of those who was with Yashua (Jesus) reached for his sword and pulled it out. He struck the high...
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But Yashua (Jesus) told him, “Put your sword away. Everyone who fights with the sword will die by th...
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Don't you think I could ask my Father, and he'd immediately send more than twelve legions of angels?
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But then how could the Scriptures be fulfilled that say it must be like this?”
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Then Yashua (Jesus) told the mob, “Have you come with swords and clubs to arrest me as if I was some...
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But all this is happening to fulfill what the prophets wrote.” Then all the disciples abandoned him...
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Those who'd arrested Yashua (Jesus) took him to the home of Caiaphas, the high priest, where the rel...
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Peter followed him at a distance, and went into the high priest's courtyard. He sat there with the g...
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But they couldn't find anything, even though many false witnesses came forward. Eventually two came...
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and reported, “This man said, ‘I can destroy God (Elohim)'s Temple, and rebuild it in three days.’”
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The high priest stood up and asked Yashua (Jesus), “Have you no answer? What do you have to say in y...
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But Yashua (Jesus) remained silent. The high priest said to Yashua (Jesus), “In the name of the livi...
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“You said it,” Yashua (Jesus) replied. “And I also tell you that in the future you'll see the Son of...
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Then the high priest tore his clothes, and said, “He's speaking blasphemy! Why do we need any witnes...
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What's your verdict?” “Guilty! He deserves to die!” they answered.
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Then they spat in his face and beat him. Some of them slapped him with their hands,
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and said, “Prophesy to us, you ‘Messiah’! Who just hit you?”
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Meanwhile Peter was sitting outside in the courtyard. A servant girl came up to him, and said, “You,...
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But he denied it in front of everyone. “I don't know what you're talking about,” he said.
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When he went back to the courtyard entrance another servant girl saw him and said to the people ther...
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Once again he denied it, saying with an oath, “I don't know him.”
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A little while later the people standing there came up to Peter and said, “You definitely are one of...
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Then he started to swear: “Curses on me if I'm a liar! I don't know the man!” Immediately the cock c...
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Then Peter remembered what Yashua (Jesus) had told him: “Before the cock crows, three times you will...
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Verse Information
- Book
- Matthew
- Chapter
- Chapter 26 (70 verses)
- Version
- Free Bible Version