1 WYC Pask and the feest of therf looues was after twei daies. And the hiyest preestis and scribis souyten, hou thei schulden holde hym with gile, and sle. BSB BSB: Now the Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread were two days away, and the chief priests and scribes were looking for a covert way to arrest Jesus and kill Him.
2 WYC But thei seiden, Not in the feeste dai, lest perauenture a noyse were maad among the puple. BSB BSB: “But not during the feast,” they said, “or there may be a riot among the people.”
3 WYC And whanne he was at Betanye, in the hous of Symount leprous, and restide, a womman cam, that hadde a boxe of alabastre of precious oynement spikenard; and whanne the boxe of alabastre was brokun, sche helde it on his heed. BSB BSB: While Jesus was in Bethany reclining at the table in the home of Simon the Leper, a woman came with an alabaster jar of expensive perfume, made of pure nard. She broke open the jar and poured it on Jesus’ head.
4 WYC But there weren summe that beren it heuyli with ynne hem silf, and seiden, Wher to is this losse of oynement maad? BSB BSB: Some of those present, however, expressed their indignation to one another: “Why this waste of perfume?
5 WYC For this oynement myyte haue be seld more than for thre hundrid pens, and be youun to pore men. And thei groyneden ayens hir. BSB BSB: It could have been sold for over three hundred denarii and the money given to the poor.” And they scolded her.
6 WYC But Jhesus seide, Suffre ye hir; what be ye heuy to hir? sche hath wrouyt a good werk in me. BSB BSB: But Jesus said, “Leave her alone; why are you bothering her? She has done a beautiful deed to Me.
7 WYC For euermore ye schulen haue pore men with you, and whanne ye wolen, ye moun do wel to hem; but ye schulen not euer more haue me. BSB BSB: The poor you will always have with you, and you can help them whenever you want. But you will not always have Me.
8 WYC Sche dide that that sche hadde; sche cam bifore to anoynte my bodi in to biriyng. BSB BSB: She has done what she could to anoint My body in advance of My burial.
9 WYC Treuli Y seie to you, where euer this gospel be prechid in al the world, and that that `this womman hath don, schal be told in to mynde of hym. BSB BSB: And truly I tell you, wherever the gospel is preached in all the world, what she has done will also be told in memory of her.”
10 WYC And Judas Scarioth, oon of the twelue, wente to the hiyest prestis, to bitraye hym to hem. BSB BSB: Then Judas Iscariot, one of the Twelve, went to the chief priests to betray Jesus to them.
11 WYC And thei herden, and ioyeden, and bihiyten to yyue hym money. And he souyt hou he schulde bitraye hym couenabli. BSB BSB: They were delighted to hear this, and they promised to give him money. So Judas began to look for an opportunity to betray Jesus.
12 WYC And the firste dai of therf looues, whanne thei offriden pask, the disciplis seyn to hym, Whidir `wilt thou that we go, and make redi to thee, that thou ete the pask? BSB BSB: On the first day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread, when the Passover lamb was to be sacrificed, Jesus’ disciples asked Him, “Where do You want us to prepare for You to eat the Passover?”
13 WYC And he sendith tweyn of hise disciplis, and seith to hem, Go ye in to the citee, and a man berynge a galoun of watir schal meete you; sue ye hym. BSB BSB: So He sent two of His disciples and told them, “Go into the city, and a man carrying a jug of water will meet you. Follow him,
14 WYC And whidur euer he entrith, seie ye to the lord of the hous, That the maister seith, Where is myn etynge place, where Y schal ete pask with my disciplis? BSB BSB: and whichever house he enters, say to the owner, ‘The Teacher asks: Where is My guest room, where I may eat the Passover with My disciples?’
15 WYC And he schal schewe to you a grete soupyng place arayed, and there make ye redi to vs. BSB BSB: And he will show you a large upper room, furnished and ready. Make preparations for us there.”
16 WYC And hise disciplis wenten forth, and camen in to the citee, and founden as he hadde seid to hem; and thei maden redy the pask. BSB BSB: So the disciples left and went into the city, where they found everything as Jesus had described. And they prepared the Passover.
17 WYC And whanne the euentid was come, he cam with the twelue. BSB BSB: When evening came, Jesus arrived with the Twelve.
18 WYC And whanne thei saten `at the mete, and eeten, Jhesus seide, Treuli Y seie to you, that oon of you that etith with me, schal bitray me. BSB BSB: And while they were reclining and eating, Jesus said, “Truly I tell you, one of you who is eating with Me will betray Me.”
19 WYC And thei bigunnen to be sori, and to seie to hym, ech bi hem silf, Whether Y? BSB BSB: They began to be grieved and to ask Him one after another, “Surely not I?”
20 WYC Which seide to hem, Oon of twelue that puttith the hoond with me in the platere. BSB BSB: He answered, “It is one of the Twelve—the one who is dipping his hand into the bowl with Me.
21 WYC And sotheli mannus sone goith, as it is writun of hym; but wo to that man, by whom mannus sone schal be bitrayed. It were good to hym, yf thilke man hadde not be borun. BSB BSB: The Son of Man will go just as it is written about Him, but woe to that man by whom He is betrayed! It would be better for him if he had not been born.”
22 WYC And while thei eeten, Jhesus took breed, and blessid, and brak, and yaf to hem, and seide, Take ye; this is my bodi. BSB BSB: While they were eating, Jesus took bread, spoke a blessing and broke it, and gave it to the disciples, saying, “Take it; this is My body.”
23 WYC And whanne he hadde take the cuppe, he dide thankyngis, and yaf to hem, and alle dronken therof. BSB BSB: Then He took the cup, gave thanks, and gave it to them, and they all drank from it.
24 WYC And he seide to hem, This is my blood of the newe testament, which schal be sched for many. BSB BSB: He said to them, “This is My blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many.
25 WYC Treuli Y seye to you, for now Y schal not drynke of this fruyt of vyne, in to that dai whane Y schal drynke it newe in the rewme of God. BSB BSB: Truly I tell you, I will no longer drink of the fruit of the vine until that day when I drink it anew in the kingdom of God.”
26 WYC And whanne the ympne was seid, thei wenten out in to the hil of Olyues. BSB BSB: And when they had sung a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives.
27 WYC And Jhesus seide to hem, Alle ye schulen be sclaundrid in me in this nyyt; for it is writun, Y schal smyte the scheepherde, and the scheep of the flok schulen be disparplid. BSB BSB: Then Jesus said to them, “You will all fall away, for it is written: ‘I will strike the Shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered.’
28 WYC But aftir that Y schal rise ayen, Y schal go bifor you in to Galilee. BSB BSB: But after I have risen, I will go ahead of you into Galilee.”
29 WYC And Petir seide to hym, Thouy alle schulen be sclaundrid, but not Y. BSB BSB: Peter declared, “Even if all fall away, I never will.”
30 WYC And Jhesus seide to hym, Treuli Y seie to thee, that to dai bifore that the cok in this niyt crowe twies, thou schalt thries denye me. BSB BSB: “Truly I tell you,” Jesus replied, “this very night, before the rooster crows twice, you will deny Me three times.”
31 WYC But he seide more, Thouy it bihoueth, that Y die togider with thee, Y schal not forsake thee. And in lijk maner alle seiden. BSB BSB: But Peter kept insisting, “Even if I have to die with You, I will never deny You.” And all the others said the same thing.
33 WYC And he took Petir and James and Joon with hym, and bigan to drede, and to be anoyed. BSB BSB: He took with Him Peter, James, and John, and began to be deeply troubled and distressed.
34 WYC And he seide to hem, My soule is soreweful to the deeth; abide ye here, and wake ye with me. BSB BSB: Then He said to them, “My soul is consumed with sorrow to the point of death. Stay here and keep watch.”
35 WYC And whanne he was gon forth a litil, he felde doun on the erthe, and preiede, that if it myyte be, that the our schulde passe fro hym. BSB BSB: Going a little farther, He fell to the ground and prayed that, if it were possible, the hour would pass from Him.
36 WYC And he seide, Abba, fadir, alle thingis ben possible to thee, bere ouer fro me this cuppe; but not that Y wole, but that thou wolt, be don. BSB BSB: “Abba, Father,” He said, “all things are possible for You. Take this cup from Me. Yet not what I will, but what You will.” 37 WYC And he cam, and foond hem slepynge. And he seide to Petir, Symount, slepist thou? myytist thou not wake with me oon our? BSB BSB: Then Jesus returned and found them sleeping. “Simon, are you asleep?” He asked. “Were you not able to keep watch for one hour?
38 WYC Wake ye, and `preie ye, that ye entre not in to temptacioun; for the spirit is redi, but the fleische is sijk. BSB BSB: Watch and pray so that you will not enter into temptation. For the spirit is willing, but the body is weak.”
39 WYC And eftsoone he yede, and preiede, and seide the same word; BSB BSB: Again He went away and prayed, saying the same thing.
40 WYC and turnede ayen eftsoone, and foond hem slepynge; for her iyen weren heuyed. And thei knewen not, what thei schulden answere to hym. BSB BSB: And again Jesus returned and found them sleeping, for their eyes were heavy. And they did not know what to answer Him.
41 WYC And he cam the thridde tyme, and seide to hem, Slepe ye now, and reste ye; it suffisith. The hour is comun; lo! mannus sone schal be bitraied in to the hondis of synful men. BSB BSB: When Jesus returned the third time, He said, “Are you still sleeping and resting? That is enough! The hour has come. Look, the Son of Man is betrayed into the hands of sinners.
42 WYC Rise ye, go we; lo! he that schal bitraye me is nyy. BSB BSB: Rise, let us go. See, My betrayer is approaching!”
43 WYC And yit while he spak, Judas Scarioth, oon of the twelue, cam, and with him miche puple with swerdis and staues, sent fro the hiyest prestis, and the scribis, and fro the eldre men. BSB BSB: While Jesus was still speaking, Judas, one of the Twelve, arrived, accompanied by a crowd armed with swords and clubs, sent from the chief priests, scribes, and elders.
44 WYC And his traytour hadde youun to hem a tokene, and seide, Whom euer Y kisse, he it is; holde ye hym, and lede ye warli. BSB BSB: Now the betrayer had arranged a signal with them: “The One I kiss is the man; arrest Him and lead Him away securely.”
45 WYC And whanne he cam, anoon he came to hym, and seide, Maistir; and he kisside hym. BSB BSB: Going directly to Jesus, he said, “Rabbi!” and kissed Him.
46 WYC And thei leiden hondis on hym, and helden hym. BSB BSB: Then the men seized Jesus and arrested Him.
47 WYC But oon of the men that stoden aboute, drowy out a swerd, and smoot the seruaunt of the hiyest preest, and kittide of his eere. BSB BSB: And one of the bystanders drew his sword and struck the servant of the high priest, cutting off his ear.
48 WYC And Jhesus answeride, and seide to hem, As to a theef ye han gon out with swerdis and staues, to take me? BSB BSB: Jesus asked the crowd, “Have you come out with swords and clubs to arrest Me as you would an outlaw?
49 WYC Dai bi dai Y was among you, and tauyte in the temple, and ye helden not me; but that the scripturis be fulfillid. BSB BSB: Every day I was with you, teaching in the temple courts, and you did not arrest Me. But this has happened that the Scriptures would be fulfilled.”
50 WYC Thanne alle hise disciplis forsoken hym, and fledden. BSB BSB: Then everyone deserted Him and fled.
51 WYC But a yong man, clothid with lynnun cloth on the bare, suede hym; and thei helden hym. BSB BSB: One young man who had been following Jesus was wearing a linen cloth around his body. They caught hold of him,
52 WYC And he lefte the lynnyn clothing, and fleiy nakid awei fro hem. BSB BSB: but he pulled free of the linen cloth and ran away naked.
53 WYC And thei ledden Jhesu to the hiyest preest. And alle the prestis and scribis and eldere men camen togidir. BSB BSB: They led Jesus away to the high priest, and all the chief priests, elders, and scribes assembled.
54 WYC But Petir suede hym afer in to the halle of the hiyest preest. And he sat with the mynystris, and warmede hym at the fier. BSB BSB: Peter followed Him at a distance, right into the courtyard of the high priest. And he sat with the officers and warmed himself by the fire.
55 WYC And the hiyest prestis, and al the counsel, souyten witnessyng ayens Jhesu to take hym to the deeth; but thei founden not. BSB BSB: Now the chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were seeking testimony against Jesus to put Him to death, but they did not find any.
56 WYC For manye seiden fals witnessyng ayens hym, and the witnessyngis weren not couenable. BSB BSB: For many bore false witness against Jesus, but their testimony was inconsistent.
57 WYC And summe risen vp, and baren fals witnessyng ayens hym, BSB BSB: Then some men stood up and testified falsely against Him:
58 WYC and seiden, For we `han herd hym seiynge, Y schal vndo this temple maad with hondis, and aftir the thridde dai Y schal bilde another not maad with hondis. BSB BSB: “We heard Him say, ‘I will destroy this man-made temple, and in three days I will build another that is made without hands.’”
59 WYC And the witnessyng `of hem was not couenable. BSB BSB: But even their testimony was inconsistent.
62 WYC And Jhesus seide to hym, Y am; and ye schulen se mannus sone sittynge on the riythalf of the vertu of God, and comynge in the cloudis of heuene. BSB BSB: “I am,” said Jesus, “and you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of Power and coming with the clouds of heaven.”
63 WYC And the hiyest preest torente hise clothis, and seide, What yit dissiren we witnessis? BSB BSB: At this, the high priest tore his clothes and declared, “Why do we need any more witnesses?
64 WYC Ye han herd blasfemye. What semeth to you? And thei alle condempneden hym to be gilti of deeth. BSB BSB: You have heard the blasphemy. What is your verdict?” And they all condemned Him as deserving of death.
65 WYC And summe bigunnen to bispete hym, `and to hile his face, and to smite hym with buffetis, and seie to hym, Areede thou. And the mynystris beeten hym with strokis. BSB BSB: Then some of them began to spit on Him. They blindfolded Him, struck Him with their fists, and said to Him, “Prophesy!” And the officers received Him with slaps in His face.
66 WYC And whanne Petir was in the halle bynethen, oon of the damesels of the hiyest prest cam. BSB BSB: While Peter was in the courtyard below, one of the servant girls of the high priest came down
67 WYC And whanne sche hadde seyn Petir warmynge hym, sche bihelde hym, and seide, And thou were with Jhesu of Nazareth. BSB BSB: and saw him warming himself there. She looked at Peter and said, “You also were with Jesus the Nazarene.”
68 WYC And he denyede, and seide, Nethir Y woot, nethir Y knowe, what thou seist. And he wente without forth bifor the halle; and anoon the cok crewe. BSB BSB: But he denied it. “I do not know or even understand what you are talking about,” he said. Then he went out to the gateway, and the rooster crowed.
69 WYC And eftsoone whanne another damesel hadde seyn hym, sche bigan to seye to men that stoden aboute, That this is of hem. BSB BSB: There the servant girl saw him and again said to those standing nearby, “This man is one of them.”
70 WYC And he eftsoone denyede. And aftir a litil, eftsoone thei that stoden nyy, seiden to Petir, Verili thou art of hem, for thou art of Galilee also. BSB BSB: But he denied it again. After a little while, those standing nearby said once more to Peter, “Surely you are one of them, for you too are a Galilean.”
71 WYC But he bigan to curse and to swere, For Y knowe not this man, whom ye seien. BSB BSB: But he began to curse and swear, “I do not know this man of whom you speak!”
72 WYC And anoon eftsoones the cok crew. And Petir bithouyte on the word that Jhesus hadde seide to hym, Bifor the cok crowe twies, thries thou schalt denye me. And he bigan to wepe. BSB BSB: And immediately the rooster crowed a second time. Then Peter remembered the word that Jesus had spoken to him: “Before the rooster crows twice, you will deny Me three times.” And he broke down and wept.