Gift of I AM (Matthew) 26

 1 When I AM is Our Salvation (Yeshua) had finished all these sayings, He said to His disciples:

2 You know that in two days is the Feast of the Passover, and the Son of Man will be betrayed to be crucified.

3 Then the chief priests, the scribes, and the elders of the people assembled together, at the palace of the high priest, who was called As Comely (Caiaphas).

4 There, they consulted concerning how they might take I AM is Our Salvation (Yeshua) by subtilty and kill Him.

5 But they said: Not on the feast day, lest there be an uproar among the people.

6 Now when I AM is Our Salvation (Yeshua) was in House of Dates (Bethany), in the house of Heard (Simon) the leper,

7 A woman came to Him with an alabaster box of very precious ointment, and poured it on His head, as He sat to eat.

8 But when His disciples saw it, they had indignation, saying: To what purpose is this waste?

9 This ointment might have been sold for much and given to the poor.

10 When I AM is Our Salvation (Yeshua) understood it, He said to them: Why do you trouble the woman? She has done a good work for Me.

11 You will have the poor with you always, but Me you will not always have.

12 She has poured this ointment on my body, she did it for my burial.

13 Truly I say to you, wherever this gospel is preached in the whole world, what this woman has done, will be told for a memorial of her.

14 Then one of the twelve, called Praise (Judas) Man of the City (Iscariot), went to the chief priests,

15 And said to them: What will you give me, and I will deliver Him to you? So they covenanted with him for thirty pieces of silver.

16 From that time on he sought an opportunity to betray Him.

17 Now on the first day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread the disciples came to I AM is Our Salvation (Yeshua) and asked Him: Where do you want us to prepare to eat the Passover?

18 He answered: Go into the city to such a man and say to him: The Master said: My time is at hand; I will keep the Passover at your house with my disciples.

19 The disciples did as I AM is Our Salvation (Yeshua) had instructed them, and they prepared the Passover.

20 Now when the evening came, He sat down with the twelve.

21 As they ate, He said: Truly I say to you, that one of you will betray Me.

22 They were exceeding sorrowful, and every one of them began to say to him: Lord, is it I?

23 He answered: He that dips his hand with Me in the dish, the same 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 good for that man if he had not been born.

25 Then Praise (Judas), who betrayed Him, answered saying: Master, is it I? He said to Him: You have said.

26 As they were eating, I AM is Our Salvation (Yeshua) took bread, blessed it, broke it, and gave it to the disciples, saying: Take, eat; this is My body.

27 Then He took the cup, gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying: Drink all of it.

28 For this is My blood of the New Testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins.

29 But I say to you, I will 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.

31 Then I AM is Our Salvation (Yeshua) said to them: All of you will be offended because of Me tonight: for it is written, I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock will be scattered abroad.

32 But after I have risen again, I will go before you into Circuit-District (Galilee).

33 Stone (Peter) answered him: Though all men will be offended because of You, yet I will never be offended.

34 I AM is Our Salvation (Yeshua) said to Him: Truly I say to you, that this night, before the cock crow, you will deny Me three times.

35 Stone (Peter) said to Him: Though I should die with You, yet I will not deny You. And all the disciples said the same thing.

36 Then I AM is Our Salvation (Yeshua) went with them to a place called Oil Press (Gethsemane), and said to the disciples: Sit here, while I go and pray yonder.

37 He took with Him Stone (Peter) and the two sons of My Gift (Zebedee) and began to be sorrowful and very heavy.

38 Then He said to them: My soul is exceedingly sorrowful, even to death: wait here, and watch with Me.

39 He went a little farther, fell on His face, and prayed, saying: O My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me: nevertheless, not as I will, but as You will.

40 He came back to the disciples, found them asleep, and said to Stone (Peter): What, could you not watch with Me one hour?

41 Watch and pray, that you don’t enter into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.

42 He went away again the second time, and prayed, saying: O my Father, if this cup may not pass away from Me, except I drink it, Your will be done.

43 He came and found them asleep again: for their eyes were heavy.

44 So He left them, and went away again, and prayed the third time, saying the same words.

45 Then He came to His disciples, and said to them: Sleep on now, and take 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: behold, he is at hand that will betray Me.

47 As He spoke, Praise (Judas), one of the twelve, came, and with him were a great multitude with swords and staves, from the chief priests and elders of the people.

48 Now the one who betrayed Him gave them a sign, saying: Whoever I kiss, that is He: hold Him fast.

49 He came to I AM is Our Salvation (Yeshua) and said: Hail, master; and kissed Him.

50 I AM is Our Salvation (Yeshua) said to him: Friend, why have you come? Then they came, and laid hands on I AM is Our Salvation (Yeshua) and took Him.

51 Then, one of them who were with I AM is Our Salvation (Yeshua) stretched out his hand, drew his sword, and struck a servant of the high priest, and cut off his ear.

52 Then I AM is Our Salvation (Yeshua) said to him: Put up your sword away: for all that take the sword will perish with the sword.

53 Do you think that I cannot now pray to my Father, and He will give Me more than twelve legions of angels?

54 But how then will the scriptures that must be fulfilled happen?

55 In that same hour, I AM is Our Salvation (Yeshua) said to the multitudes: Have you come out as against a thief with swords and staves to take Me? I sat daily with you teaching in the temple, and you did not arrest Me.

56 But all this was done so that the scriptures of the prophets might be fulfilled. Then all the disciples forsook Him and fled.

57 And those that had laid hold on I AM is Our Salvation (Yeshua) led Him away to As Comely (Caiaphas), the high priest, where the scribes and the elders were assembled.

58 But Stone (Peter) followed him afar off to the high priest's palace, went in, and sat with the servants, to see the end.

59 Now the chief priests, and elders, and all the council, sought false witness against I AM is Our Salvation (Yeshua), to put Him to death.

60 But they found none, though many false witnesses came, yet they found none. At last, two other false witnesses came,

61 Who said: This fellow said: I am able to destroy the temple of God and build it again in three days.

62 At that, the high priest arose, and demanded of Him: Are You not going to answer? Are these accusations against You true?

63 But I AM is Our Salvation (Yeshua) held His peace, The high priest questioned Him: I adjure you by the living God, tell us whether You are the Anointed (Messiah, Christ), the Son of God.

64 I AM is Our Salvation (Yeshua) said to him: You have said: nevertheless, I say to you, Hereafter will you see the Son of Man sitting on the right hand of power and coming in the clouds of Heaven.

65 Then the high priest tore his clothes, saying, He has spoken blasphemy; what further need have we of witnesses? Look, now you have all heard His blasphemy.

66 What do you think? They answered and said: He is guilty of death.

67 Then they spit in his face, and hit Him with their fists; and others hit Him with the palms of their hands,

68 Saying, Prophesy to us, You Anointed (Messiah, Christ), Who is it that hit you?

69 Now Stone (Peter) sat outside in the palace courtyard: and a damsel came to him, saying: You also were with I AM is Our Salvation (Yeshua) of Circuit-District (Galilee).

70 But he denied it before them all, saying: I don’t know what you are saying.

71 And when he went out to the porch, another maid saw him and said to those who were there: This fellow was also with I AM is Our Salvation (Yeshua) of The Guarded One (Nazareth).

72 Again he denied with an oath: I do not know the man.

73 And after a while those that stood by came to him and said to Stone (Peter): Surely you also are one of them; for your speech betrays you.

74 Then he began to curse and to swear, saying: I don’t know the man. And immediately the cock crew.

75 Then Stone (Peter) remembered the word of I AM is Our Salvation (Yeshua), who said to him: Before the cock crow, you will deny me three times. And he went out and wept bitterly.