Focused Passage

Matthew 26:17-25

The Betrayal, Passover, Gethsemane, Trial, and Denial of Jesus

Matthew 26 moves from Jesus’ prediction of crucifixion to the leaders’ murder plot, from costly anointing to Judas’s betrayal, from Passover preparation to Jesus’ institution of the Lord’s Supper, from confident disciple vows to Gethsemane weakness, from Jesus’ submission to arrest to disciple desertion, from false trial to Christological confession, and finally from Peter’s denial to bitter weeping.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

17On the first day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread, the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Where do You want us to prepare for You to eat the Passover?”

18He answered, “Go into the city to a certain man and tell him that the Teacher says, ‘My time is near. I will keep the Passover with My disciples at your house.’”

19So the disciples did as Jesus had directed them and prepared the Passover.

20When evening came, Jesus was reclining with the twelve disciples.

21And while they were eating, He said to them, “Truly I tell you, one of you will betray Me.”

22They were deeply grieved and began to ask Him one after another, “Surely not I, Lord?”

23Jesus answered, “The one who has dipped his hand into the bowl with Me will betray Me.

24The 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.”

25Then Judas, who would betray Him, said, “Surely not I, Rabbi?” Jesus answered, “You have said it yourself.”

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References and Original Words

Verse 17

Original words

-δὲG1161ConjunctionOn theΤῇG3588Article - Dative Feminine Singularfirst [day]πρώτῃG4413Adjective - Dative Feminine Singularof theτῶνG3588Article - Genitive Neuter PluralFeast of Unleavened [Bread]ἀζύμωνG106Adjective - Genitive Neuter PluraltheοἱG3588Article - Nominative Masculine PluraldisciplesμαθηταὶG3101Noun - Nominative Masculine PluralcameπροσῆλθονG4334Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural-τῷG3588Article - Dative Masculine Singularto JesusἸησοῦG2424Noun - Dative Masculine Singular[and] askedλέγοντεςG3004Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine PluralWhereΠοῦG4226Adverbdo You wantθέλειςG2309Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singularus to prepareἑτοιμάσωμένG2090Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 1st Person Pluralfor YouσοιG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Singularto eatφαγεῖνG5315Verb - Aorist Infinitive ActivetheτὸG3588Article - Accusative Neuter SingularPassoverπάσχαG3957Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular

BSB notes

  • Literally On the first of the Unleavened; see Exodus 12:14–20.
Verse 18

Original words

-δὲG1161Conjunction-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularHe answeredεἶπενG2036Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularGoὙπάγετεG5217Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person PluralintoεἰςG1519PrepositiontheτὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularcityπόλινG4172Noun - Accusative Feminine SingulartoπρὸςG4314PrepositionaτὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine Singularcertain manδεῖναG1170Noun - Accusative Masculine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctiontellεἴπατεG2036Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Pluralhim [that]αὐτῷG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person SingulartheG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularTeacherΔιδάσκαλοςG1320Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularsaysλέγειG3004Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularMyμουG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingulartimeκαιρόςG2540Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularisἐστινG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularnearἐγγύςG1451AdverbI will keepποιῶG4160Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person SingulartheτὸG3588Article - Accusative Neuter SingularPassoverπάσχαG3957Noun - Accusative Neuter SingularwithμετὰG3326PrepositionMyμουG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular-τῶνG3588Article - Genitive Masculine PluraldisciplesμαθητῶνG3101Noun - Genitive Masculine PluralatπρὸςG4314Prepositionyour [house]σὲG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Singular
Verse 19

Original words

SoκαὶG2532ConjunctiontheοἱG3588Article - Nominative Masculine PluraldisciplesμαθηταὶG3101Noun - Nominative Masculine PluraldidἐποίησανG4160Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralasὡςG5613Adverb-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularJesusἸησοῦςG2424Noun - Nominative Masculine Singularhad directedσυνέταξενG4929Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularthemαὐτοῖςG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person PluralandκαὶG2532ConjunctionpreparedἡτοίμασανG2090Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluraltheτὸG3588Article - Accusative Neuter SingularPassoverπάσχαG3957Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular
Verse 20

Original words

WhenδὲG1161ConjunctioneveningὈψίαςG3798Adjective - Genitive Feminine SingularcameγενομένηςG1096Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Genitive Feminine Singular[Jesus] was recliningἀνέκειτοG345Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person SingularwithμετὰG3326PrepositiontheτῶνG3588Article - Genitive Masculine PluraltwelveδώδεκαG1427Adjective - Genitive Masculine PluraldisciplesμαθητῶνG3101Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural

BSB notes

  • BYZ and TR the Twelve
Verse 21

Original words

And whileκαὶG2532Conjunctionthey were eatingἐσθιόντωνG2068Verb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Masculine PluralHe saidεἶπενG2036Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singularto themαὐτῶνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person PluralTrulyἈμὴνG281Hebrew WordI tellλέγωG3004Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularyouὑμῖνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural-ὅτιG3754ConjunctiononeεἷςG1520Adjective - Nominative Masculine SingularofἐξG1537PrepositionyouὑμῶνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Pluralwill betrayπαραδώσειG3860Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularMeμεG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Singular
Verse 22

Original words

-ΚαὶG2532ConjunctionThey were deeply grievedλυπούμενοιG3076Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural. . .σφόδραG4970Adverb[and] beganἤρξαντοG756Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Pluralto askλέγεινG3004Verb - Present Infinitive ActiveHimαὐτῷG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person SingularoneεἷςG1520Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singularafter anotherἕκαστοςG1538Adjective - Nominative Masculine SingularSurely notεἰμιG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular. . .ΜήτιG3385IntPrtclIἐγώG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person SingularLordΚύριεG2962Noun - Vocative Masculine Singular
Verse 23

Original words

-δὲG1161Conjunction-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine Singular[Jesus] answeredἀποκριθεὶςG611Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular. . .εἶπενG2036Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularThe [one]G3588Article - Nominative Masculine Singularwho has dippedἐμβάψαςG1686Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular[his]τὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularhandχεῖραG5495Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularintoἐνG1722PrepositiontheτῷG3588Article - Dative Neuter SingularbowlτρυβλίῳG5165Noun - Dative Neuter Singularwithμετ’G3326PrepositionMeἐμοῦG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular-οὗτόςG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singularwill betrayπαραδώσειG3860Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularMeμεG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Singular
Verse 24

Original words

-μὲνG3303ConjunctionTheG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularSonΥἱὸςG5207Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine Singularof ManἀνθρώπουG444Noun - Genitive Masculine Singularwill goὑπάγειG5217Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singularjust asκαθὼςG2531Adverbit is writtenγέγραπταιG1125Verb - Perfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person SingularaboutπερὶG4012PrepositionHimαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person SingularbutδὲG1161ConjunctionwoeοὐαὶG3759Interjectionto thatἐκείνῳG1565Demonstrative Pronoun - Dative Masculine Singular-τῷG3588Article - Dative Masculine SingularmanἀνθρώπῳG444Noun - Dative Masculine Singularbyδι’G1223PrepositionwhomοὗG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Genitive Masculine Singular[He]G3588Article - Nominative Masculine Singular. . .ΥἱὸςG5207Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular. . .τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine Singular. . .ἀνθρώπουG444Noun - Genitive Masculine Singularis betrayedπαραδίδοταιG3860Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person SingularIt would beἦνG1510Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularbetterκαλὸνG2570Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singularfor himαὐτῷG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person SingularifεἰG1487Conjunction[he]ἐκεῖνοςG1565Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular. . .G3588Article - Nominative Masculine Singular. . .ἄνθρωποςG444Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularvvvοὐκG3756Adverbhad not been bornἐγεννήθηG1080Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular
Verse 25

Original words

ThenδὲG1161ConjunctionJudasἸούδαςG2455Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularwhoG3588Article - Nominative Masculine Singularwould betrayπαραδιδοὺςG3860Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularHimαὐτὸνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person SingularsaidἈποκριθεὶςG611Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular. . .εἶπενG2036Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularSurelyεἰμιG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularnotΜήτιG3385IntPrtclIἐγώG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person SingularRabbiῥαββίG4461Noun - Vocative Masculine Singular[Jesus] answeredΛέγειG3004Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular. . .αὐτῷG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person SingularYouΣὺG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person Singularhave said [it] yourselfεἶπαςG2036Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular

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