¹ And the halidai of therf looues, that is seid pask, neiyede.

² And the princis of preestis and the scribis souyten, hou thei schulden sle Jhesu, but thei dredden the puple.

³ And Sathanas entride in to Judas, that was clepid Scarioth, oon of the twelue.

⁴ And he wente, and spak with the princis of preestis, and with the magistratis, hou he schulde bitray hym to hem.

⁵ And thei ioyeden, and maden couenaunt to yyue hym money.

⁶ And he bihiyte, and he souyte oportunyte, to bitraye hym, with outen puple.

⁷ But the daies of therf looues camen, in whiche it was neede, that the sacrifice of pask were slayn.

⁸ And he sente Petre and Joon, and seide, Go ye, and make ye redi to vs the pask, that we ete.

⁹ And thei seiden, Where wolt thou, that we make redi?

¹⁰ And he seide to hem, Lo! whanne ye schulen entre in to the citee, a man berynge a vessel of watir schal meete you; sue ye hym in to the hous, in to which he entrith.

¹¹ And ye schulen seie to the hosebonde man of the hous, The maister seith to thee, Where is a chaumbre, where Y schal ete the pask with my disciplis?

¹² And he schal schewe to you a greet soupyng place strewid, and there make ye redi.

¹³ And thei yeden, and founden as he seide to hem, and thei maden redi the pask.

¹⁴ And whanne the our was come, he sat to the mete, and the twelue apostlis with hym.

¹⁵ And he seide to hem, With desier Y haue desirid to ete with you this pask, bifor that Y suffre;

¹⁶ for Y seie to you, that fro this tyme Y schal not ete it, til it be fulfillid in the rewme of God.

¹⁷ And whanne he hadde take the cuppe, he dide gracis, and seide, Take ye, and departe ye among you;

¹⁸ for Y seie to you, that Y schal not drynke of the kynde of this vyne, til the rewme of God come.

¹⁹ And whanne he hadde take breed, he dide thankyngis, and brak, and yaf to hem, and seide, This is my bodi, that schal be youun for you; do ye this thing in mynde of me.

²⁰ He took also the cuppe, aftir that he hadde soupid, and seide, This cuppe is the newe testament in my blood, that schal be sched for you.

²¹ Netheles lo! the hoond of hym that bitraieth me, is with me at the table.

²² And mannus sone goith, `aftir that it is determyned; netheles wo to that man, bi whom he schal be bitraied.

²³ And thei bigunnen to seke among hem, who it was of hem, that was to do this thing.

²⁴ And strijf was maad among hem, which of hem schulde be seyn to be grettest.

²⁵ But he seide to hem, Kyngis of hethen men ben lordis of hem, and thei that han power on hem ben clepid good doeris, but ye not so;

²⁶ but he that is grettest among you, be maad as yongere, and he that is bifor goere, as a seruaunt.

²⁷ For who is gretter, he that sittith at the mete, or he that mynystrith? whether not he that sittith at the mete? And Y am in the myddil of you, as he that mynystrith.

²⁸ And ye ben, that han dwellid with me in my temptaciouns; and Y dispose to you,

²⁹ as my fadir hath disposid to me,

³⁰ a rewme, that ye ete and drynke on my boord in my rewme, and sitte on trones, and deme the twelue kynredis of Israel.

³¹ And the Lord seide to Symount, Symount, lo, Satanas hath axid you, that he schulde ridile as whete; but Y haue preyede for thee,

³² that thi feith faile not; and thou sum tyme conuertid, conferme thi britheren.

³³ Which seide to hym, Lord, Y am redi to go in to prisoun and in to deeth with thee.

³⁴ And he seide, Y seie to thee, Petir, the cok schal not crowe to dai, til thou thries forsake that thou knowist me.

³⁵ And he seide to hem, Whanne Y sente you with outen sachel, and scrippe, and schone, whether ony thing failide to you?

³⁶ And thei seiden, No thing. Therfor he seide to hem, But now he that hath a sachel, take also and a scrippe; and he that hath noon, selle his coote, and bigge a swerd.

³⁷ For Y seie to you, that yit it bihoueth that thing that is writun to be fulfillid in me, And he is arettid with wickid men; for tho thingis that ben of me han ende.

³⁸ And thei seiden, Lord, lo! twei swerdis here. And he seide to hem, It is ynowy.

³⁹ And he yede out, and wente aftir the custom in to the hille of Olyues; and the disciplis sueden hym.

⁴⁰ And whanne he cam to the place, he seide to hem, Preye ye, lest ye entren in to temptacioun.

⁴¹ And he was taken awei fro hem, so myche as is a stonys cast; and he knelide,

⁴² and preyede, and seide, Fadir, if thou wolt, do awei this cuppe fro me; netheles not my wille be don, but thin.

⁴³ And an aungel apperide to hym fro heuene, and coumfortide hym. And he was maad in agonye, and preyede the lenger;

⁴⁴ and his swot was maad as dropis of blood rennynge doun in to the erthe.

⁴⁵ And whanne he was rysun fro preier, and was comun to hise disciplis, he foond hem slepynge for heuynesse.

⁴⁶ And he seide to hem, What slepen ye? Rise ye, and preye ye, that ye entre not in to temptacioun.

⁴⁷ Yit while he spak, lo! a company, and he that was clepid Judas, oon of the twelue, wente bifor hem; and he cam to Jhesu, to kisse hym.

⁴⁸ And Jhesus seide to hym, Judas, `with a coss `thou bytrayest `mannys sone.

⁴⁹ And thei that weren aboute hym, and sayn that that was to come, seiden to hym, Lord, whether we smyten with swerd?

⁵⁰ And oon of hem smoot the seruaunt of the prince of preestis, and kittide of his riyt eere.

⁵¹ But Jhesus answerde, and seide, Suffre ye til hidir. And whanne he hadde touchid his eere, he heelide hym.

⁵² And Jhesus seide to hem, that camen to hym, the princis of preestis, and maiestratis of the temple, and eldre men, As to a theef ye han gon out with swerdis and staues?

⁵³ Whanne Y was ech dai with you in the temple, ye streiyten not out hondis in to me; but this is youre our, and the power of derknessis.

⁵⁴ And thei token him, and ledden to the hous of the prince of prestis; and Petir suede hym afer.

⁵⁵ And whanne a fier was kyndelid in the myddil of the greet hous, and thei saten aboute, Petir was in the myddil of hem.

⁵⁶ Whom whanne a damysel hadde seyn sittynge `at the liyt, and hadde biholdun hym, sche seide, And this was with hym.

⁵⁷ And he denyede hym, and seide, Womman, Y knowe hym not.

⁵⁸ And aftir a litil another man siy hym, and seide, And thou art of hem. But Petir seide, A! man, Y am not.

⁵⁹ And whanne a space was maad as of on our, another affermyd, and seide, Treuli this was with hym; for also he is of Galilee.

⁶⁰ And Petir seide, Man, Y noot what thou seist. And anoon yit while he spak, the cok crewe.

⁶¹ And the Lord turnede ayen, and bihelde Petre; and Petre hadde mynde on the word of Jhesu, as he hadde seid, For bifor that the cok crowe, thries thou schalt denye me.

⁶² And Petre yede out, and wepte bittirli.

⁶³ And the men that helden hym scorneden hym, and smyten hym.