Gospel Reading For Easter Sunday Year C

Palm Sunday psalm and Passion Year C

Gospel Luke 22:14-23:56

Palm Sunday Psalm and Passion Year C

Palm Sunday Psalm and Passion Year C

¹⁴ When the hour came, Jesus took his place at table with the apostles.

¹⁵ He said to them, “I have eagerly desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer,

¹⁶ for, I tell you, I shall not eat it again until there is fulfillment in the kingdom of God.”

¹⁷ Then he took a cup, gave thanks, and said, “Take this and share it among yourselves;

¹⁸ for I tell you that from this time on I shall not drink of the fruit of the vine until the kingdom of God comes.”

¹⁹ Then he took the bread, said the blessing, broke it, and gave it to them, saying, “This is my body, which will be given for you; do this in memory of me.”

²⁰ And likewise the cup after they had eaten, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in my blood, which will be shed for you.

²¹ “And yet behold, the hand of the one who is to betray me is with me on the table;

²² for the Son of Man indeed goes as it has been determined; but woe to that man by whom he is betrayed.”

²³ And they began to debate among themselves who among them would do such a deed.

²⁴ Then an argument broke out among them about which of them should be regarded as the greatest.

²⁵ He said to them, “The kings of the Gentiles lord it over them and those in authority over them are addressed as ‘Benefactors’;

²⁶ but among you it shall not be so. Rather, let the greatest among you be as the youngest, and the leader as the servant.

²⁷ For who is greater: the one seated at table or the one who serves? Is it not the one seated at table? I am among you as the one who serves.

²⁸ It is you who have stood by me in my trials;

²⁹ and I confer a kingdom on you, just as my Father has conferred one on me,

³⁰ that you may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom; and you will sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

³¹ “Simon, Simon, behold Satan has demanded to sift all of you like wheat,

³² but I have prayed that your own faith may not fail; and once you have turned back, you must strengthen your brothers.”

³³ He said to him, “Lord, I am prepared to go to prison and to die with you.”

³⁴ But he replied, “I tell you, Peter, before the cock crows this day, you will deny three times that you know me.”

³⁵ He said to them, “When I sent you forth without a money bag or a sack or sandals, were you in need of anything?”
“No, nothing, ” they replied.

³⁶ He said to them, “But now one who has a money bag should take it, and likewise a sack, and one who does not have a sword should sell his cloak and buy one.

³⁷ For I tell you that this Scripture must be fulfilled in me, namely, He was counted among the wicked; and indeed what is written about me is coming to fulfillment.”

³⁸ Then they said, “Lord, look, there are two swords here.” But he replied, “It is enough!”

³⁹ Then going out, he went, as was his custom, to the Mount of Olives, and the disciples followed him.

⁴⁰ When he arrived at the place he said to them, “Pray that you may not undergo the test.”

⁴¹ After withdrawing about a stone’s throw from them and kneeling, he prayed,

⁴² saying, “Father, if you are willing, take this cup away from me; still, not my will but yours be done.”

⁴³ And to strengthen him an angel from heaven appeared to him.

⁴⁴ He was in such agony and he prayed so fervently that his sweat became like drops of blood falling on the ground.

⁴⁵ When he rose from prayer and returned to his disciples, he found them sleeping from grief.

⁴⁶ He said to them, “Why are you sleeping? Get up and pray that you may not undergo the test.”

⁴⁷ While he was still speaking, a crowd approached and in front was one of the Twelve, a man named Judas.
He went up to Jesus to kiss him.

⁴⁸ Jesus said to him, “Judas, are you betraying the Son of Man with a kiss?”

⁴⁹ His disciples realized what was about to happen, and they asked, “Lord, shall we strike with a sword?”

⁵⁰ And one of them struck the high priest’s servant and cut off his right ear.

⁵¹ But Jesus said in reply, “Stop, no more of this!” Then he touched the servant’s ear and healed him.

⁵² And Jesus said to the chief priests and temple guards and elders who had come for him, “Have you come out as against a robber, with swords and clubs?

⁵³ Day after day I was with you in the temple area, and you did not seize me; but this is your hour, the time for the power of darkness.”

⁵⁴ After arresting him they led him away and took him into the house of the high priest; Peter was following at a distance.

⁵⁵ They lit a fire in the middle of the courtyard and sat around it, and Peter sat down with them.

⁵⁶ When a maid saw him seated in the light, she looked intently at him and said, “This man too was with him.”

⁵⁷ But he denied it saying, “Woman, I do not know him.”

⁵⁸ A short while later someone else saw him and said, “You too are one of them”; but Peter answered, “My friend, I am not.”

⁵⁹ About an hour later, still another insisted, “Assuredly, this man too was with him, for he also is a Galilean.”

⁶⁰ But Peter said, “My friend, I do not know what you are talking about.” Just as he was saying this, the cock crowed,

⁶¹ and the Lord turned and looked at Peter; and Peter remembered the word of the Lord, how he had said to him, “Before the cock crows today, you will deny me three times.”

⁶² He went out and began to weep bitterly.

⁶³ The men who held Jesus in custody were ridiculing and beating him.

⁶⁴ They blindfolded him and questioned him, saying, “Prophesy! Who is it that struck you?”

⁶⁵ And they reviled him in saying many other things against him.

⁶⁶ When day came the council of elders of the people met, both chief priests and scribes, and they brought him before their Sanhedrin.

⁶⁷ They said, “If you are the Christ, tell us, ” but he replied to them, “If I tell you, you will not believe,

⁶⁸ and if I question, you will not respond.

⁶⁹ But from this time on the Son of Man will be seated at the right hand of the power of God.”

⁷⁰ They all asked, “Are you then the Son of God?” He replied to them, “You say that I am.”

⁷¹ Then they said, “What further need have we for testimony? We have heard it from his own mouth.”

¹ Then the whole assembly of them arose and brought him before Pilate.

² They brought charges against him, saying, “We found this man misleading our people; he opposes the payment of taxes to Caesar and maintains that he is the Christ, a king.”

³ Pilate asked him, “Are you the king of the Jews?” He said to him in reply, “You say so.”

⁴ Pilate then addressed the chief priests and the crowds, “I find this man not guilty.”

⁵ But they were adamant and said, “He is inciting the people with his teaching throughout all Judea, from Galilee where he began even to here.”

⁶ On hearing this Pilate asked if the man was a Galilean;

⁷ and upon learning that he was under Herod’s jurisdiction, he sent him to Herod who was in Jerusalem at that time.

⁸ Herod was very glad to see Jesus; he had been wanting to see him for a long time, for he had heard about him and had been hoping to see him perform some sign.

⁹ He questioned him at length, but he gave him no answer.

¹⁰ The chief priests and scribes, meanwhile, stood by accusing him harshly.

¹¹ Herod and his soldiers treated him contemptuously and mocked him, and after clothing him in resplendent garb, he sent him back to Pilate.

¹² Herod and Pilate became friends that very day, even though they had been enemies formerly.

¹³ Pilate then summoned the chief priests, the rulers, and the people

¹⁴ and said to them, “You brought this man to me and accused him of inciting the people to revolt. I have conducted my investigation in your presence and have not found this man guilty of the charges you have brought against him,

¹⁵ nor did Herod, for he sent him back to us. So no capital crime has been committed by him.

¹⁶ Therefore I shall have him flogged and then release him.”

¹⁸ But all together they shouted out, “Away with this man! Release Barabbas to us.”

¹⁹ Now Barabbas had been imprisoned for a rebellion that had taken place in the city and for murder.

²⁰ Again Pilate addressed them, still wishing to release Jesus,

²¹ but they continued their shouting, “Crucify him! Crucify him!”

²² Pilate addressed them a third time, “What evil has this man done? I found him guilty of no capital crime. Therefore I shall have him flogged and then release him.”

²³ With loud shouts, however, they persisted in calling for his crucifixion, and their voices prevailed.

²⁴ The verdict of Pilate was that their demand should be granted.

²⁵ So he released the man who had been imprisoned for rebellion and murder, for whom they asked, and he handed Jesus over to them to deal with as they wished.

²⁶ As they led him away they took hold of a certain Simon, a Cyrenian, who was coming in from the country; and after laying the cross on him, they made him carry it behind Jesus.

²⁷ A large crowd of people followed Jesus, including many women who mourned and lamented him.

²⁸ Jesus turned to them and said, “Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for me; weep instead for yourselves and for your children

²⁹ for indeed, the days are coming when people will say, ‘Blessed are the barren, the wombs that never bore and the breasts that never nursed.’

³⁰ At that time people will say to the mountains, ‘Fall upon us!’ and to the hills, ‘Cover us!’

³¹ for if these things are done when the wood is green what will happen when it is dry?”

³² Now two others, both criminals, were led away with him to be executed.

³³ When they came to the place called the Skull, they crucified him and the criminals there, one on his right, the other on his left.

³⁴ Then Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, they know not what they do.” They divided his garments by casting lots.

³⁵ The people stood by and watched; the rulers, meanwhile, sneered at him and said, “He saved others, let him save himself if he is the chosen one, the Christ of God.”

³⁶ Even the soldiers jeered at him. As they approached to offer him wine

³⁷ they called out, “If you are King of the Jews, save yourself.”

³⁸ Above him there was an inscription that read, “This is the King of the Jews.”

³⁹ Now one of the criminals hanging there reviled Jesus, saying, “Are you not the Christ? Save yourself and us.”

⁴⁰ The other, however, rebuking him, said in reply, “Have you no fear of God, for you are subject to the same condemnation?

⁴¹ And indeed, we have been condemned justly, for the sentence we received corresponds to our crimes, but this man has done nothing criminal.”

⁴² Then he said, “Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom.”

⁴³ He replied to him, “Amen, I say to you, today you will be with me in Paradise.”

⁴⁴ It was now about noon and darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon

⁴⁵ because of an eclipse of the sun. Then the veil of the temple was torn down the middle.

⁴⁶ Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Father, into your hands I commend my spirit”; and when he had said this he breathed his last.

Here at Palm Sunday, all kneel and pause for a short time.

⁴⁷ The centurion who witnessed what had happened glorified God and said, “This man was innocent beyond doubt.”

⁴⁸ When all the people who had gathered for this spectacle saw what had happened, they returned home beating their breasts;

⁴⁹ but all his acquaintances stood at a distance, including the women who had followed him from Galilee and saw these events.

⁵⁰ Now there was a virtuous and righteous man named Joseph who, though he was a member of the council,

⁵¹ had not consented to their plan of action. He came from the Jewish town of Arimathea and was awaiting the kingdom of God.

⁵² He went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus.

⁵³ After he had taken the body down, he wrapped it in a linen cloth and laid him in a rock-hewn tomb in which no one had yet been buried.

⁵⁴ It was the day of preparation, and the sabbath was about to begin.

⁵⁵ The women who had come from Galilee with him followed behind, and when they had seen the tomb and the way in which his body was laid in it,

⁵⁶ they returned and prepared spices and perfumed oils. Then they rested on the sabbath according to the commandment.

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