Chapter FiveThe last supper
“We cannot take him openly by force,” said the priest.
“The people will riot.”
An answer to their problems came from one of the apostles, Judas Iscariot.1
He was a greedy man.
Judas went to the priests.
They offered him thirty silver coins if he would help them capture Jesus quickly and quietly.2
From then on, Judas saw an opportunity to hand over Jesus.
It is a Jewish custom to have a big dinner on the first day of Passover.
Jesus knew this would be his last supper on Earth with his apostles.
He wanted to tell them many things.
Before they began eating, Jesus took a towel and a bowl of water.
He knelt down before the apostles, one by one, and washed their feet.3
Key Words
last (adj): cuối cùng
openly (adv): công khai
by force: bằng vũ lực
riot (v): nổi loạn
answer (n): câu trả lời
offer (v): trả (tiền), đưa
coin (n): đồng tiền
capture (v): bắt giữ
opportunity (n): cơ hội
hand over (v): giao
custom (n): phong tục, tục lệ
Passover (n): lễ Vượt qua (lễ truyền thống của người Do Thái)
bowl (n): cái bát
before (prep): trước
Key Sentences
1 An answer to their problems came from one of the apostles, Judas Iscariot.
2 They offered him thirty silver coins if he would help them capture Jesus quickly and quietly.
3 He knelt down before the apostles, one by one, and washed their feet.
“Do you understand why I washed your feet?” asked Jesus.
“I have set an example for you to follow.
This is how you must treat each other: with love and respect.1”
Suddenly, Jesus’ face was filled with pain.
“I must tell you this,” he said.
“Tonight, one of you will betray me.
The one who will do this will regret it.2
Then Jesus picked up the bread and broke it into pieces.3
Passing it to the apostles, he said, “This is my body. Eat of it.”
Then he picked up the cup of wine and said, “This is my blood, that I shed to forgive the sins of men.4
Drink from it.”
He passed the cup to all the apostles.
Key Words
set an example: làm gương
treat (v): đối xử
respect (n): sự tôn trọng
pain (n): sự đau đớn
betray (v): phản bội
regret (v): ân hận
pick up (v): cầm lên
break A into pieces: bẻ A thành
nhiều miếng/ mẩu
pass (v): chuyển, trao
wine (n): rượu vang
blood (n): máu
shed (v): chuyển đi
(shed - shed - shed)
sin (n): tội lỗi, tội ác
Key Sentences
1 This is how you must treat each other: with love and respect.
2 The one who will do this will regret it.
3 Then Jesus picked up the bread and broke it into pieces.
4 This is my blood, that I shed to forgive the sins of men.
The Trial of Jesus
Just outside Jerusalem, there was a garden called Gethsemane.1
After their last supper, Jesus and the apostles went there.
Jesus walked a few steps further into the garden.2
Then he fell to the ground and prayed.
“Dear Father,” said Jesus.
“I know it must be done as you want, not as I want.3”
Jesus prayed so hard that sweat rolled down his face.
Soon after, a large crowd of angry people came down the path.4
There were several Roman soldiers in the crowd.
Leading them was Judas Iscariot.
Judas told the crowd, “The one you want is that man. Arrest him!”
Key Words
trial (n): việc xét xử
garden (n): vườn
step (n): bước chân
further (adv): xa hơn nữa
ground (n): mặt đất
sweat (n): mồ hôi
roll down (v): lăn xuống
path (n): đường mòn, lối đi
Key Sentences
1 Just outside Jerusalem, there was a garden called Gethsemane.
2 Jesus walked a few steps further into the garden.
3 I know it must be done as you want, not as I want.
4 Soon after, a large crowd of angry people came down the path.
The Roman soldiers grabbed Jesus.
The rest of the apostles were afraid.
They all fled, except Peter.
Peter followed the crowd and Jesus back into Jerusalem.
In the morning, the soldiers took Jesus to Pontius Pilate, the Roman governor.
During Passover, the ruler would ask the townspeople to choose one prisoner they wanted to be released.1
At that time, there was another prisoner named Barabbas.
Pilate went out on his balcony and asked the crowd below, “Who shall I free?
Choose between Jesus and Barabbas.”
Pilate did not know that the high priests had put many of their followers in the crowd.2
These men shouted,
“Free Barabbas! Crucify Jesus!”
The noise of their shouts overcame the rest of the crowd.3
Check up
What is not true about the story?
a. Pilate was the Roman governor.
b. Peter, who followed Jesus, also got arrested.
c. There were lots of angry voices raised asking for Jesus’ execution.
Key Words & Sentences
the rest (n): những người còn lại
flee (v): bỏ chạy
(flee - fled- fled)
except (prep): ngoại trừ
governor (n): thống đốc
ruler (n): người cai trị
prisoner (n): tù nhân
release (v): thả
balcony (n): ban công
free (v): trả tự do
follower (n): môn đệ, môn đồ
crucify (v): đóng đinh (ai) vào cây thánh giá
overcome (v): lấn áp
1 During Passover, the ruler would ask the townspeople to choose one prisoner they wanted to be released.
2 Pilate did not know that the high priests had put many of their followers in the crowd.
3 The noise of their shouts overcame the rest of the crowd.
The Crucifixion
Pilate ordered his soldiers to crucify Jesus.
The soldiers stripped most of his clothes off and beat him.
They made fun of him, calling him the King of the Jews.
They put a crown of thorns on his head.
Then they made him carry the cross that they would crucify him on.1
The soldiers nailed Jesus’ hands and feet to the wooden cross.2
After that, they raised it between two other criminals.
Crucifixion was a common punishment for criminals under Roman rule.
Jesus cried out, “Oh, Father, why have you forgotten me?”
A few hours later, he cried again, “It is done. Father, take my spirit, which I put in your hands.3”
Jesus bowed his head and died.
Key Words
crucifixion (n): việc đóng đinh
(một người) vào cây thánh giá
strip (v): cởi, lột (quần áo)
make fun of: làm trò vui, làm trò cười
thorn (n): gai
nail (v): đóng đinh
wooden (adj): bằng gỗ
raise (v): dựng lên
criminal (n): phạm nhân
punishment (n): sự trừng phạt
forget (v): quên
(forget - forgot - forgotten)
spirit (n): linh hồn
bow one’s head: cúi đầu
Key Sentences
1 Then they made him carry the cross that they would crucify him on.
2 The soldiers nailed Jesus’ hands and feet to the wooden cross.
3 Father, take my spirit, which I put in your hands.
At that instant, the sky grew dark, and the earth shook.
A curtain in the temple suddenly ripped into two pieces from top to bottom.1
The Roman soldiers were afraid.
“He must have really been the Son of God!” one of them exclaimed.
Jesus’ mother and Mary Magdalene, the sister of Lazarus, were with Jesus when he died.
A rich man named Joseph, who was a follower of Jesus, was also there.2
The three of them gently took Jesus’ body down.
They wrapped it in cloth and buried it in a tomb cut from rock.3
Check up
Based on the story, write down “T” if true or “F” if false.
a. Joseph was one of Jesus’ apostles. ____
b. Jesus was buried in the tomb that Lazarus was buried in. ____
Key Words
at that instant: ngay lúc đó
shake (v): rung chuyển
(shaken - shook- shaken)
grow + adj (v): dần dần, trở nên
curtain (n): bức màn
rip (v): xé toạc ra
(rip - ripped - ripped)
bottom (n): đáy, phần dưới cùng
exclaim (v): kêu lên
follower (n): môn đồ
gently (adv): nhẹ nhàng
take A down: đưa A xuống
cloth (n): áo quần
bury (v): chôn cất
Key Sentences
1 A curtain in the temple suddenly ripped into two pieces from top to bottom.
2 A rich man named Joseph, who was a follower of Jesus, was also there.
3 They wrapped it in cloth and buried it in a tomb cut from rock.
Jesus Comes Back
Three days after Jesus died, Mary Magdelene and two other women came with spices and perfumes for Jesus’ body.1
When they arrived at the tomb, they were surprised.
The stone was rolled away from the tomb.
Next to the entrance was a figure in white robes.2
Light seemed to come from its body.
“Do not fear,” said the angel.
“I have come to tell you that Jesus is not here.
He has risen from the dead.
Go, and tell the apostles.”
When Mary found the apostles and told them the news, they did not believe her.3
Only Peter and John ran back to the tomb with her.
There, the two men saw that the tomb was empty.
All that remained of Jesus’ body was the cloth that had been wrapped around him.4
Check up
What does it mean by “the news” in the text?
________________________
Key Words & Sentences
perfume (n): dầu thơm
entrance (n): cửa ra vào
robe (n): áo choàng
seem to (v): hình như, có vẻ như
fear (v): sợ hãi
empty (adj): trống rỗng
remain (v): còn lại
1 Three days after Jesus died, Mary Magdelene and two other women came with spices and perfumes for Jesus’ body.
2 Next to the entrance was a figure in white robes.
3 When Mary found the apostles and told them the news, they did not believe her.
4 All that remained of Jesus’ body was the cloth that had been wrapped around him.
That night, the eleven remaining apostles sat down to dinner.
Peter and John had told them what had happened.
Suddenly, a bright light filled the room as Jesus walked into it.1
“I have come back to you one last time,”
said Jesus. “I have done many things to show God’s love for his people.2
He is full of love and forgiveness.
You must go and tell all that I have told you.
Anyone who believes and follows my words will live forever in the Kingdom of God.3”
Then Jesus blessed all of his apostles.
“I go now to my Father and your Father.
He is my God and your God.
But know that I will always be with you, until the end of time.4”
With these words, Jesus stepped outside.
Jesus rose up into heaven, and the sky opened to accept him.
Key Words
remaining (adj): còn lại
sit down to dinner: ngồi ăn tối
be full of: tràn đầy
forgiveness (n): sự tha thứ
step outside: bước ra ngoài
accept (v): đón nhận
Key Sentences
1 Suddenly, a bright light filled the room as Jesus walked into it.
2 I have done many things to show God’s love for his people.
3 Anyone who believes and follows my words will live forever in the Kingdom of God.
4 But know that I will always be with you, until the end of time.
Comprehension Quiz
A. Complete the sentences with the words below.
treat - blood - carry - arrest
1. The Romans came to the garden in order to ____________ Jesus.
2. This is my ____________, that I shed to forgive the sins of men.
3. The soldiers made Jesus ____________ the cross he would be crucified on.
4. Jesus washed his apostles’ feet to show how to ____________ each other: with love and respect.
B. Connect the beginning and the end of the sentences.
1. Jesus went to the Garden of Gethsemane because • • a. he wanted to pray.
2. Jesus’ face was filled with pain because • • b. he wanted to show his love for all of mankind.
3. Pilate ordered Jesus to one of be crucified because • • c. he knew that his apostles would betray him that night.
4. Jesus died on the cross because • • d. the people told him to do it.
C. Based on the story, mark “T” if true or “F” if false.
1. When Jesus died, a curtain in the temple ripped from top to bottom.
2. The Roman soldiers took Jesus’ body down from the cross.
3. Jesus was wrapped in cloth and placed in a tomb.
4. Crucifixion was a special punishment for Jesus.
5. Three days after Jesus died, he appeared in front of his apostles.
D. Choose to complete the following sentences.
1. The soldiers __________ Jesus, calling him the King of the Jews.
(a) praised
(b) made fun of
2. During Passover, the ruler would ask the townspeople to choose one prisoner they wanted to be __________.
(a) released
(b) crucified
3. When the three women arrived at the tomb, they were surprised to see __________ next to the entrance.
(a) Judas
(b) an angel