After two days was the feast of the passover, and of unleavened bread: and the chief priests and the scribes sought how they might take him by craft, and put him to death.
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But they said, Not on the feast day, lest there be an uproar of the people.
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And being* in Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, as he sat at meat, there came a woman having an alabaster box of ointment of spikenard very precious; and she brake the box, and poured it on his head.
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And there were some that had indignation within themselves, and said, Why* was this waste of the ointment made?
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For it might have been sold for more than three hundred pence, and have been given to the poor. And they murmured against her.
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And Jesus said, Let her alone; why trouble ye* her? she hath wrought a good work on me.
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For ye have the poor with you always, and whensoever ye will ye may do them good: but me ye have not always.
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She hath done what she* could: she is come aforehand to anoint my body to the burying.
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Verily I say unto you, Wheresoever* this gospel shall be preached throughout the whole world, this also that she* hath done shall be spoken of for a memorial of her.
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And Judas Iscariot, one of the twelve, went unto the chief priests, to betray him unto them.
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And when they heard it, they were glad, and promised to give him money. And he sought how he might conveniently betray him.
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And the first day of unleavened bread, when they killed the passover, his disciples said unto him, Where wilt thou that we go and prepare that thou mayest eat the passover?
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And he sendeth forth two of his disciples, and saith unto them, Go ye into the city, and there shall meet you a man bearing a pitcher of water: follow him.
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And wheresoever he shall go in, say ye to the goodman of the house*, The Master saith, Where is the guestchamber, where I shall eat the passover with my disciples?
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And he will shew you a large upper room furnished and prepared: there make ready for us.
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And his disciples went forth, and came into the city, and found as he had said unto them: and they made ready the passover.
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And in the evening he cometh with the twelve.
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And as they sat and did eat, Jesus said, Verily I say unto you*, One of you which eateth with me shall betray me.
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And they began to be sorrowful, and to say unto him one by one*, Is it I? and another said, Is it I?
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And he answered and said unto them, It is one of the twelve, that dippeth with me in the dish.
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The Son of man indeed goeth, as it is written of him: but woe to that man by whom the Son of man is betrayed! good were it for that man if he had never been born.
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And as they did eat, Jesus took bread, and blessed, and brake it, and gave to them, and said, Take, eat: this is my body.
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And he took the cup, and when he had given thanks, he gave it to them: and they all drank of it.
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And he said unto them, This is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many.
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Verily I say unto you, I will drink no more* of the fruit of the vine, until that day that I drink it new in the kingdom of God.
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And when they had sung an hymn, they went out into the mount of Olives.
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And Jesus saith unto them*, All ye shall be offended because of me* this night: for it is written, I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered.
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But after that I am risen, I will go before you into Galilee.
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But Peter said unto him, Although* all shall be offended, yet will not I.
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And Jesus saith unto him, Verily I say unto thee, That this day, even in this night, before the cock crow twice, thou shalt deny me thrice.
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But he spake the more vehemently*, If I should die with thee, I will not deny thee in any wise. Likewise also said they all.
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And they came to a place which was named Gethsemane: and he saith to his disciples, Sit ye here, while I shall pray.
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And he taketh with him Peter and James and John, and began to be sore amazed, and to be very heavy;
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And saith unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful unto death: tarry ye here, and watch.
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And he went forward a little, and fell on the ground, and prayed that, if it were possible, the hour might pass from him.
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And he said, Abba, Father, all things are possible unto thee; take away this cup from me: nevertheless not what I will, but what thou wilt.
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And he cometh, and findeth them sleeping, and saith unto Peter, Simon, sleepest thou? couldest not thou watch one hour?
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Watch ye and pray, lest ye enter into temptation. The spirit truly is ready, but the flesh is weak.
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And again he went away, and prayed, and spake the same words.
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And when he returned, he found them asleep again*, (for their eyes were heavy,) neither wist they what to answer him.
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And he cometh the third time, and saith unto them, Sleep on now, and take your rest: it is enough, the hour is come; behold, the Son of man is betrayed into the hands of sinners.
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Rise up, let us go; lo, he that betrayeth me is at hand.
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And immediately, while he yet spake, cometh Judas, one* of the twelve, and with him a great multitude with swords and staves, from the chief priests and the scribes and the elders.
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And he that betrayed him had given them a token, saying, Whomsoever I shall kiss, that same is he; take him, and lead him away safely.
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And as soon as he was come, he goeth straightway to him, and saith, Master, master; and kissed him.
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And they laid their hands on him, and took him.
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And one of them that stood by drew a sword, and smote a servant of the high priest, and cut off his ear.
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And Jesus answered and said unto them, Are ye come out, as against a thief, with swords and with staves to take me?
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I was daily* with you in the temple teaching, and ye took me not: but the scriptures must be fulfilled.
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And they all forsook him, and fled.
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And there followed him a certain young man, having a linen cloth cast about his naked body; and the young men laid hold on him:
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And he left the linen cloth, and fled from them naked.
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And they led Jesus away to the high priest: and with him were assembled all the chief priests and the elders and the scribes.
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And Peter followed him afar off, even into the palace of the high priest: and he sat* with the servants, and warmed himself at the fire.
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And the chief priests and all the council sought for witness against Jesus to put him to death; and found none.
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For many bare false witness against him, but their witness agreed not* together.
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And there arose certain, and bare false witness against him, saying,
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We heard him say*, I will destroy this temple that is made with hands, and within three days I will build another made without hands.
And the high priest stood up in the midst, and asked Jesus, saying, Answerest thou nothing? what is it which these witness against thee?
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But he held his peace, and answered nothing. Again the high priest asked him, and said unto him, Art thou the Christ, the Son of the Blessed?
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And Jesus said, I am: and ye shall see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven.
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Then the high priest rent his clothes, and saith, What need we any further witnesses?
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Ye have heard the blasphemy: what think ye? And they all condemned him to be guilty of death.
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And some began to spit on him, and to cover his face, and to buffet him, and to say unto him, Prophesy: and the servants did strike him with the palms of their hands.
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And as Peter was beneath in the palace, there cometh one of the maids of the high priest:
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And when she saw Peter warming himself, she looked upon him, and said, And thou also wast with Jesus of Nazareth.
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But he denied, saying, I know not, neither understand I what thou sayest. And he went out into the porch; and the cock crew.
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And a maid saw him again, and began to say to them that stood by, This* is one of them.
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And he denied it again. And a little after, they that stood by said again to Peter, Surely thou art one of them: for thou art a Galilaean, and thy speech agreeth thereto.
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But he began to curse and to swear, saying, I know* not this man of whom ye speak.
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And the second time the cock crew. And Peter called to mind the word that Jesus said unto him*, Before the cock crow twice, thou shalt deny me thrice. And when he thought thereon, he wept.
1 Praise ye the LORD. O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.
2 Who can utter the mighty acts of the LORD? who can shew forth all his praise?
3 Blessed are they that keep judgment, and he that doeth righteousness at all times.
4 Remember me, O LORD, with the favour that thou bearest unto thy people: O visit me with thy salvation;
5 That I may see the good of thy chosen, that I may rejoice in the gladness of thy nation, that I may glory with thine inheritance.
6 We have sinned with our fathers, we have committed iniquity, we have done wickedly.
7 Our fathers understood not thy wonders in Egypt; they remembered not the multitude of thy mercies; but provoked him at the sea, even at the Red sea.
8 Nevertheless he saved them for his name's sake, that he might make his mighty power to be known.
9 He rebuked the Red sea also, and it was dried up: so he led them through the depths, as through the wilderness.
10 And he saved them from the hand of him that hated them, and redeemed them from the hand of the enemy.
11 And the waters covered their enemies: there was not one of them left.
12 Then believed they his words; they sang his praise.
13 They soon forgat his works; they waited not for his counsel:
14 But lusted exceedingly in the wilderness, and tempted God in the desert.
15 And he gave them their request; but sent leanness into their soul.
16 They envied Moses also in the camp, and Aaron the saint of the LORD.
17 The earth opened and swallowed up Dathan, and covered the company of Abiram.
18 And a fire was kindled in their company; the flame burned up the wicked.
19 They made a calf in Horeb, and worshipped the molten image.
20 Thus they changed their glory into the similitude of an ox that eateth grass.
21 They forgat God their saviour, which had done great things in Egypt;
22 Wondrous works in the land of Ham, and terrible things by the Red sea.
23 Therefore he said that he would destroy them, had not Moses his chosen stood before him in the breach, to turn away his wrath, lest he should destroy them.
24 Yea, they despised the pleasant land, they believed not his word:
25 But murmured in their tents, and hearkened not unto the voice of the LORD.
26 Therefore he lifted up his hand against them, to overthrow them in the wilderness:
27 To overthrow their seed also among the nations, and to scatter them in the lands.
28 They joined themselves also unto Baalpeor, and ate the sacrifices of the dead.
29 Thus they provoked him to anger with their inventions: and the plague brake in upon them.
30 Then stood up Phinehas, and executed judgment: and so the plague was stayed.
31 And that was counted unto him for righteousness unto all generations for evermore.
32 They angered him also at the waters of strife, so that it went ill with Moses for their sakes:
33 Because they provoked his spirit, so that he spake unadvisedly with his lips.
34 They did not destroy the nations, concerning whom the LORD commanded them:
35 But were mingled among the heathen, and learned their works.
36 And they served their idols: which were a snare unto them.
37 Yea, they sacrificed their sons and their daughters unto devils,
38 And shed innocent blood, even the blood of their sons and of their daughters, whom they sacrificed unto the idols of Canaan: and the land was polluted with blood.
39 Thus were they defiled with their own works, and went a whoring with their own inventions.
40 Therefore was the wrath of the LORD kindled against his people, insomuch that he abhorred his own inheritance.
41 And he gave them into the hand of the heathen; and they that hated them ruled over them.
42 Their enemies also oppressed them, and they were brought into subjection under their hand.
43 Many times did he deliver them; but they provoked him with their counsel, and were brought low for their iniquity.
44 Nevertheless he regarded their affliction, when he heard their cry:
45 And he remembered for them his covenant, and repented according to the multitude of his mercies.
46 He made them also to be pitied of all those that carried them captives.
47 Save us, O LORD our God, and gather us from among the heathen, to give thanks unto thy holy name, and to triumph in thy praise.
48 Blessed be the LORD God of Israel from everlasting to everlasting: and let all the people say, Amen. Praise ye the LORD.
