1Aftertwodayswas the feast of the passover, andof unleavened bread: and the chief priestsand the scribessoughthow they might takehimbycraft, and put him to death.
2But they said, Noton the feast day, lest there be an uproar of the people.
3AndbeinginBethanyin the house of Simon the leper, as he sat at meat, there came a womanhaving an alabaster box of ointment of spikenard very precious; and she brake the box, andpoured it onhishead.
4And there weresome that had indignationwithinthemselves, andsaid, Whywasthiswaste of the ointmentmade?
5Foritmight have been soldfor more than three hundredpence, and have been given to the poor. And they murmured againsther.
6AndJesussaid, Letheralone; why trouble yeher? she hath wrought a goodworkonme.
7For ye have the poorwithyoualways, andwhensoever ye will ye maydothemgood: butme ye havenotalways.
8She hath donewhatshecould: she is come aforehandtoanointmybodyto the burying.
9Verily I say unto you, Wheresoeverthisgospel shall be preachedthroughout the wholeworld, thisalsothatshe hath done shall be spoken of for a memorial of her.
10AndJudasIscariot, one of the twelve, wentunto the chief priests, tobetrayhimuntothem.
11And when they heard it, they were glad, andpromised to givehimmoney. And he soughthow he might convenientlybetrayhim.
12And the firstday of unleavened bread, when they killed the passover, hisdisciplessaid unto him, Where wilt thouthat we goandpreparethatthou mayest eat the passover?
13And he sendeth forthtwo of hisdisciples, andsaith unto them, Go yeinto the city, and there shall meetyou a manbearing a pitcher of water: followhim.
14Andwheresoever he shall go in, say ye to the goodman of the house, The Mastersaith, Whereis the guestchamber, where I shall eat the passoverwithmydisciples?
15Andhe will shewyou a large upper roomfurnishedandprepared: there make ready for us.
16Andhisdisciples went forth, andcameinto the city, andfoundas he had said unto them: and they made ready the passover.
17Andin the evening he comethwith the twelve.
18And as theysatand did eat, Jesussaid, Verily I say unto you, Oneofyouwhicheatethwithme shall betrayme.
19And they beganto be sorrowful, andtosay unto himone by one, Is it I?andanothersaid, Is it I?
20And he answeredandsaid unto them, It is oneof the twelve, that dippethwithmein the dish.
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The Sonofmanindeedgoeth, asit is writtenofhim: butwoe to thatmanbywhom the Sonofman is betrayed! good were it for thatmanifhehadnever been born.
22And as they did eat, Jesustookbread, andblessed, andbrake it, andgave to them, andsaid, Take, eat: thisismybody.
23And he took the cup, and when he had given thanks, he gaveit to them: and they alldrankofit.
24And he said unto them, Thisismyblood of the newtestament, whichisshedformany.
25Verily I say unto you, I willdrink no moreof the fruitof the vine, untilthatdaythat I drinkitnewin the kingdomofGod.
26And when they had sung an hymn, they went outinto the mount of Olives.
27AndJesussaith unto them, All ye shall be offended because ofmethisnight: for it is written, I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered.
28Butafter that I am risen, I will go beforeyouintoGalilee.
29ButPetersaid unto him, Althoughall shall be offended, yet will notI.
30AndJesussaith unto him, Verily I say unto thee, Thatthisday, even inthisnight, before the cockcrowtwice, thou shalt denymethrice.
31But he spake the morevehemently, IfIshould die withthee, I will notdenythee in any wise. Likewisealso said theyall.
32And they cameto a placewhich was namedGethsemane: and he saithtohisdisciples, Sit yehere, while I shall pray.
33And he takethwithhimPeterandJamesandJohn, andbegan to be sore amazed, and to be very heavy;
35And he went forward a little, andfellon the ground, andprayedthat, if it werepossible, the hour might passfromhim.
36And he said, Abba, Father, all things are possible unto thee; take awaythiscupfromme: neverthelessnotwhatIwill, butwhatthou wilt.
37And he cometh, andfindeththemsleeping, andsaith unto Peter, Simon, sleepest thou?couldestnotthouwatchonehour?
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Watch yeandpray, lestyeenterintotemptation. The spirittruly is ready, but the flesh is weak.
39Andagain he went away, andprayed, andspake the samewords.
40And when he returned, he foundthemasleep again,(for theireyeswereheavy,) neither wist theywhat to answerhim.
41And he cometh the third time, andsaith unto them, Sleep onnow, and take your rest: it is enough, the hour is come; behold, the Son of man is betrayedinto the hands of sinners.
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Rise up, let us go; lo, he that betrayethme is at hand.
43Andimmediately, while heyetspake, comethJudas, one of the twelve, andwithhim a greatmultitudewithswordsandstaves, from the chief priestsand the scribesand the elders.
44Andhe that betrayedhim had giventhem a token, saying, Whomsoever I shall kiss, that same is he; takehim, and lead himawaysafely.
45And as soon as he was come, he goethstraightway to him, andsaith, Master, master; andkissedhim.
46And they laidtheirhandsonhim, andtookhim.
47Andone of them that stood bydrew a sword, andsmote a servant of the high priest, and cut offhisear.
48AndJesusansweredandsaid unto them, Are ye come out, asagainst a thief, withswordsandwithstaves to takeme?
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I wasdailywithyouin the templeteaching, and ye tookmenot: but the scripturesmust be fulfilled.
50And they allforsookhim, andfled.
51And there followedhimacertain young man, having a linen clothcastabout his naked body; and the young men laid hold on him:
52And he left the linen cloth, andfledfromthemnaked.
53And they ledJesusawayto the high priest: and with him were assembledall the chief priestsand the eldersand the scribes.
54AndPeterfollowedhimafaroff, eveninto the palace of the high priest: and he satwith the servants, and warmed himselfat the fire.
55And the chief priestsandall the councilsought for witnessagainstJesustoputhimtodeath; andfoundnone.
56Formany bare false witnessagainsthim, but their witnessagreednottogether.
57And there arosecertain, and bare false witnessagainsthim, saying,
58Weheardhimsay, I will destroythistemple that is made with hands, andwithinthreedaysI will buildanother made without hands.
59Butneithersodidtheirwitness agree together.
60And the high priest stood upin the midst, andaskedJesus, saying, Answerestthounothing?what is it which thesewitness against thee?
61But he held his peace, andanswerednothing. Again the high priestaskedhim, andsaid unto him, Artthou the Christ, the Son of the Blessed?
62AndJesussaid, Iam: and ye shall see the Son of mansittingon the right hand of power, andcomingin the clouds of heaven.
63Then the high priestrenthisclothes, and saith, Whatneedwe any furtherwitnesses?
64Ye have heard the blasphemy: whatthinkye?And they allcondemnedhim to beguilty of death.
65Andsomebegan to spit on him, and to coverhisface, and to buffethim, and to say unto him, Prophesy: and the servants did strikehim with the palms of their hands.
66And as Peterwasbeneathin the palace, there comethone of the maids of the high priest:
67And when she sawPeter warming himself, she looked upon him, andsaid, AndthoualsowastwithJesus of Nazareth.
68But he denied, saying, Iknownot, neither understand Iwhatthousayest. And he wentoutinto the porch; and the cockcrew.
69And a maidsawhimagain, andbegan to say to them that stood by, Thisis one ofthem.
70And he denied itagain. And a littleafter, they that stood bysaidagain to Peter, Surely thou art one ofthem: for thou art a Galilaean, andthyspeechagreeth thereto.
71But he began to curseand to swear, saying, I knownotthisman of whom ye speak.
72Andthe second timethecockcrew. AndPeter called to mindthewordthatJesussaid unto him, Beforethecockcrowtwice, thou shalt denymethrice. And when he thought thereon, he wept.