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| [1]WHEN Jesus had finished all these sayings, he said to his disciples, |
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| [2]You know that after two days will be the passover, and the Son of man will be betrayed to be crucified. |
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| [3]Then the high priests and the scribes and the elders of the people assembled in the court yard of the high priest, who is called Caiaphas. |
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| [4]And they took counsel concerning Jesus, to arrest him by a snare and kill him. |
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| [5]And they said, Not on the feast day, so as not to cause a riot among the people. |
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| [6]And when Jesus was at Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper, |
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| [7]A woman came up to him with an alabaster vessel of precious perfume, and she poured it upon the head of Jesus, while he was reclining. |
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| [8]When his disciples saw it, they were dis- pleased, and said, Why is this loss? |
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| [9]For it could have been sold for a great deal, and given to the poor. |
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| [10]But Jesus understood it and said to them, Why are you troubling the woman? She has done a good work to me. |
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| [11]For you always have the poor with you, but you will not have me always. |
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| [12]But this one who poured the perfume on my body, did it as for my burial. |
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| [13]And truly I say to you, Wherever this my gospel is preached throughout the world, what she has done will also be told as a memorial to her. |
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| [14]Then one of the twelve, called Judas of Iscariot, went to the high priests; |
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| [15]And he said to them, What are you willing to give me, and I will deliver him to you? And they promised him thirty pieces of silver. |
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| [16]And from that time he sought an opportunity to betray him. |
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| [17]On the first day of unleavened bread, the disciples came up to Jesus and said to him, Where do you wish that we may prepare the passover for you to eat? |
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| [18]And he said to them, Go into the city to a certain man, and say to him, Our Master says, My time has come, I will observe the passover with my disciples at your house. |
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| [19]And his disciples did as Jesus had commanded them; and they prepared the passover. |
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| [20]And when it was evening, he was reclining with his twelve disciples. |
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| [21]And while they were eating he said, Truly I say to you, that one of you will betray me. |
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| [22]And they felt very sad, and began to say to him one by one, Why, is it I, my Lord? |
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| [23]And he answered and said, He who dips his hand with me in the dish, he will betray me. |
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| [24]The Son of man is going through, just as it is written concerning him; but woe to the man by whose hand the Son of man is betrayed! it would have been far better for that man never to have been born. |
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| [25]Then Judas the traitor answered and said, Master, perhaps it is I? Jesus said to him, You say that. |
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| [26]While they were eating, Jesus took bread and blessed it, and he broke it, and gave it to his disciples, and he said, Take, eat; this is my body. |
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| [27]Then he took the cup and gave thanks, and gave it to them and said, Take, drink of it, all of you. |
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| [28]This is my blood of the new covenant which is shed for many for the remission of sins. |
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| [29]But I say to you, from now on I shall not drink from this fruit of the vine, until the day when I drink it anew with you in the kingdom of God. |
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| [30]And they offered praise, and went out to the Mount of Olives. |
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| [31]Then Jesus said to them, All of you will deny me this night; for it is written, I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep of his flock will be scattered. |
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| [32]But after I am risen, I will be in Galilee before you. |
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| [33]Peter answered and said to him, Even if every man should deny you, I will never deny you. |
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| [34]Jesus said to him, Truly I say to you, that in this very night, before the cock crows, you will deny me three times. |
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| [35]Peter said to him, Even if I must die with you, I will never deny you. All the disciples said likewise. |
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| [36]Then Jesus came with them to a place which is called Gethsemane, and he said to his disciples, Sit down here, while I go to pray. |
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| [37]And he took Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and he began to be sorrowful and oppressed. |
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| [38]He said to them, My soul is sorrowful even to death; wait for me here, and watch with me. |
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| [39]And he went a little further and fell on his face, and prayed saying, O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me; but let it be, not as I will, but as you. |
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| [40]Then he came to his disciples and found them sleeping, and he said to Peter, So, you were not able to watch with me even for one hour? |
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| [41]Awake and pray, that you may not enter into temptation; the spirit indeed is ready, but the body is weak. |
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| [42]He went away again the second time and prayed and said, O my Father, if this cup cannot pass, and if I have to drink it, let it be according to your will. |
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| [43]He came again and found them sleeping, for their eyes were heavy. |
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| [44]And he left them and went away again and prayed the third time, and he said the same word. |
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| [45]Then he came to his disciples and said to them, Sleep from now on and get your rest; behold, the hour has come, and the Son of man will be delivered into the hands of sinners. |
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| [46]Arise, let us go; behold, he who is to deliver me has arrived. |
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| [47]While he was speaking, behold, Judas the traitor, one of the twelve, came and with him a large crowd with swords and staves, from the high priests and the elders of the people. |
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| [48]Now Judas the traitor had given them a sign, saying, He whom I kiss, it is he, arrest him. |
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| [49]And immediately he came up to Jesus and said, Peace, Master; and he kissed him. |
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| [50]Jesus said to him, Is it for this that you have come, my friend? Then they came near and laid hands on Jesus, and arrested him. |
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| [51]And behold, one of those who were with Jesus stretched out his hand and drew a sword, and struck it at the servant of the high priest, and cut off his ear. |
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| [52]Then Jesus said to him, Return the sword to its place; for all who take swords will die by swords. |
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| [53]Or do you think that I cannot ask of my Father, and he will now raise up for me more than twelve legions of angels? |
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| [54]How then could the scriptures be fulfilled, that it must be so? |
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| [55]At that very hour Jesus said to the people, Have you come out with swords and staves to arrest me like a bandit? I sat with you every day, teaching in the temple, and you did not arrest me. |
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| [56]But this has happened so that the scriptures of the prophets might be fulfilled. Then all the disciples left him, and fled. |
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| [57]And those who had arrested Jesus took him to Caiaphas the high priest, where the scribes and the elders had assembled. |
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| [58]But Simon Peter followed him afar off, up to the courtyard of the high priest, and he went inside and sat with the soldiers, to see the end. |
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| [59]Now the high priests and the elders and the whole council were seeking witnesses against Jesus, so that they might put him to death. |
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| [60]But they could not find any; then there came a great many false witnesses; but at the end two came forward, |
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| [61]And said, This man said, I can tear down the temple of God, and build it in three days. |
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| [62]And the high priest stood up and said to him, You are not answering anything. What is it that these men testify against you? |
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| [63]But Jesus was silent. Then the high priest answered and said to him, I adjure you by the living God, to tell us if you are the Christ, the Son of God? |
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| [64]Jesus said to him, You say that. But I say to you that from henceforth you will see the Son of man sitting at the right hand of the power, and coming upon the clouds of the sky. |
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| [65]The high priest then rent his clothes and said, Behold, he is blaspheming; why therefore do we need witnesses? behold, you have now heard his blasphemy. |
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| [66]What else do you want? They answered and said, He is guilty of death. |
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| [67]Then they spat in his face, and struck him on his head, and others beat him, |
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| [68]Saying, O Christ, prophesy to us; who smote you? |
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| [69]Now Peter sat outside in the courtyard; and a maidservant came up to him, and said to him, You also were with Jesus the Nazarene. |
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| [70]But he denied it before all of them, and said, I do not understand what you are saying. |
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| [71]And as he was going to the porch, another one saw him, and she said to them, This man was also there with Jesus the Nazarene. |
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| [72]Again he denied it with oaths, I do not know the man. |
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| [73]After a while, those who were standing came up, and said to Peter, Truly you also are one of them, for even your speech proves it. |
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| [74]Then he began to curse and to swear, I do not know the man. At that very hour the cock crowed. |
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| [75]And Peter remembered the word of Jesus, which he had said to him, Before the cock crows, you will deny me three times. And he went outside and wept bitterly. |
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