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1 | And it came to pass, when Jesus had finished all these
sayings, he said unto his disciples, |
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2 | Ye know that after two days is the feast of the passover, and
the Son of man is betrayed to be crucified. |
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3 | Then assembled together the chief priests, and the scribes,
and the elders of the people, unto the palace of the high
priest, who was called Caiaphas, |
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4 | And consulted that they might take Jesus by subtilty, and kill
him. |
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5 | But they said, Not on the feast day, lest there be an uproar
among the people. |
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6 | Now when Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the
leper, |
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7 | There came unto him a woman having an alabaster box of very
precious ointment, and poured it on his head, as he sat at
meat. |
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8 | But when his disciples saw it, they had indignation, saying,
To what purpose is this waste? |
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9 | For this ointment might have been sold for much, and given to
the poor. |
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10 | When Jesus understood it, he said unto them, Why trouble ye
the woman? for she hath wrought a good work upon me. |
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11 | For ye have the poor always with you; but me ye have not
always. |
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12 | For in that she hath poured this ointment on my body, she did
it for my burial. |
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13 | Verily I say unto you, Wheresoever this gospel shall be
preached in the whole world, there shall also this, that this
woman hath done, be told for a memorial of her. |
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14 | Then one of the twelve, called Judas Iscariot, went unto the
chief priests, |
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15 | And said unto them, What will ye give me, and I will deliver
him unto you? And they covenanted with him for thirty pieces
of silver. |
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16 | And from that time he sought opportunity to betray him. |
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17 | Now the first day of the feast of unleavened bread the
disciples came to Jesus, saying unto him, Where wilt thou that
we prepare for thee to eat the passover? |
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18 | And he said, Go into the city to such a man, and say unto him,
The Master saith, My time is at hand; I will keep the passover
at thy house with my disciples. |
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19 | And the disciples did as Jesus had appointed them; and they
made ready the passover. |
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20 | Now when the even was come, he sat down with the twelve. |
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21 | And as they did eat, he said, Verily I say unto you, that one
of you shall betray me. |
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22 | And they were exceeding sorrowful, and began every one of them
to say unto him, Lord, is it I? |
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23 | And he answered and said, He that dippeth his hand with me in
the dish, the same shall betray me. |
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24 | The Son of man goeth as it is written of him: but woe unto
that man by whom the Son of man is betrayed! it had been good
for that man if he had not been born. |
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25 | Then Judas, which betrayed him, answered and said, Master, is
it I? He said unto him, Thou hast said. |
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26 | And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and blessed it, and
brake it, and gave it to the disciples, and said, Take, eat;
this is my body. |
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27 | And he took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them,
saying, Drink ye all of it; |
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28 | For this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for
many for the remission of sins. |
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29 | But I say unto you, I will not drink henceforth of this fruit
of the vine, until that day when I drink it new with you in my
Father's kingdom. |
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30 | And when they had sung an hymn, they went out into the mount
of Olives. |
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31 | Then saith Jesus unto them, All ye shall be offended because
of me this night: for it is written, I will smite the
shepherd, and the sheep of the flock shall be scattered
abroad. |
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32 | But after I am risen again, I will go before you into Galilee. |
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33 | Peter answered and said unto him, Though all men shall be
offended because of thee, yet will I never be offended. |
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34 | Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, That this night,
before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice. |
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35 | Peter said unto him, Though I should die with thee, yet will I
not deny thee. Likewise also said all the disciples. |
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36 | Then cometh Jesus with them unto a place called Gethsemane,
and saith unto the disciples, Sit ye here, while I go and pray
yonder. |
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37 | And he took with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and
began to be sorrowful and very heavy. |
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38 | Then saith he unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful, even
unto death: tarry ye here, and watch with me. |
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39 | And he went a little farther, and fell on his face, and
prayed, saying, O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup
pass from me: nevertheless not as I will, but as thou wilt. |
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40 | And he cometh unto the disciples, and findeth them asleep, and
saith unto Peter, What, could ye not watch with me one hour? |
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41 | Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit
indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak. |
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42 | He went away again the second time, and prayed, saying, O my
Father, if this cup may not pass away from me, except I drink
it, thy will be done. |
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43 | And he came and found them asleep again: for their eyes were
heavy. |
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44 | And he left them, and went away again, and prayed the third
time, saying the same words. |
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45 | Then cometh he to his disciples, and saith unto them, Sleep on
now, and take your rest: behold, the hour is at hand, and the
Son of man is betrayed into the hands of sinners. |
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46 | Rise, let us be going: behold, he is at hand that doth betray
me. |
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47 | And while he yet spake, lo, Judas, one of the twelve, came,
and with him a great multitude with swords and staves, from
the chief priests and elders of the people. |
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48 | Now he that betrayed him gave them a sign, saying, Whomsoever
I shall kiss, that same is he: hold him fast. |
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49 | And forthwith he came to Jesus, and said, Hail, master; and
kissed him. |
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50 | And Jesus said unto him, Friend, wherefore art thou come? Then
came they, and laid hands on Jesus and took him. |
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51 | And, behold, one of them which were with Jesus stretched out
his hand, and drew his sword, and struck a servant of the high
priest's, and smote off his ear. |
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52 | Then said Jesus unto him, Put up again thy sword into his
place: for all they that take the sword shall perish with the
sword. |
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53 | Thinkest thou that I cannot now pray to my Father, and he
shall presently give me more than twelve legions of angels? |
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54 | But how then shall the scriptures be fulfilled, that thus it
must be? |
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55 | In that same hour said Jesus to the multitudes, Are ye come
out as against a thief with swords and staves for to take me?
I sat daily with you teaching in the temple, and ye laid no
hold on me. |
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56 | But all this was done, that the scriptures of the prophets
might be fulfilled. Then all the disciples forsook him, and
fled. |
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57 | And they that had laid hold on Jesus led him away to Caiaphas
the high priest, where the scribes and the elders were
assembled. |
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58 | But Peter followed him afar off unto the high priest's palace,
and went in, and sat with the servants, to see the end. |
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59 | Now the chief priests, and elders, and all the council, sought
false witness against Jesus, to put him to death; |
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60 | But found none: yea, though many false witnesses came, yet
found they none. At the last came two false witnesses, |
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61 | And said, This fellow said, I am able to destroy the temple of
God, and to build it in three days. |
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62 | And the high priest arose, and said unto him, Answerest thou
nothing? what is it which these witness against thee? |
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63 | But Jesus held his peace, And the high priest answered and
said unto him, I adjure thee by the living God, that thou tell
us whether thou be the Christ, the Son of God. |
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64 | Jesus saith unto him, Thou hast said: nevertheless I say unto
you, Hereafter shall ye see the Son of man sitting on the
right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven. |
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65 | Then the high priest rent his clothes, saying, He hath spoken
blasphemy; what further need have we of witnesses? behold, now
ye have heard his blasphemy. |
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66 | What think ye? They answered and said, He is guilty of death. |
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67 | Then did they spit in his face, and buffeted him; and others
smote him with the palms of their hands, |
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68 | Saying, Prophesy unto us, thou Christ, Who is he that smote
thee? |
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69 | Now Peter sat without in the palace: and a damsel came unto
him, saying, Thou also wast with Jesus of Galilee. |
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70 | But he denied before them all, saying, I know not what thou
sayest. |
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71 | And when he was gone out into the porch, another maid saw him,
and said unto them that were there, This fellow was also with
Jesus of Nazareth. |
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72 | And again he denied with an oath, I do not know the man. |
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73 | And after a while came unto him they that stood by, and said
to Peter, Surely thou also art one of them; for thy speech
bewrayeth thee. |
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74 | Then began he to curse and to swear, saying, I know not the
man. And immediately the cock crew. |
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75 | And Peter remembered the word of Jesus, which said unto him,
Before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice. And he went
out, and wept bitterly. |
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