Matthew:26:20-54
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Now when the even was come ,
he sat down with the twelve .
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And as they did eat ,
he said ,
Verily I say unto you ,
that one of you shall betray me .
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And they were exceeding sorrowful ,
and began every one of them to say unto him ,
Lord ,
is it I ?
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And he answered and said ,
He that dippeth his hand with me in the dish ,
the same shall betray me .
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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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Then Judas ,
which betrayed him ,
answered and said ,
Master ,
is it I ?
He said unto him ,
Thou hast said .
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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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And he took the cup ,
and gave thanks ,
and gave it to them ,
saying ,
Drink ye all of it ;
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For this is my blood of the new testament ,
which is shed for many for the remission of sins .
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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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And when they had sung an hymn ,
they went out into the mount of Olives .
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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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But after I am risen again ,
I will go before you into Galilee .
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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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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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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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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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And he took with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee ,
and began to be sorrowful and very heavy .
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Then saith he unto them ,
My soul is exceeding sorrowful ,
even unto death :
tarry ye here ,
and watch with me .
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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 :
nevertheless not as I will ,
but as thou wilt .
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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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Watch and pray ,
that ye enter not into temptation :
the spirit indeed is willing ,
but the flesh is weak .
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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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And he came and found them asleep again :
for their eyes were heavy .
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And he left them ,
and went away again ,
and prayed the third time ,
saying the same words .
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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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Rise ,
let us be going :
behold ,
he is at hand that doth betray me .
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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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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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And forthwith he came to Jesus ,
and said ,
Hail ,
master ;
and kissed him .
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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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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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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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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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But how then shall the scriptures be fulfilled ,
that thus it must be ?