Matthew:26
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When Jesus had finished all these sayings ,
he said to his disciples ,
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You know that after two days the Passover is coming ,
and the Son of man will be delivered up to be crucified ."
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Then the chief priests and the elders of the people gathered in the palace of the high priest ,
who was called Ca '
iaphas ,
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and took counsel together in order to arrest Jesus by stealth and kill him .
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But they said , "
Not during the feast ,
lest there be a tumult among the people ."
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Now when Jesus was at Bethany in the house of Simon the leper ,
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a woman came up to him with an alabaster flask of very expensive ointment ,
and she poured it on his head ,
as he sat at table .
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But when the disciples saw it ,
they were indignant ,
saying , "
Why this waste ?
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For this ointment might have been sold for a large sum ,
and given to the poor ."
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But Jesus ,
aware of this ,
said to them , "
Why do you trouble the woman ?
For she has done a beautiful thing to me .
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For you always have the poor with you ,
but you will not always have me .
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In pouring this ointment on my body she has done it to prepare me for burial .
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Truly ,
I say to you ,
wherever this gospel is preached in the whole world ,
what she has done will be told in memory of her ."
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Then one of the twelve ,
who was called Judas Iscariot ,
went to the chief priests
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and said , "
What will you give me if I deliver him to you ?"
And they paid him thirty pieces of silver .
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And from that moment he sought an opportunity to betray him .
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Now on the first day of Unleavened Bread the disciples came to Jesus ,
saying , "
Where will you have us prepare for you to eat the passover ?"
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He said , "
Go into the city to a certain one ,
and say to him , `
The Teacher says ,
My time is at hand ;
I will keep the passover at your house with my disciples .'"
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And the disciples did as Jesus had directed them ,
and they prepared the passover .
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When it was evening ,
he sat at table with the twelve disciples ;
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and as they were eating ,
he said , "
Truly ,
I say to you ,
one of you will betray me ."
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And they were very sorrowful ,
and began to say to him one after another , "
Is it I ,
Lord ?"
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He answered , "
He who has dipped his hand in the dish with me ,
will betray me .
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The Son of man goes as it is written of him ,
but woe to that man by whom the Son of man is betrayed !
It would have been better for that man if he had not been born ."
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Judas ,
who betrayed him ,
said , "
Is it I ,
Master ?"
He said to him , "
You have said so ."
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Now as they were eating ,
Jesus took bread ,
and blessed ,
and broke it ,
and gave it to the disciples and said , "
Take ,
eat ;
this is my body ."
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And he took a cup ,
and when he had given thanks he gave it to them ,
saying , "
Drink of it ,
all of you ;
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for this is my blood of the covenant ,
which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins .
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I tell you I shall not drink again 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 a hymn ,
they went out to the Mount of Olives .
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Then Jesus said to them , "
You will all fall away because of me this night ;
for it is written , `
I will strike the shepherd ,
and the sheep of the flock will be scattered .'
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But after I am raised up ,
I will go before you to Galilee ."
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Peter declared to him , "
Though they all fall away because of you ,
I will never fall away ."
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Jesus said to him , "
Truly ,
I say to you ,
this very night ,
before the cock crows ,
you will deny me three times ."
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Peter said to him , "
Even if I must die with you ,
I will not deny you ."
And so said all the disciples .
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Then Jesus went with them to a place called Gethsem '
ane ,
and he said to his disciples , "
Sit here ,
while I go yonder and pray ."
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And taking with him Peter and the two sons of Zeb '
edee ,
he began to be sorrowful and troubled .
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Then he said to them , "
My soul is very sorrowful ,
even to death ;
remain here ,
and watch with me ."
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And going a little farther he fell on his face and prayed , "
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 came to the disciples and found them sleeping ;
and he said to Peter , "
So ,
could you not watch with me one hour ?
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Watch and pray that you may not enter into temptation ;
the spirit indeed is willing ,
but the flesh is weak ."
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Again ,
for the second time ,
he went away and prayed , "
My Father ,
if this cannot pass unless I drink it ,
thy will be done ."
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And again he came and found them sleeping ,
for their eyes were heavy .
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So ,
leaving them again ,
he went away and prayed for the third time ,
saying the same words .
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Then he came to the disciples and said to them , "
Are you still sleeping and taking 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 ;
see ,
my betrayer is at hand ."
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While he was still speaking ,
Judas came ,
one of the twelve ,
and with him a great crowd with swords and clubs ,
from the chief priests and the elders of the people .
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Now the betrayer had given them a sign ,
saying , "
The one I shall kiss is the man ;
seize him ."
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And he came up to Jesus at once and said , "
Hail ,
Master !"
And he kissed him .
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Jesus said to him , "
Friend ,
why are you here ?"
Then they came up and laid hands on Jesus and seized him .
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And behold ,
one of those who were with Jesus stretched out his hand and drew his sword ,
and struck the slave of the high priest ,
and cut off his ear .
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Then Jesus said to him , "
Put your sword back into its place ;
for all who take the sword will perish by the sword .
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Do you think that I cannot appeal to my Father ,
and he will at once send me more than twelve legions of angels ?
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But how then should the scriptures be fulfilled ,
that it must be so ?"
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At that hour Jesus said to the crowds , "
Have you come out as against a robber ,
with swords and clubs to capture me ?
Day after day I sat in the temple teaching ,
and you did not seize me .
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But all this has taken place ,
that the scriptures of the prophets might be fulfilled ."
Then all the disciples forsook him and fled .
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Then those who had seized Jesus led him to Ca '
iaphas the high priest ,
where the scribes and the elders had gathered .
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But Peter followed him at a distance ,
as far as the courtyard of the high priest ,
and going inside he sat with the guards to see the end .
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Now the chief priests and the whole council sought false testimony against Jesus that they might put him to death ,
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but they found none ,
though many false witnesses came forward .
At last two came forward
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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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And the high priest stood up and said , "
Have you no answer to make ?
What is it that these men testify against you ?"
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But Jesus was silent .
And the high priest said to him , "
I adjure you by the living God ,
tell us if you are the Christ ,
the Son of God ."
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Jesus said to him , "
You have said so .
But I tell you ,
hereafter you will see the Son of man seated at the right hand of Power ,
and coming on the clouds of heaven ."
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Then the high priest tore his robes ,
and said , "
He has uttered blasphemy .
Why do we still need witnesses ?
You have now heard his blasphemy .
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What is your judgment ?"
They answered , "
He deserves death ."
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Then they spat in his face ,
and struck him ;
and some slapped him ,
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saying , "
Prophesy to us ,
you Christ !
Who is it that struck you ?"
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Now Peter was sitting outside in the courtyard .
And a maid came up to him ,
and said , "
You also were with Jesus the Galilean ."
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But he denied it before them all ,
saying , "
I do not know what you mean ."
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And when he went out to the porch ,
another maid saw him ,
and she said to the bystanders , "
This man was with Jesus of Nazareth ."
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And again he denied it with an oath , "
I do not know the man ."
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After a little while the bystanders came up and said to Peter , "
Certainly you are also one of them ,
for your accent betrays you ."
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Then he began to invoke a curse on himself and to swear , "
I do not know the man ."
And immediately the cock crowed .
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And Peter remembered the saying of Jesus , "
Before the cock crows ,
you will deny me three times ."
And he went out and wept bitterly .
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