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[1] The feast of sweete breade drewe nye, which is called the Passouer
[2] And ye hie priestes and scribes sought howe they myght kyll hym, for they feared the people
[3] Then entred Satan into Iudas, whose sirname was Iscariot, whiche was of the number of the twelue
[4] And he went his waye, and communed with the hye priestes and officers, howe he myght betray him vnto them
[5] And they were glad, and promised to geue him money
[6] And he consented, and sought oportunitie to betray him vnto them, when the people were away
[7] Then came the day of sweete breade, when [of necessitie] the Passouer must be offered
[8] And he sent Peter and Iohn, saying: Go and prepare vs the Passouer, that we may eate
[9] They sayde vnto hym: Where wylt thou that we prepare
[10] And he sayde vnto them: Beholde, when ye enter into the citie, there shall a man meete you, bearyng a pitcher of water, hym folowe into the same house that he entreth in
[11] And ye shall say vnto the good man of the house, the maister saith vnto thee, where is the ghest chamber, where I shall eate ye Passouer with my disciples
[12] And he shal shew you an vpper chamber prepared, there make redye
[13] And they went, and founde as he had sayde vnto them: and they made redye the Passouer
[14] And when the houre was come, he sate downe, & the twelue apostles with hym
[15] And he sayde vnto them: I haue earnestly desired to eate this Passouer with you, before that I suffer
[16] For I saye vnto you, hencefoorth I wyll not eate of it any more, vntyll it be fulfylled in the kyngdome of God
[17] And he toke the cuppe, & gaue thankes, and sayde, Take this, and deuide it aamong you
[18] For I say vnto you, I wyll not drinke of the fruite of the vine, vntyll the kyngdome of God come
[19] And he toke bread, and when he had geue thankes, he brake [it] and gaue vnto the, saying, This is my body, which is geuen for you: This do in the remembraunce of me
[20] Lykewise also, when he had supped, he toke the cuppe, saying: This cuppe is the new testamet in my blood, which is shed for you
[21] Yet beholde, the hande of hym that betrayeth me, is with me on the table
[22] And truely the sonne of man goeth as it is appoynted: but wo vnto that man by whom he is betrayed
[23] And they began to enquire among them selues, which of them it was that shoulde do it
[24] And there was a stryfe among the, which of them shoulde seeme to be the greatest
[25] And he saide vnto them: The kinges of nations raigne ouer them, and they that haue aucthoritie vpo them, are called gracious Lordes
[26] But ye shall not be so. But he that is greatest among you, shalbe as the younger, and he that is chiefe, shalbe as he that doth minister
[27] For whether is greater, he that sitteth at meate, or he that serueth? Is not he that sitteth at meate? But I am among you, as he that ministreth
[28] Ye are they, which haue bydden with me in my temptations
[29] And I appoynt vnto you a kingdome, as my father hath appoynted vnto me
[30] That ye may eate and drynke at my table in my kyngdome, & sit on seates iudgyng the twelue tribes of Israel
[31] And the Lord saide: Simon, Simon, beholde Satan hath desired to sift you, as it were wheate
[32] But I haue prayed for thee, that thy fayth fayle not: And when thou art couerted, strength thy brethren
[33] And he sayde vnto him: Lord I am redy to go with thee into pryson, and to death
[34] And he sayde: I tell thee Peter, the Cocke shal not crowe this day, tyll thou hast thryse denyed that thou knewest me
[35] And he said vnto them: When I sent you without wallet, and scrippe, and shoes, lacked ye any thyng? And they sayde, no
[36] Then saide he vnto them: But nowe he that hath a wallet, let him take it vp, and lykewyse his scrippe: and he that hath none, let him sell his coate, and bye a sworde
[37] For I say vnto you, that yet the same whiche is written, must be perfourmed in me: Euen among the wicked was he reputed. For those thynges whiche are written of me, haue an ende
[38] And they sayde: Lorde, beholde here are two swordes. And he sayde vnto them, it is enough
[39] And he came out, and went as he was wont, to mount Oliuete: and the disciples folowed hym
[40] And when he came to the place, he sayde vnto them: pray, lest ye fall into temptation
[41] And he gate hym selfe from them about a stones caste, and kneeled downe, and prayed
[42] Saying: Father, yf thou wylt, remoue this cuppe from me. Neuerthelesse, not my wyl, but thine be fulfilled
[43] And there appeared an angell vnto hym from heauen, comfortyng hym
[44] And he was in an agonie, and he prayed more earnestly: and his sweat was lyke droppes of blood, tricklyng downe to the grounde
[45] And when he rose vp from prayer, and was come to his disciples, he founde the slepyng for heauynesse
[46] And sayde vnto them, why slepe ye? Rise, & pray lest ye fall into temptation
[47] Whyle he yet spake, behold [there came] a company, and he that was called Iudas, one of the twelue, went before the, & preassed nye vnto Iesus to kisse hym
[48] But Iesus sayde vnto hym: Iudas, betrayest thou the sonne of man with a kisse
[49] When they whiche were about hym sawe what woulde folowe, they sayde vnto hym: Lorde, shall we smyte with sworde
[50] And one of them smote a seruaunt of the hye priest, & stroke of his right eare
[51] Iesus aunswered and saide, Suffer ye thus farre foorth. And whe he touched his eare, he healed hym
[52] Then Iesus said vnto the hye priestes and rulers of the temple, and the elders which were come to hym: Be ye come out as vnto a thiefe, with swordes and staues
[53] When I was dayly with you in the temple, ye stretched foorth no handes agaynst me: But this is euen your very houre, and the power of darknesse
[54] Then toke they hym, and ledde hym, & brought him to the hye priestes house: and Peter folowed a farre of
[55] And when they had kyndeled a fire in the myddes of the hall, and were set downe together, Peter also sate downe among them
[56] But when a certayne wenche behelde hym, as he sate by the fire [and earnestlye loked vpon hym] she sayde: This same felowe was also with hym
[57] And he denyed hym, saying, woman I knowe hym not
[58] And after a litle whyle, another sawe hym, and saide: Thou art also of them. And Peter sayd, man I am not
[59] And about the space of an houre after, an other affirmed saying: Ueryly this felowe was with hym also, for he is of Galilee
[60] And Peter sayde: Man I wote not what thou sayest. And immediatlye whyle he yet spake, the Cocke crewe
[61] And the Lorde turned backe, & loked vpon Peter: And Peter remembred the worde of the Lorde, howe he hadde sayde vnto hym, before the Cocke crowe thou shalt denie me thrise
[62] And Peter went out, & wept bitterlye
[63] And the men that helde Iesus, mocked hym, and smote hym
[64] And when they had blindfolded him, they stroke hym on the face, and asked him, saying: Arede, who is it that smote thee
[65] And many other things blasphemouslye spake they against hym
[66] And assoone as it was day, the elders of the people, and the hye priestes, and scribes, came together, and led hym into their counsell, saying
[67] Art thou [very] Christe, tell vs? And he sayde vnto them: If I tell you, you wyll not beleue
[68] And if I aske you, you wyll not aunswere me, nor let me go
[69] Hereafter shall the sonne of man sit on the right hand of the power of God
[70] Then said they all: Art thou then the sonne of God? He sayde: Ye say yt I am
[71] And they sayd? What neede we any further witnesse? For we our selues haue hearde of his owne mouth
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