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[1] And after two days, was the passover of unleavened cakes. And the chief priests and the Scribes sought how they might take him by stratagem, and kill him.
[2] But they said: Not on the festival, lest there be commotion among the people.
[3] And when he was at Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, as he reclined, a woman came having an alabaster box of precious ointment of spikenard, of great price; and she opened and poured upon the head of Jesus.
[4] And there were certain of the disciples, who were dissatisfied among themselves, and said: Why was this waste of the ointment?
[5] For it might have been sold for more than three hundred denarii, and been given to the poor. And they were indignant at her.
[6] But Jesus said: Let her alone; why trouble ye her? She hath done an excellent act towards me.
[7] For the poor ye have always with you; and when ye please, ye can do them kind offices: but I am not always with you.
[8] What was in her power, she hath done; and by anticipation, hath perfumed my body, as if for burial.
[9] Verily I say to you, That wherever this my gospel shall be proclaimed, in all the world, this also which she hath done shall be told in memory of her.
[10] And Judas Iscariot, one of the twelve, went to the chief priests, in order to betray Jesus to them.
[11] And when they heard [him], they rejoiced; and they promised to give him money. And he sought for opportunity to betray him.
[12] And on the first day of unleavened cakes, on which the Jews slay the passover, his disciples said to him: Where wilt thou that we go, and prepare for thee to eat the passover?
[13] And he sent two of his disciples, and said to them: Go ye to the city, and behold, there will meet you a man bearing a pitcher of water. Go ye after him,
[14] and where he entereth in, say ye to the lord of the house: Our Rabbi saith, Where is the place of refreshment, in which I may eat the passover with my disciples?
[15] And lo, he will show you a large upper room, furnished and prepared: there make ready for us.
[16] And his disciples went, and entered the city, and found as he had told them: and they made ready the passover.
[17] And when it was evening, he came with his twelve.
[18] And as they reclined and ate, Jesus said: Verily I say to you, That one of you that eateth with me, will betray me.
[19] And they began to be distressed. And they said to him, one by one, Is it I?
[20] And he said to them: It is one of the twelve that dippeth with me in the dish.
[21] And the Son of man goeth, as it is written of him: but woe to that man, by whom the Son of man is betrayed. Better would it have been for that man, if he had not been born.
[22] And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and blessed, and brake, and gave to them, and said to them: Take; this is my body.
[23] And he took the cup, and gave thanks, and blessed, and gave to them. And they all drank of it.
[24] And he said to them: This is my blood of the new testament, which is shed in behalf of many.
[25] Verily I say to you, That I will not drink again of the product of the vine, until the day in which I shall drink it anew in the kingdom of God.
[26] And they sang praise, and went out to the mount of Olives.
[27] And Jesus said to them: All of you will this night be stumbled in me: for it is written, " I will smite the shepherd, and his sheep will be scattered."
[28] And when I am risen, I will precede you into Galilee.
[29] And Cephas said to him: Though they all should be stumbled, yet I will not be.
[30] Jesus said to him: Verily I say to thee, That this day, on this night, before the cock shall crow twice, thou wilt thrice deny me.
[31] And he said, in addition: If I were to die with thee, I will not deny thee, my Lord. And like him, spake all the disciples.
[32] And they came to the place called Gethsemane; and he said to his disciples, Sit ye here, while I pray.
[33] And he took with him Cephas and James and John, and began to be gloomy and distressed.
[34] And he said to them: My soul hath anguish, even to death. Wait for me here, and be watchful.
[35] And he advanced a little, and fell upon the ground, and prayed that, if it were possible, the hour might pass from him.
[36] And he said: Father, my Father, thou canst do all things. Let this cup pass from me. Yet not my pleasure, but thine.
[37] And he came and found them sleeping. And he said to Cephas: Sleepest thou, Simon? Couldst thou not watch with me one hour?
[38] Watch and pray, lest ye enter into temptation. The spirit is willing and ready, but the body is weak.
[39] And he went again and prayed, speaking the same language.
[40] And returning he came again and found them sleeping, for their eyes were heavy. And they knew not what to say to him.
[41] And he came the third time, and said to them: Sleep on now, and take rest. The end is near; the hour is come; and lo, the Son of man is betrayed into the hands of sinners.
[42] Arise ye; let us go. Lo, he that betrayeth me is at hand.
[43] And while he was yet speaking, Judas Iscariot, one of the twelve, arrived, and much people, with swords and clubs, from before the chief priests and Scribes and Elders
[44] And the traitor who betrayed [him], had given them a sign, and said: He whom I shall kiss is the man. Seize promptly, and lead him away
[45] And immediately he came up, and said to him: Rabbi, Rabbi; and kissed him.
[46] And they laid hands on him and took him.
[47] And one of them that stood by, drew a sword, and smote a servant of the high priest, and cut off his ear.
[48] And Jesus answered and said to them: Have ye come out against me, as against a robber; with swords and clubs, to apprehend me?
[49] I was daily with you, while I taught in the temple, and ye seized me not. But this occurs, that the scriptures may be fulfilled.
[50] Then his disciples left him and fled.
[51] And a young man followed after him, who was clad with a linen cloth on [his] naked [body]: and they laid hold of him.
[52] And he left the linen cloth, and fled naked.
[53] And they led away Jesus to Caiaphas the high priest. And with him were assembled all the chief priests and the Scribes and the Elders.
[54] And Simon followed after him, at a distance; into the hall of the high priest; and he sat with the servants, and warmed himself by the fire.
[55] And the chief priests and all the assembly sought for testimony against Jesus, to put him to death: but they found it not.
[56] For while many testified against him, their testimonies were inadequate.
[57] And some false witnesses stood up against him, and said:
[58] We have heard him say: I will destroy this temple, which is made with hands; and in three days I will build another not made with hands.
[59] Nor even thus were their testimonies adequate.
[60] And the high priest arose in the midst, and interrogated Jesus and said: Returnest thou no answer? What do these testify against thee?
[61] And Jesus was silent, and made no reply. And again the chief priest interrogated him, and said: Art thou the Messiah, the Son of the Blessed?
[62] And Jesus said to him: I am. And ye will see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and he will come on the clouds of heaven.
[63] And the high priest rent his tunic, and said: What need of witnesses have we, any more?
[64] Behold, from his own mouth ye have heard blasphemy. How doth it appear to you? And they all decided, that he deserved to die.
[65] And some began to spit in his face, and to buffet him, saying: Prophesy thou. And the servants smote him on the cheeks.
[66] And as Simon was below in the court, a maid of the high priest came,
[67] and saw him warming himself; and she looked upon him, and said to him: And thou too wast with Jesus the Nazarean.
[68] But he denied, and said: l know not what thou sayest. And he went out into the porch; and the cock crew.
[69] And the maid saw him again, and she began to say to those standing by, This man also is one of them.
[70] And he again denied [it]. And a little after, those standing there said again to Cephas: Surely, thou art one of them; for thou art likewise a Galilean, and thy speech answers to it.
[71] And he began to imprecate, and swore: I know not that man, of whom ye speak.
[72] And immediately the cock crew the second time. And Simon remembered the declaration of Jesus, who said to him: Before the cock shall crow twice, thou wilt thrice deny me. And he began to weep.
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