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"Then He will also say to those on His left, 'Depart from Me, you accursed people, into the eternal fire which has been prepared for the devil and his angels;

for I was hungry, and you gave Me nothing to eat; I was thirsty, and you gave Me nothing to drink;

I was a stranger, and you did not invite Me in; naked, and you did not clothe Me; sick, and in prison, and you did not visit Me.'

"Then He will answer them, 'Truly I say to you, to the extent that you did not do it for one of the least of these, you did not do it for Me, either.'

But Jesus, aware of this, said to them, "Why are you bothering the woman? For she has done a good deed for Me.

"For you always have the poor with you; but you do not always have Me.

"For when she poured this perfume on My body, she did it to prepare Me for burial.

and said, "What are you willing to give me to betray Him to you?" And they set out for him thirty pieces of silver.

And as they were eating, He said, "Truly I say to you that one of you will betray Me."

And He answered, "He who dipped his hand with Me in the bowl is the one who will betray Me.

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.'

Jesus said to him, "Truly I say to you that this very night, before a rooster crows, you will deny Me three times."

Then He said to them, "My soul is deeply grieved, to the point of death; remain here and keep watch with Me."

And He went a little beyond them, and fell on His face and prayed, saying, "My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me; yet not as I will, but as You will."

And He came to the disciples and found them sleeping, and He said to Peter, "So, you men could not keep watch with Me for one hour?

"Get up, let's go; behold, the one who is betraying Me is near!"

At that time Jesus said to the crowds, "Have you come out with swords and clubs to arrest Me as you would against a man inciting a revolt? Every day I used to sit within the temple grounds teaching, and you did not arrest Me.

And Peter remembered the statement that Jesus had made: "Before a rooster crows, you will deny Me three times." And he went out and wept bitterly.

AND THEY GAVE THEM FOR THE POTTER'S FIELD, JUST AS THE LORD DIRECTED ME."

So when the people gathered together, Pilate said to them, "Whom do you want me to release for you: Barabbas, or Jesus who is called Christ?"