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Some time later the master of those servants returned. He called them in and asked what they had done with his money.

"Wonderful!" his master replied. "You are a good and faithful servant. I left you in charge of only a little, but now I will put you in charge of much more. Come and share in my happiness!"

"Wonderful!" his master replied. "You are a good and faithful servant. I left you in charge of only a little, but now I will put you in charge of much more. Come and share in my happiness!"

When the Son of Man comes in his glory with all of his angels, he will sit on his royal throne.

He will place the sheep on his right and the goats on his left.

Then the king will say to those on his right, "My father has blessed you! Come and receive the kingdom that was prepared for you before the world was created.

Then the king will say to those on his left, "Get away from me! You are under God's curse. Go into the everlasting fire prepared for the devil and his angels!

When Jesus had finished teaching, he told his disciples,

"You know that two days from now will be Passover. That is when the Son of Man will be handed over to his enemies and nailed to a cross."

But when his disciples saw this, they became angry and complained, "Why such a waste?

When Jesus was eating with his twelve disciples that evening, he said, "One of you will surely hand me over to my enemies."

During the meal Jesus took some bread in his hands. He blessed the bread and broke it. Then he gave it to his disciples and said, "Take this and eat it. This is my body."

Jesus picked up a cup of wine and gave thanks to God. He then gave it to his disciples and said, "Take this and drink it.

This is my blood, and with it God makes his agreement with you. It will be poured out, so that many people will have their sins forgiven.

Jesus said to his disciples, "During this very night, all of you will reject me, as the Scriptures say, ‘I will strike down the shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered.'

Jesus went with his disciples to a place called Gethsemane. When they got there, he told them, "Sit here while I go over there and pray."

Jesus walked on a little way. Then he knelt with his face to the ground and prayed, "My Father, if it is possible, don't make me suffer by having me drink from this cup. But do what you want, and not what I want."

He came back and found his disciples sleeping. So he said to Peter, "Can't any of you stay awake with me for just one hour?

Finally, Jesus returned to his disciples and said, "Are you still sleeping and resting? The time has come for the Son of Man to be handed over to sinners.

One of Jesus' followers pulled out a sword. He struck the servant of the high priest and cut off his ear.