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This he said, not that he cared for the poor, but because he was a thief, and had the money box; and he used to take what was put in it.

But Jesus said, "Let her alone; she has kept [fn] this for the day of My burial.

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

Matthew 21:1-11; Mark 11:1-11; Luke 19:28-40">[xr] Now a great many of the Jews knew that He was there; and they came, not for Jesus' sake only, but that they might also see Lazarus, whom He had raised from the dead.

But the chief priests plotted to put Lazarus to death also,

His disciples did not understand these things at first; but when Jesus was glorified, then they remembered that these things were written about Him and that they had done these things to Him.

But Jesus answered them, saying, "The hour has come that the Son of Man should be glorified.

Most assuredly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the ground and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it produces much grain.

"Now My soul is troubled, and what shall I say? "Father, save Me from this hour'? But for this purpose I came to this hour.

Jesus answered and said, "This voice did not come because of Me, but for your sake.

But although He had done so many signs before them, they did not believe in Him,

Nevertheless even among the rulers many believed in Him, but because of the Pharisees they did not confess Him, lest they should be put out of the synagogue;

Then Jesus cried out and said, "He who believes in Me, believes not in Me but in Him who sent Me.

And if anyone hears My words and does not believe, [fn] I do not judge him; for I did not come to judge the world but to save the world.

For I have not spoken on My own authority; but the Father who sent Me gave Me a command, what I should say and what I should speak.

Jesus answered and said to him, "What I am doing you do not understand now, but you will know after this."

Simon Peter said to Him, "Lord, not my feet only, but also my hands and my head!"

Jesus said to him, "He who is bathed needs only to wash his feet, but is completely clean; and you are clean, but not all of you."

I do not speak concerning all of you. I know whom I have chosen; but that the Scripture may be fulfilled, 'He who eats bread with Me [fn] has lifted up his heel against Me.' Psalms 41:9">[fn]

But no one at the table knew for what reason He said this to him.