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"For as in those days before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered the ark,

and they did not understand until the flood came and took them all away; so will the coming of the Son of Man be.

"Now while the groom was delaying, they all became drowsy and began to sleep.

"But while they were on their way to buy the oil, the groom came, and those who were ready went in with him to the wedding feast; and the door was shut.

"Then they themselves also will answer, 'Lord, when did we see You hungry, or thirsty, or as a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not take care of You?'

and they plotted together to arrest Jesus covertly and kill Him.

But the disciples were indignant when they saw this, and said, "Why this waste?

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

The disciples did as Jesus had directed them; and they prepared the Passover.

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

Now while they were eating, Jesus took some bread, and after a blessing, He broke it and gave it to the disciples, and said, "Take, eat; this is My body."

And after singing a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives.

But Jesus said to him, "Friend, do what you have come for." Then they came and laid hands on Jesus and arrested Him.

Now the chief priests and the entire Council kept trying to obtain false testimony against Jesus, so that they might put Him to death.

Then they spit in His face and beat Him with their fists; and others slapped Him,

and they bound Him and led Him away, and handed Him over to Pilate the governor.

And they conferred together and with the money bought the Potter's Field as a burial place for strangers.

Then that which was spoken through Jeremiah the prophet was fulfilled: "AND THEY TOOK THE THIRTY PIECES OF SILVER, THE PRICE OF THE ONE WHOSE PRICE HAD BEEN SET by the sons of Israel;

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

And at that time they were holding a notorious prisoner called Barabbas.