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"Now after a long time the master of those slaves came and settled accounts with them.

"His master said to him, 'Well done, good and faithful slave. You were faithful with a few things, I will put you in charge of many things; enter the joy of your master.'

"His master said to him, 'Well done, good and faithful slave. You were faithful with a few things, I will put you in charge of many things; enter the joy of your master.'

'Then you ought to have put my money in the bank, and on my arrival I would have received my money back with interest.

"But when the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the angels with Him, then He will sit on His glorious throne.

a woman came to Him with an alabaster vial of very expensive perfume, and she poured it on His head as He was reclining at the table.

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

And He said, "Go into the city to a certain man, and say to him, 'The Teacher says, "My time is near; I am keeping the Passover at your house with My disciples."'"

Now when evening came, Jesus was reclining at the table with the twelve.

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

"But I say to you, I will not drink of this fruit of the vine from now on until that day when I drink it with you, new, in My Father's kingdom."

Peter said to Him, "Even if I have to die with You, I will not deny You!" All the disciples said the same thing as well.

Then Jesus came with them to a place called Gethsemane, and told His disciples, "Sit here while I go over there and pray."

And He took Peter and the two sons of Zebedee with Him, and began to be grieved and distressed.

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

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?

And while He was still speaking, behold, Judas, one of the twelve, came accompanied by a large crowd with swords and clubs, who came from the chief priests and elders of the people.

And behold, one of those who were with Jesus reached and drew his sword, and struck the slave of the high priest and cut off his ear.

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.

But Peter was following Him at a distance, as far as the courtyard of the high priest, and he came inside and sat down with the officers to see the outcome.