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but they did not find anything they could do, for all the people hung upon his words.

And they were not able in the presence of the people to catch him by what he said; but marveling at his answer they were silent.

and they asked him a question, saying, "Teacher, Moses wrote for us that if a man's brother dies, having a wife but no children, the man must take the wife and raise up children for his brother.

David thus calls him Lord; so how is he his son?"

And in the hearing of all the people he said to his disciples,

He said to them, "But now, let him who has a purse take it, and likewise a bag. And let him who has no sword sell his mantle and buy one.

And he came out, and went, as was his custom, to the Mount of Olives; and the disciples followed him.

And one of them struck the slave of the high priest and cut off his right ear.

But Jesus said, "No more of this!" And he touched his ear and healed him.

And they said, "What further testimony do we need? We have heard it ourselves from his own lips."

And Herod with his soldiers treated him with contempt and mocked him; then, arraying him in gorgeous apparel, he sent him back to Pilate.

And Jesus said, "Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do." And they cast lots to divide his garments.

And the people stood by, watching; but the rulers scoffed at him, saying, "He saved others; let him save himself, if he is the Christ of God, his Chosen One!"

Then Jesus, crying with a loud voice, said, "Father, into thy hands I commit my spirit!" And having said this he breathed his last.

And all his acquaintances and the women who had followed him from Galilee stood at a distance and saw these things.

The women who had come with him from Galilee followed, and saw the tomb, and how his body was laid;

And they remembered his words,

and did not find his body; and they came back saying that they had even seen a vision of angels, who said that he was alive.

Was it not necessary that the Christ should suffer these things and enter into his glory?"

and that repentance and forgiveness of sins should be preached in his name to all nations, beginning from Jerusalem.