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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.'

"Now the one who had received the one talent also came up and said, 'Master, I knew you to be a hard man, reaping where you did not sow, and gathering where you did not scatter seed.

'For I was hungry, and you gave Me something to eat; I was thirsty, and you gave Me something to drink; I was a stranger, and you invited Me in;

'And when did we see You as a stranger, and invite You in, or naked, and clothe You?

I was a stranger, and you did not invite Me in; naked, and you did not clothe Me; sick, and in prison, and you did not visit Me.'

"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?'

But they were saying, "Not during the festival, otherwise a riot might occur among the people."

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 this perfume could have been sold for a high price and the money given to the poor."

But Jesus, aware of this, said to them, "Why are you bothering the woman? For she has done a good deed for Me.

And from then on he looked for a good opportunity to betray Jesus.

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 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 when He had taken a cup and given thanks, He gave it to them, saying, "Drink from it, all of you;

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

Jesus said to him, "Truly I say to you that this very night, before a rooster crows, you will deny Me three times."

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 went a little beyond them, and fell on His face and prayed, saying, "My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me; yet not as I will, but as You will."