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Then the king will say to those at his right hand, ‘Come, you that are blessed by my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world;

for I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me,

Then he will say to those at his left hand, ‘You that are accursed, depart from me into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels;

for I was hungry and you gave me no food, I was thirsty and you gave me nothing to drink,

For this ointment could have been sold for a large sum, and the money given to the poor."

But Jesus, aware of this, said to them, "Why do you trouble the woman? She has performed a good service for me.

For you always have the poor with you, but you will not always have me.

By pouring this ointment on my body she has prepared me for burial.

And from that moment he began to look for an opportunity to betray him.

On the first day of Unleavened Bread the disciples came to Jesus, saying, "Where do you want us to make the preparations for you to eat the Passover?"

The Son of Man goes as it is written of him, but woe to that one by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! It would have been better for that one not to have been born."

for this is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.

Then Jesus said to them, "You will all become deserters because of me this night; for it is written, ‘I will strike the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock will be scattered.'

Again he went away for the second time and prayed, "My Father, if this cannot pass unless I drink it, your will be done."

Again he came and found them sleeping, for their eyes were heavy.

So leaving them again, he went away and prayed for the third time, saying the same words.

Then Jesus said to him, "Put your sword back into its place; for all who take the sword will perish by the sword.

Now the chief priests and the whole council were looking for false testimony against Jesus so that they might put him to death,

After a little while the bystanders came up and said to Peter, "Certainly you are also one of them, for your accent betrays you."

For this reason that field has been called the Field of Blood to this day.