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"And yet not a hair of your head will perish.

"And then they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory.

And He told them a parable: "Look at the fig tree and all the trees:

"But be on your guard, so that your hearts will not be weighed down with dissipation and drunkenness and the worries of life, and that this day will not come on you suddenly, like a trap;

And the chief priests and the scribes were trying to find a way to put Him to death, since they were afraid of the people.

And so he consented, and began looking for a good opportunity to betray Him to them away from the crowd.

And He said to them, "When you have entered the city, a man carrying a pitcher of water will meet you; follow him into the house that he enters.

"And he will show you a large, furnished upstairs room; prepare it there."

And when He had taken a cup and given thanks, He said, "Take this and share it among yourselves;

And a dispute also developed among them as to which one of them was regarded as being the greatest.

and just as My Father has granted Me a kingdom, I grant you

And He said to them, "But now, whoever has a money belt is to take it along, likewise also a bag, and whoever has no sword is to sell his cloak and buy one.

And He withdrew from them about a stone's throw, and He knelt down and began to pray,

While He was still speaking, behold, a crowd came, and the one called Judas, one of the twelve, was leading the way for them; and he approached Jesus to kiss Him.

But Jesus said to him, "Judas, are you betraying the Son of Man with a kiss?"

And Jesus said to the chief priests and officers of the temple and elders who had come against Him, "Have you come out with swords and clubs as you would against a man inciting a revolt?

Now they arrested Him and led Him away, and brought Him to the house of the high priest; but Peter was following at a distance.

After they kindled a fire in the middle of the courtyard and sat down together, Peter was sitting among them.

And a slave woman, seeing him as he sat in the firelight, and staring at him, said, "This man was with Him as well."

And a little later, another person saw him and said, "You are one of them too!" But Peter said, "Man, I am not!"