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"For those days will be such a time of tribulation as has not occurred since the beginning of the creation which God created until now, and never will again.

"And if the Lord had not shortened those days, no life would have been saved; but for the sake of the elect, whom He chose, He shortened the days.

for false christs and false prophets will arise, and will provide signs and wonders, in order to mislead, if possible, the elect.

"Watch out, stay alert; for you do not know when the appointed time is.

"Therefore, stay alert—for you do not know when the master of the house is coming, whether in the evening, at midnight, or when the rooster crows, or in the morning—

for they were saying, "Not during the festival, otherwise there will be a riot of the people."

"For this perfume could have been sold for over three hundred denarii, and the money given to the poor." And they were scolding her.

But Jesus said, "Leave her alone! Why are you bothering her? She has done a good deed for Me.

"For you always have the poor with you, and whenever you want, you can do good to them; but you do not always have Me.

"She has done what she could; she has anointed My body beforehand for the burial.

On the first day of Unleavened Bread, when the Passover lamb was being sacrificed, His disciples said to Him, "Where do You want us to go and prepare for You to eat the Passover?"

"And he himself will show you a large upstairs room furnished and ready; prepare for us there."

"For the Son of Man is going away just as it is written about Him; but woe to that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! It would have been good for that man if he had not been born."

And He said to them, "This is My blood of the covenant, which is being poured out for many.

And He was saying, "Abba! Father! All things are possible for You; remove this cup from Me; yet not what I will, but what You will."

And He came and found them sleeping, and said to Peter, "Simon, are you asleep? Could you not keep watch for one hour?

And again He came and found them sleeping, for their eyes were heavy; and they did not know what to say in reply to Him.

For many people were giving false testimony against Him, and so their testimonies were not consistent.

And then the high priest stood up and came forward and questioned Jesus, saying, "Do You not offer any answer for what these men are testifying against You?"

But again he denied it. And after a little while the bystanders were again saying to Peter, "You really are one of them, for you are a Galilean as well."