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"Then He will say to those on His left, 'Leave Me, you cursed ones, into the eternal fire which has been prepared for the devil and his angels (demons);

for I was hungry, and you gave Me nothing to eat; I was thirsty, and you gave Me nothing to drink;

"Then He will reply to them, 'I assure you and most solemnly say to you, to the extent that you did not do it for one of the least of these [my followers], you did not do it for Me.'

"You know that the Passover is coming in two days, and the Son of Man is to be betrayed and handed over for crucifixion."

"For this perfume might have been sold at a high price and the money given to the poor."

"For you always have the poor with you; but you will not always have Me.

"When she poured this perfume on My body, she did it to prepare Me for burial.

"I assure you and most solemnly say to you, wherever this gospel [of salvation] is preached in the whole world, what this woman has done will also be told in memory of her [for her act of love and devotion]."

And from that moment Judas began looking for an opportune time to betray Jesus.

Now on the first day of Unleavened Bread (Passover Week) the disciples came to Jesus and asked, "Where do You want us to prepare for You to eat the Passover?"

He said, "Go into the city to a certain man, and say to him, 'The Teacher says, "My time [to suffer and atone for sin] is near; I am to keep the Passover at your house with My disciples."'"

"The Son of Man is to go [to the cross], just as it is written [in Scripture] of Him; but woe (judgment is coming) to that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! It would have been good for that man if he had never been born."

for this is My blood of the [new and better] covenant, which [ratifies the agreement and] is being poured out for many [as a substitutionary atonement] for the forgiveness of sins.

Then Jesus said to them, "You will all fall away because of Me this night [disillusioned about Me, confused, and some even ashamed of Me], for it is written [in the Scriptures], 'I WILL STRIKE THE SHEPHERD, AND THE SHEEP OF THE FLOCK WILL BE SCATTERED.'

And He came to the disciples and found them sleeping, and said to Peter, "So, you men could not stay awake and keep watch with Me for one hour?

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 once more.

Jesus said to Judas, "Friend, do what you came for." Then they came and seized Jesus and arrested Him.

Then Jesus said to him, "Put your sword back in its place; for all those who habitually draw the sword will die by the sword.

After a little while the bystanders came up and said to Peter, "Surely you are one of them too; for even your [Galilean] accent gives you away."