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and I rejoice, for your sake, (that ye may believe,) that I was not there; but we may go to him;'

Jesus saith, `Take ye away the stone;' the sister of him who hath died -- Martha -- saith to him, `Sir, already he stinketh, for he is four days dead;'

nor reason that it is good for us that one man may die for the people, and not the whole nation perish.'

And this he said not of himself, but being chief priest of that year, he did prophesy that Jesus was about to die for the nation,

and not for the nation only, but that also the children of God, who have been scattered abroad, he may gather together into one.

`Wherefore was not this ointment sold for three hundred denaries, and given to the poor?'

and he said this, not because he was caring for the poor, but because he was a thief, and had the bag, and what things were put in he was carrying.

Jesus, therefore, said, `Suffer her; for the day of my embalming she hath kept it,

for the poor ye have always with yourselves, and me ye have not always.'

for they loved the glory of men more than the glory of God.

and if any one may hear my sayings, and not believe, I -- I do not judge him, for I came not that I might judge the world, but that I might save the world.

for he knew him who is delivering him up; because of this he said, `Ye are not all clean.'

ye call me, The Teacher and The Lord, and ye say well, for I am;

`For an example I gave to you, that, according as I did to you, ye also may do;

not concerning you all do I speak; I have known whom I chose for myself; but that the Writing may be fulfilled: He who is eating the bread with me, did lift up against me his heel.

and none of those reclining at meat knew for what intent he said this to him,

for certain were thinking, since Judas had the bag, that Jesus saith to him, `Buy what we have need of for the feast;' or that he may give something to the poor;

Peter saith to him, `Sir, wherefore am I not able to follow thee now? my life for thee I will lay down;'

Jesus answered him, `Thy life for me thou wilt lay down! verily, verily, I say to thee, a cock will not crow till thou mayest deny me thrice.'

in the house of my Father are many mansions; and if not, I would have told you; I go on to prepare a place for you;