And JESUS entered into the temple, and wrought miracles there on the blind and the lame; and the children who were in the temple cried out, Hosanna to the son of David! being taught by their parents and friends to honour him.

JESUS eats his Last Supper with his Disciples.

JESUS having finished his discourses in the temple, told his disciples, that at the feast of the Passover, which was just at hand, he should be betrayed.

At that very time, the chief priests and rulers were consulting together how they should take him, and put him to death. Judas Iscariot, who was a very wicked man, though he was one of our LORD's twelve apostles, resolved to betray him; so he went to the chief priests and scribes, and offered to deliver JESUS into their hands, if they would give him thirty pieces of silver, which they agreed to do.

All this was known to our SAVIOUR, for he saw into all hearts; and on the night when he and all his apostles were met together to eat the Passover, he told them that one of them would betray him; and as they were eating JESUS took bread and wine, and blessed them,

and commanded that after his death all that believed in him as a Saviour, should eat bread and drink wine, in remembrance of his giving his body to be broken by being nailed to the cross, and his blood to be shed for the salvation of mankind; and this is done by many Christians at this day, and should be done by all when

This solemn eating

they come to a proper age. of bread and drinking wine, in remembrance of CHRIST's death, is called taking the Holy Sacrament of the Lord's Supper.

Our Saviour's Agony in the Garden of
Gethsemane.

AFTER Supper, Judas went out, in order to betray his LORD to the priests and rulers. And when JESUS and the other disciples had sung a hymn, they went forth into the Mount of Olives. Then Jesus said, All ye shall be offended because of me this night. And Simon Peter said unto him, LORD, though all men should be offended, yet will not I; I am ready to follow thee to prison and to death; I will lay down my life for thy sake. JESUS answered, Wilt thou lay down thy life for my sake? Verily I say unto thee, The cock shall not crow till thou hast

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denied me thrice. Peter said, Though I should die with thee, yet will I not deny thee. Likewise also said all his disciples.

When he had spoken these words, JESUS went into a garden, in a place called Gethsemane, where he continued some time in prayer; and here the thoughts of what he was shortly to suffer threw him into such an agony, that his sweat ran down like great drops of blood, yet he resolved to submit willingly to these sufferings for the sake of mankind: and he said FATHER, not my will, but thine be done. And while he prayed, his disciples slept: and he awoke them, and said, What, could ye not watch with me one hour? Sleep on now, and take your rest; behold, he is at hand who shall betray me!

Our Saviour betrayed by Judas Iscariot. THE traitor Judas knew where to find JESUS: so having received a band of men and officers from the chief priests, they came with lanterns, and torches, and weapons. And Judas said, Whomsoever I shall kiss, the same is he; take him and bind him fast. And Judas went before them, and drew nigh unto JESUS to kiss him. But JESUS said unto him, Judas betrayest thou the Son of Man with a kiss? JESUS there

fore, knowing all things that should come upon him, went forth and said unto them, Whom seek ye? They answered him, JESUS of Nazareth, JESUS said unto them, I am He. And Judas also, which betrayed him, stood with them.

As soon, then, as he had said unto them, I am He, they went backward and fell to the ground. Then asked he them again, Whom seek ye? And they said, JESUS of Nazareth. JESUS, said, I have told you that I am He: if, therefore, ye seek me, let these, meaning his disciples, go away.

Then JESUS delivered himself into their hands; and they bound him, and led him away to Caiaphas, the high priest. And the chief priests hired false witnesses against JESUS; but they could prove no crime against him. Then the scribes and rulers asked him, Art thou the CHRIST? Art thou the SON OF GOD? And he said unto them, Ye say that I am. Then the high priest said, He hath spoken blasphemy; and they cried out, He is deserving of death. And the men who held JEsus mocked him, and spat in his face, and buffetted him; and others smote him with the palms of their hands.

While JESUS suffered these things, Simon Peter followed him; but, when he was questioned

whether he was one of the disciples of Jesus, he denied him; and when Peter had denied his Lord the third time, the cock crowed: and JESUS looked on him, and Peter remembered the words that JESUS had said unto him; Before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice and he went out and wept bitterly; for he loved his Lord, though he had in his fear denied him.

Our Saviour crowned with Thorns.

As the Jewish Rulers could not put any one to death, unless he was condemned by the Romans, they sent JESUS to Pontius Pilate, the Roman Governor, under pretence that he had set himself up as King of the Jews, against the authority of the emperor. Then Pilate examined CHRIST, saying, Art thou a King? CHRIST replied, Thou sayest that I am;-my kingdom is not of this world and to all Pilate's questions which he chose to answer, our LORD made such answers, that Pilate told the Jews he could find no fault in him; yet this wicked judge, to please the Jews, sent JESUS to King Herod; and on the chief Priests accusing him violently, as wanting to be king of the Jews in his stead, Herod dressed him, by way of derision, in a scarlet robe, and sent him back to Pilate, who once