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I tell you truly, this generation shall not pass away
Till all come to pass ;

Sky and earth shall pass away,

But shall never my words pass away.

Now take heed to yourselves, lest your hearts be overpowered with debauch and drunkenness and anxieties of this life,

And that Day come upon you suddenly like a snare;

35 For come it will upon all the inhabitants over the surface of all the earth.
36 Be wakeful and pray at every season,

That you may succeed in escaping all this that shall come to pass,
And stand before the Son of man.'

37 Now during the day he used to teach in the temple, but at night he went out and passed the night on the hill which is called "the oliveorchard." And early in the morning all the people used to resort to him in the temple to listen to him.

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Now the festival of unleavened bread drew near, which is called "the 2 passover"; and the high priests and the scribes sought how they could 3 slay him (for they feared the people). Then Satan entered Judas 4 who was called "Iskariot," one of the twelve; and he went off and conferred with the high priests and commanders about how he could betray 5 him to them. And they were delighted, and consented to pay him 6 money. So he agreed and sought an opportune moment for betraying him in the absence of the crowd.

7 Now the day of unleavened bread came, on which the passover lamb 8 had to be sacrificed; and he despatched Peter and John, saying, "Go and 9 make ready the paschal lamb that we may eat it." They said to him, 10"Where wilt thou have us make ready?" He said to them, "Behold, when you enter the city, a man shall meet you carrying a pitcher of 11 water; follow him into the house that he enters. And you shall say to the master of the house, 'The teacher says to thee, "Where is the guest12 chamber where I may eat the paschal lamb with my disciples?" And he will show you a large upper room, spread with couches; make 13 ready there." So they went away and found it was exactly as he had 14 told them; and they made ready the passover. And when 15 the hour came he lay down, and the apostles with him. And he said to them,

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Keenly have I desired to eat this passover with you before I suffer:

For I tell you, I shall not eat it until it be fulfilled in God's reign."

17 And on receiving a cup, he gave thanks and said,

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"Take this and distribute it among yourselves :

For I tell you I shall not drink of the produce of the vine from this moment, till God's reign come."

19 Then he took bread, and after giving thanks he broke it and gave to them, saying, "This is my body [[which is given for you: do this in 20 memory of me." Likewise also the cup after supper, saying, "This cup 21 is the new covenant in my blood, which is poured out for you]]. But lo, 22 the hand of my betrayer is with me on the table! For the Son of man departs as it has been determined; but woe to that man through whom 23 he is betrayed!" And they began to discuss with themselves, which of 24 them it could be who was about to do this. A contention also got up among them, as to which of them was looked up to as the greatest. 25 So he said to them,

"The kings of the Gentiles lord it over them,

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And those who exercise authority over them take the name of

"benefactors':

Not so with you.

Nay, let him who is greatest among you

Be as the youngest,

And he who is chief

As one who serves.

For which is greater, guest or servant?

Is it not the guest?

And I am in the midst of you

As one who serves.

You are the men who have remained with me throughout my trials;

And I assign you, even as my Father has assigned me, regal power,

To eat and drink at my table in my reign

And you shall sit upon thrones, governing the twelve tribes of
Israel.

Simon, Simon! lo, Satan has obtained his request to sift you like
wheat;

But I have prayed for thee, that thy faith fail not.

And when once thou hast turned back, establish thou thy brothers."

33 And he said to him, "Lord, I am ready to go with thee, even to prison 34 and to death." But he said, "I tell thee, Peter, the cock shall not crow to-day, till thou hast three times denied that thou knowest me."

35 And he said to them, "When I despatched you without purse and wallet 36 and sandals, did you lack anything?" And they said, "Nothing." And

he said to them, "But let him who has a purse take it now, and the same with a wallet; and let him who has no sword sell his cloak and buy one. 37 For I tell you, this thing that is written must be fulfilled in me—And he was reckoned among the wicked. For indeed all that concerns me is being 38 accomplished." And they said, "Lord, behold here are two swords!" He said to them, "Enough! Enough!"

39 Then he went out as usual upon his way to the hill of Olives followed 40 also by the disciples; and on reaching the spot he said to them, "Pray that 41 you may not enter temptation." And he withdrew himself about a stone's 42 throw from them, and kneeling down he continued in prayer, saying,

"Father, if it please thee, take this cup away from me. Nevertheless, 43 not my will, but thine, be done." [[Now an angel from heaven appeared 44 to him to strengthen him; and agonised with terror he prayed more

earnestly than ever, and his sweat became like clots of blood, dropping 45 on the ground.]] Then rising from his prayer he came to the disciples 46 and found them asleep for sorrow; and he said to them, "Why sleep? rise 47 and pray, that you enter not into temptation." When he was still speaking, behold, a horde came, preceded by the man called Judas (one 48 of the twelve). And he came near Jesus to kiss him. But Jesus said to 49 him, "Judas! betray the Son of man with a kiss!" Now when his associates saw what was going to happen, they said, "Lord, shall we 50 smite with the sword?" Indeed one of them did smite the slave of the 51 high priest and cut off his right ear. But Jesus spoke out, saying, "Let 52 me do this, at least"; and touching his ear, he cured him. Then said Jesus to the high priests and the commanders of the temple and the elders who had appeared against him, "Did you come out as against a robber, with

53 swords and clubs? When I was beside you day by day in the temple, you did not stretch out your hands against me. But this is your hour; this is the power of darkness! "

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Now after arresting him, they took and brought him into the house 55 of the high priest. Peter followed at a distance; and when they kindled a fire in the middle of the court-yard and sat down together, Peter 56 seated himself among them. Now a maidservant saw him sitting by the

firelight, and fixing her eyes on him, she said, "This fellow was with 57, 58 him too." But he denied it, saying, "Woman, I know him not." Then shortly afterwards another person-a man-saw him, and said, "Thou 59 art one of them too." Said Peter, "Man, I am not." Then after an interval of about an hour, some one else stoutly declared, "Quite true, 60 this fellow was along with him too! Why, he is a Galilean!" Said Peter, "Man, I know not what thou meanest." Then instantly, while he 61 was still speaking, the cock crowed. And the Lord turned and looked at Peter; then Peter remembered the word of the Lord, how he had said to him, "Before the cock crows to-day, thou shalt three times deny 62 me." And he went out, and bitterly he wept.

63 And the men who held Jesus kept mocking and flogging him; 64 and after blindfolding him they plied him with questions, saying, 65" Prophesy, who was it that struck thee?" And much more abuse they uttered against him.

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And as soon as day broke, the assembly of the elders of the people met, both high priests and scribes, and brought him before their 67 Sanhedrin, saying, "If thou art the Christ, tell us." He said to them, 68, 69 "You will not believe, if I tell you; nor will you answer, if I ask. But

from this time the Son of man shall be seated at the right hand of God's 70 power." And they all said, "Art thou the Son of God, then?" And he 71 said to them, "Certainly, I am." So they said, "What further evidence do we need? We have heard it ourselves from his own lips."

23 1, 2 Then all the multitude rose up and led him to Pilate. And they began
to accuse him, saying, "We found this fellow perverting our nation, for-
bidding people to pay tribute to Caesar, and declaring himself to be Christ,'
3 a king." Pilate asked him, "Art thou the King of the Jews?" And in reply
4 to him he said, "Certainly." Said Pilate to the high priests and the
5 crowds, "I find nothing criminal in this man." But they persisted in
alleging, "He stirs up the people by teaching throughout the whole of
6 Judaea, starting from Galilee and coming even here." Hearing this,
7 Pilate asked them, "Is the man a Galilean?" And when he ascertained
that he belonged to the jurisdiction of Herod, he remitted him to Herod,
8 as he too was at Jerusalem during these days. Now when Herod saw
Jesus he was exceedingly delighted, for he had long had a desire to see
him, owing to what he had heard of him; besides, he was in hopes of
9 seeing some sign performed by him. So he questioned him with many a
10 word; but he did not answer him at all. Meanwhile the high priests
11 and the scribes stood and accused him with might and main. And after
Herod, along with his troops, had scoffed at him and mocked him, he
12 arrayed him in bright raiment and sent him back to Pilate. On that
day Herod and Pilate became friends together; for previously they had
13 been at enmity with one another.
Now after Pilate had called
14 together the high priests and the rulers and the people, he said to them,
"You brought me this man as a seducer of the people; yet here have I
examined him before you, and found nothing criminal in him, for all
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15 your accusations against him. No, nor even has Herod, for he remitted 16 him to us. Behold, he has done nothing to deserve death. I will 18 chastise him then, and release him." But one and all they shrieked, "Off 19 with him! Release for us Bar-Abbas" (a man who had been thrown into prison on account of a riot which had taken place in the city, as well 20 as on a charge of murder). Pilate once more addressed them, in his 21 desire to release Jesus; but they kept roaring out, "Crucify! Crucify 22 him!" For the third time he said to them, "Why, what evil has this man done? I have found nothing criminal in him-no capital offence. 23 I will chastise him then, and release him." But they loudly pressed their demand to have him crucified; and their voices carried the day. 24, 25 So Pilate gave sentence that their request was to be granted. He released the man they requested, who had been thrown into prison for riot and murder; and he delivered up Jesus to their pleasure.

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And as they led him away, they laid hold of Simon, a Cyrenian, who was on his way from the country, and put the cross upon him to 27 bear it after Jesus. Now he was followed by a large multitude of the 28 people, and of women who beat their breasts and lamented him. But Jesus turned to them and said,

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"Daughters of Jerusalem! weep not for me,

But weep for yourselves and for your children:

For behold! days are coming when it shall be said,

'Happy the barren-the wombs that have not borne, the breasts

that have not given suck!'

Then shall they begin to say to the mountains, 'Fall on us,'

And to the mounds, 'Cover us';

For if they do this in the green tree,

What shall be done in the dry?"

There were also two other criminals led along with him to be put to 33 death. So when they came to the place which is called "The Skull," they crucified him there along with the criminals, one on the right hand 34 and one on the left. [[And Jesus kept saying, "Father, forgive them-they know not what they are doing."]] Then distributing his garments 35 among them, they cast lots. And the people stood and looked. But the rulers sneered at him, saying, "Others he saved; let him save himself, if he is 36 the chosen Christ of God!" The soldiers also mocked him by coming up 37 and handing him vinegar, and saying, "If thou art the King of the Jews, 38 save thyself." (There was also a title over him, THIS IS THE KING 39 OF THE JEWS.) And one of the criminals who had been hung, heaped abuse on him, saying, "Art thou not the Christ? Save thyself and us.' 40 But the other in reply rebuked him, saying, "Hast thou not even fear of 41 God, seeing that thou art under the same condemnation? And we

indeed justly, for we get what our deeds deserve; but this man has done 42 no harm." And he said, "Remember me, Jesus, when thou comest in thy 43 royal power." And he said to him, "I tell thee truly, thou shalt be in paradise with me to-day."

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By this time it was about the sixth hour, and a darkness covered the 45 whole land till the ninth hour, owing to an eclipse of the sun; also, the 46 veil in the middle of the sanctuary was torn. Then Jesus cried with a loud voice, and said, "Father, into thy hands I trust my spirit." And on 47 saying this, he expired. Now when the centurion saw what had taken 48 place, he magnified God, saying, "This man was really innocent." And when all the crowds who had collected for this spectacle, observed what 1 Omitting zz.

49 had taken place, they went away back, smiting their breasts. But all his acquaintances stood at a distance and saw this, along with the women who had accompanied him from Galilee.

50 And behold, there was a man named Joseph, who was a councillor, 51 a good and upright man-he had not voted for their scheme and deed. He belonged to Arimathaea, a city of the Jews; and he was waiting for 52 the reign of God. He went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. 53 Then he took it down, wrapped it up in a linen cloth, and laid it in a tomb 54 cut out of stone, where no one had ever yet been buried. It was the day of Preparation, and the sabbath-day was just dawning.

55 Now the women who had come with him from Galilee followed behind, 56 and after noting the tomb and how his body was laid, they returned and got ready spices and ointments.

And on the sabbath they did nothing, according to the command24 1 ment; but at early dawn on the first day of the week they went to the 2 tomb, bringing the spices they had got ready. They found the stone 3 rolled away from the tomb, but when they went in they did not find the 4 body [[of the Lord Jesus]]. And it came to pass, while they were puzzling over this, behold, two men came upon them in dazzling 5 raiment. And as they grew terrified and bent their faces to the ground, 6 they said to them, "Why seek the living among the dead? [[He is not here he has risen.]] Remember how he spoke to you when he was 7 still in Galilee, saying, 'The Son of man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and on the third day rise again."" 8, 9 Then they remembered his words, and returning from the tomb they 10 brought word of all this to the eleven and to all the others. (It was

the Mary who belonged to Magdala, and Joanna and Mary the mother of 11 James who, with the rest of the women, told this to the apostles.) Yet these words appeared in their view to be nonsense, and they disbelieved 12 the women. [[Peter, however, rose up and ran to the tomb; yet on gazing in, he sees only the linen bandages. So he went away home, wondering at what had taken place.]]

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And behold, two of them were journeying on that very day to a village named Emmaus, six and a half miles distant from Jerusalem; 14, 15 and they were conversing together about all these events. And it came to pass during their converse and discussion that Jesus himself drew 16 near and journeyed along with them. (But they were prevented from 17 recognising him.) And he said to them, "What words are these that are passing between you as you walk?" And they stood still, dejected. 18 And one of them, Cleopas by name, answered and said to him, "Art thou the solitary inhabitant of Jerusalem-to be ignorant of what has taken 19 place in it during these days?" And he said to them, "What?" They said to him, "All about Jesus of Nazaret, who proved himself a prophet 20 mighty in deed and word before God and all the people and about how the high priests and our rulers delivered him up to be condemned to 21 death, and crucified him. Now we had hoped he was to be the redeemer of Israel; yet for all that, three days have passed since this took place. 22 Still, at the same time, some women of our number have amazed us. 23 They reached the tomb early and could not find his body; yet they came to

tell us that they had actually seen a vision of angels, who said he was living. 24 And some of our companions went away to the tomb. They found it was 25 exactly as the women had said; but him they saw not." And he said to

them, "O foolish and slow of heart in believing, after all that the 26 prophets have uttered! Was it not necessary for the Christ to suffer thus