2 But they said, Not on the feast day, lest there be an uproar of the people.

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3 ¶ And being in Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, as he sat at meat, there came a woman having an alabaster box of ointment of spikenard' very precious; and she brake the box, and poured it2 on his head.

4 And there were some3 that had indignation within themselves, and said, Why was this waste of the ointment made?

5 For it might have been sold for more than three hundred pence, and have been given to the poor. And they murmured against her.

6 And Jesus said, Let her alone; why trouble ye her? she hath wrought a good work on me. 7 For ye have the poor with you always, and whensoever ye will ye may do them good: "but me ye have not always with you.

8 She hath done what she could: she is come aforehand to anoint my body to the burying.?

9 Verily I say unto you, Wheresoever this Gospel shall be preached throughout the whole world, this also that she hath done shall be spoken of for a memorial of her.

10 And Judas Iscariot, one of the twelve,

1 pure nard, or, liquid nard. A. V. shaking or rubbing the cruse, she poured out of it. Ham. of his disciples. Wh. 4 See MAT. xviii. 28. A. V. 5 6 ye shall not have. Ma. Gen. hath beforehand embalmed. We. for burial. Pu.

which is called the Passover. JOHN, xi. 55: The Jews' Passover was nigh at hand. do. xiii. 1: Now before the feast of the Passover, when Jesus knew that his hour was come. See on MAT. xxvi. 6.

C DEUT. XV. 11: The poor shall never cease out of the land. d JOHN, xvi. 5, 28: I go my way to him that sent me. I came forth from the Father, and am come into the world: again, I leave the world, and go to the Father. See on MAT. xxvi. 11.

Ps. xli. 9: Mine own familiar friend, in whom I trusted, which did eat of my bread, hath lifted up his heel against me.

went unto the Chief Priests, to 'betray him unto them.

11 And when they heard it, they were glad, and promised to give him 'money. And he sought how he might conveniently betray him.

12 ¶ And the "first day of unleavened bread, when they killed the Passover, his disciples said unto him, Where wilt thou that we go and prepare that thou mayest eat the Passover?

13 And he sendeth forth two of his disciples, and saith unto them, 'Go ye into the city, and

8 sacrificed. A. V.

MAT. xxvi. 14: Then one of the twelve, called Judas Iscariot, went unto the Chief Priests. LUKE, Xxii. 3, 4: Then entered Satan into Judas, surnamed Iscariot, being of the number of the twelve. And he went his way, and communed with the Chief Priests and captains how he might betray him unto them.

JOHN, xiii. 2: And supper being ended, the devil having now put into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, to betray him.

1 KINGS, xxi. 20: And Ahab said to Elijah, Hast thou found me, O mine enemy? And he answered, I have found thee because thou hast sold thyself to work evil in the sight of the LORD. PRO. i. 10-16: My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not. If they say, Come with us, let us lay wait for blood, let us lurk privily for the innocent without cause: let us swallow them up alive as the grave; and whole, as those that go down into the pit: we shall find all precious substance, we shall fill our houses with spoil; cast in thy lot among us; let us all have one purse: My son, walk not thou in the way with them; refrain thy foot from their path: for their feet run to evil, and make haste to shed blood. 1 TIM. vi. 10: For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.

EXOD. xii. 8: And they shall eat the flesh in that night, roast with fire, and unleavened bread; and with bitter herbs they shall eat it. MAT. xxvi. 17: Now the first day of the feast of unleavened bread the disciples came to Jesus, saying unto him, Where wilt thou that we prepare for thee to eat the Passover? LUKE, xxii. 7: Then came the day of unleavened bread, when the passover must be killed.

MARK, xi. 2, 3: And saith unto them, Go your way into

there shall meet you a man bearing a pitcher of water follow him.

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14 And wheresoever he shall go in, say ye to the goodman of the house, The Master saith, Where is the guestchamber, where I shall eat the Passover with my disciples?

15 And he will show you a large upper room furnished and prepared: there make ready for us.

16 And his disciples went forth, and came into the city, and 'found as he had said unto them : and they made ready the Passover.

17 "And in the evening he cometh with the twelve.

18 And as they sat and did eat, Jesus said, Verily I say unto you, One of you which "eateth with me shall betray me.

19 And they began to be sorrowful, and to say unto him one by one, Is it I? and another said, Is it I?

20 And he answered and said unto them, It is one of the twelve, that dippeth9 with me in the dish. 9 dippeth his hand. Rh.

the village over against you: and as soon as ye be entered into it, ye shall find a colt tied, whereon never man sat: loose him, and bring him.

*JOHN, xi. 28: And when she had so said, she went her way, and called Mary her sister secretly, saying, The Master is come, and calleth for thee. do. xiii. 13: Ye call me Master and Lord and ye say well; for so I am.

1JOHN, xvi. 4: But these things have I told you, that when the time shall come, ye may remember that I told you of them. And these things I said not unto you at the beginning, because I was with you.

m MAT. xxvi. 20: Now when the even was come, he sat down with the twelve.

n Ps. xli. 9: Yea, mine own familiar friend, in whom I trusted, which did eat of my bread, hath lifted up his heel against me. do. lv. 13, 14: But it was thou, a man mine equal, my guide, and mine acquaintance. We took sweet counsel togeand walked unto the house of God in company.

21 The Son of man indeed 'goeth, as it is written of him: but woe to that man by whom the Son of man is betrayed! good were it for that man if he had never been born.

22¶And as they 'did eat, Jesus took bread, and blessed,10 and brake it, and gave to them, and said, "Take, eat: this is my body.

23 And he took the cup, and when he had given thanks, he gave it to them: and they all drank of it.

24 And he said unto them, 'This is my blood of the new testament," which is shed 12 for many.

25 Verily I say unto you, I will drink no more of the fruit of the vine, until that day that I drink it 'new in the kingdom of God.

10 gave thanks. Co. 11 covenant. Ham. Wh. 12 shall be shed. Rh.

LUKE, Xxii. 22: And truly the Son of man goeth, as it was determined but woe unto that man by whom he is betrayed. See on MAT. xxvi. 24.

P MAT. xviii. 6, 7: But whoso shall offend one of these little ones which believe in me, it were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and that he were drowned in the depth of the sea. Woe unto the world because of offences! for it must needs be that offences come; but woe to that man by whom the offence cometh!

9 See on MAT. xxvi. 26.

I JOHN, vi. 48: I am that bread of life, &c.

* 1 COR. X. 16: The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not the communion of the blood of Christ? The bread which we break, is it not the communion of the body of Christ?

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JOEL, iii. 18: And it shall come to pass in that day, that the mountains shall drop down new wine, and the hills shall flow with milk, and all the rivers of Judah shall flow with waters, and a fountain shall come forth of the house of the LORD, and shall water the valley of Shittim. AMOS, ix. 13, 14: Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that the ploughman shall overtake the reaper, and the treader of grapes him that soweth seed; and the mountains shall drop sweet wine, and all the hills shall melt. And I will bring again the captivity of my people of Israel, and they shall build the waste cities, and inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, and drink the

26 ¶ And when they had sung an "hymn,13 they went out into the mount of Olives.

27 And Jesus saith unto them, All ye shall be offended because of me this night: for it is written, I will "smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered.

28 But after that I am risen, I will go before you into Galilee.

29 But 'Peter said unto him, Although all shall be offended, yet will not I.

30 And Jesus saith unto him, Verily I say unto thee, That this day, even in this night, before the cock crow twice, thou shalt deny me thrice.

31 But he spake the more vehemently, If I should die with thee, I will not deny thee in any wise. Likewise also said they all.

32 And they came to a place which was named Gethsemane: and he saith to his disciples, Sit ye here, while I shall pray.

33 And he taketh with him Peter and James and John, and began to be sore amazed,11 and to be very heavy.15

34 And saith unto them, 'My soul is exceeding sorrowful unto death: tarry ye here, and watch.

13 sung a psalm. A. V. 14 be afraid. Gen. 15 to be grieved. Pu.

wine thereof; they shall also make gardens, and eat the fruit of them.

" See MAT. xxvi. 30.

MAT. xxvi. 1: The same words, only here it is, the sheep of the flock.

TM ZEC. xiii. 7: Smite the Shepherd, and the sheep shall be :scattered.

* See on MAT. xxvi. 32.

y See on MAT. xxvi. 33.

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See on LUKE, Xxii. 39.

JOHN, xii. 27: Now is my soul troubled; and what shall I say? Father, save me from this hour: but for this cause came Iunto this hour.