Afterwards the rest of the maidens came and said, 'Oh sir, oh sir, open the door for us!'

For the case is that of a man going abroad, who summoned his servants and handed over his property to them;

and all nations will be gathered in front of him; he will separate them one from another, as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats,

The King will answer them, 'I tell you truly, in so far as you did it to one of these brothers of mine, even to the least of them, you did it to me.'

Then he will answer them, 'I tell you truly, in so far as you did not do it to one of these, even the least of them, you did not do it to me.'

"You know the passover is to be held two days after this; and the Son of man will be delivered up to be crucified."

a woman came up to him with an alabaster flask of expensive perfume which she poured over his head as he lay at table.

When the disciples saw this they were angry. "What is the use of this waste?" they said;

But Jesus was aware of what they said, and he replied, "Why are you annoying the woman? It is a beautiful thing she has done to me.

I tell you truly, wherever this gospel is preached through all the world, men will speak of what she has done in memory of her."

On the first day of unleavened bread the disciples of Jesus came up and said to him, "Where do you want us to prepare for you to eat the passover?"

He said, "Go into the city to so-and-so; tell him that the Teacher says, 'My time is near, I will celebrate the passover at your house with my disciples.' "

So the disciples did as Jesus had told them, and prepared the passover.

and as they were eating he said, "One of you is going to betray me."

They were greatly distressed at this, and each of them said to him, "Lord, surely it is not me."

He answered, "One who has dipped his hand into the same dish as myself is going to betray me.

The Son of man goes the road that the scripture has described for him, but woe to the man by whom the Son of man is betrayed! Better that man had never been born!"

Then Judas his betrayer said, "Surely it is not me, rabbi?" He said to him, "Is it not?"

As they were eating he took a loaf and after the blessing he broke it; then he gave it to the disciples saying, "Take and eat this, it means my body."

Then Jesus said to them, "You will all be disconcerted over me to-night, for it is written, I will strike at the shepherd and the sheep of the flock will be scattered.

he said to them, "My heart is sad, sad even to death; stay here and watch with me."

Then he went forward a little and fell on his face praying, "My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass me. Yet, not what I will but what thou wilt."

Watch and pray, all of you, so that you may not slip into temptation. The spirit is eager but the flesh is weak."

So he left them and went back for the third time, praying in the same words as before.

Then he went to the disciples and said to them, "Still asleep? still resting? The hour is near, the Son of man is betrayed into the hands of sinners.

Come, get up and let us go. Here is my betrayer close at hand!"

Now his betrayer had given them a signal; he said, " Whoever I kiss, that is the man."

Peter followed him at a distance as far as the courtyard of the high priest, and when he got inside he sat down beside the attendants to see the end.

Jesus said nothing. Then the high priest addressed him, "I adjure you by the living God, tell us if you are the Christ, the Son of God!"

What is your view?" They replied, "He is doomed to death."

and crying, "Prophesy to us, you Christ! tell us who struck you!"

When morning came, all the high priests and the elders of the people took counsel against Jesus, so as to have him put to death.

saying, "I did wrong in betraying innocent blood." "What does that matter to us?" they said, "it is your affair, not ours!"

The high priests took the money and said, "It would be wrong to put this into the treasury, for it is the price of blood."

So after consulting they bought with it the Potter's Field, to serve as a burying-place for strangers.

That is why the field is called to this day "The Field of Blood."

and I gave them for the potter's field, as the Lord had bidden me.

Now when Pilate saw that instead of him doing any good a riot was rising, he took some water and washed his hands in presence of the crowd, saying, "I am innocent of this good man's blood. It is your affair!"

To this all the people replied, "His blood be on us and on our children!"

As they went out they met a Cyrenian called Simon, whom they forced to carry his cross.

They also put over his head his charge in writing, THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS.

His trust is in God? Let God deliver him now if he cares for him! He said he was the Son of God!"

and about three o'clock Jesus gave a loud cry, "Eli, eli, lema sabachthani" (that is, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?)

On hearing this some of the bystanders said, "He is calling for Elijah."

But the others said, "Stop, let us see if Elijah does come to save him!" [Seizing a lance, another pricked his side, and out came water and blood.]

Next day (that is, on the day after the Preparation) the high priests and Pharisees gathered round Pilate

Pilate said to them, "Take a guard of soldiers, go and make it as secure as you can."

At the close of the sabbath, as the first day of the week was dawning, Mary of Magdala and the other Mary went to look at the tomb.

His appearance was like lightning and his raiment white as snow.

He is not here, he has risen, as he told you he would. See, here is the place where he [the Lord] lay.

Now be quick and go to his disciples, tell them he has risen from the dead and that 'he precedes you to Galilee; you shall see him there.' That is my message for you."