When day broke he went away out to a lonely spot, but the crowds made inquiries about him, came to where he was, and tried to keep him from leaving them.

but the Lord said to him, "You Pharisees do clean the outside of the cup and the plate, but your inner life is filled with rapacity and malice.

Then he said to them, "See and keep clear of covetousness in every shape and form, for a man's life is not part of his possessions because he has ample wealth."

Keep your loins girt and your lamps lit,

Besides all that, a great gulf yawns between us and you, to keep back those who want to cross from us to you and also those who want to pass from you to us.'

But he replied, "I tell you, if they were to keep quiet, the very stones would shout."

From hour to hour keep awake, praying that you may succeed in escaping all these dangers to come and in standing before the Son of man."

And he took a cup which was handed to him, gave thanks to God and said, "Take this and distribute it among yourselves,

So too he gave them the cup after supper, saying, "This cup means the new covenant ratified by my blood shed for your sake.

saying, "Father, if it please thee, take this cup away from me. But thy will, not mine, be done."