No one takes it away from me, but I lay it down by myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. I received this commandment from my Father."

Mary, therefore, took a pound of ointment of pure nard, very precious, and anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with her hair. The house was filled with the fragrance of the ointment.

"Why wasn't this ointment sold for three hundred denarii, and given to the poor?"

Now he said this, not because he cared for the poor, but because he was a thief, and having the money box, used to steal what was put into it.

For you always have the poor with you, but you don't always have me."

For some thought, because Judas had the money box, that Jesus said to him, "Buy what things we need for the feast," or that he should give something to the poor.

I will pray to the Father, and he will give you another Counselor, that he may be with you forever, --

Every branch in me that doesn't bear fruit, he takes away. Every branch that bears fruit, he prunes, that it may bear more fruit.

Remain in me, and I in you. As the branch can't bear fruit by itself, unless it remains in the vine, so neither can you, unless you remain in me.

"In this is my Father glorified, that you bear much fruit; and so you will be my disciples.

You didn't choose me, but I chose you, and appointed you, that you should go and bear fruit, and that your fruit should remain; that whatever you will ask of the Father in my name, he may give it to you.

"I have yet many things to tell you, but you can't bear them now.

In that day you will ask in my name; and I don't say to you, that I will pray to the Father for you,

I pray for them. I don't pray for the world, but for those whom you have given me, for they are yours.

I pray not that you would take them from the world, but that you would keep them from the evil one.

Not for these only do I pray, but for those also who believe in me through their word,

Pilate therefore said to him, "Aren't you speaking to me? Don't you know that I have power to release you, and have power to crucify you?"

Jesus answered, "You would have no power at all against me, unless it were given to you from above. Therefore he who delivered me to you has greater sin."