a woman came to him having an alabaster jar of very expensive ointment, and she poured it on his head as he sat at the table.

From that time he sought opportunity to betray him.

He said, "Go into the city to a certain person, and tell him, 'The Teacher says, "My time is near. I will keep the Passover at your house with my disciples."'"

Now when evening had come, he was reclining at the table with the twelve disciples.

As they were eating, he said, "Truly I tell you that one of you will betray me."

He answered, "He who dipped his hand with me in the dish, the same will betray me.

The Son of Man goes, even as it is written of him, but woe to that man through whom the Son of Man is betrayed. It would be better for that man if he had not been born."

Judas, who betrayed him, answered, "It is not me, is it, Rabbi?" He said to him, "You said it."

As they were eating, Jesus took bread, gave thanks for it, and broke it. He gave to the disciples, and said, "Take, eat; this is my body."

He took a cup, gave thanks, and gave to them, saying, "All of you drink it,

He took with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and began to be sorrowful and severely troubled.

Then he said to them, "My soul is exceedingly sorrowful, even to death. Stay here, and watch with me."

He went forward a little, fell on his face, and prayed, saying, "My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass away from me; nevertheless, not what I desire, but what you desire."

He came to the disciples, and found them sleeping, and said to Peter, "What, could you not watch with me for one hour?

Again, a second time he went away, and prayed, saying, "My Father, if this cannot pass away from me unless I drink it, your desire be done."

He came again and found them sleeping, for their eyes were heavy.

He left them again, went away, and prayed a third time, saying the same words.

Then he came to the disciples, and said to them, "Sleep on now, and take your rest. Look, the hour is near, and the Son of Man is betrayed into the hands of sinners.

Arise, let us be going. Look, he who betrays me is near."

While he was still speaking, look, Judas, one of the twelve, came, and with him a great crowd with swords and clubs, from the chief priests and elders of the people.

Now he who betrayed him gave them a sign, saying, "Whoever I kiss, he is the one. Seize him."

Immediately he came to Jesus, and said, "Hail, Rabbi." and kissed him.

And suddenly, one of those who were with Jesus stretched out his hand, and drew his sword, and struck the servant of the high priest, and struck off his ear.

Or do you think that I could not ask my Father, and he would even now send me more than twelve legions of angels?

How then would the Scriptures be fulfilled that it must be so?"

Those who had taken Jesus led him away to Caiaphas the high priest, where the scribes and the elders were gathered together.

But Peter followed him from a distance, to the court of the high priest, and entered in and sat with the officers, to see the end.

The high priest stood up, and said to him, "Have you no answer? What is this that these testify against you?"

But Jesus held his peace. The high priest answered him, "I adjure you by the living God, that you tell us whether you are the Messiah, the Son of God."

Then the high priest tore his clothing, saying, "He has spoken blasphemy. Why do we need any more witnesses? See, now you have heard his blasphemy.

What do you think?" They answered, "He is worthy of death."

But he denied it before them all, saying, "I do not know what you are talking about."

And when he had gone out onto the porch, another girl saw him, and said to those who were there, "This man also was with Jesus of Nazareth."

Again he denied it with an oath, "I do not know the man."

Then he began to curse and to swear, "I do not know the man." Immediately the rooster crowed.

Peter remembered the word which Jesus had said, "Before the rooster crows, you will deny me three times." He went out and wept bitterly.

Then Judas, who betrayed him, when he saw that Jesus was condemned, felt remorse, and returned the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders,

He threw down the pieces of silver in the sanctuary, and departed. He went away and hanged himself.

When he was accused by the chief priests and elders, he answered nothing.

Then Pilate said to him, "Do you not hear how many things they testify against you?"

He gave him no answer, not even one word, so that the governor marveled greatly.

For he knew that because of envy they had delivered him up.

While he was sitting on the judgment seat, his wife sent to him, saying, "Have nothing to do with that righteous man, for I have suffered many things this day in a dream because of him."

But he said, "Why? What evil has he done?" But they shouted all the louder, saying, "Let him be crucified."

So when Pilate saw that nothing was being gained, but rather that a disturbance was starting, he took water, and washed his hands before the crowd, saying, "I am innocent of the blood of this man. You see to it."

Then he released to them Barabbas, but Jesus he flogged and delivered to be crucified.

As they came out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name, and they compelled him to go with them, that he might carry his cross.

They gave him wine to drink mixed with gall. When he had tasted it, he would not drink.

"He saved others, but he cannot save himself. If he is the King of Israel, let him come down from the cross now, and we will believe in him.

He trusts in God. Let God deliver him now, if he wants him; for he said, 'I am the Son of God.'"

and placed it in his own new tomb, which he had cut out in the rock, and he rolled a great stone to the door of the tomb, and departed.

saying, "Sir, we remember what that deceiver said while he was still alive: 'After three days I will rise again.'

Command therefore that the tomb be made secure until the third day, lest perhaps his disciples come and steal him away, and tell the people, 'He is risen from the dead;' and the last deception will be worse than the first."

He is not here, for he has risen, just like he said. Come, see the place where he was lying.

Go quickly and tell his disciples, 'He has risen from the dead, and look, he goes before you into Galilee; there you will see him.' See, I have told you."

And John was clothed with camel's hair and a leather belt around his waist. He ate locusts and wild honey.

And he preached, saying, "After me comes he who is mightier than I, the strap of whose sandals I am not worthy to stoop down and loosen.

I baptized you in water, but he will baptize you in the Holy Spirit."

Immediately coming up from the water, he saw the heavens parting, and the Spirit descending on him like a dove.

He was in the wilderness forty days tempted by Satan. He was with the wild animals; and the angels were serving him.

And passing along by the sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew the brother of Simon casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen.

And going on a little further, he saw James the son of Zebedee, and John, his brother, who were also in the boat mending the nets.

And immediately he called them, and they left their father, Zebedee, in the boat with the hired servants, and went after him.

And they went into Capernaum, and immediately on the Sabbath day he entered into the synagogue and taught.

And they were astonished at his teaching, for he taught them as having authority, and not as the scribes.

And just then there was in their synagogue a man with an unclean spirit, and he shouted,

And they were all amazed, so that they questioned among themselves, saying, "What is this? A new teaching? For with authority he commands even the unclean spirits, and they obey him."

And he came and took her by the hand, and raised her up. The fever left her, and she served them.

And he healed many who were sick with various diseases, and cast out many demons. He did not allow the demons to speak, because they knew him.

And early in the morning, while it was still dark, he rose up and went out, and departed into a deserted place, and prayed there.

And he said to them, "Let us go somewhere else into the next towns, that I may proclaim there also, because I came out for this reason."

And he went into their synagogues throughout all Galilee, preaching and casting out demons.

And being moved with compassion, he stretched out his hand, and touched him, and said to him, "I am willing. Be cleansed."

And immediately the leprosy departed from him, and he was made clean.

And he strictly warned him, and immediately sent him out,

But he went out, and began to proclaim it freely, and to spread about the matter, so that Jesus could no more openly enter into a city, but was outside in desert places: and they came to him from everywhere.

And when he entered again into Capernaum after some days, it was heard that he was in the house.

And many were gathered together, so that there was no more room, not even around the door; and he spoke the word to them.

"Why does this man speak like that? He is blaspheming; who can forgive sins but God alone?"

But that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins", he said to the paralytic,

And he arose immediately, and took up the mat, and went out in front of them all; so that they were all amazed, and glorified God, saying, "We never saw anything like this."

And he went out again by the seaside. All the crowd came to him, and he taught them.

And as he passed by, he saw Levi, the son of Alphaeus, sitting at the tax office, and he said to him, "Follow me." And he arose and followed him.

It happened, that he was reclining at the table in his house, and many tax collectors and sinners sat down with Jesus and his disciples, for there were many, and they followed him.

And the scribes of the Pharisees, when they saw him eating with the tax collectors and sinners, said to his disciples, "Why is it that he eats and drinks with tax collectors and sinners?"

And when Jesus heard it, he said to them, "Those who are healthy have no need for a physician, but those who are sick. I came not to call the righteous, but sinners."

And it happened that he was going on the Sabbath day through the grain fields, and his disciples began, as they went, to pluck the ears of grain.

And he said to them, "Did you never read what David did, when he had need, and was hungry?he, and those who were with him?

How he entered into the house of God when Abiathar was high priest, and ate the show bread, which is not lawful to eat except for the priests, and gave also to those who were with him?"

And he said to them, "The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath.

And he entered again into the synagogue, and there was a man there who had his hand withered.

And They watched him, whether he would heal him on the Sabbath day, that they might accuse him.

And he said to the man with the withered hand, "Stand up in the middle."

And he said to them, "Is it lawful on the Sabbath day to do good, or to do harm? To save a life, or to kill?" But they were silent.

And when he had looked around at them with anger, being grieved at the hardening of their hearts, he said to the man, "Stretch out your hand." He stretched it out, and his hand was restored.

And the Pharisees went out, and immediately conspired with the Herodians against him, how they might destroy him.

and from Jerusalem, and from Idumea, and beyond the Jordan, and those from around Tyre and Sidon. A great crowd, when they heard what great things he did, came to him.

And he told his disciples that a small boat should stay near him because of the crowd, so that they would not press on him.

For he had healed many, so that as many as had diseases pressed on him that they might touch him.

And he sternly warned them that they should not make him known.