Mark 14
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Now after two days was [the feast of] the passover and the unleavened bread: and the
chief priests and the scribes sought how they might take him with subtlety, and kill
him:
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for they said, Not during the feast, lest haply there shall be a tumult of the people.
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And while he was in Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, as he sat at meat, there
came a woman having an alabaster cruse of ointment of pure nard very costly; [and]
she brake the cruse, and poured it over his head.
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But there were some that had indignation among themselves, [saying], To what purpose
has this waste of the ointment been made?
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For this ointment might have been sold for above three hundred shillings, and given
to the poor. And they murmured against her.
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But Jesus said, Let her alone; why trouble you her? she has wrought a good work on
me.
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For you have the poor always with you, and whenever you will you can do them good:
but me you have not always.
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She has done what she could; she has anointed my body beforehand for the burying.
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And truly I say to you, Wheresoever the gospel shall be preached throughout the whole
world, that also which this woman has done shall be spoken of for a memorial of her.
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And Judas Iscariot, he who was one of the twelve, went away to the chief priests,
that he might deliver him to them.
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And they, when they heard it, were glad, and promised to give him money. And he sought
how he might conveniently deliver him [to them].
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And on the first day of unleavened bread, when they sacrificed the passover, his disciples
say to him, Where will you that we go and make ready that you may eat the passover?
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And he sends two of his disciples, and says to them, Go into the city, and there shall
meet you a man bearing a pitcher of water: follow him;
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and wheresoever he shall enter in, say to the master of the house, The Teacher says,
Where is my guest-chamber, where I shall eat the passover with my disciples?
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And he will himself show you a large upper room furnished [and] ready: and there make
ready for us.
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And the disciples went forth, and came into the city, and found as he had said to
them: and they made ready the passover.
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And when it was evening he comes with the twelve.
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And as they sat and were eating, Jesus said, Truly I say to you, One of you shall
betray me, [even] he who eats with me.
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They began to be sorrowful, and to say to him one by one, Is it I?
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And he said to them, [It is] one of the twelve, he who dips with me in the dish.
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For 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! good were it for that man if he had not been born.
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And as they were eating, he took bread, and when he had blessed, he brake it, and
gave to them, and said, Take you: this is my body.
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And he took a cup, and when he had given thanks, he gave to them: and they all drank
of it.
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And he said to them, This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many.
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Truly I say to you, I shall no more drink of the fruit of the vine, until that day
when I drink it new in the kingdom of God.
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And when they had sung a hymn, they went out to the mount of Olives.
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And Jesus says to them, All you shall be offended: for it is written, I will smite
the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered abroad.
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Nevertheless, after I am raised up, I will go before you into Galilee.
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But Peter said to him, Although all shall be offended, yet will not I.
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And Jesus says to him, Truly I say to you, that you to-day, [even] this night, before
the cock crow twice, shall deny me thrice.
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But he spoke exceedingly vehemently, If I must die with you, I will not deny you.
And in like manner also said they all.
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And they come to a place which was named Gethsemane: and he says to his disciples,
Sit you here, while I pray.
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And he takes with him Peter and James and John, and began to be greatly amazed, and
sore troubled.
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And he says to them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful even to death: abide you here,
and watch.
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And he went forward a little, and fell on the ground, and prayed that, if it were
possible, the hour might pass away from him.
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And he said, Abba, Father, all things are possible to you; remove this cup from me:
nevertheless not what I will, but what you will.
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And he comes, and finds them sleeping, and says to Peter, Simon, sleep you? could
you not watch one hour?
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Watch and pray, that you enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing,
but the flesh is weak.
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And again he went away, and prayed, saying the same words.
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And again he came, and found them sleeping, for their eyes were very heavy; and they
knew not what to answer him.
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And he comes the third time, and says to them, Sleep on now, and take your rest: it
is enough; the hour is come; behold, the Son of man is betrayed into the hands of
sinners.
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Arise, let us be going: behold, he who betrays me is at hand.
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And straightway, while he yet spoke, comes Judas, one of the twelve, and with him
a multitude with swords and staffs, from the chief priests and the scribes and the
elders.
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Now he who betrayed him had given them a token, saying, Whomever I shall kiss, that
is he; take him, and lead him away safely.
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And when he was come, straightway he came to him, and says, Rabbi; and kissed him.
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And they laid hands on him, and took him.
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But a certain one of them that stood by drew his sword, and smote the servant of the
high priest, and struck off his ear.
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And Jesus answered and said to them, Are you come out, as against a robber, with swords
and staffs to seize me?
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I was daily with you in the temple teaching, and you took me not: but [this is done]
that the scriptures might be fulfilled.
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And they all left him, and fled.
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And a certain young man followed with him, having a linen cloth cast about him, over
[his] naked [body]: and they lay hold on him;
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but he left the linen cloth, and fled naked.
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And they led Jesus away to the high priest: and there come together with him all the
chief priests and the elders and the scribes.
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And Peter had followed him afar off, even within, into the court of the high priest;
and he was sitting with the officers, and warming himself in the light [of the fire].
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Now the chief priests and the whole council sought witness against Jesus to put him
to death; and found it not.
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For many bare false witness against him, and their witness agreed not together.
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And there stood up certain, and bare false witness against him, saying,
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We heard him say, I will destroy this temple that is made with hands, and in three
days I will build another made without hands.
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And not even so did their witness agree together.
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And the high priest stood up in the midst, and asked Jesus, saying, Answer you nothing?
what is it which these witness against you?
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But he held his peace, and answered nothing. Again the high priest asked him, and
says to him, Art you the Christ, the Son of the Blessed?
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And Jesus said, I am: and you shall see the Son of man sitting at the right hand of
Power, and coming with the clouds of heaven.
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And the high priest rent his clothes, and says, What further need have we of witnesses?
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You have heard the blasphemy: what think you? And they all condemned him to be worthy
of death.
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And some began to spit on him, and to cover his face, and to buffet him, and to say
to him, Prophesy: and the officers received him with blows of their hands.
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And as Peter was beneath in the court, there comes one of the maids of the high priest;
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and seeing Peter warming himself, she looked upon him, and says, You also were with
the Nazarene, [even] Jesus.
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But he denied, saying, I neither know, nor understand what you say: and he went out
into the porch; and the cock crew.
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And the maid saw him, and began again to say to them that stood by, This is [one]
of them.
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But he again denied it. And after a little while again they that stood by said to
Peter, of a truth you are [one] of them; for you are a Galilean.
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But he began to curse, and to swear, I know not this man of whom you speak.
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And straightway the second time the cock crew. And Peter called to mind the word,
how that Jesus said to him, Before the cock crow twice, you shall deny me thrice.
And when he thought thereon, he wept.