other five talents, saying, Sir, thou deliveredst to me five talents, here are besides them five other talents, which I have 21 gained and his master said to him; " Well done, good and faithful servant, thou hast been faithful in a small trust, I will give thee a much greater; enter into the joy of thy master: 22 then he who had received the two talents came and said, Sir, thou deliveredst to me two talents, here are, besides them, two 23 other talents, which I have gained his master said to him, Well done, good and faithful servant, thou hast been faithful in a small trust, I will give thee a much greater, enter thou 24 into the joy of thy master: then he, who had received the one talent, came and said, Sir, I knew that thou art a hard man, reaping where thou hast not sown, and gathering where thou 25 didst not scatter; so, being afraid, I went and hid thy talent in the earth. Here it is. Thou hast what is thine own. Thereupon 26 his master said to him in reply, Malignant and slothful servant! Thou knowest that I reap where I did not sow, and 27 gather where I did not scatter! Thou shouldst therefore have

lodged my money with the bankers, that at my return I might 28 have received mine own with interest. Take therefore the ta29 lent from him; and give it to him who hath the ten talents. For to every one who improveth more shall be given, and he shall abound; but from him who improveth not, even what he hath 30 shall be taken away and turn out this unprofitable servant

into outer darkness; weeping and gnashing of teeth will be 31 there. So when the son of man shall come in his glory, and

all the holy angels with him; he will then sit on the throne of 32 his glory. And before him shall be assembled all the nations.

And he will separate them one from another, as a shepherd 33 separateth the sheep from the goats. And he will place the 34 sheep on the right hand and the goats on his left. Then the

king will say to them on his right, Come ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom which hath been prepared for you 35 from the formation of the world: for I was hungry, and you 36 gave me food; I was thirsty, and you gave me drink; I was a

stranger, and you lodged me; naked, and you clothed me; sick, and you took care of me; I was in prison, and you visited 37 me. Then the righteous will answer him, saying, Lord, when

did we see thee hungry, and feed thee; or thirsty, and give

38 thee drink? When saw we thee a stranger, and lodged thee; 39 or naked, and clothed thee? Or when saw we thee' sick, or in 40 prison, and came to thee? And the king in reply will say to them, Verily I say to you, Inasmuch as you have done this to one of these my brethren, even the least, you have done it 41 to me. Then he will say to them on his left, Depart from me,

ye cursed, into the fire which is everlasting-that prepared for 42 the devil and his angels! For I was hungry, and you gave me 43 no food; I was thirsty, and you gave me no drink; I was a

stranger, and you did not lodge me; naked, and you did not 44 clothe me; sick, and in prison, and you did not visit me. Then

they also will answer him, saying, Lord, when did we see thee hungry, or thirsty, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in 45 prison, and did not minister to thee? And he will answer

them, saying, Verily I say to you, Inasmuch as you have not done this to any, the least of these, you have not done it to me. So these shall go to everlasting punishment and the right. eous to an everlasting life.

XXVI. When Jesus had finished all these discourses, he said 2 to his disciples, You know that two days hence is the passover, when the son of man is to be delivered up to be cruci3 fied. At that time the chief priests, and the Scribes, and the elders of the people, were convened to the court of the high 4 priest, whose name was Caiaphas, and were consulting how 5 they might take Jesus by surprise and kill him. And they said, Not at the festival, that there may not be a tumult among the people.

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Now when Jesus was at Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper, there came to him a woman, having an alabaster 7 box of precious balsam, which she poured on his head while 8 he was at table. At seeing this, his disciples expressed indig9 nation, saying, Why this profusion! For this balsam might 10 have been sold for a great sum, and given to the poor. Jesus,

knowing it, said to them, Why trouble ye the woman? For 11 she hath done a good office for me. For you have the poor al12 ways with you; but me you have not always. For in pouring 13 this balsam on my body, she hath done it to embalm me. Ve

rily I say to you, In what part soever of the world these glad

tidings shall be proclaimed, mention will also be made of what she hath done, for a memorial of her.

14 Then one of the twelve, named Judas Iscariot, went to the

chief priests, and said, What will you give me, and I will de15 liver him up to you. And they weighed to him thirty shekels* 16 of silver: And from that time he watched an opportunity to deliver him up.

17 Now, on the first day of unleavened bread, his disciples came to Jesus, and said to him, Where wilt thou have us 18 make preparation for thee to eat the passover? And he said, Go to the city, to such a person, and say to him, The teacher saith, My time is near. At thy house I am about to celebrate 19 the passover with my disciples. Accordingly the disciples did 20 as Jesus commanded them, and prepared the passover. And

when the evening was come he placed himself at the table, 21 with the twelve. And while they were eating, he said, Verily 22 I say to you, One of you is to deliver me up. And they being very sorrowful, began every one of them to say to him, Master, 23 am I? Whereupon he answering, said, One who hath dipped his 24 hand in the dish with me is to deliver me up. The son of man

goeth indeed as it is written of him. But alas for that man by whom the son of man is delivered up. Good were it for that 25 man if he had never been born. Even Judas who was about to

deliver him up, having taken occasion, said, Am I, Rab26 bi? He saith to him, As thou hast said. Now as they were

eating, Jesus having taken the loaf and pronounced a blessing, 27 broke and gave to the disciples, and said, Take, eat; This is

my body. Then having taken the cup and given thanks, he 28 gave it to them, saying, Drink ye all of it. For this is my

blood-that of the new covenant-that shed for many, for the 29 remission of sins. Now I say to you, I will not henceforth

drink of the product of the vine; until the day when I shall 30 drink it new with you in my father's kingdom. And after the 31 hymn they went out to the mount of olives. Then Jesus 'saith

to them, You will all be stumbled at me this night; for it is written, I will smite the shepherd and the sheep of the flock 32 will be dispersed.† But after I am risen, I will go before you

*Shekel equal in weight nearly to half a dollar.

+ Zach. 13. 7.

33 to Galilee. Thereupon Peter addressing him, said, Though all should be stumbled at thee; as for me, I will never be 34 stumbled. Jesus said to him, Verily I say to thee, This very

night, before cock crowing, thou wilt three times deny me. 35 Peter saith to him, Though I should die with thee, I will not deny thee. And so said all the disciples.

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Then Jesus goeth with them to a place called Gethsemane, and saith to the disciples, Stay here while I go yonder to pray. 37 And having taken with him Peter, and the two sons of Zebe38 dee, he began to be in an agony of grief and distress. Where,

upon he saith to them, My soul is overwhelmed with anguish 39 even to death. Stay here and watch with me. Then, advanc

ing a little further, he fell prostrate on his face, and prayed, saying, O my father, if it be possible, let this cup be removed from me. Nevertheless not as I would, but as thou willest. 40 Then he cometh to the disciples, and finding them asleep, he

saith to Peter, So, could you not watch one hour with me? 41 Watch and pray, that you may not come to a trial. The spi42 rit indeed is willing; but the flesh is weak. Again he went

away the second time, and prayed, saying, O my father! If this cup cannot be removed from me, without my drinking 43 it; thy will be done. Then coming, he findeth them again 44 sleeping; for their eyes were weighed down. So, leaving them.

he withdrew again, and prayed a third time, to the same pur45 pose. Then he cometh to these disciples of his, and saith to them, Are you still sleeping and taking repose? Behold the hour is come, and the son of man is delivered up into the 46 hands of sinners. Arise; let us go. Behold he who delivereth me up is at hand.

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Aad while he was yet speaking, lo! Judas, one of the twelve; came, and with him a great multitude with swords and clubs, from the chief priests, and the elders of the people. 48 Now his betrayer had given them a sign, saying, The person I 49 shall kiss is he; Secure him. So coming directly up to Jesus, he 50 said, Hail, Rabbi! and kissed him. And Jesus said to him, Com

panion! for what purpose art thou come? Then others, ad51 vancing, laid hands on Jesus, and held him. Upon which one

of them who were with Jesus, stretching forth his hand, drew

his sword, and smote the servant of the high priest, and cut 52 off his ear. Thereupon Jesus saith to him, Return thy sword 53 to its place. For are all who have taken a sword to perish by a sword? Or dost thou think that I cannot now address my father, who can send to my assistance, more than twelve legi54 ons of angels? How then would the scriptures be fulfilled, 55 that thus it must be? At that instant Jesus was saying to the

multitudes, Are you come out as against a robber with swords and clubs, to take me? Day after day I sat before you teach56 ing in the temple, and you did not lay hold on me. But all

this is done that the writings of the prophets may be confirm57 ed. Then all the disciples forsook him and fled. And they who had hold of Jesus led him away to Caiaphas, the high priest, where the Scribes and the elders of the people were assembled.

58 Now Peter followed him at a distance, even to the court of 59 the high priest. And having gone in, he sat down with the at

tendants, to see the issue. And the chief priests and the elders, even the whole Sanhedrim, sought false testimony against Je60 sus that they might put him to death, but found it not. 61 Though many false witnesses came forward, they did not find

it. At last two false witnesses came, who said, This man said, 62 I can destroy the temple of God and in three days rebuild it.

Then the chief priest, standing up, said to him, Answerest thou 63 nothing to what these testify against thee? But Jesus was silent. Then the chief priest addressing him, said, I adjure thee 64 by the living God, that thou tell us whether thou art the Christ, the son of God. Jesus saith to him, It is as thou hast spoken. Moreover I say to you, Hereafter you shall see the son of man sitting at the right hand of that Power, and coming on the 65 clouds of heaven. Upon this the high priest rent his clothes,

saying, He hath blasphemed. What further need have we of witnesses? Behold you have now heard his blasphemy. What 66 think ye? Thereupon they, answering, said, He is guilty of 67 death. Then they spat in his face and struck him with their 68 fists, and smote him with staves, saying, Prophesy to us Christ. Who is he that smote thee?

69 Now when Peter was sitting without, in the court, a servant maid came up to him and said, Thou also wast with Jesus the Ga