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¹ And the halidai of therf looues, that is seid pask, neiyede.² And the princis of preestis and the scribis souyten, hou thei schulden sle Jhesu, but thei dredden the puple.³ And Sathanas entride in to Judas, that was clepid Scarioth, oon of the twelue.⁴ And he wente, and spak with the princis of preestis, and with the magistratis, hou he schulde bitray hym to hem.⁵ And thei ioyeden, and maden couenaunt to yyue hym money.⁶ And he bihiyte, and he souyte oportunyte, to bitraye hym, with outen puple.

⁷ But the daies of therf looues camen, in whiche it was neede, that the sacrifice of pask were slayn.⁸ And he sente Petre and Joon, and seide, Go ye, and make ye redi to vs the pask, that we ete.⁹ And thei seiden, Where wolt thou, that we make redi?¹⁰ And he seide to hem, Lo! whanne ye schulen entre in to the citee, a man berynge a vessel of watir schal meete you; sue ye hym in to the hous, in to which he entrith.¹¹ And ye schulen seie to the hosebonde man of the hous, The maister seith to thee, Where is a chaumbre, where Y schal ete the pask with my disciplis?¹² And he schal schewe to you a greet soupyng place strewid, and there make ye redi.¹³ And thei yeden, and founden as he seide to hem, and thei maden redi the pask.¹⁴ And whanne the our was come, he sat to the mete, and the twelue apostlis with hym.¹⁵ And he seide to hem, With desier Y haue desirid to ete with you this pask, bifor that Y suffre;¹⁶ for Y seie to you, that fro this tyme Y schal not ete it, til it be fulfillid in the rewme of God.¹⁷ And whanne he hadde take the cuppe, he dide gracis, and seide, Take ye, and departe ye among you;¹⁸ for Y seie to you, that Y schal not drynke of the kynde of this vyne, til the rewme of God come.¹⁹ And whanne he hadde take breed, he dide thankyngis, and brak, and yaf to hem, and seide, This is my bodi, that schal be youun for you; do ye this thing in mynde of me.²⁰ He took also the cuppe, aftir that he hadde soupid, and seide, This cuppe is the newe testament in my blood, that schal be sched for you.

²¹ Netheles lo! the hoond of hym that bitraieth me, is with me at the table.²² And mannus sone goith, `aftir that it is determyned; netheles wo to that man, bi whom he schal be bitraied.²³ And thei bigunnen to seke among hem, who it was of hem, that was to do this thing.²⁴ And strijf was maad among hem, which of hem schulde be seyn to be grettest.²⁵ But he seide to hem, Kyngis of hethen men ben lordis of hem, and thei that han power on hem ben clepid good doeris, but ye not so;²⁶ but he that is grettest among you, be maad as yongere, and he that is bifor goere, as a seruaunt.²⁷ For who is gretter, he that sittith at the mete, or he that mynystrith? whether not he that sittith at the mete? And Y am in the myddil of you, as he that mynystrith.²⁸ And ye ben, that han dwellid with me in my temptaciouns; and Y dispose to you,²⁹ as my fadir hath disposid to me,³⁰ a rewme, that ye ete and drynke on my boord in my rewme, and sitte on trones, and deme the twelue kynredis of Israel.³¹ And the Lord seide to Symount, Symount, lo, Satanas hath axid you, that he schulde ridile as whete; but Y haue preyede for thee,³² that thi feith faile not; and thou sum tyme conuertid, conferme thi britheren.³³ Which seide to hym, Lord, Y am redi to go in to prisoun and in to deeth with thee.³⁴ And he seide, Y seie to thee, Petir, the cok schal not crowe to dai, til thou thries forsake that thou knowist me.³⁵ And he seide to hem, Whanne Y sente you with outen sachel, and scrippe, and schone, whether ony thing failide to you?³⁶ And thei seiden, No thing. Therfor he seide to hem, But now he that hath a sachel, take also and a scrippe; and he that hath noon, selle his coote, and bigge a swerd.³⁷ For Y seie to you, that yit it bihoueth that thing that is writun to be fulfillid in me, And he is arettid with wickid men; for tho thingis that ben of me han ende.³⁸ And thei seiden, Lord, lo! twei swerdis here. And he seide to hem, It is ynowy.

³⁹ And he yede out, and wente aftir the custom in to the hille of Olyues; and the disciplis sueden hym.⁴⁰ And whanne he cam to the place, he seide to hem, Preye ye, lest ye entren in to temptacioun.⁴¹ And he was taken awei fro hem, so myche as is a stonys cast; and he knelide,⁴² and preyede, and seide, Fadir, if thou wolt, do awei this cuppe fro me; netheles not my wille be don, but thin.⁴³ And an aungel apperide to hym fro heuene, and coumfortide hym. And he was maad in agonye, and preyede the lenger;⁴⁴ and his swot was maad as dropis of blood rennynge doun in to the erthe.⁴⁵ And whanne he was rysun fro preier, and was comun to hise disciplis, he foond hem slepynge for heuynesse.⁴⁶ And he seide to hem, What slepen ye? Rise ye, and preye ye, that ye entre not in to temptacioun.

⁴⁷ Yit while he spak, lo! a company, and he that was clepid Judas, oon of the twelue, wente bifor hem; and he cam to Jhesu, to kisse hym.⁴⁸ And Jhesus seide to hym, Judas, `with a coss `thou bytrayest `mannys sone.⁴⁹ And thei that weren aboute hym, and sayn that that was to come, seiden to hym, Lord, whether we smyten with swerd?⁵⁰ And oon of hem smoot the seruaunt of the prince of preestis, and kittide of his riyt eere.⁵¹ But Jhesus answerde, and seide, Suffre ye til hidir. And whanne he hadde touchid his eere, he heelide hym.⁵² And Jhesus seide to hem, that camen to hym, the princis of preestis, and maiestratis of the temple, and eldre men, As to a theef ye han gon out with swerdis and staues?⁵³ Whanne Y was ech dai with you in the temple, ye streiyten not out hondis in to me; but this is youre our, and the power of derknessis.

⁵⁴ And thei token him, and ledden to the hous of the prince of prestis; and Petir suede hym afer.⁵⁵ And whanne a fier was kyndelid in the myddil of the greet hous, and thei saten aboute, Petir was in the myddil of hem.⁵⁶ Whom whanne a damysel hadde seyn sittynge `at the liyt, and hadde biholdun hym, sche seide, And this was with hym.⁵⁷ And he denyede hym, and seide, Womman, Y knowe hym not.⁵⁸ And aftir a litil another man siy hym, and seide, And thou art of hem. But Petir seide, A! man, Y am not.⁵⁹ And whanne a space was maad as of on our, another affermyd, and seide, Treuli this was with hym; for also he is of Galilee.⁶⁰ And Petir seide, Man, Y noot what thou seist. And anoon yit while he spak, the cok crewe.⁶¹ And the Lord turnede ayen, and bihelde Petre; and Petre hadde mynde on the word of Jhesu, as he hadde seid, For bifor that the cok crowe, thries thou schalt denye me.⁶² And Petre yede out, and wepte bittirli.

⁶³ And the men that helden hym scorneden hym, and smyten hym.⁶⁴ And thei blynfelden hym, and smyten his face, and axiden hym, and seiden, Arede, thou Crist, to vs, who is he that smoot thee?⁶⁵ Also thei blasfemynge seiden ayens hym many other thingis.⁶⁶ And as the day was come, the eldre men of the puple, and the princis of prestis, and the scribis camen togidir, and ledden hym in to her councel,⁶⁷ and seiden, If thou art Crist, seie to vs.⁶⁸ And he seide to hem, If Y seie to you, ye schulen not bileue to me; and if Y axe, ye schulen not answere to me, nethir ye schulen delyuere me.⁶⁹ But aftir this tyme mannys sone schal be sittynge on the riyt half of the vertu of God.⁷⁰ Therfor alle seiden, Thanne art thou the sone of God? And he seide, Ye seien that Y am.⁷¹ And thei seiden, What yit desiren we witnessyng? for we vs silf han herd of his mouth.