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For in those days there will be suffering, such as has never been from the beginning of the creation, which God created until now, and never will be again.

And if the Lord had not shortened those days, no flesh would live; but for the sake of the chosen ones, which he chose, he shortened those days.

For there will rise false Christs, and lying prophets, and they will show signs and wonders, and mislead, if possible, even the chosen ones.

Look out, be alert and pray; for you do not know when the time is.

Be alert therefore, for you do not know when the owner of the house will come, in the evening, or at midnight, or at the cockcrow, or in the morning.

And they said, Not during the feast, for it may cause a riot among the people.

For it could have been sold for more than three hundred pennies and given to the poor. So they annoyed her.

For you always have the poor with you, and when you wish, you can do good to them; but I am not always with you.

But this one has done it with what she had; she anointed my body in advance as for the burial.

On the first day of unleavened bread, on which the Jews sacrifice the passover, his disciples said to him, Where do you wish that we go and prepare the passover for you to eat?

And he will show you a large upper room furnished and prepared; there make ready for us.

The Son of man will go, as it is written of him; but woe to the man by whose hand the Son of man is betrayed! It would have been far better for that man never to have been born.

And he said to them, This is my blood of the new covenant, which is shed for the sake of many.

Then Jesus said to them, All of you will deny me this night; for it is written, I will smite the shepherd, and his sheep will scatter.

And he said to them, My soul is sorrowful even to death; wait for me and keep awake.

And he came and found them sleeping, and he said to Peter, Simon, are you sleeping? Could you not keep awake even for one hour?

For even though many testified against him, their testimonies were not worthy.

But he denied it again. And a little later, those who stood by said to Peter, Truly you are one of them, for you also are a Galilean, and even your speech is like theirs.

Now it was the custom on every feast to release to them one prisoner, whom they asked for.

And the people cried out, and began to ask, to do for them according to the custom.