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And on the first day of Unleavened Bread, when they sacrificed the passover lamb, his disciples said to him, "Where will you have us go and prepare for you to eat the passover?"

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

For the Son of man goes as it is written of him, but woe to that man by whom the Son of man is betrayed! It would have been better for that man if he had not been born."

And he said to them, "This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many.

And Jesus said to them, "You will all fall away; for it is written, 'I will strike the shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered.'

And again he came and found them sleeping, for their eyes were very heavy; and they did not know what to answer him.

For many bore false witness against him, and their witness did not agree.

But again he denied it. And after a little while again the bystanders said to Peter, "Certainly you are one of them; for you are a Galilean."

Now at the feast he used to release for them one prisoner for whom they asked.

And the crowd came up and began to ask Pilate to do as he was wont to do for them.

And he answered them, "Do you want me to release for you the King of the Jews?"

For he perceived that it was out of envy that the chief priests had delivered him up.

But the chief priests stirred up the crowd to have him release for them Barab'bas instead.

So Pilate, wishing to satisfy the crowd, released for them Barab'bas; and having scourged Jesus, he delivered him to be crucified.

And they crucified him, and divided his garments among them, casting lots for them, to decide what each should take.

Joseph of Arimathe'a, a respected member of the council, who was also himself looking for the kingdom of God, took courage and went to Pilate, and asked for the body of Jesus.

And they were saying to one another, "Who will roll away the stone for us from the door of the tomb?"

And they went out and fled from the tomb; for trembling and astonishment had come upon them; and they said nothing to any one, for they were afraid.

Afterward he appeared to the eleven themselves as they sat at table; and he upbraided them for their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they had not believed those who saw him after he had risen.

it seemed good to me also, having followed all things closely for some time past, to write an orderly account for you, most excellent The-oph'ilus,