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For who is greater, the one reclining, or the one serving? Is it not the one reclining? But I am in your midst as One serving.

And the Lord said, Simon, Simon, behold! Satan asked for you, to sift you as wheat;

For I say to you that this that has been written must yet be fulfilled in Me: "And He was numbered with the lawless." Isa. 53:12 For the things concerning Me also have an end.

And about an hour intervening, a certain other one boldly charged, saying, Truly this one also was with Him, for he also is a Galilean.

And they said, Why do we yet have need of witness? For we ourselves heard it from His mouth.

And seeing Jesus, Herod greatly rejoiced, for he was wishing to see Him for a long time, because of hearing many things about Him. And he hoped to see some miraculous sign being brought about by Him.

And on that same day, both Pilate and Herod became friends with each other, for before they were at enmity between themselves.

But neither did Herod, for I sent you up to him; and, behold, nothing worthy of death is done by Him.

And a third time he said to them, For what evil did this One do? I found no cause of death in Him. Therefore, chastising Him, I will release Him .

But with loud voices they insisted, asking for Him to be crucified. And their voices, and that of the chief priests, prevailed.

For behold, days will come in which they will say, Blessed are the barren, and the wombs that did not bear, and breasts that did not suckle.

For if they do these things in the green tree, what may take place in the dry?

And Jesus said, Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing. And dividing His garments, they cast a lot. Psa. 22:18

But answering, the other rebuked him, saying, Do you not fear God, for you are in the same judgment?

And we indeed justly, for we receive things worthy of what we did. But this One did nothing wrong.

coming near to Pilate, this one asked for the body of Jesus.

Was it not necessary for the Christ to suffer these things, and to enter into His glory?

And they constrained Him, saying, Stay with us, for it is toward evening, and the day has declined. And He went in to stay with them.

He came for a witness, that he might witness concerning the Light, that all might believe through Him.

John witnesses concerning Him, and has cried out, saying, This One was He of whom I said, He coming after me has been before me, for He was preceding me.