A   And it came to passe, wh&ebar; Iesus had fynisshed all these sayinges he sayde vnto his discyples: &cross2; ^note ye knowe þt; after two dayes shalbe Easter, and the sonne of m&abar; shalbe delyuered ouer, to be crucifyed. ^noteThen assembled together þe; chefe prestes ∧ the scrybes ∧ the elders of the people vnto the palace of the hye preste, (whych

was called Cayphas) and helde a counsell, that they myght take Iesus by suttelte, and kyll him. But they sayd: not on þe; holy daye, lest there be an vproure amonge the people.

When ^note Iesus was in Bethany, in the house of Simon þe; leper, ther came vnto him a woman ^note hauyng an alabaster boxe of precious oyntment, and powred it on his heed, as he sate at the bourde. But when his disciples sawe it, they had indignacyon, sayinge. Wherto serueth this wast? This oyntment myght haue bene well solde, and geu&ebar; to the poore. Wh&ebar; Iesus vnderstode that, he sayde vnto them: why trouble ye the woom&abar;? For she hath wrought &rhand; a good worcke vpon me. ^noteFor ye haue the poore all wayes, with you: But me shal ye not haue alwayes. And in þt; she hath cast this oyntm&ebar;t on my bodye, she dyd it to burye me. Uerely I saye vnto you: wheresoeuer thys gospell shalbe preached in all þe; world, there shall also this þt; she hath done, be tolde for a memoriall of her.

B    ^noteTh&ebar; one of the twelue (which was called Iudas Iscarioth) went vnto þe; chefe prestes, and sayd vnto them: what will ye geue me, and I wyll delyuer him vnto you? And they apoynted vnto hym thyrty peces of syluer. And fr&obar; that tyme forth, he sought oportunite to betraye him.

^noteThe fyrst daye of swete breed, the disciples came to Iesus, sayinge vnto him: where wilt thou that we prepare for the, to eate the &rhand; passeouer? And he sayd: go &ibar;to the cytie, to soche a m&abar;, and saye vnto him, the master sayeth: my tyme is at h&abar;d, I will kepe myne Easter by the, wyth my disciples: And þe; disciples dyd as Iesus had apoynted th&ebar;, and they made ready the passeouer.

^noteWhen the eu&ebar; was come, he sate doune wyth the twelue. And as they dyd eate, he sayd: Uerely, I saye vnto you, that ^note one of you shall betraye me. And they were exceadynge sorowfull, and beganne euery one of them to saye vnto him: Lord, is it I? He answered and sayde: he that dyppeth hys hande with me in the disshe, the same shall betraye me. C    ^note The sonne of man truly goeth, as it is written of him: but wo vnto that man, by whom the sonne of man is betrayed. It had bene good for þt; m&abar;, if he had not bene borne. Then Iudas which betrayed h&ibar;, answered, and sayd: master, is it I? He sayde vnto him: þu; hast sayd. Whan they were eatyng, Iesus toke bread, and wh&abar; he had geu&ebar; thankes, he brake it, ∧ gaue it to þe; disciples, ∧ sayd: ^note Take, eate, this is my body. And he toke þe; cup, ∧ th&abar;ked, and gaue it th&ebar;, sayinge: dr&ibar;cke ye all of this. For this is my bloud (which is of the new testament) that is shed for many, for þe; remissyon of synnes. But I saye vnto you: I will not dryncke hence forth of this frute of the vyne tree, vntyll that daye, when I shall drincke it newe with you in my fathers kyngdome.

^noteAnd wh&ebar; they had sayde grace, they w&ebar;t out vnto mo&ubar;t Oliuete. Then sayeth Iesus vnto th&ebar;: all ye shalbe offended because of me this nyght. For it is wrytt&ebar;: ^note I will smyte the shepeherde, ∧ þe; shepe of the flocke shalbe scattered abroade. But after I am rysen agayne, I will go before you into Galile. Peter answered, ∧ sayde vnto him: ^note though all men be offended because of the, yet will not I be offended. Iesus sayd vnto him: Uerely, I saye vnto the, that in this same myght, before the cocke crowe, thou shalt denye me thryse. Peter sayde vnto him. Yee, though I shuld dye with the, yet will I not denye the: Like wyse also sayde all the disciples.

D    ^noteThen came Iesus &wt; th&ebar; vnto a farme. place (which is called Gethsemane) &abar;d sayde vnto the disciples: syt ye here while I go and praye yonder. And he toke with him Peter and the two sonnes of Zebede, and began to wexe sorowfull and heuye. Th&ebar; sayde Iesus vnto th&ebar;: ^note my soule his heuy, euen vnto the deeth. Tary ye here: and watche &wt; me. And he w&ebar;t a lytell farther, &abar;d fell flat on his face, and prayed, sayinge: O my father, yf it be possible, ^note let this cuppe passe fr&obar; me: neuerthelesse, not as I will, but as þu; wilt. And he came vnto þe; disciples, ∧ founde them aslepe, and sayeth vnto Peter: what, coulde ye not watch with me one houre: watche, &abar;d praye, that ye entre not into t&ebar;ptacyon. ^noteThe sprete is willinge, but the fleshe is weake.

^noteHe went awaye once agayne &abar;d prayed, say&ibar;ge, O my father, yf this cuppe maye not passe awaye from me, excepte I drincke of it, thy will be fulfylled. And he came, and fo&ubar;de th&ebar; aslepe agayne. For their eyes were heuy. And he lefte th&ebar; ∧ went agayne, and prayed þe; thyrd tyme, sayinge þe; same wordes. Then c&obar;meth he to his disciples, and sayeth vnto th&ebar; Slepe on now, and take youre rest. Beholde, the houre is at hande ∧ þe; sonne of m&abar; is betrayed into the h&abar;des of synners. E   Ryse, let vs be goinge: beholde, he is at hande, that doth betraye me. ^noteWhil he yet spake: lo: Iudas one of the nombre of the twelue, came ∧ with him a greate multitude, &wt; sweardes &abar;d staues, sent from the chefe prestes and elders of the people. But he þt; betrayed him gaue th&ebar; a token, sayinge: whomsoeuer I kysse, that same is he, hold him fast. And forth with he came to Iesus, and sayde, hayle Master: and kyssed him. And Iesus sayde vnto him: frende, wherfore art thou come? Th&ebar; came they, and layed handes on Iesus and toke him.

And beholde, one of them whych were with Iesus, stretched out his h&abar;de, and drue his swearde, and stroke a serua&ubar;t of the hye

hye prestes, and smote of his eare. Th&ebar; sayd Iesus vnto him: put vp thy swearde into his sheath.

^noteFor &rhand; All they that take the swearde, shall perishe with þe; swearde. Thinkest thou that I cannot now praye to my father, and he shall geue me ^note (euen now) more then twelue &rhand; Legions of angels? But how then shall the scriptures be fulfylled? for ^note this must it be. In that same houre sayde Iesus to the multitude: ^note ye be come out as it were vnto a thefe, with swerdes and staues, for to take me. I sat daylie with you, teachinge in the temple, and ye toke me not. ^noteBut all this is done, that the scriptures of the prophetes myght be fulfilled. ^noteThen all the disciples forsoke h&ibar;, and fleed. And they toke Iesus, ∧ led him to Cayphas þe; hye Preste, where the Scribes and þe; elders were assembled. F   But Peter folowed him a farre of, vnto the hye prestes palace: ∧ went in, and sate with the seruauntes, to se the ende.

^noteThe chefe Prestes and the elders, and all the councell, sought false witnes agaynst Iesus (for to put hym to deeth) but founde none: yee, when many false witnesses came, yet founde they none. At the last came two false witnesses, and sayde: This felowe sayde. ^noteI am able to destroye þe; temple of God, ∧ to buylde it agayne in thre dayes. ^noteAnd the chefe preste arose, ∧ sayd vnto him: answerest thou nothyng? Why do these beare wytnes against the? But Iesus helde hys peace. ^noteAnd the chefe preste answered and sayde vnto him: I charge the by the lyuinge God, þt; thou tell vs, whether thou be Christ the sonne of God. Iesus sayeth vnto hym, thou hast sayd. Neuerthelesse I saye vnto you ^note here after shall ye se the sonne of man syttinge on þe; right hande of power, and commyng in the cloudes of the skye.

^noteTh&ebar; þe; hye preste r&ebar;t his clothes, sayinge: he hath spoken blasphemye. what nede we of eny moo witnesses? G   Beholde, now ye haue hearde his blasphemy: what th&ibar;ke ye? They answered, and sayde: he is worthy to dye: ^note Then dyd they spytt in his face, ∧ buffeted him with fistes. And other smote him on hys face wyth the palme of their handes, sayinge: tell vs thou Christ, who is he that smote the?

Peter sat with oute in the palace. And a d&abar;sell came to him, sayinge: Thou also wast with Iesus of Galile: but he denyed before th&ebar; all, saying. I woot not what thou sayest. Wh&ebar; he was gone out into the porche, a nother wenche sawe him, and sayde vnto them that were there: This felowe was also with Iesus of Nazareth. And agayne he denyed with an othe: (sayeng.) I do not knowe the m&abar;. And after a whyle, came vnto him they (þt; stode by) and sayde vnto Peter. ^note surely þu; art eu&ebar; one of th&ebar;, for thy speache be wrayeth the. Then beganne he to curse and to sweare, that he knewe not the m&abar;. And immediatly ^note the cocke krew. And Peter remembred the worde of Iesu, which sayde vnto him: before the cocke crowe, thou shalt denye me thryse: and he went out, and wepte bytterly.

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