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The Jefferson Bible

The Life and Morals of Jesus

> > > > CHAPTER 15.

> > > > T WAS now two days until the passover, and the feast of unleavened bread: and the chief priests and the scribes sought how they might take him by craft, and put him to death.
> > > > 2 But they said, Not on the feast day, lest there be an uproar of the people.
> > > > 3 And being in Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, as he sat at meat, there came a woman having an alabaster vial of ointment of spikenard very precious; and she brake the vial, and poured it on his head.
> > > > 4 But there were some that had indignation within themselves, and said, Why was this waste of the ointment made?
> > > > 5 For it might have been sold for more than three hundred denarii, and have been given to the poor. And they rebuked her.
> > > > 6 But Jesus said, Let her alone; why trouble ye her? she hath wrought a good work on me.
> > > > 7 For ye have the poor with you always, and whensoever ye will ye may do them good: but me ye have not always.
> > > > 8 She hath done what she could: she is come aforehand to anoint my body for burying.

> > > > Then one of the twelve, called Judas Iscariot, went unto the chief priests,
> > > > 10 And said unto them, What will ye give me if I will deliver him unto you? And they weighed unto him thirty pieces of silver.
> > > > 11 And from that time he sought opportunity to betray him.
> > > > Now the first day of the feast of unleavened bread the disciples came to Jesus, saying unto him, Where wilt thou that we prepare for thee to eat the passover?
> > > > 13 And he said, Go into the city to a certain man, and say unto him, The Master saith, My time is at hand; I will keep the passover at thy house with my disciples.
> > > > 14 And the disciples did as Jesus had appointed them; and they made ready the passover.
> > > > 15 Now when the even was come, he sat down with the twelve.
> > > > 16 And there arose also a dispute among them, which of them should be accounted the greatest.
> > > > 17 And he said unto them, The kings of the Gentiles exercise lordship over them; and they that exercise authority upon them are called benefactors.
> > > > 18 But ye shall not be so: but he that is greatest among you, let him be as the younger; and he that is chief, as he that doth serve.
> > > > 19 For whether is greater, he that sitteth at meat, or he that serveth? is not he that sitteth at meat? but I am among you as he that serveth.
> > > > And while they supped,
> > > > 21 Jesus riseth from supper, and laid aside his garments; and took a towel, and girded himself.
> > > > 22 After that he poureth water into a basin, and began to wash the disciples feet, and to wipe them with the towel wherewith he was girded.
> > > > 23 Then cometh he to Simon Peter: and Peter saith unto him, Lord, dost thou wash my feet?
> > > > 24 Jesus answered and said unto him, What I do thou knowest not now; but thou shalt know hereafter.
> > > > 25 Peter saith unto him, Thou shalt never wash my feet. Jesus answered him, If I wash thee not, thou hast no part with me.
> > > > 26 Simon Peter saith unto him, Lord, not my feet only, but also my hands and my head.
> > > > 27 Jesus saith to him, He that has washed needeth not save to wash his feet, but is clean every whit: and ye are clean, but not all.
> > > > 28 For he knew who should betray him; therefore said he, Ye are not all clean.
> > > > 29 So after he had washed their feet, and had taken his garments, and was set down again, he said unto them, Know ye what I have done to you?
> > > > 30 Ye call me Master and Lord: and ye say well; for so I am.
> > > > 31 If I then, your Lord and Master, have washed your feet; ye also ought to wash one another's feet.
> > > > 32 For I have given you an example, that ye should do as I have done to you.
> > > > 33 Verily, verily, I say unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord; neither he that is sent greater than he that sent him.
> > > > 34 If ye know these things, happy are ye if ye do them.
> > > > When Jesus had thus said, he was troubled in spirit, and testified, and said, Verily, verily, I say unto you, that one of you shall betray me.
> > > > 36 Then the disciples looked one on another, doubting of whom he spake.
> > > > 37 Now there was leaning on Jesus' bosom one of his disciples, whom Jesus loved.
> > > > 38 Simon Peter therefore beckoned to him and said, Ask him who it should be of whom he spake.
> > > > 39 He then lying on Jesus' breast saith unto him, Lord, who is it?
> > > > 40 Jesus answered, He it is, to whom I shall give a sop, when I have dipped it. And when he had dipped the sop, he gave it to Judas Iscariot, the son of Simon.
> > > > Therefore, when he was gone out, Jesus said,
> > > > 42 A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; even as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.
> > > > 43 By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.
> > > > 44 Then saith Jesus unto them, All ye shall fall away because of me this night:
> > > > 45 Peter answered and said unto him, Though all men shall fall away because of thee, yet will I never fall away.
> > > > 46 I am ready to go with thee, both into prison, and to death.
> > > > 47 And he said, I tell thee, Peter, the cock shall not crow this day, before that thou shalt thrice deny that thou knowest me.
> > > > 48 Peter said unto him, Though I must die with thee, yet will I not deny thee. Likewise also said all the disciples.
> > > > Then cometh Jesus with them unto a place called Gethsemane, and saith unto the disciples, Sit ye here, while I go and pray yonder.
> > > > 50 And he took with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and began to be sorrowful and very heavy.
> > > > 51 Then saith he unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful, even unto death: tarry ye here, and watch with me.
> > > > 52 And he went a little farther, and fell on his face, and prayed, saying, My Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me: nevertheless not as I will, but as thou wilt.
> > > > 53 And he cometh unto the disciples, and findeth them asleep, and saith unto Peter, What, could ye not watch with me one hour?
> > > > 54 Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.
> > > > 55 He went away again the second time, and prayed, saying, My Father, if this cup may not pass away from me, except I drink it, thy will be done.
> > > > 56 And he came and found them asleep again: for their eyes were heavy.
> > > > 57 And he left them, and went away again, and prayed the third time, saying the same words.
> > > > 58 Then cometh he to the disciples, and saith unto them, Are ye still sleeping, and taking your rest?

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