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Then one of the
twelve, called Judas Iscariot, went unto the chief priests and said unto
them, What will ye give me, and I will deliver him unto you. And they
covenanted with him for thirty pieces of silver. 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? And he
said, Go into the city to such a man, and say unto him, The Master saith,
My time is at hand; I will keep the passover at thy house with my
disciples. And the disciples did as Jesus had appointed them; and they
made ready the passover. Now, when the even was come, he sat down with the
twelve. And as they did eat, he said, Verily I say unto you, that one of
you shall betray me. And they were exceeding sorrowful, and began every
one of them to say unto him, Lord, is it I? And he answered and said, he
that dippeth his hand with me in the dish, the same shall betray me. The
Son of man goeth, as it is written of him; but wo unto that man by whom
the Son of man is betrayed! It had been good for that man if he had not
been born. Then Judas, which betrayed him, answered and said, Master, is
it I? He said unto him, Thou hast said. - MATT. xxvi. 14-25. 
Then cometh Jesus with them unto a place
called Gethsemane, and saith unto the disciples, Sit ye here, while I go and
pray yonder. And he took with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and began
to be sorrowful and very heavy. Then faith he unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful, even unto death, tarry ye here, and watch with me.
And he went a little farther, and fell on his face, and prayed, saying, O
my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me; nevertheless, not
as I will, but as thou wilt. And he cometh unto the disciples, and findeth
them asleep, and saith unto Peter, What! could ye not watch with me one
hour? Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation; the spirit indeed is
willing, but the flesh is weak. He went away again the second time, and prayed,
saying, O my Father, if this cup may not pass away from me, except I drink it,
thy will be done. And he came and found them asleep again; for their eyes were
heavy. And he left them, and went away again, and prayed the third time, saying
the same words. 
Sleep on now, and take your rest: behold
the hour is at hand, and the Son of man is betrayed into the hands of sinners.
Rise, let us be going: behold, he is at hand that doth betray me. And while he
yet spake, lo! Judas, one of the twelve, came, and with him a great multitude,
with swords and staves, from the chief priests and elders of the people. Now he
that betrayed him, gave them a sign, saying, Whomsoever I shall kiss, that same
is he: hold him fast. And forthwith he came to Jesus and said, Hail, Master; and kissed him. - MATT xxvi. 36-50.
When Pilate saw that
he could prevail nothing, but that rather a tumult was made, he took
water, and washed his hands before the multitude, saying, I am innocent of
the blood of this just person; see ye to it. Then answered all the people,
and said, His blood be on us, and on our children. Then released he
Barabbas unto them: and when he had scourged Jesus, he delivered him to be
crucified. Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the common
hail, and gathered unto him the whole band of soldiers. And they stripped
him, and put on him a scarlet robe. And when they had platted a crown of
thorns they put it upon his head, and a reed in his right hand; and they
bowed the knee before him, and mocked him, saying, Hail, king of the Jews!
And they spit upon him, and took the reed and smote him on the head. And
after that they had mocked him, they took the robe off from him, and put
his own raiment on him, and led him away to crucify him. And as they came
out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name: him
they compelled to bear his cross. And when they were come unto a place
called Golgotha, that is to say, A place of a skull, they gave him vinegar
to drink, mingled with gall: and when he had tasted thereof he would not
drink. And they crucified him, and parted his garments, casting lots; that
it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet; They parted my
garments among them, and upon my vesture did they cast lots. And sitting
down, they watched him there; and set up over his head his accusation
written, THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS. - MATT. xxvii. 24-37. 
Although it is
appointed unto all men once to die, yet the Scriptures inform us, that the
Savior of the world arose from the dead and ascended into heaven, there
forever he is seated on the throne of majesty in high; and they also
assure us, that all who have received Him for their righteousness, and put
their trust in Him, shall rise to life everlasting. In the end of the
Sabbath, as it began to dawn, toward the first day of the week, came Mary
Magdalene and the other Mary, to see the sepuchre. And behold there was a
great earthquake for the angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled
back the stone from the door, and sat upon it. His countenance was like
lightning, and his raiment white as snow: and for fear of him the keepers
did shake, and became as dead men. And the angel answered and said unto
the women, "Fear not ye: for I know that ye seek Jesus, which was
crucified. He is not here; for he is risen, as he said. Come, see the
place where the Lord lay: and go quickly, and tell his disciples that he
is risen from the dead; and behold he goeth before you into Galilee; there
shall ye see him: lo! I have told you." And they departed quickly from the
sepulchre, with fear and great joy, and did run to bring his disciples
wood.
And he led them out,
as far as to Bethany; and he lifted up his hands, and blessed them. And it
came to pass, while he blessed them, he was parted from them, and carried
up into heaven. And they worshipped him, and returned to Jerusalem with
great joy.
And in those days
Peter stood up in the midst of the if disciples, and said, (the number of
the names together were about an hundred and twenty,) Men and brethren,
this scripture must needs have been fulfilled which the Holy Ghost, by the
mouth of David, spake before concerning Judas, which was guide to them
that took Jesus. For he was numbered with us, and had
obtained part of this ministry. Now this man purchased a field with the reward
of iniquity; and falling headlong, he burst asunder in the midst, and all
his bowels gushed out. And it was known unto all the dwellers at
Jerusalem; insomuch as that field is called in their proper tongue,
Aceldamna, that is to say, The field of blood. For it is written in the
book of Psalms, Let his habitation be desolate, and let no man dwell
therein: and his bishopric let another take. Wherefore, of these men which
have companied with us, all the time that the Lord Jesus went in and out
among us, beginning from the baptism of John unto that same day that he
was taken ut from us, must one be ordained to be a witness with us of his
resurrection. And they appointed two, Joseph called Barsabas, who was
surnamed Justus and Matthias. And they prayed and said, Thou, Lord, which
knowest the hearts of all men, show whether of these two thou hast chosen,
that he may take part of this ministry and apostleship, from which Judas
by transgression fell, that he might go to his own place. And they gave
forth their lots; and the lot fell upon Matthias; and he was numbered with
the eleven apostles. - ACTS i. 15-26