Therefore take the talent from him and give it to the one who has ten.

When Jesus had finished saying all these things, he told his disciples,

a woman came to him with an alabaster jar of expensive perfumed oil, and she poured it on his head as he was at the table.

And while they were eating he said, “I tell you the truth, one of you will betray me.”

They became greatly distressed and each one began to say to him, “Surely not I, Lord?”

Then he said to them, “My soul is deeply grieved, even to the point of death. Remain here and stay awake with me.”

Stay awake and pray that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.”

He came again and found them sleeping; they could not keep their eyes open.

So leaving them again, he went away and prayed for the third time, saying the same thing once more.

The chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were trying to find false testimony against Jesus so that they could put him to death.

So the high priest stood up and said to him, “Have you no answer? What is this that they are testifying against you?”

and offered Jesus wine mixed with gall to drink. But after tasting it, he would not drink it.

Now when it was evening, there came a rich man from Arimathea, named Joseph, who was also a disciple of Jesus.

(Now Mary Magdalene and the other Mary were sitting there, opposite the tomb.)

The next day (which is after the day of preparation) the chief priests and the Pharisees assembled before Pilate

His appearance was like lightning, and his clothes were white as snow.

After they had assembled with the elders and formed a plan, they gave a large sum of money to the soldiers,

After they had gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, “Get up, take the child and his mother and flee to Egypt, and stay there until I tell you, for Herod is going to look for the child to kill him.”

When Herod saw that he had been tricked by the wise men, he became enraged. He sent men to kill all the children in Bethlehem and throughout the surrounding region from the age of two and under, according to the time he had learned from the wise men.

Then he instructed the crowds to sit down on the grass. He took the five loaves and two fish, and looking up to heaven he gave thanks and broke the loaves. He gave them to the disciples, who in turn gave them to the crowds.