Blessed is that slave whom the master finds at work when he comes.

But if that evil slave should say to himself, ‘My master is staying away a long time,’

and he begins to beat his fellow slaves and to eat and drink with drunkards,

The one who had received five talents went off right away and put his money to work and gained five more.

But the one who had received one talent went out and dug a hole in the ground and hid his master’s money in it.

After a long time, the master of those slaves came and settled his accounts with them.

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,

When she poured this oil on my body, she did it to prepare me for burial.

So the disciples did as Jesus had instructed them, and they prepared the Passover.

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?”

Peter said to him, “If they all fall away because of you, I will never fall away!”

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

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?”

After consulting together they bought the Potter’s Field with it, as a burial place for foreigners.

Pilate said to them, “Then what should I do with Jesus who is called the Christ?” They all said, “Crucify him!”

In reply all the people said, “Let his blood be on us and on our children!”

Then he released Barabbas for them. But after he had Jesus flogged, he handed him over to be crucified.