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ND the Pasche was, and the Azymes after two dayes: and the cheefe Priests and the Scribes sought how they might by some wile lay hands on him, and kil him. But they said: Not on the festival day, lest there might be a tumult of the People.

And * when he was at Bethania in the house of Simon the Leper, and sate at meate, there came a woman having an alabaster boxe of ointment, of pretious spike-narde; and breaking the alabaster-boxe, she powred it out upon his head. But there were certaine that had indignation within them selves, and said: Whereto is ″ this wast of the ointment made? For this ointment might have been sold for more then three hundred pence, and given to the poore. And they murmured against her. But said: ″ Let her alone, why do you molest her? she hath wrought a good worke upon me. For the poore you have alwayes with you; and when you wil, you may doe them good; but me you have not alwayes. That which she had, she hath done; she hath prevented to anoint my body to the burial. Amen I say to you, wheresoever this Ghospel shal be preached in the whole world, that also which she hath done, shal be told for a memorie of her.

And * Judas Iscariote one of the Twelve went his way to the cheefe Priests, for to betray him to them. Who hearing were glad; and they promised him that they would give him money. And he sought how he might betray him conveniently.

And * the first day of the Azymes when they sacrificed the Pasche, the Disciples say to him: Whither wilt thou that we goe, and prepare for thee to eate the Pasche? And he sendeth two of his Disciples, and saith to them: Goe ye into the citie; and there shal meet you a man carying a pitcher of water, folow him; and whithersoever he entreth, say to the Maister of the house, that the Maister saith, where is my refectorie, where I may eate the Pasche with my Disciples? And he wil shew you a great chamber, adorned; and there prepare for us. And his Disciples went their wayes, and came into the citie; and they found as he had told them, and they prepared the Pasche. And * when even was come, he commeth with the Twelve. And when they were sitting at the table and eating, said: Amen I say to you, that one of you shal betray me, he that eateth with me. But Rh