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Now the feast of Unleavened Bread drew near, which is called the Passover.
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And the chief priests and the scribes were seeking how to put him to death; for they feared the people.
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Then Satan entered into Judas called Iscariot, who was of the number of the twelve;
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he went away and conferred with the chief priests and officers how he might betray him to them.
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And they were glad, and engaged to give him money.
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So he agreed, and sought an opportunity to betray him to them in the absence of the multitude.
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Then came the day of Unleavened Bread, on which the passover lamb had to be sacrificed.
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So Jesus sent Peter and John, saying, "Go and prepare the passover for us, that we may eat it."
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They said to him, "Where will you have us prepare it?"
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He said to them, "Behold, when you have entered the city, a man carrying a jar of water will meet you; follow him into the house which he enters,
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and tell the householder, 'The Teacher says to you, Where is the guest room, where I am to eat the passover with my disciples?'
Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright 1952 [2nd edition, 1971] by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved. (Revised Standard Version - Holy Bible)
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