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Then came he to his disciples and sayd vnto them: Slepe hence forth and take youre reest. Take hede the houre is at honde and ye sonne of man shalbe betrayed into ye hondes of synners.
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Ryse let vs be goinge: beholde he is at honde yt shall betraye me.
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Whyll he yet spake: lo Iudas one of ye xii. came and wt him a greate multitude wt sweardes and staves sent from the chefe prestes and elders of the people.
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And he that betrayed him had geven the a token sayinge: whosoever I kysse yt same is he ley hondes on him.
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And forth wt all he came to Iesus and sayde: hayle master and kyssed him.
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And Iesus sayde vnto him: frende wherfore arte thou come? Then came they and layed hondes on Iesus and toke him.
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And beholde one of them which were with Iesus stretched oute his honde and drue his swearde and stroke a servaunt of the hye preste and smote of his eare.
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Then sayde Iesus vnto him: put vp thy swearde into his sheathe. For all that ley hond on ye swearde shall perisshe with ye swearde.
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Ether thinkest thou that I cannot now praye to my father and he shall geve me moo then .xii. legions of angelles?
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But how then shuld the scriptures be fulfylled: for so must it be.
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The same tyme sayd Iesus to the multitude: ye be come out as it were vnto a thefe with sweardes and staves for to take me. I sate daylie teachinge in the temple amoge you and ye toke me not.