for some days; in the meanwhile, before Jesus arrived, Lazarus died, and had been buried four days; but on proceeding to the sepulchre, Jesus commanded those who stood by to take away the stone, and he prayed to his Father. Martha met him, said, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died. Jesus said unto her, Thy brother shall rise again. Martha replied, I know that he shall rise again at the resurrection, at the last day. Jesus said unto Martha, I am the resurrection and the life. He that believeth in me, though he be dead, yet shall he live; and whosoever believeth in me shall never die. Believest thou that? She said, Yea, Lord, I believe that thou art the Christ, the Son of God, which should come into the world.

Jesus said, Father, I know that thou hearest me always, but because of the people that stand now by the grave, I pray again that they may believe that

thou hast sent me.

Jesus now cried with a loud voice, Lazarus come forth. And Lazarus came forth, bound hand and foot, with his grave-clothes, and his face was bound about with a napkin.

Fifty-sixth

Medal. Christ raising Lazarus from the dead.

CHRIST RAISING

LAZARUS

FROM

THE DEAD.

Jesus said, Loose him, and let him go. And many of the Jews seeing what Jesus did, believed in him.

Jesus returned; and in six days before the last passover, he came to Bethany again, and Lazarus reclined at table with him. The Jews, finding that this miracle had made an impression on the people, agreed to kill both Lazarus and Jesus.

Jesus now proceeded to Jerusalem to be present at his last feast of the passover; and when he drew nigh to Jerusalem and Bethany, near the Mount of Olives, Jesus commanded two of his disciples to go into a neighbouring village, and said, Ye shall find an ass, and a colt tied with her; loose them, and bring them unto me; and if any man should say ought unto you, ye shall say that the Lord hath

need of them. Tell the daughter of Zion, Behold, thy king cometh unto thee meek, and sitting upon an ass, a colt the foal of an ass. And the disciples brought the ass, and put clothes upon it, and set Jesus thereon; and a great multitude followed him, strewing garments and branches of trees on the way sides, and cried, saying, Hosanna to the son of David; blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord. And upon his entering Jerusalem, the city was moved, saying, Who is this? And the multitude answered, This is Jesus the prophet, of Nazareth, of Galilee. And he entered the temple, and the blind and the lame came unto him, and he healed them. The chief priests and scribes, seeing these wonderful things, were sore displeased; so he left them, and went to Bethany. Jesus returned into the city in the morning, and on his way he cursed the fig tree which withered and died because it bore no fruit; and he informed his disciples that all things whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive.

The chief priests and Pharisees, when they sought to lay hands on him, feared the multitude, because they took him for a prophet.

On Wednesday, April 1st, the priests and scribes considered means to apprehend Jesus and destroy him, for they were astonished at his doctrine. Now this was the first day of the feast of unleavened bread, and the disciples came unto Jesus saying, Where wilt thou that we prepare for thee to eat the passover? And he said, Go into the city to such a man, and say unto him, The master saith, My time is at hand, I will keep the passover at his house with my disci

ples. And there they made ready the passover. And when the Thursday even was come, he sat down with the twelve; and as they did eat, he said, Verily, I say unto you, that one of you shall betray me. And they were extremely sorrowful, and began every one to say unto him, Lord, is it I? And he answered and said, He that dippeth his hand in the dish with me, the same shall betray me; but woe unto that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed. It had been good for that man had he never been born. Then Judas, who betrayed him, said, Master, is it I? He said unto him, Thou hast said.

And as they were sitting, Jesus instituted the Eucharist. He took bread, and blessed it, and brake it, and gave it to his disciples, and said, Take, eat, this is my body. And he took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, Drink ye all of it; for this is my blood of the New Testament, which is shed for many, for the remission of sins.

HIS

Fifty-seventh
Medal.

Christ insti

tuting his Last

Supper.

CHRIST INSTITUTING

AST SUPPER.

But I say unto you, I will not drink, henceforth, of the fruit of the vine, until that day when I drink it new with you in my Father's kingdom. Jesus, with his disciples, then went unto the Mount of Olives.

Jesus said unto them, All ye shall be offended because of me this night; but after I am risen, I will go before you into Galilee. Peter answered, and said unto him, Though all men shall be offended because of thee, yet will I never be offended. Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, that this night, before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice. Peter said, Though I should die with thee, yet I will not deny thee; and so said all the disciples.

Then Jesus took them to a place called Gethsemane, a village on the Mount of Olives, to which Jesus sometimes retired to a garden therein; and he said unto his disciples, Sit ye here, while I go and pray yonder. And he took with him the two sons of Zebedee, viz., James and John, and began to be very sorrowful, and said unto them, My soul is exceedingly sorrowful, even unto death; tarry ye here, and watch with me. And he went a few yards farther, and fell on his face, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me; nevertheless not as I will, but as thou wilt. And he came to his disciples, and said unto Peter, What, could ye not watch with me one hour?

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