gospel of matthew new new testament chapter 26
matt chapter 26 “Everything has been arranged. To be dramatic, I will be handed over to the Jewish priests to the Roman military. By my baby brother whom I love and am well pleased. He has always been with me. As have you all.” The top priests and elders plotted his public execution. They knew it was a bad day to do it but it had been arranged. A woman, who may have been his wife, poured perfume on Jesus to prepare for his burial. The disciples thought the stuff could be sold. Money for the poor. Jesus told them not to be silly. Some scholars suspect the disciples didn’t like Mary around at all. The wife. But let us not get lost in details. Details are for distraction. To hide the good stuff. So, because it had been written, Judas had to ask for money to sell his brother to the bloody priests. So the Jewish rebels, Jesus and his twelve, go to a friend’s place to celebrate the unleavened bread tradition Jewish kill Egyptian thing. “Go to the man in the city and tell him to set a table for 14, 15 if he’ll join us. 16 if his wife wants to.” “What man.” “Jeff Jones, the builder.” Jeff was happy to have them as he always was. He gave them wine and bread but had previous engagements with his wife’s family. “Barbaralba.” “What.” “Stick to the story.” “My brother Judas has been chosen to betray me.” Judas cried and lay his head on the shoulder of his big brother. “Jesus, brother, I wish we could just go away.” “We can’t, my brother, we won’t be remembered if we run away.” “Why …
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