take a lamb to the Temple to be killed by the
priests, and they had to find a house in which to eat the Passover
supper.

Once every year the Jews used to kill a lamb, and pour out its blood
before God, to show that they remembered God's goodness to them when
they were in Egypt, in letting his angel pass over their houses. And
then they roasted the lamb, and met together in their houses to eat it,
and to thank God for all his love and kindness.

When Peter and John had got the Passover supper quite ready, Jesus came
from Bethany with the rest of His disciples, and they all sat down
together at the table; and Jesus told the disciples that He was very
glad to eat this Passover with them, because it was the very last time
He would eat and drink at all before He died. Then Jesus took off His
long, loose outside dress, and He wrapt a towel round Him, and poured
water into a basin, and began to wash the disciples' feet, and to wipe
them with the long towel which He had fastened round His waist.

When Jesus had finished washing His disciples' feet, He put on His long
coat again (it was called an _abba_), and sat down. And He told His
disciples that He had given them an example, so that they might be kind
to one another, and wait upon one another.

Jesus said many beautiful words to His disciples that night at the
supper; and when the supper was finished, they went out into the Mount
of Olives, to a place called Gethsemane, a garden full of olive trees,
where Jesus often went to pray.

When Jesus came to Gethsemane with His disciples, He told them to sit
down and wait for Him while He went on farther to pray. But He took
with Him Peter and James and John. As they walked on, Jesus began to
be so very sorrowful that He wanted to be quite alone with God. So He
told Peter and James and John to stay behind and to watch. But they
went to sleep. And then Jesus went a little way off, and fell down on
His knees and prayed. And now His mind was in such pain that He
suffered agony, and the sweat rolled down His face in drops of blood.
Then Jesus came to Peter and James and John, and found them fast
asleep. Twice Jesus went away and prayed the same prayer, and twice He
came back to find His disciples asleep.

[Illustration: Gethsemane.]

And now a great crowd poured into the garden. Judas was walking first,
to show the others the way, and he came up to Jesus and kissed Him
again and again, and said, 'Master! Master! Pe