The Skeptics Annotated Bible (767 page)

42 For I was an hungred, and ye gave me no meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me no drink:

43 I was a stranger, and ye took me not in: naked, and ye clothed me not: sick, and in prison, and ye visited me not.

44 Then shall they also answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, or athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister unto thee?

45 Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least of these, ye did it not to me.

46 And
these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal.

(25.46)
“These shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal.”
144 How long does God's anger last?
167 Is death final?
35 Has there ever been a righteous person?

26
And it came to pass, when Jesus had finished all these sayings, he said unto his disciples,

2 Ye know that after two days is the feast of the passover, and the Son of man is betrayed to be crucified.

(26.1-2)
“Jesus … said unto his disciples, Ye know that after two days is the feast of the passover, and the Son of man is betrayed to be crucified.”
367 Did Jesus forewarn his disciples about his coming death?

3 Then assembled together the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders of the people, unto the palace of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas,

4 And consulted that they might take Jesus by subtilty, and kill him.

5 But they said, Not on the feast day, lest there be an uproar among the people.

(26.6-11) Ointment for Jesus' head is more important than helping the poor.

6 Now when Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper,

7 There came unto him a woman having an alabaster box of very precious ointment, and poured it on his head, as he sat at meat.

(26.6-7)
“When Jesus was in Bethany … there came unto him a woman having an alabaster box of very precious ointment, and poured it on his head.”

8 But when his disciples saw it, they had indignation, saying, To what purpose is this waste?

(26.8)
“When his disciples saw it, they had indignation, saying, To what purpose is this waste?”

9 For this ointment might have been sold for much, and given to the poor.

(26.9)
“For this ointment might have been sold for much, and given to the poor.”

10 When Jesus understood it, he said unto them, Why trouble ye the woman? for she hath wrought a good work upon me.

(26.10)
“Jesus … said … she hath wrought a good work upon me.”

11 For ye have the poor always with you; but me ye have not always.

(26.11)
“For ye have the poor always with you; but me ye have not always.”

12 For in that she hath poured this ointment on my body, she did it for my burial.

13 Verily I say unto you, Wheresoever this gospel shall be preached in the whole world, there shall also this, that this woman hath done, be told for a memorial of her.

14 Then one of the twelve, called Judas Iscariot, went unto the chief priests,

15 And said unto them, What will ye give me, and I will deliver him unto you? And they covenanted with him for thirty pieces of silver.

16 And from that time he sought opportunity to betray him.

17 Now the first day of the feast of unleavened bread the disciples came to Jesus, saying unto him, Where wilt thou that we prepare for thee to eat the passover?

18 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 thy house with my disciples.

19 And the disciples did as Jesus had appointed them; and they made ready the passover.

20 Now when the even was come, he sat down with the twelve.

21 And as they did eat, he said, Verily I say unto you, that one of you shall betray me.

22 And they were exceeding sorrowful, and began every one of them to say unto him, Lord, is it I?

23 And he answered and said, He that dippeth his hand with me in the dish, the same shall betray me.

24 The Son of man goeth as it is written of him: but woe unto that man by whom the Son of man is betrayed! it had been good for that man if he had not been born.

25 Then Judas, which betrayed him, answered and said, Master, is it I? He said unto him, Thou hast said.

(26.26-28) Jesus tells his disciples to eat his body and drink his blood. Did he mean this literally or figuratively? The question has divided Christians since the Reformation, but it's impossible to tell from the passage itself. If God inspired the Bible, shouldn't he have made its interpretation clear?

26 And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and blessed it, and brake it, and gave it to the disciples, and said, Take, eat; this is my body.

(26.26)
“Jesus took bread … and gave it to the disciples, and said, Take, eat; this is my body.”

27 And he took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, Drink ye all of it;

28 For this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins.

(26.27-28)
“And he took the cup … and gave it to them, saying, Drink ye all of it. For this is my blood.”

29 But I say unto you, I will not drink henceforth of this fruit of the vine, until that day when I drink it new with you in my Father’s kingdom.

(26.29) “I will not drink henceforth of this fruit of the vine, until that day when I drink it new with you in my Father's kingdom.” Woohoo! There will be wine to drink in heaven.
71 Is it OK to drink alcohol?