Now when these things were done, the princes came to me, saying, The people of Israel, and the priests, and the Levites, have not separated themselves from the people of the lands, [doing] according to their abominations, [even] of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Jebusites, the Ammonites, the Moabites, the Egyptians, and the Amorites.

And when I heard this thing, I rent my garment and my mantle, and plucked off the hair of my head and of my beard, and sat down astonied.

And at the evening sacrifice I arose up from my heaviness and having rent my garment and my mantle, I fell upon my knees, and spread out my hands unto the LORD my God,

Since the days of our fathers [have] we [been] in a great trespass unto this day and for our iniquities have we, our kings, [and] our priests, been delivered into the hand of the kings of the lands, to the sword, to captivity, and to a spoil, and to confusion of face, as [it is] this day.

For we [were] bondmen yet our God hath not forsaken us in our bondage, but hath extended mercy unto us in the sight of the kings of Persia, to give us a reviving, to set up the house of our God, and to repair the desolations thereof, and to give us a wall in Judah and in Jerusalem.

Which thou hast commanded by thy servants the prophets, saying, The land, unto which ye go to possess it, is an unclean land with the filthiness of the people of the lands, with their abominations, which have filled it from one end to another with their uncleanness.

And after all that is come upon us for our evil deeds, and for our great trespass, seeing that thou our God hast punished us less than our iniquities [deserve], and hast given us [such] deliverance as this

O LORD God of Israel, thou [art] righteous: for we remain yet escaped, as [it is] this day: behold, we [are] before thee in our trespasses: for we cannot stand before thee because of this.

Now when Ezra had prayed, and when he had confessed, weeping and casting himself down before the house of God, there assembled unto him out of Israel a very great congregation of men and women and children: for the people wept very sore.

Now therefore let us make a covenant with our God to put away all the wives, and such as are born of them, according to the counsel of my lord, and of those that tremble at the commandment of our God and let it be done according to the law.

Then arose Ezra, and made the chief priests, the Levites, and all Israel, to swear that they should do according to this word. And they sware.

And they made proclamation throughout Judah and Jerusalem unto all the children of the captivity, that they should gather themselves together unto Jerusalem

Then all the men of Judah and Benjamin gathered themselves together unto Jerusalem within three days. It [was] the ninth month, on the twentieth [day] of the month and all the people sat in the street of the house of God, trembling because of [this] matter, and for the great rain.

Now therefore make confession unto the LORD God of your fathers, and do his pleasure: and separate yourselves from the people of the land, and from the strange wives.

But the people [are] many, and [it is] a time of much rain, and we are not able to stand without, neither [is this] a work of one day or two: for we are many that have transgressed in this thing.

Only Jonathan the son of Asahel and Jahaziah the son of Tikvah were employed about this [matter]: and Meshullam and Shabbethai the Levite helped them.

And they made an end with all the men that had taken strange wives by the first day of the first month.

And they gave their hands that they would put away their wives and [being] guilty, [they offered] a ram of the flock for their trespass.

And of the sons of Harim Maaseiah, and Elijah, and Shemaiah, and Jehiel, and Uzziah.

Also of the Levites Jozabad, and Shimei, and Kelaiah, (the same [is] Kelita,) Pethahiah, Judah, and Eliezer.

Moreover of Israel: of the sons of Parosh Ramiah, and Jeziah, and Malchiah, and Miamin, and Eleazar, and Malchijah, and Benaiah.

And of the sons of Zattu Elioenai, Eliashib, Mattaniah, and Jeremoth, and Zabad, and Aziza.

And of the sons of Bani Meshullam, Malluch, and Adaiah, Jashub, and Sheal, and Ramoth.

And [of] the sons of Harim Eliezer, Ishijah, Malchiah, Shemaiah, Shimeon,

Of the sons of Hashum Mattenai, Mattathah, Zabad, Eliphelet, Jeremai, Manasseh, [and] Shimei.

Benaiah, Bedeiah, Chelluh,

Mattaniah, Mattenai, and Jaasau,

And Shelemiah, and Nathan, and Adaiah,

Azareel, and Shelemiah, Shemariah,

Of the sons of Nebo Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Jadau, and Joel, Benaiah.

Now the feast of unleavened bread drew nigh, which is called the Passover.

Then entered Satan into Judas surnamed Iscariot, being of the number of the twelve.

And they were glad, and covenanted to give him money.

Then came the day of unleavened bread, when the passover must be killed.

And they said unto him, Where wilt thou that we prepare?

And ye shall say unto the goodman of the house, The Master saith unto thee, Where is the guestchamber, where I shall eat the passover with my disciples?

And they went, and found as he had said unto them: and they made ready the passover.

And he said unto them, With desire I have desired to eat this passover with you before I suffer:

And he took the cup, and gave thanks, and said, Take this, and divide [it] among yourselves:

And he took bread, and gave thanks, and brake [it], and gave unto them, saying, This is my body which is given for you: this do in remembrance of me.

But, behold, the hand of him that betrayeth me [is] with me on the table.

And they began to enquire among themselves, which of them it was that should do this thing.

And he said unto them, The kings of the Gentiles exercise lordship over them and they that exercise authority upon them are called benefactors.

For whether [is] greater, he that sitteth at meat, or he that serveth? [is] not he that sitteth at meat? but I am among you as he that serveth.

And I appoint unto you a kingdom, as my Father hath appointed unto me

And the Lord said, Simon, Simon, behold, Satan hath desired [to have] you, that he may sift [you] as wheat:

And he said unto him, Lord, I am ready to go with thee, both into prison, and to death.

And he said unto them, When I sent you without purse, and scrip, and shoes, lacked ye any thing? And they said, Nothing.

For I say unto you, that this that is written must yet be accomplished in me, And he was reckoned among the transgressors: for the things concerning me have an end.