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The-Crucifixion-of-Christ

The Crucifixion of Christ | Bible Story

The Crucifixion of Christ | Bible Story The crowd jostled and pushed Jesus towards Golgotha, the place of the skulls on the outskirts of Jerusalem. It had also been decided to crucify two robbers alongside Jesus. The soldiers gave Jesus some wine to drink, but he refused it. On his cross was written, “Jesus of Nazareth, The King of the Jews.” They nailed Jesus and the prisoners to the crosses. Then they were set upright. The soldiers took off their robes and played with dice to decide which one of them would win the robe. They mocked him, saying, “If you are the Son of God, come down from the cross!” Jesus prayed to God, saying, “Forgive them, Father, for

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The-Regret-of-Judas

The Regret of Judas | Bibal Story

The Regret of Judas | Bibal Story Jesus was found guilty by the priests, elders, and scribes, but they did not have the power to have him killed. So, they decided to take him to Pontius Pilate, who was in charge of the province. This was because the whole area was part of the Roman Empire. Judas saw the men taking Jesus away and felt ashamed of what he had done. He wanted to make up for his wrongdoing because he felt guilty about betraying his Master, Jesus. He returned to the chief priests and gave them back the thirty pieces of silver they had given him to betray Christ. “I don’t want to keep this,” he said. “It’s payment

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Peter-denies-Christ

Peter denies Christ | Bible Story

Peter denies Christ | Bible Story First, they took Jesus to Caiaphas’ house. Caiaphas was the one who started the plan to kill Jesus. The Sanhedrin, a group of scribes and elders, met there. Peter watched from afar and sat outside with the servants to figure out what was happening. The Sanhedrin tried to find people who could testify against Jesus, but no one could prove that Jesus had done anything wrong. Lastly, two liars said, “This man said he could destroy and rebuild the Temple of God in three days!” Jesus was asked about it by the Sanhedrin, but he didn’t say anything. The chief priest asked Jesus, “Tell us, are you the Christ, the Son of God?” “You

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Judas-betrays-Jesus

Judas betrays Jesus | Bible Story

Judas betrays Jesus | Bible Story In the garden, a large group of people carried lanterns and soldiers with swords and lances. Judas Iscariot was in charge of the scribes and elders who were there. Nobody knew which of the four men was Jesus. He told them in a whisper, “I’ll walk up to one of the men and kiss him because he is Jesus.” Put him quickly in jail! And Judas, who was a traitor, came up and said, “Master, Master,” and then kissed Jesus. “A kiss? I didn’t imagine that would betray me!” Jesus said in a sad voice.” People ran toward him, and soldiers grabbed him. Jesus questioned the crowd, “Why do you come to arrest me

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Garden-of-Gethsemane

The Garden of Gethsemane | Bible story

The Garden of Gethsemane | Bible story Peter, James, and John traveled with Jesus to a grove of olive trees in the Garden of Gethsemane. He wanted to be left alone that night so he could pray. So he told them to wait outside and keep watch while he prayed. Jesus looked up to heaven and asked God to give him the strength to go through the pain he was about to go through: “Father now is the time. You sent me to tell people that You are the only true God and sent me, Jesus Christ, to praise You. I told everyone about the words that You gave me. “Father, I’m coming back to you.” When Jesus returned, he

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Jesus-washes-His-Disciples-Feet

Jesus washes His Disciples’ Feet | Bible Story

Jesus washes His Disciples’ Feet | Bible Story When the meal was over, Jesus poured water into a basin and started to clean his disciples’ feet and dry them with a towel. Peter didn’t want the Master to wash his feet, so he didn’t want to. But Jesus told him he would have nothing more to do with Peter if he didn’t let him. Then Peter said, “Lord, wash me all over!” Jesus said, “Whoever is clean only needs to wash his feet.” “But not all of you are clean!” he said, knowing that one of his disciples was going to betray him. “I’m about to show you all that to do today, and you’ll have to do the same

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The-Last-Supper

The Last Supper | Bible Story

The Last Supper | Bible Story Judas was in charge of the small amount of money that Jesus and the disciples could use. People who knew him knew that he was dishonest and sometimes stole money from the bag because he was so greedy. But nothing could make him tell the truth. He went to the chief priests and asked, “What will you give me if I hand over Jesus?(Last Supper) ” They agreed to give him thirty pieces of silver, and he kept an eye out for a chance to arrest Jesus. It was the first day of Passover, so Jesus sent two of his followers into town. Jesus said, “You’ll find a man with a pitcher of water.”

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Hungry-Mouse

Hungry Mouse | Hitopadesha Tales

Hungry Mouse | Hitopadesha Tales Once upon a time, a holy man lived. People would put food in his alms bowl as he walked around town all day. In the evening, when he was done eating, the holy man would hang his alms bowl high on a nail in the wall. It was full of the food he didn’t eat. Now, a smart little Hungry Mouse noticed this and started stealing the holy man’s food every day from the bowl. The holy man tried to hit the mouse with his stick many times, but it didn’t work. Then, one day, a friend of the holy man came to see him. But the holy man couldn’t pay attention to his friend’s

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The-Hunter-and-the-Doves

The Hunter and the Doves | Hitopadesha Tales

The Hunter and the Doves | Hitopadesha Tales The Hunter and the Doves | Podcast Once upon a time, there was a vast silk-cotton tree on the banks of the Godavari River. It was where a big group of doves lived. Every night, all of the doves would return to the silk cotton tree and sleep there all night. The following day, they would fly away again to look for food. The whole group of doves left the silk-cotton tree one morning to find food. After a while of flying, one of them suddenly yelled, “Did you see that? Rice grains are scattered all over the ground. How lucky we are! Food, lots and lots of food.” But the king

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Jesus-Accepts-Hospitality

Jesus Accepts Hospitality | Bible Story

Jesus Accepts Hospitality | Bible Story At Bethany, six days before Passover, Jesus stopped at the house of his old friend, Lazarus. His sisters, Martha and Mary, were pleased to receive him. Martha cooked and served his meal. She applied a very expensive perfumed ointment to his feet and wiped it with her hair. The house was fragrant with oil. Judas Iscariot, who was present, said, “This ointment should have been given to the poor or sold and the money given to them.” It is wasted now! But Judas did not speak out of any genuine concern for the poor. He looked after the money that sometimes came to the disciples and was greedy. Jesus knew that Judas’ Iscariot would

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Parable-of-The-Talents

The Parable of The Talents | Bible Story

The Parable of The Talents | Bible Story A rich man had to go away for some time. He had ten gold coins, or talents, and gave one to each of his servants, telling them to use it wisely till he returned. When he returned, he called his servants and asked how they had spent their time and used the money he had given them for trading. It turned out that one servant had used it wisely and increased it to ten talents. The rich man was pleased with him and gave him ten cities to rule, for he was wise. Another servant increased it to five talents, giving him authority over five cities. Thus, according to wisdom and common

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The-Vineyard-Workers

The Vineyard Workers | Bible Story

The Vineyard Workers | Bible Story Jesus travelled to Jerusalem with his disciples, and many people followed him. As they walked along, Peter said the disciples had all left their homes and families to follow him. Jesus told him that those who had left everything would be rewarded a hundredfold in heaven. However, many of the last on earth will be the first in heaven, and many of the first here will be the last there, he added. Then he told them the parable of the vineyard workers. The vineyard owner needed some workers, so he hired some labourers, offering them a silver coin for the day’s work. After three hours, he thought they would need more workers, so he

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