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Life of Jesus Christ
her inexpressibly sorrowful. The world appeared to her
gloomy and an insupportable weight. But most of all was
she grieved at man's ingratitude, which she foresaw.
Jesus spoke long with her of the approach of the
Kingdonl of God and His own Passion, after which He
gave her His blessing and left her. She was soon to die.
She was tall and extraordinarily beautiful, white as snow
and shining with light. Her hands were like ivory, her
fingers long and tapering.
Next morning, Jesus cured openly in Bethania many
that had been brought to Him, among them some
strangers that had come up for the feast. Some were
lame, some were blind. There came to Him also several
men connected with the Temple who called Him to account
for His actions and conduct. Who, they asked, had
authorized Him on the preceding day to take part in the
conference held in the Temple? Jesus answered them very
gravely, and again spoke of His Father. The Pharisees
dared not enter the lists against Him. They felt a certain
terror in His presence; they did not know what to make
of Him. But next day, Jesus taught again in the Tenlple.
All the Galilean disciples that had been at the marriage
feast in Cana had now come to Jesus. Mary and the holy
women were stopping with Mary Marcus. Lazarus
bought many of the lambs that had been rejected as not
fit for the feast and had them slaughtered and divided
among the poor day laborers and other workmen.
16. JESUS TURNS THE VENDORS OUT OF
THE COURTS OF THE TEMPLE.
THE PASCHAL SUPPER.
DEATH OF MARY THE SILENT
When Jesus, with all His disciples, went to the Temple,
He found there, ranged around the court of the suppliants,
dealers in green herbs, birds, and all kinds of