Genesis 41:41-57 and Matthew 26:14-30 (NIV)

Genesis 41:41-57
Joseph in Charge of Egypt

41  So Pharaoh said to Joseph, “I hereby put you in charge of the whole land of Egypt.” 
42  Then Pharaoh took his signet ring from his finger and put it on Joseph’s finger. He dressed him in robes of fine linen and put a gold chain around his neck. 
43  He had him ride in a chariot as his second-in-command, and people shouted before him, “Make way!” Thus he put him in charge of the whole land of Egypt.
44  Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, “I am Pharaoh, but without your word no one will lift hand or foot in all Egypt.” 
45  Pharaoh gave Joseph the name Zaphenath-Paneah and gave him Asenath daughter of Potiphera, priest of On, to be his wife. And Joseph went throughout the land of Egypt.
46  Joseph was thirty years old when he entered the service of Pharaoh king of Egypt. And Joseph went out from Pharaoh’s presence and traveled throughout Egypt.
47  During the seven years of abundance the land produced plentifully.
48  Joseph collected all the food produced in those seven years of abundance in Egypt and stored it in the cities. In each city he put the food grown in the fields surrounding it.
49  Joseph stored up huge quantities of grain, like the sand of the sea; it was so much that he stopped keeping records because it was beyond measure.
50  Before the years of famine came, two sons were born to Joseph by Asenath daughter of Potiphera, priest of On. 
51  Joseph named his firstborn Manasseh and said, “It is because God has made me forget all my trouble and all my father’s household.”
52  The second son he named Ephraim and said, “It is because God has made me fruitful in the land of my suffering.”
53  The seven years of abundance in Egypt came to an end,
54  and the seven years of famine began, just as Joseph had said. There was famine in all the other lands, but in the whole land of Egypt there was food.
55  When all Egypt began to feel the famine, the people cried to Pharaoh for food. Then Pharaoh told all the Egyptians, “Go to Joseph and do what he tells you.”
56  When the famine had spread over the whole country, Joseph opened all the storehouses and sold grain to the Egyptians, for the famine was severe throughout Egypt. 
57  And all the world came to Egypt to buy grain from Joseph, because the famine was severe everywhere. 

Matthew 26:14-16
Judas Agrees to Betray Jesus
14  Then one of the Twelve—the one called Judas Iscariot —went to the chief priests
15  and asked, “What are you willing to give me if I deliver him over to you?” So they counted out for him thirty pieces of silver. 
16  From then on Judas watched for an opportunity to hand him over.
Matthew 26:17-30
The Lord's Supper

17  On the first day of the Festival of Unleavened Bread, the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Where do you want us to make preparations for you to eat the Passover?”
18  He replied, “Go into the city to a certain man and tell him, ‘The Teacher says: My appointed time is near. I am going to celebrate the Passover with my disciples at your house.’” 
19  So the disciples did as Jesus had directed them and prepared the Passover.
20  When evening came, Jesus was reclining at the table with the Twelve.
21  And while they were eating, he said, “Truly I tell you, one of you will betray me.”
22  They were very sad and began to say to him one after the other, “Surely you don’t mean me, Lord?”
23  Jesus replied, “The one who has dipped his hand into the bowl with me will betray me. 
24  The Son of Man will go just as it is written about him. But woe to that man who betrays the Son of Man! It would be better for him if he had not been born.”
25  Then Judas, the one who would betray him, said, “Surely you don’t mean me, Rabbi?”
Jesus answered, “You have said so.”
26  While they were eating, Jesus took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and gave it to his disciples, saying, “Take and eat; this is my body.”
27  Then he took a cup, and when he had given thanks, he gave it to them, saying, “Drink from it, all of you. 28  This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins. 
29  I tell you, I will not drink from this fruit of the vine from now on until that day when I drink it new with you in my Father’s kingdom.”
30  When they had sung a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives. 

Genesis 41:25-40 and Matthew 26:1-13) NIV

Genesis 41:25-40
Pharaoh's Dreams

25  Then Joseph said to Pharaoh, “The dreams of Pharaoh are one and the same. God has revealed to Pharaoh what he is about to do. 
26  The seven good cows are seven years, and the seven good heads of grain are seven years; it is one and the same dream.
27  The seven lean, ugly cows that came up afterward are seven years, and so are the seven worthless heads of grain scorched by the east wind: They are seven years of famine.
28  “It is just as I said to Pharaoh: God has shown Pharaoh what he is about to do. 
29  Seven years of great abundance are coming throughout the land of Egypt,
30  but seven years of famine will follow them. Then all the abundance in Egypt will be forgotten, and the famine will ravage the land. 
31  The abundance in the land will not be remembered, because the famine that follows it will be so severe.
32  The reason the dream was given to Pharaoh in two forms is that the matter has been firmly decided by God, and God will do it soon.
33  “And now let Pharaoh look for a discerning and wise man and put him in charge of the land of Egypt. 
34  Let Pharaoh appoint commissioners over the land to take a fifth of the harvest of Egypt during the seven years of abundance. 
35  They should collect all the food of these good years that are coming and store up the grain under the authority of Pharaoh, to be kept in the cities for food. 
36  This food should be held in reserve for the country, to be used during the seven years of famine that will come upon Egypt, so that the country may not be ruined by the famine.”
37  The plan seemed good to Pharaoh and to all his officials. 
38  So Pharaoh asked them, “Can we find anyone like this man, one in whom is the spirit of God?”
39  Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Since God has made all this known to you, there is no one so discerning and wise as you. 
40  You shall be in charge of my palace, and all my people are to submit to your orders. Only with respect to the throne will I be greater than you. ”

Matthew 26:1-13
The Plot Against Jesus 

1   When Jesus had finished saying all these things, he said to his disciples, 

2   “As you know, the Passover is two days away—and the Son of Man will be handed over to be crucified.”

3    Then the chief priests and the elders of the people assembled in the palace of the high priest, whose name was Caiaphas, 
4    and they schemed to arrest Jesus secretly and kill him. 
5    “But not during the festival,” they said, “or there may be a riot among the people.”
Jesus Anointed at Bethany
6    While Jesus was in Bethany in the home of Simon the Leper,
7    a woman came to him with an alabaster jar of very expensive perfume, which she poured on his head as he was reclining at the table.
8    When the disciples saw this, they were indignant. “Why this waste?” they asked.
9    “This perfume could have been sold at a high price and the money given to the poor.”
10  Aware of this, Jesus said to them, “Why are you bothering this woman? She has done a beautiful thing to me. 
11  The poor you will always have with you, but you will not always have me. 
12  When she poured this perfume on my body, she did it to prepare me for burial. 
13  Truly I tell you, wherever this gospel is preached throughout the world, what she has done will also be told, in memory of her.”

Genesis 41:1-24 & Matthew 25:31-46 (NIV)

Genesis 41:1-24

Pharaoh's Dream

1    When two full years had passed, Pharaoh had a dream: He was standing by the Nile, 

2    when out of the river there came up seven cows, sleek and fat, and they grazed among the reeds. 

3    After them, seven other cows, ugly and gaunt, came up out of the Nile and stood beside those on the riverbank. 

4    And the cows that were ugly and gaunt ate up the seven sleek, fat cows. Then Pharaoh woke up.

5    He fell asleep again and had a second dream: Seven heads of grain, healthy and good, were growing on a single stalk.
6    After them, seven other heads of grain sprouted—thin and scorched by the east wind. 
7    The thin heads of grain swallowed up the seven healthy, full heads. Then Pharaoh woke up; it had been a dream.
8    In the morning his mind was troubled, so he sent for all the magicians and wise men of Egypt. Pharaoh told them his dreams, but no one could interpret them for him. 
9    Then the chief cupbearer said to Pharaoh, “Today I am reminded of my shortcomings. 
10  Pharaoh was once angry with his servants, and he imprisoned me and the chief baker in the house of the captain of the guard. 
11  Each of us had a dream the same night, and each dream had a meaning of its own. 
12  Now a young Hebrew was there with us, a servant of the captain of the guard. We told him our dreams, and he interpreted them for us, giving each man the interpretation of his dream. 
13  And things turned out exactly as he interpreted them to us: I was restored to my position, and the other man was impaled. ”
14  So Pharaoh sent for Joseph, and he was quickly brought from the dungeon. When he had shaved and changed his clothes, he came before Pharaoh.
15  Pharaoh said to Joseph, “I had a dream, and no one can interpret it. But I have heard it said of you that when you hear a dream you can interpret it.”
16  “I cannot do it,” Joseph replied to Pharaoh, “but God will give Pharaoh the answer he desires.”
17  Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, “In my dream I was standing on the bank of the Nile, 
18  when out of the river there came up seven cows, fat and sleek, and they grazed among the reeds. 
19  After them, seven other cows came up—scrawny and very ugly and lean. I had never seen such ugly cows in all the land of Egypt.
20  The lean, ugly cows ate up the seven fat cows that came up first.
21  But even after they ate them, no one could tell that they had done so; they looked just as ugly as before. Then I woke up.
22  “In my dream I saw seven heads of grain, full and good, growing on a single stalk.
23  After them, seven other heads sprouted—withered and thin and scorched by the east wind.
24  The thin heads of grain swallowed up the seven good heads. I told this to the magicians, but none of them could explain it to me. ”


Matthew 25:3146
The Sheep and the Goats

31  “When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, he will sit on his glorious throne.
32  All the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate the people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. 
33  He will put the sheep on his right and the goats on his left.
34  “Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world. 
35  For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, 
36  I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.’
37  “Then the righteous will answer him, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink?
38  When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you?
39  When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?’
40  “The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.’
41  “Then he will say to those on his left, ‘Depart from me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels. 
42  For I was hungry and you gave me nothing to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me nothing to drink,
43  I was a stranger and you did not invite me in, I needed clothes and you did not clothe me, I was sick and in prison and you did not look after me.’
44  “They also will answer, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or needing clothes or sick or in prison, and did not help you?’
45  “He will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for me.’
46  “Then they will go away to eternal punishment, but the righteous to eternal life. ”