him. (28) And they stripped him, and put on 28
him a scarlet military cloak. (29) And they wove 29
a crown of thorns, and set it on his head, and
[put] a reed in his hand, and they bowed their
knees before him, and mocked him, and said:
Hail, thou king of the Jews. (30) And they spit 30
in his face, and took the reed, and smote him on
his head. (31) And when they had mocked 31
him, they divested him of the cloak, and clothed
him in his own garments, and led him out to be
crucified.

And as they went out, they found a man of 32
Cyrene whose name was Simon; him they com-
pelled to bear his cross. (33) And they came to 33
a place which is called Golgotha, which is inter-
preted a skull. (34) And they gave him to drink 34
vinegar mixed with gall. And he tasted [it], and
would not drink. (35) And when they had cruci- 35
fied him, they distributed his garments by lot.*
(36) And they sat down, and watched him there. 36
(37) And they placed over his head the cause of 37
his death, in the writing: THIS IS JESUS, THE
KING OF THE JEWS. (38) And there were cruci- 38
fied with him two robbers,m the one on his right
hand, and the other on his left.-(39) And they 39
that passed by reviled him, and shook their heads,
(40) and said: Destroyer of the temple, and 40
builder of it in three days, deliver thyself, if thou
art the Son of God, and come down from the
cross. (41) So also the chief priests mocked, with 41
the Scribes and Elders and Pharisees, (42) and 42
said: He gave lifen to others, his own life he can-
not preserve. If he is the king of Israel, let him
now descend from the cross, and we will believe
in him.† (43) He trusted in God; let him rescue 43
him now, if he hath pleasure in him: for he said,

*In the editions of 1815 and 1826 is the following note:

"According to some of the Greek copies, there is added, thus: that so might be fulfilled that which was spoken by the prophet David: They distributed my garments among them, and upon my vesture they cast the lot."

This addition is not found in four of the most ancient editions of the Syriac New Testament, and it is put in the margin of the more modern editions. It was doubtless a modern addition to the Syriac New Testament, borrowed from the Greek.-Translator.

+ In some editions: that we may see, and believe in him.

44 I am the Son of God. (44) In like manner the maraudersp also, that were crucified with him, 45 reproached him.-(45) And from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land, until the 46 ninth hour. (46) And about the ninth hour, Jesus cried with a loud voice and said: O God, O God; 47 why hast thou forsaken me ?* (47) And some of them that stood there, when they heard [it], said: 48 He calleth for Elijah. (48) And immediately one of them ran, and took a sponge, and filled it with vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave him to 49 drink. (49) But the rest said: Desist; we will 50 see if Elijah will come to rescue him. (50) Then Jesus cried again with a loud voice, and yielded up 51 his spirit.t-(51) And instantly, the curtain of the door of the temple was torn asunder, from the top to the bottom; and the earth shook; and the 52 rocks rived; (52) and graves were opened; and 53 many bodies of saints who slept, arose, (53) and

came forth; and, after his resurrection, entered into 54 the holy city, and appeared to many. (54) And the centurion, and they that were with him guarding Jesus, when they saw the earthquake and the things that occurred, feared greatly, and 55 said: Verily, this was the Son of God. (55) And many women were there, looking on from a distance; the same who had followed Jesus from 56 Galilee, and had ministered to him. (56) One of them was Mary of Magdala, also Mary the mother of James and Joses, and the mother of Zebedee's 57 children. (57) And when it was evening, there came a rich man of Ramath,w whose name was Sy. Aoi 58 Joseph, who was also a disciple of Jesus.

(58)

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This man went to Pilate, and begged the body of Jesus. And Pilate directed the body to be 59 given him. (59) And Joseph took the body, and wrapped it in a winding-sheet of clean linen; 60 (60) and laid it in his new sepulchre, that was Sy. excavated in a rock. And he rolled a great stone in against the door of the sepulchre, and departed: 61 (61) And there were present Mary of Magdala, and the other Mary, who sat over against the 62 grave. (62) And on the day that was next after

* Sy. whon, H60) (1 L); II, 11, lemòno shebákthone?

the preparation, the chief priests and Pharisees
assembled before Pilate, (63) and said to him: 63
Our Lord, we remember that this deceiver said,
while he was alive, After three days, I shall arise.
(64) Command, therefore, to guard the sepulchre, 64
until the third day; lest his disciples come and
steal him away by night, and say to the people,
that he hath risen from the dead; and the last
delusion be worse than the first. (65) Pilate said 65
to them: Ye have soldiers: go and guard it, as
ye know how. (66) And they went and set a 66
guard to the sepulchre, and sealed the stone.

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And in the closes of the sabbath, as the XXVIII. first [day] of the week began to dawn, came Mary of Magdala and the other Mary, to view the sepulchre.-(2) And lo, there was a great 2 earthquake: for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled away the stone from the door, and sat upon it. (3) And his 3 aspect was like the lightning; and his raiment white like snow: (4) and from fear of him 4 the keepers were astounded, and became as dead men.-(5) And the angel answered, and said to the women: Be not ye afraid, for I know that ye seek Jesus who was crucified. (6) He is not here; for he is risen, as he predicted. Come ye, see the place where our Lord was laid. (7) 7 And [then] go quickly, tell his disciples, that he is risen from the dead; and lo, he precedeth you to Galilee; there will ye see him. Behold, I have told you.-(8) And they went quickly from the 8 sepulchre, with fear and great joy, and ran to tell his disciples. (9) And lo, Jesus met them, and 9 said to them: Hail, ye. And they came and came_and clasped his feet, and worshipped him. (10) Then 10 Jesus said to them: Be not afraid; but go, tell my brethren, that they go into Galilee, and there they will see me.

b

And while they were going, some of the guards 11 came into the city, and told the chief priests all that had occurred. (12) And they assembled with 12 the Elders, and held a council; and they gave no little money to the guards, (13) and said to 13 them: Say ye, that his disciples came and stole him away by night, while we were asleep. (14) 14

And if this should be reported before the President, we will pacify him, and cause you not to 15 be troubled. (15) And they, having received the money, did as they were instructed. And this story is current among the Jews to this day.

16

And the eleven disciples went into Galilee, to the mountain which Jesus had appointed for them. 17 (17) And when they beheld him, they worshipped 18 him: but some doubted. (18) And Jesus came near, and discoursed with them, and said to them: All authority is given to me, in heaven and on earth. And as my Father sent me, so also I send 19 you. (19) Go ye, therefore, and instructe all nations; and baptize them in the name of the Father, 20 and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. (20) And

teach them to observe all that I have commanded you. And, behold, I am with you always,g unto the consummation of the world. Amen.

Completion of the Holy Gospel as published by Matthew;

and which he published in Hebrew, in the land of the Pales-Sy. As

tineans.

The Holy Gospel, the Annunciation of Mark the Evangelist.

Sv.

I. THE beginning of the gospel of Jesus the Sy. 2 Messiah, the Son of God. (2) As it is written in Isaiah the prophet: Behold, I send my messenger 3 before thy face, who shall prepare thy way. (3) The voice of one crying in the wilderness: Prepare ye the way of the Lord; make smooth 4 his paths. (4) John baptized in the wilderness, and proclaimed the baptismb of repentance for the 5 remission of sins. (5) And there went out to him all the regions of Judæa, and all the peopled of Jerusalem; and he baptized them in the river 6 Jordan, while they confessed their sins. (6) Anda Sy. children

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this John was clad in raiment of camel's hair;
and was girded with a cincture of skin about his
loins; and his food was locusts and wild honey.
(7) And he proclaimed, and said: Behold, after 7
me cometh one more powerful than I, of whom I
am not worthy to stoop and untie the fastenings of
his shoes. (8) I have baptized you with water; 8
but he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit.

9

And it occurred, in those days, that Jesus came from Nazareth in Galilee, and was baptized in Jordan by John. (10) And immediately on his 10 coming from the water, he saw the heavens cleft, and the Spirit descending like a dove upon him. |(11) And there was a voice from the heavens: 11 Thou art my beloved Son, in whom I delight.(12) And directly the Spirit carried him into the 12 wilderness: (13) and he was there in the wilder- 13 ness forty days, being tempted by Satan.e And he was with the wild beasts; and angels ministered to him.

After John was delivered up, Jesus came into 14 Sy. 12: Galilee, and proclaimed the tidings of the kingdom of God, (15) and said: The time is com- 15 pleted, and the kingdom of God is near. Repent ye, and believe the tidings.-(16) And as he 16 walked near the sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew his brother casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen. (17) And Jesus said to 17 them: Come after me, and I will make you fishers of men. (18) And immediately they left their 18 nets, and went after him. (19) And as he passed 19 on a little, he saw James the son of Zebedee,s and John his brother, who also were in a ship, and mending their nets. (20) And he called them: 20 and immediately they left Zebedee their father in the ship, with the hired servants, and went after him.

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And when they entered Capernaum,h he im- 21 mediately taught on the sabbath in their synagogues. (22) And they were astonished at his 22 ior, teaching. doctrine; for he taught them, as having authority, and not as their Scribes.-(23) And in their 23 synagogue was a man, in whom was an unclean spirit; and he cried out, (24) and said: What 24 have we to do with thee? Jesus thou Nazarean. Hast thou come to destroy us? I know thee, who