and to swear, saying, I know not the man and immediately the cock crew;

75 and Peter remembered the word of Jesus, who had said, Before the cock crow, thou wilt deny me thrice; and he went out, and wept bitterly.

CHAPTER XXVII.

AND when it was day-break,

all the chief priests and the elders of the people took counsel against Jesus, to put him to death:

2 and when they had bound him, they led him away, and delivered him to Pilate the governor.

3 Then Judas, who had betrayed him, when he saw that he was condemned, was smitten with remorse, and brought back the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders; 4 saying, I have sinned in betraying innocent blood: and they said, What is it to us? see thou to that:

5 and, casting the pieces of silver into the temple, he dees, i la parted; and went and hanged himself.

6 And the chief priests took the silver pieces, and said, It is not lawful to put them into the Korban, that is, the treasury, because it is the price of blood:

7 and they took counsel, and

10 "and gave them for the

potter's field, as the Lord "commanded me."

11 And Jesus was placed before the governor and the governor asked him, saying, Art thou the King of the Jews? And Jesus said to him, Thou sayest:

12 but when he was accused by the chief priests and the elders, he answered nothing: 13 then said Pilate to him, Hearest thou not what things they testify against thee?

14 but he answered him not to any thing that was said; so that the governor greatly marvelled.

15 And at that feast, the governor was accustomed to release to the people one prisoner, whomsoever they would: 16 and they had then a notable prisoner, called Barabbas :

17 when, therefore, they were gathered together, Pilate said to them, Which will ye that I

release to you? Barabbas, or Jesus who is called Christ?

18 for he knew that through malice they had delivered him. 19 And while he sat on the judgment-seat, his wife sent to him, saying, Have nothing to do with that just person; for I have suffered many things this day, in a dream, because of him.

20 But the chief priests and the elders had persuaded the multitude, that they should ask for Barabbas, and destroy Jesus:

21 the governor, therefore, answered and said to them again, Which of the two will ye that I release to you? and they said, Barabbas :

22 Pilate saith to them, What then shall I do with Jesus, who is called Christ? they all say, Let him be crucified:

23 and he said, Why, what evil hath he done? but they cried out the more exceedingly, saying, Let him be crucified. 24 And Pilate, seeing that he could prevail nothing, but rather that a tumult was made, took water, and washed his hands before the multitude, saying, I am guiltless of this blood; see ye to it:

25 and all the people answered and said, His blood be on us, and on our children!

26 Then he released to them Barabbas: and when he had

scourged Jesus, he delivered him to be crucified.

27 Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the hall called Pretorium, and gathered to him the whole band: 28 and they stripped him, and put on him a scarlet robe:

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29 and they platted a crown of thorns, and put it round his head, and a reed in his right hand and they bent the knee before him, and mocked him, saying, Hail, king of the Jews! 30 and they spat on him, and took the reed, and smote him on the head:

31 and after they had mocked him, they took off from him the robe, and put on him his own raiment, and led him forth to crucify him.

32 And as they went out, they found a man of Cyrene, by name Simon him they impressed to carry his cross.

33 And when they were come to a place called Golgotha, that is to say, a place of a Skull,

34 they gave him to drink, vinegar mixed with gall: and when he had tasted it, he would not drink it.

35 And when they had crucified him, they divided his garments among them, casting lots for them:

36 and they sat down, and watched him there.

37 And they set up over his head his accusation written,

12, Noon.

THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS.

38 Then were crucified with him two thieves, one on the right hand, and one on the left.

39 And they that passed by

reviled him, wagging their heads,

40 and saying, Thou that destroyest the temple, and buildest it within three days, save thyself: if thou art the Son of God, come down from the

cross.

41 In like manner, also, the chief priests, with the scribes and elders, mocking him, said, 42 He saved others; himself he cannot save: if he is the King of Israel, let him now come down from the cross, and we will believe in him:

43 he trusted in God; if he will, let him now deliver him: for he said, I am the Son of God:

44 the thieves also, that were crucified with him, reviled him with the same.

45 And, at the sixth hour, darkness came over all the 3, Afternoon. land until the ninth hour:

him, said, He calleth for Elijah:

48 and straightway one of them ran, and took a sponge, and filled it with vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave it him to drink :

49 the rest said, Let him alone; let us see whether Elijah will come to save him:

50 but another, taking a spear, Zech. xii. 10. pierced his side; and there John, xix. 34. came forth water and blood : and Jesus, crying out again i. e. as before. with a loud voice, expired.

51 And, lo! the veil of the sanctuary was rent in two, from the top to the bottom; and the earth quaked, and the rocks were rent, and the tombs were opened :

52 and many bodies of the saints that slept, arose; and, coming out of the tombs, after his resurrection, went into the holy city, and were manifested to many.

53 And when the centurion, and those with him that were keeping watch over Jesus, saw the earthquake, and the things that were done, they were greatly terrified; saying, Truly this was the Son of God!

54 And many women that had followed Jesus from Galilee, to minister to him, were there, beholding afar off;

55 among whom was Mary the Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James and Joses,

58 And when Joseph had received the body, he wrapped it in a clean linen cloth;

59 and laid it in the new sepulchre there, which had been hewn out in the rock; and he rolled a great stone to the door of the sepulchre, and departed:

60 and Mary the Magdalene, and the other Mary, were sitting over against the sepulchre.

61 And on the next morning, (which followed the preparation,) the chief priests and the Pharisees came together to Pilate;

62 saying, Sir, we remember that that deceiver said, while he was yet alive, After three days I will rise again :

63 command, therefore, that the sepulchre be made secure until the third day, lest his disciples come and steal him away, and tell the people, He is risen from the dead; so the last deceit will be worse than the first.

64 Pilate said to them, Ye have a guard: go, secure it as ye judge best:

65 and they went and secured the sepulchre, sealing the stone, and setting a guard.

CHAPTER XXVIII.

AND after the sabbath, when

it began to dawn on the first day of the week, Mary the Magdalene and the other Mary went to see the sepulchre :

2 and, lo, there had been a great earthquake; for the angel of the Lord had descended from heaven, and had come and rolled away the stone, and was sitting upon it:

3 his countenance was as lightning, and his raiment white as snow:

4 and through fear of him the keepers trembled, and became as dead.

5 And the angel answered and said to the women, Fear not ye; for I know that ye seek Jesus, who was crucified: 6 he is not here, for he is risen, as he told you; come, see the place where he lay :

7 and go quickly, and tell his disciples that he is risen from the dead and, behold, he goeth before you into Galilee ; ye will see him there: lo, he c. xxvi. 32. told you so.

8 And, departing quickly from the sepulchre, with fear and

great joy, they ran to tell his disciples:

9 and, behold, Jesus met them, saying, All hail! and they came to him, and took hold of his feet, and worshipped him :

10 then said Jesus to them, Fear not go, bid my brethren to go into Galilee, and they shall see me there.

11 And whilst they were going, behold, some of the guard came into the city, and told the chief priests all the things that had happened:

12 and being assembled with the elders, and taking counsel with them, they gave much money to the soldiers;

13 saying, Say ye, That his disciples came by night, and stole him away while we slept: 14 and if this be heard by the governor, we will persuade him, and secure you :

15 and they took the money, and did as they were instructed: and this account is commonly reported among the Jews until this day.

16 And the eleven disciples went into Galilee, to the mountain where Jesus had appointed them :

17 and when they saw him, they worshipped him; but some doubted.

18 And Jesus came and spake to them, saying, All power is given to me, in heaven and on earth:

19 go, therefore, and make all nations my disciples, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit:

20 teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you every day, until the end of the world.