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est me.

And he said to them, When I sent you without purse, or bag, or sandals, were ye in need of anything? And 36 they said, Of nothing. Then he said to them, But now, he that hath a purse, let him take it, and likewise a bag; and he that hath not, let him sell his garment, and buy a 37 sword. For I say to you, that this which is written must be accomplished in me: "And he was reckoned among transgressors. For that which concerneth me also hath 38 an end. And they said, Lord, behold, here are two swords. And he said to them, It is enough!

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And going out, he went, as he was wont, to the Mount 40 of Olives; and the disciples followed him. And when he was at the place, he said to them, Pray that ye may not 41 enter into temptation. And he withdrew from them about 42 a stone's throw; and kneeling down he prayed, saying, Father, if thou art willing to remove this cup from me 43 yet not my will, but thine be done! And there appeared 44 to him an angel from heaven, strengthening him. And being in an agony, he prayed more earnestly. And his sweat was as it were great drops of blood falling to the 45 ground. And rising up from prayer, he came to the dis46 ciples, and found them sleeping for sorrow, and said to them, Why sleep ye? Rise, and pray that ye may not enter into temptation.

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While he was yet speaking, lo! a multitude, and he that was called Judas, one of the twelve, was at the head 48 of them; and he drew near to Jesus to kiss him. But Jesus said to him, Judas, dost thou betray the Son of man' 49 with a kiss? And they who were about him, seeing what would follow, said, Lord, shall we smite with the sword?

Ver. 39-53. Comp. Matt. xxvi. 30-56; Mark xiv. 26-52; John xviii. 1-11. Isa. liii. 12.

50 And one of them smote the servant of the high-priest, 51 and cut off his right ear. But Jesus answering said, Per52 mit thus far; and touched his ear, and healed him. Then

Jesus said to the chief priests and captains of the temple and elders who had come to him, Ye have come out as 53 against a robber, with swords and clubs; when I was daily with you in the temple, ye did not put forth your hands against me; but this is your hour, and the power of dark

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And they seized him, and led him away, and brought him into the house of the high-priest. And Peter followed afar off.

And when they had kindled a fire in the midst of the court, and had sat down together, Peter sat down among 56 them. But a certain maid-servant saw him sitting at the fire, and steadily looking at him said, This man also was 57 with him. And he denied him, saying, Woman, I do not know him.

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And after a little while another saw him, and said, Thou also art one of them. And Peter said, Man, I am not.

And in about one hour's time, another confidently affirmed, saying, In truth this man also was with him; for 60 he is a Galilæan. And Peter said, Man, I know not what thou sayest. And immediately, while he was yet speaking, 61 a cock crew. And the Lord turned and looked upon Pe

ter; and Peter remembered the word of the Lord, that he had said to him, Before a cock crows this day, thou wilt 62 thrice deny me. And he went out, and wept bitterly. 63 And the men that held Jesus mocked him, and beat 64 him; and having blindfolded him, they asked him, saying, 65 Prophesy, who is it that struck thee? And many other things did they scoffingly say against him.

Ver. 54-71. Comp. Matt. xxvi. 57-75; Mark xiv. 53-72; John xviii 12-27. Ver. 64. prophesy; i.e. tell by Divine inspiration.

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And when it was day, the elders of the people, both chief priests and scribes, came together, and brought him 67 before their council, saying, If thou art the Christ, tell us. And he said to them, If I tell you, ye will not believe; and if I ask, ye will not answer. But from this time the Son of man will sit on the right hand of the power of 70 God. Then they all said, Art thou then the Son of God? 71 And he said to them, Ye say what is true; for I am. And they said, What further need have we of testimony? For we have ourselves heard from his own mouth.

XXIII. And the whole assemblage of them arose, and car2 ried him before Pilate. And they began to accuse him, saying, We found this man perverting our nation, and forbidding to give tribute to Cæsar, and saying that he himself 3 is the Christ, the king. And Pilate asked him, saying, Art thou the king of the Jews? And he answering said to him, 4 I am. And Pilate said to the chief priests and the crowd, 5 I find nothing criminal in this man. But they were the more violent, saying, He stirreth up the people, teaching throughout all Judæa, beginning from Galilee, even to this 6 place. And when Pilate heard this, he asked whether the 7 man was a Galilæan. And on learning that he belonged to Herod's jurisdiction, he sent him to Herod, who was himself also at Jerusalem at this time.

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Now Herod, when he saw Jesus, was very glad; for he had been wishing to see him for a long time, because he had heard about him; and he hoped to see some sign 9 wrought by him. And he put many questions to him; 10 but he gave him no answer. And the chief priests and 11 scribes stood vehemently accusing him. And Herod also

Chap. XXIII. 1-25. Comp. Matt. xxvii. 1-26; Mark xv. 1-15; John xviii. 28-40.

Ver. 2. king, the Christ.

is the Christ, the king. More closely, is Christ, king; or, is

with his guard of soldiers set him at nought and mocked him, and having arrayed him in a gorgeous robe, sent him 12 back to Pilate. And Herod and Pilate on that day became friends with each other; for they had before been at enmity.

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And Pilate, when he had called together the chief 14 priests and the rulers and the people, said to them, Ye have brought to me this man, as one that perverteth the people; and behold, I have examined him before you, and have found nothing in this man to sustain the charges 15 which ye bring against him. No, nor yet Herod; for he hath sent him back to us; and lo! nothing deserving death 16 hath been done by him. I will therefore chastise, and re17 lease him. Now it was necessary for him to release to 18 them one at the feast. And they cried out all at once,

saying, Away with this man, and release to us Barabbas; 19 who, for a certain sedition made in the city, and for mur20 der, had been cast into prison. But Pilate again spoke 21 to them, wishing to release Jesus. But they cried out, 22 saying, Crucify, crucify him! And he said to them the

third time, Why, what evil hath this man done? I have found him guilty of nothing deserving death; I will there23 fore chastise, and release him. But they were urgent with loud voices, demanding that he should he crucified; and 24 their voices prevailed. And Pilate gave sentence that 25 what they demanded should be done. And he released

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him who for sedition and murder had been cast into prison, whom they asked for; but Jesus he delivered up to their will.

And when they had led him away, they laid hold on one Simon a Cyrenæan, coming out of the country, and laid on him the cross, that he might bear it after Jesus.

Ver. 17. This verse is bracketed by Tischendorf, as of doubtful genuineness.

Ver. 26-49. Comp. Matt. xxvii. 27-56; Mark xv. 16-41; John xix. 1-30.

27 And there followed him a great multitude of the people, and of women who were bewailing and lamenting him. 28 But Jesus turning to them said, Daughters of Jerusalem, weep not for me; but weep for yourselves, and for your 29 children. For lo! the days are coming, in which they will say, Blessed are the barren, and the wombs that never 30 bore, and the breasts that never gave nourishment. Then will they begin to say to the mountains, Fall on us; and 31 to the hills, Cover us.* For if they do these things in the green tree, what will be done in the dry?

32 And two others, who were malefactors, were led with 33 him to be put to death. And when they had come to the place which is called the Skull, they there crucified him, and the malefactors; one on the right hand, and the 34 other on the left. And Jesus said, Father, forgive them! for they know not what they do. And they divided his garments, casting lots.

35 And the people stood looking on; and the rulers sneered,

saying, Others he saved; let him save himself, if this is the 36 Christ of God, the chosen one. And the soldiers also came

up to him and made sport of him, offering him vinegar, 37 and saying, If thou art the king of the Jews, save thyself. 38 There was also an inscription over him: "This is the king of the Jews."

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And one of the crucified malefactors railed at him, say40 ing, Art thou not the Christ? save thyself and us. But

the other answering said, rebuking him, Dost not thou fear 41 God, since thou art in the same condemnation? And we

indeed justly; for we are receiving the due reward of our 42 deeds; but this man hath done nothing amiss. And he

said, Jesus, remember me when thou comest in thy king43 dom. And he said to him, Truly do I say to thee, To-day shalt thou be with me in Paradise.

See Hos. x. 8.