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"The one who has dipped his fingers in the bowl with me," He answered, "is the man who will betray me.

Going forward a short distance He fell on His face and prayed. "My Father," He said, "if it is possible, let this cup pass away from me; nevertheless, not as I will, but as Thou willest."

But one of those with Jesus drew his sword and struck the High Priest's servant, cutting off his ear.

Then the High Priest tore his robes and exclaimed, "Impious language! What further need have we of witnesses! See, you have now heard the impiety.

Then they spat in His face, and struck Him--some with the fist, some with the open hand--

While he was sitting on the tribunal a message came to him from his wife. "Have nothing to do with that innocent man," she said, "for during the night I have suffered terribly in a dream through him."

So when he saw that he could gain nothing, but that on the contrary there was a riot threatening, he called for water and washed his hands in sight of them all, saying, "I am not responsible for this murder: you must answer for it."

"His blood," replied all the people, "be on us and on our children!"

Stripping off His garments, they put on Him a general's short crimson cloak.

They twisted a wreath of thorny twigs and put it on His head, and they put a sceptre of cane in His right hand, and kneeling to Him they shouted in mockery, "Long live the King of the Jews!"

At last, having finished their sport, they took off the cloak, clothed Him again in His own garments, and led Him away for crucifixion.

Going out they met a Cyrenaean named Simon; whom they compelled to carry His cross,

After crucifying Him, they divided His garments among them by lot,

Over His head they placed a written statement of the charge against Him: THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS.

At the same time two robbers were crucified with Him, one at His right hand and the other at His left.

His trust is in God: let God deliver him now, if He will have him; for he said, `I am God's Son.'"

But Jesus uttered another loud cry and then yielded up His spirit.

And there were a number of women there looking on from a distance, who had followed Jesus from Galilee ministering to His necessities;

He then laid it in his own new tomb which he had hewn in the solid rock, and after rolling a great stone against the door of the tomb he went home.

"Sir," they said, "we recollect that during his lifetime that impostor pretended that after two days he was to rise to life again.