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And when they had mocked 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 Cyrene whose name was Simon; him they compelled to bear his cross.

And when they had crucified him, they distributed his garments by lot. ‡1

And they placed over his head the cause of his death, in the writing: THIS IS JESUS, THE KING OF THE JEWS.

And there were crucified with him two robbers, the one on his right hand, and the other on his left.

and said: He gave life to others, his own life he cannot preserve. If he is the king of Israel, let him now descend from the cross, and we will believe in him. ‡2

Then Jesus cried again with a loud voice, and yielded up his spirit.

and came forth; and, after his resurrection, entered into the holy city, and appeared to many.

and laid it in his new sepulchre, that was excavated in a rock. And he rolled a great stone against the door of the sepulchre, and departed:

Command, therefore to guard the sepulchre; 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.

And his aspect was like the lightning; and his raiment white like snow:

And [fn] 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.

And they went quickly from the sepulchre, with fear and great joy, and ran to tell his disciples.

And lo, Jesus met them, and said to them: Hail, ye. And they came and clasped his feet, and worshipped him.

and said to them: Say ye, that his disciples came and stole him away by night, while we were asleep.

The voice of one crying in the wilderness: Prepare ye the way of the Lord; make smooth his paths.

And this John was clad in raiment of camels' hair; and was girded with a cincture of skin about his loins; and his food was locusts and wild honey.

And he proclaimed, and said: Behold, after me cometh one more powerful than I, of whom I am not worthy to stoop and untie the fastenings of his shoes.

And immediately on his coming from the water, he saw the heavens cleft, and the Spirit descending like a dove upon him.

And as he walked near the sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew his brother casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen.