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Again the second time, he went and prayed, saying: My Father, if this chalice may not pass away, but I must drink it, thy will be done.

But they holding Jesus led him to Caiphas the high priest, where the scribes and the ancients were assembled.

But Jesus held his peace. And the high priest said to him: I adjure thee by the living God, that thou tell us if thou be the Christ the Son of God.

What think you? But they answering, said: He is guilty of death.

But Peter sat without in the court. And there came to him a servant maid, saying: Thou also wast with Jesus the Galilean.

But he denied before them all, saying: I know not what thou sayest.

Saying: I have sinned in betraying innocent blood. But they said: What is that to us? Look thou to it.

But the chief priests having taken the pieces of silver, said: It is not lawful to put them into the corbona, because it is the price of blood.

But the chief priests and ancients persuaded the people that they should ask Barabbas and make Jesus away.

And the governor answering, said to them: Whether will you of the two to be released unto you? But they said: Barabbas.

The governor said to them: Why, what evil hath he done? But they cried out the more, saying: Let him be crucified.

And Pilate seeing that he prevailed nothing, but that rather a tumult was made, taking water washed his hands before the people, saying: I am innocent of the blood of this just man. Look you to it.

And behold, Jesus met them, saying: All hail. But they came up and took hold of his feet and adored him.

And seeing him they adored: but some doubted.

I have baptized you with water: but he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost.

And he saith to him: See thou tell no one; but go, shew thyself to the high priest and offer for thy cleansing the things that Moses commanded, for a testimony to them.

But he being gone out, began to publish and to blaze abroad the word: so that he could not openly go into the city. but was without in desert places. And they flocked to him from all sides.

Why doth this man speak thus? He blasphemeth. Who can forgive sins, but God only?

But that you may know that the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins (he saith to the sick of the palsy):

Jesus hearing this, saith to them: They that are well have no need of a physician, but they that are sick. For I came not to call the just, but sinners.