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What is your verdict?" They answered, "He is guilty and deserves death."

Then they spat in his face and struck him with their fists. And some slapped him,

They tied him up, led him away, and handed him over to Pilate the governor.

and they gave them for the potter's field, as the Lord commanded me."

The governor asked them, "Which of the two do you want me to release for you?" And they said, "Barabbas!"

They stripped him and put a scarlet robe around him,

and after braiding a crown of thorns, they put it on his head. They put a staff in his right hand, and kneeling down before him, they mocked him: "Hail, king of the Jews!"

They spat on him and took the staff and struck him repeatedly on the head.

When they had mocked him, they stripped him of the robe and put his own clothes back on him. Then they led him away to crucify him.

Then they sat down and kept guard over him there.

(They came out of the tombs after his resurrection and went into the holy city and appeared to many people.)

Now when the centurion and those with him who were guarding Jesus saw the earthquake and what took place, they were extremely terrified and said, "Truly this one was God's Son!"

So they went with the soldiers of the guard and made the tomb secure by sealing the stone.

The guards were shaken and became like dead men because they were so afraid of him.

So they left the tomb quickly, with fear and great joy, and ran to tell his disciples.

But Jesus met them, saying, "Greetings!" They came to him, held on to his feet and worshiped him.

Then Jesus said to them, "Do not be afraid. Go and tell my brothers to go to Galilee. They will see me there."

While they were going, some of the guard went into the city and told the chief priests everything that had happened.

After they had assembled with the elders and formed a plan, they gave a large sum of money to the soldiers,

So they took the money and did as they were instructed. And this story is told among the Jews to this day.