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And again he came and found them sleeping, for their eyes were very heavy; and they did not know what to answer him.

And they laid hands on him and seized him.

And they all forsook him, and fled.

And a young man followed him, with nothing but a linen cloth about his body; and they seized him,

And they led Jesus to the high priest; and all the chief priests and the elders and the scribes were assembled.

Now the chief priests and the whole council sought testimony against Jesus to put him to death; but they found none.

You have heard his blasphemy. What is your decision?" And they all condemned him as deserving death.

And as soon as it was morning the chief priests, with the elders and scribes, and the whole council held a consultation; and they bound Jesus and led him away and delivered him to Pilate.

And Pilate again asked him, "Have you no answer to make? See how many charges they bring against you."

And they cried out again, "Crucify him."

And Pilate said to them, "Why, what evil has he done?" But they shouted all the more, "Crucify him."

And the soldiers led him away inside the palace (that is, the praetorium); and they called together the whole battalion.

And they clothed him in a purple cloak, and plaiting a crown of thorns they put it on him.

And they began to salute him, "Hail, King of the Jews!"

And they struck his head with a reed, and spat upon him, and they knelt down in homage to him.

And when they had mocked him, they stripped him of the purple cloak, and put his own clothes on him. And they led him out to crucify him.

And they compelled a passer-by, Simon of Cyre'ne, who was coming in from the country, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to carry his cross.

And they brought him to the place called Gol'gotha (which means the place of a skull).

And they offered him wine mingled with myrrh; but he did not take it.

And they crucified him, and divided his garments among them, casting lots for them, to decide what each should take.