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

And they stripped Him and put a red cloak on Him.

And after twisting together a crown of thorns, they put it on His head, and put a reed in His right hand; and they knelt down before Him and mocked Him, saying, "Hail, King of the Jews!"

And they spit on Him, and took the reed and beat Him on the head.

And after they had mocked Him, they took the cloak off Him and put His own garments back on Him, and led Him away to crucify Him.

And when they came to a place called Golgotha, which means Place of a Skull,

they gave Him wine mixed with bile to drink; and after tasting it, He was unwilling to drink it.

And when they had crucified Him, they divided His garments among themselves by casting lots.

And sitting down, they began to keep watch over Him there.

And above His head they put up the charge against Him which read, "THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS."

And some of those who were standing there, when they heard it, said, "This man is calling for Elijah."

and coming out of the tombs after His resurrection, they entered the holy city and appeared to many.

Now as for the centurion and those who were with him keeping guard over Jesus, when they saw the earthquake and the other things that were happening, they became extremely frightened and said, "Truly this was the Son of God!"

and they said, "Sir, we remember that when that deceiver was still alive, He said, 'After three days I am rising.'

And they went and made the tomb secure with the guard, sealing the stone.

And they left the tomb quickly with fear and great joy, and ran to report to His disciples.

And behold, Jesus met them and said, "Rejoice!" And they came up and took hold of His feet, and worshiped Him.

Then Jesus said to them, "Do not be afraid; go, bring word to My brothers to leave for Galilee, and there they will see Me."

Now while they were on their way, some of the men from the guard came into the city and reported to the chief priests all that had happened.

And when they had assembled with the elders and consulted together, they gave a large sum of money to the soldiers,