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

And they also that passed by, reviled him; and, nodding their heads, they said: Aha, thou that destroyest the temple and buildest it in three days,

And some of them that stood by, when they heard it, said: He calleth for Elijah.

And one ran and filled a sponge with vinegar, and tied it on a reed, to offer him drink. And they said: Desist; let us see if Elijah will come to take him down.

And when the sabbath had passed, Mary Magdalena, and Mary [fn] of James, and Salome, bought aromatics, that they might come and anoint him.

And in the morning of the first day of the week, they came to the sepulchre as the sun arose.

And they said among them. selves: Who will roll back for us the stone from the door of the sepulchre?

And they looked, and saw that the stone was rolled away; for it was very great.

And entering the sepulchre, they saw a youth sitting on the right hand, and clothed in a white robe: and they were in perturbation.

And when they heard, they fled and left the sepulchre; for astonishment and trembling had seized them; and they said nothing to any one, for they were in fear.

And she went and told them that had been with him, while they were mourning and weeping.

And they, when they heard [fn] say that he was alive, and that he had appeared to them, did not believe them.

After this he appeared, under another aspect, to two of them as they walked and went into the country.

And these went and told the rest; but they would not believe them

And at last, he appeared to the eleven: as they reclined at table; and he reproved the slenderness of their faith, and the hardness of their heart; because they believed not those who had seen him actually risen.

And these signs shall attend them that believe: In my name, they will cast out demons; and in new tongues will they speak.

And they will take up serpents; and if they should drink a deadly poison, it will not harm them; and they will lay their hands on the sick, and they will be healed.

And they went forth, and preached everywhere: and our Lord aided them, and confirmed their discourses by the signs which they wrought.

as they delivered them to us, who from the first were eye-witnesses and ministers of the word;

And they were both upright before God, and walked in all his commandments, and in the righteousness of the Lord, without reproach.