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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!"

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.

As they were going out, they found a man from Cyrene named Simon, whom they forced to carry his cross.

When they had crucified him, they divided his clothes by throwing dice.

Above his head they put the charge against him, which read: "This is Jesus, the king of the Jews."

Then two outlaws were crucified with him, one on his right and one on his left.

Then Jesus cried out again with a loud voice and gave up his spirit.

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

and placed it in his own new tomb that he had cut in the rock. Then he rolled a great stone across the entrance of the tomb and went away.

So give orders to secure the tomb until the third day. Otherwise his disciples may come and steal his body and say to the people, ‘He has been raised from the dead,' and the last deception will be worse than the first."

His appearance was like lightning, and his clothes were white as snow.

Then go quickly and tell his disciples, ‘He has been raised from the dead. He is going ahead of you into Galilee. You will see him there.' Listen, I have told you!"

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.

telling them, "You are to say, ‘His disciples came at night and stole his body while we were asleep.'

the voice of one shouting in the wilderness, ‘ Prepare the way for the Lord, make his paths straight. '"

John wore a garment made of camel's hair with a leather belt around his waist, and he ate locusts and wild honey.

He proclaimed, "One more powerful than I am is coming after me; I am not worthy to bend down and untie the strap of his sandals.

He was in the wilderness forty days, enduring temptations from Satan. He was with wild animals, and angels were ministering to his needs.

Going on a little farther, he saw James, the son of Zebedee, and John his brother in their boat mending nets.