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Then did they spit in his face and buffeted him. And others struck his face with the palms of their hands,

And as he was sitting in the place of judgment, his wife sent to him, saying: Have thou nothing to do with that just man; for I have suffered many things this day in a dream because of him.

And Pilate seeing that he prevailed nothing, but that rather a tumult was made, taking water washed his hands before the people, saying: I am innocent of the blood of this just man. Look you to it.

And the whole people answering, said: His blood be upon us and upon our children.

And platting a crown of thorns, they put it upon his head, and a reed in his right hand. And bowing the knee before him, they mocked him, saying: Hail, King of the Jews.

And spitting upon him, they took the reed and struck his head.

And after they had mocked him, they took off the cloak from him and put on him his own garments and led him away to crucify him.

And going out, they found a man of Cyrene, named Simon: him they forced to take up his cross.

And after they had crucified him, they divided his garments, casting lots; that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying: They divided my garments among them; and upon my vesture they cast lots.

And they put over his head his cause written: THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS.

And coming out of the tombs after his resurrection, came into the holy city and appeared to many.

And laid it in his own new monument, which he had hewed out in a rock. And he rolled a great stone to the door of the monument and went his way.

Command therefore the sepulchre to be guarded until the third day: lest perhaps his disciples come and steal him away and say to the people: He is risen from the dead. And the last error shall be worse than the first.

And his countenance was as lightning and his raiment as snow.

And going quickly, tell ye his disciples that he is risen. And behold he will go before you into Galilee. There you shall see him. Lo, I have foretold it to you.

And they went out quickly from the sepulchre with fear and great joy, running to tell his disciples.

And behold, Jesus met them, saying: All hail. But they came up and took hold of his feet and adored him.

Saying: Say you, His disciples came by night and stole him away when we were asleep.

A voice of one crying in the desert: Prepare ye the way of the Lord; make straight his paths.

And John was clothed camel’s hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins: and he ate locusts and wild honey.