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When Pilate saw that he could not prevail at all, but [that] rather a tumult was made, he took water, and washed [his] hands before the multitude, saying, I am innocent of the blood of this just person: see ye [to it].

Then answered all the people, and said, His blood [be] on us, and on our children.

And when they had platted a crown of thorns, they put [it] upon his head, and a reed in his right hand: and they bowed the knee before him, and mocked him, saying, Hail, King of the Jews?

And after that they had mocked him, they took the robe off from him, and put his own raiment on him, and led him away to crucify [him].

And as they came out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name: him they constrained to bear his cross.

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

And set up over his head his accusation written, THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS.

The thieves also who were crucified with him, cast the same in his teeth.

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

And laid it in his own new tomb, which he had hewn out in the rock; and he rolled a great stone to the door of the sepulcher, and departed.

Command therefore that the sepulcher be made secure until the third day, lest his disciples come by night, and steal him away, and say to the people, He is risen from the dead: so the last error will be worse than the first.

His countenance was like lightning, and his raiment white as snow.

And go quickly, and tell his disciples, that he is risen from the dead, and behold, he goeth before you into Galilee; there shall ye see him: lo, I have told you.

And they departed quickly from the sepulcher, with fear and great joy; and ran to bring word to his disciples.

And as they were going to tell his disciples, behold, Jesus met them, saying, All hail. And they came, and held him by the feet, and worshiped him.

Saying, Say ye, His disciples came by night, and stole him [away] while we slept.

The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.

And John was clothed with camels hair, and with a girdle of a skin about his loins; and he ate locusts and wild honey;

Now as he was walking by the sea of Galilee, he saw Simon, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers.

And when he had gone a little further thence, he saw James the [son] of Zebedee, and John his brother, who also were in the boat mending their nets.