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Then the hie Priest rent his clothes, saying, Hee hath blasphemed, what haue wee any more neede of witnesses? beholde: nowe yee haue heard his blasphemie.

Then spet they in his face, and buffeted him, and other smote him with roddes,

Also when he was set downe vpon the iudgement seate, his wife sent to him, saying, Haue thou nothing to do with that iust man: for I haue suffered many things this day in a dreame by reason of him.)

When Pilate saw that he auailed nothing, but that more tumult was made, he tooke water and washed his hands before the multitude, saying, I am innocent of the blood of this iust man: looke you to it.

Then answered all the people, and saide, His bloud be on vs, and on our children.

And platted a crowne of thornes, and put it vpon his head, and a reede in his right hand, and bowed their knees before him, and mocked him, saying, God saue thee King of the Iewes,

Thus when they had mocked him, they tooke the robe from him, and put his owne rayment on him, and led him away to crucifie him.

And as they came out, they found a man of Cyrene, named Simon: him they compelled to beare his crosse.

And when they had crucified him, they parted his garments, and did cast lottes, yt it might be fulfilled, which was spoken by the Prophet, They deuided my garments among them, and vpon my vesture did cast lottes.

They set vp also ouer his head his cause written, THIS IS IESVS THE KING OF THE IEVVES.

The selfe same thing also ye theeues which were crucified with him, cast in his teeth.

And came out of the graues after his resurrection, and went into the holy citie, and appeared vnto many.

And put it in his new tombe, which he had hewen out in a rocke, and rolled a great stone to the doore of the sepulchre, and departed.

Command therefore, that the sepulchre be made sure vntill the third day, lest his disciples come by night, and steale him away, and say vnto the people, He is risen from the dead: so shall the last errour be worse then the first.

And his countenance was like lightning, and his raiment white as snowe.

And go quickly, & tel his disciples yt he is risen fro ye dead: & behold, he goeth before you into Galile: there ye shall see him: loe, I haue told you.

So they departed quickly from the sepulchre, with feare and great ioye, and did runne to bring his disciples worde.

And as they wet to tel his disciples, behold, Iesus also met the, saying, God saue you. And they came, and tooke him by the feete, and worshipped him.

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

The voyce of him that cryeth in the wildernesse is, Prepare the way of the Lord: make his paths straight.