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And the first day of unleavened bread, when they killed the passover, his disciples said to him, Where wilt thou that we go and prepare, that thou mayest eat the passover?

And he sendeth two of his disciples, and saith to them, Go ye into the city, and there shall meet you a man bearing a pitcher of water: follow him.

And his disciples went, and came into the city, and found as he had said to them: and they made ready the passover.

And they came to a place which was named Gethsemane: and he saith to his disciples, Sit ye here, while I shall pray.

And one of them that stood by drew a sword, and smote a servant of the high priest, and cut off his ear.

And there followed him a certain young man, having a linen cloth cast about [his] naked [body]; and the young men laid hold on him.

But he held his peace, and answered nothing. Again the high priest asked him, and said to him, Art thou the Christ, the Son of the Blessed?

Then the high priest rent his clothes, and saith, What need we any further witnesses?

And some began to spit on him, and to cover his face, and to buffet him, and to say to him, Prophesy: and the servants struck him with the palms of their hands.

And they clothed him with purple, and platted a crown of thorns, and put it about his [head],

And when they had mocked him, they took off the purple from him, and put his own clothes on him, and led him out to crucify him.

And they constrain one Simon, a Cyrenian, who was passing by, coming from the country, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to bear his cross.

And when they had crucified him, they parted his garments, casting lots upon them, what every man should take.

And the superscription of his accusation was written over, THE KING OF THE JEWS.

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

But go, tell his disciples and Peter, that he goeth before you into Galilee: there shall ye see him, as he said to you.

There was in the days of Herod the king of Judea, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abia: and his wife [was] of the daughters of Aaron, and her name [was] Elisabeth.

And it came to pass, that, while he executed the priests' office before God in the order of his course,

According to the custom of the priests' office, his lot was to burn incense when he went into the temple of the Lord.

But the angel said to him, Fear not, Zacharias: for thy prayer is heard; and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John.