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And they come to a spot, the name of which [is] Gethsemane, and he saith to his disciples, `Sit ye here till I may pray;'

and a certain one of those standing by, having drawn the sword, struck the servant of the chief priest, and took off his ear.

and a certain young man was following him, having put a linen cloth about [his] naked body, and the young men lay hold on him,

And the chief priest, having rent his garments, saith, `What need have we yet of witnesses?

and certain began to spit on him, and to cover his face, and to buffet him, and to say to him, `Prophesy;' and the officers were striking him with their palms.

and when they [had] mocked him, they took the purple from off him, and clothed him in his own garments, and they led him forth, that they may crucify him.

And they impress a certain one passing by -- Simon, a Cyrenian, coming from the field, the father of Alexander and Rufus -- that he may bear his cross,

And having crucified him, they were dividing his garments, casting a lot upon them, what each may take;

and the inscription of his accusation was written above -- `The King of the Jews.'

And with him they crucify two robbers, one on the right hand, and one on his left,

and go, say to his disciples, and Peter, that he doth go before you to Galilee; there ye shall see him, as he said to you.'

There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judea, a certain priest, by name Zacharias, of the course of Abijah, and his wife of the daughters of Aaron, and her name Elisabeth;

And it came to pass, in his acting as priest, in the order of his course before God,

according to the custom of the priesthood, his lot was to make perfume, having gone into the sanctuary of the Lord,

and the messenger said unto him, `Fear not, Zacharias, for thy supplication was heard, and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear a son to thee, and thou shalt call his name John,

and there shall be joy to thee, and gladness, and many at his birth shall joy,

for he shall be great before the Lord, and wine and strong drink he may not drink, and of the Holy Spirit he shall be full, even from his mother's womb;

And the people were waiting for Zacharias, and wondering at his tarrying in the sanctuary,

And it came to pass, when the days of his service were fulfilled, he went away to his house,

and after those days, his wife Elisabeth conceived, and hid herself five months, saying --