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His disciples said to him, Behold, now you speak plainly, and do not utter a single figure.

For behold, the hour is coming, and it has now come, when you will be dispersed, every man to his own country, and you will leave me alone; and yet I am never alone, because the Father is with me.

JESUS spoke these things, and then he lifted up his eyes to heaven and said, O my Father, the hour has come; glorify your Son, so that your Son may glorify you.

JESUS said these things and went out with his disciples across the brook Kidron, to a place where there was a garden, where he and his disciples entered.

Judas the traitor also knew that place; because Jesus and his disciples frequently gathered there.

But Simon Peter had a sword, and he drew it and struck the high priest''s servant, and cut off his right ear. The servant''s name was Malech.

The high priest then questioned Jesus concerning his disciples and concerning his teaching.

And as he said these things, one of the guards who stood by, struck Jesus on his cheek, and said to him, Is this how you answer the high priest?

Now Simon Peter was standing and warming himself. They said to him, Why, are you also one of his disciples? He denied and said, I am not.

A nd the soldiers wove a crown of thorns, and placed it on his head, and they covered him with purple robes;

And they said, Peace be to you, O king of the Jews! and they struck him on his cheeks.

Carrying his cross, to the place which is called The Skull, but in Hebrew it is called Golgotha;

Pilate also wrote on a stone tablet, and placed it on his cross. And the writing was, THIS IS JESUS THE NAZARENE, THE KING OF THE JEWS.

Now when the soldiers had crucified Jesus, they took his clothes and divided them into four parts, a part to each of the soldiers; but his robe was without seam, woven from the top throughout.

Now there were standing by the cross of Jesus his mother, and his mother''s sister, and Mary of Cleopas, and Mary of Magdala.

When Jesus saw his mother and the disciple whom he loved standing, he said to his mother, Woman, behold your son!

Now there was a pitcher full of vinegar placed there; so they filled a sponge with vinegar and put it on the point of a reed, and placed it on his mouth.

When Jesus drank the vinegar, he said, It is fulfilled; and he bowed his head and gave up his spirit.

But when they came to Jesus, they saw that he was dead already, so they did not break his legs.

But one of the soldiers pierced his side with a spear, and immediately blood and water came out.