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And he came out, and went, as his way was, to the Mountain of Olives, and the disciples went with him.

And he went a little distance away from them and, falling on his knees in prayer, he said,

And being in great trouble of soul, the force of his prayer became stronger, and great drops, like blood, came from him, falling to the earth.

And one of them gave a blow to the servant of the high priest, cutting off his right ear.

But Jesus, answering, said, Put up with this, at least. And touching his ear, he made it well.

And, covering his eyes, they said to him, Are you prophet enough to say who gave you that blow?

And they said, What more need have we of witness? we have the very words of his mouth.

And Herod, with the men of his army, put shame on him and made sport of him, and dressing him in shining robes, he sent him back to Pilate.

And Pilate again said to them that it was his desire to let Jesus go free.

And Pilate gave his decision for their desire to be put into effect.

And Jesus said, Father, let them have forgiveness, for they have no knowledge of what they are doing. And they made division of his clothing among them by the decision of chance.

And Jesus gave a loud cry and said, Father, into your hands I give my spirit: and when he had said this, he gave up his spirit.

And all his friends and the women who came with him from Galilee, were waiting at a distance, watching these things.

(He had not given his approval to their decision or their acts), of Arimathaea, a town of the Jews, who was waiting for the kingdom of God:

And the women who had come with him from Galilee went after him and saw the place and how his body had been put to rest;

But on the first day of the week, at dawn, they came to the place where his body had been put, taking the spices which they had got ready.

And his words came back into their minds,

But Peter got up and went to the place where the body had been put, and looking in he saw nothing but the linen cloths, and he went to his house full of wonder at what had taken place.

And he said to them, What things? And they said, The things to do with Jesus of Nazareth, who was a prophet, great in his acts and his words, before God and all the people:

And certain women among us gave us cause for wonder, for they went early to the place where his body had been put,