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if then David stiles the Messiah his Lord, how can he be descended from David?

then in the audience of all the people, he said to his disciples,

they were pleas'd with his proposal, and agreed to give him a certain sum.

and say to the man of the house, our master sent to ask for a room, where he may eat the passover with his disciples.

but now, said he, let him that hath a purse, and a bag, take them both; and he that has no sword, let him sell his garment to buy one.

Then he went out, and retired as usual to the mountain of olives, where his disciples followed him.

at his arrival there, he said to them, pray that you may withstand the trial.

At length he withdrew from them about a stone's cast, where falling upon his knees,

and being in an agony he prayed more earnestly: and his sweat was like grumes of blood falling to the ground.

then rising from prayer, he came to his disciples, and finding them asleep, oppress'd with grief, why do you sleep?

and one of them struck a servant of the high priest, and slash'd off his right ear.

but Jesus oppos'd, and said, forbear, stop there. and having touch'd his ear, he healed him.

I was daily with you in the temple, and you never offer'd to seize me: but now you have your hour, and the prince of darkness his day.

upon this they cry'd, what occasion have we for further evidence? for we ourselves have heard enough from his own mouth.

then Herod and his retinue treated him with contempt, and in derision sent him back magnificently dress'd to Pilate.

you have represented this man to me as one that was stirring up the people to a revolt: you see I have examin'd him in your presence; yet I don't find he is guilty of the crimes you have laid to his charge: no, nor even Herod;

accordingly, when they came to the place call'd Calvary, they crucified him there, and the two malefactors; the one at his right, the other at his left.

and Jesus said, "father, forgive them; for they know not what they do." then they divided his raiment among them by throwing lots,

they likewise put the following inscription over his head, in Greek, in Latin, and in Hebrew, THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.

As for his acquaintance, they all stood at a distance, with the women that followed him from Galilee, and were spectators during the whole transaction.