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for they are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.

Father, sanctify them through thy truth; for thy word is truth.

And for their sakes I consecrate myself, that they also may be consecrated for the truth.

Nor for these do I pray only, but also for those who shall believe in me through their word;

Father, those whom thou hast given I will that where I am they also may be with me, that they may see that glory of mine, which thou hast given to me; for thou lovedst me before the foundations of the world.

Now it was Kaiapha, he, who had counselled the Jihudoyee that it was expedient that one man should die for the people.

The Jihudoyee say to him, It is not lawful for us to put any one to death. That the word that Jeshu spake might be accomplished, when he declared by what death he should die.

Pilatos saith to him, Then thou art a king ? Jeshu saith to him, Thou hast said that I am a king. For this am I born, and for this I came into the world, to testify of the truth. Every one who is of the truth heareth my voice.

But when the chief priests and officials saw him, they cried out, saying, Crucify him, crucify him ! [fn] Pilatos saith to them, Take you him and crucify him; [fn] for I find in him no cause.

On this account Pilatos willed to release him: but the Jihudoyee cried out, If this (man) thou releasest, thou art not the friend of Cesar: for whosoever maketh himself a king is the adversary of Cesar.

And it was the preparation for the petscha. AND it was about the sixth hour. And he said to the Jihudoyee, Behold your king !

And this title many of the Jihudoyee read; for nigh to the city was the place where Jeshu was crucified; and the writing was in Hebrew and Greek and Roman.

And they said one to another, Let us not rend it, but play for it by playing, [fn] (to decide) whose it shall be: and fulfilled was the scripture which had said,

THE Jihudoyee, because it was the preparation, said, Let not these bodies remain-all-night upon the cross, because the shabath has lighted: for a great day was the day of that shabath. And they besought of Pilatos that they should break the legs of those (who had been) crucified, and take them down.

For these things were done, that the scripture might be fulfilled, which said, that A bone shall not be broken in him.

After these Jauseph, he who was of Rometha, begged of Pilatos, for he was a disciple of Jeshu, but secretly for fear of the Jihudoyee, that he might take the body of Jeshu: and Pilatos permitted. And he came and took the body of Jeshu.

For not yet knew they the scriptures, that he was to rise from the dead.

Jeshu saith to her, Touch [fn] me not; for not yet have I ascended to my Father: but go to my brethren, and say to them, I ascend to my Father, and to your Father, to my God, and to your God.

WHEN it was the evening of that day which (was) the first in the week, and the doors were shut where the disciples were, for fear of the Jihudoyee, came Jeshu, stood among them, and said to them, Peace (be) with you. [fn]

He saith to them, Cast your net on the right side of the vessel, and you shall find. And they cast (it), and could not draw the net for the multitude of fishes which it held.