Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1914-08-11
The Gospel According to
ST. MATTHEW.

people TOOK counsel against Jesus to
put him to death:
2. And when they had bound him,
they lead him away, and delivered
him to Pontius Plate the governor.
3. Then Judas, which had betrayed
him, when he saw that he was con-
demned, repented himself, and
brought again the thirty pieces of sill
yer to the chief priests and elders,
4. Saying, 1 have sinned in that
betrayed the innocent blood And
they said, What is that to us? see
thou to that.
5. And he cast down the pieces of
silver in the temple, and departed
and went and hanged himself.
6. And the chief priests took the
silver pieces, and said, 1t is not laws
full for to put them into the treasury,
because it is the price of blood.
! Z. And they took counsel, and
bury strangers in.
8. Wherefore that field was called,
The field of blood, unto this day.
8. Then was fulfilled that which
was spoken by Jeremy the prophet,
saying, And they took the thirty
pieces of silver, the price of his that
was valued. whom they of the chill
dren of Israel did value;
10. And gave them for the patter's
field, as the Lord appointed me.
II. And Jesus stood before the
governor: and the governor asked
him, saying, Art thou the King of the
! Jews? And Jesus said unto him, Thou
sayest.
IL. And when he was accused of
the chief priests and elders, he an
swered nothing.
10. Then said Plate unto him,
Nearest thou not how many things
they witness against thee?
IA. And he answered him to never
word insomuch that the governor
marvelled greatly.
Is. Now at that feast the governor
was wont to release unto the people
a prisoner, whom they would.
16. And they had then a notable
prisoner, called Barabbas..
II. Therefore when they dere
gathered together, PLATE said unto
Them Whom will we that | release I'M
to you? Barabbas, or Jesus which is
| called Christ?
IS. For he knew that for envy they
had delivered him.
10. When he was set down on the
judgment seat, his wife sent unto him,
saying, Have thou nothing to do with
that just man: for ! have suffered
many things this day in a dream be-
cause of him.
20. But the chief priests and elders
persuaded the multitude that they
should ask Barabbas, and destroy
Jesus.
i 81 The governor answered and
said unto them, Whether of the twain
will We that l relase unto you. They
said, Barabbas.
90. PLATE saith unto them, What
shall l do then with Jesus which is
called Christ? They all say unto him,
Let him be crucified.
49, And the governor said, Why,
what evil hath he done? But they
cried out the more, saying, Let him
be crucified.
a. When PLATE saw that he could
prevail nothing, but that rather tu-
multi was made, he took water, and
washed his hands before the multi
tude, saying, l am innocent OF the
blood of this just person: see We to
it.
25. Then answered all the people
and said, His blood be on us, and on
our children.
g. Then released he Barabbas un-
:, to them: and when he had scourged
Jesus, he delivered him to be cruel
fed.
p. Then the soldiers of the gov
amor took Jesus into the common
l.all. and gathered unto him the whole
band of soldiers.
2S. And they stripped him, and put
on him a scarlet robe.
30. And when they had plated a
crown of thorns, they put 1t upon his
head, and reed in his right hand !:
and they bowed the knee before him.
and Knocked him. saying, Hail, King
of the Jews!
i 30. And they spit upon him. and
took the reed, and smote him on the
head.
81. And after that they had mock
ed him, they took the robe off from
him, and put his own raiment on
him, and led him away to cruelty him
80. And as they come out, they
found man of Cyrene, Simon by
name: him they compelled to beal
his cross.
33. And when they were come unto
"a place called Golgotha. that is to say
place of skull, -
"a. They gave him Vinegar to drink
mingled with gall: and when he had
tasted thereof. he would not drink.
80. And they crucified him. ano
parting his garments, casting lots
that it might be fulfilled which was
spoken by the prophet, They parted
my garments among them, and upor
, my vesture did they cast lots.
SO. And sitting down they watched
, him there;
5 81 And set un over his head his
7 accusation written, THIS is JESUS
: THE KING OF THE JEWS.
3S. Then were there two thieves
= crucified with him. one on the rlgh'
hand, and another on the left.
i 49, And they that passed by reyilet
. him, wagging their heads,
40 And saying. Thou that destroy
e est the temple, and buildest it IL
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