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= called Christ? They all cav
unto him, Let him be crucified
And the governor said, Why
what evil hath he done? But they
cried out the more, saying, Let him
be crucified.
When PLATE saw that he could
prevail nothing, but that rather q
tumuit was made, he took water.
and washed his hands before the
multitude, saying, / am innocent Of
the blood Of this just person; see
We to it.
Then answered all the people, ana
said. Ills blood be on us, and on
our children.
them: and when he had scourged
Jesus. he delivered him to be cruel
fled.
Then the soldiers Of the governor
took Jesus into the common hall,
AMI gathered unto him the whole
band of soldiers.
And they stripped him. and put
on him a scarlet robe.
Crowned with ThOrns
And when they had plated
crown of thorns, they put it 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!
And they spit upon him, and took
the reed, and smote him on the
head.
And after that they had Knocked
him, they took the robe off from
him, and put his own raiment On
him, and led him away to cruelty
him.
And as they came out, they found
. man Of Cyrene. Simon by name:
him they compelled to bear his cross.
And when they were come unto a
place called Golgotha. that is to say,
q place of a skull,
They gave him vinegar to drink
mingled with gall: and when he ha6
tasted thereof. he would not drink.
Parted His Garments
And they crucified him, and parted
his garments, casting lots: that it
might be fulfilled which was spoken
by the prophet, They parted my gar.
nents among them, and upon my
vesture did they cast lots.
And sitting down they watched
him there:
And set up over his head his ac-
cusation written, THIS IS JESUS
THE KING OF THE JEWS.
And there were two thieves cruel
fled with him; one on the right hand,
ana another on the left.
And they that passed by reviled
him, wagging their heads,
And saying, Thou that destroyest
the temple. and buildest it in three
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Son Of God, come down from the
cross.
Darkness Over Land
Likewise also the chief priests
rnoclSing him. with the scribes and
elders. said,
He saved others: himself he can.
not save. If he be the King of
Israel, let him now come down
from the cross, and we will believe
him.
He trusted in God: let him de-
liver him now, IL he will have him:
for he said, am the Son OF God
The thieves also, which were
crucified with him. cast the same
in his teeth.
Now from the sixth hour there
was darkness over all the land
unto the ninth hour.
And about the ninth hour Jesus
cried with a loud voice. saying, Eli,
Ell. lama sabachthani? that is to
say. My God. my God, why hast
thou forsaken me?
Gave Him Vinegar.
Some Of them that stood there.
when they heard that. said: This
man calleth for Elias.
And straightway one Of them ran.
and took a sponge, and filled it
with vinegar. and put it on a reed,
and gave him to drink.
The rest said. Let be, let us see
whether Elias will come to save
him.
Jesus, when He had cried again
with a loud voice. yielded up the
ghost.
And. behald. the veil Of the tenn
ple was rent in twain from the top
to the bottom; and the earth did
quake and the rocks rent.
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