The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-05-04
CHAPTER THE TENTH.


AFTER Short time Peter and another Disciple took
heart secretly followed the guard to the house
of Caiaphas the High Priest, whittier Jesus taken,
and where the Scribes and others assembled to ques
ton Him. Peter stood at the door, but the other disciple
the High Priest went in. and presently
returning asked the who kept the door, to admit
Peter She, looking at him said, are you not of
the DiscipIes| He said Il not So she let him in;
and he stood before fire that was there warming HIM
self among the servants and officers who crowded
round it. For it very cold
Some of these asked him the question
the woman had done, and said ARE you of the
discpies? He again denied it, and said Il not" One
Of them, who related to that whose ear Peter
garden with him.? Peter again denied it with oath.
and said Il do not know the man. Immediately the cock
and Jesus turning round looked steadfasty at Peter
Then Peter remembered what He had saidthat before
the cock crew. he would deny him thrice-and went out,
and wept bitterly.
ONG other questions that put Jesus the High
Priest asked Him what He had taught the people.
70 which He answered that He had taught them in the
open day. and the open Streets and that the Priests
should the people what they had learned of Him. One
of the officers struck Jesus with his hand for this reply
and false witnesses coming in said they had heard
Him say that He could destroy the Temple Of God and
build it again in three days. Jesus answered little but
the Scrbes and Priests agreed that He guilty of bias
and beat Him.
condemned he full of horror for what he had DONE
that he took the Thirty Pieces of Silver back the chief
not keep M With those Words he threw the money! aan
down upon the floor and rushing away wild with despair
hanged himself The rope, being weak broke with the
weight of his body and it fell down the ground after
Death, all bruised and burst-a dreadful sight see!
The chief Priests not knowing what else do with the
Thirty Pieces of Silver bought buryng place for stran
gers with it, the proper name of which The POters
Field But the people called it The Field Of Blood
afterwards.
HESUS taken from High to the judgment
Hall where Pontus Plate, the Governor sat- to admin
lister Justice Plate (wh0 not Jew) said Him
your own nation, the Jews and Priests have
delivered you to me. What have you donew Finding
that he had done harm Plate went out and told the
Jews but they said He has been teaching the People
what not true and what wrong and he began to do
long in Gaee" AS Herod had the right to punish
people who offended against the law in Gaee Plate said
Il find wrong in him. Let him be taken before HerOd
They carried Him accordingly before Herod, where
he sat surrounded by his stern soldiers and
And these laughed at Jesus and dressed him. in ocery
in fine robe, and sent him back to Plate. And Plate
called the Priests and People together again. and said
4 find wrong in this man. neither does Herod He has
done nothing to deserve DEATH But they cried out He
has, he has! Yes, yesi Let him be killedvs
Plate was troubled in his mind to hear them clamor-
Gus against Jesus Christ His wife, too had dreamed all
night about it and sent to him upon the Judgment Seat
saying Have nothing to do with that just mani As it
was the custom at the feast of the Passover give
prisoner his liberty, Plate endeavoured persuade the
people to ask for the release of Jesus But they said
tbeng ignorant and passionate and being told do
Release Barabbas. and let this man be-cfucfed?