23:14. Said to them: You have presented unto me this man as one that
perverteth the people. And behold I, having examined him before you,
find no cause in this man, in those things wherein you accuse him.
23:15. No, nor Herod neither. For, I sent you to him: and behold,
nothing worthy of death is done to him.
23:16. I will chastise him therefore and release him.
23:17. Now of necessity he was to release unto them one upon the feast
day.
23:18. But the whole multitude together cried out, saying: Away with
this man, and release unto us Barabbas:
23:19. Who, for a certain sedition made in the city and for a murder,
was cast into prison.
23:20. And Pilate again spoke to them, desiring to release Jesus.
23:21. But they cried again, saying: Crucify him, Crucify him.
23:22. And he said to them the third time: Why, what evil hath this man
done? I find no cause of death in him. I will chastise him therefore
and let him go.
23:23. But they were instant with loud voices, requiring that he might
be crucified. And their voices prevailed.
23:24. And Pilate gave sentence that it should be as they required.
23:25. And he released unto them him who for murder and sedition had
been cast into prison, whom they had desired. But Jesus he delivered up
to their will.
23:26. And as they led him away, they laid hold of one Simon of Cyrene,
coming from the country; and they laid the cross on him to carry after
Jesus.
23:27. And there followed him a great multitude of people and of women,
who bewailed and lamented him.
23:28. But Jesus turning to them, said: Daughters of Jerusalem, weep
not over me; but weep for yourselves and for your children.
23:29. For behold, the days shall come, wherein they will say: Blessed
are the barren and the wombs that have not borne and the paps that have
not given suck.
23:30. Then shall they begin to say to the mountains: Fall upon us. And
to the hills: Cover us.
23:31. For if in the green wood they do these things, what shall be
done in the dry?
23:32. And there were also two other malefactors led with him to be put
to death.
23:33. And when they were come to the place which is called Calvary,
they crucified him there: and the robbers, one on the right hand, and
the other on the left.
23:34. And Jesus said: Father, forgive them, for they know not what
they do. But they, dividing his garments, cast lots.
23:35. And the people stood beholding. And the rulers with them derided
him, saying: He saved others: let him save himself, if he be Christ,
the elect of God.
23:36. And the soldiers also mocked him, coming to him and offering him
vinegar,
23:37. And saying: If thou be the king of the Jews, save thyself.
23:38. And there was also a superscription written over him in letters
of Greek and Latin and Hebrew THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.
23:39. And one of those robbers who were hanged blasphemed him, saying:
If thou be Christ, save thyself and us.
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