14:70. But he denied again. And after a, while they that stood by said
again to Peter: Surely thou art one of them; for thou art also a
Galilean.
14:71. But he began o curse and to swear, saying: I know not this man
of whom you speak.
14:72. And immediately the cock crew again. And Peter remembered the
word that Jesus had said unto him: Before the cock crow twice, thou
shalt thrice deny me. And he began to weep,
Mark Chapter 15
The continuation of the history of the passion.
15:1. And straightway in the morning, the chief priests holding a
consultation with the ancients and the scribes and the whole council,
binding Jesus, led him away and delivered him to Pilate.
15:2. And Pilate asked him: Art thou the king of the Jews? But he
answering, saith to him: Thou sayest it.
15:3. And the chief priests accused him in many things.
15:4. And Pilate again asked him, saying: Answerest thou nothing?
Behold in how many things they accuse thee.
15:5. But Jesus still answered nothing: so that Pilate wondered.
15:6. Now on the festival day he was wont to release unto them one of
the prisoners, whomsoever they demanded.
15:7. And there was one called Barabbas, who was put in prison with
some seditious men, who in the sedition had committed murder.
15:8. And when the multitude was come up, they began to desire that he
would do as he had ever done unto them.
15:9. And Pilate answered them and said: Will you that I release to you
the king of the Jews?
15:10. For he knew that the chief priests had delivered him up out of
envy.
15:11. But the chief priests moved the people, that he should rather
release Barabbas to them.
15:12. And Pilate again answering, saith to them: What will you then
that I do to the king of the Jews?
15:13. But they again cried out: Crucify him.
15:14. And Pilate saith to them: Why, what evil hath he done? But they
cried out the more: Crucify him.
15:15. And so Pilate being willing to satisfy the people, released to
them Barabbas: and delivered up Jesus, when he had scourged him, to be
crucified.
15:16. And the soldiers led him away into the court of the palace: and
they called together the whole band.
15:17. And they clothed him with purple: and, platting a crown of
thorns, they put it upon him.
15:18. And they began to salute him: Hail, king of the Jews.
15:19. And they struck his head with a reed: and they did spit on him.
And bowing their knees, they adored him.
15:20. And after they had mocked him, they took off the purple from him
and put his own garments on him: and they led him out to crucify him.
15:21. And they forced one Simon a Cyrenian, who passed by coming out
of the country, the father of Alexander and of Rufus, to take up his
cross.
15:22. And they bring him into the place called Golgotha, which being
interpreted is, The place of Calvary.
15:23. And they gave him to drink wine mingled with myrrh. But he took
it not.
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