18 and began to salute him, All hail, king of the Jews! 19 And they repeatedly struck on his head with a reed, and spit on him, and bending the knees worshipped him. 20 And, after they had made sport of him, they stripped off from him the purple robe, and put on him his own garments.

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And they lead him out to crucify [him]. And they press into service a certain Simon of Cyrene, passing on his way, coming from [the] country, the father of Alexander and Rufus, - to carry his cross. 22 And they bring him to the Golgotha - place, which interpreted is, Skull-place. And they gave him myrrhed wine, but he took not. 24 And they crucify him, and distribute his garments, casting lots for them, [to see] who should take what. 25 Now it was [the] third hour when they crucified him. 26 And the title of his accusation was inscribed, THE KING OF THE JEWS.

27 And with him they crucify two robbers, one on [his] right hand and one on his left. 29 And the passers-by railed at him, shaking their heads, and saying, Ah, the demolisher of the Sanctuary and [its] builder in three days! 30 save thyself, by coming down from the cross. 31 In like manner also the chief priests, making sport one with another, along with the scribes, said, Others he saved, himself he cannot save: 32 let the Christ, the king of Israel, come down now from the cross, that we may see and believe. And those crucified together with him taunted him. 38 And at the sixth hour there came on over the whole land until [the] ninth hour. the ninth hour, Jesus exclaimed with loud voice, Eloi,

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Eloi, lema sabachthani! which interpreted is, My God! my God! why didst thou forsake me? 35 And some of the by-standers, on hearing [it] said, See, he is calling for Elijah! 36 And some one, having run and filled a sponge with sour wine, put it about a reed and was giving him to drink, saying, Hold! let us see whether Elijah comes to take him down. And Jesus, uttering a loud cry, expired. 38 And the vail. of the Sanctuary was rent in two, from top to bottom. And the centurion, who stood by in front of him, perceiving that he so expired, said, Truly this man was [the] Son of God.

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40 And there were also women looking on from a distance, among whom [were] both Mary the Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James the Little and of Joses, and Salomé,-"who, when he was in Galilee, followed him and ministered to him, and many others, who went up with him to Jerusalem.

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And evening having already arrived, since it was Preparation[-day], which is [day] before Sabbath, Joseph who was from Arimathea having come, a distinguished councillor, who himself also was expecting the kingdom of God, entered boldly to Pilate, and asked for the body of Jesus. "But Pilate wondered whether he was already dead; and, calling to [him] the centurion, he inquired of him whether he had been long dead. And on ascertaining from the centurion, he presented the corpse to Joseph. And, having bought linen, he took him down and wrapped [him] in the linen, and deposited him in a tomb which. had been hewn out of a rock, and rolled a stone to the entrance of the tomb. 47 And Mary the

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Magdalene, and Mary the [mother] of Joses, beheld where he was laid.

XVI. 1AND the Sabbath having passed, Mary the Magdalene, and Mary the [mother] of James, and Salomé, bought aromatics in order to go and anoint him. And very early on the first [day] of the week, they come to the tomb, the sun having [just] risen. And they were saying among themselves, Who will roll back for us the stone out of the entrance of the tomb? And looking up, they notice that the stone has been rolled back; for it was very large. And entering into the tomb, they perceived a young man sitting on the right side, having a white robe thrown around him, and they were quite startled. But he says to them, Be not startled. You seek Jesus, the Nazarene, who was crucified. He had risen, he is not here. See, the place where they laid him! But go, tell his disciples, and [particularly] Peter, that he goes before you into Galilee. There you will see him, as he told you. And having come out they fled from the tomb; for trembling and excitement had possession of them and to no one said they any thing; for they were afraid.

[SUPPLEMENT.

XVI. 9-20.

'AND having arisen early on the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary the Magdalene, from

whom he had cast out seven demons. 10 She went and carried the news to those who had been with him, as they were mourning and weeping. "And they, on hearing that he was alive, and had been seen by her, disbelieved.

12 And after these events he was manifested in a different form to two of them, as they were walking, going into [the] country. And those departing carried the news to the rest: nor even those did they believe.

14 Afterwards he was manifested to the eleven themselves, as they were reclining at table; and he reproved their disbelief and stubbornness, because they believed not those who had seen him risen. 15And he said to them, Go into all the world, and proclaim the Good News to the whole creation. 16He who has believed and been baptized will be saved; but he who has disbelieved will be condemned. "And these signs shall accompany those having believed: in my name they shall cast out demons; shall speak with new tongues; 18shall take up serpents, and should they drink any thing deadly it should not at all harm them; shall lay hands on invalids, and they shall be restored to health.

19The Lord therefore, after he spoke to them, was received up into heaven, and he sat at the right hand of God. But they on their part went forth and preached everywhere, the Lord co-working, and confirming the word through the accompanying signs.]

ACCORDING TO LUKE.

I., II.

1SINCE many had undertaken to draw up a narrative of the facts fully assured among us, as those handed [them] down to us, who from [the] beginning became eyewitnesses and assistants of the word, I also determined, having traced every thing accurately from the very first, to write to thee in a consecutive manner, most excellent Theophilus, *that thou mightest fully know the ground of certainty in relation to the accounts of which thou wast informed.

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"There was in the days of Herod, king of Judæa, a certain priest Zachariah by name, of [the] daily course of Abijah; and he had a wife from among the daughters of Aaron, and her name [was] Elizabeth. And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and statutes of the LORD blameless. And they had no child, inasmuch as Elizabeth was barren; and they both were advanced in years.

And it came to pass, when he performed the office of priest in the order of his daily course before God, '[that] according to the custom of the priesthood