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it were against a thiefe, with swordes and staues bitterly.
to take mee: I sate daily teaching in the Temple
among you, and yee tooke me not. 56 But all 27
this was done, that the Scriptures of the Prophets 1 When the morning was come, all the chiefe
might be fulfilled. Then all the disciples forsooke Priests, and the elders of the people tooke coun-
him, and fled. 57 And they tooke Iesus, and led sell against Iesus, to put him to death, 2 And
him to Caiaphas the hie Priest, where the Scribes led him away bounde, and deliuered him vnto
and the Elders were assembled. 58 And Peter Pontius Pilate the gouernour. 3 Then when
followed him a farre off vnto the hie Priestes hall, Iudas which betraied him, sawe that hee was
and went in, and sate with the seruants to see the condemned, hee repented himselfe, and brought
ende. 59 Nowe the chiefe Priestes and the Elders, againe the thirtie pieces of siluer to the chiefe
and all the whole councill sought false witnesse Priestes, and Elders, 4 Saying, I haue sinned,
against Iesus, to put him to death. 60 But they betraying the innocent bloud. But they sayde,
founde none, and though many false witnesses What is that to vs? see thou to it. 5 And
came, yet founde they none: but at the last came when hee had cast downe the siluer pieces in
two false witnesses, 61 And saide, This man saide, the Temple, hee departed, and went, and hanged
I can destroie the Temple of God, and build it in himselfe. 6 And the chiefe Priestes tooke the
three daies. 62 Then the chiefe Priest arose, and siluer pieces, and sayde, It is not lawfull for vs
sayde to him, Answerest thou nothing? What to put them into the treasure, because it is the
is the matter that these men witnesse against price of bloud. 7 And they tooke counsell, and
thee? 63 But Iesus helde his peace. Then the bought with them a potters fielde, for the buriall
chiefe Priest answered, and saide to him, I charge of strangers. Wherefore that field is called, The
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thee sweare vnto vs by the liuing God, to tell field of bloud, vntill this day. (Then was fulfilled
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vs, If thou be that Christ the Sonne of God, or that which was spoken by Ieremias the Prophet,
no. 64 Iesus saide to him, Thou hast saide it:
neuerthelesse I say vnto you, hereafter shall ye saying, And they tooke thirtie siluer pieces, ye
see the Sonne of man, sitting at the right hande of price of him that was valued, whom they of
the power of God, and come in the cloudes of the ye children of Israel valued. 10 And they gaue
heauen. 65 Then the hie Priest rent his clothes, them for the potters fielde, as the Lord appointed
saying, Hee hath blasphemed, what haue wee me.) 11 And Iesus stood before ye gouernour, and
any more neede of witnesses? beholde: nowe the gouernour asked him, saying, Art thou that
yee haue heard his blasphemie. 66 What thinke King of the Iewes? Iesus said vnto him, Thou
yee? They answered, and said, He is guiltie of sayest it. 12 And when he was accused of the
death. 67 Then spet they in his face, and buffeted chiefe Priestes, and Elders, he answered nothing.
him, and other smote him with roddes, 68 Saying, 13 Then saide Pilate vnto him, Hearest thou not
Prophecie to vs, O Christ, Who is he that smote howe many things they lay against thee? 14 But
thee? 69 Peter sate without in the hall, and a he answered him not to one worde, in so much
maide came to him, saying, Thou also wast with that the gouernour marueiled greatly. 15 Nowe
Iesus of Galile: 70 But hee denied before them all, at the feast, the gouernour was wont to deliuer
saying, I wote not what thou saiest. 71 And when vnto the people a prisoner whom they would.
hee went out into the porche, another maide 16 And they had then a notable prisoner, called
sawe him, and sayde vnto them that were there, Barabbas. 17 When they were then gathered
This man was also with Iesus of Nazareth. 72 And together, Pilate said vnto the, Whether will ye
againe he denied with an othe, saying, I knowe that I let loose vnto you Barabbas, or Iesus which
not the man. 73 So after a while, came vnto him is called Christ? 18 (For he knewe well, that for
they that stoode by, and sayde vnto Peter, Surely enuie they had deliuered him. 19 Also when he
thou art also one of them: for euen thy speache was set downe vpon the iudgement seate, his wife
bewraieth thee. 74 Then began hee to curse sent to him, saying, Haue thou nothing to do with
himselfe, and to sweare, saying, I knowe not the that iust man: for I haue suffered many things
man. And immediately the cocke crewe. 75 Then this day in a dreame by reason of him.) 20 But
Peter remembred the wordes of Iesus, which had the chiefe Priestes and the Elders had persuaded
sayde vnto him, Before the cocke crowe thou the people that they shoulde aske Barabbas, and
shalt denie me thrise. So he went out, and wept should destroy Iesus. 21 Then the gouernour