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Jesus came with them into a country place which is called Gethsemani;
and He said to His disciples: † Sit you here, till I go yonder
and pray. C: And taking with Him Peter and the two sons of
Zebedee, He began to grow sorrowful and to be sad. Then He saith to
them: † My soul is sorrowful even unto death; stay you here and
watch with Me. C: And going a little further, He fell upon His
face, praying and saying: † My Father, if it be possible, let
this chalice pass from Me; nevertheless, not as I will, but as Thou
wilt. C: And He cometh to His disciples, and findeth them asleep.
And He saith to Peter: † What! Could you not watch one hour with
Me? Watch ye, and pray that ye enter not into temptation. The spirit
indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak. C: Again the second
time, He went and prayed, saying: † My Father, if this chalice
may not pass away, but I must drink it, Thy will be done. C: And
He cometh again, and findeth them sleeping, for their eyes were heavy.
And leaving them, He went again and He prayed the third time, saying the
self-same word. Then He cometh to His disciples, and saith to them: †
Sleep ye now and take your rest; behold, the hour is at hand, and the
Son of Man shall be betrayed into the hands of sinners. Rise, let us go;
behold, he is at hand that will betray Me.
C: As He yet spoke, behold Judas, one of the twelve, came, and with
him a great multitude with swords and clubs, sent from the chief priests
and the ancients of the people. And he that betrayed Him gave them a
sign, saying: S: Whomsoever I shall kiss, that is He; hold Him
fast. C: And forthwith coming to Jesus, he said: S: Hail,
Rabbi. C: And he kissed Him. And Jesus said to him: †
Friend, whereto art thou come? C: Then they came up and laid
hands on Jesus, and held Him. And behold one of them that were with
Jesus, stretching forth his hand, drew out his sword, and striking the
servant of the high priest, cut off his ear. Then Jesus saith to him:
† Put up again thy sword into its place; for all that take the sword
shall perish with the sword. Thinkest thou that I cannot ask My Father,
and He will give Me presently more than twelve legions of Angels? How
then shall the Scriptures be fulfilled, that so it must be done? C:
In that same hour Jesus said to the multitudes: † You are come
out, as it were to a robber, with swords and clubs to apprehend Me. I
sat daily with you, teaching in the temple, and you laid not hands on
Me. C: Now all this was done that the Scriptures of the prophets
might be fulfilled. Then the disciples, all leaving Him, fled.
But they holding Jesus led Him to Caiphas the high priest, where the
scribes and the ancients were assembled. And Peter followed Him afar
off, even to the court of the high priest. And going in, he sat with the
servants, that he might see the end. And the chief priests and the whole
council sought false witness against Jesus, that they might put Him to
death. And they found none, whereas many false witnesses had come in.
And last of all there came two false witnesses; and they said: This man
said, I am able to destroy the temple of God, and after three days to
rebuild it. And the high priest, rising up, said to Him: S:
Answerest Thou nothing to the things which these witness against Thee?
C: But Jesus held His peace. And the high priest said to Him:
S: I adjure Thee by the living God, that Thou tell us if Thou be the
Christ the Son of God. C: Jesus saith to him: † Thou hast
said it. Nevertheless I say to you, hereafter you shall see the Son of
Man sitting on the right hand of the power of God, and coming in the
clouds of heaven. C: Then the high priest rent his garments,
saying: S: He hath blasphemed; what further need have we of
witnesses? Behold, now you have heard the blasphemy. What think you?
C: But they answering, said: S: He is guilty of death. C:
Then they did spit in His face and buffeted Him; and others struck His
face with the palms of their hands, saying: S: Prophesy unto us,
O Christ, who is he that struck Thee?
C: But Peter sat without in the court, and there came to him a
servant maid, saying: S: Thou also wast with Jesus the Galilean.
C: But he denied it before them all, saying: S: I know not
what thou sayest. C: And as he went out of the gate, another maid
saw him, and she saith to them that were there: S: This man also
was with Jesus of Nazareth. C: And again he denied it with an
oath: S: I know not the man. C: And after a little while,
they came that stood by and said to Peter: S: Surely thou also
art one of them; for even thy speech doth discover thee. C: Then
he began to curse and to swear that he knew not the man; and immediately
the cock crew. And Peter remembered the words of Jesus which He had
said: before the cock crow, thou wilt deny Me thrice. And going forth,
he wept bitterly. And when morning was come, all the chief priests and
ancients of the people took counsel against Jesus, that they might put
Him to death. And they brought Him bound, and delivered Him to Pontius
Pilate the governor.
Then Judas, who betrayed Him, seeing that He was condemned, repenting
himself, brought back the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests
and ancients, saying: S: I have sinned in betraying innocent
blood. C: But they said: S: What is that to us? Look thou
to it. C: And casting down the pieces of silver in the temple, he
departed, and went and hanged himself with a halter. But the chief
priests having taken the pieces of silver, said: S: It is not
lawful to put them into the corbona, because it is the price of blood.
And after they had consulted together, they bought with them the
potter's field, to be a burying-place for strangers. For this cause that
field was called Haceldama, that is, the field of blood, even to this
day. Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremias the prophet,
saying: And they took the thirty pieces of silver, the price of Him that
was prized, whom they prized of the children of Israel: and they gave
them unto the potter's field, as the Lord appointed to me.
And Jesus stood before the governor, and the governor asked Him, saying:
S:Art Thou the King of the Jews? C: Jesus saith to him:
† Thou sayest it. C: And when He was accused by the chief
priests and ancients, He answered nothing. Then Pilate saith to Him:
S: Dost not Thou hear how great testimonies they allege against
Thee? C: And He answered to him never a word, so that the
governor wondered exceedingly. Now upon the solemn day the governor was
accustomed to release to the people one prisoner, whom they would. And
he had then a notorious prisoner that was called Barabbas. They
therefore being gathered together, Pilate said: S: Whom will you
that I release to you: Barabbas, or Jesus that is called Christ? C:
For he knew that for envy they had delivered Him. And as he was sitting
in the place of judgment his wife sent to him, saying: S: Have
thou nothing to do with that just man, for I have suffered many things
this day in a dream because of Him. C: But the chief priests and
ancients persuaded the people that they should ask Barabbas, and make
Jesus away. And the governor answering, said to them: S: Whither
will you of the two to be released unto you? C: But they said:
S: Barabbas. C: Pilate saith to them: S: What shall I
do then with Jesus that is called Christ? C: They all call: S:
Let Him be crucified. C: The governor sad to them: S: Why,
what evil hath He done? C: But they cried out the more, saying:
S: Let Him be crucified. C: And Pilate seeing that he
prevailed nothing, but that rather a tumult was made, taking water
washed his hands before the people, saying: S: I am innocent of
the blood of this just man; look you to it. C: And the whole
people answering, said: S: His blood be upon us and upon our
children. C: Then he released to them Barabbas, and having
scourged Jesus, delivered Him unto them to be crucified.
Then the soldiers
of the governor, taking Jesus into the hall, gathered together unto Him
the whole band; and stripping Him they put a scarlet cloak about Him.
And platting a crown of thorns they put it upon His head and a reed in
His right hand. And bowing the knee before Him, they mocked Him, saying:
S: Hail, King of the Jews. C: And spitting upon Him, they
took the reed and struck His head. And after they had mocked Him, they
took off the cloak from Him, and put on Him His own garments, and led
Him away to crucify Him.
 And
going out, they found a man of Cyrene, named Simon; him they forced to
take up His cross. And they came to the place that is called Golgotha,
which is, the place of Calvary. And they gave Him wine to drink mingled
with gall; and when He had tasted He would not drink. And after they had
crucified Him, they divided His garments, casting lots; that it might be
fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying: They divided My
garments among them, and upon my vesture they cast lots. And they sat
and watched Him. And they put over His head His cause written: This is
Jesus the King of the Jews. Then were crucified with Him two thieves;
one on the right hand and one on the left. And they that passed by
blasphemed Him, wagging their heads, and saying: S: Vah, Thou
that destroyest the temple of God and in three days dost rebuild it,
save Thine own self. If Thou be the Son of God, come down from the
cross. C: In like manner also the chief priests with the scribes
and ancients, mocking, said: S: He saved others, Himself He
cannot save; if He be the king of Israel, let Him now come down from the
cross, and we will believe Him; He trusted in God, let Him now deliver
Him if He will have Him; for He said: I am the Son of God. C: And
the self-same thing the thieves also that were crucified with Him
reproached Him with. Now from the sixth hour there was a darkness over
the whole earth, until the ninth hour.
And about the ninth hour, Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying:†
Eli, Eli, lamma sabacthani? C: That is: † My God, My God,
why hast Thou forsaken Me? C: And some that stood there and heard
said: S: This man calleth Elias. C: And immediately one of
them running took a sponge and filled it with vinegar and and gave Him
to drink. And the others said: S: Let be; let us see whether
Elias will come to deliver Him. C: And Jesus again crying with a
loud voice, yielded up the ghost.
And behold the
veil of the temple was rent in two from top even to the bottom; and the
earth quaked and the rocks were rent; and the graves were opened, and
many bodies of the saints that had slept arose, and coming out of the
tombs after His resurrection, came into the holy city, and appeared to
many. Now the centurion and they that were with him watching Jesus,
having seen the earthquake and the things that were done, were sore
afraid, saying: S: Indeed this was the Son of God. C: And
there were there many women afar off, who had followed Jesus from
Galilee, ministering unto Him: among whom was Mary Magdalen, and Mary
the mother of James and Joseph, and the mother of the sons of Zebedee.
And when it was evening, there came a certain rich man of Arimathea,
named Joseph, who also himself was a disciple of Jesus. He went to
Pilate and asked the body of Jesus. Then Pilate commanded that the body
should be delivered. And Joseph taking the body wrapt it up in a clean
linen cloth, and laid it in his own new monument, which he had hewed out
in a rock. And he rolled a great stone to the door of the monument and
went his way.
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