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1298 The Holy Gospel Of Jesus Christ, According to St. Matthew

75 And Peter remembered the word of Jesus the governor asked him, saying: Art thou the
which he had said: Before the cock crow, thou king of the Jews? Jesus saith to him: Thou
wilt deny me thrice. And going forth, he wept sayest it.
bitterly. 12 And when he was accused by the chief
priests and ancients, he answered nothing.
13 Then Pilate saith to him: Dost not thou
Chapter 27 hear how great testimonies they allege against
thee?
And when morning was come, all the chief priests
14 And he answered him to never a word; so
and ancients of the people took counsel against
that the governor wondered exceedingly.
Jesus, that they might put him to death.
15 Now upon the solemn day the governor was
2 And they brought him bound, and delivered
accustomed to release to the people one prisoner,
him to Pontius Pilate the governor.
whom they would.
3 Then Judas, who betrayed him, seeing that
16 And he had then a notorious prisoner, that
he was condemned, repenting himself, brought was called Barabbas.
back the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests
17 They therefore being gathered together, Pi-
and ancients, late said: Whom will you that I release to you,
4 Saying: I have sinned in betraying innocent Barabbas, or Jesus that is called Christ?
blood. But they said: What is that to us? look 18 For he knew that for envy they had deliv-
thou to it. ered him.
5 And casting down the pieces of silver in the 19 And as he was sitting in the place of judg-
temple, he departed: and went and hanged him- ment, his wife sent to him, saying: Have thou
self with an halter. nothing to do with that just man; for I have suf-
6 But the chief priests having taken the pieces fered many things this day in a dream because
of silver, said: It is not lawful to put them into of him.
the corbona, because it is the price of blood. 20 But the chief priests and ancients per-
7 And after they had consulted together, they suaded the people, that they should ask Barab-
bought with them the potter’s field, to be a bury- bas, and make Jesus away.
ing place for strangers. 21 And the governor answering, said to them:
8 For this cause the field was called Hacel- Whether will you of the two to be released unto
dama, that is, The field of blood, even to this you? But they said, Barabbas.
day. 22 Pilate saith to them: What shall I do then
9 Then was fulfilled that which was spoken with Jesus that is called Christ? They say all:
by Jeremias the prophet, saying: And they took Let him be crucified.
the thirty pieces of silver, the price of him that 23 The governor said to them: Why, what
was prized, whom they prized of the children of evil hath he done? But they cried out the more,
Israel. saying: Let him be crucified.
10 And they gave them unto the potter’s field, 24 And Pilate seeing that he prevailed noth-
as the Lord appointed to me. ing, but that rather a tumult was made; taking
11 And Jesus stood before the governor, and water washed his hands before the people, say-