The Life of Jesus

And he cometh the third time and saith to them: Sleep ye now and take your rest. It is enough. The hour is come: behold the Son of man shall be betrayed into the hands of sinners.

Rise up: let us go. Behold, he that will betray me is at hand.

And while he was yet speaking, cometh Judas Iscariot, one of the twelve: and with him a great multitude with swords and staves, from the chief priests and the scribes and the ancients.

And he that betrayed him had given them a sign, saying: Whomsoever I shall kiss, that is he. Lay hold on him: and lead him away carefully.

And when he was come, immediately going up to him he saith: Hail, Rabbi! And he kissed him.

But they laid hands on him and held him.

And one of them that stood by, drawing a sword, struck a servant of the chief priest and cut off his ear.

And Jesus answering, said to them: Are you come out as to a robber, with swords and staves to apprehend me?

I was daily with you in the temple teaching: and you did not lay hands on me. But that the scriptures may be fulfilled.

Then his disciples, leaving him, all fled away.

And a certain young man followed him, having a linen cloth cast about his naked body. And they laid hold on him.

But he, casting off the linen cloth, fled from them naked.

And they brought Jesus to the high priest. And all the priests and the scribes and the ancients assembled together.

And Peter followed him afar off, even into the court of the high priest. And he sat with the servants at the fire and warmed himself.

And the chief priests and all the council sought for evidence against Jesus, that they might put him to death: and found none.

For many bore false witness against him: and their evidences were not agreeing.

And some rising up, bore false witness against him, saying:

We heard him say, I Will destroy this temple made with hands and within three days I will build another not made with hands.

And their witness did not agree.

And the high priest rising up in the midst, asked Jesus, saying: Answerest thou nothing to the things that are laid to thy charge by these men?

But he held his peace and answered nothing. Again the high priest asked him and said to him: Art thou the Christ, the Son of the Blessed God?

And Jesus said to him: I am. And you shall see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of the power of God and coming with the clouds of heaven.

Then the high priest rending his garments, saith: What need we any further witnesses?

You have heard the blasphemy. What think you? Who all condemned him to be guilty of death.

And some began to spit on him and to cover his face and to buffet him and to say unto him: Prophesy. And the servants struck him with the palms their hands.