The Life of Jesus

The hie Priests also and Scribes stood forth, and accused him vehemently.

And Herod with his men of warre, despised him, and mocked him, and arayed him in white, and sent him againe to Pilate.

And the same day Pilate and Herod were made friends together: for before they were enemies one to another.

Then Pilate called together the hie Priests and the rulers, and the people,

And sayd vnto them, Ye haue brought this man vnto me, as one that peruerted the people: and beholde, I haue examined him before you, and haue found no fault in this man, of those things whereof ye accuse him:

No, nor yet Herod: for I sent you to him: and loe, nothing worthy of death is done of him.

I will therefore chastise him, and let him loose.

(For of necessitie hee must haue let one loose vnto them at the feast.)

Then all ye multitude cried at once, saying, Away with him, and deliuer vnto vs Barabbas:

Which for a certaine insurrection made in the citie, and murder, was cast in prison.

Then Pilate spake againe to them, willing to let Iesus loose.

But they cried, saying, Crucifie, crucifie him.

And he sayd vnto them the third time, But what euill hath he done? I finde no cause of death in him: I will therefore chastise him, and let him loose.

But they were instant with loude voyces, and required that he might be crucified: and the voyces of them and of the hie Priests preuailed.

So Pilate gaue sentence, that it should be as they required.

And he let loose vnto them him that for insurrection and murder was cast into prison, whome they desired, and deliuered Iesus to doe with him what they would.

And as they led him away, they caught one Simon of Cyrene, comming out of the fielde, and on him they layde the crosse, to beare it after Iesus.

And there followed him a great multitude of people, and of women, which women bewailed and lamented him.

But Iesus turned backe vnto them, and said, Daughters of Hierusalem, weepe not for me, but weepe for your selues, and for your children.

For behold, the dayes wil come, when men shall say, Blessed are the barren, and the wombes that neuer bare, and the pappes which neuer gaue sucke.

Then shall they begin to say to the mountaines, Fall on vs: and to the hilles, Couer vs.

For if they doe these things to a greene tree, what shalbe done to the drie?

And there were two others, which were euill doers, led with him to be slaine.

And when they were come to the place, which is called Caluarie, there they crucified him, and the euill doers: one at the right hand, and the other at the left.

Then sayd Iesus, Father, forgiue them: for they know not what they doe. And they parted his raiment, and cast lottes.