The Life of Jesus

And they had then a notable prisoner, called Barabbas.

When they were then gathered together, Pilate said vnto the, Whether will ye that I let loose vnto you Barabbas, or Iesus which is called Christ?

(For he knewe well, that for enuie they had deliuered him.

Also when he was set downe vpon the iudgement seate, his wife sent to him, saying, Haue thou nothing to do with that iust man: for I haue suffered many things this day in a dreame by reason of him.)

But the chiefe Priestes and the Elders had persuaded the people that they shoulde aske Barabbas, and should destroy Iesus.

Then the gouernour answered, and said vnto them, Whether of the twaine will ye that I let loose vnto you? And they said, Barabbas.

Pilate said vnto them, What shall I do then with Iesus, which is called Christ? They all said to him, Let him be crucified.

Then saide the gouernour, But what euill hath he done? Then they cryed the more, saying, Let him be crucified.

When Pilate saw that he auailed nothing, but that more tumult was made, he tooke water and washed his hands before the multitude, saying, I am innocent of the blood of this iust man: looke you to it.

Then answered all the people, and saide, His bloud be on vs, and on our children.

Thus let he Barabbas loose vnto them, and scourged Iesus, and deliuered him to be crucified.

Then the souldiers of the gouernour tooke Iesus into the common hall, and gathered about him the whole band,

And they stripped him, and put about him a skarlet robe,

And platted a crowne of thornes, and put it vpon his head, and a reede in his right hand, and bowed their knees before him, and mocked him, saying, God saue thee King of the Iewes,

And spitted vpon him, and tooke a reede, and smote him on the head.

Thus when they had mocked him, they tooke the robe from him, and put his owne rayment on him, and led him away to crucifie him.

And as they came out, they found a man of Cyrene, named Simon: him they compelled to beare his crosse.

And when they came vnto the place called Golgotha, (that is to say, the place of dead mens skulles)

They gaue him vineger to drinke, mingled with gall: and when he had tasted thereof, he would not drinke.

And when they had crucified him, they parted his garments, and did cast lottes, that it might be fulfilled, which was spoken by the Prophet, They deuided my garments among them, and vpon my vesture did cast lottes.

And they sate, and watched him there.

They set vp also ouer his head his cause written, THIS IS IESVS THE KING OF THE IEVVES.

And there were two theeues crucified with him, one on the right hand, and another on the left.

And they that passed by, reuiled him, wagging their heades,

And saying, Thou that destroyest ye Temple, and buildest it in three dayes, saue thy selfe: if thou be ye Sonne of God, come downe from ye crosse.