The Life of Jesus

And Peter being in the hall beneath, there doth come one of the maids of the chief priest,

and having seen Peter warming himself, having looked on him, she said, `And thou wast with Jesus of Nazareth!'

and he denied, saying, `I have not known him , neither do I understand what thou sayest;' and he went forth without to the porch, and a cock crew.

And the maid having seen him again, began to say to those standing near--`This is of them;'

and he was again denying. And after a little again, those standing near said to Peter, `Truly thou art of them, for thou also art a Galilean, and thy speech is alike;'

and he began to anathematize, and to swear--`I have not known this man of whom ye speak;'

and a second time a cock crew, and Peter remembered the saying that Jesus said to him--`Before a cock crow twice, thou mayest deny me thrice;' and having thought thereon--he was weeping.

And immediately, in the morning, the chief priests having made a consultation, with the elders, and scribes, and the whole sanhedrim, having bound Jesus, did lead away, and delivered him to Pilate;

and Pilate questioned him, `Art thou the king of the Jews?' and he answering said to him, `Thou dost say it .'

And the chief priests were accusing him of many things, but he answered nothing.

And Pilate again questioned him, saying, `Thou dost not answer anything! lo, how many things they do testify against thee!'

and Jesus did no more answer anything, so that Pilate wondered.

And at every feast he was releasing to them one prisoner, whomsoever they were asking;

and there was one named Barabbas, bound with those making insurrection with him, who had in the insurrection committed murder.

And the multitude having cried out, began to ask for themselves as he was always doing to them,

and Pilate answered them, saying, `Will ye that I shall release to you the king of the Jews?'

for he knew that because of envy the chief priests had delivered him up;

and the chief priests did move the multitude, that he might rather release Barabbas to them.

And Pilate answering, again said to them, `What, then, will ye that I shall do to him whom ye call king of the Jews?'

and they again cried out, `Crucify him.'

And Pilate said to them, `Why--what evil did he?' and they cried out the more vehemently, `Crucify him;'

and Pilate, wishing to content the multitude, released to them Barabbas, and delivered up Jesus--having scourged him --that he might be crucified.

And the soldiers led him away into the hall, which is Praetorium, and call together the whole band,

and clothe him with purple, and having plaited a crown of thorns, they put it on him,

and began to salute him, `Hail, King of the Jews.'