But over and over, he strictly forbade them to make him known.

Over and over he continued to beg Jesus not to send them away out of the country.

Then summoning the Twelve to him, he began to send them out two by two, giving them authority over unclean spirits.

When they had crossed over they landed at Gennesaret and moored to the shore.

and began running over that whole country, and carrying the sick about on their beds, wherever they heard he was.

"See," said he, "we are going up to Jerusalem and the Son of man will be betrayed to the high priests and the Scribes. They will condemn him to death, and will hand him over to the Gentiles,

"You know that those who are regarded as rulers among the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great ones make them feel their authority.

Then he sent another slave to them; and this man they knocked over the head and handled shamefully.

"You yourselves must be on your guard. They will hand you over to the courts, and you will be flogged on the synagogues; and you will stand before rulers and kings for my sake, to witness to them for me.

Then he came the third time, and said: "Sleep on now, and take your rest! It is over. My hour is come. Look! the Son of man is betrayed into the hands of sinners.

As soon as it was down, after the high priests had conferred with the elders and the whole Sanhedrin, they bound Jesus, and took him away, and handed him over to Pilate.

For he recognized that it was through spite that the high priests had handed him over.

So Pilate, who wished to make himself strong with the crowd, released Barabbas to them, and gave Jesus over for crucifixion, after he had scourged him.

Over his head there was written the words of the charge against him. "The King of the Jews"

At noon a darkness came over the whole country, lasting until three in the afternoon.