and the chief priests and the scribes sought how they might kill him; for they feared the people.

And he went away and spoke with the chief priests and captains as to how he should deliver him up to them.

And they were rejoiced, and agreed to give him money.

And he came to an agreement to do it, and sought an opportunity to deliver him up to them away from the crowd.

But they said to him, Where wilt thou that we prepare it?

And he said to them, Behold, as ye enter into the city a man will meet you, carrying an earthen pitcher of water; follow him into the house where he goes in;

And when the hour was come, he placed himself at table, and the twelve apostles with him.

Moreover, behold, the hand of him that delivers me up is with me on the table;

And he said to him, Lord, with thee I am ready to go both to prison and to death.

He said therefore to them, But now he that has a purse let him take it, in like manner also a scrip, and he that has none let him sell his garment and buy a sword;

And going forth he went according to his custom to the mount of Olives, and the disciples also followed him.

And an angel appeared to him from heaven strengthening him.

As he was yet speaking, behold, a crowd, and he that was called Judas, one of the twelve, went on before them, and drew near to Jesus to kiss him.

And Jesus said to him, Judas, deliverest thou up the Son of man with a kiss?

And they who were around him, seeing what was going to follow, said to him, Lord, shall we smite with the sword?

And Jesus answering said, Suffer thus far; and having touched his ear, he healed him.

And Jesus said to the chief priests and captains of the temple and elders, who were come against him, Have ye come out as against a robber with swords and sticks?

And having laid hold on him, they led him away, and they led him into the house of the high priest. And Peter followed afar off.

And a certain maid, having seen him sitting by the light, and having fixed her eyes upon him, said, And this man was with him.

But he denied him, saying, Woman, I do not know him.

And after a short time another seeing him said, And thou art of them. But Peter said, Man, I am not.

And after the lapse of about one hour another stoutly maintained it, saying, In truth this man also was with him, for also he is a Galilaean.

And the Lord, turning round, looked at Peter; and Peter remembered the word of the Lord, how he said to him, Before the cock crow thou shalt deny me thrice.

And the men who held him mocked him, beating him;

and covering him up, asked him saying, Prophesy, who is it that struck thee?

And they said many other injurious things to him.

And when it was day, the elderhood of the people, both the chief priests and scribes, were gathered together, and led him into their council, saying,

And the whole multitude of them, rising up, led him to Pilate.

And they began to accuse him, saying, We have found this man perverting our nation, and forbidding to give tribute to Caesar, saying that he himself is Christ, a king.

And Pilate demanded of him saying, Art thou the king of the Jews? And he answering him said, Thou sayest.

and having learned that he was of Herod's jurisdiction, remitted him to Herod, who himself also was at Jerusalem in those days.

And when Herod saw Jesus he greatly rejoiced, for he had been a long while desirous of seeing him, because of hearing many things concerning him, and he hoped to see some sign done by him;

and he questioned him in many words, but he answered him nothing.

And the chief priests and the scribes stood and accused him violently.

And Herod with his troops having set him at nought and mocked him, having put a splendid robe upon him, sent him back to Pilate.

said to them, Ye have brought to me this man as turning away the people to rebellion, and behold, I, having examined him before you, have found nothing criminal in this man as to the things of which ye accuse him;

nor Herod either, for I remitted you to him, and behold, nothing worthy of death is done by him.

Having chastised him therefore, I will release him.

But they cried out in reply saying, Crucify, crucify him.

And he said the third time to them, What evil then has this man done? I have found no cause of death in him: I will chastise him therefore and release him.

And he released him who, for tumult and murder, had been cast into prison, whom they begged for, and Jesus he delivered up to their will.

And as they led him away, they laid hold on a certain Simon, a Cyrenian, coming from the field, and put the cross upon him to bear it behind Jesus.

And a great multitude of the people, and of women who wailed and lamented him, followed him.

Now two others also, malefactors, were led with him to be put to death.

And when they came to the place which is called Skull, there they crucified him, and the malefactors, one on the right hand, the other on the left.

And the people stood beholding, and the rulers also with them sneered, saying, He has saved others; let him save himself if this is the Christ, the chosen one of God.

And the soldiers also made game of him, coming up offering him vinegar,

And there was also an inscription written over him in Greek, and Roman, and Hebrew letters: This is the King of the Jews.

Now one of the malefactors who had been hanged spoke insultingly to him, saying, Art not thou the Christ? save thyself and us.

But the other answering rebuked him, saying, Dost thou too not fear God, thou that art under the same judgment?

And Jesus said to him, Verily I say to thee, To-day shalt thou be with me in paradise.

And all those who knew him stood afar off, the women also who had followed him from Galilee, beholding these things.

and having taken it down, wrapped it in fine linen and placed him in a tomb hewn in the rock, where no one had ever been laid.

And women, who had come along with him out of Galilee, having followed, saw the sepulchre and how his body was placed.

but their eyes were holden so as not to know him.

And one of them, named Cleopas, answering said to him, Thou sojournest alone in Jerusalem, and dost not know what has taken place in it in these days?

And he said to them, What things? And they said to him, The things concerning Jesus the Nazaraean, who was a prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people;

and how the chief priests and our rulers delivered him up to the judgment of death and crucified him.

And some of those with us went to the sepulchre, and found it so, as the women also had said, but him they saw not.

And they constrained him, saying, Stay with us, for it is toward evening and the day is declining. And he entered in to stay with them.

And their eyes were opened, and they recognised him. And he disappeared from them.

And they gave him part of a broiled fish and of a honeycomb;

And they, having done him homage, returned to Jerusalem with great joy,

All things received being through him, and without him not one thing received being which has received being.

In him was life, and the life was the light of men.

He came for witness, that he might witness concerning the light, that all might believe through him.

He was in the world, and the world had its being through him, and the world knew him not.

He came to his own, and his own received him not;

but as many as received him, to them gave he the right to be children of God, to those that believe on his name;

(John bears witness of him, and he has cried, saying, This was he of whom I said, He that comes after me is preferred before me, for he was before me;)

No one has seen God at any time; the only-begotten Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him.

And this is the witness of John, when the Jews sent from Jerusalem priests and Levites that they might ask him, Thou, who art thou?

And they asked him, What then? Art thou Elias? And he says, I am not. Art thou the prophet? And he answered, No.

They said therefore to him, Who art thou? that we may give an answer to those who sent us. What sayest thou of thyself?

And they asked him and said to him, Why baptisest thou then, if thou art not the Christ, nor Elias, nor the prophet?

On the morrow he sees Jesus coming to him, and says, Behold the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world.

and I knew him not; but that he might be manifested to Israel, therefore have I come baptising with water.

And John bore witness, saying, I beheld the Spirit descending as a dove from heaven, and it abode upon him.

And I knew him not; but he who sent me to baptise with water, he said to me, Upon whom thou shalt see the Spirit descending and abiding on him, he it is who baptises with the Holy Spirit.

And the two disciples heard him speaking, and followed Jesus.

But Jesus having turned, and seeing them following, says to them, What seek ye? And they said to him, Rabbi (which, being interpreted, signifies Teacher), where abidest thou?

He says to them, Come and see. They went therefore, and saw where he abode; and they abode with him that day. It was about the tenth hour.

Andrew, the brother of Simon Peter, was one of the two who heard this from John and followed him.

He first finds his own brother Simon, and says to him, We have found the Messias (which being interpreted is Christ).

And he led him to Jesus. Jesus looking at him said, Thou art Simon, the son of Jonas; thou shalt be called Cephas (which interpreted is stone).

On the morrow he would go forth into Galilee, and Jesus finds Philip, and says to him, Follow me.

Philip finds Nathanael, and says to him, We have found him of whom Moses wrote in the law, and the prophets, Jesus, the son of Joseph, who is from Nazareth.

And Nathanael said to him, Can anything good come out of Nazareth? Philip says to him, Come and see.

Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and says of him, Behold one truly an Israelite, in whom there is no guile.

Nathanael says to him, Whence knowest thou me? Jesus answered and said to him, Before that Philip called thee, when thou wast under the fig-tree, I saw thee.

Nathanael answered and said to him, Rabbi, thou art the Son of God, thou art the King of Israel.

Jesus answered and said to him, Because I said to thee, I saw thee under the fig-tree, believest thou? Thou shalt see greater things than these.

And he says to him, Verily, verily, I say to you, Henceforth ye shall see the heaven opened, and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of man.

And wine being deficient, the mother of Jesus says to him, They have no wine.

and says to him, Every man sets on first the good wine, and when men have well drunk, then the inferior; thou hast kept the good wine till now.

This beginning of signs did Jesus in Cana of Galilee, and manifested his glory; and his disciples believed on him.

The Jews therefore answered and said to him, What sign shewest thou to us, that thou doest these things?

he came to him by night, and said to him, Rabbi, we know that thou art come a teacher from God, for none can do these signs that thou doest unless God be with him.

Jesus answered and said to him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except any one be born anew he cannot see the kingdom of God.

Nicodemus says to him, How can a man be born being old? can he enter a second time into the womb of his mother and be born?