The 26th Chapter
     And it came to pass, when Jesus had finished all these sayings, he said unto his disciples: *you know that after two days shall be *ester, and the son of man shall be delivered to be crucified. *you : appears as bold in original ...*ester: exactly as it is recorded of the original...later see 1st day of sweet bread and "pascal lamb" of 1st passover and the ester lamb as is called here and of Mark in the new testament.
     Then assembled to gether the chief priests and the scribes and the elders of the people to the palace of the high priest, called Caiphas, and held a counsel, how they might take Jesus by subtlety and kill him. But they said, not on the holy day, least any uproar arise among the people.
     When Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper, there came unto him a woman, which had an alabaster box of precious ointment, and poured it on his head, as he sat at the board. When his disciples saw that, they had indignation saying: what needed this waste? This ointment might have been well sold, and given to the poor. When Jesus understood that, he said unto them: why trouble you the woman? She has wrought a good work upon me. For you shall have poor folk always with you: but me shall you not have always. And in that she cast this ointment on my body, she did it to bury me with all. Verily I say unto you, wheresoever this gospel shall be preached throughout all the world there shall also this that she has done, be told for a memorial of her.
     Then one of the twelve called Judas Iscariot went unto the chief priests, and said: what will you give me, and I will deliver him unto you? And they appointed unto him thirty pieces of silver. And from that time he sought opportunity to betray him.
     The first day of sweet bread the disciples came to Jesus saying unto him: where will you that we prepare for you to eat the *paschal lamb? And he said: Go into the city, unto such a man, and say to him, the master says, my time is at hand, I will keep mine *ester at your house with my disciples. And the disciples did as Jesus had appointed them, and made ready the *esterlamb. *paschal lamb: the lamb sacrificed at the first passover. esterlamb is exactly the spelling in the original
     When the evening was come he sat down with the twelve. And as they did eat, he said: Verily I say unto you, that one of you shall betray me. And they were exceeding sorrowful, and began every one of them to say unto him: is it I master? He answered and said: he that dips his hand with me in the dish, the same shall betray me. The son of man goes as it is written of him: but woe be to that man, by whom the son of man shall be betrayed. It had been good for that man, if he had never been born. Then Judas which betrayed him, answered and said: is it I master? He said unto him: you have said. As they did eat, Jesus took bread and gave thanks, brake it, and gave it to the disciples, and said: Take, eat, this is my body. And he took the cup, and thanked, and gave it them, saying: drink of it every one. For this is my blood of the new testament, that shall be shed for many, for the *remission of sins. I say unto you: I will not drink from this time of this fruit of the vine tree, until that day, when I shall drink it new with you in my fathers kingdom. *remission: the act of forgiving,/ giving up a possession, claim or right.
     And when they had said grace, they went out into mount olivet. Then said Jesus unto them: all you shall be offended by me this night. For it is written: I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock shall be scattered abroad. But after I am risen again, I will go before you into Galile. Peter answered, into him: though all men should be offended by you, yet would I never be offended. Jesus said unto him: Verily I say unto you, that this same night before the cock crow, you shall deny me three times. Peter said unto him. If I should die with you, yet would I not deny you. Likewise also said all the disciples.
     Then went Jesus with them into a place which is called Gethsemane, and said unto the disciples, sit you here while I go and pray yonder. And he took with him Peter and the two sons of Zebede, and began to wax sorrowful and to be in agony. Then said Jesus unto them: my soul is heavy even unto the death. Tarry here: and watch with me. And he went a little apart, and fell flat on his face, and prayed saying: O' my father, if it possible, let this cup pass from me: nevertheless, not as I will, but as you will. And he came unto the disciples, and found them asleep, and said to Peter: what, could you not watch one hour: Watch: and pray that you fall not into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.
     He went away once more, and prayed, saying: O' my father, if this cup cannot pass away from me, but that I drink of it, your will be fulfilled. And he came, and found them asleep again. For their eyes were heavy. And he left and went again, and prayed the third time saying the same words. Then came he to his disciples and said unto them: Sleep from this time and take your rest. Take heed the hour is at hand, and the son of man shall be betrayed into the hands of sinners. Rise, let us be going: behold, he is at hand that shall betray me. While he yet spoke: lo, Judas one of the twelve came, and with him a great *multitude with swords and staves, sent from the chief priests and elders of the people. And he that betrayed him, had given them a token, saying: whosoever I kiss, the same is he, lay hands on him. And forth with all he came to Jesus, and said, hail Master: and kissed him. And Jesus said unto him: friend, wherefore are you come? Then came they and laid hands on Jesus and took him.*multitude:here is the "multitude" ...allways changed in the "bibles of man" ...from "the people" ..
     And behold, one of them which were with Jesus, stretched out his hand and drew his sword, and struck a servant of the high priest, and smote off his ear. Then said Jesus unto him: put up your sword into his sheath.
     For all that lay hand on the sword, shall perish with the sword. Either think you that I cannot now pray to my father, and he shall give me more than twelve Legions of angels? But how then should the scriptures be fulfilled: For so must it be. The same time said Jesus to *the multitude: you be come out as it were unto a thief, with swords and staves for to take me. I sat daily teaching in the temple among you, and you took me not. All this was done that the scriptures of the Prophets might be fulfilled. Then all the disciples forsook him and fled. And they took Jesus and led him to Caiphas the high Priest, where the Scribes and the elders were assembled. And Peter followed him afar off, unto the high priests place: and went in, and sat with the servants to see the end. *the multitude: NOW is shown us the true meaning of the "multitude" refers to ...and not the "peoples" ...
     The chief Priests and the elders, and all the council, sought false witness against Jesus, for to put him to death, but found none: in so much that when many false witnesses came, yet found they none. At the last came two false witnesses, and said: This fellow said: I can destroy the temple of God, and build it again in three days. And the chief Priest arose, and said to him: answer you nothing? How is it that these bear witness against you? But Jesus held his peace. And the chief priest answered, and said to him: I charge you in the name of the living God, that you tell us, whether you be Christ the son of God. Jesus said to him: you have said. Nevertheless I say unto you, hereafter shall you see the son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and come in the clouds of the sky.
     Then the high priest rent his clothes saying: He has blasphemed: what need we of any more witnesses? Behold now you have heard his blasphemy: what think ye? They answered and said: he is worthy to die. Then spat they in his face, and buffeted him with fists. And other smote him with the palm of their hands on the face, saying: tell us you Christ, who is he that smote you?
     Peter sat without in the palace. And a damsel came to him saying: You also was with Jesus of Galilee: but he denied before them all saying: I wot (know) not what you say. When he was gone out into the porch, another wench saw him, and said unto them that were there: This fellow was also with Jesus of Nazareth. And again he denied with an oath that he knew the man. And after a while came unto him they that stood by and said unto Peter surely you are even one of them, for your speech betrays you. Then began he to curse and to swear, that he knew not the man. And immediately the cock crew. And Peter remembered the words of Jesus which said unto him: before the cock crow, you shall deny me three times: and went out at the doors and wept bitterly.

The 27th Chapter
     When the morning was come, all the chief priests and the elders of the people held a counsel against Jesus, to put him to death, and brought him bound and delivered him unto Pontius Pilate the *deputy. * deputy: exact text: debite; from the Latin meaning to keep accounts of debts, today these are kept on the left of the ledger. Official listener to quarrels to settle debates.
     Then when Judas which betrayed him, saw that he was condemned, he repented himself, and brought again the thirty plates of silver to the chief Priests and elders saying: I have sinned betraying the innocent blood. And they said: what is that to us? See you to that. And he cast down the silver plates in the temple and departed, and went and hung himself.
     And the chief priest took the silver plates and said: it is not lawful for to put them in to the treasury, because it is the price of blood. And they took counsel, and bought with them a potters field to bury strangers in. Wherefore that field is called the field of blood, until this day. Then was fulfilled, that which was spoken by Jeremy the Prophet saying: and they took thirty silver plates, the price of him that was valued whom they bought of the children of Israel, and they gave them for the potters field, as the Lord appointed me. Jesus stood before the *deputy: and the deputy asked him saying: are you the king of the Jews: Jesus said unto him: You say. And when he was accused of the chief priests and elders, he answered nothing. Then said Pilate unto him: hear you not, how many things they lay against you? And he answered him never a word: in so much that the deputy marvelled greatly.
     At that feast, the deputy was wont to deliver unto the people a prisoner, whom they would desire. He had then a notable prisoner called Barabbas. And when they were gathered together, Pilate said unto them: whether will you that I give loose unto you, Barabbas or Jesus which is called Christ? For he knew well, that for envy they had delivered him.
     When he was set down to give judgement his wife sent to him saying: have you nothing to do with that just man. For I have suffered many things this day in a dream about him. But the chief priests and the elders had persuaded the people, that they should ask Barabbas, and should destroy Jesus. Then the deputy answered and said unto them: whether of the twain (two) will you that I let loose unto you? And they said, Barabbas. Pilate said unto them: what shall I do then with Jesus which is called Christ? They all said to him: let him be crucified. Then said the deputy: what evil has he done? And they cried the more saying: let him be crucified. When Pilate saw that he prevailed nothing but that more business was made, he took water and washed his hands before the people saying: I am innocent of the blood of this just person, and that you shall see. Then answered all the people and said: his blood be on us, and on our children. Then let he Barabbas loose unto them, and scourged Jesus, and delivered him to be crucified.
     Then the soldiers of the deputy took Jesus unto the common hall, and gathered unto him all the company. And they stripped him and put on him a purple robe, and *plaited a crown of thorns and put upon his head, and a reed in his right hand: and bowed their knees before him, and mocked him, saying: hail king of the Jews: and spitted upon him, and took the reed and smote him on the head. *plaited: braided
     And when they had mocked him, they took the robe off him again, and put his own raiment on him, and led him away to crucify him. And as they came out, they found a man of Cyren, named Simon: him they compelled to bear his cross. And when they came unto the place, called Golgotha (that is to say, a place of dead mens skulls) they gave him vinegar to drink mingled with *gall. And when he had tasted thereof, he would not drink. *gall: bitter, poison from the Hebrew.
     When they had crucified him, they parted his garments, and did cast lots: to fulfill that was spoken by the Prophet: They divided my garments among them: and upon my vesture did cast lots. And they sat and watched him there and they set up over his head the cause of his death written: This is Jesus the king of the Jews. And there were two thieves crucified with him, one on the right hand, and another on the left.
     They that passed by, reviled him wagging their heads and saying: You that destroyed the temple of God and builded it in three days, save yourself. If you be the son of God, come down from the cross. Likewise also the high priests mocking him with the Scribes and elders said: He saved other, him self he cannot save. If he be the king of Israel, let him now come down from the cross, and we will believe him. He trusted in God, let him deliver him now, if he will have him: for he said, I am the son of God. That same also the thieves which were crucified with him, cast in his teeth.
     From the sixth hour was there darkness over all the land unto the ninth hour. And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying: Eli, Eli, lama asbathani. That is to say, my God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Some of them that stood there, when they heard that, said: This man calls for Helias (Elias). And straight way one of them ran and took a sponge and filled it full of vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave him to drink. Other said, let be: let us see whether Helias (Elias) will come and deliver him. Jesus cried again with a loud voice and yielded up the ghost.
     And behold the veil of the temple did rent in twain (two) from the top to the bottom, and the earth did quake, and the stones did rent and graves did open: and the bodies of many saints which slept, arose and came out of the graves after his resurrection, and came into the holy city, and appeared unto many. When the Centurion and they that were with him watching Jesus, saw the earthquake and those things which happened, they feared greatly, saying, Of a surety this was the son of God.
     And many women were there, beholding him afar off, which followed Jesus from Galile, ministering unto him. Among which was Mary Magdalen, and Mary the mother of James and Joses, and the mother of Zebedes children. When the evening was come, there came a rich man of Arimathia named Joseph, which same also was Jesus disciple. He went to Pilate and begged the body of Jesus. Then Pilate commanded the body to be delivered. And Joseph took the body, and wrapped it in a clean linen cloth, and put it in his new tomb, which he had hewn out, even in the rock, and rolled a great stone to the door of the sepulchre and departed. And there was Mary Magdalene and the other Mary sitting over against the sepulchre. The next day that follows the day of preparing the Saboth, the high priests and Pharisees got themselves to Pilate and said: Sir, we remember, that this deceiver said while he was yet alive. After three days I will arise again. Command therefore that the sepulchre be made sure until the third day, least peradventure his disciples come and steal him away and say unto the people, he is risen from death, and the last error be worse than the first. Pilate said unto them. Take watchmen: Go, and make it as sure as you can. And they went and made the sepulchre sure with watchmen, and sealed the stone.

The 28th Chapter
     The sabbath day at evening which dawns the morrow after the sabboth, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary came to see the sepulchre.
     And behold there was a great earthquake. For the angel of the Lord descended from heaven and came and rolled back the stone from the door, and sat upon it. His countenance was like lightning, and his raiment white as snow.
     And for fear of him the keepers were astunned, and became as dead men.
     The angel answered and said to the women, fear you not. I know that you seek Jesus which was crucified: he is not here: he is risen as he said. Come, and see the place where the Lord was put: and go quickly and tell his disciples that he is risen from death. And behold, he will go before you into Galile, there you shall see him. Lo I have told you.
     And they departed quickly from the sepulchre with fear and great Joy: and did run to bring his disciples word. And as they went to tell his disciples: behold, Jesus met them saying: All hail. And they came and held him by the feet and worshipped him. Then said Jesus unto them: be not afraid. Go and tell my brethren, that they go into Galile, and there shall they see me. When they were gone: behold, some of the keepers came in to the city, and showed unto the high priests, all the things that were happened. And they gathered them together with the elders, and took counsel, and gave large money unto the soldiers saying: Say that his disciples came by night, and stole him away while you slept. And if this come to the rulers ears, we will pease him, and save you harmless. And they took the money and did as they were taught. And this saying is noised among the Jews unto this day.
     Then the eleven disciples went away into Galile, into a mountain where Jesus had appointed them. And when they saw him, they worshipped him. But some of them doubted. And Jesus came and spoke unto them saying: All power is given unto me in heaven, and in earth. Go therefore and teach all nations, baptising them in the name of the father, and the son, and the holy ghost: Teaching them to observe all things, whatsoever I commanded you. And lo, I am with you alway, even until the end of the world.