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The whole company of them rose up and brought him before Pilate.
2 ⲃ̅ ⲁⲩⲁⲣⲭⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲕⲁⲧⲏⲅⲟⲣⲓ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛϩⲉ ⲉⲡⲁⲓ ⲉϥϣⲧⲟⲣⲧⲣ ⲙⲡⲉⲛϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϥⲕⲱⲗⲩ ⲉϯϣⲱⲙ ⲙⲡⲣⲣⲟ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲅ ⲡⲣⲣⲟ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ
They began to accuse him, saying, “We found this man perverting the nation, forbidding paying taxes to Caesar, and saying that he himself is Christ, a king.”
3 ⲅ̅ ⲁⲡⲓⲗⲁⲧⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ϫⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲣⲣⲟ ⲛⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲟⲕ ⲡⲉⲧϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ
Pilate asked him, “Are you the King of the Jews?” He answered him, “So you say.”
Pilate said to the chief priests and the multitudes, “I find no basis for a charge against this man.”
5 ⲉ̅ ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩⲧⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ϥϣⲧⲟⲣⲧⲣ ⲙⲡⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲉϥϯ ⲥⲃⲱ ϩⲛ ϯⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓⲁ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ⲉⲁϥⲁⲣⲭⲓ ϫⲓⲛ ⲧⲅⲁⲗⲓⲗⲁⲓⲁ ϣⲁ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲡⲉⲓⲙⲁ
But they insisted, saying, “He stirs up the people, teaching throughout all Judea, beginning from Galilee even to this place.”
But when Pilate heard Galilee mentioned, he asked if the man was a Galilean.
7 ⲍ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲓⲙⲉ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲧⲉⲝⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲛϩⲏⲣⲱⲇⲏⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲩϥ ϣⲁ ϩⲏⲣⲱⲇⲏⲥ ⲉϥϩⲛ ⲑⲓⲉⲣⲟⲥⲟⲗⲩⲙⲁ ϩⲱⲱϥ ϩⲛ ⲛⲉⲓϩⲟⲟⲩ
When he found out that he was in Herod’s jurisdiction, he sent him to Herod, who was also in Jerusalem during those days.
8 ⲏ̅ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉ ϩⲏⲣⲱⲇⲏⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲓⲏⲥ ⲁϥⲣⲁϣⲉ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ ⲛⲉϥⲟⲩⲉϣ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲡⲉ ϩⲓⲧⲛ ϩⲉⲛⲛⲟϭ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲓϣ ϫⲉ ⲛⲉϥⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲧⲃⲏⲏⲧϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉϥϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲍⲉ ⲉⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲩⲙⲁⲉⲓⲛ ⲉϥⲓⲣⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ
Now when Herod saw Jesus, he was exceedingly glad, for he had wanted to see him for a long time, because he had heard many things about him. He hoped to see some miracle done by him.
He questioned him with many words, but he gave no answers.
The chief priests and the scribes stood, vehemently accusing him.
Herod with his soldiers humiliated him and mocked him. Dressing him in luxurious clothing, they sent him back to Pilate.
12 ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ ⲁⲩⲣϣⲃⲏⲣ ⲉⲛⲉⲩⲉⲣⲏⲟⲩ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛϭⲓ ϩⲏⲣⲱⲇⲏⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲓⲗⲁⲧⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲩϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲉ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲛⲧϫⲁϫⲉ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲉⲩⲉⲣⲏⲩ
Herod and Pilate became friends with each other that very day, for before that they were enemies with each other.
Pilate called together the chief priests, the rulers, and the people,
14 ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲙⲡⲉⲓⲣⲱⲙⲉ ϩⲱⲥ ⲉϥϣⲧⲟⲣⲧⲣ ⲙⲡⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲉⲓⲥ ϩⲏⲏⲧⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲓⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲛⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲓϩⲉ ⲉⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲕⲁⲧⲏⲅⲟⲣⲓ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ
and said to them, “You brought this man to me as one that perverts the people, and behold, having examined him before you, I found no basis for a charge against this man concerning those things of which you accuse him.
15 ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲙⲡⲉ ⲡⲕⲉϩⲏⲣⲱⲇⲏⲥ ϩⲉ ⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲁϥⲧⲛⲛⲟⲟⲩϥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲓⲥ ϩⲏⲏⲧⲉ ⲙⲡϥⲣ ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲉϥⲙⲡϣⲁ ⲙⲡⲙⲟⲩ
Neither has Herod, for I sent you to him, and see, nothing worthy of death has been done by him.
I will therefore chastise him and release him.”
17 ⲓ̅ⲍ̅
Now he had to release one prisoner to them at the feast.
But they all cried out together, saying, “Away with this man! Release to us Barabbas!”—
one who was thrown into prison for a certain revolt in the city, and for murder.
Then Pilate spoke to them again, wanting to release Jesus,
but they shouted, saying, “Crucify! Crucify him!”
22 ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲙⲡⲙⲉϩ ϣⲟⲙⲛⲧ ⲛⲥⲟⲡ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲡⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲛⲧⲁ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲁⲁϥ ⲙⲡⲓϩⲉ ⲉⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲙⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϯⲛⲁⲡⲁⲓⲇⲉⲩⲉ ϭⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲧⲁⲕⲁⲁϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ
He said to them the third time, “Why? What evil has this man done? I have found no capital crime in him. I will therefore chastise him and release him.”
But they were urgent with loud voices, asking that he might be crucified. Their voices and the voices of the chief priests prevailed.
Pilate decreed that what they asked for should be done.
He released him who had been thrown into prison for insurrection and murder, for whom they asked, but he delivered Jesus up to their will.
26 ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲩϫⲓ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲩⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲕⲩⲣⲏⲛⲁⲓⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲥⲓⲙⲱⲛ ⲉϥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ϩⲛ ⲧⲥⲱϣⲉ ⲁⲩⲧⲁⲗⲉ ⲡⲉϥⲥⲧⲁⲩⲣⲟⲥ ⲉϫⲱϥ ⲉϥⲓⲧϥ ϩⲓ ⲡⲁϩⲟⲩ ⲛⲓⲏⲥ
When they led him away, they grabbed one Simon of Cyrene, coming from the country, and laid the cross on him to carry it after Jesus.
A great multitude of the people followed him, including women who also mourned and lamented him.
28 ⲕ̅ⲏ̅ ⲁⲓⲏⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲕⲟⲧϥ ⲉⲡⲁϩⲟⲩ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲛϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ ⲛⲑⲓⲉⲣⲟⲥⲟⲗⲩⲙⲁ ⲙⲡⲣⲣⲓⲙⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲡⲗⲏⲛ ⲣⲓⲙⲉ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ
But Jesus, turning to them, said, “Daughters of Jerusalem, don’t weep for me, but weep for yourselves and for your children.
29 ⲕ̅ⲑ̅ ϫⲉ ⲉⲓⲥ ϩⲏⲏⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲛ ϩⲉⲛϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲥⲉϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲛⲁⲓⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲛⲁϭ ⲣⲏⲛ ⲙⲛ ⲛϩⲏ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲙⲓⲥⲉ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲉⲕⲓⲃⲉ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲧⲥⲛⲕⲟ
For behold, the days are coming in which they will say, ‘Blessed are the barren, the wombs that never bore, and the breasts that never nursed.’
Then they will begin to tell the mountains, ‘Fall on us!’ and tell the hills, ‘Cover us.’
For if they do these things in the green tree, what will be done in the dry?”
There were also others, two criminals, led with him to be put to death.
33 ⲗ̅ⲅ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩⲉⲓ ⲉϫⲙ ⲡⲙⲁ ⲉϣⲁⲩⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲕⲣⲁⲛⲓⲟⲛ ⲁⲩⲥⲧⲁⲩⲣⲟⲩ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲕⲉⲥⲟⲟⲛⲉ ⲥⲛⲁⲩ ⲟⲩⲁ ⲙⲉⲛ ϩⲓ ⲟⲩⲛⲁⲙ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲁ ⲇⲉ ϩⲓϩⲃⲟⲩⲣ ⲙⲙⲟϥ
When they came to the place that is called “The Skull”, they crucified him there with the criminals, one on the right and the other on the left.
Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they don’t know what they are doing.” Dividing his garments among them, they cast lots.
35 ⲗ̅ⲉ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲣⲉⲡⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲉⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲁⲛⲕⲉⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲕⲱⲙϣ ⲛⲥⲱϥ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁϥⲧⲟⲩϫⲉ ϩⲉⲛⲕⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥⲧⲟⲩϫⲟϥ ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲡⲥⲱⲧⲡ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ
The people stood watching. The rulers with them also scoffed at him, saying, “He saved others. Let him save himself, if this is the Christ of God, his chosen one!”
The soldiers also mocked him, coming to him and offering him vinegar,
and saying, “If you are the King of the Jews, save yourself!”
An inscription was also written over him in letters of Greek, Latin, and Hebrew: “THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.”
One of the criminals who was hanged insulted him, saying, “If you are the Christ, save yourself and us!”
40 ⲙ̅ ⲁⲡⲕⲉⲟⲩⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ ⲉϥⲁⲓⲡⲓⲧⲓⲙⲁ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲕⲣ ϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲛⲧⲟⲕ ⲁⲛ ϩⲏⲧϥ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϫⲉ ⲉⲛϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲙⲡⲉⲓⲕⲣⲓⲙⲁ ⲟⲩⲱⲧ
But the other answered, and rebuking him said, “Don’t you even fear God, seeing you are under the same condemnation?
And we indeed justly, for we receive the due reward for our deeds, but this man has done nothing wrong.”
He said to Jesus, “Lord, remember me when you come into your Kingdom.”
Jesus said to him, “Assuredly I tell you, today you will be with me in Paradise.”
It was now about the sixth hour, and darkness came over the whole land until the ninth hour.
The sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was torn in two.
Jesus, crying with a loud voice, said, “Father, into your hands I commit my spirit!” Having said this, he breathed his last.
47 ⲙ̅ⲍ̅ ⲁⲫⲉⲕⲁⲧⲟⲛⲧⲁⲣⲭⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲁϥϯ ⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲛⲧⲱⲥ ⲛⲉ ⲟⲩⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲓⲣⲱⲙⲉ
When the centurion saw what was done, he glorified God, saying, “Certainly this was a righteous man.”
All the multitudes that came together to see this, when they saw the things that were done, returned home beating their chests.
49 ⲙ̅ⲑ̅ ⲛⲉⲣⲉⲛⲉⲧⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲉ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲉϩⲓⲟⲙⲉ ⲉⲛⲉⲩⲟⲩⲏϩ ⲛⲥⲱϥ ϫⲓⲛ ⲧⲅⲁⲗⲓⲗⲁⲓⲁ ⲉⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲛⲁⲓ
All his acquaintances and the women who followed with him from Galilee stood at a distance, watching these things.
Behold, there was a man named Joseph, who was a member of the council, a good and righteous man
51 ⲛ̅ⲁ̅ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲛϥϥⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲉⲩϣⲟϫⲛⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲩϩⲱⲃ ⲉⲩⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲡⲉ ϩⲛ ⲁⲣⲓⲙⲁⲑⲁⲓⲁ ⲧⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲛⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲛⲉϥϭⲱϣⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲏⲧⲥ ⲛⲧⲙⲛⲧⲣⲣⲟ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ
(he had not consented to their counsel and deed), from Arimathaea, a city of the Jews, who was also waiting for God’s Kingdom.
This man went to Pilate, and asked for Jesus’ body.
53 ⲛ̅ⲅ̅ ⲁϥⲛⲧϥ ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⲁϥⲕⲟⲟⲥϥ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲥⲓⲛⲇⲱⲛ ⲁϥⲕⲁⲁϥ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲙϩⲁⲟⲩ ⲉⲁⲩⲕⲉϩⲕⲱϩϥ ⲉⲙⲡⲟⲩⲕⲁ ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲕⲁⲁϥ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩⲟⲩⲉϩ ⲟⲩⲱⲛⲉ ⲉⲣⲛ ⲧⲧⲁⲡⲣⲟ ⲙⲡⲉⲙϩⲁⲟⲩ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲛⲉ ⲙⲟⲅⲓⲥ ⲉⲛⲉⲣⲉ ϣϫⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲣⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲁϣ ⲥⲕⲣⲕⲱⲣϥ
He took it down and wrapped it in a linen cloth, and laid him in a tomb that was cut in stone, where no one had ever been laid.
It was the day of the Preparation, and the Sabbath was drawing near.
55 ⲛ̅ⲉ̅ ⲁⲛⲉϩⲓⲟⲙⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲩⲁϩⲟⲩ ⲛⲥⲱϥ ⲛⲁⲉⲓ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲉⲓ ⲛⲙⲙⲁϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲧⲅⲁⲗⲓⲗⲁⲓⲁ ⲉⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲡⲉⲙϩⲁⲟⲩ ⲙⲛ ⲑⲉ ⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲕⲁ ⲡⲉϥⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ
The women who had come with him out of Galilee followed after, and saw the tomb and how his body was laid.
They returned and prepared spices and ointments. On the Sabbath they rested according to the commandment.
