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1 ⲁ̅ ϩⲧⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲉϥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲁⲩϫⲓϣⲟϫⲛⲉ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲛⲁⲣⲭⲓⲉⲣⲉⲩⲥ ⲙⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲡⲣⲉⲥⲃⲩⲧⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲅⲣⲁⲙⲙⲁⲧⲉⲩⲥ ⲙⲛ̅ⲡⲥⲩⲛϩⲉⲇⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲧⲏⲣϥ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩⲥⲉⲛϩ̅ⲓ̅ⲥ̅ ⲁⲩϫⲓⲧϥ̅ ⲁⲩⲧⲁⲁϥ ⲉⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲓⲗⲁⲧⲟⲥ.
At earliest dawn, after the High Priests had held a consultation with the Elders and Scribes, they and the entire Sanhedrin bound Jesus and took Him away and handed Him over to Pilate.
2 ⲃ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲡⲉⲓⲗⲁⲧⲟⲥ ϫⲛⲟⲩϥ ϫⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲣ̅ⲣⲟ ⲛ̅ⲓ̈ⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ̈. ⲛ̅ⲧⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ̅ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲕ ⲡⲉⲧϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ.
So Pilate questioned Him. "Are you the King of the Jews?" he asked. "I am," replied Jesus.
Then, as the High Priests went on heaping accusations on Him,
Pilate again and again asked Him, "Do you make no reply? Listen to the many charges they are bringing against you."
But Jesus made no further answer: so that Pilate wondered.
Now at the Festival it was customary for Pilate to release to the Jews any one prisoner whom they might beg off from punishment;
and at this time a man named Barabbas was in prison among the insurgents--persons who in the insurrection had committed murder.
So the people came crowding up, asking Pilate to grant them the usual favour.
"Shall I release for you the King of the Jews?" answered Pilate.
For he could see that it was out of sheer spite that the High Priests had handed Him over.
But the High Priests urged on the crowd to obtain Barabbas's release in preference;
and when Pilate again asked them, "What then shall I do to the man you call King of the Jews?"
they once more shouted out, "Crucify Him!"
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"Why, what crime has he committed?" asked Pilate. But they vehemently shouted, "Crucify Him!"
15 ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ ⲡⲉⲓⲗⲁⲧⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲣⲡⲓⲑⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲁϥⲕⲁⲃⲁⲣⲁⲃⲃⲁⲥ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ. ⲓ̅ⲥ̅ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲫⲣⲁⲅⲉⲗⲗⲟⲩ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ⲁϥⲡⲁⲣⲁⲇⲓⲇⲟⲩ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩⲥxⲟⲩ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ.
So Pilate, wishing to satisfy the mob, released Barabbas for them, and after scourging Jesus handed Him over for crucifixion.
Then the soldiers led Him away into the court of the Palace (the Praetorium), and calling together the whole battalion
they arrayed Him in crimson, placed on His head a wreath of thorny twigs which they had twisted,
and went on to salute Him with shouts of "Long live the King of the Jews."
19 ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩϩⲓⲟⲩⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲕⲁϣ ⲉϫⲛ̅ⲧⲉϥⲁⲡⲉ ⲁⲩⲛⲉϫⲧⲁϥ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉϩⲣⲁϥ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩⲕⲗ̅ϫⲛⲉⲩⲡⲁⲧ ϩⲓϩⲏ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ⲁⲩⲟⲩⲱϣⲧ̅ ⲛⲁϥ.
Then they began to beat Him on the head with a cane, to spit on Him, and to do Him homage on bended knees.
20 ⲕ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲩⲥⲱⲃⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ⲁⲩⲕⲁⲁϥ ⲕⲁϩⲏⲩ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲭⲗⲁⲙⲩⲥ ⲛ̅ϫⲏϭⲉ. ⲁⲩϯⲛⲉϥϩⲟⲓ̈ⲧⲉ ϩⲓⲱⲱϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩⲛ̅ⲧϥ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉ ⲉⲩⲉⲥxⲟⲩ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ.
At last, having finished their sport, they took the robe off Him, put His own clothes on Him, and led Him out to crucify Him.
21 ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ ⲁⲩⲕⲉϥⲉⲟⲩⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲉϥⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲥⲓⲙⲱⲛ ⲡⲕⲩⲣⲏⲛⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲉϥⲛⲏⲩ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲥⲱϣⲉ ⲡⲓⲱⲧ ⲛ̅ⲁⲗⲉⲝⲁⲛⲇⲣⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ̅ϩⲣⲟⲩⲫⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲉϥⲉϥⲓⲡⲉϥⲥxⲟⲥ
One Simon, a Cyrenaean, the father of Alexander and Rufus, was passing along, coming from the country: him they compelled to carry His cross.
So they brought Him to the place called Golgotha, which, being translated, means 'Skull-ground.'
Here they offered Him wine mixed with myrrh; but He refused it.
Then they crucified Him. This done, they divided His garments among them, drawing lots to decide what each should take.
It was nine o'clock in the morning when they crucified Him.
Over His head was the notice in writing of the charge against Him: THE KING OF THE JEWS.
And together with Jesus they crucified two robbers, one at His right hand and one at His left.
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29 ⲕ̅ⲑ̅ ⲛⲉⲧⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉⲩϫⲓⲟⲩⲁ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉⲩⲕⲓⲙ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲩⲁⲡⲏⲩⲉ ⲛ̅ⲥⲱϥ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲁ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲃⲗ̅ⲡⲉⲣⲡⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϥ̅ⲕⲟⲧϥ̅ ⲛ̅ϣⲟⲙⲛⲧ̅ ⲛ̅ϩⲟⲟⲩ
And all the passers-by reviled Him. They shook their heads at Him and said, "Ah! you who were for destroying the Sanctuary and building a new one in three days,
come down from the cross and save yourself."
31 ⲗ̅ⲁ̅ ϩⲓⲟⲙⲟⲓⲱⲥ ⲛ̅ⲕⲉⲁⲣⲭⲓⲉⲣⲉⲩⲥ ⲛⲉⲩⲥⲱⲃⲉ ⲛ̅ⲥⲱϥ ⲙⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲅⲣⲁⲙⲙⲁⲧⲉⲩⲥ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲩⲉⲣⲏⲩ ϫⲉ ϩⲉⲛⲕⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲛⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁϥⲛⲁϩⲙⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ⲧⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲛϥ̅ⲛⲁϣⲛⲁϩⲙⲉϥ ⲁⲛ.
In the same way the High Priests also, as well as the Scribes, kept on scoffing at Him, saying to one another, "He has saved others: himself he cannot save!
32 ⲗ̅ⲃ̅ ⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲉⲣⲟ ⲙ̅ⲡⲓⲥⲣⲁⲏⲗ ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥⲉ͡ⲓ ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ϩⲓϫⲛ̅ⲡⲉⲥxⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲛⲉⲛⲁⲩ ⲛ̅ⲧⲛ̅ⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̅ⲕⲉⲥⲟⲟⲛⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲩⲥxⲟⲩ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲙ̅ⲙⲁϥ ⲁⲩⲛⲉϭⲛⲟⲩϭϥ̅.
This Christ, the King of Israel, let him come down now from the cross, that we may see and believe." Even the men who were being crucified with Him heaped insults on Him.
At noon there came a darkness over the whole land, lasting till three o'clock in the afternoon.
34 ⲗ̅ⲇ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲁⲩ ⲛ̅ϫⲡ̅ⲯⲓⲧⲉ ⲁϥⲱϣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲓ̅ⲥ̅ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛ̅ϩⲣⲟⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲉⲗⲱⲉⲓ ⲉⲗⲱⲉ͡ⲓ ⲗⲁⲙⲁ ⲥⲁⲭⲑⲁⲛⲉⲓ. ⲉⲧⲉⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲡⲉϣⲁⲩϩⲉⲣⲙⲉⲛⲉⲩⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲟⲩ ⲁⲕⲕⲁⲁⲧ ⲛ̅ⲥⲱⲕ.
But at three o'clock Jesus cried out with a loud voice, "Elohi, Elohi, lama sabachthani?" which means, "My God, My God, why hast Thou forsaken me?"
Some of the bystanders, hearing Him, said, "Listen, he is calling for Elijah!"
36 ⲗ̅ⲋ̅ ⲁⲟⲩⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲱⲧ ⲁϥⲙⲁϩⲟⲩⲥⲡⲟⲅⲅⲟⲥ ⲛ̅ϩⲙϫ ⲁϥⲕⲁⲁⲥ ϩⲓϫⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲕⲁϣ ⲁϥⲧⲥⲟϥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ϭⲱ ⲛ̅ⲧⲛ̅ⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ϩⲏⲗⲉⲓⲁⲥ ⲛⲁⲉ͡ⲓ ⲉⲛⲧϥ̅ ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ.
Then a man ran to fill a sponge with sour wine, and he put it on the end of a cane and placed it to His lips, saying at the same time, "Wait! let us see whether Elijah will come and take him down."
But Jesus uttered a loud cry and yielded up His spirit.
And the curtain in the Sanctuary was torn in two, from top to bottom.
39 ⲗ̅ⲑ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲡⲕⲉⲛⲧⲩⲣⲓⲱⲛ ⲡⲉⲧⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉϥⲙ̅ⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉ ⲁϥⲕⲁⲡⲉⲧⲏⲩⲓ̈ ⲛⲁⲓ̈. ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲗⲏⲑⲱⲥ ⲡⲉⲓ̈ⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲟⲩϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ
And when the Centurion who stood in front of the cross saw that He was dead, he exclaimed, "This man was indeed God's Son."
40 ⲙ̅ ⲛⲉⲩⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛϩⲓⲟⲙⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⲙ̅ⲡⲟⲩⲉ ⲉⲩϭⲱϣⲧ̅ ⲉⲥⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲙⲁⲣⲓⲁ ⲧⲙⲁⲅⲇⲁⲗⲏⲛⲏ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲁⲣⲓⲁ ⲧⲁⲡⲕⲟⲩⲉ͡ⲓ ⲛ̅ⲓ̈ⲁⲕⲱⲃⲟⲥ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲙⲁⲁⲩ ⲛ̅ⲓ̈ⲱⲥⲏ ⲙⲛ̅ⲥⲁⲗⲱⲙⲏ.
There were also a party of women looking on from a distance; among them being both Mary of Magdala and Mary the mother of James the Little and of Joses, and Salome--
41 ⲙ̅ⲁ̅ ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲩⲁϩⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ⲥⲱϥ ϫⲓⲛⲧⲅⲁⲗⲓⲗⲁⲓⲁ ⲉⲩⲇⲓⲁⲕⲟⲛⲓ ⲛⲁϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲉⲛⲕⲉϩⲓⲟⲙⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉⲁⲩⲉ͡ⲓ ⲛⲙ̅ⲙⲁϥ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲑⲓⲉⲣⲟⲥⲟⲗⲩⲙⲁ.
all of whom in the Galilaean days had habitually been with Him and cared for Him, as well as many other women who had come up to Jerusalem with Him.
Towards sunset, as it was the Preparation--that is, the day preceding the Sabbath--
43 ⲙ̅ⲅ̅ ⲁϥⲉ͡ⲓ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲓ̈ⲱⲥⲏⲫ ⲡⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲁⲣⲓⲙⲁⲑⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲉⲩⲣⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲟ ⲡⲉ ⲃ̅ⲃⲟⲩⲗⲉⲩⲧⲏⲥ. ⲛ̅ⲧⲟϥ ϩⲱⲱϥ ⲉϥϭⲱϣⲧ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲏⲧⲥ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲟ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ. ⲁϥⲧⲟⲗⲙⲁ ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ϣⲁⲡⲉⲓⲗⲁⲧⲟⲥ. ⲁϥⲁⲓⲧⲓ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ⲙ̅ⲡⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲛ̅ⲓ̅ⲥ̅
Joseph of Arimathaea came, a highly respected member of the Council, who himself also was living in expectation of the Kingdom of God. He summoned up courage to go in to see Pilate and beg for the body of Jesus.
44 ⲙ̅ⲇ̅ ⲡⲉⲓⲗⲁⲧⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲣ̅ϣⲡⲏⲣⲉ ϫⲉ ⲉⲛⲉⲏⲇⲏ ⲁϥⲙⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲡⲕⲉⲛⲧⲩⲣⲓⲱⲛ ⲁϥϫⲛⲟⲩϥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲛⲉⲁϥⲱⲥⲕ ϫⲓⲛⲧⲁϥⲙⲟⲩ.
But Pilate could hardly believe that He was already dead. He called, however, for the Centurion and inquired whether He had been long dead;
and having ascertained the fact he granted the body to Joseph.
46 ⲙ̅ⲋ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥϣⲉⲡⲟⲩⲥⲓⲛⲇⲱⲛ ⲁϥⲙ̅ⲡⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⲁϥϭⲗⲙ̅ⲗⲱⲙϥ̅ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲥⲓⲛⲇⲱⲛ. ⲁϥⲕⲁⲁϥ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲉϥⲙ̅ϩⲁⲁⲩ ⲉⲁⲩϣⲉⲧϣⲱⲧϥ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲡⲉⲧⲣⲁ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩⲥⲕⲣ̅ⲕⲣ̅ⲟⲩⲱⲛⲉ ⲉⲣⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲙϩⲁⲟⲩ.
He, having bought a sheet of linen, took Him down, wrapped Him in the sheet and laid Him in a tomb hewn in the rock; after which he rolled a stone against the entrance to the tomb.
Mary of Magdala and Mary the mother of Joses were looking on to see where He was put.
