his peace and answered nothing. Again the high priest
asked him and said to him: Art thou the Christ, the Son of the Blessed
God?

14:62. And Jesus said to him: I am. And you shall see the Son of man
sitting on the right hand of the power of God and coming with the clouds
of heaven.

14:63. Then the high priest rending his garments, saith: What need we
any further witnesses?

14:64. You have heard the blasphemy. What think you? Who all condemned
him to be guilty of death.

14:65. And some began to spit on him and to cover his face and to buffet
him and to say unto him: Prophesy. And the servants struck him with the
palms their hands.

14:66. Now when Peter was in the court below, there cometh one of the
maidservants of the high priest.

14:67. And when she had seen Peter warming himself looking on him, she
saith: Thou also wast with Jesus of Nazareth.

14:68. But he denied, saying: I neither know nor understand what thou
sayest. And he went forth before the court; and the cock crew.

14:69. And again a maidservant seeing him, began to say to the standers
by: This is one of them.

14:70. But he denied again. And after a, while they that stood by said
again to Peter: Surely thou art one of them; for thou art also a
Galilean.

14:71. But he began o curse and to swear, saying: I know not this man of
whom you speak.

14:72. And immediately the cock crew again. And Peter remembered the
word that Jesus had said unto him: Before the cock crow twice, thou
shalt thrice deny me. And he began to weep,

Mark Chapter 15

The continuation of the history of the passion.

15:1. And straightway in the morning, the chief priests holding a
consultation with the ancients and the scribes and the whole council,
binding Jesus, led him away and delivered him to Pilate.

15:2. And Pilate asked him: Art thou the king of the Jews? But he
answering, saith to him: Thou sayest it.

15:3. And the chief priests accused him in many things.

15:4. And Pilate again asked him, saying: Answerest thou nothing?
Behold in how many things they accuse thee.

15:5. But Jesus still answered nothing: so that Pilate wondered.

15:6. Now on the festival day he was wont to release unto them one of
the prisoners, whomsoever they demanded.

15:7. And there was one called Barabbas, who was put in prison with some
seditious men, who in the sedition had committed murder.

15:8. And when the multitude was come up, they began to desire that he
w