ould do as he had ever done unto them.

15:9. And Pilate answered them and said: Will you that I release to you
the king of the Jews?

15:10. For he knew that the chief priests had delivered him up out of
envy.

15:11. But the chief priests moved the people, that he should rather
release Barabbas to them.

15:12. And Pilate again answering, saith to them: What will you then
that I do to the king of the Jews?

15:13. But they again cried out: Crucify him.

15:14. And Pilate saith to them: Why, what evil hath he done? But they
cried out the more: Crucify him.

15:15. And so Pilate being willing to satisfy the people, released to
them Barabbas: and delivered up Jesus, when he had scourged him, to be
crucified.

15:16. And the soldiers led him away into the court of the palace: and
they called together the whole band.

15:17. And they clothed him with purple: and, platting a crown of
thorns, they put it upon him.

15:18. And they began to salute him: Hail, king of the Jews.

15:19. And they struck his head with a reed: and they did spit on him.
And bowing their knees, they adored him.

15:20. And after they had mocked him, they took off the purple from him
and put his own garments on him: and they led him out to crucify him.

15:21. And they forced one Simon a Cyrenian, who passed by coming out of
the country, the father of Alexander and of Rufus, to take up his cross.

15:22. And they bring him into the place called Golgotha, which being
interpreted is, The place of Calvary.

15:23. And they gave him to drink wine mingled with myrrh. But he took
it not.

15:24. And crucifying him, they divided his garments, casting lots upon
them, what every man should take.

15:25. And it was the third hour: and they crucified him.

The third hour... The ancient account divided the day into four parts,
which were named from the hour from which they began; the first, third,
sixth, and ninth hour. Our Lord was crucified a little before noon;
before the third hour had quite expired; but when the sixth hour was
near at hand.

15:26. And the inscription of his cause was written over: THE KING OF
THE JEWS.

15:27. And with him they crucify two thieves: the one on his right hand,
and the other on his left.

15:28. And the scripture was fulfilled, which saith: And with the wicked
he was reputed.

15:29. And they that passed by blasphemed him, wagging their heads and
saying: Vah, thou that destroyest the temple of God