in. And after a little while, they who stood
by said to Peter, Of a certainty thou art one of them; for thou art a
Galilean, and thy speech is correspondent. (71)Then began he to make
the most dreadful imprecations, and to swear, I know not the man of
whom ye speak. (72)And the second time the cock crew. And Peter
remembered the word which Jesus spake unto him, That before the cock
crow twice, thou shalt deny me thrice. And casting his mantle over his
face, he wept.

CHAP. XV.

AND immediately the chief priests having held a council in the morning,
with the elders, and scribes, and the whole sanhedrim, after binding
Jesus, led him away, and delivered him up to Pilate. (2)And Pilate
asked him, Art thou the King of the Jews? He answering said to him,
Thou sayest true. (3)And the chief priests laid many accusations
against him. (4)Then Pilate again interrogated him, saying, Answerest
thou nothing? behold how many things they testify against thee. (5)But
Jesus notwithstanding made not a word of reply; so that Pilate
marvelled.

(6)Now at the feast, he released one prisoner to them, whomsoever they
petitioned for. (7)And there was one called Barabbas, bound with those
who had made an insurrection with him, and had committed murder in the
insurrection. (8)And the multitude, clamorous, began to petition him to
do, as he had always done to them. (9)Then Pilate answered them,
saying, Will ye that I release unto you the king of the Jews? (10)(For
he knew that out of envy the chief priests had delivered him up.)
(11)Then the chief priests stirred up the people, that he should rather
release Barabbas unto them. (12)Then Pilate addressing them, said unto
them again, What therefore do you wish that I should do with him whom
ye call the king of the Jews? (13)And they cried out again, Crucify
him. (14)Then Pilate said unto them, But what criminal act hath he
done? And they cried the more vociferously, Crucify him. (15)So Pilate,
willing to do what would be satisfactory to the people, released to
them Barabbas, and delivered Jesus to be scourged, in order to be
crucified.

(16)Then the soldiers led him to the hall, which is the Praetorium, and
called together the whole band. (17)And they invested him with a robe
of purple, and platting a crown of thorns, put it about his head,
(18)and began to pay their salutations to him, Hail, King of the Jews!
(19)And they struck him on the head with a cane, and spat upon him, and
bowing their