^{The Holy Bible}

^Douay-Rheims

Luke 22: 39 – 71; 23: 1 – 53

Luke 22: 39 – 71

³⁹And going out, he went, according to his custom, to the mount of Olives. And his disciples also followed him. ⁴⁰And when he was come to the place, he said to them: Pray, lest ye enter into temptation. ⁴¹And he was withdrawn away from them a stone’s cast; and kneeling down, he prayed, ⁴²Saying: Father, if thou wilt, remove this chalice from me: but yet not my will, but thine be done. ⁴³And there appeared to him an angel from heaven, strengthening him. And being in an agony, he prayed the longer. ⁴⁴And his sweat became as drops of blood, trickling down upon the ground. ⁴⁵And when he rose up from prayer, and was come to his disciples, he found them sleeping for sorrow. ⁴⁶And he said to them: Why sleep you? arise, pray, lest you enter into temptation. ⁴⁷As he was yet speaking, behold a multitude; and he that was called Judas, one of the twelve, went before them, and drew near to Jesus, for to kiss him. ⁴⁸And Jesus said to him: Judas, dost thou betray the Son of man with a kiss? ⁴⁹And they that were about him, seeing what would follow, said to him: Lord, shall we strike with the sword? ⁵⁰And one of them struck the servant of the high priest, and cut off his right ear. ⁵¹But Jesus answering, said: Suffer ye thus far. And when he had touched his ear, he healed him. ⁵²And Jesus said to the chief priests, and magistrates of the temple, and the ancients, that were come unto him: Are ye come out, as it were against a thief, with swords and clubs? ⁵³When I was daily with you in the temple, you did not stretch forth your hands against me: but this is your hour, and the power of darkness. ⁵⁴And apprehending him, they led him to the high priest’s house. But Peter followed afar off. ⁵⁵And when they had kindled a fire in the midst of the hall, and were sitting about it, Peter was in the midst of them. ⁵⁶Whom when a certain servant maid had seen sitting at the light, and had earnestly beheld him, she said: This man also was with him. ⁵⁷But he denied him, saying: Woman, I know him not. ⁵⁸And after a little while, another seeing him, said: Thou also art one of them. But Peter said: O man, I am not. ⁵⁹And after the space, as it were of one hour, another certain man affirmed, saying: Of a truth, this man was also with him; for he is also a Galilean. ⁶⁰And Peter said: Man, I know not what thou sayest. And immediately, as he was yet speaking, the cock crew. ⁶¹And the Lord turning looked on Peter. And Peter remembered the word of the Lord, as he had said: Before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice. ⁶²And Peter going out, wept bitterly. ⁶³And the men that held him, mocked him, and struck him. ⁶⁴And they blindfolded him, and smote his face. And they asked him, saying: Prophesy, who is it that struck thee? ⁶⁵And blaspheming, many other things they said against him. ⁶⁶And as soon as it was day, the ancients of the people, and the chief priests and scribes, cane together; and they brought him into their council, saying: If thou be the Christ, tell us. ⁶⁷And he saith to them: If I shall tell you, you will not believe me. ⁶⁸And if I shall also ask you, you will not answer me, nor let me go. ⁶⁹But hereafter the Son of man shall be sitting on the right hand of the power of God. ⁷⁰Then said they all: Art thou then the Son of God? Who said: You say that I am. ⁷¹And they said: What need we any further testimony? for we ourselves have heard it from his own mouth.

Luke 23: 1 – 53

¹And the whole multitude of them rising up, led him to Pilate. ²And they began to accuse him, saying: We have found this man perverting our nation, and forbidding to give tribute to Caesar, and saying that he is Christ the king. ³And Pilate asked him, saying: Art thou the king of the Jews? But he answering, said: Thou sayest it. ⁴And Pilate said to the chief priests and to the multitudes: I find no cause in this man. ⁵But they were more earnest, saying: He stirreth up the people, teaching throughout all Judea, beginning from Galilee to this place. ⁶But Pilate hearing Galilee, asked if the man were of Galilee? ⁷And when he understood that he was of Herod’s jurisdiction, he sent him away to Herod, who was also himself at Jerusalem, in those days. ⁸And Herod, seeing Jesus, was very glad; for he was desirous of a long time to see him, because he had heard many things of him; and he hoped to see some sign wrought by him. ⁹And he questioned him in many words. But he answered him nothing. ¹⁰And the chief priests and the scribes stood by, earnestly accusing him. ¹¹ And Herod with his army set him at nought, and mocked him, putting on him a white garment, and sent him back to Pilate. ¹²And Herod and Pilate were made friends, that same day; for before they were enemies one to another. ¹³And Pilate, calling together the chief priests, and the magistrates, and the people, ¹⁴Said to them: You have presented unto me this man, as one that perverteth the people; and behold I, having examined him before you, find no cause in this man, in those things wherein you accuse him. ¹⁵No, nor Herod neither. For I sent you to him, and behold, nothing worthy of death is done to him. ¹⁶I will chastise him therefore, and release him. ¹⁷Now of necessity he was to release unto them one upon the feast day. ¹⁸But the whole multitude together cried out, saying: Away with this man, and release unto us Barabbas: ¹⁹Who, for a certain sedition made in the city, and for a murder, was cast into prison. ²⁰And Pilate again spoke to them, desiring to release Jesus. ²¹But they cried again, saying: Crucify him, crucify him. ²²And he said to them the third time: Why, what evil hath this man done? I find no cause of death in him. I will chastise him therefore, and let him go. ²³But they were instant with loud voices, requiring that he might be crucified; and their voices prevailed. ²⁴And Pilate gave sentence that it should be as they required. ²⁵And he released unto them him who for murder and sedition, had been cast into prison, whom they had desired; but Jesus he delivered up to their will. ²⁶And as they led him away, they laid hold of one Simon of Cyrene, coming from the country; and they laid the cross on him to carry after Jesus. ²⁷And there followed him a great multitude of people, and of women, who bewailed and lamented him. ²⁸But Jesus turning to them, said: Daughters of Jerusalem, weep not over me; but weep for yourselves, and for your children. ²⁹For behold, the days shall come, wherein they will say: Blessed are the barren, and the wombs that have not borne, and the paps that have not given suck. ³⁰Then shall they begin to say to the mountains: Fall upon us; and to the hills: Cover us. ³¹For if in the green wood they do these things, what shall be done in the dry? ³²And there were also two other malefactors led with him to be put to death. ³³And when they were come to the place which is called Calvary, they crucified him there; and the robbers, one on the right hand, and the other on the left. ³⁴And Jesus said: Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do. But they, dividing his garments, cast lots. ³⁵And the people stood beholding, and the rulers with them derided him, saying: He saved others; let him save himself, if he be Christ, the elect of God. ³⁶And the soldiers also mocked him, coming to him, and offering him vinegar, ³⁷And saying: If thou be the king of the Jews, save thyself. ³⁸And there was also a superscription written over him in letters of Greek, and Latin, and Hebrew: THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS. ³⁹And one of those robbers who were hanged, blasphemed him, saying: If thou be Christ, save thyself and us. ⁴⁰But the other answering, rebuked him, saying: Neither dost thou fear God, seeing thou art condemned under the same condemnation? ⁴¹And we indeed justly, for we receive the due reward of our deeds; but this man hath done no evil. ⁴²And he said to Jesus: Lord, remember me when thou shalt come into thy kingdom. ⁴³And Jesus said to him: Amen I say to thee, this day thou shalt be with me in paradise. ⁴⁴And it was almost the sixth hour; and there was darkness over all the earth until the ninth hour. ⁴⁵And the sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was rent in the midst. ⁴⁶And Jesus crying out with a loud voice, said: Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit. And saying this, he gave up the ghost. ⁴⁷Now the centurion, seeing what was done, glorified God, saying: Indeed this was a just man. ⁴⁸And all the multitude of them that were come together to that sight, and saw the things that were done, returned striking their breasts. ⁴⁹And all his acquaintance, and the women that had followed him from Galilee, stood afar off, beholding these things. ⁵⁰And behold there was a man named Joseph, who was a counsellor, a good and just man, ⁵¹(The same had not consented to their counsel and doings;) of Arimathea, a city of Judea; who also himself looked for the kingdom of God. ⁵²This man went to Pilate, and begged the body of Jesus. ⁵³And taking him down, he wrapped him in fine linen, and laid him in a sepulchre that was hewed in stone, wherein never yet any man had been laid.