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WEDNESDAY IN HOLY WEEK

made in the city and for a murder, was cast into prison. And Pilate again spoke to them, desiring
to release Jesus. But they cried again, saying, Crucify Him, crucify Him. And 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. But they were persistent with loud voices, requiring that He might be
crucified. And their voices prevailed. And Pilate gave sentence that it should be as they required.
And 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. And 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. And
there followed Him a great multitude of people and of women, who bewailed and lamented Him. But
Jesus turning to them, said, Daughters of Jerusalem, weep not over Me; but weep for your selves
and for your children. For 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. Then shall they
begin to say to the mountains, Fall upon us and to the hills, Cover us. For if in the green
wood they do these things, what shall be done in the dry? And there were also two other
malefactors led with Him to be put to death.

JESUS lS CRUCIFIED.

And 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. And Jesus said, Father, forgive them,
for they know not what they do. But they, dividing His garments, cast lots. And the people
stood beholding. And the rulers with them derided Him, saying, He saved others; let Him
save