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For if they do these things in a green tree, what shall be done in the dry?

Then shall they begin to say to the mountains, Fall on us; and to the hills, Cover us.

For, behold, the days are coming, in the which they shall say, Blessed are the barren, and the wombs that never bare, and the paps which never gave suck.

But Jesus turning unto them said, Daughters of Jerusalem, weep not for me, but weep for yourselves, and for your children.

And there followed him a great company of people, and of women, which also bewailed and lamented him.

And as they led him away, they laid hold upon one Simon, a Cyrenian, coming out of the country, and on him they laid the cross, that he might bear it after Jesus.

And he released unto them him that for sedition and murder was cast into prison, whom they had desired; but he delivered Jesus to their will.

And Pilate gave sentence that it should be as they required.

And they were instant with loud voices, requiring that he might be crucified. And the voices of them and of the chief priests prevailed.

And he said unto them the third time, Why, what evil hath he done? I have found no cause of death in him: I will therefore chastise him, and let him go.

But they cried, saying, Crucify him, crucify him.

Pilate therefore, willing to release Jesus, spake again to them.

(Who for a certain sedition made in the city, and for murder, was cast into prison.)

And they cried out all at once, saying, Away with this man, and release unto us Barabbas:

(For of necessity he must release one unto them at the feast.)

I will therefore chastise him, and release him.

No, nor yet Herod: for I sent you to him; and, lo, nothing worthy of death is done unto him.

Said unto them, Ye have brought this man unto me, as one that perverteth the people: and, behold, I, having examined him before you, have found no fault in this man touching those things whereof ye accuse him:

And Pilate, when he had called together the chief priests and the rulers and the people,

And the same day Pilate and Herod were made friends together: for before they were at enmity between themselves.

And Herod with his men of war set him at nought, and mocked him, and arrayed him in a gorgeous robe, and sent him again to Pilate.

And the chief priests and scribes stood and vehemently accused him.

Then he questioned with him in many words; but he answered him nothing.

And when Herod saw Jesus, he was exceeding glad: for he was desirous to see him of a long season, because he had heard many things of him; and he hoped to have seen some miracle done by him.

And as soon as he knew that he belonged unto Herod"s jurisdiction, he sent him to Herod, who himself also was at Jerusalem at that time.

When Pilate heard of Galilee, he asked whether the man were a Galilaean.

And they were the more fierce, saying, He stirreth up the people, teaching throughout all Jewry, beginning from Galilee to this place.

Then said Pilate to the chief priests and to the people, I find no fault in this man.

And Pilate asked him, saying, Art thou the King of the Jews? And he answered him and said, Thou sayest it.

And they began to accuse him, saying, We found this fellow perverting the nation, and forbidding to give tribute to Caesar, saying that he himself is Christ a King.