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    and upset that the sun may have already
    6 Those who took the Lord began
    set while he was still alive; for their
    pushing him about, running up to him
    Scripture says that the sun must not set
    and saying, “Let us drag around the Son
    on one who has been killed.3 16 One of
    of God, since we have authority over
    them said, “Give him gall mixed with
    him.” 7 They clothed him in purple and
    vinegar to drink.” And they made the
    sat him on a judge’s seat, saying, “Give
    mixture and gave it to him to drink.
    a righteous judgment, O King of Israel!”
    17 Thus they brought all things to ful
    8 One of them brought a crown made of
    fillment and completed all their sins on
    thorns and placed it on the Lord’s head.
    their heads.
    9 Others standing there were spitting in
    his face; some slapped his cheeks; others
    were beating him with a reed; and some
    2Deut. 21:22–23. 3Deut. 21:22–23.

    THE GOSPEL OF PETER
    33
    18 But many were wandering around
    31 So Pilate gave them the centurion
    with torches, thinking that it was night;
    Petronius and soldiers to guard the tomb.
    and they stumbled about. 19 And the
    The elders and scribes came with them
    Lord cried out, “My power, O power, you
    to the crypt. 32 Everyone who was there,
    have left me behind!” When he said this,
    along with the centurion and the soldiers,
    hea was taken up.
    rolled a great stone and placed it there
    20 At that time, the curtain of the Tembefore the entrance of the crypt. 33 They ple in Jerusalem was ripped in half.
    smeared it with seven seals, pitched a tent
    21 Then they pulled the nails from the
    there, and stood guard.
    Lord’s hands and placed him on the
    34 Early in the morning, as the Sabground. All the ground shook and everybath dawned, a crowd came from Jeruone was terrified. 22 Then the sun shone salem and the surrounding area to see
    and it was found to be three in the
    the sealed crypt. 35 But during the
    afternoon.
    night on which the Lord’s day dawned,
    23 But the Jews were glad and gave
    while the soldiers stood guard two by
    his body to Joseph that he might bury
    two on their watch, a great voice came
    him, since he had seen all the good things
    from the sky. 36 They saw the skies
    he did. 24 He took the Lord, washed him,
    open and two men descend from there;
    wrapped him in a linen cloth, and brought
    they were very bright and drew near to
    him into his own tomb, called the Garden
    the tomb. 37 The stone cast before the
    of Joseph. 25 Then the Jews, the elders,
    entrance rolled away by itself and
    and the priests realized how much evil
    moved to one side; the tomb was open
    they had done to themselves and began
    and both young men entered.
    beating their breasts, saying “Woe to us
    38 When the solders saw these things,
    because of our sins. The judgment and
    they woke up the centurion and the el-
    the end of Jerusalem are near.”
    ders—for they were also there on guard.
    26 But I and my companions were
    39 As they were explaining what they had
    grieving and went into hiding, wounded
    seen, they saw three men emerge from
    in heart. For we were being sought out
    the tomb, two of them supporting the
    by them as if we were evildoers who
    other, with a cross following behind
    wanted to burn the Temple. 27 Because
    them. 40 The heads of the two reached
    of these things we fasted and sat mournup to the sky, but the head of the one ing and weeping, night and day, until the
    they were leading went up above the
    Sabbath.
    skies. 41 And they heard a voice from
    28 The scribes, Pharisees, and elders
    the skies, “Have you preached to those
    gathered together and heard all the people
    who are asleep?” 42 And a reply came
    murmuring and beating their breasts, sayfrom the cross, “Yes.”
    ing, “If such great signs happened when
    43 They then decided among themhe died, you can see how righteous he selves to go off to disclose what had
    was!” 29 The elders became fearful and
    happened to Pilate. 44 While they were
    went

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