1    ^note Soþlice þa æfter twam dagum wæron eastron ∧ þa sohton þa heah-sacerdas ∧ þa boceras hu hi hine mid facne namon ∧ of-slogon;

2   Ða cwædon hi næs na on freols-dæge þe læs þæs folces gehlyd wurde;

3   And þa se hælend wæs on bethan&idia;a on simones h&udia;se anes hreoflan ∧ þar sæt; Þa com an w&idia;f ∧ hæfde hyre sealf-box deorwyrþes nardes. ∧ tobrocenum sealf-boxe. ofer his heafod ag&edia;t;

4   Sume hit unwurðlice forbæron. ∧ betwux him sylfum cwædon; For hwi wæs þisse sealfe forspillednes geworden.

5   þeos sealf mihte beon geseald to þrim hund penegum. ∧ beon þearfum geseald. ∧ yrsydon ag&edia;n hi;

6   Ða cwæð se hælend. lætað hi hwi synt ge hire grame. g&odia;d weorc heo on me worhte;

7   Soðlice symble ge habbað þearfan mid eow. ∧ þonne ge wyllað ge magon him teala d&odia;n. me ge symble nabbað;

8   Þeos sealde &thaet; heo hæfde. heo com to smyrianne minne lic-haman on byrgene;

9   Soðlice ic eow secge swa hwar swa þis godspell gebodad bið. on eallum middan-earde bið gebodod &thaet; heo þis on his gemynde dyde;

10   Ða iudas scarioth &thaet; is wiþersaca. &adia;n of þam twelfum. ferde to þam heah-sacerdum &thaet; he hine belæwde;

11   Þa hi þis gehyrdon hi fahnodon ∧ beheton him feoh to syllanne. ∧ he smeade hu he hine digellice sealde;

12   And þam forman dæge azimorum þa hi eastron offrodon. his leorning-cnihtas him sædon. hwyder wylt þu &thaet; we faron ∧ gegearwian þe. &thaet; ðu eastron ete;

13   Ða sende he twegen of his leorning-cnihtum ∧ sæde him; Gað on þa ceastre ∧ inc ag&edia;n yrnð. sum man berende sume wæter-flaxan; Folgiað him;

14   ∧ swa hwyder swa he inn-gæð secgað þæs huses hlaforde; Vre lareow secgð. hwar is min gyst-h&udia;s. ∧ min gereord. hwar ete is eastron. mid minum leorning-cnihtum;

15   And he inc geswutelað mycele healle gedæfte. ∧ ge-ge-earwiað us þara;

16   Þa ferdon his leorning cnihtas ∧ comon on þa ceastre. ∧ fundon hit eall swa he sæde. ∧ ge-gearwodon þa eastron;

17   Soðlice þa æfen c&odia;m. him twelfum mid him

18   sittendum ∧ etendum sæde se hælend; Soðlice ic eow secge &thaet; eower &adia;n þe mid me yt gesylð me;

19   Ða ongunnon hi beon dreorige ∧ betwux him cweðan. cwyst þu eom ic hit;

20   Þa sæde he him. &adia;n of eow twelfum me sylð. se ðe his hand on disce mid me dypð;

21   And witodlice mannes sunu gæð swa be him awriten is. w&adia; þam menn þurh þone þe mannes sunu geseald bið. betere him wære &thaet; se mann acenned nære;

22   Him þa etendum afeng se hælend hlaf ∧ hine bletsiende bræc. ∧ sealde him ∧ þus cwæð. nimað. ðis ys min lichama.

23   ∧ onfeng calice. ∧ gode þancas dyde ∧ sealde him. ∧ ealle him ofdruncon;

24   Þa sæde he him. ðis ys min blod þære niwan cyðnesse &thaet; bið for manegum agoten;

25   Soðlice ic eow secge &thaet; ic heonon forð ne drince of þyses wingeardes cynne. oð þone dæg þonne ic hine niwne drince on godes rice;

26   And gecwedenum lofe hi ferdon on ele-bergena munt;

27   Ða cwæð se hælend. ealle ge beoð geuntreowsode on þisse nihte. forþam þe hit awriten is. ic slea þæne hyrde ∧ beon þa sc&edia;p to-dræfede;

28   Ac æfter þam þe ic arise. ic cume beforan eow on galileam;

29   Þa sæde petrus him. þeah ðe ealle swicion ne swicige ic þe n&adia;

30   Þa cwæð se hælend; Soþlice ic þe secge. &thaet; ðu on þisse nihte ædia;r hana tuwa crawe. þriwa wið-sæcst m&idia;n.

31   ∧ he þæs ðe mare spræc. ∧ þeah me ge-byrige mid þe to sweltene. ne æt-sace ic þin. ∧ swa hi cwædon ealle;

32   Þa comon hi to anum tune þæs nama wæs gezemani. ∧ he cwæð to his leorning-cnihton; Sittað her oð &thaet; ic me gebidde;

33   And he nam þa mid him petrum ∧ iacobum ∧ iohannem. þa ongan he forhtian ∧ sargian

34   ∧ sæde him; Unr&odia;t is min sawl oð deað. gebidað her ∧ waciað;

35   Ða he lyt-hwon forð-st&odia;p he astrehte hine ofer þa eorðan. ∧ he bæd. gif hit beon mihte &thaet; he on þære tide fram him gewite;

36   And þa cwæð he. abba. &thaet; is fæder on ure geþeode. ealle þing þe synt mihtiglice. afyrr þysne calic fram me ac na &thaet; ic wylle ac &thaet; þu;

37   Þa com he ∧ funde hi slæpende. ∧ cwæð to petre; Simon. slæpst þu. ne mihtest ðu &adia;ne tide wacian.

38   waciað ∧ gebiddað &thaet; ge on costnunge ne g&adia;n. witodlice se gast is gearu. ac &thaet; flæsc is untrum;

39   And eft he ge-bæd þa ylcan spræce.

40   ∧ þa he hine eft ag&edia;n bewende. he funde h&idia; slæpende. hyra eagan wæron gehefegode ∧ hi nyston hwæt hi him ∧swaredon;

41   Ða com he þriddan siðe ∧ sæde him. slapað n&udia; ∧ restað genoh hit ys. t&idia;ma ys cumen nu is mannes sunu geseald on synfulra handa;

42   Ar&idia;saþ. uton gan. nu is gehende se ðe me sylð;

43   Him þa ða gyt sprecendum com &idia;udas scarioth. &thaet; ys wiþersaca. &adia;n of þam twelfum. ∧ mid him mycel menegeo mid swurdum ∧ mid sahlum. fram heah-sacerdum. bocerum ∧ ealdrum;

44   Soðlice his læwa him tacen sealde ∧ þus cwæð; Swa hwylcne swa ic cysse he hit is. nimað ∧ lædað hine wærlice.

45   ∧ sona swa he com he ge-nealæhte him to ∧ "h;. lareow. ∧ cyste hine.

46   ∧ hi hyra handa on hine wurpon. ∧ namon hine;

47   Soðlice &adia;n of þam þe ðar embe-uton stodon his swurde abræd ∧ sloh þæs sacerdes þeow. ∧ his eare of acearf;

48   Þa cwæð se hælend him ∧swariende; Swa swa to anum sceaðan ge ferdon mid swurdon ∧ treowum me gef&odia;n.

49   þonne ic dæghwamlice mid eow wæs on temple lærende ∧ ge me ne namon. ac &thaet; þa gewritu syn gefyllede;

50   Ða forleton his leorning-cnihtas ealle hine ∧ flugon;

51   Sum iungling him fyligde mid anre scytan bewæfed nacod ∧ hi namon hine;

52   Ða aworpenre þære scytan nacod he him fram fleah;

53   And hi læddon þæne hælend to þam heah-sacerde. ∧ comon ealle sacerdas. ∧ boceras ∧ ealdras togædere;

54   Petrus him fyligde feorran oþ ðæs heah-sacerdes cafert&udia;n ∧ he sæt mid þam ðenum ∧ wyrmde hine æt þam fyre;

55   Þa heah-sacerdas sohton ∧ eall geþeaht. tale ag&edia;n þone hælend. &thaet; hi hine to deaðe sealdon ∧ hi ne fundon;

56   Manega sædon lease gecyðnysse ag&edia;n hine. ∧ þa cyðnessa næron þæslice;

57   Ða arison sume ∧ sædon lease cyðnesse ag&edia;n hine ∧ þus sædon;

58   Soðes we ge-hyrdon hine secgan. ic to-wurpe þis hand-worhte tempel ∧ æfter þrim dagum ic oðer unhand-worht ge-timbrie;

59   ∧ hyra cyþnys næs þædia;s-lic;

60   Þa aras sum heah-sacerd on hyra midlene ∧ ahsode þæne hælend. ne andswarast þu nan ðing. ag&edia;n &thaet; þas þe onwurpað;

61   he suwode ∧ naht ne ∧swarode; Eft hine axode se heah-sacerd. eart þu crist þæs gebletsodan godes sunu;

62   Ða sæde se hælend. ic eom. ∧ ge geseoð mannes sunu on swyðran healfe sittan his mægenes. ∧ cumende mid heofones genipum;

63   Þa "h; se heah-sacerd. his reaf slitende. hwi ge-wilnige w&edia; gyt cyðera.

64   ge gehyrdon his bysmer. hwæt þincð eow; Ða hyrwdon hi ealle hine ∧ cwædon &thaet; he wære deaðes scyldig;

65   And sume agunnon him on spætan ∧ ofer-wreon his ansyne. ∧ mid fystum hine beoton. ∧ him to cwædon; Aræd. and þa ðenas hine mid handum beoton;

66   And þa petrus wæs on cafertune þa com to him &adia;n þinen þæs heah-sacerdes.

67   ∧ þa heo geseah petrum wyrmende þa cwæð heo; Þu wære mid ðam nazareniscan hælende;

68   Ða æt soc he ∧ cwæð. ic n&adia;t. ne ne can hwæt þu segst; And he eode þa of þam cafertune ∧ se hana creow;

69   Eft þa hine gecneow oðer þinen. heo ongan cweðan. to þam þe ðar abutan stodon; Soðlice þes ys of þam;

70   ∧ he eft æts&odia;c; ∧ eft þa ymbe lytel þa ðe æt-stodon. cwædon to petre. Soþlice þu eart of ðam. galileisc þu eart;

71   Þa ongan he æt-sacan ∧ swerian. soðes ne can ic þæne man þe ge secgað.

72   ∧ þa eft sona creow se hana; Ða gemunde petrus þæs hælendes worde þe he him sæde. ær se hana crawe tua. þriwa ðu me æt-sæcst. þa ongan he wepan;

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