Ante-Nicene Fathers/Volume VIII/Apocrypha of the New Testament/Acts of Pilate: First Greek Form/Chapter 10

Chapter 10.

And Jesus went forth out of the pr&#230;torium, and the two malefactors with Him.&#160; And when they came to the place, they stripped Him of his clothes, and girded Him with a towel, and put a crown of thorns on Him round His head.&#160; And they crucified Him; and at the same time also they hung up the two malefactors along with Him.&#160; And Jesus said:&#160; Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do.&#160; And the soldiers parted His clothes among them; and the people stood looking at Him.&#160; And the chief priests, and the rulers with them, mocked Him, saying:&#160; He saved others; let him save himself.&#160; If he be the Son of God, let him come down from the cross.&#160; And the soldiers made sport of Him, coming near and offering Him vinegar mixed with gall, and said:&#160; Thou art the king of the Jews; save thyself.

And Pilate, after the sentence, ordered the charge made against Him to be inscribed as a superscription in Greek, and Latin, and Hebrew, according to what the Jews had said:&#160; He is king of the Jews.

And one of the malefactors hanging up spoke to Him, saying:&#160; If thou be the Christ, save thyself and us.&#160; And Dysmas answering, reproved him, saying:&#160; Dost thou not fear God, because thou art in the same condemnation?&#160; And we indeed justly, for we receive the fit punishment of our deeds; but this man has done no evil.&#160; And he said to Jesus:&#160; Remember me, Lord, in Thy kingdom.&#160; And Jesus said to him:&#160; Amen, amen; I say to thee, To-day shalt thou be with me in Paradise.