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HEN the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the common hall, and gathered unto him the whole band of soldiers.

2 And when they had platted a crown of thorns, they put it upon his head, and a reed in his right hand: and they bowed the knee before him, and mocked him, saying, Hail, King of the Jews!

3 And they spit upon him, and took the reed and smote him on the head.

4 And after that they had mocked him, they took the robe off from him, and put his own raiment on him, and led him away to crucify him.

5 ¶ Then Judas, which had betrayed him, when he saw that he was condemned, repented himself, and brought again the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders,

6 Saying, I have sinned in that I have betrayed the innocent blood. And they said, What is that to us? see thou to that.