“Through death ye shall enter into life.”
“We have heard enough. Go.”
But Caiaphas repeated to himself, as though he thought he would understand those words in his own mouth better: “Death is a gain for the righteous.”
Now there arose a clamour from the market-place and the hall of justice. Annas and Caiaphas went out upon the battlemented walls to find out the cause. Levites were standing there, and looking down.
“Has he been taken?”
“He has already been seized as an inciter to insurrection, because he bade his disciples to sell their garments and buy a sword.”
“Have they found them with weapons?”
“They have found two swords.”
“Then he is already condemned.”
Then they heard a cry rise from the crowd before the Court of Justice—at first difficult to distinguish, but ever clearer. The people were crying “Crucify! Crucify!”