21 The Jews answered and said,
His blood be upon us and our
children.
22 Then Pilate commanded Jesus
to be brought before him, and
spake to him in the following
words;
23 Thy own nation hath charged
thee as making thyself a king;
wherefore I, Pilate, sentence thee
to be whipped according to the
laws of former governors; and
that thou be first bound, then
hanged upon a cross in that place
where thou art now a prisoner;
and also two criminals with thee,
whose names are Dimas and Gestas.
CHAP. VII.
1 Manner of Christ's crucifixion
with the two thieves.
THEN Jesus went out of the
hall, and the two thieves
with him.
2 And when they came to the
place which is called Golgotha,
they stript him of his raiment, and
girt him about with a linen cloth,
and put a crown of thorns upon his
head, and put a reed in his hand.
3 And in like manner did they
to the two thieves who were
crucified with him, Dimas on his
right hand and Gestas on his left.
4 But Jesus said, My Father,
forgive them, For they know not
what they do.