Readings for Lent and Easter

⁶³ The men who guarded Jesus made fun of him and beat him.

⁶⁴ They tied something over his eyes. Then they hit him in the face and said, `Tell us if you know who hit you!'

⁶⁵ And they said many other wrong things to him.

⁶⁶ In the morning the leaders of the people, the chief priests and scribes met together. They took Jesus to their court.

⁶⁷ They said, `If you are the Christ, tell us.' Jesus said, `If I tell you, you will not believe.

⁶⁸ And if I ask you anything, you will not answer.

⁶⁹ From this time on the Son of Man will sit beside God who has all power.'

⁷⁰ They all said, `Then are you the Son of God?" He said, `Yes, I am.'

⁷¹ They said, `We do not need any more proof against him. We ourselves have heard what he said.'