Readings for Lent and Easter

⁶³ And the men that held him, mocked him, and struck him.

⁶⁴ And they blindfolded him, and smote his face. And they asked him, saying: Prophesy, who is it that struck thee?

⁶⁵ And blaspheming, many other things they said against him.

⁶⁶ And as soon as it was day, the ancients of the people, and the chief priests and scribes, came together; and they brought him into their council, saying: If thou be the Christ, tell us.

⁶⁷ And he saith to them: If I shall tell you, you will not believe me.

⁶⁸ And if I shall also ask you, you will not answer me, nor let me go.

⁶⁹ But hereafter the Son of man shall be sitting on the right hand of the power of God.

⁷⁰ Then said they all: Art thou then the Son of God? Who said: You say that I am.

⁷¹ And they said: What need we any further testimony? for we ourselves have heard it from his own mouth.