Hi friends. I'm Annie F. Downs. Let's read the Gospels. The Gospels are the first four books of the New Testament in the Bible, Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. These are the stories of Jesus Christ's life on earth, the friendships, the parables, the sacrifices, the meals, the miracles. So here is how it works. I'll read three chapters to you. You can listen or read along in your own Bible or online, and then I'll pray, and that's it. So today is day seven. I'll be reading

John chapters 19 through 21 from the new living translation. And we're on page 55 of the

Let's Read the Gospels Guideed Journal.

John 19.

Then Pilate had Jesus flogged with a lead-tipped whip.

The soldiers wove a crown of thorns and put it on his head, and they put a purple robe on him.

Hail, king of the Jews, they mocked, as they slapped him across the face.

Pilot went outside again and said to the people, I am going to bring him out to you now,

but understand clearly that I find him not guilty. Then Jesus came out wearing the crown of thorns

and the purple robe, and Pilate said, look, here is the man. When they saw him, the leading priest

and temple guards began shouting, crucify him,

crucify him, crucify him, Pilate said. I find him not guilty. The Jewish leaders replied,

By our law, he ought to die because he called himself the son of God. When Pilate heard this,

he was more frightened than ever. He took Jesus back into the headquarters again and asked him, where are you from? But Jesus gave no answer. Why don't you talk to me? Pilot demanded, don't you realize that I have the power to release you or crucify you? Then Jesus said, you would have no power over me at all unless unless it were given to you from above, so the one

who handed me over to you has the greater sin. Then Pilate tried to release him, but the Jewish

leader shouted, if you release this man, you are no friend of Caesar. Anyone who declares himself

a king as a rebel against Caesar. When they said this, Pilate brought Jesus out to them again. Then Pilots sat down on the

judgment seat on the platform that is called the stone pavement in Hebrew Gabatha. It was now about noon on

the day of preparation for the Passover, and Pilots said to the people, look, here is your king.

Away with him, they yelled. Away with him. Crucify him. Crucify your king?

Pilate asked. We have no king but Caesar, the leading priests shouted back. Then Pilate turned Jesus

over to them to be crucified. So they took Jesus away. Carrying the cross by himself, he went to the

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