Mother's Treasury Mark 15:17-19 And they clothed him with purple, and platted a crown of thorns, and put it about his head,… When John Huss, the Bohemian martyr, was brought out to be burnt, they put on his head a triple crown of paper, with painted devils on it. On seeing it he said, "The Lord Jesus Christ for my sake wore a crown of thorns. Why should not I then for His sake wear this light crown, be it ever so ignominious? Truly I will do it and that willingly." When it was set upon his head, the bishop said, "Now we commend thy soul to the devil." "But I," said Huss, lifting up his eyes to heaven, "do commit my spirit into Thy hands. O Lord Jesus Christ, to Thee I commend my spirit, which Thou hast redeemed!" When the fagots were piled up to his very neck, the Duke of Bavaria was officious enough to desire him to abjure. "No," said Huss, "I never preached any doctrine of any evil tendency, and what I have taught with my lips I now seal with my blood." (Mother's Treasury.) Parallel Verses KJV: And they clothed him with purple, and platted a crown of thorns, and put it about his head,WEB: They clothed him with purple, and weaving a crown of thorns, they put it on him. |
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