12 To this end therefore He endured. For God saith of the wounds of His flesh that they came from them; When they shall smite their own shepherd, then shall the sheep of the flock be lost. (BRN) 13 But He Himself desired so to suffer; for it was necessary for Him to suffer on a tree. For he that prophesied said concerning Him, Spare My soul form the sword; and, Pierce My flesh with nails, for the congregations of evil-doers have risen up against Me. (BRN) 14 And again He saith; Behold I have given My back to stripes, and My cheeks to smitings, and My face did I set as a hard rock. (BRN)
Epistle of Barnabas 5:12–14
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