The tenor of the scripture which he read was this. He was led as a sheep to be slain: And like a lamb dumb before his shearer, so opened he not his mouth,
Then said Iesus: Father forgive them, for they wot not what they do. And they parted his raiment, and cast lots.
¶ The next day, Ihon saw Iesus coming unto him, and said: behold the lamb of god, which taketh away the sin of the world.
And he said: how can I, except I had a guide? And he desired Philip that he would come up and sit with him.
As it is written: For thy sake are we killed all day long, and are counted as sheep appointed to be slain.
¶ For first of all I delivered unto you that which I received: how that Christ died for our sins, agreeing to the scriptures:
but with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb undefiled, and without spot,