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 \v 65 Then the high priest tore his clothes and said, "He has spoken blasphemy! Why do we still need witnesses? Look, now you have heard the blasphemy.
 \v 66 What do you think?"
-\p They answered and said, "He is worthy of death."
+\p They answered and said, "He is deserving of death."
 
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 \v 67 Then they spit in his face and beat him with their fists, while some slapped him