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12.They both went, first in triumph then in suffering, through the streets of the city where they were to be slain (88:3)

13.They were both paraded publicly, and heaped with humiliation, on the way to their place of martyrdom (88:4)

14.They both spoke words of hope and promise to one who was to die with them; in fact, almost the exact same words: "Thou shalt be with me in paradise." (88:5)

15.They were both martyred publicly before the hostile gaze of the onlookers who crowded the scene (88:6)

16.A darkness covered the land following their slaying, in each case beginning at noon (88:7)

17.Their bodies were both lacerated by soldiers at the time of their slaying (88:8)

18.They both remained in ignominious suspension before the eyes of an unfriendly multitude (88:9)

19.Their bodies came finally into the hands of their loving followers (88:10)

20.When their bodies, in each case, had vanished from the spot where they had been placed, the religious leaders explained away the fact (88:11)

21.Only a handful of their followers were with them at the times of their deaths (88:12)

22.In each case, one of their chief disciples denied knowing them. This same disciple, in each case, later became a hero (88:13)

23.Each of them had an outstanding woman follower who played a dramatic part in making the disciples turn their faces from the past, and look toward the future (88:14)

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