19 ¶ When he was set down on the judgment seat, his wife sent unto him, 19. And this he would have been very glad of, because, when he was on the bench, his wife sent him a message, how she had been much troubled in a saying, Have thou dream, and by those terrors incited to stop him from nothing to do with giving sentence of death against Jesus. that just man: for I have suffered many things this day in a dream because of him. 20 But the chief 20. But they of the sanhedrim prevailed with the priests and elders multitude that they should make choice of Barabbas, persuaded the multitude that they should and by cry and clamour require Jesus to be put to ask Barabbas, and destroy Jesus. 21 The governor answered and said unto them, Whether of the twain will ye death. do you choose to have released or pardoned, ac that I release unto cording to that custom, ver. 15. you? They said, Barabbas. 22 Pilate saith unto them, What shall I do then with Jesus which is called Christ? They all g The whole multitude, instigated by the sanhe say unto him, Let drim, cried out, ver. 23. him be crucified. 23 And the go vernor said, Why, what evil hath he done? But they But the more Pilate seemed to believe him guiltcried out the more, less, the more violent were they in their clamours saying, Let him be crucified. that he should be put to death. 24 ¶ When Pilate 24. When Pilate discerned this, that his expressing saw that he could his opinion of Christ's innocence did not at all allay the prevail nothing, but that rather a tumult people's violence, but that contrariwise it made them was made, he took ready to mutiny, put them into a rage and distemper, water, and washed he solemnly called for water, and in the presence of his hands before the them all washed his hands, desirous thereby to free multitude, saying, I himself of all guilt in doing any thing in this matter, blood of this just and said, I will be guiltless, it shall (or, let the whole person see ye to it. matter) lie upon you. am innocent of the 25 Then answered 25. And the whole people cried out, Let it be so; all the people, and whatever guilt there is in putting him to death, let it said, His blood be lie upon us and our posterity, on us, and on our children. 25 T Then released he Barabbas unto them: and when i though he had intended to inflict no other punishment on Christ but that of scourging, Luke xxiii. he had scourged Je, 16, 22, (and therefore it appears, John xix. 1, that sus, he delivered Pilate scourged him long before he sentenced him to him to be crucified. crucifixion, ver. 16, nay, after the scourging he was 27 Then the soldiers of the governor very industrious to have saved his life, vers. 4, 8, 12, took Jesus into the and Matt. xxiii. 24, scourging is the punishment of common hall, and some that were not killed,) yet upon this importunity gathered unto him of the people, which he did not think fit to resist, to the whole band of that of scourging he superadded the sentence of death, 28 And they strip- crucifixion also, which was wont to have scourging ped him, and put on preparative to it; see note [b] on Luke xxiii. soldiers. him a scarlet robe. 27. The whole band that guarded the temple came 29 And when and surrounded him, as a guard to a malefactor. they had platted a crown of thorns, they krobe of state, such as persons of honour wear in put it upon his head, public assemblies. and a reed in his bowed the knee be 29. And to make him somewhat which might look right hand: and they like a crown, they took thorns and platted them into fore him, and mock- that form and put it on his head, and instead of a ed him, saying, Hail, sceptre in his hand they gave him a reed, and made king of the Jews! him hold it in his right hand in a kind of state: and 30 And they spit they bowed upon him, and took the reed, and smote 30, 31. And having thus dealt with him as a mock him on the head. king, and derided him long enough that way, they 31 And after that then took the reed out of his hand, and spit upon him, they had mocked and smote him on the head, and took off the robe of him, they took the state, and put his own clothes on him again, by this robe off from him, and put his own ceremony signifying the dethroning him from his him, pretended kingdom, and then carried him to the raiment on and led him away to place of crucifixion. crucify him. 32 And as they came out, I they 1 they lighted on Simon of Cyrene, whether as a found a man of Cy- favourer of Christ, or as one which casually passed by rene,Simon by name: him they compelled at that time, (see Mark xv. 21,) and him (either withto [e] bear his cross. out consideration who it was, or else particularly as a 33 And when they favourer of Christ, and so by the Jews' instigation) were come unto a they pressed, as usually they did men to bear burplace called Golgo- dens, (see note [f] on ch. v.) forcing him to carry tha, that is to say, a the cross after him, Luke xxiii. 26, to the place of 34 They gave crucifying. place of a skull, him vinegar to drink mingled with gall: and wher. m bitter poisonous ingredients to hasten death: and he had tasted there- when of, he would not drink. 35. And they that fastened him to the cross, the 353 And they cru- executioners, stripped him, and then divided his cified him, and part- garments, all but the inner garment, into four parts, ed his garments, and took every man one, but the inner, having no might be fulfilled seam in it, they rent not asunder, but cast lots for it: which was spoken that it might casting lots: that it 3 And when they had crucified him, they parted, σταυρώσαντες δὲ διεμερίσαντο. down they watched him there; 37 And set up over his head his "accu n indictment, or crime pretended, for which he was sation written, THIS crucified: see note [b] on Mark xv. IS JESUS THE KING OF THE 38 Then were there two thieves crucified with him, one on the right hand, and another on the left. 39 ¶ And they that passed by reviled in words and gestures expressed scorn and de him, wagging their testation against him, heads, 40 And saying, P Thou that destroy buildest it in three P You that said you could destroy the temple of est the temple, and Jerusalem (which he did not, but spake of the death days, save thyself. of his body, which he said he would raise up again If thou be the Son in three days.) of God, come down from the cross. 41 Likewise also 9 the chief priests a those of the sanhedrim that were there, derided mocking him, with him, and said, save. If he be the 42 He saved others; 42. He pretended to do miracles in curing of the himself he cannot blind, &c., why can he not now deliver himself? If he King of Israel, let be the Messias prophesied of among the Jews, let him him now come down now free himself from death, and then we shall have from the cross, and some inducement to believe him. we will believe him. 43 He trusted in God; let him deliver him now, if he if he have any special favour unto him, and will [9] will have him: own him (as he pretended) to be his Son. for he said, I am the Son of God. 44 The [h] thieves 44. And one of the thieves that was crucified with also, which were him spake to the same purpose, Luke xxiii. 39, crucified with him, the other found fault with him for it. cast the same in his teeth. but 45 Now from the 45. Now from twelve of the clock till three there sixth hour there was was an eclipse or obscuration of the sun, and conseland unto the ninth quently darkness over all Palestine and far beyond over other parts. darkness over all the hour. 46 And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud reciting in Syriac the 22nd Psalm, or some part of voice, saying, Eli, it, by that testifying that he was the Messias, for Eli, lama sabach- whom that Psalm was indited, and in whom it was thani? that is to say, all fulfilled; and he began at the beginning of the My God, my God, why hast thou for Psalm, those words which being translated signify, My God saken me? 47 Some of them 47. And some that heard the word Eli, but little that stood there, else, conceived ridiculously that he had mentioned when they heard Elias's name, and called him to come unto him and that, said, This man calleth for Elias. rescue him; and this was generally whispered and 48 And straightway talked about and one of them ran, and put it on a reed, 49 The rest said, Let be, let us see whether Elias will come to save him. 50 Jesus, when among them. 50. Again Jesus said aloud, Father, into thy hands he had cried again I commend my spirit, Luke xxiii. 46, and with those with a loud voice, words he gave up the ghost. yielded up the ghost. 51 And, behold, 51. And behold the wall or partition, made of stone, the veil of the tem- which covered or veiled the sanctuary from the court ple was rent in where the people assembled, or else that covered the twain from the top holy of holies from the sanctuary, was sent (See did note [d] on Luke xxiii.) to the bottom; and the [] earth rent; 52 And the graves were opened; and t many bodies of the t many bodies of pious men, which had been dead, saints which slept arose out of their graves, and after his resurrection they also went into the city of Jerusalem, and were there seen and known by many. arose, 53 And came out of the graves after his resurrection, and went into the holy city, and appeared unto many. 54 Now when the "centurion, and they that were with him, 6 watching Jesus, saw the earthquake, and those things that were done, they feared greatly, saying, Truly this was the Son of God. captain of the Roman guards, and the soldiers 8 stones, πέτραι. 6 guarding, TηPOÛVTES. 55 And many women were there be holding afar off, which followed Je- * had followed and gone along in Jesus's company sus from Galilee, ever since he came out of Galilee, to provide diet and ministering him : unto 56 Among which was Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James and Joses, and the mo necessaries for him. y Salome, Mark xv. 40, the mother of James and ther of Zebedee's John, his disciples. children. 57 When the even was come, there came a rich man of [k] Arimathæa, named Joseph, who also himself was Jesus' disciple: 58 He went to Pilate, and begged the body of Jesus. Then Pilate commanded the body to be delivered. 59 And when Joseph had taken the body, he wrapped it in a clean linen cloth, had embraced the faith of Christ. 60 And laid it a in a in a new tomb which he had provided for himself, his own new tomb, hewn out of a rock, and rolled a great stone to the which he had hewn place of entrance into the sepulchre out in the rock and he rolled a great stone to the door of the sepulchre, and departed. 61 And there was Mary Magdalene, and the other Mary, sitting over against the sepulchre. 62 Now the next 62. After the day was ended whereon he was cruday, that followed cified, probably on Friday evening, the chief— the day of the pre paration, the chief priests and Pharisees came together unto Pilate, 63 Saying, Sir, we remember that that deceiver said, while he was yet alive, After three days I will rise again. 64 Command there 64. And therefore to prevent any more seduction fore that the sepul- of the people in this matter, be pleased to appoint a |