them, It is one of h even he (according to Psalm xli. 12.) that eateth the twelve, 9 that in the same mess with me. dippeth with me in the dish. but woe to that man been born. 21. I am to go out of this world to be put to death, 21 The Son of man according to prophecies; God hath determined that indeed goeth, as it I should come, and like the good shepherd, incur any is written of him: hazard, lay down my life for the sheep, and foreseeing the malice of the Jews, and their bloody designs, by whom the Son of man is betrayed and the falseness of Judas, &c., hath determined to good were it for that permit me to be slain by them, and accordingly hath man if he had never foretold it by the prophets, that I should be led as a sheep to the slaughter, &c. But that will contribute 22 And as they little to his advantage that is the actor in it. It is a did eat, Jesus took bread, and blessed, most unhappy thing to have any hand in putting the and brake it, and Messias or any other person to death, though their gave to them, and dying may be determined by God to most glorious said, Take, eat: this ends, which the wicked actor or contriver knows nois my body. 23 And he took the thing of, nor at all designs, but directly the contrary. cup, and when he And therefore any such is a most wretched creature. had given thanks, 22, 23. And at the conclusion of that supper, Luke he gave it to them: xxii. 20, 1 Cor. xi. 25, Jesus instituted the eucharist. and they all drank of it. 24 And he said un to them, This is my i in which a covenant of infinite mercy is scaled 10 blood of the new with mankind, to assure unto them pardon of sin, testament, which is Matt. xxvi. 28, upon their repentance and new life. that this is the last passover I shall keep with you; to you, I will drink the next feast I shall keep with you will be in heaven: no more of the fruit (see note [f] on Matt. xxvi. 29.) shed for many. 25 Verily I say un k of the vine, until 1 See note [g] on Matt. xxvi. that day that I drink m discouraged and fall off from me by reason of it new in the kingdom of God. that which you shall see befall me this night: for as 26¶ And when they this is the time wherein that prophecy of smiting the had sung 'an hymn, shepherd, the man that is my fellow, saith the Lord they went out into of hosts, Zech. xiii. 7, is to be fulfilled; so shall that 27 And Jesus saith other part of that prophecy be fulfilled, that the sheep unto them, All ye my followers shall be much dismayed and dispersed shall be 11m offended by the fright of it. the mount of Olives. because of me this 28. But I shall not long continue under the power night for it is writof death; I shall soon rise again; and when I do so, I ten, I will smite the shepherd, and the will appear to you in Judæa first, John xx. 19, and sheep shall be scat- afterward, John xxi. 1, I will go into Galilee, and thither you may resort to me, and I will give confirm28 But after that I ations of your faith, John xx. 20, and settle the whole am risen, I will go business of the church, ver. 21, &c., before I ascend before you into Ga tered. lilee. to heaven.. he that, & ußanт. 10 blood, that of the new covenant, that which is shed, afua Td τῆς καινῆς διαθήκης τὸ ἐκχυνόμενον. 11 scandalized in, or through me, σкavdaλiobhσ €σ0€ 29 But Peter said 29. But Peter, being of a warmer spirit and greater unto him, Although confidence and assurance of his own steadiness than all shall be offended, the rest, said unto him— yet will not I. n this night, which is the first part of the Jewish this night, before the day, before the second cockcrowing, (see note [c] on cock crow twice, thou ch. xiii. 35.) thou shalt— shalt deny me thrice. If I should die with 31 Buthe 12 spake • the more Christ forewarned him of his fall, the more the more vehemently, confidently he affirmed the contrary, That though adthee, I will not deny hering to thee should certainly cost me my life, yet thee in any wise. would I not, to save that life, do any thing contrary Likewise also said to the owning and acknowledging thee that thou art they all. my Lord, and I a disciple that retain or belong to thee. P while I 32 And they came Likewiseto a place which was named Gethsemane : and he saith to his disciples, Sit ye here, P while I shall pray. 33 And he taketh with him Peter and James and John, and began to be sore amazed, and to be very heavy; 34 And saith unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful unto death: tarry ye here, and watch. 35 And 13 he went forward a little, and fell on the ground, and prayed that, if it were possible, the a the portion of affliction now present upon him hour might pass from and approaching might pass— him. 36 And he said, 14 Abba, Father, all things are possible unto thee; take away this cup from me: nevertheless I not thou wilt. r not what seemeth most desirable to my flesh, but to thy divine will and wisdom. what I will, but what s Thou that didst even now express so much kindness and constancy to me, ver. 31, art thou so unable 37 And he cometh, to do so much less? In this state of agony, which I sleeping, and saith expressed to you that I was in, ver. 34, couldest thou unto Peter, Simon, be so little concerned as to fall asleep when I stayed sleepest thou? could- so little while from you? and findeth them 12 over and above, said the more, Though there should be a necessity that I should die with thee, ἐκ περισσοῦ ἔλεγε μᾶλλον, Εάν με δέῃ συναποθανεῖν σοι. 13 going before a little, he fell, πроελν μкраv, čπeσev. 14 Abba, which is, Father, 'Аßßâ & Пarhp: see note [c] on Rom. viii. est not thou watch one hour? 38 Watch ye and 38. Believe it, as confident and secure and unconpray, lest ye enter cerned as you are, the danger now approaching me is into temptation. The spirit truly is 15 ready, so near to you also, and the temptation from thence to but the flesh is weak. deny and forswear me so great, that it were fitter for 39 And again he you to be watchful and importunate with God in went away, and pray- prayer that you be not overcome by temptation: (see ed, and spake the Matt. xxvi. 41). The spirit same words. 40 And when he returned, he found them asleep again, (for their eyes were heavy,) neither wist they what to answer him. 41 And he cometh the third time, and saith unto them, 'Sleep on now, and 40. See Matt. xxvi. 44. Fare you well; your watching will now be no take your rest: [d] it farther useful to me, the fatal minute foretold you is is enough, the hour now present; behold, I shall presently be apprehended and delivered to the Romans, by them to be put to ed into the hands of death (because the Jews could not put to death). is come; behold, the Son of man is betray 47 And one of them y of the three disciples that were with him, ver. 33, that 16 stood by drew viz., Peter, drew a sword— a sword, and smote a servant of the high priest, and cut off his ear. 48 And Jesus an 48. And Jesus having reprehended that act of swered and said unto hasty unjustifiable zeal in Peter, and cured the wound, them, Are ye come restored the ear to him that had lost it, Matt. xxvi. thief, with swords 52, &c., turns him to the company that comes to apand with staves to prehend him, and said, Are ye come― out, as against a take me? 49 I was daily with you in the temple teaching, and ye took me not: but the this dealing of yours is necessary to the fulfilling scriptures must be of that decree of God's, expressed by the prophecies of Isaiah, &c. fulfilled. 50 And they all forsook him, and fled. 51 And there fol a all his disciples forsook him— 51. And there was a young man who had been lowed him a certain (as it is probable) raised from bed by the noise, and young man, having a so had no more but his inner garment, and that linen cloth cast about his naked body; and through haste not put on but cast about him, and he the [e] young men followed after to see the event, and the soldiers seelaid hold on him: ing him were about to apprehend him: and he left 52 And he left the linen cloth, and fled from them naked. 53 And they led Jesus away to b the b Caiaphas the high priest, Matt. xxvi. 57, where high priest: and with the whole sanhedrim was come together. him were assembled all the chief priests and the elders and the scribes. 54 And Peter followed him afar off, even into the palace of the high priest: and he sat with the servants, and warmed himself at the [f] fire. 55 And the chief priests and all the council sought for witness against Jesus to put him to death; and found none. 56 For many bare false witness against him, but their 17 wit 16 were with him, παρεστηκότων. 17 testimonies were not sufficient. с ness [g] agreed not together. 57 And there arose e was not equal to that charge of capital crime, were of a lesser moment, if they had been true, not enough certain, and bare to put him to death. false witness against some that heard him speak of his own death and resurrection after three days under the phrase of this 58 We heard him temple, or, the temple of his body, John ii. 19, and say, I will destroy they applied this to the temple of Jerusalem, and made with hands, bare witness that he said so of that. him, saying, this temple that is and within three days I will build another made without hands. 59 18 But neither so 59. But that, if sufficiently testified, was yet no did their witness a- capital crime. gree together. 60 And the high 60. And therefore to get some charge against him priest stood up in out of his own mouth the high priest stood up and said the midst, and asked Jesus, saying, An- to him, Answerest thou nothing? what sayest thou tɔ swerest thou no- these things which these thing? what is it which these witness against thee? 61 But he held his peace, and answered nothing. Again the high priest asked him, and said unto him, Art thou the Christ, the Son of [h] the Blessed? 62 And Jesus said, I am and ye shall see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven. 63 Then the high priest rent his clothes, and saith, What need we any further witnesses? 64 Ye have heard the blasphemy: what think ye? And they all condemned him to be guilty of death. 65 And some began to spit on him, and to cover his face, and to buffet him, and to say unto him, 'Prophesy: and the 19 servants did 20 strike 62. See ch. xiii. 26. e the whole sanhedrim, ver. 53. f Tell us by divine skill who strikes thee. 18 And neither thus was their testimony sufficient: see note [g]. 19 sergeants, officers, apparitors, οἱ ὑπηρέται. 20 beat him with blows of a rod, or cudgel, paníoμαow avтdv Baλov: see note [] on Matt. xxvii. |