J3 And led him away to Annas first; for he was father in law to Caiaphas, which was the high priest that same year. 14 Now Caiaphas e See Luke iii. 2. 14. This was that Caiaphas, who spake those words was he, which gave in the sanhedrim, as they were consulting about counsel to the Jews, Christ, ch. xi. 50, that it was expedient that it was expedient that one man should 5 16 But Peter stood at the door without. Then went out that other disciple, which was known unto the high priest, and spake unto her that kept the door, and brought in Peter. 17 Then saith the damsel that kept the door unto Peter, Art not thou also one of this man's disciples ? He saith, I am not. 18 And the servants and officers stood there, who had made a fire of coals; for it was cold and they warmed themselves: and Peter stood with them, and warmed himself. 19 The high priest then asked Jesus of his disciples, and of his doctrine. 20 Jesus answered him, I spake openly to the world; I ever taught in the synagogue, and in the temple, whither h HAMMOND, VOL. I. f John. 8 John, who was known unto the high priest h publicly before an assembly, (see note [a] ch. vii.) 5 hall, αὐλήν. G g the Jews always resort; and in secret have I said nothing. 21 Why askest thou me? ask them which heard me, what I have said unto them: behold, they know what I said. 22 And when he had thus spoken, i one of the officers i one of the apparitors or sergeants that were there, which stood by thinking himself authorized to do it by the judgment 7 struck Jesus with the palm of his hand, of Zelots, struck Jesus, as one that had violated the saying, Answerest sanctity of the high priest. thou the high priest so? 23 Jesus answered him, If I have spoken 23. Jesus answered him, If there were any ill in evil, bear witness of my speech, accuse me and prove it; but if there were no crime in me, why dost thou strike me? the evil: but if well, why smitest thou me? 24 Now Annas had sent him bound unto Caiaphas the high priest. 25 And Simon Pe- 25. And in Caiaphas's hall Simon Peter stood ter stood and warm ed himself. They said therefore unto him, Art not thou also one of his disciples ? He denied it, and said, I am not. 26 One of the servants of the high priest, being his kinsman whose ear Peter cut off, saith, Did not I see thee in the garden with him? 27 Peter then denied again: and immediately the cock crew. 28 Then led they Jesus from Caiaphas unto the shall of judgment and it was early; and they themselves went not into the judgment hall, Or, come together from every place: for some copies read návтo@ev, but the King's MS. πάντες οἱ Ἰουδαῖοι, all the Jews assemble. 7 Or, gave Jesus a blow with a rod or wand, Edwкe páπioμа т: see note [m] Matt. xxvi. πραιτώριον. ἦν δὲ πρωΐα. 8 prætor's hall: and it was morning, Tò [b]lest they should be defiled; but that * legally polluted by being present among the heathey might eat the then or Roman soldiers, which being a legal pollution would make it unlawful for them to eat the passover. passover. 29 Pilate then went out unto them, and said, What accusation bring ye against this man? 30 They answered and said unto him, If he were not a malefactor, we would not have delivered him up unto thee. 31 Then said Pilate unto them, 'Take ye 1 Do ye take him, and proceed with him according him, and judge him to your own laws. But they replied, You know that according to your we cannot proceed in a capital manner, according as fore said unto him, our laws require, the power of punishing capitally [c] It is not lawful being taken away from us by the Romans. law. The Jews there 9 for us to put any man to death: 32 That the saying 32. Jesus had foretold that he should be lifted up of Jesus might be or crucified, which was a Roman punishment; this fulfilled, which he prediction of his was now to be fulfilled, and to that spake, signifying what death he should tends the Jews' saying, that the power of putting die. men to death was taken from them, and was only in 33 Then Pilate en- the power of the Roman procurator. tered into the judgment hall again, and called Jesus, and said unto him, Art thou the King of the Jews? 34 Jesus answered him, m Sayest thou m Dost thou ask this question for thine own satis this thing of thyself, faction, or as a crime laid to my charge by the Jews? thee of me? 35 Pilate answered, own nation and the " Can I know what the Jews out of their books and "Am I a Jew? Thine prophecies expect and promise themselves? The Jews chief priests have de- have laid this to your charge, that you pretend to be livered thee unto me: their king; what have you done to give occasion to what hast thou done? this charge? 36 Jesus answered, My kingdom is not 36. In answer to Pilate's question, ver. 33, Jesus of this world: if my said, I pretend not to, nor aim at any earthly kingkingdom were of this dom: if I did, I should engage my followers in a world, then would military manner to assist me as their king, and defend my servants fight, me from being delivered into the Jews' power; but delivered to the Jews: now, by the contrary, (as appears by the reproof of but now is my king- Peter, ver. 11,) it appears that I do not pretend to dom not from hence. any such earthly kingdom. that I should not be We have no authority. 37 Pilate therefore said unto him, Art thou a king then? Jesus answered, • Thou sayest that I It is as thou sayest; I am a king; I was born in am a king. To this human flesh to this end, namely, to be a king, Luke i. end was I born, and for this cause came I 32; and for this cause came I into the world, (see note into the world, that [a] ch. i.,) that I should testify the truth of God: I should bear wit- therefore I testify this, and every servant of God is ness unto the truth. convinced of it, and accordingly receives and obeys Every one that is of the truth heareth my voice. 38 Pilate saith unto him, P What is truth? And when he had said this, he went out again unto the Jews, and saith unto them, I find in him no fault at all. 39 But ye have a custom, that I should 9 release unto you one at the passover: will ye therefore that I release unto you the King of the Jews? 40 Then cried they me. P What meanest thou by the truth ? a set one prisoner at liberty, at your entreaty, at the passover 40. No, by no means; but release to us Barabbas. all again, saying, Not This Barabbas was one that in an insurrection had been guilty of murder, Acts iii. 14, and was a robber also. this man, but Barabbas. Now Barabbas was a robber. THEN Pilate there CHAP. XIX. 1. Then Pilate thinking to satisfy the Jews' imfore took Jesus, and portunity by inflicting this lighter punishment on scourged him. 2 And the soldiers him, appointed Jesus to be scourged, meaning, when platted a crown of he had done so, to release him: see Luke xxiii. 16. thorns, and put it on his head, and they put on him a purple robe, 3 And said, Hail, King of the Jews! and they smote him with their hands. 1 4 Pilate therefore went forth again, and saith unto them, Behold, I bring him forth to you, that 3. And saluted him as a mock king of the Jews— and profess to you, that having scourged him, I ye may know that I found nothing capital in him, or which may deserve farther punishment, or indeed any at all. find no fault in him. 5 Then came Jesus 1 Or, struck him with rods or cudgels, édídovv avtê paríoμara : see note [m] Matt. xxvi. forth, wearing the See him that ye accuse for taking upon him to be crown of thorns, and king of the Jews; these are all the ensigns of his digthe purple robe. And nity: you see he hath been scourged and reproachBehold the fully used: this suffice for may mitted: Luke xxiii. 16. Pilate saith unto them, man ! b any fact by him com 6 When the chief 6. When therefore those of the sanhedrim, and the priests therefore and officers that attended them, saw him, they called to officers saw him, they cried out, saying, have him crucified; but Pilate professed he could find Crucify him, crucify nothing for which to do it, and therefore they must him. Pilate saith un- do it themselves, if they would have it done, for he to them, Take ye him, could not. and crucify him: for I find no fault in him. 7 The Jews answered him, We have a law, and by our law he ought to die, because he made himself the Son of God. 8 [ When Pilate therefore heard that saying, he was the more afraid; c took upon him to be the Son of God. d afraid of passing any sentence against him. e What is thy stock, or extraction? But Jesusf Wilt thou behave thyself thus obstinately toward me, who have it in my power either to put thee to 9 And went again death or to free thee from it? d hall, and saith unto e unto him, 'Speakest into the judgment 8 I am under no crime at all in which thou mayest Jesus, Whence art found the right of putting me judicially to death; and thou? But Jesus having the whole host of angels at my command, I gave him no answer. am also able to rescue myself out of thy hands; so 10 Then saith Pilate that thou hast neither right nor power to inflict any thou not unto me? punishment on me, were it not that God, who is my knowest thou not Father, hath in his great wisdom and divine counthat I have power to sels, for most glorious ends, to the good of the world, crucify thee, and have determined to deliver me up into thy power, to suffer power to release thee? 11 Jesus answered, death under thee. And this is a great aggravation Thou couldest have of the sin of Judas, and the Jewish sanhedrim, he to no power at all a- deliver me up to them, they to make thee their ingainst me, except it strument to serve their malice, in crucifying me, not were given thee from above: therefore he only an innocent person, but even the Son of God This they have had means to know better unto thee hath the than thou, and therefore though thy sin be great, yet greater sin. theirs being against more light, is much more criAnd from minous, and shall accordingly be more severely thenceforth sought to release punished. that delivered 12 2 me Pilate himself. him: but the Jews 12. This speech of Christ's was so resented by Pilate, cried out, saying, If that from that time he was very solicitous to have him thou let this man go, set at liberty. But the Jews' clamours and threats thou art not Cæsar's overawed him, telling him that this Jesus was a himself stirrer of sedition and disturber of the government, friend : whosoever 2 from hence, EK TOÚTOV, either from this time, or this thing, hereupon. |