*: Mark 15:1 Luke 22:66 John 18:28
1: An example of the horrible judgement of God, as well against them
which sell Christ, as against them which buy Christ.
a: Out of mens sights.
*: Acts 1:18
b: the treasure of the temple.
c: Of life and death.
d: Strangers and guests, whom the Jews could not abide to be joined
unto, no not after they were dead.
*: Acts 1:19
e: Seeing this prophecy is read in Zachariah 11:12, it cannot be
denied but that Jeremiahs name crept into the text either through the
Printers fault, or by some other's ignorance: it may be also that it
came out of the margin, by reason of the abbreviation of the letters,
the one being Jou, the other Zou, which are not much unlike: But in
the Syrian text the Prophet's name is not set down at all.
*: Zechariah 11:12
f: The Evangelist doth not follow the Prophet's words, but his
meaning, which he showeth to be fulfilled.
2: Christ holdeth his peace when he is accused, that we may not be
accused: acknowledge our guiltiness, and therewithal his own
innocency.
*: Mark 15:2 Luke 23:3
John 18:33
3: Christ is first acquitted of the Judge, before he be condemned,
that we might see how the just died for the unjust.
*: Mark 15:11 Luke 23:18
John 18:40 Acts
3:14
4: Christ being quit by the testimony of the Judge himself, is
notwithstanding condemned by the same, to quit us before God.
g: It was a matter in old time, when any man was murdered and in
other slaughters, to wash their hands in water, to declare themselves
guiltless.
h: Of the murder, an Hebrew kind of speech.
i: If there be any offence committed in slaying him, let us and our
posterity smart for it.
*: Mark 15:16 John 19:2
5: Christ suffereth that reproach which was due to our sins,
notwithstanding in the mean time by the secret providence of God, he
is entitled king by them which did him that reproach.
k: They cast a cloak about him, for it lacked sleeves.
l: John and Mark make mention of a purple robe, which is also a very
pleasant red. But these prophane and impertinent [1602 spells it
malapert] saucy soldiers clad Jesus in this array, to mock him
withal, who was indeed a true King.
*: Mark 15:21 Luke
23:26
m: They compelled Simon to bear his burdensome cross, whereby it
appeareth that Jesus was so sore handled before, that he fainted by
the way, and was not able to bear his cross through: for John writeth
that he did bear the cross, to wit, as at the beginning.
*: Mark 15:22 John 19:17
6: He is lead out of the city that we might be brought into the
heavenly kingdom.
7: Christ found no comfort anywhere, that in him we might be filled
with all comfort.
8: He is made a curse, that in him we may be blessed: he is spoiled
of his garments, that we might be enriched by his nakedness.
*: Psalm 22:18 Mark 15:24
9: He is pronounced the true Messiah, even of them of whom he is
rejected.
10: Christ began then to judge the world, when after his judgement,
he hung between two thieves.
11: To make full satisfaction for us, Christ suffereth and overcometh
not only the torments of the body, but also the most horrible
torments of the mind.
*: John 2:19
*: Psalm 22:9
n: This is spoken by the figure Synecdoche, for there was but one of
them that did revile him.
12: Heaven itself is darkened for very horror, and Jesus crieth out
from the depth of hell, and in the meanwhile he is mocked.
*: Psalm 28:1
o: To wit, in this misery: And this crying out is proper to his
humanity, which notwithstanding was void of sin, but yet felt the
wrath of God, which is due to our sins.
p: They allude to Isaiah's name, not for want of understanding the
tongue, but of a prophane impudency and sauciness, and he repeated
those words, to the end that this better harping upon the name, might
be better understood.
*: Psalm 69:21
13: Christ after he had overcome other enemies, at length provoketh
and setteth upon death itself.
14: Christ when he is dead, showeth himself to be God Almighty, even
his enemies confessing the same.
*: 2 Chronicles 3:14
q: Which divided the holiest of all.
r: That is to say, the stones clave in sunder, and the graves did
open them selves, to show by this token that death was overcome: and
the resurrection of the dead followed the resurrection of Christ, as
appeared by the next verse following.
13: Christ is buried, not privily or by stealth, but by the Governors
consent, by a famous man, in a place not far distant, in a new
sepulchre, so that it cannot be doubted of his death.
*: Mark 15:42 Luke 23:50
John 19:38
16: The keeping of the sepulchre is committed to Christ's own
murderers, that there might be no doubt of his resurrection.
s: The soldiers of the garrison which were appointed to keep the
Temple.
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Chapter 27
2. He is delivered bound to Pilate. 5. Judas hangeth himself. 19.
Pilate's wife. 20. Barabbas is asked. 24. Pilate washeth his hands.
29. Christ is crowned with thorn. 34. He is crucified, Reviled. 50.
He giveth up the ghost. 57. He is buried. 62. The soldiers watch
him.
When * the morning was come, all the chief
Priests, and the Elders of the people took council against Jesus, to
put him to death,
2 And led him away bound, and
delivered him unto Pontius Pilate the governor.
3 ¶ 1 Then
was Judas which betrayed him, saw that he was condemned, he repented
himself, and brought again the thirty pieces of silver to
the chief Priests and Elders,
4 Saying, I have sinned, betraying the
innocent blood. But they said, What is that to us? see thou to it.
5 And when he had cast down the silver
pieces in the Temple, he a
departed, and went, * and hanged himself.
6 And the chief Priests took the
silver pieces, and said, It is not lawful for us to put them
into the b treasure, because it is the
price c of blood.
7 And they took council, and bought
with them a potter's field, for the burial of
d strangers.
8 Wherefore that field is called, *
The field of blood, until this day.
9 (Then was fulfilled that which was
spoken by e Jeremiah the Prophet, saying,
*f And they took thirty silver
pieces, the price of him that was valued, whom they
of the children of Israel valued.
10 And they gave them for the
potter's field, as the Lord appointed me.)
11 ¶ 2* and
Jesus stood before the governor, and the governor asked him, saying,
Art thou the King of the Jews? Jesus said unto him, Thou sayest it.
12 And when he was accused of the
chief Priests and Elders, he answered nothing.
13 Then said Pilate unto him, Hearest
thou not how many things they lay against thee?
14 But he answered him not to one
word, in so much that the Governor marvelled greatly.
15 3 Now at
the feast, the governor was wont to deliver unto the people a
prisoner whom they would.
16 And they had then a notable
prisoner called Barabbas.
17 When they were then gathered
together, Pilate said unto them, Whether will ye that I let loose
unto you Barabbas, or Jesus which is called Christ?
18 (For he knew well, that for envy
they had delivered him.
19 Also when he was set down upon the
judgement seat, his wife sent to him, saying, Have thou nothing to do
with that just man: for I have suffered many things this day in a
dream by reason of him.)
20 * But the chief Priests and the
Elders had persuaded the people that they should ask Barabbas, and
should destroy Jesus.
21 Then the governor answered, and
said unto them, Whether of the twain will ye that I let loose unto
you? And they said, Barabbas.
22 Pilate said unto them, What shall
I do then with Jesus, which is called Christ? They all said to him,
Let him be crucified.
23 Then said the governor, But what
evil hath he done? Then they cried the more, saying, Let him be
crucified.
24 4 When
Pilate saw that he availed nothing, but that more tumult was made, he
took water and g washed his hands before
the multitude, saying, I am innocent of the
h blood of this just man: look you to it.
25 Then answered all the people, and
said, i His blood be on us, and on
our children.
26 Thus let he Barabbas loose unto
them, and scourged Jesus, and delivered him to be crucified.
27 ¶ * Then the soldiers of the
governor took Jesus into the common hall, and gathered about him the
whole band,
28 5 And
they stripped him, and j put about him a
k scarlet robe,
29 And platted a crown of thorns, and
put it upon his head, and a reed in his right hand, and bowed their
knees before him, and mocked him, saying, God save thee, King of the
Jews,
30 And spat upon him, and took a
reed, and smote him on the head.
31 Thus when they had mocked him,
they took the robe from him, and put his own raiment on him, and led
him away to crucify him.
32 * And as they came out, they found
a man of Cyrene, named Simon: him they l
compelled to bear his cross.
33 *6 And
when they came unto the place called Golgotha, (that is to say, the
place of dead men's skulls)
34 7 They
gave him vineger to drink, mingled with gall: and when he had tasted
thereof, he would not drink.
35 ¶ 8 And
when they had crucified him, they parted his garments, and did cast
lots, that it might be fulfilled, which was spoken by the Prophet, *
They divided my garments among them, and upon my vesture did cast
lots.
36 And they sat, and watched him
there.
37 ¶ 9 They
set up also over his head his cause written, THIS IS JESUS THE KING
OF THE JEWS.
38 ¶ 10 And
there were two thieves crucified with him. one on the right hand, and
another on the left.
39 11 And
they that passed by, reviled him, wagging their heads,
40 And saying, * Thou that destroyest
the Temple, and buildest it in three days, save thyself: if thou be
the Son of God, come down from the cross.
41 Likewise also the high Priests
mocking him, with the Scribes, and Elders, and Pharisees, said,
42 He saved others, but he
cannot save himself: if he be the King of Israel, let him now come
down from the cross, and we will believe in him.
43 * He trusted in God, let him
deliver him now, if he will have him: for he said, I am the Son of
God.
44 The selfsame thing also the
m thieves which were crucified with him,
cast in his teeth.
45 12 Now
from the sixth hour was there darkness over all the land, unto the
ninth hour.
46 And about the ninth hour Jesus
cried with a loud voice, saying, * Eli, Eli,
lamasabachthani? that is, My God, my God,
why hast thou n
forsaken me?
47 And some of them that stood there,
when they heard it, said, This man calleth
o Elijah.
48 And straightway one of them ran,
and took * a sponge, and filled it with vineger, and put it on a
reed, and gave him to drink.
49 Other said, Let be: let us see, if
Elijah will come and save him.
50 13 Then
Jesus cried again with a loud voice, and yielded up the ghost.
51 14 And
behold, * the p veil of the Temple was rent
in twain, from the top to the bottom, and the earth did quake, and
the stones were cloven.
52 And the
q graves did open themselves, and many
bodies of the Saints, which slept, arose,
53 And came out of the graves after
his resurrection, and went into the holy city, and appeared unto
many.
54 When the Centurion, and they that
were with him watching Jesus saw the earthquake, and the things that
were done, they feared greatly, saying, Truly this was the Son of
God.
55 ¶ And many women were there,
beholding him afar off, which had followed Jesus from Galilee,
ministering unto him.
56 Among whom was Mary Magdalene, and
Mary the mother of James and Joseph, and the mother of Zebedee's
sons.
57 ¶ 15*
And when the even was come, there came a rich man of Arimathaea,
named Joseph, who had also himself been Jesus' disciple.
58 He went to Pilate, and asked the
body of Jesus. Then Pilate commanded the body to be delivered.
59 So Joseph took the body, and
wrapped it in a clean linen cloth,
60 And put it in his new tomb, which
he had hewn out in a rock, and 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 ¶ 16 Now
the next day that followed the Preparation of the
Sabbath, the high Priests and Pharisees assembled to Pilate,
63 And said, Sir, we remember that
that deceiver said, while he was yet alive, Within three days I will
rise.
64 Command therefore, that the
sepulchre be made sure until the third day, lest his disciples come
by night, and steal him away, and say unto the people, He is risen
from the dead: so shall the last error be worse then the first.
65 Then Pilate said unto them, Ye have a
r watch: go, and make it sure as ye know.
66 And they went, and made the
sepulchre sure with the watch, and sealed the stone.
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