Τότε λέγει αὐτῷ ὁ Πιλάτος· Οὐκ ἀκούεις πόσα του καταμαρτυροῦσι ; Then said Pilate unto him, Hearest thou not how many things they witness against thee? a And the High Priest arose, and said unto him, Answerest thou nothing? what is it which these witness against thee? xxvi. 62. Pilate answered, Am I a Jew? thine own nation and the Chief Priests have delivered thee unto me: what hast thou done? John xviii. 35. VER. 14. Kai ovn åmexgion auτ πgos oude ῥῆμα· ὥστε θαυμάζειν τὸν ἡγεμόνα λίαν. And he answered him to never a word; insomuch that the governor marvelled greatly. a1 am as a wonder unto many; but thou art my strong refuge, Psal. lxxi. 7. Behold, I and the children whom the LORD hath given me are for signs and for wonders in Israel from the LORD of hosts, which dwelleth in mount Zion, Isa. viii. 18. Hear now, O Joshua the high priest, thou, and thy fellows that sit before thee: for they are men wondered at: for, behold, I will bring forth my servant the BRANCH, Zech. iii. 8. For I think that God hath set forth us the apostles last, as it were appointed to death: for we are made a spectacle unto the world, and to angels, and to men, 1 Cor. iv. 9. VER. 15. Κατὰ δὲ ἑορτὴν εἰώθει ὁ ἡγεμὼν ἀπολύειν ἕνα τῷ ὄχλῳ δέσμιον, ὃν ἤθελον. Now at that feast the governor was wont to release unto the people a prisoner, whom they would. * But they said, not on the feast day Jest there be an uproar among the people, Matt. xxvi. 5. Now at that feast he released unto them one prisoner, whomsoever they desired, Mark xv.6. And the multitude crying aloud began to desire him to do as he had ever done unto them, 8. I will therefore chastise him, and release him. (For of necessity he must release one A. D. 33. unto them at the feast), Luke xxiii. 16, 17. Pilate saith unto him, What is truth? And when he had said this, he went out again unto the Jews, and saith unto them, I find no fault in him at all. But ye have a custom, that I should release unto you one at the Passover: will ye therefore that I release unto you the King of the Jews? John xviii. 38, 39. VER. 16. Εἶχον δὲ τότε δέσμιον ἐπίσημον λεγόμEvoy Bapallav. And they had then a notable prisoner, called Barabbas. a And there was one named Barabbas, which lay bound with them that had made insurrection with him, who had committed murder in the insurrection, Mark xv. 7. And they cried out all at once, saying, Away with this man, and release unto us Barabbas (Who for a certain sedition made in the city, and for murder, was cast into prison), Luke xxiii. 18, 19. And he released unto them, him that for sedition and murder was cast into prison, whom they had desired; but he delivered Jesus to their will, 25. Then cried they all again, saying, Not this man, but Barabbas. Now Barabbas was a robber, John xviii. 40. But ye denied the Holy One and the Just, and desired a murderer to be granted unto you, Acts iii. 14. VER. 17. Συνηγμένων οὖν αὐτῶν, εἶπεν αὐτοῖς ὁ Πιλάτος Τίνα θέλετε ἀπολύσω ὑμῖν; Βαραββῶν, ἡ Ἰησοῦν τὸν λεγόμενον Χριστόν; Therefore when they were gathered together, a Pilate said unto them, Whom will ye that I release unto you? Barabbas, bor Jesus which is called Christ. a The governor answered and said unto them, Whether of the twain will ye that I release unto you? They said, Barabbas, ver. 21. b Pilate saith unto them, What shall I do then with Jesus, which is called Christ? They all say unto him, Let him be crucified, ver. 22. But Pilate answered them, saying, Will ye that I release unto you the King of the Jews? For he knew that the Chief Priests had delivered him for envy. But the Chief Priests moved the people, that he should rather release a And his brethren envied him; but his father observed the saying, Gen. xxxvii. 11. They envied Moses also in the camp, and Aaron the saint of the LORD, Psal. cvi. 16. Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is able to stand before envy Prov. xxvii. 4. Again, I considered all travail, and every right work, that for this a man is envied of his neighbour. This is also vanity and vexation of spirit, Eccles. iv. 4. LORD, when thy hand is lifted up, they will not see but they shall see, and be ashamed for their envy at the people; yea, the fire of thine enemies shall devour them, Isa. xxvi. 11. For he knew that the Chief Priests had delivered him for envy, Mark xv. 10. But when the Jews saw the multitudes, they were filled with envy, and spake against those things which were spoken by Paul, contradicting, and blaspheming, Acts xiii. 45. Do ye think that the Scripture saith in vain, The spirit that dwelleth in us lusteth to envy? Jam. iv. 5. A. D. 33. a But the Chief Priests and elders persuaded the multitude that they should ask Barabbas, and destroy Jesus. a But the Chief Priests moved the people, that he should rather release Barabbas unto them, Mark xv. 11. And with these sayings scarce re strained they the people, that they had not done sacrifice unto them. And there came thither certain Jews from Antioch and Iconium, who persuaded the people, and having stoned Paul, drew him out of the city, supposing he had been dead, Acts xiv. 18, 19. And they cried out all at once, lease unto us Barabbas: (Who for a saying, Away with this man, and recertain sedition made in the city, and for murder, was cast into prison.) Pilate therefore, willing to release Jesus, spake again to them, Luke xxiii. 18-20. Then cried they_all again, saying, Not this man, but Barabbas. Now Barabbas was a robber, John xviii. 40. But they cried out, Away with him, away with him, crucify him. Pilate saith unto them, Shall I crucify your King? the Chief Priests answered, We have no king but Cæsar. Then delivered he him therefore unto them to be crucified. And they took Jesus, and led him away, xix. 15, 16. But ye denied the Holy One and the Just, and desired a murderer to be granted unto you; And killed the Prince of Life, whom God hath raised from the dead; whereof we are witnesses, Acts iii. 14, 15. VER. 21. ̓Αποκριθεὶς δὲ ὁ ἡγεμὼν, εἶπεν αὐτοῖς· Τίνα θέλετε ἀπὸ τῶν δύο ἀπολύσω ὑμῖν; Οἱ δὲ εἶπον· Βαραββάν. The governor answered and said unto them, Whether of the twain will ye that I release unto you? They said, Barabbas. VER. 22. Λέγει αὐτοῖς ὁ Πιλάτος· Τί οὖν ποιήσω Ἰησοῦν, τὸν λεγόμενον Χριστόν; Λέγουσιν, airy wárres, ΣTavgwońτw. Pilate saith unto them, & What shall I do then with Jesus which is called Christ? They all say unto him, Let him be crucified. a Therefore when they were gathered together, Pilate said unto them, Whom will ye that I release unto you? Barabbas, or Jesus, which is called Christ? ver. 17. Thus saith the LORD, the redeemer of Israel, and his Holy One, to him whom man despiseth, to him whom the nation abhorreth, Isa. xlix. 7. And the Chief Priests and all the council sought for witness against Jesus to put him to death, and found none, Mark xiv. 55. And Pilate answered, and said again unto them, What will ye then that I shall do unto him whom ye call the King of the Jews? And they cried out again, Crucify him. Then Pilate said unto them, Why, what evil hath he done? And they cried out the more exceedingly, Crucify him, xv. 12-14. Pilate therefore, willing to release Jesus, spake again to them. But they cried, saying, Crucify him, crucify him. And he said unto them the third time, Why what evil hath he done? I have found no cause of death in him: I will therefore chastise him, and let him go. And they were instant with loud voices, requiring that he might be crucified. And the voices of them and of the Chief Priests prevailed. And Pilate gave sentence that it should be as they required, Luke xxiii. 20-24. And it was the preparation of the passover, and about the sixth hour and he saith unto the Jews, Behold your King! But they cried out, Away with him, away with him, crucify him. Pilate saith unto them, shall I crucify your King? the Chief Priests answered, We have no King but Cæsar, John xix. 14, 15. And though they found no cause of death in him, A. D. 33. When Pilate saw that he could prevail nothing, but that rather a tumult was made, a he took water, and washed his hands before the multitude, saying, I am innocent of the blood of this bjust person: see ye to it. a And all the elders of that city that are next unto the slain man, shall wash their hands over the heifer that is beheaded in the valley: And they shall answer and say, Our hands have not shed this blood, neither have our eyes seen it, Deut. xxi. 6, 7. If I wash myself with snow water, and make my hands ever so clean; Yet shalt thou plunge me in the ditch, and mine own clothes shall abhor me, Job ix. 30, 31. I will wash mine hands in innocency: so will I compass thine altar, O LORD, Psal. xxvi. 6. For though thou wash thee with nitre, and take thee much sope, yet thine iniquity is marked before me saith the Lord GoD, Jer. ii. 22. b Now when the centurion, and they that were with him, watching Jesus, saw the earthquake and those things that were done, they feared greatly, saying, Truly this was the Son of God, ver. 54. Pilate therefore went forth again, and saith unto them, Behold, I bring him forth to you, that ye may know that I find no fault in him, John xix. 4. For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit, 1 Pet. iii. 18. VER. 25. Καὶ ἀποκριθεὶς πᾶς ὁ λαὸς, εἶπε· Τὸ yet desired they Pilate that he should αἷμα αὐτοῦ ἐφ ̓ ἡμᾶς, καὶ ἐπὶ τὰ τέκνα be slain, Acts xiii. 28. VER. 25. Ο δὲ ἡγεμὼν ἔφη· Τί γὰρ κακὸν ἐποίησεν; Οἱ δὲ περισσῶς ἔκραζον, λέγοντες· Σταυρωθήτω. And the governor said, Why, what evil hath he done? But they cried out the more, saying, Let him be crucified. VER. 24. Ἰδὼν δὲ ὁ Πιλάτος ὅτι οὐδὲν ὠφελεῖ, ἀλλὰ μᾶλλον θόρυβος γίνεται, λαβὼν ὕδωρ, ἀπενίψατο τὰς χεῖρας ἀπέναντι τοῦ ὄx λου, λέγων· ̓Αθωός εἰμι ἀπὸ τοῦ αἵματος τοῦ δικαίου τούτου· ὑμεῖς ὄψεσθε. ἡμῶν. Then answered all the people, and said, a His blood be on us, band on our children. a And say, If we had been in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partakers with them in the blood of the prophets. Wherefore ye be witnesses unto yourselves, that ye are the children of them which killed the prophets. Fill ye up then the measure of your fathers. Ye serpents, ye generation of vipers, how can ye escape the damnation of hell? Where. fore, behold, I send unto you prophets, and wise men, and scribes : A. D. 33. MATT. XXVII. 25, 26. and some of them ye shall kill and crucify, and some of them ye shall and scourge in your synagogues, persecute them from city to city: That upon you may come all the righteous blood shed upon the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel, unto the blood of Zacharias son of Barachias, whom ye slew between the temple and the altar. Verily I say unto you, All these things shall come upon this generation. O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not, Matt. xxiii. 30-37. So ye shall not pollute the land wherein ye are : for blood it defileth the land: and the land cannot be cleansed of the blood that is shed therein, but by the blood of him that shed it, Numb. xxxv. 33. That innocent blood be not shed in thy land which the LORD thy God giveth thee, for an inheritance, and so blood be And it upon thee, Deut. xix. 10. shall be that whosoever shall go out of the doors of thy house into the street, his blood shall be upon his head, and we will be guiltless; and whosoever shall be with thee in the house, his blood shall be on our head if any hand be upon him, Josh. ii. 19. And afterward when David heard it, he said, I and my kingdom are guiltless before the LORD for ever, from the blood of Abner, the son of Ner: Let it rest on the head of Joab, and on all his father's house: and let there not fail from the house of Joab one that hath an issue, or that is a leper, or that leaneth on a staff, or that falleth on the sword, or that lacketh bread, 2 Sam. iii. 28, 29. Saying, did not we straitly command you that ye should not teach in this name? and, behold, ye have filled Jerusalem with your doctrine, and intend to bring this man's blood upon us, Acts v. 28. Which of the prophets have not your fathers persecuted? and they have slain them which shewed before of the coming of the Just One; of whom ye have now been the betrayers and murderers, vii. 52. Who both killed the Lord Jesus, and their own prophets; and A. D. 33. have persecuted us: and they please b Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me, Exod. xx. 5. VER. 26. Τότε ἀπέλυσεν αὐτοῖς τὸν Βαραββᾶν, τὸν δὲ Ἰησοῦν φραγελλώσας, παρέδωκεν ἵνα σταυρωθῇ. Then released he Barabbas unto them: and when he had scourged Jesus, he delivered him to be crucified. a And so Pilate, willing to content the people, released Barabbas unto them, and delivered Jesus, when he had scourged him, to be crucified, Mark xv. 15. And he released unto them him that for sedition and murder was cast into prison, whom they had desired; but he delivered Jesus to their will, Luke xxiii. 25. b And shall deliver him to the Gentiles to mock, and to scourge, and to I gave crucify him, Matt. xx. 19. my back to the smiters, and my cheeks to them that plucked off the hair: I hid not my face from shame and spitting, Isa. 1. 6. But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed, liii. 5. And they shall mock him, and shall scourge him, and shall spit upon him, and shall kill him : and the third day he shall rise again, Mark x. 34. For he shall be delivered unto the Gentiles, and shall be mocked, and spitefully entreated, and spitted on: And they shall scourge him, and put him to death: and the third day he shall rise again, Luke xviii. 32, 33. Then Pilate therefore took Jesus, and scourged him, John xix. 1. Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed, 1 Pet. ii. 24. VER. 27. Τότε οἱ στρατιῶται τοῦ ἡγεμόνος, πα ραλαβόντες τὸν Ἰησοῦν εἰς τὸ πραιτώριον, συνήγαγον ἐπ' αὐτὸν ὅλην τὴν σπεῖραν. Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the common hall, and gather ed unto him the whole a band of soldiers. *Or, governor's house. a Judas then, having received a band of men and officers from the Chief Priests and Pharisees, cometh thither with lanterns and torches and weapons, John xviii. 3. There was a certain man in Cæsarea called Cornelius, a centurion of the band called the Italian band, Acts x. 1. And when it was determined that we should sail into Italy, they delivered Paul and certain other prisoners unto one named Julius, a centurion of Augustus' band, xxvii. 1. VER. 28. Καὶ ἐκδύσαντες αὐτὸν, περιέθηκαν αὐτῷ χλαμύδα κοκκίνην. And they a stripped him, and put on him a scarlet robe. a And they clothed him with purple, and platted a crown of thorns, and put it about his head, Mark xv. 17. And Herod with his men of war set him at nought, and mocked him, and arrayed him in a gorgeous robe, and sent him again to Pilate, Luke xxiii. 11. And the soldiers platted a crown of thorns, and put it on his head, and they put on him a purple robe, And said, Hail, King of the Jews! And they smote him with their hands. Pilate therefore went forth again, and saith unto them, Behold, I bring him forth to you, that ye may know that I find no fault in him. Then came A. D. 33. a Because for thy sake I have borne reproach; shame hath covered my face, Psal. Ixix. 7. Thou hast known my reproach, and my shame, and my dishonour: mine adversaries are all before thee. Reproach hath broken my heart; and I am full of heaviness: and I looked for some to take pity, but there was none; and for comforters. but I found none, 19, 20. Thus saith the LORD, the redeemer of Israel, and his Holy One, to him whom man despiseth, to him whom the nation abhorreth, to a servant of rulers, Kings shall see, and arise, princes LORD that is faithful, and the Holy also shall worship, because of the One of Israel, and he shall choose thee, Isa. xlix. 7. He is despised and rejected of men; a man of Borrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; εἶτα not, iii. 3. Ο Lonp, thou hast he was despised, and we esteemed deceived me, and I was deceived: thou art stronger than I, and hast prevailed: I am in derision daily, every one mocketh me, Jer. xx. 7. Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God. For consider him that endured such contradiction of sinners against himself, lest ye be wearied and faint in your minds, Heb. xii. 2, 3. And set up over his head his accusation written, THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS, ver. 37. And forthwith he came to Jesus, and said, Hail, Master; and kissed him, xxvi. 49. And began to salute |