And straightway in the morning the chief priests held a consultation with the elders and scribes and the whole council, and bound Jesus, and carried _him_ away, and delivered _him_ to Pilate. Ver. 1. _And straightway in the morning_] They thought once to have deferred his execution till after the f... [ Continue Reading ]
And Pilate asked him, Art thou the King of the Jews? And he answering said unto him, Thou sayest _it_. Ver. 2. _See Trapp on "_ Mat 27:1 _"_ _See Trapp on "_ Mat 27:2 _"_ _See Trapp on "_ Mat 27:3 _"_... [ Continue Reading ]
And the chief priests accused him of many things: but he answered nothing. 4 And Pilate asked him again, saying, Answerest thou nothing? behold how many things they witness against thee. 5 But Jesus yet answered nothing; so that Pilate marvelled. 6 Now at _that_ feast he released unto them one pr... [ Continue Reading ]
And there was _one_ named Barabbas, _which lay_ bound with them that had made insurrection with him, who had committed murder in the insurrection. 8 And the multitude crying aloud began to desire _him to do_ as he had ever done unto them. 9 But Pilate answered them, saying, Will ye that I release... [ Continue Reading ]
And the soldiers led him away into the hall, called Praetorium; and they call together the whole band. 17 And they clothed him with purple, and platted a crown of thorns, and put it about his _head_ , 18 And began to salute him, Hail, King of the Jews! 19 And they smote him on the head with a ree... [ Continue Reading ]
And they bring him unto the place Golgotha, which is, being interpreted, The place of a skull. Ver. 22. St Mark very diligently describeth what happened at Calvary; what Christ did and said on the cross, what was done and said to him there, how he gave up the ghost, &c., that we might have these th... [ Continue Reading ]
And they gave him to drink wine mingled with myrrh: but he received _it_ not. Ver. 23. _Wine mingled with myrrh_] This was not the same potion with that in Mark 15:36; Matthew 27:48, but another.... [ Continue Reading ]
And when they had crucified him, they parted his garments, casting lots upon them, what every man should take. 25 And it was the third hour, and they crucified him. Ver. 25. _They crucified him_] _i.e._ they began to crucify him, but nailed him not to the tree till the sixth hour, John 19:14 .... [ Continue Reading ]
And the superscription of his accusation was written over, THE KING OF THE JEWS. Ver. 26. _See Trapp on "_ Mat 27:37 _"_... [ Continue Reading ]
And with him they crucify two thieves; the one on his right hand, and the other on his left. 28 And the scripture was fulfilled, which saith, And he was numbered with the transgressors. 29 And they that passed by railed on him, wagging their heads, and saying, Ah, thou that destroyest the temple,... [ Continue Reading ]
And at the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani? which is, being interpreted, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? Ver. 34. _Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani_] Psalms 22:1. It is thought by some that he repeated the whole of Psalms 22:1,31, which is an ad... [ Continue Reading ]
And some of them that stood by, when they heard _it_, said, Behold, he calleth Elias. Ver. 35. _See Trapp on "_ Mat 27:47 _"_... [ Continue Reading ]
And one ran and filled a spunge full of vinegar, and put _it_ on a reed, and gave him to drink, saying, Let alone; let us see whether Elias will come to take him down. Ver. 36. _See Trapp on "_ Mat 27:48 _"_... [ Continue Reading ]
And Jesus cried with a loud voice, and gave up the ghost. Ver. 37. _He gave up the ghost_] After which he went not to _Limbus Patrum_ to preach there, as Papists dote, and would deduce it from 1 Peter 3:19 .... [ Continue Reading ]
And the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom. Ver. 38. _See Trapp on "_ Mat 27:51 _"_... [ Continue Reading ]
And when the centurion, which stood over against him, saw that he so cried out, and gave up the ghost, he said, Truly this man was the Son of God. Ver. 39. _See Trapp on "_ Mat 27:54 _"_ _See Trapp on "_ Mat 27:55 _"_... [ Continue Reading ]
There were also women looking on afar off: among whom was Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James the less and of Joses, and Salome; Ver. 40. _James the less_] viz. In stature, note, or age.... [ Continue Reading ]
(Who also, when he was in Galilee, followed him, and ministered unto him;) and many other women which came up with him unto Jerusalem. Ver. 41. _Followed him and ministered_] See Luke 8:3 .... [ Continue Reading ]
And now when the even was come, because it was the preparation, that is, the day before the sabbath, Ver. 42. _The day before the sabbath_] Their preparation to the sabbath began at three o'clock in the afternoon. The Jews of Tiberias began their sabbath sooner than others; those at Tsepphore conti... [ Continue Reading ]
Joseph of Arimathaea, an honourable counsellor, which also waited for the kingdom of God, came, and went in boldly unto Pilate, and craved the body of Jesus. Ver. 43. _Went in boldly unto Pilate_] It was boldly done indeed, thus to oppose, not the Jews only, but Pilate in that which he had done to... [ Continue Reading ]
And Pilate marvelled if he were already dead: and calling _unto him_ the centurion, he asked him whether he had been any while dead. Ver. 44. _See Trapp on "_ Mat 27:58 _"_... [ Continue Reading ]
And when he knew _it_ of the centurion, he gave the body to Joseph. Ver. 45. _See Trapp on "_ Mat 27:58 _"_... [ Continue Reading ]
And he bought fine linen, and took him down, and wrapped him in the linen, and laid him in a sepulchre which was hewn out of a rock, and rolled a stone unto the door of the sepulchre. Ver. 46. _See Trapp on "_ Mat 27:59 _"_ _See Trapp on "_ Mat 27:60 _"_... [ Continue Reading ]
And Mary Magdalene and Mary _the mother_ of Joses beheld where he was laid. Ver. 47. _See Trapp on "_ Mat 27:61 _"_... [ Continue Reading ]