CONTENTS
The Lord Jesus is hurried away before Pilate, and accused. He sends
Christ to Herod; where he is mocked, and sent back to Pilate. The
unjust Governor condemns him to Death; and Christ is led away to
Execution. The Lord's Death and Burial.... [ Continue Reading ]
"And the whole multitude of them arose, and led him unto Pilate. (2)
And they began to accuse him, saying, We found this fellow perverting
the nation, and forbidding to give tribute to Caesar, saying that he
himself is Christ a King. (3) And Pilate asked him, saying, Art thou
the King of the Jews? A... [ Continue Reading ]
"And Pilate, when he had called together the chief priests and the
rulers and the people, (14) Said unto them, Ye have brought this man
unto me, as one that perverteth the people: and, behold, I, having
examined him before you, have found no fault in this man touching
those things whereof ye accuse... [ Continue Reading ]
"And as they led him away, they laid hold upon one Simon, a Cyrenian,
coming out of the country, and on him they laid the cross, that he
might bear it after Jesus. (27) And there followed him a great company
of people, and of women, which also bewailed and lamented him. (28)
But Jesus turning unto t... [ Continue Reading ]
"And there were also two other, malefactors, led with him to be put to
death. (33) And when they were come to the place, which is called
Calvary, there they crucified him, and the malefactors, one on the
right hand, and the other on the left."
In reading the former of those verses, I beg the Reader... [ Continue Reading ]
"Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they
do. And they parted his raiment, and cast lots."
For the cries of Jesus on the cross, see the whole collected into one
view. John 19:30.... [ Continue Reading ]
"And the people stood beholding. And the rulers also with them derided
him, saying, He saved others; let him save himself, if he be Christ,
the chosen of God. (36) And the soldiers also mocked him, coming to
him, and offering him vinegar, (37) And saying, If thou be the king of
the Jews, save thysel... [ Continue Reading ]
"And a superscription also was written over him in letters of Greek,
and Latin, and Hebrew, THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS. (39) And one of
the malefactors which were hanged railed on him, saying, If thou be
Christ, save thyself and us. (40) But the other answering rebuked him,
saying, Dost not thou f... [ Continue Reading ]
"And it was about the sixth hour, and there was a darkness over all
the earth until the ninth hour. (45) And the sun was darkened, and the
veil of the temple was rent in the midst. (46) And when Jesus had
cried with a loud voice, he said, Father, into thy hands I commend my
spirit: and having said t... [ Continue Reading ]
"And, behold, there was a man named Joseph, a counsellor; and he was a
good man, and a just: (51) (The same had not consented to the counsel
and deed of them;) he was of Arimathaea, a city of the Jews: who also
himself waited for the kingdom of God. (52) This man went unto Pilate,
and begged the bod... [ Continue Reading ]
REFLECTIONS
See, my soul! thy Lord taken from prison and from judgment. And who
shall declare his generations? Behold Pilate, Herod, the Chief
Priests, and Scribes, yea, the whole multitude, all engaged in the
foul act of Christ's crucifixion. And was there none beside? Think, my
soul! how much thy... [ Continue Reading ]