CONTENTS. _ The_ LORD JESUS _is here led away to Pilate. He is Condemned, and delivered to be Crucified. His Death and Burial._ 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 deliv... [ Continue Reading ]
(2) And Pilate asked him, Art thou the king of the Jews? and he answering said unto him, Thou sayest _it._ (3) 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... [ Continue Reading ]
(6) Now at _that_ feast he released unto them one prisoner, whomsoever they desired. (7) 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_ a... [ Continue Reading ]
(15) And _so_ Pilate, willing to content the people, released Barabbas unto them, and delivered Jesus, when he had scourged _him,_ to be crucified. (16) 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 p... [ Continue Reading ]
(21) And, they compel one Simon, a Cyrenian, who passed by, coming out of the country, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to bear his cross. (22) And they bring him unto the place Golgotha, which is, being interpreted, The place of a scull. (23) And they gave him to drink wine mingled with myrrh: bu... [ Continue Reading ]
(38) And the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom. (39) 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. (40) There were also women looking on afar off, among whom was Mary Mag... [ Continue Reading ]
(42) And now when the even was come, because it was the preparation; that is, the day before the sabbath, (43) 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. (44) And Pilate marvelled if he... [ Continue Reading ]
_ REFLECTIONS._ READER! let us not hastily pass away from this most solemn and interesting chapter. It is profitable to follow the footsteps of the LAMB whithersoever he goeth. And while from the High Priest's palace, to the palace of Pilate, we attend the lowly Redeemer, marking his footsteps with... [ Continue Reading ]