Part 44 (2/2)

Matthew. Mark.

CH. XXVII. 26-30. CH. XV. 15-19.

26 And when he had scourged 15 And delivered Jesus, when Jesus, he delivered _him_ to he had scourged _him_, to be be crucified. crucified.

27 Then the soldiers of the 16 And the soldiers led him governor took Jesus into the away into the hall, called common hall, and gathered unto Pretorium; and they call him the whole band _of together the whole band; soldiers_.

28 And they stripped him, and 17 And they clothed him with put on him a scarlet robe. purple, and platted a crown of thorns, and put it about his _head_, 29 And when they had platted a 18 And began to salute him, crown of thorns, they put _it_ Hail, King of the Jews!

upon his head, and a reed in his right hand: and they bowed the knee before him, and mocked him, saying, Hail, King of the Jews!

30 And they spit upon him, and 19 And they smote him on the took the reed, and smote him head with a reed, and did spit on the head. upon him, and bowing _their_ knees, wors.h.i.+pped him.

John.

CH. XIX. 1-3.

Then Pilate therefore took Jesus and scourged _him_.

2 And the soldiers platted a crown of thorns, and put _it_ on his head, and they put on him a purple robe, 3 And said, Hail, King of the Jews! and they smote him with their hands.

-- 150. Pilate again seeks to release Jesus. (Sixth Day Of The Week.) _Jerusalem_.

John.

CH. XIX. 4-16.

4 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.

5 Then came Jesus forth, wearing the crown of thorns, and the purple robe. And _Pilate_ saith unto them, Behold the man!

6 When the chief priests therefore and officers saw him, they cried out, saying, Crucify _him_, crucify _him_.

Pilate saith unto them, Take ye him, and crucify _him_: for I find no fault in him.

7 The Jews answered him, We have a law, and by our law he ought to die, because he made himself the Son of G.o.d.

8 When Pilate therefore heard that saying, he was the more afraid; 9 And went again into the judgment-hall, and saith unto Jesus, Whence art thou? But Jesus gave him no answer.

10 Then saith Pilate unto him, Speakest thou not unto me?

knowest thou not, that I have power to crucify thee, and have power to release thee?

11 Jesus answered, Thou couldest have no power _at all_ against me, except it were given thee from above: therefore he that delivered me unto thee hath the greater sin.

12 And from thenceforth Pilate sought to release him; but the Jews cried out, saying, If thou let this man go, thou art not Cesar's friend. Whosoever maketh himself a king, speaketh against Cesar.

13 When Pilate therefore heard that saying, he brought Jesus forth, and sat down in the judgment-seat, in a place that is called the Pavement, but in the Hebrew, Gabbatha.

14 And it was the preparation of the pa.s.sover, and about the sixth hour:(284) and he saith unto the Jews, Behold your King!

15 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 Cesar.

16 Then delivered he him therefore unto them to be crucified.

-- 151. Judas repents, and hangs himself. (Sixth Day Of The Week.) _Jerusalem_.

Matthew.

CH. XXVII. 3-10.

3 Then Judas, which had betrayed him, when he saw that he was condemned, repented himself, and brought again the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders, 4 Saying, I have sinned in that I have betrayed the innocent blood. And they said, What _is that_ to us? see thou _to that_.

5 And he cast down the pieces of silver in the temple, and departed, and went and hanged himself.

6 And the chief priests took the silver pieces, and said, It is not lawful for to put them into the treasury, because it is the price of blood.

7 And they took counsel, and bought with them the potter's field, to bury strangers in.

8 Wherefore that field was called, The field of blood, unto this day.

9 Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremy(285) the prophet, saying, And they took the thirty pieces of silver, the price of him that was valued, whom they of the children of Israel did value; 10 And gave them for the potter's field, as the Lord appointed me.(286)

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