Part 45 (1/2)

-- 152. Jesus is led away to be crucified. (Sixth Day Of The Week.) _Jerusalem_.

Matthew. Mark.

CH. XXVII. 31-34. CH. XV. 20-23.

31 And after that they had 20 And when they had mocked mocked him, they took the robe him, they took off the purple off from him, and put his own from him, and put his own raiment on him, and led him clothes on him, and led him away to crucify _him_. out to crucify him.

32 And as they came out, they 21 And they compel one Simon a found a man of Cyrene, Simon Cyrenian, who pa.s.sed by, by name: him they compelled to coming out of the country, the bear his cross. father of Alexander and Rufus,(287) to bear his cross.

33 And when they were come 22 And they bring him unto the unto a place called Golgotha, place Golgotha, which is, that is to say, A place of a being interpreted, The place skull, of a skull.

34 They gave him vinegar to 23 And they gave him to drink, drink, mingled with gall: and wine mingled with myrrh: but when he had tasted _thereof_, he received _it_ not.

he would not drink.

Luke. John.

CH. XXIII. 26-33. CH. XIX. 16-17.

26 And as they led him away, 16 And they took Jesus, and they laid hold upon one Simon led _him_ away.

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 17 And he bearing his cross great company of people, and of women, which also bewailed and lamented him.

28 But Jesus turning unto them, said, Daughters of Jerusalem, weep not for me, but weep for yourselves, and for your children.

29 For behold, the days are coming, in the which they shall say, Blessed _are_ the barren, and the wombs that never bare, and the paps which never gave suck.(288) 30 Then shall they begin to say to the mountains, Fall on us; and to the hills, Cover us.(289) 31 For if they do these things in a green tree, what shall be done in the dry?

32 And there were also two others, malefactors, led with him to be put to death.

33 And when they were come to went forth into a place called the place which is called _the place_ of a skull, which Calvary, is called in the Hebrew, Golgotha.

-- 153. The Crucifixion. (Sixth Day Of The Week.) _Jerusalem_.

Matthew. Mark.

CH. XXVII. 35-38. CH. XV. 24-28.

35 And they crucified him, and 24 And when they had crucified parted his garments, casting him, they parted his garments, lots: that it might be casting lots upon them, what fulfilled which was spoken by every man should take.

the prophet; They parted my garments among them, and upon my vesture did they cast lots.(290) 36 And sitting down, they 25 And it was the third hour, watched him there: and they crucified him.

37 And set up over his head 26 And the superscription of his accusation(291) written, his accusation was written THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE over, THE KING OF THE JEWS.

JEWS.

38 Then were there two thieves 27 And with him they crucify crucified with him: one on the two thieves, the one on his right hand, and another on the right hand, and the other on left. his left.

28 And the scripture was fulfilled, which saith, And he was numbered with the transgressors.(292)

Luke. John.

CH. XXIII. 33, 34, 38. CH. XIX. 18-24.

33 There they crucified him, 18 Where they crucified him, and the malefactors; one on and two other with him, on the right hand, and the other either side one, and Jesus in on the left. the midst.

34 Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them: for they know not what they do. And they parted his raiment, and cast lots.

38 And a superscription also 19 And Pilate wrote a t.i.tle, was written over him, in and put it on the cross. And letters of Greek, and Latin, the writing was, JESUS OF and Hebrew, THIS IS THE KING NAZARETH, THE KING OF THE OF THE JEWS. JEWS.

20 This t.i.tle then read many of Jews: for the place where Jesus was crucified was nigh to the city: and it was written in Hebrew, _and_ Greek, _and_ Latin.

21 Then said the chief priests of the Jews to Pilate, Write not, The King of the Jews; but that he said, I am King of the Jews.

22 Pilate answered, What I have written, I have written.

23 Then the soldiers, when they had crucified Jesus, took his garments, and made four parts,(293) to every soldier a part; and also _his_ coat: now the coat was without seam, woven from the top throughout.

24 They said therefore among themselves, Let us not rend it, but cast lots for it whose it shall be: that the scripture might be fulfilled, which saith, They parted my raiment among them, and for my vesture they did cast lots.

These things therefore the soldiers did.

-- 154. The Jews mock at Jesus on the cross. He commends his mother to John. (Sixth Day Of The Week.) _Jerusalem_.