MATTHEW. MARK. LUKE. JOHN. CHAP. XXVII. CHAP. XV.CHAP. XXIII. CHAP. XVIII. ling to release and said Jesus, spake unto them, again untothem, again to them. Whether of the twain will ye that I release unto you? They said, Barabbas. 22 Pilate saith unto them, What will ye They all say un 13 And they 21 But they be crucified. to him, let him cried out again, cried, saying, Crucify him. Crucify him, crucify him. MATTHEW. MARK. LUKE. JOHN. CHAP. XXVII. CHAP. XV. CHAP. XXIII. CHAP. XIX. 23 And the go- 14 Then Pilate Why, what evil Why, what evil hath he done? hath he done? But they cried and they cried out the more, saying, Let him be crucified. 22 And he said unto them, the third time, Why, what evil hath he done? I have found nocauseof death in him: I will therefore chastise him, and let him go. 23 And they more wereinstantwith out the cify him. loud voices, requiring that Cru- he mightbe cru- §. 138. Pilate having scourged Jesus, & having repeated his Attempt to release him, delivers him to the Clamours of the Jews. The Soldiers insult him, and lead him away, to crucify him. C. XIX. THEN Pilate therefore took Jesus, & scourged him. with a reed, and they smote him with their hands. 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 MATTHEW. MARK. LUKE. JOHN CHAP. XIX. 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 God. 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. * Place.... Pilate's Tribunal, in the place called the Pavement. MATTHEW. MARK. LUKE. JOHN. CHAP. XXVII. 24 When that Pilate saw he could prevail nothing, but that rather a tumult was made, he took water, and, washed his hands before the mul cify him. Pilate saith unto them, Shall I crucify titude, saying, I am innocent of the blood of this just person: : see ye to it. 25 Then answered all the people, and said, His blood be on us, and on our children. 23 And the voices your king? The chief priests an swered, We have no king but Ce sar. * Time.... About Nine in the Morning of the Crucifixion. |