60 But found none: 8 ch. 27. 12. yea, though many false witnesses came, yet found they none. At the last came dtwo false witnesses, h Le. 5. 1. 1 Sa. 14.24. 26. heaven. of 65 Then the High Priest rent his clothes, saying, He hath spoken blasphemy; what further need have we of witnesses? behold. now ye have heard his blasphemy. 66 What think ye? They answered and said, m He is guilty of death. 67 Then did they spit in his face, and 61 And said, This i ch. 16. 27. buffeted him; and fellow said, el am able to destroy the temple of God, and to build it in three days. 62 And the High Priest arose, and said unto him, Answer est thou nothing?| what is it which these witness against thee?k & 24. 30. & 25.31. others o smote him Da. 7. 13. their hands, Jno. 1. 51. Ro. 14. 10. 1 Th. 4.16. Re. 1. 7. Ps. 110. 1. 68 Saying, P Prophesy unto us, thou Christ, who is he that smote thee? 69 Now Peter sat without in the palace; and a damsel came 63 But g Jesus held Ac. 7. 55. unto him, saying, his peace. And the 12 Ki. 18.37. High Priest answered and said unto him,m Le. 24.16. I adjure thee by & 19. 1. Jno. 19. 7. Thou also wast with Jesus of Galilee. 70 But he denied before them all, say the living God, that a Is. 50. 6.ing, I know not what thou tell us whether thou be the Christ, the Son of God. & 53. 3. ch. 27.30. 3. thou sayest. 71 And when he o Lu. 22. 63. was gone out into the Jno. 19. porch, another maid † Or, rods. saw him, and said p Mar.14.65. unto them that were Lu. 22. 64. there, This fellow was Mar.14.66. also with Jesus of Nazareth. 64 Jesus saith unto him, Thou hast said: nevertheless I say unto you, i Hereafter shall ye see the Son 4 of man sitting on the right hand of and coming! power, Lu. 22. 55. Jno. 18.16, 17.25. 72 And again he deniea with an oath, 73 And after while came unto him they that stood by, and said to Peter, surely thou also art one of them; for thy bewrayeth speech thee. 74 Then began he to curse and to swear, saying, I know not the man. And immediately the cock| crew. 75 And Peter remembered the word] of Jesus, which said unto him, Before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice. And he went out, wept bitterly. and CHAP. XXVII. his quilt. himself, and brought again the thirty pieces of silver to s Mar. 14.71. the Chief Priests and elders, Ac 23. 12. t ver. 34. a Jno. 13.38. Ps. 2. 2. Jno. 18.28. b Ac. 3. 13. 4 Saying, I have sinned in that I have betrayed the innocent blood. Andthey said, What is that to us see thou to that. 5 And he cast down the pieces of silver in the temple, d and departed, and went and hanged himself. 6 And the Chief ch. 26. 14, Priests took the silver Mar. 14.10. pieces, and said, It is Lu. 22. 2. not lawful for to put Jno. 13. 2. them into the treasury, because it is the price of blood. & 18. 3. 15. d 2 Sa.17.23. Ac. 1. 18. e Ac. 1. 19. 7 And they took f Ze. 11 12. Counsel, and bonght Le. 27. 2. with them the potter's 1 WHEN the morn3, 4, &c. field, to bury straning was come, a all † Or, whom the Chief Priests and they bongit gers in. of the chilelders of the people dren of Istook council against rael. Jesus to put him to ver. 3death: 8 Wherefore that field was called, The field of blood, unto this day. 9 Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremy the prophet, saying, fAnd they took the thirty pieces of silver, the price of him that was valued, t whom they of the children of 1srael did value; 10 And gave them for the potter's field, Christ at MATT. XXVII. Pilate's bar. as the Lord appointed] A. D. 33. that for envy they me. Mar. 15. 2. Lu. 23. 3. Juo. 18.33. 11 And Jesus stood before the governor: and g the governor asked him, saying. h Jno.18.37. Art thou the King of 1 Ti. 6. 13. the Jews? And Jesus i ch. 26. 63. said unto him, Thou sayest.* 12 And when he was accused of the Chief Priests and elders, i he answered nothing. 13 Then said Pilate unto him, k Hearest thou not how many things they witness against thee? 14 And he answered him to never a word; insomuch that the governor marvelled greatly. Ps. 38. 13. had delivered him. 19 When he was set down on the judgment seat, his wife sent unto him, saying, Have thou nothing to do with that just Mar. 15. 3. man: for I have suf fered many Jno. 19.9. Ac. 8. 32. things this day in a dream 1 Pe. 2.23. because of him. k ch. 26. 62. 20 m But the Chief & 25.9. Jno. 18.40. 21 The governor m Mar.15.11. answered and said Lu. 23. 18. unto them, Whether of the twain will ye that I release unto you? They said, Barabbas. Ac. 3. 14. n De. 21. 6. Job 9. 30. 15 Now at that ver. 11feast the governor According was wont to release to the Heunto the people a pri-i. e. It is as soner, whom they thou sayest. would. See Jno.18. brew idiom, 16 And they had then a notable pri- ver. 24soner, called Barabbas. 33. It was a custom very frequently in token of 17 Therefore when used among. they were gathered the Jews and together, Pilate said also the Genunto them, Whom tiles, to wash will ye that I release their hands unto you? Barabbas, their innoor Jesus which is cency. See called Christ? 18 For he knew! Ps. 26. 6. 22 Pilate saith unto them, What shall I do then with Jesus which is called Christ? They all say unto him, Let him be crucified. 23 And the govenor said, Why, what evil hath he done? But they cried out the more, saying, Let him be crucified. 24 When Pilate saw that he could prevail nothing, but that rather a tumult was made, he took waIter, and washed his MATT. XXVII. He is delivered hands before the mul-) 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. 26 Then released he Barabbas unto them: and when he had Scourged Jesus, he delivered him to be crucified. 27 Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the common hall, and gathered unto him the whole band of soldiers. 28 And they stripped him, and put on him a scarlet robe. A. D. 33. o De. 19.10. Jos. 2. 19. 2 Sa. 1. 16. P 1 Ki. 2.32. Ac. 5. 28. Is. 53. 5. Mar, 15.15. Lu. 23. 16. 24, 25. Jno. 19. 1. 16. Mar.15.16. † Or, g gover nor's house. r Lu. 23. 11. t s Ps. 69. 19. Is. 53. 3. Is. 50. 6. ch. 26. 67. u Is. 53. 7. x Nu. 15.35. y 1 Ki.21.13. to be crucified. and put his own rai ment on him, u and led him away to crucify him. 32 And as they came out, y they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name: him they compelled to bear his cross. 33 z And when they were come unto a place called Golgotha, that is to say, a place of a skull. 34 a They gave him to drink Vinegar mingled with gall: and when he had tasted thereof, he would not drink. 35 b And they cruAc. 7. 58. cified him, and partHe. 13.12. ed his garments, castMar.15.21. ing lots: that it Lu. 23. 26. might be fulfilled z Mar.15.22. which was spoken by Lu. 23.33. the prophet, They Jno. 19. 17. parted my garments Ps. 69.21. among them, and upon my vesture did they cast lots. a ver. 48. 29 And when they had platted a crown of thorns, they put it upon his head, and a reed in his right hand: and they bow-b Mar.15.24. ed the knee before Lu. 23. 34. him, and mocked him, saying, Hail, king of the Jews! Jno. 19.24. c Ps. 22. 18. d 30 And they spite upon him, and took the reed, and smote him on the head. 31 And after that they had mocked him, they took the robe off from him, ver. 54. 36 d And sitting down they watched him there; 37 And e set up Mar.15.26. over his head his acLu. 23.38. cusation written, Jno. 19. 19. THIS IS JESUS f Is. 53. 12.THE KING OF Mar.15.27. were Lu. 23. 32, THE JEWS. 33. 38 Then Jno. 19.18. there two thieves crucified with him, one on the right hand, A. D. 33. reviled 40 And saying, Thou that destroy-i est the temple, and buildest it in three days, save thyself. If thou be the Son of God, come down from the cross. 41 Likewise also the Chief Priests mocking him, with the Scribes and elders, said, 42 Hesaved others; himself he cannot save. If he be the king of Israel, let him now come down from the cross, and we will believe him. 43 He trusted in God; let him de-. liver him now, if he will have him for he said, I am the Son of God. h ch. 26.61. Jno. 2. 19. & 26.63. 6. k Ps. 22. 8. Mar.15.32. Mar.15.33. n He. 5. 7. o Ps. 22. 1. q r Mar.15.37. 47 Some of them stood there, that when they heard that, said, This man calleth for Elias. 48 And straightway one of them ran, and took a spunge, Pand filled it with vinegar and put it on a reed and gave him to drink. 49 The rest said, Let be, let us see whether Elias will come to save him. 50 Jesus, when he had cried again with Lu. 23.46. a loud voice, yielded Ex 26.31. up the ghost.* Lu 23.45. S ver. 36. 2 Ch. 3.14. 51 And, behold, Mar.15.38. ther veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom; and the earth did quake, and the rocks rent; Mar.15.39. ver. 50 Dismissed his spirit. ver. 51 The cur 44 The thieves also, which were crucified with him, cast the same in his teeth. 45 mNow from the tain which sixth hour there was parted the darkness over all the from the holy holy place land unto the ninth of holies, hour. wherein was * 52 And the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints which slept arose, of the graves after 53 And came out his resurrection, and 46 And about the the ark of the went into the holy ninth hour Jesus covenant cried with a loud cy seat. unto many. voice, saying, Eli, 54 Now when the |