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MATTH. XXVI.

2 And the high priest arose, and said "
unto him, Answerest thou nothing?
what is it which these witness against
63 thee? But Jesus held his peace.
And the high priest answered and 61
said unto him, I adjure
thee by the living God,
that thou tell us wheth-
er thou be the Christ

MARK XIV.

And the high priest stood up in the midst, and asked Jesus, saying, Answerest thou nothing? what is it which these witness against thee? But he held his peace, and answered nothing. Again the high priest

asked him, and said
unto him, Art thou
the Christ the Son of

6 the Son of God? Je- 62 the Blessed? And Je

sus saith unto him, Thou hast said: nevertheless, I say unto you, Hereafter shall ye see the Son of man sitting on the right 63 hand of power, and coming in the clouds 65 of heaven. Then the high priest rent his 64 clothes, saying, He hath spoken blasphemy; what further need have we of witnesses? behold, now ye have heard his blasphemy.

sus said, I am and ye

LUKE XXII.

7 Saying, Art thou the Christ? tell us. And he said unto them, If I tell you, ye will not

shall see the Son of 68 believe. And if I also
man sitting on the
right hand of power,
and coming in the 69
clouds of heaven. Then
the high priest rent
his clothes, and saith, 70
What need we any
further witnesses? Ye
have heard the blas-
phemy: what think
ye? And they all
condemned him to be
guilty of death.

ask you, ye will not answer me, nor let me go. Hereafter shall the Son of man sit on the right hand of the power of God. Then said they all, Art thou then the Son of God? And he said unto them, "Ye say that I am. And

* What think ye? They answered and said,

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He is guilty of death.

Then did they spit 65 in his face, and buffeted him; and others smote him with the palms of their hands,

saying, Prophesy unto us, thou Christ, Who is he that smote thee?

And some began to spit on him, and to cover his face, and to buffet him, and to say unto him, Prophesy : and the servants did strike him with the palms of their hands.

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they said, What need we any further witnesses for we ourselves have heard of his own mouth.

And the men that held Jesus, mocked him, and smote him. 64 And when they had

blindfolded him, they struck him on the face, and asked him, saying, Prophesy, who is it 65 that smote thee? And

many other things blasphemously spake they against him.

§ 146. The Sanhedrim lead Jesus away to Pilate.-JERUSALEM.

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MATTH. XXVII.

And when they had bound him, they led him away, and delivered him to Pontius Pilate the governor.

And Jesus stood before the governor and the 2 governor asked him, saying, Art thou the King of the Jews?

MARK XV.
and bound Jesus,
and carried him
away, and deli-
vered him to
Pilate.

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LUKE XXIII.

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JOHN XVIII.

29 the passover. Pilate then went out unto them, and said, What accusation bring ye against this man? They answered and said unto him, If he were not a malefactor, we would not have deliver31ed him up unto thee. Then said Pilate unto them, Take ye him, and judge him according to your law. The Jews therefore said unto him, It is not lawful for us to put any man to death: that the saying of Jesus might be fulfilled, which he spake, signifying what death he should die. Then Pilate entered into the judgment-hall again, and called Jesus, and said unto him, Art thou the King of *4 the Jews? Je

And they began to accuse 32
him, saying, We found this
fellow perverting the na-
tion, and forbidding to give 33
tribute to Cesar, saying,
that he himself is Christ, a
MARK XV.

And Pilate asked
him, Art thou
the King of the
Jews?-

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King. And Pi-
late asked him,
saying, Art thou
the King of the
Jews?-

sus answered

him, Sayest thou this thing of thyself, or did others Pilate answered, Am I a Jew?

Thine own nation, What hast thou done?

35 tell it thee of me? and the chief priests, have delivered thee unto me. 36 Jesus answered, My kingdom is not of this world: if my kingdom were of this world, then would my servants fight, that I should to the Jews but now is my kingdom not from hence.

MATTH. XXVII.

"And Jesus said unto him, Thou sayest.

MARK XV.
2-And he an-
swering, said un-
to him, Thou
sayest it.

LUKE XXIII. And he answered him and said, Thou sayest it.

not be delivered Pilate therefore said unto him, Art thou a king then? Jesus answered, Thou sayest that I am a king. To this

end was I born, and for this cause came I into the world, that I should bear witness unto the truth. Every one that is of the truth, heareth my voice. Pilate saith unto him, What is truth? And when he had said this, he went out again unto the Jews, and saith unto them, I find in him no fault at all.

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Then said Pilate to the chief priests, and to the people, I find no fault in this man. And they were the more fierce, saying, He stirreth up the peo ple, teaching throughout all Jewry, beginning from Galilee to this place.

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§ 147. Jesus before Herod.-Jerusalem.

Sixth Day of the Week.

LUKE XXIII. 6-12.

When Pilate heard of Galilee, he asked whether the man were a Galilean And as soon as he knew that he belonged unto Herod's jurisdiction, he sent him to Herod, who himself was also at Jerusalem at that time.

And when Herod saw Jesus, he was exceeding glad for he was desirous to see him of a long season, because he had heard many things of him; and he hoped to have seen some miracle done by him. Then he question10 ed with him in many words; but he answered him nothing. And the chief 11 priests and scribes stood and vehemently accused him. And Herod with his men of war set him at nought, and mocked him, and arrayed him in a gorgeous robe, and sent him again to Pilate.

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And the same day Pilate and Herod were made friends together; for before they were at enmity between themselves.

$148. Pilate seeks to release Jesus. The Jews demand Barabbas.—

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JERUSALEM.

Sixth Day of the Week.

LUKE XXIII. 13-25.

And Pilate, when he had called together the chief priests, and the rulers, 14 and the people,' said unto them, Ye have brought this man unto me, as one that perverteth the people: and behold, I, having examined him before you, have found no fault in this man, touching those things whereof ye accuse him; ' no, nor yet Herod: for I sent you to him; and lo, nothing worthy of death is done unto him:

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-Will ye therefore, that I release unto you the King of the Jews?

which is called Christ? 10 the Jews? For he 18 For he knew that for knew that the chief priests had delivered him for envy.

envy they had delivered

19 him.

When he was

set down on the judgment-seat, his wife sent unto him, saying, Have thou nothing to do with that just man: for I have suffered many things this day in a dream, because of him.

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saying,
with this man,
and release un-
to us Barabbas:
19 who, for a cer-

ing, Not this

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tain sedition made in the city, and for murder, was cast into

20 prison. Pilate therefore, willing

to release Jesus, spake again to 21 them. But they cried, saying, Crucify him,

MARK XV.

unto them, What shall 12 And Pilate answered,
I do then with Jesus,
which is called Christ?
They all say unto him,
Let him be crucified.
And the governor said,
Why, what evil hath
he done? But they 14 him. Then Pilate said
cried out the more,
saying, Let him be
crucified.

and said again unto 22 crucify him. And he
them, What will ye then
that I shall do unto him
whom ye call the King
13 of the Jews? And they
cried out again, Crucify

unto them, Why, what 23 evil hath he done? And they cried out the more exceedingly, Crucify him.

of them, and of the

MATTH. XXVII.

said unto them the third time, Why, what evil hath he done? I have found no cause of death in him; I will therefore chastise him and let him go. And they were instant with loud voices, requiring

that he might be crucified: and the voices chief priests prevailed.

When Pilate saw that he could prevail nothing, but that rather a tumult was made, he took water, and washed his hands before the multitude, saying, I am innocent of the blood of this just person: see 25 ye to it. Then answered all the people, and said,

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and on our children.

Then released he 15 Barabbas unto them.

MARK XV.

And so Pilate, will- 24
ing to content the peo-

ple, released Barabbas
unto them.-

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His blood be on us,

LUKE XXIII.

And Pilate gave sentence that it should be as they required. And he released unto them him that for sedition

and murder was cast into prison, whom they had desired; but he delivered Jesus to their will.

§ 149. Pilate delivers up Jesus to death. He is scourged and mocked.-

JERUSALEM.

Sixth Day of the Week.

JOHN XIX. 1–3.

Then Pilate therefore took Jesus, and Scourged him.

MARK XV. 15-19. 15-And he delivered 1 Jesus, when he had scourged him, to be And the soldiers led him away into the hall, called Pretorium; and they called together the whole band

MATTH. XXVII. 26-30.
96-And when he had
scourged Jesus, he de-
livered him to be cruci-
"fied. Then the soldiers 16 crucified.
of the governor took
Jesus into the common hall, and
gathered unto him the whole

MATTH. XXVII.

band of soldiers. And they stripped him, and put on him a scarlet robe. And when they had platted a crown of thorns, they put upon his head, and a reed in his right hand: and they bowed the knee 18 before him, and mocked him, saying, Hail, King 80 of the Jews! And they spit upon him, and took the reed, and smote him on the head.

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§ 150. Pilate again seeks to release Jesus.—Jerusalem.

Sixth Day of the Week.

JOHN XIX. 4-16.

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. Then came Jesus forth, wearing the crown of thorns, and the purple robe. And • Pilate saith unto them, Behold the man! 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. 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 9 When Pilate therefore heard that saying, he was the more afraid; ' and went again into the judgment-hall, and saith unto Jesus, Whence art thou? 20 But Jesus gave him no answer. Then saith Pilate unto him, Speakest thou not unto me? knowest thou not, that I have power to crucify thee, and have 11 power to release thee? 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. 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.

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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. And it was the preparation of the passover, and about the sixth hour: and he saith unto the Jews, Behold your King! 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. Then delivered he him therefore unto them to be crucified

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