• Gr, the anointed king, χριστον βασιλέα,

MATT. XXVII.

MARK XV.

LUKE XXIII.

And And he answering

Jesus said unto him, said unto him, "Thou "Thou sayest truly."* | sayest truly."

12 And when he was accused by the Chief Priests and the El

the

And he answered him and said, “Thou sayest truly,"

And Pilate said to the Chief Priests and the multitudes, "I

JOHN XVIII.

that I might not be
delivered up to the
Jews: but now my
kingdom is not from

hence." 37 Pilate
therefore said unto
him, "Art thou a
king then?" Jesus
answered, "Thou
sayest truly* that I am
a king. For this cause
was I born, and for
this cause I came in-
to the world, that I
should bear testimony
unto the truth. Every
one that is of the
truth heareth my
voice."
"36 Pilate saith
unto him, "What is
truth?" And when
he had said this, he
went forth again unto
the Jews, and saith

find no fault in this unto them, I find no man." But they fault in him.†

3 And were more urgent,

Chief
accused him of ma- up the people, teach-

Priests saying, "He stirreth

4

things they testify
against thee." 5 But

ders, he answered ny things. And ing throughout all
nothing. 13 Then saith Pilate asked him Judea, having begun
Pilate unto him, again, saying, "An- from Galilee to this
"Hearest thou not swerest thou nothing? place." Now when
how many things behold, how many Pilate heard of Gali-
they testify against
lee, he asked whether
thee?" 14 And he
the man were a Gali-
answered him to no
lean.
7 And as soon
one thing; so that
as he knew that he
the Governor won-
belonged unto He-
dered greatly.
rod's jurisdiction, he
sent him to Herod,
who himself also was
at Jerusalem in those
days.

Jesus no longer an-
swered any thing; so
that Pilate wondered.

• Or, "It is as thou sayest," ou Asyuç.-See also p. 263, note .

εξουσίας

+ St. John's account is continued in p. 268. If he received his information from the Roman Centurion, who superintended the crucifixion, he would learn what passed within the Prætorium; but little as to what passed without, till the closing part.

6 Now at this feast he released unto them one prisoner, whom soever they demand

7

13 Now at this feast the Governor was accustomed to release unto the multitude one prisoner, whom ed. (And there was they would. 16 And a man named Barabthey had then a noted bas, lying bound with prisoner, called Ba- his fellow-insurgents, rabbas. 17 When who had committed therefore they were murder in the insurgathered together, rection.) And the Pilate said unto multitude crying a them, "Whom will loud began to demand ye that I release unto you? Barabbas, or Jesus who is called Christ!" 18 For he

LUKE XXII.
Now when Herod

saw Jesus, he was
very glad: for he had
for a long time been
desirous to see him,
because he had heard
many things con-
cerning him; and he
hoped to see some
miracle done by him.
Then he questioned
him in many words;
but he answered
him nothing. 10 And
the Chief Priests
and Scribes stood
and vehemently ac-
cused him.

16

And

Herod with his soldiers having set him at nought, and mocked him, having arrayed him in gorgeous apparel, sent him back to Pilate. 12 And on that day Pilate and Herod became friends with one another; for before they had been at enmity between themselves.

13 And when Pilate had called together the Chief Priests and the Rulers and the

people, 1⁄4 he said unto them, "Ye have brought unto me this man, as one that perverteth the people: and, behold, I, having examined him before you, have found no fault in this man from him what he touching those things always did for them. whereof ye accuse But Pilate answered him: 15 no, nor yet them, saying, "Will Herod: for I sent

JOHN XVII.

39 But ye

you to him; and, be-
hold, nothing worthy
of death hath been
done by him. 16 I
will therefore chastise
him and release him."
17 For he was obliged have a custom that
to release one prison-I should release one
er unto them at this prisoner unto you at
feast. 18 But they the passover: will ye
cried out, the whole therefore that I re-
multitude together, lease unto you the
saying, "Away with King of the Jews!
40 They all therefore
cried out again, say-
ing, "Not this man,
but Barabbas." Now
Barabbas

the Chief Priests" But the Chief | this man,* and release
and Elders persuad- Priests stirred up unto us Barabbas:"
ed
the multitudes the multitude, that
that they should he might rather re-
demand Barabbas, lease Barabbas unto
and destroy Jesus. them.
21 And the Governor

answered and said

19 (who for a certain
insurrection made in
the city, and for mur-
der, had been cast robber.
into prison).
20 A-

was

a

unto them, "Which

of the two will ye

that I release unto

Jesus.

you?" And they said, answered and said cried aloud, saying, "Barabbas."

22 Pi- again unto them," Crucify, crucify

late saith unto thein, "What therefore him." 22 And he said

"What therefore shall will ye that I should
I do with Jesus who do unto him whom
is called Christ? " ye call the King of
They all say unto the Jews?" 13 And
him, "Let him be they cried out again,
crucified." 23
But "Crucify him." 14 But
the Governor said, Pilate said unto them,
"But what evil hath" But what evil hath
he done?" But they he done?" And they
cried out exceedingly, cried out exceedingly,
saying, "Let him be" Crucify him."
crucified."

24 And 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,

unto them a third
time, " But what evil
hath this man done?"‡
I have found no cause
of death in him: I
will therefore chastise
him, and release him."
23 And they were ur-
gent with loud cries,
demanding that he
should be crucified.
And their cries and
the cries of the Chief
Priests prevailed.

* Αερε τουτον.

† προσεφώνησε.

† Τι γαρ κακόν εποίησεν ;

MATT. XXVII. saying, "I am inno

cent of the blood of

25 And

this righteous man:
see ye to it."
all the people answer-
ed and said, "His
blood be on us, and
on our children!"
26 Then he released
Barabbas unto them:
and when he had
scourged Jesus, he
delivered him up to
be crucified.*

27 Then the soldiers of the Governor took Jesus into the Prætorium, and gathered unto him the whole band. 28 And they stripped him, and put

round him a scarlet

robe.+ 29 And they platted a crown of thorns, and put it upon his head; and put a reed in his

right hand; and they

15 And Pilate, willing
to satisfy the multi
tude, released Barab-
bas unto them, and de-
livered up Jesus, when
he had scourged him,
to be crucified.*

16 And the soldiers
led him away into
the court, that is, the
Prætorium; and they
call together the whole
band. 17 And they
clothed him with
purple, and platted a
crown of thorns, and
put it about his head,
18 and began to salute
him, "Hail, King of
the Jews!"

19 And

they smote him on the bowed the knee be-head with a reed, and fore him, and mocked spat upon him, and him, saying, Hail, bowing their knees King of the Jews!" did him homage. 30 And they spit upon him, and took the reed, and smote him on the head.

24 And Pilate gave
judgment that their
demand should be
done. 25
And he
released him that for
sedition and murder
had been cast into
prison, whom they
demanded; but he
delivered up Jesus to
their will.*

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 threw round him a purple mantle,3 and said, "Hail, King of the Jews!" and they smote him with the palms of their hands.

Pilate went forth again, and saith unto them, "Behold, I bring him out to you, that ye may know that I find no fault in him." Jesus therefore came forth, wearing the crown of thorns, and the purple mantle. And Pilate saith unto them, "Behold the man!" 6 When therefore the

The first three Evangelists give no record of the last futile efforts of the Roman Governor to save Jesus. Luke briefly gives the final result: the other two record the scourging; and from this pass on to the last act of Pilate; stating afterwards, as a separate fact, what preceded the formal condemnation.-The succession of events was probably as follows. Pilate, after washing his hands, yields to the Jews, releases Barabbas to them, and, in their presence, has Jesus scourged for crucifixion: Jesus is then taken within the fortress, and mocked by the Roman soldiers: Pilate brings him forth to the Jews; and afterwards has another conference with him within the Prætorium: He then again brings him forth, formally condemns him, and delivers him up to be crucified.

+ xλauvoa. It was probably the military cloak worn by generals.