• Gr, the anointed king, χριστον βασιλέα, JOHN XVIII. therefore said unto them, "Take ye him, and condemn him according to your law." The Jews therefore said unto him, "It is not lawful for us to put any man to death." 32 (So that the saying of Jesus was fulfilled, which he spake, signifying by what death he was about to die). 33 Pilate therefore entered again into the Prætorium, and called Jesus, and said unto him, "Thou art the King of the Jews?" 34 Jesus answered him, "Sayest thou this of thyself, or have others told thee concerning me!" 35 Pilate answered, "Am I a Jew? Thine own nation and the Chief Priests have delivered thee up unto me: what hast 36 Jethou done?" sus answered, "My kingdom is not of this world: if my kingdom had been of this world, my servants would have fought 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 hence." 37 Pilate find no fault in this unto them, I find no man." But they fault in him.† 3 And were more urgent, Chief Priests saying, "He stirreth 4 things they testify ders, he answered ny things. And ing throughout all Jesus no longer an- • 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. saw Jesus, he was 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- the Chief Priests" But the Chief | this man,* and release answered and said 19 (who for a certain 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 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 * Αερε τουτον. † προσεφώνησε. † Τι γαρ κακόν εποίησεν ; MATT. XXVII. saying, "I am inno cent of the blood of 25 And this righteous man: 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 16 And the soldiers 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 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. |