52 Then Jesus said to the chief-priests, and officers of the temple, and the elders, who came to him, "Are ye come out as against a robber, with swords and clubs? 53 When I was daily with you in the temple, ye did not stretch forth" Prophesy, Who is he that your hands against me: but this is your hour, and the power of darkness."

* i. e. the trumpet sounded.

answer me; nor release me. 69 [he questioned him in many Hereafter the Son of man will words; but he answered him sit on the right hand of the nothing. 10 And the chiefpower of God." 70 And they all priests and the scribes stood said, "Art thou then the Son of and clamorously accused him. God?" And he said to them, 11 And Herod with his soldiers, Ye say truly; for I am." 71 despised and derided him, and Then they said, "What further having arrayed him in gorgeneed have we of testimony? for ous apparel, sent him again to we ourselves have heard from Pilate. 12 And on that day Pihis own mouth." late and Herod were made friends together: for before they had been at enmity between themselves.

CH. XXIII. 1 AND the whole multitude of them rising up, they conducted him to Pilate. 2 And they began to accuse him, saying, "We found this man perverting the nation, and forbidding to give tribute to Cesar, saying, that he himself is Christ, a king." 3 And Pilate asked him, saying, "Art thou the king of the Jews?" And he answering him, said, "Thou sayest truly." 4 Then Pilate said to the chief-priests and to the multitudes, "I find nothing faulty in this man." 5 But they were the more violent, saying, He stirreth up the people, teaching throughout all Judea, having began from Galilee, to this place." 6 Now when Pilate heard of Galilee, he asked whether the man were a Galilean. 7 And ascertaining that he belonged to Herod's jurisdiction, he sent him to Herod, who himself also was in Jerusalem at that time.

13 And Pilate, having called together the chief-priests and the rulers and the people, 14 said to them, "Ye have brought to me this man, as one who perverteth the people: and, behold, I have examined him before you, and have found nothing faulty in this man concerning those things of which ye accuse him: 15 no, nor Herod : for I sent you to him:* and, behold, nothing worthy of death hath been done by him: 16 I will therefore chastise him, and release him." 17 [For it was necessary that he should release one to them at the feast.]

18 But the whole multitude cried out at once, saying, “ Destroy this man, and release to us Barabbas :" 19 (who for a certain insurrection raised in the city, and for murder, had been cast into prison.) 20 Pilate therefore, desiring to release Jesus, spake again to them. 21 But they cried aloud, saying, "Crucify him, crucify him." 22 And he said to them a third time, "But what evil hath he * Some valuable copies read, "for he sent him back to us,"

8 And Herod seeing Jesus, he was very glad: for he had long desired to see him, because he had heard [many things] of him; and he hoped to see some miracle done by him. 9 Then

done? I have found no cause of death in him: I will therefore chastise him, and release him." 23 But they were urgent with loud voices, requesting that he might be crucified: and the voices of them and of the chief priests prevailed. 24 So Pilate adjudged that their request should be granted: 25 and released him, who for insurrection and murder had been cast into prison, whom they had requested; but surrendered Jesus to their will.

to the place which is called Calvary,* there they crucified him; and the malefactors; one on his right hand, and the other on his left. 34 Then said Jesus, "Father, forgive them: for they know not what they do." And they parted among them his garments, and cast lots.

35 And the people stood beholding. And the rulers also, [together with them] scoffed at him, saying, " He saved others; let him save himself, if he be the Christ, the chosen of God." 36 And the soldiers also derided him, coming to him, and offering him vinegar, 37 and saying, "If thou be the king of the Jews, save thyself." 38 And

over him, written in Greek, and Latin, and Hebrew, THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.

26 AND as they led him away, they laid hold on one Simon, a Cyrenian, coming out of the country; and on him they laid the cross, that he might carry it after Jesus. 27 And there follow-there was also an inscription ed him a great multitude of the people, and of women who also] lamented and bewailed him. 28 But Jesus turning to them, said, "Daughters of Jerusalem, weep not for me, but weep for yourselves, and for your children. 29 For, behold, the days are coming, in which it will be said, 'Happy are the barren, and the wombs that never bare, and the breasts which never gave suck.' 30 Then they will begin to say to the mountains, 'Fall on us; and to the hills, Cover us.' 31 For if these things be done to the green tree, what will be done to the dry?" 32 And two others also, who were malefactors, were led with him to be put to death.

33 AND when they were come

for

39 Then one of the malefactors that were crucified, reviled him, saying, "If thou be the Christ, save thyself and us." 0 But the other answering, rebuked him, saying, "Dost not thou fear God, since thou art in the same condemnation 41 and we indeed justly; we receive the due reward of our deeds: but this man hath done nothing amiss." 42 Then he said to Jesus, "Lord remem ber me when thou comest into thy kingdom." 43 And Jesus said to him, "Verily I tell thee, To-day thou shalt be with me in paradise." t

44 And it was about the sixth

Gr. Kgaviov, called in Hebrew Golgotha, i. e. a place of sculls.

In the state of the virtuous dead; who, though in their graves, are alive to God. See Luke XX. 38, and the note there.

"This verse was wanting in the copies of Marcion and other reputed heretics; and in some

hour, and there was darkness over the whole land, until the ninth hour: 45 and the sun was darkened; and the veil of the temple was rent in the midst. 46 And Jesus crying out with a loud voice, said, " Father, into thy hands I commit my spirit."* and having said thus, he expired.

man."

47 Now the centurion observing what had happened, glorified God, saying, "Certainly this was a righteous 48 And all the multitudes who came together to that sight, seeing the things which were done, smote [their] breasts, and returned. 49 And all his acquaintance, and the women that had followed him from Galilee, stood at a distance, beholding these things.

50 AND, lo, there was a man named Joseph, a senator; a good and righteous man: 51 (this man had not consented to their counsel and deed: he was of Arimathea, a city of the Jews; and himself also looked for the reign of God:) 52 this man went to Pilate, and asked the body of Jesus. 53 And he took t down and wrapped it in linen, and laid it in a tomb hewn in stone, in which no one had ever yet been laid. 54 And that day was the preparation-day; [and] the sabbath approached.

55 AND the women [also] who had come with him from Galilee, followed after, and be

held the tomb, and how his body was laid. 56 And they returned, and prepared spices and ointments; and rested on the sabbath, according to the commandment.

CH. XXIV. 1 But on the first day of the week, very early in the morning, they came to the tomb, bringing the spices which they had prepared, [and some other women with them.]

2 And they found the stone rolled away from the tomb: 3 and having entered, they found not the body of the Lord Jesus.

4 And it came to pass that as they were much perplexed at this circumstance, behold, two men stood by them in shining garments. 5 And as they were afraid, and bowed down their faces to the earth, the men said to them, Why seek ye him that is living, among those that are dead? 6 He is not here, but is risen. Remember how he spake to you, when he was yet in Galilee; 7 saying, 'The Son of man must be delivered up into the hands of sinners, and be crucified, and the third day arise from the dead."

8 And they remembered his words; 9 and returned from the tomb, and reported all these things to the eleven, and to all the rest. 10 Now it was Mary Magdalene, and Joanna, and Mary the mother of James, and the other women that were with them, who told these things to

of the older copies in the time of Origen: nor is it cited either by Justin, Irenæus, or Tertullian ; though the two former have quoted almost every text in Luke which relates to the crucifixion ; and Tertullian wrote concerning the intermediate state. See Evanson's Diss. p. 28." In. Ver. note.

i. e. my breath or life. See Luke viii. 55.

the apostles.
words seemed to them as idle
tales; and they believed them

not.

11 And their deem Israel; and besides all this, to-day is the third day since these things were done. 22 Moreover, some women also of our company, who were early at the tomb, have astonished us; 23 for not finding his body, they returned, saying that they had even seen a vision of angels, who said that he is alive. 24 And some of those who were with us went to the tomb, and found it thus, even exactly as the women had said: but

12 But Peter arose, and ran to the tomb; and when he had stooped down, he beheld only the linen bands, lying by themselves, and went home wondering at what had happened.

13 AND, behold, two of them went on that day to a village called Emmaus; which is distant from Jerusalem about sixty furlongs. 14 And they convers-him they saw not." ed together about all these events. 15 And it came to pass that, as they were conversing and reasoning, even Jesus himself approached, and went along with them. 16 But their eyes were so affected, that they did not know him.

25 Then he said to them, "O inconsiderate, and slow of heart to believe all which the prophets have spoken! 26 Ought not the Christ to have suffered these things, and to enter into his glory?"

27 Then beginning from Moses, and through all the prophets, he explained to them in all the scriptures, the things concerning himself.

17 And he said to them, "What subjects are these concerning which ye confer together as ye walk? and why are ye dejected?" 18 And one of them, 28 And they drew near to the whose name was Cleopas, an- village whither they were going; swering, said to him, "Art thou and he appeared as though he alone such a stranger in Jeru- was going further. 29 But they salem, as to be unacquainted prevented him; saying, “Abide with the things which have hap-with us: for it is toward evenpened there so lately?" ing, and the day is far spent." And he went in to abide with them.

19 And he said to them, "What things?"

And they said to him, "Those concerning Jesus of Nazareth, who was a prophet, mighty in deed and word before God and all the people: 20 and how the chief-priests and our rulers delivered him up to be condemned to death, and have crucified him. 21 But we trusted that it was he who was about to re