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Matthew 27

2 Christ is delivered unto Pilate. 5 Judas hangeth him self. 24 Christ is pronounced innocent by the judge, and yet is condemned, and crucified among thieves 46 He prayeth upon the cross. 51 The vail is rent. 52 The dead bodies arise. 57 Joseph burieth Christ. 64 Watchmen keep the grave.
1.When *the morning was come, all the chief Priests, and the Elders of the people took counsel against Jesus, to put him to death,
2.And led him away bound, and adelivered him unto Pontius Pilate the governor.
3.¶ Then when Judas which betrayed him, saw that he was condemned, bhe repented him self, and brought again the thirty pieces of silver to the chief Priests, and Elders,
4.Saying, I have csinned betraying the innocent blood. But they said, What is that to us? dsee thou to it.
5.And when he had cast down the silver pieces in the Temple, he departed, and went, *and hanged him self.
6.And the chief Priests took the silver pieces, and said, It is not elawful for us to put them into the ^treasure, because it is the price of blood.
7.And they took counsel, and bought with them a potter’s field, for the burial of fstrangers.
8.Wherefore that field is called, *the field of blood, until this day.
9.(Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremias the Prophet, saying, *And they took thirty silver pieces, the price of him that was valued, whom they of the children of Israel valued.
10.And they gave them for the potter’s field, as the Lord appointed me.)
11.*And Jesus stood before the governor, and the governor asked him, saying, Art thou the King of the Jews? Jesus said unto him, Thou saist it.
12.And when he was accused of the chief Priests and Elders, he answered nothing.
13.Then said Pilate unto him, Hearest thou not how many things they lay against thee?
14.But he answered him not to one word, in so much that the governor marvelled greatly.
15.Now at the feast, the governor was wont to ^deliver unto the people a gprisoner, whom they would.
16.And they had then a notable prisoner, called Barabbas.
17.When they were then gathered together, Pilate said unto them, Whether will ye that I let loose unto you Barabbas, or Jesus which is called Christ?
18.(For he knew well, that for envy they had delivered him.
19.Also when he was set down upon the judgment seat, his wife sent to him, saying, hHave thou nothing to do with that just man: for I have suffered many things this day in a dream by reason of him.)
20.*But the chief Priests and the Elders had persuaded the people that they should ask Barabbas, & should destroy Jesus.
21.Then the governor answered, and said unto them, Whether of the twain will ye that I let loose unto you? And they said, iBarabbas.
22.Pilate said unto them, What shall I do then with Jesus which is called Christ? They all said to him, Let him be crucified.
23.Then said the governor, But what evil hath he done? Then they cried the more, saying, Let him be crucified.
24.When Pilate saw that he availed nothing, but that more tumult was made, he took water and washed his hands before the multitude, saying, I am innocent of the blood of this kjust man: look you to it.
25.Then answered all the people, and said, His lblood be on us, and on our children.
26.Thus let he Barabbas loose unto them, and scourged Jesus, and delivered him to be crucified.
27.*Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the common hall, and gathered about him the whole band.
28.And they stripped him, and put upon him a mscarlet robe,
29.And platted a crown of thorns, and put it upon his head, and a reed in his right hand, and bowed their knees before him, and mocked him, saying, God save thee King of the Jews,
30.And spited upon him, and took a reed, and smote him on the head.
31.Thus when they had mocked him, they took the robe from him, & put his own raiment on him, & led him away to crucify him.
32.*And as they came out, they found a man of Cyrene, named Simon: him they compelled to bear his cross.
33.*And when they came unto the place called Golgotha, (that is to say, the place of dead men’s skulls.)
34.They gave him nvinegar to drink, mingled with gall: and when he had tasted thereof, he would not drink.
35.¶ And when they had crucified him, they parted his garments, and did cast lots, that it might be fulfilled, which was spoken by the Prophet, *They divided my garments among them, and upon my vesture did cast lots.
36.And they sat, and watched him there.
37.¶ They set up also over his head his cause written, oTHIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS.
38.¶ And there were two thieves crucified with him, one on the right hand, and another on the left.
39.And they that passed by, reviled him, wagging their heads,
40.And saying, *Thou that destroyest the Temple, and buildest it in three days, save thy self: if thou be the Son of God, come down from the cross.
41.Likewise also the high Priests mocking him, with the Scribes, and Elders, and Pharises, said,
42.He saved others, but he can not save him self: if he be the King of Israel, let him now come down from the cross, and we will believe him.
43.*He ptrusteth in God, let him deliver him now, if he will have him: for he said, I am the Son of God.
44.That same also the qthieves which were crucified with him, cast in his teeth.
45.Now from the rsixth hour was there darkness over all the sland, unto the ninth hour.
46.And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, *Eli, Eli, lama sabacthani? that is, tMy God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?
47.And some of them that stood there, when they heard it, said, This man calleth uElias.
48.And straight way one of them ran, and took *a sponge, and filled it with vinegar, and put it on a ^reed, and gave him to drink.
49.Other said, Let be: let us see, if Elias will come and save him.
50.Then Jesus cried again with a loud voice, and *xyielded up the ghost.
51.And behold, *the yveil of the Temple was rent in twain, from the top to the bottom, and the earth did quake, and the stones were cloven,
52.And the graves did open them selves, and many bodies of the Saints which slept, arose,
53.And came out of the graves after his resurrection, and went into the ^holie City, and appeared unto many.
54.When the Centurion, and they that were with him watching Jesus, saw the earthquake, and the things that were done, they feared greatly, saying, Truly zthis was the Son of God.
55.¶ And many women were there, beholding him a far off, which had followed Jesus from Galilee, ministering unto him.
56.Among whom was Marie Magdalene, and Marie the mother of James and Joses, and the mother of Zebedeus’ sons.
57.*And when the even was come, there came a arich man of Arimathea, named Joseph, who had also him self been Jesus’ disciple.
58.He went to Pilate, and asked the body of Jesus. Then Pilate commanded the body to be delivered.
59.So Joseph took the body, & wrapped it in a clean linen cloth,
60.And put it in his bnew tomb, which he had hewn out in a rock, & rolled a great stone to the door of the sepulchre, and departed.
61.And there was Marie Magdalene, and the other Marie sitting over against the sepulchre.
62.¶ Now the next day that followed the cPreparation of the Sabbath, the high Priests and Pharises assembled to Pilate,
63.And said, Sir, we remember that that deceiver said, while he was yet alive, Within three days I will rise.
64.Command therefore, that the sepulchre be made sure until the third day, lest his disciples come by night, and steal him away, and say unto the people, He is risen from the dead: so shall the last derror be worse then the first.
65.Then Pilate said unto them, Ye have ea watch: go, and make it sure as ye know.
66.And they went, and made the sepulchre fsure with the watch, and sealed the stone.

Notes

1-*.
Mar. 15.1, Luk. 22.66, John 18.28.
2-a.
For they had no authority to condemn him or to put any to death.
3-b.
Over late repentance brings desperation.
4-c.
Although he abhor his sins, yet is he not displeased there with, but despairs in God’s mercies, and seeks his own destruction.
4-d.
These hypocrites lay the whole faute upon Judas.
5-*.
Acts 1.18.
6-^.
Or, corbana.
6-e.
The hypocrites are full of conscience in a matter of nothing, but to shed innocent blood they make nothing at it.
7-f.
For the Jews thought it a great offence to be buried in the same place that the strangers were.
8-*.
Acts 1.19.
9-*.
Zach. 11.13.
11-*.
Mar. 15.2, Luk. 23.3, John 18.33.
15-^.
Or, quit.
15-g.
It was a tradition of the Jews to deliver a prisoner at Easter.
19-h.
This was to the greater condemnation of Pilate, whom neither his own knowledge could teach, not counsel of others, to defend Christ’s innocence.
20-*.
Mar. 15.11, Luk. 23.18, John 18.40, Act 3.14.
21-i.
The multitude prefer the wicked to the righteous.
24-k.
Pilate bears witness that he is innocent, before he condemned him.
25-l.
If his death be not lawful, let the punishment fall on our heads and our children’s, and as they wished, so this curse takes place to this day.
27-*.
Mar. 15.16, John 19.1.
28-m.
To deride him, because he called himself a King.
32-*.
Luk. 23.26.
33-*.
Mar. 15.21, John 19.16.
34-n.
It was a kind of drink to open the veins, and so to hasten his death, which was given him upon the cross.
35-*.
Psal. 22.18, Mar. 15.24.
37-o.
The manner then was to set up a writing to signify wherefore a man was executed: but here God governed Pilate’s hand to write otherwise then he thought.
40-*.
John 2.19.
43-*.
Psal. 22.8, Wis. 2.18.
43-p.
This was a great tentation, to go about to take from him his trust in God, and so to bring him to despair.
44-q.
Meaning by this synecdoche the one of the thieves.
45-r.
That was from noon till three of the clock.
45-s.
Of Jewry and the country there about.
46-*.
Psal. 22.1.
46-t.
Not withstanding that he feels himself as it were wounded with God’s wrath and forsaken for our sins, yet he ceases not to put his confidence in God and call upon him: which is written to teach us in all afflictions to trust still in God, be the assaults never so grievous to the flesh.
47-u.
They mocked at Christ’s prayer, as if it had been in vain.
48-*.
Psal. 69.21.
48-^.
Or, hyssop stalk.
50-*.
John 19.30.
50-x.
Voluntarily after he had obeyed his Father in all things.
51-*.
2 Chron. 3.14.
51-y.
Which signified an end of all the ceremonies of the Law.
53-^.
Or, Jerusalem.
54-z.
This judgement of an heathen man was sufficient to condemn the gross malice of the Jews.
57-*.
Mar. 15.42, Luk. 23.50, John 19.38.
57-a.
Who was so much the more in danger by declaring himself to be Jesus disciple.
60-b.
Christ’s burying does so much more verify his death & resurrection.
62-c.
Which was the day before the Sabbath.
64-d.
More will follow his doctrine then did before he was put to death.
65-e.
That is, men appointed for the keeping of the Temple.
66-f.
The more that men go about to subdue Christ’s power the more show they their own malice, and procure to themselves the greater condemnation, for as much as God’s glory the more appears thereby.