Mark xv. 18, 19. And the soldiers platted a crown of thorns, and put it on his head, and they put on him a purple robe, And said, Hail, King of the Jews! And they smote him with their hands, John xix. 2, 3. 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 Cæsar, 14, 15. VER. 69. Ὁ δὲ Πέτρος ἔξω ἐκάθητο ἐν τῇ αὐλῇ· καὶ προσῆλθεν αὐτῷ μία παιδίσκη, λέγουσα· Καὶ σὺ ἦσθα μετὰ Ἰησοῦ, τοῦ Γαλιλαίου. A. D. 33. cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice. Peter said unto him, Though I should die with thee, yet will I not deny thee. Likewise also said all the disciples, ver. 34, 35. He that trusteth in his own heart is a fool: but whoso walketh wisely, he shall be delivered, Prov. xxviii. 26. A man's pride shall bring him low; but honour shall uphold the humble in spirit, xxix. 23. The fear of man bringeth a snare: but whoso putteth his trust in the LORD shall be safe, 25. And of whom hast thou been afraid or feared, that thou hast lied, and hast not re membered me, nor laid it to thy heart: have not I held my peace even of old, and thou fearest me not? Isa. lvii. 11. The heart is deceitful wicked: who can know it? Jer. above all things, and desperately Now a Peter sat without in the palace: and a damsel came unto him, saying, Thou also wast with bJesus of Ga-xvii. 9. Well; because of unbelief lilee. a But Peter followed him afar off unto the High Priest's palace, and went in, and sat with the servants, to see the end, ver. 58. And as Peter was beneath in the palace, there cometh one of the maids of the High Priest: And when she saw Peter warming himself, she looked upon him, and said, And thou also wast with Jesus of Nazareth. But he denied, saying, 1 know not, neither understand I what thou sayest. And he went out into the porch; and the cock crew, Mark xiv. 66-68. And when they had kindled a fire in the midst of the hall, and were set down together, Peter sat down among them. But a certain maid beheld him as he sat by the fire, and earnestly looked upon him, and said, This man was also with him. And he denied him, saying, Woman, I know him not, Luke xxii. 55-57. And Simon Peter stood and warmed himself. They said therefore unto him, Art not thou also one of his disciples? He denied it, and said, I am not, John xviii. 25. b See on chap. ii. ver. 22. VER. 70. they were broken off, and thou standbut fear, Rom. xi. 20. Wherefore les est by faith. Be not highminded, him that thinketh he standeth, take heed lest he fall, 1 Cor. x. 12. VER. 71. Ἐξελθόντα δὲ αὐτὸν εἰς τὸν πυλῶνα, εἶδεν αὐτὸν ἄλλη, καὶ λέγει τοῖς ἐκεῖ· Καὶ οὗτος ἦν μετὰ Ἰησοῦ τοῦ Ναζωραίου. a And when he was gone out into the porch, another maid saw him, and said unto them that were there, This fellow was also with Jesus of Nazareth. a But he denied, saying, I know not, neither understand I what thou sayest. And he went out into the porch; and the cock crew. And a maid saw him again, and began to say to them that stood by, This is one of them, Mark xiv. 68, 69. And after a little while another saw him, and said, Thou art also of them, Luke xxii. 58. And Simon Peter stood and warmed himself. They said therefore unto him, Art not thou also one of his disciples? He denied it, and said, I am not. One of the servants of the High Priest, being his kinsman whose ear Peter cut off, saith, Did not I see thee in the gar Ο δὲ ἠρνήσατο ἔμπροσθεν πάντων, λέ- den with him? John xvii. 25-27 γων· οὐκ οἶδα τί λέγεις. But a he denied before them all, Saying, I know not what thou sayest. a Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, That this night, before the VER. 72. Καὶ πάλιν ηρνήσατο μεθ ̓ ὅρκου. Ὅτι οὐκ οἶδα τὸν ἄνθρωπον. And again he denied with an oath,` bI do not know the man. A. D. 33. MATT. XXVI. 72-74. A. D. 33. a And after a while came unto him they that stood by, and said to Peter, Surely thou also art one of them; for thy speech bewrayeth thee. after another confidently affirmed, a And about the space of one hour saying, Of a truth this fellow also was with him: for he is a Galilean. And Peter said, Man, I know not what thou sayest. And immediately, while he yet spake, the cock crew, Luke xxii. 59, 60. One of the servants of the High Priest, being his kinsman whose ear Peter cut off, saith, Did not I Peter then denied again: and imsee thee in the garden with him? mediately the cock crew, John xviii. 26, 27. VER. 74. Τότε ἤρξατο καταναθεματίζειν, καὶ ομνύειν, ὅτι οὐκ οἶδα τὸν ἄνθρωπον. Καὶ εὐθέως ἀλέκτως ἐφώνησε. Then a began he to curse and to swear, b saying, I know not the man. c And immediately the cock crew. a But he began to curse and to swear, saying, I know not this man of whom ye speak, Mark xiv. 71. a But I say unto you, Swear not at all; neither by heaven; for it is God's throne: Nor by the earth; for it is his footstool: neither by Jerusalem; for it is the city of the great King, Matt. v. 34. Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, because thou canst not make one hair white or black, 36. Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain; for the LORD will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain, Exod. xx. 7. Hear ye this, O house of Jacob, which are called by the name of Israel, and are come forth out of the waters of Judah, which swear by the name of the LORD, and make mention of the God of Israel, but not in truth, nor in righteousness, Isa. xlviii. 1. Then said he unto me, This is the curse that goeth forth over the face of the whole earth: for every one that stealeth, shall be cut off as on this side according to it; and every one that sweareth shall be cut off as on that side according to it. I will bring it forth, saith the LORD of hosts, and it shall enter into the house of the thief, and into the house of him that sweareth falsely by my name and it shall remain in the midst of his house, and shall consume it with the timber thereof, and the stones thereof, Zech. v. 3, 4. And let none of you imagine evil in your hearts against his neighbour; and love no false oath : for all these are things that I hate, saith the LORD, viii. 17. And I will come near to you to judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, and against the adul c And Jesus saith unto him, Verily terers, and against false swearers, I say unto thee, That this day, even and against those that oppress the in this night, before the cock crow hireling in his wages, the widow, twice, thou shalt deny me thrice, and the fatherless, and that turn aside Mark xiv. 30. But he denied, saythe stranger from his right, and fearing, I know not, neither understand not me, saith the LORD of hosts, I what thou sayest. And he went Mal. iii. 5. out into the porch; and the cock crew, 68. And the second time the cock crew. And Peter called to mind the word that Jesus said unto him, Before the cock crow twice, thou shalt deny me thrice. And when he thought thereon, he wept, 72. And Peter said, Man, I know not what thou sayest. And immediately, while he yet spake, the cock crew, Luke xxii. 60. Peter then denied again: and immediately the cock crew, John xviii, 27. b Then began he to curse and to swear, saying, I know not the man. And immediately the cock crew, ver. 74. And he said, I tell thee, Peter, the cock shall not crow this day, before that thou shalt thrice deny that thou knowest me, Luke xxii. 34. VER. 73. Μετὰ μικρὸν δὲ προσελθόντος οἱ ἑστῶτες, εἶπον τῷ Πέτρῳ· ̓Αληθῶς καὶ σὺ ἐξ αὐτῶν εἶ· καὶ γὰρ ἡ λαλιά σου δῆλόν σε ποιεῖ. b And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul : but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell, Matt. x. 28. Whosoever therefore shall confess me before men, him will I confess also before which is in heaven. But whosoever my Father shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father which is in heaven, 32, 33. A. D. 33. MATT. XXVI. 75—xxvii. 1—3. VER. 75. Καὶ ἐμνήσθη ὁ Πέτρος τοῦ ῥήματος τοῦ Ἰησοῦ, εἰρηκότος αὐτῷ· Ὅτι πρὶν ἀλέκτορα φωνῆσαι, τρὶς ἀπαρνήσῃ με. Καὶ ἐξελθὼν ἔξω, ἔκλαυσε πικρῶς. And Peter remembered the word of Jesus, which said unto him, Before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice. bAnd he went out, and wept bitterly. a Jesus said unto him, Verily say unto thee, That this night, before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice, 34. A. D. 33. men or women, he might bring them bound unto Jerusalem, Acts ix. 2. And when Herod would have brought him forth, the same night Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains: and the keepers before the door kept the prison, xii. 6. Then the chief captain came near, and took him, and commanded him to be bound with two chains; and demandIed who he was, and what he had done, xxi. 33. And as they bound him with thongs, Paul said unto the centurion that stood by, Is it lawful for you to scourge a man that is a Roman, and uncondemned? xxii. 25. Remember them that are in bonds, as bound with them; and them which suffer adversity, as being yourselves also in the body, Heb. xiii. 3. b But I have prayed for thee, that thy faith fail not: and when thou art converted, strengthen thy brethren, Luke xxii. 32. And the Lord turned, and looked upon Peter. And Peter remembered the word of the Lord, how he had said unto him, Before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice. And Peter went out, and wept bitterly, 61, 62. Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual, restore such an one in the spirit of meekness; considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted, Gal. vi. 1. CHAP. XXVII.—VER. 1. Πρωΐας δὲ γενομένης, συμβούλιον ἔλαβον πάντες οἱ ἀρχιερεῖς καὶ οἱ πρεσβύτεροι τοῦ λαοῦ κατὰ τοῦ Ἰησοῦ, ὥστε θανατῶσαι αὐτόν. When the morning was come, ball the Chief Priests and elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death: a And as soon as it was day, the elders of the people and the Chief Priests and the Scribes came together, and led him into their council, Luke xxii. 66. See on chap. xii. ver. 14. Καὶ δήσαντες αὐτὸν, ἀπήγαγον, καὶ πας ρέδωκαν αὐτὸν Ποντίῳ Πιλάτῳ τῷ ἡγεμόνι. And when they had a bound him, they led him away, band delivered him to Pontius Pilate the governor. a Then the band, and the captain; and officers of the Jews, took Jesus, and bound him, John xviii. 12. Now Annas had sent him bound unto Caiaphas the High Priest, 24. And desired of him letters to Damascus to the synagogues, that if he found any of this way, whether they were VOL. I. bAnd shall deliver him to the Gentiles to mock, and to scourge, and to crucify him: and the third day he shall rise again, Matt. xx. 19. For he shall be delivered unto the Gentiles, and shall be mocked, and spitefully entreated, and spitted on: And they shall scourge him, and put him to death and the third day he shall rise again, Luke xviii. 32, 33. And they watched him, and sent forth spies, which should feign themselves just men, that they might take hold of his words, that so they might deliver him unto the power and authority of the governor, xx. 20. The God of Abraham, and of Isaac, and of Jacob, the God of our fathers, hath glorified his Son Jesus; whom ye delivered up, and denied him in the presence of Pilate, when he was determined to let him go, Acts iii. 13. VER. 3. Τότε ἰδὼν Ιούδας ὁ παραδιδοὺς αὐτὸν, ὅτι κατεκρίθη, μεταμεληθεὶς, ἀπέστρεψε τὰ τριάκοντα ἀργύρια τοῖς ἀρχιερεῦσι καὶ τοῖς πρεσβυτέροις, Then Judas, which had betrayed him, bwhen he saw that he was condemned, repented himself, and brought again the thirty pieces of silver to the Chief Priests and elders, See on chap. xxvi. ver. 14, 15. That the triumphing of the wicked is short, and the joy of the hypocrite but for a moment? Job xx. 5. For godly sorrow worketh repentance unto salvation not to be repented of: but the 2 K A. D. 33. MATT. XXVII. 3—6. A. D. 33. sorrow of the world worketh death, LORD, we beseech thee, let us not 2 Cor. vii. 10. a And they said one to another, We are verily guilty concerning our brother, in that we saw the anguish of his soul, when he besought us, and we would not hear; therefore is this distress come upon us. And Reuben answered them, saying, Spake I not unto you, saying, Do not sin against the child; and ye would not hear? therefore, behold, also his blood is required, Gen. xlii. 21, 22. And Pharaoh sent, and called for Moses and Aaron, and said unto them, I have sinned this time: the LORD is righteous, and I and my people are wicked, Exod. ix. 27. Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron in haste; and he said, I have sinned against the LORD your God, and against you. Now therefore forgive, I pray thee, my sin only this once, and entreat the LORD your God, that he may take away from me this death only, x. 16, 17. And he called for Moses and Aaron by night, and said, Rise up, and get you forth from among my people, both ye and the children of Israel; and go, serve the LonD, as ye have said, xii. 31. 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, ver. 19. And the governor said, Why, what evil hath he done? But they cried out the more, saying, Let him be crucified. 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 ye to it, 23, 24. But know ye for certain, that if ye put me to death, ye shall surely bring innocent blood upon yourselves, Jer. xxvi. 15. Wherefore they cried unto the LORD, and said, We beseech thee, O perish for this man's life, and lay not upon us innocent blood: for thou, O [onp, hast done as it pleased thee, Jonah i. 14. And he 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, Luke xxiii. 22. And we indeed justly; for we receive the due reward of our deeds: but this man hath done nothing amiss, 41. Now when the centurion saw what was done, he glorified God, saying, Certainly this was a righteous man, 47. And though they found no cause of death in him, yet desired they Pilate that he should be slain, Acts xiii. 28. For such an High Priest became us, who is holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners, and made higher than the heavens, Heb. vii. 26. But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot, 1 Pet. i. 19. Then answered all the people, and said, His blood be on us, and on our children, ver. 25. Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared C with a hot iron, 1 Tim. iv. 2. They profess that they know God; but in works they deny him, being abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work reprobate, Tit. i. 16. VER. 5. Καὶ ῥίψας τὰ ἀργύρια ἐν τῷ ναῷ, ἀνεχώ ςησε· καὶ ἀπελθὼν, ἀτήγξατο. And he cast down the pieces of silver in the temple, a and departed, and went and hanged himself. a Now this man purchased a field with the reward of iniquity; and falling headlong, he burst asunder in the midst, and all his bowels gushed out. And it was known unto all the dwellers at Jerusalem; insomuch as that field is called in their proper tongue, Aceldama, that is to say, The field of blood, Acts i. 18, 19. VER. 6. Οἱ δὲ ἀρχιερεῖς, λαβόντες τὰ ἀργύρια, εἶπον· Οὐκ ἔξεστι βαλεῖν αὐτὰ εἰς τὸν κορβανᾶν, ἐπεὶ τιμὴ αἵματός ἐστι. And the Chief Priests took the silver pieces, and said, "It is not lawful for to put them into the treasury, because it is the price of blood. a Ye blind guides, which strain at a gnat, and swallow a camel, Matt. xxiii. 24. And the Scribes and Pharisees watched him, whether he would heal on the sabbath day; that they might find an accusation against him. But he knew their thoughts, and said to the man which had the withered hand, Rise up, and stand forth in the midst. And he arose and stood forth. Then said Jesus unto them, I will ask you one thing; is it lawful on the sabbath days to do good, or to do evil? to save life, or to destroy it? Luke vi. 7-9. Then led they Jesus from Caiaphas unto the hall of judgment: and it was early; and they themselves went not into the judgment hall, lest they should be defiled; but that they might eat the Passover, John xviii. 28. b Thou shalt not bring the hire of a whore, or the price of a dog, into the house of the LORD thy God for any vow: for even both these are abomi nation unto the Lonp thy God, Deut. xxiii. 18. For I the Lonp love judgment, I hate robbery for burnt offering; and I will direct their work in truth, and I will make an everlasting covenant with them, Isa. lxi. 8. A. D. 33. a And I said unto them, if ye think good, give me my price, and if not, forbear. So they weighed for my price thirty pieces of silver. And the LORD said unto me, Cast it unto the potter: a goodly price that I was prised at of them. And I took the thirty pieces of silver, and cast them to the potter in the house of the LORD, Zech. xi. 12, 13. b And said unto them, What will ye give me, and I will deliver him unto you? And they covenanted with him for thirty pieces of silver, Matt. xxvi. 15. VER. 10. Καὶ ἔδωκαν αὐτὰ εἰς τὸν ἀγρὸν τοῦ κερα μέως, καθὰ συνέταξέ μοι Κύριος. And gave them for the potter's field, as the Lord appointed me. VER. 11. Ο δὲ Ἰησοῦς ἔστη ἔμπροσθεν τοῦ ἡγεμό νος· καὶ ἐπηρώτησεν αὐτὸν ὁ ἡγεμὼν, λέγων· Σὺ εἶ ὁ βασιλεὺς τῶν Ἰουδαίων; ὁ δὲ Ἰησοῦς ἔφη αὐτῷ· Σὺ λέγεις. And a Jesus stood before the governor : and the governor asked him, saying, Art thou the King of the Jews? And Jesus said unto him, bThou sayest. a And Pilate asked him, Art thou the King of the Jews? And he answering said unto him, Thou sayest it, Mark xv. 2. And Pilate asked him, saying, Art thou the King of the Jews? And he answered him and said, Thou sayest it, Luke xxiii. 3. Then Pilate entered into the judgment hall again, and called Jesus, and said unto him, Art thou the King of the Jews. Jesus answered him, Sayest thou this thing of thyself, or did others tell it thee of me? Pilate answered, Am I a Jew? thine own nation and the Chief Priests have delivered thee unto me: what hast thou done? Jesus answered, My kingdom is not of this world: if my kingdom were of this world, then would my servants fight, that I should not be delivered to the Jews: but now is my kingdom not from hence, John xviii. 33-36. See on chap. xxvi. ver. 64. clause 1. a Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremy the prophet, saying, And they took the b thirty pieces of silver, the price of him that was valued, whom they of the children of Israel did value; *Or, whom they bought of the chil-xpívaτo. dren of Israel. VER. 12. Καὶ ἐν τῷ κατηγορεῖσθαι αὐτὸν ὑπὸ τῶν ἀρχιερέων καὶ τῶν πρεσβυτέρων, οὐδὲν ἀπε And when he was accused of the |