Chapter XXX: Part XIII: The Arrest, Trial, Crucifixion and Burial of Jesus (2)

Mark 15:24-32 |Matt. 27:35-44 |Luke 23:33-43 |John 19:18-27
| | |
24 And they |35 And when |33 there they |18 where they
crucify him, | they had | crucified | crucified him,
and part his | crucified | him, | and with him
garments | him, they | and the | two others, on
among them, | parted his | malefactors, | either side
casting lots | garments | one on the | one, and Jesus
upon them, | among them, | right hand | in the midst.
what each | casting lots:| and the other|
should take |36 and they sat | on the left. |
[_see Ps. | and watched |34 [4]And Jesus |
22:18_]. | him there. | said, Father,|
| | forgive them;|
| | for they know|
| | not what they|
| | do. |23 The soldiers
| | | therefore, when
| | | they had
| | And | crucified
| | parting his | Jesus, took his
| | garments | garments, and
| | among them, | made four
| | they cast | parts, to every
| | lots. | soldier a part;
| | | and also the
| | | [5]coat: now
| | | the [5]coat was
24 without seam, woven from the top throughout. They said therefore
one to another, Let us not rend it, but cast lots for it, whose it
shall be: that the scripture might be fulfilled, which saith,
They parted my garments among them,
And upon my vesture did they cast lots. [_Ps. 22:18_].
| | | These things
25 And it was | | | therefore the
the third | | | soldiers did.
hour, and |37 And they set |38 And there was|19 And Pilate
they | up over his | also a | wrote a title
crucified | head his | superscription| also, and put
26 him. And the | accusation | over him, | it on the
superscription| written, THIS| THIS IS THE | cross. And
of his | IS JESUS THE | KING OF THE | there was
accusation | KING OF THE | JEWS. | written, JESUS
was written | JEWS. | | OF NAZARETH,
over, THE | | | THE KING OF THE
KING OF THE |38 Then are | |20 JEWS. This
27 JEWS. And | there | | title therefore
with him they| crucified | | read many of
crucify two | with him two | | the Jews:
robbers; one | robbers, one | | [7]for the
on his right | on the right | | place where
hand, and one| hand, and one| | Jesus was
on his | on the left. | | crucified was
left.[3] | | | nigh to the
| | | city: and it
| | | was written in
21 Hebrew, _and_ in Latin, _and_ in Greek. The chief priests of the
Jews therefore said to Pilate, Write not, The King of the Jews;
22 but, that he said, I am King of the Jews. Pilate answered, What I
| | | have written I
| | | have written.
29 And they that|39 And they that|35 And the |
passed by | passed by | people stood |
railed on | railed on | beholding. |
him, wagging | him, wagging | |
their heads | their heads, | |
[_see Ps. |40 and saying, | |
22:7_], and | Thou that | |
saying, Ha! | destroyest | |
thou that | the | |
destroyest | [1]temple, | |
the | and buildest | |
[1]temple, | it in three | |
and buildest | days, save | |
it in three | thyself: if | |
30 days, save | thou art the | |
thyself, and | Son of God, | |
come down | come down | |
from the | from the | |
31 cross. In |41 cross. In | And the |
like manner | like manner | rulers also |
also the | also the | scoffed at |
chief priests| chief priests| him, saying, |
mocking _him_| mocking | He saved |
among | _him_, with | others; let |
themselves | the scribes | him save |
with the | and elders, | himself, if |
scribes said,|42 said, He | this is the |
He saved | saved others;| Christ of |
others; | [2]himself he| God, his |
[2]himself he| cannot save. |36 chosen. And |
cannot save. | He is the | the soldiers |
32 Let the | King of | also mocked |
Christ, the | Israel; let | him, coming |
King of | him now come | to him, |
Israel, now | down from the| offering him |
come down | cross, and we|37 vinegar, and |
from the | will believe | saying, If |
cross, that |43 on him. He | thou art the |
we may see | trusted on | King of the |
and believe. | God [_see Ps.| Jews, save |
| 22:8_]; let | thyself. |
| him deliver | |
| him now, if | |
| he desireth | |
| him: for he | |
| said, I am | |
And they | the Son of |39 And one of the malefactors
that were |44 God. And the | which were hanged railed on him,
crucified | robbers also | saying, Art not thou the Christ?
with him | that were |40 save thyself and us. But the
reproached | crucified | other answered, and rebuking him
him. | with him cast| said, Dost thou not even fear
| upon him the | God, seeing thou art in the same
| same |41 condemnation? And we indeed
| reproach. | justly; for we receive the due
| | reward of our deeds: but this
| |42 man hath done nothing amiss. And
| | he said, Jesus, remember me when
| | thou comest [6]in thy kingdom.
| |43 And he said unto him, Verily I
| | say unto |
| | thee, To-day |
| | shalt thou be|
| | with me in |
| | Paradise. |
| | |25 But there were
| | | standing by the
| | | cross of Jesus
| | | his mother, and
his mother's sister, Mary the _wife_ of Cleopas, and Mary
26 Magdalene. When Jesus therefore saw his mother, and the disciple
standing by, whom he loved, he saith unto his mother, Woman,
27 behold, thy son! Then saith he to the disciple, Behold, thy
mother! And from that hour the disciple took her unto his own
_home_.

[Footnote 1: Or, _sanctuary_.]

[Footnote 2: Or, _can he not save himself?_]

[Footnote 3: Many ancient authorities insert ver. 28 _And the
scripture was fulfilled, which saith, And he was reckoned with
transgressors._ See Luke 22:37.]

[Footnote 4: Some ancient authorities omit _And Jesus said,
Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do._]

[Footnote 5: Or, _tunic_.]

[Footnote 6: Some ancient authorities read _into thy kingdom_.]

[Footnote 7: Or, _for the place of the city where Jesus was
crucified was nigh at hand_.]

[Footnote a: It is not easy to tell the precise order of the events during this period of three hours, since the Gospels do not present them in the same detail or order. On the whole it has seemed best simply to follow Mark's arrangement as we have done uniformly in the Harmony. Thus the apparent order of the sayings is (1) The Prayer for Christ's enemies in Luke 23:34. (2) The Promise to the Repentant Robber in Luke 23:43. (3) The Charge to the Mother of Jesus and to the Beloved Disciple in John 19:26, 27. These three sayings are with reference to others.]

Sect. 165. THE THREE HOURS OF DARKNESS FROM NOON TO THREE P.M.

_(Four More Sayings[a] at the Close of the Darkness and the Death of Christ.)_

Mark 15:33-37 |Matt. 27:45-50 |Luke 23:44-46 |John 19:28-30
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33 And when |45 Now from |44 And it was |
the sixth | the sixth | now about the|
hour was | hour there | sixth hour, |
come, there | was darkness | and a |
was darkness | over all the | darkness came|
over the | [1]land until| over the |
whole [1]land| the ninth | whole [1]land|
until the |46 hour. And | until the |
ninth hour. | about the | ninth hour, |
34 And at the | ninth hour |45 [4]the sun's |
ninth hour | Jesus cried | light |
Jesus cried | with a loud | failing. |
with a loud | voice, | |
voice, Eloi, | saying, Eli, | |
Eloi, lama | Eli, lama, | |
sabachthani? | sabachthani? | |
which is, | that is, My | |
being | God, my God, | |
interpreted, | [2]why hast | |
My God, my | thou forsaken| |
God, [2]why | me [_see Ps. | |
hast thou | 22:1_]? | |
forsaken me? | | |
35 And some of |47 And some of | |28 After this
them that | them that | | Jesus, knowing
stood by, | stood there, | | that all things
when they | when they | | are now
heard it, | heard it, | | finished, that
said, Behold,| said, This | | the scripture
he calleth | man calleth | | might be
36 Elijah. And |48 Elijah. And | | accomplished,
one ran, and | straightway | | saith, I
filling a | one of them | |29 thirst. There
sponge full | ran, and took| | was set there a
of vinegar, | a sponge, and| | vessel full of
put it on a | filled it | | vinegar: so
reed, and | with vinegar,| | they put a
gave him to | and put it on| | sponge full of
drink, | a reed, and | | the vinegar upon
saying, Let | gave him to | | hysop, and
be; let us |49 drink. And | | brought it to
see whether | the rest | | his mouth [_see
Elijah cometh| said, Let be;| | Ps. 69:21_].
to take him | let us see | |30 When Jesus
down. | whether | | therefore had
| Elijah cometh| | received the
| to save | | vinegar,
|50 him.[3] And | |
37 And Jesus | Jesus cried |46 [5]And when |
uttered a | again with a | Jesus had |
loud voice, | loud voice, | cried with a |
| | loud voice, |
| | he said, | he said, It is
| | | finished:
| | Father, into |
| | thy hands I |
| | commend my |
| | spirit [_see |
| | Ps. 31:5_]: |
| | and having | and he bowed
| and | said this, he| his head, and
and gave up | yielded up | gave up the | gave up his
the ghost. | his spirit. | ghost. | spirit.

[Footnote 1: Or, _earth_.]

[Footnote 2: Or, _why didst thou forsake me?_]

[Footnote 3: Many ancient authorities add _And another took a
spear and pierced his side, and there came out water and blood._
See John 19:34.]

[Footnote 4: Gr. _the sun failing_.]

[Footnote 5: Or, _And Jesus, crying with a loud voice, said_.]

[Footnote a: The probable order of these four sayings coming just before the death of Jesus is (1) The Cry of Desolation, Mark 15:34 = Matt. 27:46. (2) The Cry of Physical Anguish, John 19:28. (3) The Cry of Victory, John 19:30. (4) The Cry of Resignation, Luke 23:46. These four sayings of Jesus are with reference to himself.]

Sect. 166. THE PHENOMENA ACCOMPANYING THE DEATH OF CHRIST

Mark 15:38-41 |Matt. 27:51-56 |Luke 23:45, 47-49
| |
38 And the veil of |51 And behold, the |45 And the veil of
the [2]temple was | veil of the | the [2]temple was
rent in twain from | [2]temple was rent | rent in the midst.
the top to the | in twain from the |
bottom. | top to the bottom; |
| and the earth did |
| quake; and the rocks|
|52 were rent; and the |
| tombs were opened; |
| and many bodies of |
| the saints that had |
| fallen asleep were |
|53 raised; and coming |
| forth out of the |
| tombs after his |
| resurrection they |
| entered into the |
| holy city and |
| appeared unto many. |
39 And when the |54 Now the centurion, |47 And when the
centurion, which | and they that were | centurion saw what
stood by over | with him watching | was done, he
against him, saw | Jesus, when they saw| glorified God,
that he [1]so gave | the earthquake, and | saying, Certainly
up the ghost, he | the things that were| this was a
said, | done, feared |48 righteous man. And
| exceedingly, saying,| all the multitudes
Truly this man| Truly this was | that came together
was [3]the Son of | [3]the Son of God. | to this sight,
40 God. And there were |55 And many women were | when they beheld
also women beholding| there beholding from| the things that
from afar: among | afar, which had | were done,
| followed Jesus from | returned smiting
| Galilee, ministering|49 their breasts. And
whom _were_ both |56 unto him: among whom| all his
Mary Magdalene, and | was Mary Magdalene, | acquaintance, and
Mary the mother of | Mary the mother of | the women that
James the [4]less | James and Joses, and| followed with him
and of Joses, and | the mother of the | from Galilee,
41 Salome; who, when he| sons of Zebedee. | stood afar off,
was in Galilee, | | seeing these
followed him, and | | things.
ministered unto him;| |
and many other women| |
which came up with | |
him unto Jerusalem. | |

[Footnote 1: Many ancient authorities read _so cried out, and gave
up the ghost_.]

[Footnote 2: Or, _sanctuary_.]

[Footnote 3: Or, _a son of God_.]

[Footnote 4: Gr. _little_.]

Sect. 167. THE BURIAL OF THE BODY OF JESUS IN THE TOMB OF JOSEPH OF ARIMATHEA AFTER PROOF OF HIS DEATH

Friday afternoon before 6 P.M.

Mark 15:42-46 |Matt. 27:57-60 |Luke 23:50-54 |John 19:31-42
| | |
| | |31 The Jews
| | | therefore,
because it was the Preparation, that the bodies should not remain
on the cross upon the sabbath (for the day of that sabbath was a
high _day_), asked of Pilate that their legs might be broken, and
32 _that_ they might be taken away. The soldiers therefore came, and
brake the legs of the first, and of the other which was crucified
33 with him: but when they came to Jesus, and saw that he was dead
34 already, they brake not his legs: howbeit one of the soldiers with
a spear pierced his side, and straightway there came out blood and
35 water. And he that hath seen hath borne witness, and his witness
is true: and he knoweth that he saith true, that ye also may
36 believe. For these things came to pass, that the scripture might
be fulfilled [_see Ex. 12:46; Num. 9:12; Ps. 34:20_], A bone of
37 him shall not be [3]broken. And again another scripture saith
[_see Zech. 12:10. Deut. 21:22-23; Ex. 34:24_], They shall look on
| | | him whom they
| | | pierced.
42 And when |57 And when | |
even was now | even was | |
come, because| come, | |
it was the | | |
Preparation, | | |
that is, the | | |
day before | | |
the sabbath, | |50 And behold,|38 And after
43 there came | there came a | a man named | these things
Joseph of | rich man from| Joseph, who | Joseph of
Arimathaea, a| Arimathaea, | was a | Arimathaea,
councillor of| named Joseph,| councillor, a|
honourable | | good man and |
estate, | | a righteous |
| |51 (he had not |
| | consented to |
| | their counsel|
| | and deed), _a|
| | man_ of |
| | Arimathaea, a|
| | city of the |
who also | who also | Jews, who was| being a
himself was | himself was | looking for | disciple of
looking for | Jesus' | the kingdom | Jesus, but
the kingdom | disciple: |52 of God: this | secretly for
of God; and |58 this man went| man went to | fear of the
he boldly | to Pilate, | Pilate, and | Jews, asked of
went in unto | and asked for| asked for the| Pilate that he
Pilate, and | the body of | body of | might take away
asked for the| Jesus. | Jesus. | the body of
body of | | | Jesus: and
44 Jesus. And | | |
Pilate | | |
marvelled if | | |
he were | | |
already dead:| | |
and calling | | |
unto him the | | |
centurion, he| | |
asked him | | |
whether he | | |
[1]had been | | |
any while | | |
45 dead. And | | |
when he | | |
learned it of| | |
the | | |
centurion, he| Then Pilate | | Pilate gave
granted the | commanded it | | _him_ leave. He
corpse to | to be given | | came therefore,
Joseph. | up. | | and took away
| | |39 his body. And
| | | there came also
| | | Nicodemus, he
| | | who at the
| | | first came to
| | | him by night,
| | | bringing a
| | | [4]mixture of
| | | myrrh and
| | | aloes, about a
| | | hundred pound
46 And he bought|59 And Joseph |53 And he took |40 _weight_. So
a linen | took the | it down, and | they took the
cloth, and | body, and | wrapped it in| body of Jesus,
taking him | wrapped it in| a linen | and bound it in
down, wound | a clean linen| cloth, | linen cloths
him in the | cloth, | | with the
linen cloth, | | | spices, as the
| | | custom of the
| | | Jews is to
| | |41 bury. Now in
| | | the place where
| | | he was
| | | crucified there
| | | was a garden;
| | | and in the
and laid him |60 and laid it | and laid him | garden a new
in a tomb | in his own | in a tomb | tomb wherein
which had | new tomb, | that was hewn| was never man
been hewn out| which he had | in stone, | yet laid [_see
of a rock; | hewn out in | where never | Deut.
and he rolled| the rock: and| man had yet | 21:22-23_].
a stone | he rolled a |54 lain. And it |42 There then
against the | great stone | was the day | because of the
door of the | to the door | of the | Jews'
tomb. | of the tomb, | Preparation, | Preparation
| and departed.| and the | (for the tomb
| | sabbath | was nigh at
| | [2]drew on. | hand) they laid
| | | Jesus.

[Footnote 1: Many ancient authorities read _were already dead_.]

[Footnote 2: Gr. _began to dawn_.]

[Footnote 3: Or, _crushed_.]

[Footnote 4: Some ancient authorities read _roll_.]

Sect. 168. THE WATCH OF THE WOMEN BY THE TOMB OF JESUS

_The women maintain their watch and rest on the Sabbath (beginning 6 P.M.) while the Pharisees have a guard of Roman soldiers to keep watch over the Roman seal on the tomb._

Friday afternoon till Saturday afternoon

Mark 15:47 |Matt. 27:61-66 |Luke 23:55-56
| |
47 And Mary Magdalene |61 And Mary Magdalene |55 And the women,
and Mary the | was there, and the | which had come
_mother_ of Joses | other Mary, sitting | with him out of
beheld where he was | over against the | Galilee, followed
laid. | sepulchre. | after, and beheld
| | the tomb, and how
| | his body was laid.
| |56 And they returned,
| | and prepared
| | spices and
| | ointments.
| | And on the
| | sabbath[a] they
| | rested according
| | to the commandment
|62 Now on the morrow,| [_see Ex. 12:16;
| which is _the day_ | 20:8-11; Deut.
| after the | 5:12-15_].
| Preparation, the |
| chief priests and |
63 the Pharisees were gathered together unto Pilate, saying, Sir, we
remember that that deceiver said, while he was yet alive, After
64 three days I rise again. Command therefore that the sepulchre be
made sure until the third day, lest haply his disciples come and
steal him away, and say unto the people, He is risen from the
65 dead: and the last error will be worse than the first. Pilate said
unto them, [1]Ye have a guard: go your way, [2]make it _as_ sure
66 as ye can. So they went, and made the sepulchre sure, sealing the
stone, the guard being with them.

[Footnote 1: Or, _Take a guard_.]

[Footnote 2: Gr. _make it sure, as ye know_.]

[Footnote a: Luke (23:54) notes that "the Sabbath drew on" after the burial on Friday afternoon. The Sabbath began at 6 P.M. Then Luke notes that the women rested during the Sabbath (our Friday night and Saturday).]