Chapter 19

The Jews are not satisfied with his scourging and irrision. ℣.8 Pilate hearing them say that he made him self the Son of God, is more afraid. ℣.12 Yet, they urging him with his loyalty toward Cæsar, and professing that them selves will no king but Cæsar, he yieldeth unto them. ℣.17 And so Christ carrying his own Cross, is crucified between two thieves, ℣.19 Pilate writing notoriously the only cause of his death to be, for that he is their king or Christ. ℣.23 His garments be so used, even as the Scriptures foretold. ℣.25 He hath special care of his mother to the end. ℣.28 He signifieth all that was written of his Passion, to be fulfilled, and so yieldeth up his ghost. ℣.31 Then by the Jew's means also other Scriptures about his legs and side, are fulfilled. ℣.38 And finally, he is honourably buried.

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   Then therefore Pilate took Jesus, and scourged him. a crown of thorns, put it upon his head:

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   And the soldiers platting and they put about him a purple garment.

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   And they came to him, and said: Hail King of the Jews; and they gave him blows.

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   Pilate went forth again, and saith to them: Behold I bring him forth unto you, that you may know that I find no cause in him.

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   Jesus therefore went forth carrying the crown of thorns, and the purple vestiment. And he saith to them: Lo the man.

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   When the chief Priests therefore and the ministers had seen him, they cried, saying: Crucify, crucify him. Pilate saith to them: Take him you, and crucify him. For I find no cause in him.

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   The Jews answered him: We have a Law; and according to the Law he ought to die; because he hath made himself the Son of God.

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   When Pilate therefore had heard this saying, he feared more.

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   And he entered into the Palace again; and he saith to Jesus: Whence art thou? But Jesus gave him no answer.

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    Pilate therefore saith to him: Speakest thou not to me? knowest thou not that I have power to crucify thee, and I have power to release thee?

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    Jesus answered: Thou shouldest not have any power against me, unless it were given thee from above. Therefore he that hath betrayed me to thee, hath the greater sin.

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    From thence forth Pilate sought to release him. But the Jews cried, saying: If thou release this man, thou art not Cæsar's friend. Every one that maketh himself a king, speaketh against Cæsar.

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    But Pilate when he had heard these words, brought forth Jesus: and he sat in the judgement seat, in the place that is called Lithostrotos, and in Hebrew Gabbatha.

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    And it was the Parasceve of Pasche, about the sixth hour, and he saith to the Jews: Lo your King.

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    But they cried: Away, away with him, crucify him. Pilate saith to them: Shall I crucify your King? The chief Priests answered: We have no King, but Cæsar.

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    Then therefore he delivered him unto them for to be crucified. And they took Jesus, and led him forth.

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    And bearing his own cross he went forth into that which is called the place of Calvary, in Hebrew Golgotha.

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    Where they crucified him, and with him two others, on the one side & on the other, and in the midst Jesus.

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    And Pilate wrote a title also: and he put it upon the cross. And it was written, Jesus of nazareth the king of the jews.

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    This title therefore many of the Jews did read: because the place where Jesus was crucified, was nigh to the city: and it was written in Hebrew, in Greek, and in Latin.

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    The chief Priests therefore of the Jews said to Pilate: Write not, The King of the Jews; but that he said, I am King of the Jews.

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    Pilate answered: That which I have written, I have written.

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    The soldiers therefore when they had crucified him, took his garments (and they made four parts, to every soldier a part) & his coat. And his coat was without seam, wrought from the top through out.

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    They said therefore one to another: Let us not cut it, but let us cast lots for it whose it shall be. That the scripture might be fulfilled saying: They have parted my garments among them: and upon my vesture they have cast lot. And the soldiers did these things.

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    And there stood beside the cross of Jesus, his mother, and his mother's sister, Mary of Cleophas, and Mary Magdalene.

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    When Jesus therefore had seen his mother and the Disciple standing whom he loved, he saith to his mother: Woman, behold thy son.

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    After that, he saith to the Disciple: Behold thy mother. And from that hour the Disciple took her to his own.

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    Afterward Jesus knowing that all things were now consummate, that the scripture might be fulfilled, he saith, I thirst.

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    A vessel therefore stood there full of vinegar. And they putting a sponge full of vinegar about hyssop, offered it to his mouth.

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    Jesus therefore when he had taken the vinegar, said: It is consummate. And bowing his head, he gave up the ghost.

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    The Jews therefore (because it was the Parasceve) that the bodies might not remain upon the cross on the Sabboth (for that was a great Sabboth day) they desired Pilate that their legs might be broken, and they might be taken away.

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    The soldiers therefore came: and of the first indeed they brake the legs, and of the other that was crucified with him.

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    But after they were come to Jesus, when they saw that he was dead, they did not break his legs,

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    but one of the soldiers with a spear opened his side, & incontinent there came forth blood and water.

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    And he that saw it, hath given testimony: and his testimony is true. And he knoweth that he saith true, that you also may believe.

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    For these things were done that the scripture might be fulfilled: You shall not break a bone of him.

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    And again another scripture saith: They shall look on him whom they pierced.

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    And after these things Joseph of Arimathæa (because he was a Disciple of Jesus, but secret for fear of the Jews) desired Pilate that he might take away the body of Jesus. And Pilate permitted. He came therefore, & took away the body of Jesus.

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    Nicodemus also came, he that at the first came to Jesus by night, bringing a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about an hundred pounds.

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    They took therefore the body of Jesus, and bound it in linen cloths with the spices, as the manner is with the Jews to bury.

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    And there was in the place where he was crucified, a garden: and in the garden a new monument, wherein no man yet had been laid.

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    There therefore because of the Parasceve of the Jews, they laid Jesus, because the monument was hard by.