The Bible and Holy Scriptures conteyned in the Olde and Newe Testament. Translated according to the Ebrue and Greke, and conferred with the best translations in diuers languges. VVith moste profitable annotations vpon all the hard places, and other things of great importance as may appeare in the epistle to the reader

CHAP. XXVII.

2 Christ is deliuered vnto Pilate. 5. Iudas hangeth him self. 24 Christ is pronounced innocent by the iudge, and yet is condēned, and crucified among thieues 46 He prayeth vpon the crosse. 51 The vaile is rent. 52 The dead bodies arise. 57 Ioseph buryeth Christ. 64 Watchmen kepe the graue,

1 WHen * the morning was come, all the* 1.1 chief Priests, and the Elders of the peo∣ple* 1.2 toke counsel against Iesus, to put him to* 1.3 death.

2 And led him away bounde, anda 1.4 deliuered him vnto Pontius Pilate the gouernour.

3 ¶ Then when Iudas which betrayed him, sawe that he was condemned,b 1.5 he repented him self, & broght againe the thirtie (pieces) of siluer to the chief Priests, and Elders,

4 Saying, I hauec 1.6 sinned betraying the inno∣cent blood. But they said, What is that to vs?d 1.7 se thou to it.

5 And when he had cast downe the siluer (pie∣ces) in the Temple, he departed, and went, *and hanged him self.* 1.8

6 And the chief Priests toke the siluer (pieces) and said, It is note 1.9 lawful for vs to put them into the“ 1.10 treasure, because it is the price of blood.

7 And they toke counsel, ād boght with them a potters field, for the buryal off 1.11 strangers.

8 Wherefore that field is called, *the field of blood, vntil this day.

9 (Then was fulfilled that which was spok en* 1.12 by Ieremias the Prophet, saying, * And they toke thirtie siluer (pieces,) the price of him that was valued, whome (they) of the childrē of Israel valued.

10 And thei gaue them for the potters field, as the Lord appointed me)* 1.13

11 ¶* And Iesus stode before the gouernour, &* 1.14 the gouernour asked him, saying, Art thou the King of the Iewes? Iesus said vnto him, Thou saist it.

12 And whē he was accused of the chief Priests and Elders, he answered nothing.

13 Then said Pilate vnto him, Hearest thou not how many things they laye against thee?

14 But he answered him not to one worde, in so muche that the gouernour marueiled greatly.

15 Now at the feast, the gouernour was wont to“ 1.15 deliuer vnto the people ag 1.16 prisoner, whome they wolde.

16 And they had then a notable prisoner, called Barabbas.

17 *When they were then gathered together, Pilate said vnto them, Whether wil ye that I let loose vnto you Barabbas, or Iesus which is called Christ?

18 (For he knewewel, that for enuie they had deliuered him.

19 Also when he was set downe vpon the iud∣gement seat, his wife sent to him, saying,h 1.17 Ha ue thou nothing to do with that 〈◊〉〈◊〉 man: for I haue suffered many things this day in a dreame by reason of him.)

20 * But the chief Priests and the Elders had* 1.18 persuaded the people that thei shulde aske* 1.19 Barabbas, and shulde destroy Iesus.* 1.20

21 Then the gouernour answered, and said vn∣to* 1.21 thē, Whether of the twaine wil ye that I let loose vnto you? And they said,i 1.22 Barrabas.

22 Pilate said vnto them, What shal I do then with Iesus whiche is called Christ? Thei all said to him, Let him be crucified.

23 Thē said the gouernour, But what euil hath he done? Then thei cryed the more, saying, Let him be crucified.

24 When Pilate sawe that he auailed nothing, but that more tumulte was made, he toke waterand washed his hands before the mul∣titude, saying. I am innocent of the blood of thisk 1.23 iust man: loke you to it.

25 Then answered all the people, and said, Hisl 1.24 blood (be) on vs, and on our children.

26 Thus let he Barabbas loose vnto them, and scourged Iesus, and deliuered him to be cru∣cified.

27 ¶*Thē the souldiours of the gouernour toke Iesus into the commune hall, and gathered about him the whole bande.

28 And thei stripped him, and put vpon him am 1.25 skarlet robe,* 1.26

29 And platted a crowne of thornes, and put it* 1.27 vpon his head, and a rede in his right hand, and bowed their knees before him, and moc ked him, saying, God saue thee King of the Iewes,

30 And spitted vpon him, and toke a rede, and smote him on the head.

31 Thus when they had mocked him, they toke the robe from him, and put his owne raimēt on him, and led him away to crucifie him.* 1.28

32 * And as they came out, they founde a man* 1.29 of Cyrene, named Simon: him they compel∣led to beare his crosse.

33 * And when they came vnto the place cal∣led* 1.30 Golgotha, (that is to say, the place of (dead mens) skulles.)

34 Thei gaue himn 1.31 vineger to drinke, mingled with gall: and when he had tasted thereof, he wolde not drinke.

35 ¶ And when they had crucified him, they parted his garments, and did cast lottes, that it might be fulfilled, whiche was spoken by the Prophet, * They deuided my garments* 1.32 among them, and vpon my vesture did cast* 1.33 lottes.

36 And they sate, and watched him there.

37 ¶ Thei set vp also ouer his head his cause written,o 1.34 THIS IS IESVS THE KING OF THE IEWES.

38 ¶ And there were two thieues crucified with him, one on the right hand, and another on the left.

39 And they that passed by, reuiled him, wag∣ging their heads,

40 And saying,* Thou that destroyest the Tē∣ple,* 1.35 and buyldest it in thre dayes, saue thy self: if thou be the Sōne of God, come downe from the crosse.

41 Likewise also the hie Priests mocking him, with the Scribes, and Elders, and Pharises, said,

42 He saued others, (but) he can not saue him self: if he be the King of Israel, let him now come downe from the crosse, and we wil be leue him.

43 * Hep 1.36 trusteth in God, let him deliuer him* 1.37 now, if he wil haue him: for he said, I am the* 1.38 Sonne of God.

44 That same also theq 1.39 thieues whiche were crucified with him, cast in his teeth.

45 Now from ther 1.40 sixt houre was there darke∣nes ouer all thes 1.41 land, vnto the ninth houre.

46 And about the ninth houre Iesus cryed with a loude voyce, saying, * Eli, Eli, lamasa∣bacthani? that is,t 1.42 My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?

47 And some of them that stode there, when thei heard it, said, This man callethu 1.43 Elias.

48 And straight way one of them ran, and toke * a sponge, and filled it with vineger, and put* 1.44 it on a“ 1.45 rede, and gaue him to drinke.

49 Other said, Let be: let vs se, if Elias wil come and saue him.

50 Thē Iesus cryed againe with a loude voyce and yelded vp thex 1.46 gost.

51 And beholde, * they 1.47 vaile of the Temple was rent in twayne, from the top to the bot∣tome, and the earth did quake, & the stones were clouen,

52 And the graues did open them selues, and many bodies of the Sainctes whiche slept, arose,

53 And came out of the graues after his resur∣rection, and went into the“ 1.48 holie Citie, and appeared vnto many.

54 When the Centurion, and they that were* 1.49 with him watching Iesus, sawe the earth∣quake, and the things that were done, they feared greatly, saying, Truelyz 1.50 this was the Sonne of God.

55 ¶ And many women were there, beholding* 1.51 him a farre of, which had folowed Iesus frō Galile, ministring vnto him.

56 Among whome was Marie Magdalene, & Marie the mother of Iames and Ioses, & the mother of Zebedeus sonnes.

57 ¶ * And whē the euē was come, there came aa 1.52 riche man of Arimathea, named Ioseph, who had also him self bene Iesus disciple.

58 He went to Pilate, and asked the bodie of Iesus. Then Pilate commanded the bodie to* 1.53 be deliuered.* 1.54

59 So Ioseph toke the bodie, and wrapped it in a cleane linnen cloth,

60 And put it in his newb 1.55 tōbe, which he had hewen out in a rocke, & rolled a great stone to the dore of the sepulchre, & departed.

61 And there was Marie Magdalene, and the other Marie sitting ouer against the sepul∣chre.

62 ¶ Now the next day that folowed thec 1.56 Pre∣paration (of the Sabbath, the hie Priests and Pharises assembled to Pilate.

63 And said, Sir, we remember that that decei∣uer said, while he was yet aliue, Within thre dayes I wil rise.

64 Commande therefore, that the sepulchre be made sure vntill the third daye, lest his di∣sciples come by nyght, and steale hym a∣way, and say vnto the people, He is risen frō the dead: so shall the lasted 1.57 errour be worse then the first.

65 Then Pilate sayd vnto them, Ye hauee 1.58 a watche: go, and make it sure as ye knowe.

66 And they wente, and made the sepul∣chref 1.59 sure with the watche, and sealed the stone.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Mar. 15. 5.
• * 1.2

  Luk, 22. 66.
• * 1.3

  Iohn. 17. 20.
• a 1.4

  For they had no autoritie to condemne him or to put any to death.
• b 1.5

  Ouer late re∣pentāce bringeth despairetion.
• c 1.6

  Althogh he 〈◊〉〈◊〉 his sinnes, yet is he not dis∣pleased there with, but dispar∣reth in Gods mer cies, and seketh his owne destru∣ction.
• d 1.7

  〈◊〉〈◊〉 hypocri∣tes laye the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 faute vpon 〈◊〉〈◊〉.
• * 1.8

  Act. 1 18.
• e 1.9

  The hypocri∣tes are full of cō∣science in a mat∣ter of nothing at it.
• “ 1.10

  Or, corbana. Act 1. 19.
• f 1.11

  For the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 wes thoght it a great offence to be bu∣ryed in the same place that the strangers were. Mark. 15 3.
• * 1.12

  zach. 11. 13.
• * 1.13

  Luk. 23. 3.
• * 1.14

  Iohn. 18. 33.
• “ 1.15

  Or, quiete.
• g 1.16

  It was a tradi∣tion of the Iewes to deliuer a 〈◊〉〈◊〉 at Easter.
• h 1.17

  This wàs to the greater con∣demnation of Pilate whome neither 〈◊〉〈◊〉 knowledgecolde teache, nor coun sel of others, to defende Christs innocencie.
• * 1.18

  〈◊〉〈◊〉. 15, 〈◊〉〈◊〉.
• * 1.19

  Iuke. 23. 18.
• * 1.20

  Iohn. 18. 40.
• * 1.21

  Act. 3. 14.
• i 1.22

  The multitude preferre the wic ked to the righ∣teous.
• k 1.23

  Pilate beareth witnes that he is innocent, be∣fore he condem∣ne him.
• l 1.24

  If his death be not lawful, let the punishment fall on our heades & our childrens, and as they wisned, so this 〈◊〉〈◊〉 taketh place to this day.
• m 1.25

  To deride him because he called him, self a king.
• * 1.26

  Marke. 15. 16.
• * 1.27

  Iohn. 19. 1.
• * 1.28

  Marke. 15. 22.
• * 1.29

  Iuke. 〈◊〉〈◊〉. 26.
• * 1.30

  Iohn. 9 16.
• n 1.31

  It was a kinde of drinke to 〈◊〉〈◊〉 the vaines, and so to hasten his death, which was giuen him vpon the crosse.
• * 1.32

  Psal. 22. 19.
• * 1.33

  mar. 15. 24.
• o 1.34

  The maner thē was to set vp a writing to signi fie wherefore a man was execu∣ted: but here God gouerned Pilates hand to write other wise then he thoght.
• * 1.35

  Iohn. 2. 19.
• p 1.36

  This was a great tētation, to go about to take from him his 〈◊〉〈◊〉 ste in God, and so to bring him to 〈◊〉〈◊〉.
• * 1.37

  Psal 22 9.
• * 1.38

  VVis. 2. 28.
• q 1.39

  Meaning by this synechdoche the one of the 〈◊〉〈◊〉.
• r 1.40

  That was frō none til thre of the clocke.
• s 1.41

  Of Iewrie and the countrey there about.
• t 1.42

  Not withstan∣ding that he 〈◊〉〈◊〉 him self as it were wounded with God, wrath and forsaken for our sinnes, yet he ceaseth not to put his confi∣dence in God and call vpon him 〈◊〉〈◊〉 which is writen to teache vs in all afflictions to trust stil in God, be the assautes neuer so grie∣uous to the flesh.
• u 1.43

  They mocked at Christs prayer as if it had bene in vaine.
• * 1.44

  Psal. 22. 2.
• “ 1.45

  Or, hyssope ftal ke. Iohn. 19. 29.
• x 1.46

  Voluntarely af ter hehad obeyed his Father in all things.
• y 1.47

  VVhich signi∣fied an end of all the ceremonies of the Lawe.
• “ 1.48

  Or, Ierusalem.
• * 1.49

  Psal. 69. 22.
• z 1.50

  This iudgemēt of an heathen man was suffi∣cient to condem ne the grosse ma∣lice of the Iewes 〈◊〉〈◊〉. 15. 48.
• * 1.51

  〈◊〉〈◊〉 Chro. 3. 14.
• a 1.52

  VVho was so muche the more in danger by de∣claring him self to be Iesus disci∣ple.
• * 1.53

  luk. 23. 50.
• * 1.54

  Iohn. 19. 38.
• b 1.55

  Christs burying 〈◊〉〈◊〉 h so muche more verifie his death and resur∣rection.
• c 1.56

  which was the day before the 〈◊〉〈◊〉.
• d 1.57

  More will fo∣low his doctrine then did 〈◊〉〈◊〉 he was put to death.
• e 1.58

  That is, men appointed for the keping of the Temple.
• f 1.59

  The more that men go about to subdue Christes power the more shewe thei their owne malice, ād procure to them 〈◊〉〈◊〉 the grea∣ter 〈◊〉〈◊〉 for as muche as Gods glorie the more appeareth thereby.