And they that were 44 The robbers also, who were crucified crucified with him with him, reviled reviled him. him in the same manner. malefactors that were 25 Now there stood by the cross of Jesus, his mother, and his mother's sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene. 26 When Jesus therefore saw his mother, and the disciple whom St. Luke's definite information corrects the inference which had been formed by those persons who gave information to the two former Evangelists.-One only of the malefactors reviled our Lord. + Or, in the abode of the righteous dead, ev 74 πapadeow. MATT. XXVII. MARK XV. LUKE XXIII. 45 Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land until the ninth hour. 46 And about the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, "Eli! Eli! lama sabacthani!" that is, 44 Now it was about the sixth hour, and there was darkness over all the land until the ninth hour. 45 And the sun was 33 Now when it was My God! my God! why hast thou forsaken hast thou forsaken me! 47 But some me! 35 And some of them that stood of them that stood there, when they by, when they heard heard this, said, "This it, said, "Behold, man calleth Elijah." he calleth Elijah." 48 And straightway 36 And one ran and one of them ran, and filled a spunge full took a spunge, and of vinegar, and put it filled it with vinegar, on a reed, and gave and put it on a reed him to drink, saying, and gave him to drink. 49 But the rest said, "Let him alone: let us see if Elijah is coming to save him." "Let him alone: let us 50 And Jesus, hav37 And Jesus uting again cried with tered a loud cry, and a loud voice, ex- expired. pired. + Ps. 22 1. 46 And when Jesus voice, he said, "Fa-ceived the vinegar, This clause may refer to the preceding, rather than to "saith". "It is and he + άφηκε το πνευμα sent forth the last breath. Mark and Luke have εξέπνευσε: John, παρέδωκε TO πVEνμA. All have the same import. See Kuinoel. • Luke records the rending of the veil, in ver. 45, as if preceding the period of our Lord's death. ↑ Or, and came forth out of the tombs, and after his resurrection entered into the holy city.-Perhaps St. Matthew intended the clause after his resurrection' to refer to the whole-to the raising of the 'holy persons,' as well as to their coming forth and entering into Jerusalem: but if their resurrection took place at the time of our Lord's death, he was still the first fruits' of a resurrection to an immortal life.— See Dr. Benson's Life of Christ, p. 685. More closely, Certainly this man was righteous. § του μικρού. MATT. XXVII. JOHN XIX. 31 THE Jews therefore, because it was the preparation-day, in order that the bodies might not remain upon the cross on the sabbath, (for the day of that sabbath was a great day), entreated Pilate that their legs might be broken, and that they might be taken away. 32 The soldiers came therefore, and brake the legs of the first, and of the other that was crucified with him. 33 But when they came to Jesus, and saw that he was already dead, they brake not his legs: 4 but one of the soldiers with his spear pierced his side, and straightway there came forth blood and water. 35 And he that saw it hath borne testimony, (and his testimony is true, and he knoweth that he saith true), that ye also might believe. 36 For these things were done that the scripture Ex. 12; 46. should be fulfilled, 'A bone of it shall not be broken.' 37 And again, another scripture saith, They shall look on him whom they pierced.' Zech. 12: 10 SECT. XVI. The Burial of Jesus. MARK XV. LUKE XXIII. JOHN XIX. 57 Now when it 42 AND when it was 50 AND, behold, 38 Now after these was evening, there now evening, be- there was a man, by things, Joseph of Aricame a rich man from cause it was the pre- name Joseph, who mathea, (who was a Arimathea, whose paration - day, (that was a councillor, a disciple of Jesus, but Joseph, is, the day before the good and righteous secretly through fear who also was himself sabbath),43there came man, 51 (this man of the Jews), entreated a disciple of Jesus. Joseph of Arimathea, had not consented Pilate that he might name was • Or, member of the Sanhedrim, Bovdevτng. MATT. XXVII. 58 This man went to Pilate, and asked for the body of Jesus. an honourable coun- to their counsel and mathea, a city of the JOHN XIX. take away the body of Jesus: and Pilate gave him leave. He came therefore, and took away the body of Jesus. 39 And there came also Nicodemus, (he that at the first came to Jesus by night), bringing a mixture of myrrh and aloes, in weight about a hundred pounds.+ 40 They took thereThen Pilate fore the body of Jesus, and bound it in linen manded the body he knew the fact from to be given to him. the centurion, he bands with the spices, 59 And when Joseph granted the body to as the manner of the had taken the body, Joseph. 46 And having Jews is to prepare for burial. 41 Now in the he wrapped it in clean bought fine linen, and fine linen, and laid taken him down, he also, who had come place where he was it in his own new se. wrapped him in the li- with him from Gali- crucified there was a pulchre, which he had nen, and laid him in a lee, followed after, garden: and in the hewn out in the rock; sepulchre which had and observed the garden a new sepul. and he rolled a great been hewn out of a sepulchre, and how chre, wherein no had ever yet stone to the entrance rock, and rolled a stone his body was laid. one of the sepulchre, and unto the entrance 56 And they returned, been laid. departed. Now Mary of the sepulchre.§ Magdalene was there, 47 And Mary Magand the other Mary, dalene and Mary the sitting over against mother of Joses beheld the sepulchre.§ where he was laid. and prepared spices • Or, a man of great estimation, a member of the Sanhedrim. + St. John alone mentions Nicodemus, and the situation of the sepulchre. 42 There laid they Jesus therefore, on account of the preparation - day of the Jews; because the sepulchre was near. tit. dawned, εTEOWOKE. This word strictly refers to the dawning light of morning; so Matt. xxviii. 1: but it appears (see Kninoel) that the Jews lighted up lamps at the approach of the sabbath; and the use of the word may possibly have been caused by that circumstance. In Matt. xxvii. 61, 64, 66, and xxviii. 1, Tapoc is employed; but in all other instances (except Luke xxviii. 53) μvnμetov, which has hitherto been rendered tomb. From the associations with the word sepulchre in relation to the tomb of Jesus, both of the Greek words are rendered by it. |