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MATTHEW.

CHAP. XXVII.

MARK.

СНАР. ХУ.

Jews? And Jefus faid And he answering faid unto him, Thou fayeft. to him, Thou fayeft it.

12 And when he was accused of the chief priests and elders,

he answered nothing.

13 Then faith Pilate unto him, Heareft thou not how many things they witness against thee?

14 And he answered him to never a word, infomuch that the governour marvelled greatly..

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33 Then Pilate entred into the judgmenthall again, and called Jefus, and faid unto him, Art thou the king of the Jews?

34 Jefus anfwered him, Sayeft thou this thing of thy felf, or did others tell it thee of me?

35 Pilate anfwered, Am I a Jew? Thine own nation, and the chief priests have delivered thee unto me:

Fems, which he own'd without the leaft concern. In the mean time the Members of the Sanhedrim alledg'd many crimes against him, which Jefus difdain'd to anfwer, not willing to do or fay any thing that might argue a defire to escape death. Pilat, who knew not his defign, ask'd him why he took no notice of what they laid to his charge, and whether he did not hear what he was accus'd of. But Fefus continued ftill filent, which made Pilat greatly marvel..

Then coming again into the Judgment-Hall, he fent for Jefus, while the Jews were without, and ask'd him a fecond time whether he were indeed the King of the Jews. Jefus ask'd him in his turn, whether he put the Question to him of his own accord, or being inftigated by the Jews? To whom Pilat in a fort of Paf fion; I am no Jer, faid he, nor defirous to be acquainted with any of their Cuf tems: Thy own Countrymen, and the Chief Priests have deliver 'd thee into my

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4 Then faid Pilate to the chief priests, and to the people, I find no fault in this man.

5 And they were the more fierce, faying, he stirreth up the people, teaching throughout all Jewry, beginning from Galilee to this place.

JOHN.

CHAP. XVIII.
What haft thou done?

36 Jefus answered, My kingdom is not of this world: if my kingdom were of this world, then would my fervants fight, that I should not be delivered to the Jews: but now is my kingdom not from hence.

37 Pilate therefore said to him, Art thou a king then? Jefus anfwered, Thou fayeft that I am a king. To this end was I born, and for this caufe came into the world, that I should bear witness to the truth. Every one that is of the truth, heareth my voice.

38 Pilate faith unto him, What is truth? And when he had faid this, he went out again to the Jews, and faith unto them, I find in him no fault at all.

hands: Wherein haft thou offended them? Jefus then told him he was truly call'd the King of the Jews, but that his Regal Dignity was not of that nature, as to create the leaft jealoufy among the Romans, his Kingdom_ not being Terrestrial like that. of the Roman Empire. For had his Kingdom bin of this World, he should. have rais'd-Men to defend him against the Power of the fews his Enemies. But, faid he, my Kingdom, as I have told thee, is not of this World. Which when Pilat heard, he faid, Thou art then a King however. To whom Jefus made anfwer, Thou fayeft I am a King, and that truly; for this purpose was I born, that I might found an Empire, and I am come to Men on purpose to fhow them the Truth which whoever loves, eafily affents unto me. Pilat then prefently inquir'd what that fame Truth was which Jesus taught, but without ftaying for an Answer; and perceiving plainly that Jefus was no way difpos'd to caule a Rebellion, he went out to the Jews, and told them he found no manner of crime in him. But they the more vehemently urg'd against him, that his Doctrin tended to stir up the Jews to Rebellion, and that he had spread it abroad over all Judea, not excepting Ferufalem, having begun in Galilee,

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CHA P. XXIII.

6 When Pilate heard of Galilee, he asked whether the man were a Galilean.

7 And as foon as he knew that he belonged unto Herods jurifdiction, he fent him to Herod, who himself was alfo at Jerufalem at that time.

8 And when Herod faw Jefus, he was exceeding glad for he was defirous to fee him of a long feafon, because he had heard many things of him; and he hoped to have seen some miracle done by him.

9 Then he questioned with him in many words: but he anfwered him nothing.

10 And the chief priests and fcribes ftood and vehemently accufed him.

II And Herod with his men of war fet him at nought, and mocked him, and arrayed him in a gorgeous robe, and fent him again to Pilate.

12 And the fame day Pilate and Herod were made friends together; for before they were at enmity between them felves.

Јони.

Pilat hearing Galilee mention'd, inquir'd whether he were a Galilean: which being inform'd of, he commanded him to be carried before Herod Antipas, who at that time was in Jerufalem, as one born and educated in his Province'; requiring his Accufers alfo to repair thither, and impeach him; Herod being better acquainted with the Bufinefs. Herod at the fight of Jefus was extremely pleas'd,hoping to fee fome Miracle perform'd by him in his prefence. To which end he put feveral Questions to him, to which Jefus difdain'd making any reply, not willing to fatif fy a vain curiofity, or fhow any reluctancy againit the Death he knew he was to fuffer. In the mean while feveral Members of the Sanhedrim prefer'd their Accufations against him. Herod, not being able to get any answer from him, nor judging him any way formidable to the Roman Government, he and his Courtiers had him in derifion, and having caus'd him to be cloth'd in a white Robe as a token of his Innocency, he fent him back to Pilat. Before that Herod and Pila, had bin at variance, but upon this occafion were that day reconcil'd.

Jefus

MATTHEW.

CHAP. XXVII.

15 Now at that

MARK.
СНАР. ХУ.

6 Now at that feast

LUKE.

CHA P. XXIII.

13 And Pilate when he had called together the chief priests, and the rulers, and the people,

14 Said unto them, Ye have brought this man unto me, as one that perverteth the people and behold, I have examined him before you, have found no fault in this man touching those things whereof ye accufe him ;

16 No, nor yet Herod: for I fent you to him, and lo nothing worthy of death is done unto him.

16 I will therefore chaftife him, and releafe him.

17 For of neceffity

feaft the governour he released unto them he must release one was wont to release to one prifoner,

the people a prisoner, whom they would.

JOHN.

CHA P. XVIII.

39 But ye have a, cuftom, that I should

unto them at the release unto you one

whom- feast..

foever they defired...

then a notable prifoner, named Barabbas,

16 And they had

7 And there was one

called Barabbas..

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Fefus being brought back to Pilat, be fummon'd the Sanhedrim and the rest of the fews, whom he thus accofted; You have brought, faid he, this Man before me as one turbulent and feditious, and that has endeavor'd to raise a mutiny against the Roman Government. I have examin'd him, and find him not guilty of what you lay to his charge, nor yet Herod the Tetrarch of Galilee (in whole Jurisdiction you fay he was born and bred), who has alfo acquitted him. I will therefore chaftife him, and fet him free. Now it was cuftomary for the Governors of Judea : to gratify the Jews with the releafe of a Prifoner during the feftival of the Paffover.. At that time having a notorious Robber, whofe name was Barabbas, that was taken

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with feveral feditious Perfons in a Riot, and had likewife committed Murder; and the Multitude importuning Pilat that according to cuftom, he would releafe a Prifoner, as he had always done fince he govern'd Judea: Pilat therefore demanded which they would rather have fet free, Jefus call'd the Meffiah or King of the Jews, or Barabbas? For Pilat knew very well that the Chief Priests fought his death out of envy to the great Efteem he had among the People by his Doctrine and Miracles, (having before heard of the Fame of Jefus) not that they thought him guilty of any capital Crime. (While thefe things were tranfacting, Pilat's Wife fent to him, as he was fitting upon the Tribunal, intreating him to fpare that innocent Perfon whom the Jews accus'd, affirming the had bin greatly troubl'd in a Dream wherein he feem'd to condemn him.) Pilat

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