A.D. 30. ... He is brought slaughter; and as a sheep before as a lamb to the her shearers is dumb, so he openeth not his mouth. Is. 53, 7. y Mat. 27, 14. Jno. 19, 10. z Festus, willing to do the Jews a pleasure. Ac. 25, 9. And Gallio drave them (the Jews) from the judgmentseat. Ac. 18, 16. a Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous, (or, an overflowing) but who is able to stand before envy (or jealousy). Pro. 27, 4. b Ye denied the Holy One and the Just, and desired a murderer unto you. Ac. 3, 14. 6 Now at that feast he released unto them one prisoner, whomsoever they desired.* 7And there was one named Barabbas, which lay bound with them that had made insurrection with him, who had committed murder in the insurrection. 8 And the mul titude crying aloud began to desire him to do as he had ever done unto them. 9 But Pilate answered them, saying, "Will ye that I release unto you the King of the Jews?" 10 For he knew that the chief priests had Pilate three times endeavours again to 174 12 And Pilate answered and said to be granted again unto them, "What will ye then that I shall do unto him whom ye call the King of the Jews?" 13 And they cried out (6 again, Crucify him." 14 Then Pilate said unto them, "Why, what evil hath he done?" And they cried out the more exceedingly, "Crucify him." e Yet have I set King upon my holy hill of Zion. Ps. 2, 6. A.D. 30. put it about his head, 18 and began to salute him, "Hail, King of the Jews!" 19 And they smote him on the head with a reed, and did spit upon him, e Ch. 14, 65. and bowing their knees worshipped him. Jesus is led away to Mount Calvary. 176 20 And when they had mocked him, they took off the purple from him, and put his own clothes on him, and led him out to crucify him. 21 And they compel one Simon a Cyrenian, who passed by, coming out of the country, (the father of Alexander and Rufus,) to bear his cross. with hypocritifeasts they cal mockers in gnashed upon me with their teeth. Ps. 35, 16. g...Salute Rufus chosen in the Lord. Ro. 16, 13. h Mat. 27, 33. Lu. 23, 33. Jno. 19, 22 And they bring him unto the terpreted, The place of a skull. 23 And 17. place Golgotha," which is, being inwith myrrh: but he received it not. they gave him to drink wine mingled The soldiers divide and cast lots for the 179 i They part my garments among them, and cast lots upon myvesture. Ps. 22, 18. Mat. 27, 35. Lu. 23, 34. Jno. 19, 23. 24 And when they had crucified him, they parted his garments, casting lots upon them, what every man should take.' 25 And it was the third hour, and they crucified him. 26 And the superscription of his accusation was written over, "THE KING OF THE JEWS." 27 And with him...Looking unto they crucify two thieves; the one on his right hand, and the other on his left. 28 And the Scripture** was fulfilled, which saith," AND HE WAS NUMBERED WITH THE TRANSGRESSORS. Jesus is reviled. 180 29 And they that passed by railed on him, wagging their heads, and "Ah! thou that destroyest saying, the temple, and buildest it in three days, save thyself, and come down 31 Likewise also from the cross.' 30 "He the chief priests mocking said among themselves with the scribes, saved others; himself he cannot save. 32 Let Christ the King of Israel descend now from the cross, that we may see and believe."m And they that were crucified with him reviled him. A.D. 30. n V.25. Mat. 27, 45. Lu. 23, 44. o He sent dark ness and made it dark; and they rebelled not against His word. Ps. 105, 28. P...... About the time of the evening oblation. Da. 9, 21. Ac. 10,3. q Ps. 22, 1. Mat. 27, 46. 19, 29. 8...And Solomon made the vail of blue, and purple, 33 And" when the sixth hour was Ps. 69,21. Jno. stood by, when they heard it, said, and crimson, and fine linen, and wrought cheru bims thereon. 23, 45. My lovers and my friends stand aloof from my sore (or stroke), and my kinsmen (or myneighbors) stand afar off 27, 55, 56. Lu. 23, 49. Jno. 19, Ps. 38, 11. Mat. 25, 27. Ch. 16, 9. Mat. 28, 1. Lu. 8, 2,3. Jno. 20, 11-18. v V. 47. Ch. 16, 1. Mat. 13, 55; and 27, 56, 61. Jno. 19, 25. 1 Co. 9, 5. Ga. 1, 19. Ja. 1, 1. x...The mother of Zebedee's children ... Mat. 20, y... Which minis 20. Ch. 16, 1. tered unto him of their substance. Lu. 8, 3. z... Being a disci ple of Jesus, but secretly, for fear of the Jews...... Jno. 19, 38. Mat. 27,57. Lu. 23,50 a...Many of the brethren in the Lord, waxing bonds, are much confident by my more bold to speak the word without fear. Phi. 1, 14. b... When Jesus therefore had received the vine gar, he said, It is finished; and He bowed His head, and gave up the ghost. Jno. 19, 30. c Mat. 27, 58. Jno. 19, 38. come to take him down." 66 37 And Jesus cried with a loud voice, and gave up the ghost. 38 And the vails of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom. 39 And when the centurion, which stood over against him, saw that he so cried out, and gave up the ghost, he said, " "Truly this man was the Son of God." 40 There were also women looking on afar off: among whom was Mary Magdalene, and Mary" the mother of James the less and of Joses, and Salome; (41 who also, when he was in Galilee, followed him, and ministered unto him ;) and many other women which came up with him unto Jerusalem. Joseph and Nicodemus bury the body of Jesus. 184 A.D. 30. wrapped him in the linen,d and laid 23, 53. Jno. 19, 38-42. e What hast thou here? and whom hast thou here Mary Magdalene, and the other Mary, and the 185 that thou hast hewed thee out a sepulchre here him out a sepulchre on high, & that graveth an habitation for himself in a rock. 47 And Mary Magdalene and Mary as hethatheweth the mother of Joses beheld where he was laid. ND when the sabbath was 16 past, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome, had bought sweet spices, that And they buried they might come and anoint him. Mary Magdalene, the other Mary, and Salome, 190 leave their homes very early to go to the sepulchre. 2 And very early in the morning Mary Magdalene, the other Mary, and Salome, 193 42 And now when the even was eleven as they sat Pat meat, and upbraided them with their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they believed not them which had seen him after he was risen. Jesus leads out his apostles to Bethany, and 210 gives them their final commission. ye A.D. 30. the kindreds of the nations shall worship before Thee. Ps. 22, 27. s He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God abideth on him. Jn. 3,36. 5, 16; and 8, 7; and 16, 18; and 19, 12. 2 Ki. 4, 39-41. u Ac. 3, 6, 8, 12, 16; 4, 10, 22, 30; 5, 15, 16; 9, 17, 18. into all the world, and preach the 15 And he said unto them, "Go Gospel to every creature." 16 Het Lu. 10, 17. Ac. that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned. 17 And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues; 18 they shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover."" 19 So then after the Lord had spoken unto them, he was received up into heaven, and sat on the right hand of God." 20 And they went forth, and preached every where, the Lord working with them, and confirming the word with signs following. Amen. unto my Lord, right hand, until The Lord said Sit thou at my I make thine enemies thy foot stool. Ps. 110, 1. 1 Pe. 3, 22. x God also bear ing them wit ness, both with signs and won ders, and with divers miracles, and gifts of the Holy Ghost, according to His own will. He.2, 4. Ac. 5, 12; & 14, 3. THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO ST. LUKE. OF the personal history of Luke, the author of this Gospel, not much is known. He refers to himself for the first time in Acts xvi. 10, 11, as the companion of Paul at Troas; and he alludes to himself again repeatedly in the same character. It is believed that he was the same who is mentioned in Col. iv. 14; 2 Tim. iv. 11; and Philemon ver. 24. He was probably a gentile, and, according to ecclesiastical tradition, a native of Antioch; a supposition which is entirely in keeping with his mode of referring to that city in the Acts. In Col. iv. 14, he is styled "the beloved physician," and the use he makes of correct medical phraseology confirms the application of the passage to him. This title, although it does not imply so much as the name conveys to modern ears, renders it certain that he was a man of education. This Gospel is evidently the production of an intelligent and well-informed Greek. But his very extensive and accurate acquaintance with all Jewish rites and usages, arose most probably from his close intimacy with St. Paul. Indeed the spirit of the great apostle of the gentiles pervades every page of this very full and comprehensive Gospel, which is not Jewish but universal; presenting to us Jesus as the desire of all nations, the great Deliverer, who was to satisfy the expectations of the whole family of man. That this was the idea of St. Luke may be gathered from his not recording our Lord's prohibition to the twelve from going into any villages of the Samaritans, and his tracing the genealogy of Jesus up to Adam. St. Luke was not an eye witness of what he records, but he accurately investigated every thing, deriving his information, as he tells us, from original sources (i. 3.); either from the testimony of others, such as the mother of our Lord, or from authentic documents, such as the Jewish genealogies and the Roman registers. St. Luke differs from the "many" who had undertaken to narrate the life and sayings of our Lord, in his being under the superintendence of that Divine Spirit, which, while it left the sacred writers under the guidance of their own judgment, infallibly preserved them from error. It was probably composed during Paul's imprisonment at Cæsarea, about the year 58, and published at Rome during Paul's first imprisonment. c For it seemed good to the Holy Ghost and to us ...Ac. 15, 28...... c* Peter rehearsed the matter from the beginning, it by order unto followed cun fables, when we made known un THER B. C. 6. JERUSALEM.—John's birth foretold. B 3 5HERE was in the days of Herod, the king of Judæa, a and expounded certain priest named Zacharias, of them...Ac. 11, 4. the course of Abia: and his wife was d For we have not of the daughters of Aaron, and her ningly devised name was Elisabeth. And they were both righteous before God, to you the power walking in all the commandments and our Lord Jesus ordinances of the Lord blameless." Christ, but were 7 And they had no child, because that His majesty. Elisabeth was barren, and they both e And David dis- were now well stricken" in years. tributed them... 8 And it came to pass, that while he eighth to Abijah. executed the priest's office before God 1 Ch. 24, 3--10. in the order of his course, according 1-8. 1 Ki. 9, 4. to the custom of the priest's office, not be ashamed, his lot was to burn incense when he and coming of eyewitnesses of 2 Pe. 1, 16. by lot......the f Ge. 6,9. Job 1, g...Then shall I 9 11 And there ap-h... from the age peared unto him an angel of the Lord of 50 years they shall cease wait ing upon the ser vice thereof (He. return from the warfare of the service), & shall serve no more. Nu. 8, 25. i Ex. 30, 7, 8. entered into the holyplaces made with hands, which are the figures of the true; but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us. He. 9, 24. Le. 16, 17. 7 Ju. 13, 22. m O that the salvation of Israel were come out of Zion... Ps. 53, 6. n Ch. 7, 28. o Je. 1, 5. fell upon him. 13 But the angel said Mat. 11, 14. Ma. 9, 12, 13. a Or, by. q 1 Pe. 2, 9. Then Abraham fell upon his face and laughed, and said in his heart, Ve. 26. Da. 8, 16; and 9, 21. u Is anything too Lord? At the time appointed I to time of shall have a son. rated the tribe before the Lord, BEFORE A.D.5. | speak unto thee, and to shew thee | these glad tidings. 20 And, behold, hard for the thou shalt be dumb, and not able to speak, until the day that these things will return unto shall be performed, because thou bethee, according lievest not my words, which shall be life, and Sarah fulfilled in their season.' 7726 21 And the Ge. 18, 14. people waited for Zacharias, and The Lord sepa-marvelled that he tarried so long in of Levi...to stand the temple. 22 And when he came to minister unto out, he could not speak unto them: him, and to bless and they perceived that he had seen a vision in the temple: for he beckSpeak unto Aa- oned unto them, and remained speechsons, saying, Onless. 23 And it came to pass, that, bless the chil- as soon as the days of his ministration dren of Israel, were accomplished, he departed to them, The Lord his own house. 24 And after those keep thee; the days his wife Elisabeth conceived, Lord make His and hid herself five months, saying, face shine upon 25 6 Thus hath the Lord dealt with cious unto thee, me in the days wherein he looked His countenance on me, to take away my reproach" among men." in His name. De. 10, 8. ron and unto his this wise ye shall saying unto bless thee, and thee, and be gra the Lord lift up upon thee, and give thee peace. Nu. 6, 23-26. cheshe (Ra B.C.5. NAZARETH.-Birth of Jesus foretold. conceived and bare a son, and said, God hath taken away Ge. 30, 23. 1 Sa. 1,6. 18.54, 1, 4. gin shall con my reproach. ...Behold, a vir ceive and bear a son, and shall Immanuel. Is. 4 26 And in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth, 27 to a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin's name was call his name, Mary. 28 And the angel came in un7, 14. Ge. 3, 15. to her, and said, "Hail! thou that art highly favoured, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women!" 29 And when she saw him, she was troubled at his saying, and cast in her mind what manner of saluunto him, the tation this should be. 30 And the thee, thou migh-angel said unto her, "Fear not, Mary: ty man of valour. for thou hast found favour with God. his kingdom to order it, and to establish it with judgment & with justice, from henceforth even for ever. Is. 9, 6, 7. d...And Manoah unto the angel, "How shall this be, | BEFORE A.D. 5. seeing I know not a man?" 35 And the angel answered and said unto her, "The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God." said, Now let thy 36 And, behold, thy cousin Elisabeth, she hath also conceived a son in her old age: and this is the sixth month with her, who was called barren. Who can bring 37 For with God nothing shall be im Ze. 8, 6. Mat. 19, 26. i Ps. 116, 16. k...Stablish thy word unto thy servant, who is devoted to thy fear. Ps. 119,38. 7 Jos. 21, 11. m Blessed above women shall Jael the wife of Heber the Kenite be; blessed shall she be above women in the tent. Ju. 5, 24. n... Ye call me, Master and Lord, and ye say well, for so I am. Jno. 13, 13. o Ve. 41. B. C. 5. HEBRON.—Mary visits Elisabeth. 39 And Mary arose in those days, 18, 27. Je.32, 17. and went into the hill' country with haste, into a city of Juda; 40 and entered into the house of Zacharias, and saluted Elisabeth. 41 And it came to pass, that, when Elisabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb; and Elisabeth was filled with the Holy Ghost: 42 and she spake out with a loud voice, and said," Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb. 43 And whence is this to me, that the mother of my Lord" should come to me? 44 For, lo, as soon as the voice of thy salutation sounded in y Or, which believ mine ears, the babe leaped in my womb for joy. 45 And blessed is she that believed: for there shall be a performance of those things which were told her from the Lord."? 46 And Mary said, "My soul doth magnify the Lord, 48 For he hath regarded the low es- 49 For he that is mighty hath done to And holy is his name. 50 And his mercy' is on them that fear him ed that there shall be. p2 Ch. 20, 20. q...And Hannah prayed, and said, My heart rejoiceth in the Lord, mine horn is exalted in the Lord...1 Sa. 2, 1. ...Who remembered us in our low estate; for His mercy endureth for ever. Ps. 136, 23. s Blessed is the womb that bare thee, and the paps which thou hast sucked. Ch. 11, 27. t...The mercy of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting upon them that fear Him. Ps. 103, 17. Ge. 17,7. Ex.20,6. |