When the morning was come, all the chief priests and elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death: For the exposition of this portion, see the note at , etc. This portion is special to Matthew. On the progress of guilt in the traitor, see the notes at Mark 14:1, Remark 8;... [ Continue Reading ]
Then Judas, which had betrayed him, when he saw that he was condemned, repented himself, and brought again the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders, THEN JUDAS, WHICH HAD BETRAYED HIM, WHEN HE SAW THAT HE WAS CONDEMNED. The condemnation, even though not unexpected, might well... [ Continue Reading ]
Saying, I have sinned in that I have betrayed the innocent blood. And they said, What is that to us? see thou to that. SAYING, I HAVE SINNED IN THAT I HAVE BETRAYED THE INNOCENT BLOOD. What a testimony this to Jesus! Judas had been with Him in all circumstances for three years; his post, as treas... [ Continue Reading ]
And he cast down the pieces of silver in the temple, and departed, and went and hanged himself. AND HE CAST DOWN THE PIECES OF SILVER. The sarcastic, diabolical reply which he had got, in place of the sympathy which perhaps he expected, would deepen his remorse into an agony. IN THE TEMPLE, [ e... [ Continue Reading ]
And the chief priests took the silver pieces, and said, It is not lawful for to put them into the treasury, because it is the price of blood. AND THE CHIEF PRIESTS TOOK THE SILVER PIECES, AND SAID, IT IS NOT LAWFUL FOR TO PUT THEM INTO THE TREASURY, [ korbanan (G2878)] - 'the Corban,' or chest c... [ Continue Reading ]
And they took counsel, and bought with them the potter's field, to bury strangers in. AND THEY TOOK COUNSEL, AND BOUGHT WITH THEM THE POTTER'S FIELD, TO BURY STRANGERS IN.... [ Continue Reading ]
Wherefore that field was called, The field of blood, unto this day. WHEREFORE THAT FIELD WAS CALLED, THE FIELD OF BLOOD, UNTO THIS DAY.... [ Continue Reading ]
Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremy the prophet, saying, And they took the thirty pieces of silver, the price of him that was valued, whom they of the children of Israel did value; THEN WAS FULFILLED THAT WHICH WAS SPOKEN BY JEREMY THE PROPHET, SAYING (ZECHARIAH 11:12 ), AND THEY TOO... [ Continue Reading ]
And gave them for the potter's field, as the Lord appointed me. AND GAVE THEM FOR THE POTTER'S FIELD, AS THE LORD APPOINTED ME. Never was a complicated prophecy, otherwise hopelessly dark, more marvelously fulfilled. Various conjectures have been formed to account for Matthew's ascribing to Jerem... [ Continue Reading ]
And Jesus stood before the governor: and the governor asked him, saying, Art thou the King of the Jews? And Jesus said unto him, Thou sayest. For the exposition, see the notes at Luke 23:1, and at John 18:28.... [ Continue Reading ]
Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the common hall, and gathered unto him the whole band of soldiers. For the exposition, see the notes at Mark 15:16.... [ Continue Reading ]
They gave him vinegar to drink mingled with gall: and when he had tasted thereof he would not drink They gave him vinegar to drink mingled with gall: and when he had tasted thereof, he would not drink. For the exposition, see the notes at John 19:18.... [ Continue Reading ]
And, behold, the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom; and the earth did quake, and the rocks rent; AND, BEHOLD, THE VEIL OF THE TEMPLE WAS RENT IN TWAIN FROM THE TOP TO THE BOTTOM. This was the thick and gorgeously-worked veil which was hung between the "holy place" an... [ Continue Reading ]
And the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints which slept arose, AND THE GRAVES WERE OPENED; AND MANY BODIES OF THE SAINTS WHICH SLEPT AROSE,... [ Continue Reading ]
And came out of the graves after his resurrection, and went into the holy city, and appeared unto many. AND CAME OUT OF THE GRAVES AFTER HIS RESURRECTION. These sleeping saints (see the note at ) were Old Testament believers, who-according to the usual punctuation in our version-were quickened in... [ Continue Reading ]
Now when the centurion, and they that were with him, watching Jesus, saw the earthquake, and those things that were done, they feared greatly, saying, Truly this was the Son of God. NOW WHEN THE CENTURION - the military superintendent of the execution, AND THEY THAT WERE WITH HIM WATCHING JESUS,... [ Continue Reading ]
And many women were there beholding afar off, which followed Jesus from Galilee, ministering unto him: AND MANY WOMEN WERE THERE BEHOLDING AFAR OFF, WHICH FOLLOWED JESUS, [ eekoloutheesan (G190)]. The sense here would be better brought out by the use of the pluperfect, 'which had followed Jesus.... [ Continue Reading ]
Among which was Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James and Joses, and the mother of Zebedee's children. AMONG WHICH WAS MARY MAGDALENE (SEE THE NOTE AT ), AND MARY THE MOTHER OF JAMES AND JOSES - the wife of Cleophas, or rather Clopas, and sister of the Virgin (). See the notes at . AND... [ Continue Reading ]
When the even was come, there came a rich man of Arimathaea, named Joseph, who also himself was Jesus' disciple: For the exposition of this portion, see the notes at John 19:38.... [ Continue Reading ]
And there was Mary Magdalene, and the other Mary, sitting over against the sepulchre. AND THERE WAS MARY MAGDALENE, AND THE OTHER MARY - "the mother of James and Joses," mentioned before (p. 56). SITTING OVER AGAINST THE SEPULCHRE. See the note at .... [ Continue Reading ]
Now the next day, that followed the day of the preparation, the chief priests and Pharisees came together unto Pilate, NOW THE NEXT DAY, THAT FOLLOWED THE DAY OF THE PREPARATION - that is, after six o'clock of our Saturday evening. The crucifixion took place on the Friday, and all was not over u... [ Continue Reading ]
Saying, Sir, we remember that that deceiver said, while he was yet alive, After three days I will rise again. SAYING, SIR, WE REMEMBER THAT THAT DECEIVER - Never, remarks Bengel, will you find the heads of the people calling Jesus by His own name. And yet here there is betrayed a certain uneasiness... [ Continue Reading ]
Command therefore that the sepulchre be made sure until the third day, lest his disciples come by night, and steal him away, and say unto the people, He is risen from the dead: so the last error shall be worse than the first. COMMAND THEREFORE THAT THE SEPULCHRE BE MADE SURE - by a Roman guard,... [ Continue Reading ]
Pilate said unto them, Ye have a watch: go your way, make it as sure as ye can. PILATE SAID UNTO THEM, YE HAVE A WATCH. The guards had already acted under orders of the Sanhedrim, with Pilate's consent; but probably they were not clear about employing them as a night-watch without Pilate's expre... [ Continue Reading ]
So they went, and made the sepulchre sure, sealing the stone, and setting a watch. SO THEY WENT, AND MADE THE SEPULCHRE SURE, SEALING THE STONE - which Mark () says was "very great," AND SETTING A WATCH - to guard it. What more could man do? But while they are trying to prevent the resurrectio... [ Continue Reading ]