_When Jesus had spoken these words_ Had delivered the discourse recorded above, and concluded his intercessory prayer; _he went with his disciples over the brook Cedron_ On the other side of which _was a garden_, known by the name of the garden of Gethsemane; (see notes on Matthew 26:36;) and probab... [ Continue Reading ]
_Jesus, knowing all things that should come upon him_ That is, knowing, not only in general, that he must suffer a variety of insults, tortures, and even death itself, but also all the particular circumstances of ignominy and horror that should attend his sufferings; _went forth_ Namely, after his r... [ Continue Reading ]
_Then the band_, &c. To whom Jesus, without any opposition, surrendered himself; _took and bound him_ Foolishly supposing, that he might attempt to make his escape. _And led him away to Annas_ Annas had been high-priest before his son-in-law Caiaphas. And though he had for some time resigned that of... [ Continue Reading ]
_Simon Peter followed_ See note on Matthew 26:58; Luke 22:54; _and so did another disciple_ Generally supposed to have been John himself, it being the manner of this evangelist to speak of himself in the third person. Grotius however, is of opinion, that the disciple intended was not one of the twel... [ Continue Reading ]
_The high-priest then asked Jesus_ As he stood before him; of _his disciples, and of his doctrine_ What it was that he taught, and with what view he had gathered so many followers. In these questions there was a great deal of art. For, as the crime laid to our Lord's charge was, that he set himself... [ Continue Reading ]
_Then led they Jesus from Caiaphas unto the hall of judgment_ Το πραιτωριον, _the pretorium_, the governor's palace. Properly speaking, the pretorium was that part of the palace where the soldiers kept guard, Mark 15:16; but in common language it was applied to the palace in general. The Jewish high... [ Continue Reading ]
_Pilate then went out and said, What accusation bring ye against this man?_ This was the most natural question imaginable for a judge to ask on such an occasion; nevertheless the priests thought themselves affronted by it. _They answered_, haughtily, _If he were not a malefactor_ Greek, κακοποιος, a... [ Continue Reading ]
_Then Pilate entered into the judgment-hall again_ See the note on Matthew 27:11. It seems, as the governor had heard an honourable report of Jesus, and observed in his silence, under the accusations brought against him, an air of meek majesty and greatness of spirit, rather than any consciousness o... [ Continue Reading ]