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lamented him. But Jesus turning unto them, said, "Daughters of Jerusalem, weep not for me, but weep for your"selves, and for your children. For, 'behold, the days are coming, in the "which they shall say, Blessed are the "barren, and the wombs that never bare, "and the paps which never gave suck. "Then shall they begin to say to the "mountains, Fall on us; and to the "hills, Cover us. For if they do these "things in a green tree, what shall be "done in the dry?"

And there were also two other, malefactors, led with him to be put to death.

And when they were come to the place, 34John xix. 17. which is called Calvary, "in the Hebrew 35 Mark xv. 22. Golgotha, "which is, being interpreted, 36Mt. xxvii. 34. the place of a skull, they gave him

vinegar to drink mingled with gall: and

when he had tasted thereof, he would 37Mk. xv. 23. not drink;-"and wine mingled with 38Lk. xxiii. 33. myrrh: but he received it not. 38There 39 Mt. xxvii.38. they crucified him, and the two thieves 40 Mark xv. 27. with him; 4othe one on his right hand, 41 John xix. 18. and the other on his left; and Jesus 42 Mark xv. 28. in the midst. And the Scripture was fulfilled, which saith, And he was num42Lk. xxiii. 34. bered with the transgressors. Then said Jesus, "Father, forgive them; for 44Mark xv. 25• “ they know not what they do." "And it was the third hour.

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45 And sitting down they watched him 45Mt. xxvii. 36. there. 46 And Pilate wrote a title, and 46John xix. 19. put it on the cross: "and the super- 47Mark xv. 26. scription of his accusation was set up Mt. xxvii.37. over his head. 46 And the writing was 49in letters of 5oHebrew, THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS,-50and Greek, 46 JESUS OF NAZARETH THE KING OF THE

JEWS,

JEWS.

and Latin, 47THE KING OF THE 50This title then read many of

the Jews; for the place where Jesus was

49Lk. xxiii. 38. 50 John xix. 20.

crucified was nigh to the city. Then 51Jn.xix. 21-24 said the chief priests of the Jews to Pilate, Write not, The King of the Jews; but that he said, I am King of the Jews. Pilate answered, What I have written, I have written.

Then the soldiers, when they had crucified Jesus, took his garments, and made four parts, to every soldier a part; and also his coat: now the coat was without seam, woven from the top throughout. They said therefore among themselves, Let us not rend it, but cast lots for it, whose it shall be that the Scripture might be fulfilled, which was 52Mt. xxvii.35. spoken by the Prophet, "They parted

These things

my raiment among them, and for my
vesture they did cast lots.
therefore the soldiers did.
soldiers also mocked him,

53 And the 53Lk xxiii36,37 coming to

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54Lk. xxiii. 35.

55 Mt. xxvii. 39. 56 Mk. xv.29,30

57 Mt. xxvii. 40,41.

him, and offering him vinegar, and saying, If thou be the King of the Jews, save thyself.

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And the people stood beholding. And they that passed by reviled him, 56and railed on him, wagging their heads, and saying, Ah! thou that destroyest the temple, and buildest it in three days, save thyself; and, "if thou be the Son of God, come down from the cross. Likewise also the chief priests, mocking him with the scribes and elders, and the rulers also with them, derided him, saying among themselves, "He saved others; let him save himself, if he be 56 Mat.xxvii. 42 Christ, the chosen of God: 58himself he cannot save. If he be the King of Israel, 59 Mark xv. 32. let Christ the King of Israel descend now from the cross, that we may see; 60 Mt. xxvii. 42-44. 60 and we will believe him. He trusted in God; let him deliver him now, if he will have him: for he said, I am the Son of God. The thieves also, which were crucified with him, cast the same in his teeth, and reviled him.

61 Jn. xix. 25-27

61Now there stood by the cross of Jesus his mother, and his mother's sister, Mary the wife of Cleophas, and Mary Magdalene. When Jesus therefore saw his mother, and the disciple standing by, whom he loved, he saith unto his mother,

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Woman, behold thy son!" Then saith he to the disciple, "Behold thy mother!" And from that hour that disciple took her unto his own home.

62 And one of the malefactors which 62Lk. xxiii. 39-44. were hanged railed on him, saying, If thou be Christ, save thyself and us. But the other answering rebuked him, saying, Dost not thou fear God, seeing thou art in the same condemnation ? And we indeed justly; for we receive the due reward of our deeds: but this man hath done nothing amiss. And he said unto Jesus, Lord, remember me when thou comest into thy kingdom. And Jesus said unto him, "Verily I say "unto thee, To-day shalt thou be with

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the sixth hour.

And it was about

64Lk. xxiii. 45. 65 Mat.xxvii.45,46.

63 And when the sixth hour was come, Mark xv. 33. 64the sun was darkened. 65Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land until the ninth hour. And at

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the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, "Eloi! Eloi ! lama "sabachthani ?" which is, being interpreted, My God! my God! why hast thou forsaken me? And some of them that stood by, when they heard it, said, Behold, he calleth Elias. 67After this, 67Jn.xix. 28,29 Jesus knowing that all things were now

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accomplished, that the Scripture might

be fulfilled, saith, "I thirst." Now there 68 Mt.xxvii. 48. was set a vessel full of vinegar: "and straightway one of them ran, and took

a sponge, and filled it with vinegar, and

put it on a "hyssop "reed, "and put it 69Mark xv. 36. to his mouth, and gave him to drink, saying, Let alone; let us see whether 70Mt.xxvii.49. Elias will come to take him down. "The

rest said, Let be, let us see whether

71 John xix. 30. Elias will come to save him.

"When

Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, 72Lk. xxiii. 46. he said, "It is finished." "And when 73Mt.xxvii.50. Jesus had cried "again with a loud voice, he said, "Father, into thy hands "I commend my spirit:" and having said thus, "he bowed his head, and 73yielded up the ghost.

74 Mat.xxvii.51 75 Lk. xxiii. 45.

74And, behold, the vail of the temple 76Mt. xxvii. 51-54. Was rent in twain, "in the midst, 76from the top to the bottom; and the earth did quake, and the rocks rent; and the graves were opened; and many bodies. of the saints which slept arose, and came out of the graves after his resurrection, and went into the holy city, and appeared unto many.

77 Mark xv. 39.

Now when the centurion, "which stood over against him, "and they that were with him watching Jesus, saw the earthquake, and "that he so cried out,