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29 And when they had platted a crown of thorns,

they put it upon his head, and a reed in his right hand and

they bowed the knee

before him, and mocked him, faying, Hail King of the Jews.

30 And they fpit

29. Then fetting upon his Head a Wreath of Thorns for a Crown, and putting in his Hand a Reed or Cane for a Scepter, they kneeled down before him, and in mockery Saluted him as King.

30. And they fcornful

upon him, and took ly fpit upon his Face; and

the reed, and smote

him on the head.

31 And after that they had mocked him, they took the

robe off from him,& put his own rament away to crucify him.

on him, and led him

32 And as they came out,they found

a man of Cyrene, Simon by name: him they compelled to

bear his crofs.

took the Cane out of his Hand, and beat him upon the Head with it.

31. And when they were tired with mocking and abufing him, they dif robed him of his Royal Attire, and put his own Cloths on again, and led him away with the * Cross upon his Shoulders to be Crucified.

32. And as they were going out of the City, they met with one Simon a Cy renian; & because Jesus was weary and not able to carry the Crofs any farther,or because they suspected Simon to be a favourer of Jefus,

* Some Learned Men think it was only that Piece of VVood which was to be faftened across the Stake.

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they compelled Him to Cross after

carry the

them.

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34. And when they came to the place, which from Malefactors being used to be Executed therein, was called Golgo tha, that is, The Place of a Skull; they gave Jefus ta Potion of Vinegar, mixed with Gall; but when he tasted it, he refused to drink.

35. Then Nailing him to the Cross, they ftripped him; and fome of his Cloaths they divided among them, and for the reft they caft Lots; fulfil ing that Prophecy (Pfal. 22.18.) They parted my Garments among them, and caft Lots upon my Vesture. 36. And they appoin ted a Watch, to tarry by him, and to take care that his difciples might not come and take him away.

33 And when they

were come unto a

place called Golgotha, that is to fay, A place of a skull, 34 They gave him vinegar to drink, mingled with gall: tafted thereof, he would not drink.

and when he had

35 And they crucified him, and part

ed his garments, cafting lots: that it might be fulfilled which was fpoken by the prophet, they parted my garments upon my vefture did among them, and they caft lots.

36 And fitting ed him there: down, they Watch

+Inftead of a ftupefying Potion ufually given in compaffion to Malefactors.

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37. And that all that paffed by, might know who he was, and the Crime for which he was Crucified; they put up over his head this Infcription, JESUS KING OF THE JEWS.

38. They Crucified also with him two Robbers one on each fide; that feeing him Executed in the midft of fuch notorious Malefactors, the People might be the more ftrongly prejudiced to believe him an Impoftor.

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39 40. Moreover they which paffed by, fhaking their Heads at him in a jeering and infulting manner faid *Well could you indeed pull down the Temple 26. v. 16. and build it again in three Days time, who are not now able to Save your felf from death; If you be, as you pretended, the Son of God, make proof now of your Power, and come down from the Crofs.

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41 & 42. In like manner the Chief Priests, and Scribes, and Elders, mocking and deriding him, faid; He pretended to do great Miracles for the delivering other Men from Difeafes and Death, but you fee he cannot now deliver himself; If he be indeed the Meffiah, let him but give us this one demonitration of it, and we fhall have some reason to believe him.

43.

He made show of trufting and relying upon God, calling him his Father, and pretending to be fent by him: But if God delights in him, and is indeed pleafed with him, why doth he not now deliver him? These things they said, not that they defired any conviction, but only becaufe they thought it impoffible for him now to escape.

41 Likewife alfo the chief priests mocking him, with the fcribes, and el

ders faid;

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al. 22. 8. VVhich the Septuagint renders

by ὅτι θέλει αυτόν,

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44. † One of the Rob- + See the bers allo, which were Note on Marginal Crucified with him, Re- ch. 26. 8. proached him after the fame manner.

45. ¶ Now from Midday till Three a Clock in the After-noon, there was miraculous Darkness over all the Land.

46. And about Three a Clock, Jefus being in the Agony of Death, cried out with a loud Voice; Eli, Eli, lama fabachthani? That is, My God, my God, why hast thou forfaken me? Pfal. 22. 1.

Words

47. Which
fome of them that ftood
by, hearing, and not un-
derstanding, but being
ignorantly deceived by the
like found of different
Words, faid; He calls
upon Elias to come and
help him.

48. Then one ran, and
filled a Sponge with Vi-
negar, and with a Reed
lifted it up to him to
Drink.

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