14And it was the preparation of the passover, and about the sixth hour: and he saith unto the Jews, Behold your King!
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Now the next day, that followed the day of the preparation, the chief priests and Pharisees came together unto Pilate,
Then came Jesus forth, wearing the crown of thorns, and the purple robe. And Pilate saith unto them, Behold the man!
And it was the third hour, and they crucified him.
There laid they Jesus therefore because of the Jews' preparation day; for the sepulchre was nigh at hand.
And that day was the preparation, and the sabbath drew on.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1-15)Here is a further account of the unfair trial which they gave to our Lord Jesus. The prosecutors carrying it on with great confusion among the people, and the judge with great confusion in his own breast, between both the narrative is such as is not easily reduced to method; we must therefore take the parts of it as they lie. I. The judge abuses the prisoner, though he declares him innocent, and h…
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