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Scriptural Text [& Editorial]
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Commentary & Explanation
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Footnotes ~ References ~ JST
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CHAPTER 15
Pilate decrees the death of Jesus—
He is mocked and crucified between
two thieves—He dies and is buried in the tomb of Joseph of Arimathaea.
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1 AND straightway
in the morninga the chief
priests held a consultation with the elders and scribes and the whole
council, and bound Jesus, and carried him away, and delivered
him to Pilate.
2 And aPilate asked him, Art thou
the King of the Jews? And he answering said unto him, Thou sayest
it.
3 And the chief priests accused him of many
thingsa:
but he aanswered nothing.
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1a straightway in the morning
The trials of the Sanhedrin had occurred illegally during the night and were
completed before morning. Thus as soon as it was day, they proceeded to take
Jesus bound with with the chief priests and the whole council in tow to
deliver him to Pilate.
3a the chief priests accused him of many
things The scene of that early daylight morning in Pilate's court
was Jesus being brought by the priests of the temple before the chief
Roman governor. There during his first appearance before Pilate, Jesus was
but the third party, the first and second being Pilate and the chief priests.
The chief priests would all stand and bare testament against the man so
brought in fetters. That Jesus was presented as being an anarchist in
declaring himself 'King of the Jews' against Rome's authority was prime
among the accusations before Pilate, thus spuring Pilate's question, 'Art thou
the King of the Jews?'.
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1a
D&C 128:20;
2a
Mark 9:2 (2-13);
Luke 9:29 (28-36);
John 1:14;
2 Pet. 1:16 (16-19);
TG
Jesus Christ, Glory of;
Thou Sayest It
The activities of the week would not have gone unnoticed by Roman and Roman's
governor Pilate. Discusions would have already taken place about this 'Jewish
figure' of the triumpant entry into Jerusalem upon a donkey's back, the so
proclaimed 'King of the Jews'. 'Who is this so called King of the Jews' would
have been the question of the common conversations already held prior to that
friday morning in Pilate's court. And now Pilate would have opportunity to
ask the very object of the title, 'Art thou the King of the Jews?' And Jesus'
answer would fittingly be given in relationto all the talk, 'Thou sayest it.'
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Detour to Herod
Here Peter's account via Mark is missing a number of the morning's events,
such as Pilate sending Jesus next before Herod's court and Jesus so being
brought back from there. Also Pilate's wife would caution Pilate to have
noting to do with Jesus, likely in light of Jesus' aparent favorable
acceptance by the body of the people during the week and her own insights
concerning Jesus. That Peter's account would have missed such is
understandable, after all Peter was one person and this was from his
perspective and he would have not known all of the events without other's
second hand accounts of them. Accordingly, only Luke's account from all the
available sources of the events includes Jesus' detour before Herod (Luke
23:7-10).
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4 And Pilate asked him again, saying, Answerest
thou nothing? behold how many things they witness against thee.
5 But Jesus yet answered nothing; so that Pilate
marvelled.
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1a
D&C 128:20;
2a
Mark 9:2 (2-13);
Luke 9:29 (28-36);
John 1:14;
2 Pet. 1:16 (16-19);
TG
Jesus Christ, Glory of;
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6 Now at that feast he
areleased unto them one prisoner, whomsoever they
desired.
7 And there was one named Barabbas,
which lay bound with them that had made insurrection with him,
who had committed murder in the insurrection.
8 And the multitude crying aloud began to desire
him to do as he had ever done unto them.
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1a
D&C 128:20;
2a
Mark 9:2 (2-13);
Luke 9:29 (28-36);
John 1:14;
2 Pet. 1:16 (16-19);
TG
Jesus Christ, Glory of;
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9 But Pilate answered them, saying, Will ye that I
release unto you the aKing of the Jews?
10 For he knew that the chief priests had delivered
him for aenvy.
11 But the chief priests moved the people, that
he should rather release Barabbas unto them.
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12 And Pilate answered and said again unto
them, What will ye then that I shall do unto him whom ye call the
King of the Jews?
13 And they cried out again, Crucify him.
14 Then Pilate said unto them, Why, what evil
hath he done? And they cried out the more exceedingly, Crucify him.
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15 ¶ And so Pilate, willing to
content the people, released Barabbas unto them, and delivered Jesus,
when he had scourged him, to be crucified.
16 And the soldiers led him away into the hall,
called Praetorium; and they call together the whole band.
17 And they clothed him with purple, and platted a
crown of athorns, and put it about his head,
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18 And began to salute him, Hail, King of the
Jews!
19 And they asmote him on the head
with a reed, and did spit upon him, and bowing their knees worshipped
him.
20 And when they had amocked him,
they took off the purple from him, and put his own clothes on him, and led
him out to crucify him.
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21 And they compel one Simon a Cyrenian, who
passed by, coming out of the country, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to
bear his cross.
22 And they bring him unto the place Golgotha,
which is, being interpreted, The place of a skull.
23 And they gave him to drink wine mingled
with myrrh: but he received it not.
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24 And when they had crucified him, they parted his
agarments, casting lots upon them, what every man should
take.
25 And it was the third hour, and they crucified
him.
26 And the superscription of his accusation
was written over, THE KING OF THE JEWS.
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27 And with him they crucify two
athieves; the one on his right hand, and the other on his
left.
28 And the scripture was
afulfilled, which saith, And he was numbered with the
transgressors.
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29 And they that passed by railed on him,
wagging their heads, and saying, Ah, thou that destroyest the temple, and
buildest it in three days,
30 Save thyself, and come down from the
cross.
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31 Likewise also the chief priests mocking said
among themselves with the scribes, He saved others; himself he cannot
save.
32 Let Christ the King of Israel descend now from the
cross, that we may see and believe. And they that were crucified with him
areviled him.
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33 And when the sixth hour was come, there was
adarkness over the whole land until the ninth hour.
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34 And at the aninth hour Jesus
cried with a loud voice, saying, Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani? which is,
being interpreted, My God, my God, why hast thou bforsaken
me?
35 And some of them that stood by, when they
heard it, said, Behold, he calleth Elias.
36 And one ran and filled a spunge full of
avinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave him to
drink, saying, Let alone; let us see whether Elias will come to take him
down.
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37 And Jesus cried with a loud voice, and gave up the
aghost.
38 And the veil of the temple was rent in twain
from the top to the bottom.
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39 ¶ And when the centurion, which stood
over against him, saw that he so cried out, and gave up the ghost, he said,
Truly this man was the Son of God.
40 There were also women looking on afar off:
among whom was Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James the less
and of Joses, and Salome;
41 (Who also, when he was in Galilee, followed
him, and ministered unto him;) and many other women which came up with
him unto Jerusalem.
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42 ¶ And now when the even was come, because it
was the apreparation, that is, the day before the
sabbath,
43 Joseph of Arimathaea, an honourable
acounsellor, which also waited for the kingdom of God,
came, and went in boldly unto Pilate, and bcraved the body
of Jesus.
44 And Pilate marvelled if he were already
dead: and calling unto him the centurion, he asked him whether he
had been any while dead.
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45 And when he knew it of the centurion,
he gave the body to Joseph.
46 And he bought fine linen, and took him down, and
wrapped him in the linen, and laid him in a asepulchre
which was hewn out of a rock, and rolled a stone unto the door of the
sepulchre.
47 And Mary Magdalene and Mary the
mother of Joses beheld where he was laid.
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