Mark 15

And therefore to give all men a token of his power, and to show that he died voluntarily, it pleased him to cry with a loud voice. And this made the Centurion to say that he was the Son of God (Mark 15:39). Again, Christ died not as other men do; because they first give up the g…

And therefore does my Father love me (says he) because I lay down my life for my sheep; not because it's taken from me against my will, but because I willingly and of myself lay it down. And when he is brought before Pilate and Herod, and they lay many things to his charge (Matt…

Third, it implies the low condescension and depth of the love of our Lord Jesus Christ which has no bottom; he will not only die, but die a shameful and cursed death, and take on reproach and ignominy with the debt of sinners, when they are despising him; the surety must not onl…

For the Scribes and Pharisees on the one side rushed upon him with a desperate fury: and on the other side, the factious people cried nothing but crucify him, crucify him (Matthew 26:66). Pilate contrary to all equity and law, gave an unjust sentence of death upon him, though he…

Its object is to commence the reign of God, and by means of our deliverance from the corruption of the flesh, and of our renewal by the Spirit, to conduct us to the heavenly glory. For this reason it is often called the kingdom of heaven, and the restoration to a blessed life, w…

10. And gave them for the potter’s field, as the Lord appointed me. Mark 15:1 1. And immediately on the break of day, the chief priests, with the elders and scribes, and the whole council, after having deliberated, led Jesus away bound and delivered him to Pilate.

14. And he did not answer him a single word, so that the governor was greatly astonished. Mark 15:2-5 2. And Pilate asked him, Are you the King of the Jews?

But they cried so much the more, saying, Let him be crucified. Mark 15:6-14 6. Now at the festival, he was wont to release to them one prisoner, whomsoever they demanded.

32. And as they were going out, they found a Cyrenian named Simon: him they constrained to bear his cross. Mark 15:15-21 15. Pilate then wishing to satisfy the multitude, released Barabbas to them, and after having scourged Jesus, he delivered him up to be crucified.

38. Then were crucified with him two robbers, one at his right hand, and the other at his left. Mark 15:22-28 22. And they bring him to the place of Golgotha, which is, if you interpret it, The place of Calvary.

44. The robbers also, who were crucified with him, upbraided him in the same manner. Mark 15:29-32 29. And they that passed by reviled him, shaking their heads, and saying, O, you who destroy the temple, and build it in three days,

56. Among whom were Mary Magdalene, and Mary, the mother of James and Joses, and the mother of Zebedee’s sons. Mark 15:33-41 33. But when the sixth hour was come, there was darkness over all the land "Sur tout le pays;" — "over the whole country" till the ninth hour.

61. And Mary Magdalene and the other Mary were there, sitting opposite to the sepulcher. Mark 15:42-47 42. And when it was now evening, (because it was the preparation, “Le jour de la preparation:” — “the day of the preparation.” which goes before the Sabbath,) 43. Joseph of Ari…

Because it stood Paul upon not only to prove himself to be a servant of Christ and Pastor of the Christian Church, but also to win to himself the person and office of an Apostle, that he might the rather be heard of the Romans: he puts here a proper and peculiar note of Apostles…

6. It has a bottom and that of gold: a bottom is to show its stability and firmness, to sustain and keep up these who ride in it, and gold shows its solidity and preciousness, it's a rich bottom, therefore the new Jerusalem is said to have her streets of pure gold (Revelation 21…

And this was Saul's folly, who against God's express prohibition suffered his people to take some of the spoil of the Amalekites (1 Samuel 15:21). The like may be said of Joash, who listened to his Princes to set up idols (2 Chronicles 24:7): and of Pilate, who to please the peo…

What evil has he done? I am innocent of the blood of this just man (Matthew 27:24; Mark 15:12, 14). But you will say, is not this an argument of grace, when there is a striving in the soul against sin?

And how soon the will is broken and dead, then is the man broken, dead and crucified with Christ. Much will, much life of sin: See (John 5:40), (Luke 19:14), (Mark 6:25), (Matthew 1:19), (Mark 15:15), (Acts 24:27), (Acts 25:9), (Luke 10:29), (Revelation 22:17). All will, argues…

Nothing here can be proportionable to the immense soul of man, Job 20. 22. In the fullness of his sufficiency he shall be in straits: Here is want in plenty; the creature will no more fill the soul, than a drop will fill the bucket; and that little sweet we suck from the creatur…

Can the Children of the Bedchamber mourn as long as the Bridegroom is with them? (that is, they cannot choose but rejoice). 4. Grace in a sincere Professor, and Christ cannot be hid, there came a good fair breath with a blast of a sweet west-wind of Heaven on Joseph of Arimathea…