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Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
He sent him to Herod, who himself also was at Jerusalem at that time. By which he answered two purposes. First, he would get out of the scrape himself; and secondly, he would compliment Herod by acknowledging that, as the man was a Galilean, he was under Herod’s jurisdiction. What devices men have to escape from responsibility! This vacillating...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And when Herod saw Jesus, he was exceeding glad: for he was desirous to see him of a long season, because he had heard many things of him; and he hoped to have seen some miracle done by him. Then he questioned with him in many words; but he answered him nothing. Now was Christ the Lamb — the sheep before her shearers who is dumb. He did answer...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And when Herod saw Jesus, he was exceeding glad; for he was desirous to see him of a long season, because he had heard many things of him; and he hoped to have seen some miracle done by him. But the Lord never worked miracles yet, to gratify idle curiosity. He who would have worked a miracle to heal the poorest beggar in the street would not work...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Then he questioned with him in many words: but he answered him nothing. “No,” says good Christopher Ness — “John Baptist was Christ’s voice, and Herod had stopped him; there Christ would not speak; as if he would say, ‘No, no’; thou didst cut off John Baptist’s head, who was my messenger, and since thou hast ill-treated my emir, I, the King of...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And the chief priests and scribes stood and vehemently accused him. And Herod with his men of war set him at nought, and mocked him, and arrayed him in a gorgeous robe, and sent him again to Pilate. This robe was probably white, sparkling, splendid. It tended to mock him. It set the example to Pilate and his men to clothe him in a scarlet robe,...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And the chief priests and scribes stood and vehemently accused him. The original word is made nought of him — made him ads nothing.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And Herod with his men of war set him at nought, and mocked him, and arrayed him in a gorgeous robe, and sent him again to Pilate. And the same day Pilate and Herod were made friends together; for before they were at enmity between themselves. Two dogs could well agree to hunt the same prey, and sinners who quarrel on other things will often be...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And the same day Pilate and Herod were made friends together: for before they were at enmity between themselves. Behold how sinners will agree when Christ is to be slaughtered. They shake hands together when he is to die.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And Pilate, when he had called together the chief priests and the rulers and the people. Said unto them, Ye have brought this man unto me, as one that perverteth the people: and, behold, I, having examined him before you, have found no fault in this man touching those things whereof ye accuse him: No, nor yet Herod: for I sent you to him; and, lo,...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And Pilate, when he had called together the chief priests and the rulers and the people, Said unto them, Ye have brought this man unto me, as one that perverteth the people; and, behold, I, having examined him before you, have found no fault in this man touching those things whereof ye accuse him: No, nor yet Herod; for I sent you to him; and, lo,...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
, And Pilate, when he had called together the chief priests and the rulers and the people, Said unto them, Ye have brought this man unto me, as one that perverteth the people: and, behold, I, having examined him before you, have found no fault in this man touching those things whereof ye accuse him: No, nor yet Herod: for I sent you to him: and,...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
I will therefore chastise him, and release him. (For of necessity he must release one unto them at the feast.) And they cried out all at once, saying, Away with this man, and release unto us Barabbas: (Who for certain sedition made in the city, and for murder, was cast into prison). Pilate therefore, willing to release Jesus, spake again to them....
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
(For of necessity he must release one unto them at the feast). And they cried out all at once, saying, Away with this man, and release unto us Barabbas: (Who for a certain sedition made in the city, and for murder, was cast into prison). Pilate, therefore, willing to release Jesus, spake again to them. He seems to have gone backward and forward...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And they cried out all at once, saying, Away with this man, and release unto us Barabbas: Who for a certain sedition made in the city, and for murder, was cast into prison.) Do you not see how they refuted their own accusation? If Christ was really the leader of sedition, would they have asked that he should be put to death? Would they have...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Pilate therefore, willing to release Jesus, spake again to them. But they cried, saying, Crucify him, crucify him. And he said unto them the third time, Why, what evil hath he done? I have found no cause of death in him: I will therefore chastise him, and let him go. He thinks a great deal of his own inconsistent conclusion, and so many men do....
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
But they cried, saying, Crucify him, crucify him. And he said unto them the third time, Why, what evil hath he done? I have found no cause of death in him: I will therefore chastise him, and let him go. And they were instant with loud voices, requiring that he might be crucified. And the voices of them and of the chief priests prevailed. And...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And the voices of them and of the chief priests prevailed. And Pilate gave sentence that it should be as they required. And he released unto them him that for sedition, and murder was cast into prison, whom they had desired; but he delivered Jesus to their will. And as they led him away, they laid hold upon one Simon, a Cyrenian, coming out of the...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And they were instant with loud voices, requiring that he might be crucified. And the voices of them and of the chief priests prevailed. These men were bribed. The popular feeling was with our Lord to a very large extent, but, under the influence of threats and bribes, they found a mob to cry, “Crucify him.” You know the old saying, Vox populi vox...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And Pilate gave sentence that it should be as they required. Again attempting to evade the responsibility by saying that they should be both accusers and judges.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And he released unto them him that for sedition and murder was cast into prison, whom they had desired; but he delivered Jesus to their will. Sad scene. May our hearts be broken, and made tender, end sanctified by meditation upon it. Let us turn now to the later events.