Geneva Bible Notes (1560)Luke 23

^{1 a} Who was the chief gouernour, and had the examinacion of matters of life & death.

^{1 !} Jesus is broght before Pilate and Herode.

^{7 /} Or, at that time.

^{7 b} To rid his hands, and to gratifie Herode.

^{8 c} Of a certeine curiositie.

^{8 /} Or, miracle.

^{9 d} For Christ came not to defend himself, nehter yet wolde please the vaine curiositie of this tyrant.

^{11 /} Or, bande, or traine.

^{11 e} Communely this was a to be of honour, or excellencie: but it was giuen to Christ in mockage.

^{11 /} Or, in bright colour.

^{15 /} Or, by him.

^{17 f} For the Romains had giuen suche franches & liberties to the Jewes, which was but a tradition, & not according to the worde of God.

^{18 !} Of Barabus.

^{22 g} The judge giueth sentence with Christ, before he condemneth him, whereby plainely appeareth Jesus innocencie.

^{26 !} Of Simon the Cyrenian.

^{27 !} The women make lamentacion.

^{28 /} Or, women of Jerusalem.

^{31 h} If the innocent be thus handled, what shal the wicked man be?

^{33 /} Or, the place of skulles.

^{33 !} Christ crucified.

^{34 !} He praieth for his enemies.

^{35 i} Whome God hathe before all others appointed to be the Messias: othewise the Scriptures calleth them the elect of God, whome he hathe chosen before all beginning to life euerlasting.

^{36 k} Mixt with myrrhe & gall to hasten his death.

^{38 l} That the thing might be knowen to all nacions, because these thre languages were moste commune.

^{40 !} He conuerteth the thefe & manie others at his death.

^{40 m} The condemnacion which thou now suffrest, causeth it thee not to feare God?

^{44 n} Which was middaye.

^{47 /} Or, Captaine.

^{47 o} The Romaine Captaine who had charge ouer an hundreth men.

^{51 /} Or, had embraced.

^{51 p} He loked for the redemer, by whome all shulde be restored.

^{53 !} And is buryed.

^{54 q} When men prepared all things readie for the feast.

^{54 r} That is, began the same euening.