5. Observing the human dimension of the Living Word

Crowd

19:1-16

Behold the man

[c/f humanity of Jesus]

the man

19:1. Then therefore took Pilate Jesus and scourged him 2. And the soldiers having plaited a wreath of thorns put on of him the head, and garment a purple three round him. 3 and came to him and said: Hail king of the Jews: and they gave him blows. 4 And went forth again outside Pilate and says to them: Behold I bring to you him out, that ye may know that no crime I find in him. 5 Came forth therefore Jesus outside wearing the thorny wreath and the purple garment. And he says to them: Behold the man. 6 When therefore saw him the chief priests and the attendants, they shouted saying: Crucify crucify. Says to them Pilate. Take him ye and crucify; for I find not in him crime. 7 Answered him the Jews: We a law have, and according to the law he ought to die, because Son of God himself he made. 8 When therefore heard Pilate this word, more he was afraid. 9 and entered into the praetorium again and says to Jesus Whence art thou? But Jesus answer did not give him.

10 Says therefore to him Pilate: To me speakest thou not? knowest thou not that authority I have to release thee and authority I have to crucify thee? 11 Answered Jesus: Thou hadst not authority against me not any unless it was having been given thee from above; therefore the one having delivered me to thee a greater sin has. 12 From this Pilate sought to release him: but the Jews shouted saying: If this man thou releasest thou art not a friend of Caesar: everyone a king himself making speaks against Caesar. 13 Therefore Pilate hearing words these brought outside Jesus and sat on a tribunal in a place being called Pavement, but in Hebrew Gabbatha. 14 Now it was preparation of the Passover hour it was about sixth and he says to the Behold the king of you. 15 Shouted therefore those: Take take crucify him. Says to them Pilate: The king of you shall I crucify? answered the chief priests: We have not a king except Caesar. 16 Then therefore he delivered him to them that he should be crucified.

6. Fulfilling Scripture

Soldiers

19:16-24

That Scripture be fulfulfilled

[c/f fulfill Scripture]

King of the Jews

They took therefore Jesus. 19:17 and carrying to himself the cross he went forth to the being called of a scull place 18 where him they crucified and with him others two on this said and on that and in the middle Jesus. 19 And wrote also a title Pilate and put it on the cross and it was having been written Jesus the Nazarene the king of the Jews. 20 This therefore title many read of the Jews, because near was the place the city where was crucified Jesus; and it was having been written in Hebrew, in Latin, in Greek . 21 Said therefore to Pilate the chief priests of the Jews: Write not: The king of the Jews, but

that that man said: King I am of the Jews. 22 Answered Pilate What I have written, I have written. 23 Therefore the soldiers when they crucified Jesus took the garments of him and made four parts, to each soldier a part and the tunic. Now was the tunic seamless, from the top woven throughout. 24 They said therefore to one another: Let us not tear it, but let us cast lots about it of whom it shall be that the Scripture might be fulfilled: They parted the garments of me to themselves and over the raiment of me they cast a lot. The therefore soldiers these things did.