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What did he propose to do with Christ? Why should he suffer chastisement if he was declared innocent?

17. What necessity was there for such a release? 18. What did the multitude cry?

19. Who was Barabbas?

20. What did Pilate do?

21. What was the effect of his renewed appeal?

22. What further did he say to them? 23. How did they treat this testimony to the innocence of Christ?

What was the result?

24, 25. What did Pilate do?

26. Whom did they compel to bear the cross?

Why should they select him?

16 I will therefore chastise him, and release him.

17 (For of necessity he must release one unto them at the feast.) 18 And they cried out all at once, saying, Away with this man, and release unto us Barabbas:

19 (Who for a certain sedition made in the city, and for murder, was cast into prison.)

20 Pilate therefore, willing to release Jesus, spake again to them. 21 But they cried, saying, Crucify him, crucify him.

22 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.

23 And they were instant with loud voices, requiring that he might be crucified. And the voices of them and of the chief priests prevailed.

24 And Pilate gave sentence that it should be as they required,

25 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.

LESSON LVI.

The Crucifixion of Christ.

Luke xxiii. 27-56. 27. Who followed Christ to the place of

suffering? 28. What did Christ say to them? Why did he call them “ daughters of Jerusalem"? 29–31. What did he prophesy concerning

them? What is the meaning of this allusion to the green

and dry tree? 32. Who were crucified with Christ?

. 33. At what place was Christ crucified ? 34. What did Christ say when they crucified

him ?

37 And there followed him a great company of people, and of women, which also bewailed and lamented him.

28 But Jesus turning unto them, said, Daughters of Jerusalem, weep not for me, but weep for yourselves, and for your children.

29 For, behold, the days are coming, in the which they shall say, Blessed are the barren, and the wombs that never bare, and the paps which never gave suck.

30 Then shall they begin to say to the mountains, Fall on us; and to the hills, Cover us.

31 For if they do these things in a green tree, what shall be done in the dry!

32 And there were also two other, malefactors, led with him to be put to death.

33 And when they were come to the place, which is called Calvary, there they crucified him, and the malefactors, one on the right hand, and the other on the left.

34 Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. And they parted his raiment, and cast lots.

What did they do with his raiment ?

35. Who were present? What did the rulers do?

36, 37. What did the soldiers do?

38. What was written over Christ upon the cross?

In what languages was it written?

Why in so many?

39. What did one of the malefactors do?

40, 41. How did the other answer him?

42. What did the penitent malefactor say to Christ?

How did this show his faith?

43. What did Christ say to him?

What does this prove respecting the state of departed spirits?

35 And the people stood beholding. And the rulers also with them derided him, saying, He saved others; let him save himself, if he be Christ, the chosen of God.

36 And the soldiers also mocked him, coming to him, and offering him vinegar,

37 And saying, If thou be the king of the Jews, save thyself.

38 And a superscription also was written over him in letters of Greek, and Latin, and Hebrew, THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS. 39 And one of the malefactors which were hanged railed on him, saying, If thou be Christ, save thyself and us.

40 But the other answering rebuked him, saying, Dost not thou fear God, seeing thou art in the same condemnation ?

41 And we indeed justly; for we receive the due reward of our deeds: but this man hath done nothing amiss.

42 And he said unto Jesus, Lord, remember me when thou comest into thy kingdom.

43 And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, To-day shalt thou De with me in paradise.

44. At what time of the day did the cruci fixion take place?

What miraculous appearance attended the event? To what hours of our day do these hours answer? 45. What other miraculous event occurred? 46. What then occurred?

47. What was the effect of the scene on the centurion?

48. What effect had it on the people?
49. Who else were beholding it?
50. Who was Joseph ?

51. What are we told of his character?
What is here meant by the "kingdom of God"?
52. What did Joseph do?

53. What did he do with the body?

44 And it was about the sixth hour, and there was a darkness over all the earth until the ninth hour.

45 And the sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was rent in the midst.

46 And when Jesus had cried with a loud voice, he said, Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit: and having said thus, he gave up the ghost.

47 Now when the centurion saw what was done, he glorified God, saying, Certainly this was a righteous man.

48 And all the people that came together to that sight, beholding the things which were done, smote their breasts, and returned.

49 And all his acquaintance, and the women that followed him from Galilee, stood afar off, beholding these things.

50 And, behold, there was a man named Joseph, a counsellor; and he was a good man, and a just:

51 (The same had not consented to the counsel and deed of them;) he was of Arimathea, a city of the Jews: who also himself waited for the kingdom of God.

52 This man went unto Pilate, and begged the body of Jesus.

* 53 And he took it down, and wrapped it in linen, and laid it in a sepulchre that was hewn in stone, wherein never man before was laid.

54. What was there to distinguish that day? What is meant by this?

55. Who accompanied the body of Christ to the tomb?

56. What did the woman do?

What may we infer from this respecting their ex pectation that Christ would rise? What "commandment" is here referred to?

LESSON LVII.

The Resurrection of Christ.

Luke xxiv. 1-24.

1. WHICH of our days answers to "the first day of the week" here mentioned?

Who came to the sepulchre?

At what time did they come?

Were they alone?

2. What did they find?

3. What did they do?

4. Who appeared to them?

54 And that day was the preparation, and the sabbath drew on. 55 And the women also, which came with him from Galilee, followed after, and beheld the sepulchre, and how his body was laid

56 And they returned, and prepared spices and ointments; and rested the sabbath-day according to the commandment.

CHAP. XXIV.-Now upon the first day of the week, very early in the morning, they came unto the sepulchre, bringing the spices which they had prepared, and certain others with them.

2 And they found the stone rolled away from the sepulchre.

3 And they entered in, and found not the body of the Lord Jesus." 4 And it came to pass, as they were much perplexed thereabout, behold, two men stood by them in shining garments;