Hitherto this evangelist has recorded little of the history of Christ, only so far as was requisite to introduce his discourses; but now that the time drew nigh that Jesus must die he is very particular in relating the circumstances of his sufferings, and some which the others had omitted,…

The hour was now come that the captain of our salvation, who was to be made perfect by sufferings, should engage the enemy. We have here his entrance upon the encounter.

We have here an account of Christ’s arraignment before the high priest, and some circumstances that occurred therein which were omitted by the other evangelists; and Peter’s denying him, which the other evangelists had given the story of entire by itself, is interwoven with the other passages.

We have here an account of Christ’s arraignment before Pilate, the Roman governor, in the prætorium (a Latin word made Greek), the prætor’s house, or hall of judgment; thither they hurried him, to get him condemned in the Roman court, and executed by the Roman power.