Luke 23 Luke 23:1–7 Jesus is accused before Pilate, who sendeth him to Herod. Luke 23:8–11 Herod, disappointed in his expectations, mocketh him, and sendeth him back. Luke 23:12 Herod and Pilate are made friends.

The history of our Saviour’s examination and trial before Pilate, the Roman governor of Judea, is recorded by all four evangelists, nor can it be distinctly and perfectly understood without the comparing together of what they all say, where our reader will find all such passages opened as occur in…

See Poole on “Matt. 27:32”, See Poole on “Mark 15:21”.

What is in these verses is only found in this evangelist; but being part of what happened in the way, while our Saviour was leading to his cross, we have before opened what is here in Matt. 27:32–34.

Mark saith here, The scripture was fulfilled, which saith, And he was numbered with the transgressors. We met with this before, both in Matthew and Mark. See Poole on “Matt. 27:33”, See Poole on “Matt. 27:38”. See Poole on “Mark 15:27–28”.

See Poole on “Matt. 27:35”, and following verses to Matt. 27:50. See Poole on “Mark 14:24”, and following verses to Mark 14:37. This part also of the history of our Saviour’s passion is best understood by a comparing together what all the evangelists say, which we have before done in our notes on…

For a perfect knowledge of all those things which did happen after our Saviour’s nailing to the cross, till he died, and was taken down to be buried, all the evangelists must be consulted. We have made a collection of them in our notes on Matt. 27:51–56, to which the reader is here referred.

See Poole on “Matt. 27:57”, and following verses to Matt. 27:60.

Greek, σάββατον ἐπέφωσκε, the sabbath shined. What preparation was here intended, whether to the weekly sabbath of the Jews, (that it was most certainly), or to the passover also, which some will have to have been this year put off to that day, because of the concurrence of the weekly and the…

See Poole on “Matt. 27:61”. It is Beza’s observation upon these verses, that Christ, being opposed by the devil and all his instruments, being now dead, leaveth two or three poor women, as it were, in the front of the battle, intending within a very short time, without much ado, to triumph over all…