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- Church Slavonic in its traditional (Synodal) spelling, with accents, breathings and titlo abbreviations, shown in the Ponomar font (SIL Open Font License).
- Exodus 36–39 follow the Septuagint's order; the digital source has no verse divisions there, so Exodus 36:8–end and chapters 37, 38 and 39 each appear as one block.
- Not shown: the lectionary pericope numbers (зача́ло) and the marginal glosses of the digital source. The Prayer of Manasseh stands at the end of 2 Chronicles (36:24), as in the Slavonic Bible; the prologue of Sirach and the opening verse of Lamentations are joined to verse 1.
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1 И҆ воста́вше всѐ мно́жество и҆́хъ, ведо́ша є҆го̀ къ пїла́тꙋ,
1 The whole company of them rose up and brought him before Pilate.
2 нача́ша же на́нь ва́дити, глаго́люще: сего̀ ѡ҆брѣто́хомъ развраща́юща ꙗ҆зы́къ на́шъ и҆ возбранѧ́юща ке́сареви да́нь даѧ́ти, гл҃юща себѐ хрⷭ҇та̀ цр҃ѧ̀ бы́ти.
2 They began to accuse him, saying, “We found this man perverting the nation, forbidding paying taxes to Caesar, and saying that he himself is Christ, a king.”
3 Пїла́тъ же вопросѝ є҆го̀, глаго́лѧ: ты́ ли є҆сѝ цр҃ь і҆ꙋде́ѡмъ; Ѻ҆́нъ же ѿвѣща́въ речѐ є҆мꙋ̀: ты̀ глаго́леши.
3 Pilate asked him, “Are you the King of the Jews?” He answered him, “So you say.”
4 Пїла́тъ же речѐ ко а҆рхїере́ѡмъ и҆ наро́дꙋ: нико́еѧже ѡ҆брѣта́ю вины̀ въ чл҃вѣ́цѣ се́мъ.
4 Pilate said to the chief priests and the multitudes, “I find no basis for a charge against this man.”
5 Ѻ҆ни́ же крѣплѧ́хꙋсѧ глаго́люще, ꙗ҆́кѡ развраща́етъ лю́ди, ᲂу҆чѧ̀ по все́й і҆ꙋде́и, наче́нъ ѿ галїле́и до здѣ̀.
5 But they insisted, saying, “He stirs up the people, teaching throughout all Judea, beginning from Galilee even to this place.”
6 Пїла́тъ же слы́шавъ галїле́ю, вопросѝ, а҆́ще чл҃вѣ́къ галїле́анинъ є҆́сть;
6 But when Pilate heard Galilee mentioned, he asked if the man was a Galilean.
7 И҆ разꙋмѣ́въ, ꙗ҆́кѡ ѿ ѡ҆́бласти и҆́рѡдовы є҆́сть, посла̀ є҆го̀ ко и҆́рѡдꙋ, сꙋ́щꙋ и҆ томꙋ̀ во і҆ерⷭ҇ли́мѣ въ ты̑ѧ дни̑.
7 When he found out that he was in Herod’s jurisdiction, he sent him to Herod, who was also in Jerusalem during those days.
8 И҆́рѡдъ же ви́дѣвъ і҆и҃са ра́дъ бы́сть ѕѣлѡ̀: бѣ́ бо жела́ѧ ѿ мно́га вре́мене ви́дѣти є҆го̀, занѐ слы́шаше мнѡ́га ѡ҆ не́мъ: и҆ надѣ́ѧшесѧ зна́менїе нѣ́кое ви́дѣти ѿ негѡ̀ быва́емо:
8 Now when Herod saw Jesus, he was exceedingly glad, for he had wanted to see him for a long time, because he had heard many things about him. He hoped to see some miracle done by him.
9 вопроша́ше же є҆го̀ словесы̀ мно́гими: ѻ҆́нъ же ничесѡ́же ѿвѣщава́ше є҆мꙋ̀.
9 He questioned him with many words, but he gave no answers.
10 Стоѧ́хꙋ же а҆рхїере́є и҆ кни́жницы, прилѣ́жнѡ ва́дѧще на́нь.
10 The chief priests and the scribes stood, vehemently accusing him.
11 Оу҆кори́въ же є҆го̀ и҆́рѡдъ съ вѡ́и свои́ми и҆ порꙋга́всѧ, ѡ҆бо́лкъ є҆го̀ въ ри́зꙋ свѣ́тлꙋ, возвратѝ є҆го̀ къ пїла́тꙋ.
11 Herod with his soldiers humiliated him and mocked him. Dressing him in luxurious clothing, they sent him back to Pilate.
12 Бы́ста же дрꙋ̑га и҆́рѡдъ же и҆ пїла́тъ въ то́й де́нь съ собо́ю: пре́жде бо бѣ́ста враждꙋ̀ и҆мꙋ̑ща междꙋ̀ собо́ю.
12 Herod and Pilate became friends with each other that very day, for before that they were enemies with each other.
13 Пїла́тъ же созва́въ а҆рхїерє́и и҆ кнѧ̑зи и҆ лю́ди,
13 Pilate called together the chief priests, the rulers, and the people,
14 речѐ къ ни̑мъ: приведо́сте мѝ чл҃вѣ́ка сего̀, ꙗ҆́кѡ развраща́юща лю́ди: и҆ сѐ, а҆́зъ пред̾ ва́ми и҆стѧза́въ, ни є҆ди́ныѧ же ѡ҆брѣта́ю въ чл҃вѣ́цѣ се́мъ вины̀, ꙗ҆̀же на́нь ва́дите:
14 and said to them, “You brought this man to me as one that perverts the people, and behold, having examined him before you, I found no basis for a charge against this man concerning those things of which you accuse him.
15 но ни и҆́рѡдъ: посла́хъ бо є҆го̀ къ немꙋ̀, и҆ сѐ, ничто́же досто́йно сме́рти сотворе́но є҆́сть ѡ҆ не́мъ:
15 Neither has Herod, for I sent you to him, and see, nothing worthy of death has been done by him.
16 наказа́въ ᲂу҆̀бо є҆го̀ ѿпꙋщꙋ̀.
16 I will therefore chastise him and release him.”
17 Нꙋ́ждꙋ же и҆мѧ́ше на всѧ̑ пра́здники ѿпꙋща́ти и҆̀мъ є҆ди́наго.
17 Now he had to release one prisoner to them at the feast.
18 Возопи́ша же всѝ наро́ди, глаго́люще: возмѝ сего̀, ѿпꙋсти́ же на́мъ вара́ввꙋ.
18 But they all cried out together, saying, “Away with this man! Release to us Barabbas!”—
19 И҆́же бѣ̀ за нѣ́кꙋю крамолꙋ̀ бы́вшꙋю во гра́дѣ и҆ ᲂу҆бі́йство вве́рженъ въ темни́цꙋ.
19 one who was thrown into prison for a certain revolt in the city, and for murder.
20 Па́ки же пїла́тъ возгласѝ, хотѧ̀ ѿпꙋсти́ти і҆и҃са.
20 Then Pilate spoke to them again, wanting to release Jesus,
21 Ѻ҆ни́ же возглаша́хꙋ, глаго́люще: распнѝ, распнѝ є҆го̀.
21 but they shouted, saying, “Crucify! Crucify him!”
22 Ѻ҆́нъ же трети́цею речѐ къ ни̑мъ: что́ бо ѕло̀ сотворѝ се́й; ничесѡ́же досто́йна сме́рти ѡ҆брѣто́хъ въ не́мъ: наказа́въ ᲂу҆̀бо є҆го̀ ѿпꙋщꙋ̀.
22 He said to them the third time, “Why? What evil has this man done? I have found no capital crime in him. I will therefore chastise him and release him.”
23 Ѻ҆ни́ же прилѣжа́хꙋ гла̑сы вели́кими, просѧ́ще є҆го̀ на распѧ́тїе: и҆ ᲂу҆стоѧ́хꙋ гла́си и҆́хъ и҆ а҆рхїере́йстїи.
23 But they were urgent with loud voices, asking that he might be crucified. Their voices and the voices of the chief priests prevailed.
24 Пїла́тъ же посꙋдѝ бы́ти проше́нїю и҆́хъ:
24 Pilate decreed that what they asked for should be done.
25 ѿпꙋсти́ же бы́вшаго за крамолꙋ̀ и҆ ᲂу҆бі́йство всажде́на въ темни́цꙋ, є҆го́же проша́хꙋ: і҆и҃са же предадѐ во́ли и҆́хъ.
25 He released him who had been thrown into prison for insurrection and murder, for whom they asked, but he delivered Jesus up to their will.
26 И҆ ꙗ҆́кѡ поведо́ша є҆го̀, є҆́мше сі́мѡна нѣ́коего кѷрине́а, грѧдꙋ́ща съ села̀, возложи́ша на́нь крⷭ҇тъ нестѝ по і҆и҃сѣ.
26 When they led him away, they grabbed one Simon of Cyrene, coming from the country, and laid the cross on him to carry it after Jesus.
27 И҆дѧ́ше же в̾слѣ́дъ є҆гѡ̀ наро́дъ мно́гъ люді́й, и҆ жєны̀, ꙗ҆̀же и҆ пла́кахꙋсѧ и҆ рыда́хꙋ є҆гѡ̀.
27 A great multitude of the people followed him, including women who also mourned and lamented him.
28 Ѡ҆бра́щьсѧ же къ ни̑мъ і҆и҃съ речѐ: дщє́ри і҆ерⷭ҇ли̑мски, не пла́читесѧ ѡ҆ мнѣ̀, ѻ҆ба́че себѐ пла́чите и҆ ча̑дъ ва́шихъ:
28 But Jesus, turning to them, said, “Daughters of Jerusalem, don’t weep for me, but weep for yourselves and for your children.
29 ꙗ҆́кѡ сѐ, дні́е грѧдꙋ́тъ, въ нѧ́же рекꙋ́тъ: бл҃жє́ны неплѡ́ды, и҆ ᲂу҆трѡ́бы, ꙗ҆̀же не роди́ша, и҆ сосцы̀, и҆̀же не дои́ша:
29 For behold, the days are coming in which they will say, ‘Blessed are the barren, the wombs that never bore, and the breasts that never nursed.’
30 тогда̀ начнꙋ́тъ глаго́лати гора́мъ: пади́те на ны̀: и҆ холмѡ́мъ: покры́йте ны̀:
30 Then they will begin to tell the mountains, ‘Fall on us!’ and tell the hills, ‘Cover us.’
31 занѐ, а҆́ще въ сꙋ́ровѣ дре́вѣ сїѧ̑ творѧ́тъ, въ сꙋ́сѣ что̀ бꙋ́детъ;
31 For if they do these things in the green tree, what will be done in the dry?”
32 Ведѧ́хꙋ же и҆ и҆́на два̀ ѕлодѣ̑ѧ съ ни́мъ ᲂу҆би́ти.
32 There were also others, two criminals, led with him to be put to death.
33 И҆ є҆гда̀ прїидо́ша на мѣ́сто, нарица́емое ло́бное, тꙋ̀ распѧ́ша є҆го̀ и҆ ѕлодѣ̑ѧ, ѻ҆́ваго ᲂу҆́бѡ ѡ҆деснꙋ́ю, а҆ дрꙋга́го ѡ҆шꙋ́юю.
33 When they came to the place that is called “The Skull”, they crucified him there with the criminals, one on the right and the other on the left.
34 І҆и҃съ же гл҃аше: ѻ҆́ч҃е, ѿпꙋстѝ и҆̀мъ: не вѣ́дѧтъ бо что̀ творѧ́тъ. Раздѣлѧ́юще же ри̑зы є҆гѡ̀, мета́хꙋ жрє́бїѧ.
34 Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they don’t know what they are doing.” Dividing his garments among them, they cast lots.
35 И҆ стоѧ́хꙋ лю́дїе зрѧ́ще. Рꙋга́хꙋсѧ же и҆ кнѧ̑зи съ ни́ми, глаго́люще: и҆ны̑ѧ сп҃сѐ, да сп҃се́тъ и҆ себѐ, а҆́ще то́й є҆́сть хрⷭ҇то́съ бж҃їй и҆збра́нный.
35 The people stood watching. The rulers with them also scoffed at him, saying, “He saved others. Let him save himself, if this is the Christ of God, his chosen one!”
36 Рꙋга́хꙋсѧ же є҆мꙋ̀ и҆ во́ини, пристꙋпа́юще и҆ ѻ҆́цетъ придѣ́юще є҆мꙋ̀,
36 The soldiers also mocked him, coming to him and offering him vinegar,
37 и҆ глаго́лахꙋ: а҆́ще ты̀ є҆сѝ цр҃ь і҆ꙋде́йскъ, сп҃си́сѧ са́мъ.
37 and saying, “If you are the King of the Jews, save yourself!”
38 Бѣ́ же и҆ написа́нїе напи́сано над̾ ни́мъ писмены̀ є҆́ллинскими и҆ ри́мскими и҆ є҆вре́йскими: се́й є҆́сть цр҃ь і҆ꙋде́йскъ.
38 An inscription was also written over him in letters of Greek, Latin, and Hebrew: “THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.”
39 Є҆ди́нъ же ѿ ѡ҆бѣ̑шеною ѕлодѣ̑ю хꙋ́лѧше є҆го̀, глаго́лѧ: а҆́ще ты̀ є҆сѝ хрⷭ҇то́съ, сп҃сѝ себѐ и҆ на́ю.
39 One of the criminals who was hanged insulted him, saying, “If you are the Christ, save yourself and us!”
40 Ѿвѣща́въ же дрꙋгі́й преща́ше є҆мꙋ̀, глаго́лѧ: ни лѝ ты̀ бои́шисѧ бг҃а, ꙗ҆́кѡ въ то́мже ѡ҆сꙋжде́нъ є҆сѝ;
40 But the other answered, and rebuking him said, “Don’t you even fear God, seeing you are under the same condemnation?
41 и҆ мы̀ ᲂу҆́бѡ въ пра́вдꙋ: достѡ́йнаѧ бо по дѣлѡ́мъ на́ю воспрїе́млева: се́й же ни є҆ди́нагѡ ѕла̀ сотворѝ.
41 And we indeed justly, for we receive the due reward for our deeds, but this man has done nothing wrong.”
42 И҆ глаго́лаше і҆и҃сови: помѧни́ мѧ, гдⷭ҇и, є҆гда̀ прїи́деши во црⷭ҇твїи сѝ.
42 He said to Jesus, “Lord, remember me when you come into your Kingdom.”
43 И҆ речѐ є҆мꙋ̀ і҆и҃съ: а҆ми́нь гл҃ю тебѣ̀, дне́сь со мно́ю бꙋ́деши въ раѝ.
43 Jesus said to him, “Assuredly I tell you, today you will be with me in Paradise.”
44 Бѣ́ же ча́съ ꙗ҆́кѡ шесты́й, и҆ тьма̀ бы́сть по все́й землѝ до часа̀ девѧ́тагѡ:
44 It was now about the sixth hour, and darkness came over the whole land until the ninth hour.
45 и҆ поме́рче со́лнце, и҆ завѣ́са церко́внаѧ раздра́сѧ посредѣ̀.
45 The sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was torn in two.
46 И҆ возгла́шь гла́сомъ ве́лїимъ і҆и҃съ, речѐ: ѻ҆́ч҃е, въ рꙋ́цѣ твоѝ предаю̀ дх҃ъ мо́й. И҆ сїѧ̑ ре́къ и҆́здше.
46 Jesus, crying with a loud voice, said, “Father, into your hands I commit my spirit!” Having said this, he breathed his last.
47 Ви́дѣвъ же со́тникъ бы́вшее, просла́ви бг҃а, глаго́лѧ: вои́стиннꙋ чл҃вѣ́къ се́й првⷣнъ бѣ̀.
47 When the centurion saw what was done, he glorified God, saying, “Certainly this was a righteous man.”
48 И҆ всѝ прише́дшїи наро́ди на позо́ръ се́й, ви́дѧще быва̑ющаѧ, бїю́ще пє́рси своѧ̑ возвраща́хꙋсѧ.
48 All the multitudes that came together to see this, when they saw the things that were done, returned home beating their chests.
49 Стоѧ́хꙋ же всѝ зна́емїи є҆гѡ̀ и҆здале́ча, и҆ жєны̀ спослѣ́дствовавшыѧ є҆мꙋ̀ ѿ галїле́и, зрѧ́щѧ сїѧ̑.
49 All his acquaintances and the women who followed with him from Galilee stood at a distance, watching these things.
50 И҆ сѐ, мꙋ́жъ и҆́менемъ і҆ѡ́сифъ, совѣ́тникъ сы́й, мꙋ́жъ бл҃гъ и҆ првⷣнъ,
50 Behold, there was a man named Joseph, who was a member of the council, a good and righteous man
51 се́й не бѣ̀ приста́лъ совѣ́тꙋ и҆ дѣ́лꙋ и҆́хъ, ѿ а҆рїмаѳе́а гра́да і҆ꙋде́йска, и҆́же ча́ѧше и҆ са́мъ црⷭ҇твїѧ бж҃їѧ:
51 (he had not consented to their counsel and deed), from Arimathaea, a city of the Jews, who was also waiting for God’s Kingdom.
52 се́й пристꙋ́пль къ пїла́тꙋ, просѝ тѣлесѐ і҆и҃сова:
52 This man went to Pilate, and asked for Jesus’ body.
53 и҆ сне́мъ є҆̀ ѡ҆бви́тъ плащани́цею, и҆ положѝ є҆̀ во гро́бѣ и҆зсѣ́ченѣ, въ не́мже не бѣ̀ никто́же никогда́же положе́нъ.
53 He took it down and wrapped it in a linen cloth, and laid him in a tomb that was cut in stone, where no one had ever been laid.
54 И҆ де́нь бѣ̀ пѧто́къ, и҆ сꙋббѡ́та свѣта́ше.
54 It was the day of the Preparation, and the Sabbath was drawing near.
55 В̾слѣ́дъ же ше́дшыѧ жєны̀, ꙗ҆̀же бѧ́хꙋ пришлѝ съ ни́мъ ѿ галїле́и, ви́дѣша гро́бъ, и҆ ꙗ҆́кѡ положе́но бы́сть тѣ́ло є҆гѡ̀:
55 The women who had come with him out of Galilee followed after, and saw the tomb and how his body was laid.
56 возвра́щшѧсѧ же ᲂу҆гото́ваша а҆рѡма́ты и҆ мѵ́ро: и҆ въ сꙋббѡ́тꙋ ᲂу҆́бѡ ᲂу҆молча́ша по за́повѣди.
56 They returned and prepared spices and ointments. On the Sabbath they rested according to the commandment.
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Joseph of Arimathea
A rich man and member of the council from the Judean town of Arimathea, a disciple of Jesus (secretly, for fear of the Jews), who asked Pilate for the body and laid it in a new…
Cited in the guide: Matthew 27:57; Mark 15:43; Luke 23:50
Simon of Cyrene
A man from Cyrene coming in from the country whom the soldiers forced to carry the cross of Jesus; Mark calls him the father of Alexander and Rufus.
Cited in the guide: Matthew 27:32; Mark 15:21; Luke 23:26
Cross references (53)
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- 1 Matthew 27:1–2; Mark 15:1–5; Matthew 27:11–14; Luke 22:66; John 18:28–38
- 2 Acts 17:6–7; Luke 23:14; John 19:12; Mark 14:61–62; Luke 22:69–70
- 3 John 1:49; 1 Timothy 6:13; Luke 1:32–33; Mark 15:2; Luke 22:70
- 4 John 18:38; 1 Peter 1:19; 1 Peter 2:22; Hebrews 7:26; Mark 15:14
- 5 John 1:43; John 2:11; Mark 1:14; Matthew 4:23; John 19:15
- 6 Acts 5:37; Luke 13:1
- 7 Luke 3:1; Luke 13:31; Matthew 14:1
- 8 Luke 9:7–9; Mark 6:14; Matthew 14:1; 2 Kings 5:11; Acts 8:19
- 9 Matthew 27:14; 1 Peter 2:23; Luke 13:32; Isaiah 53:7; Psalm 39:9
- 10 Luke 23:14–15; Luke 11:53; Luke 23:5; Luke 23:2; Acts 24:5
- 11 Mark 15:16–20; Matthew 27:27–30; Isaiah 53:3; Psalm 69:19–20; John 19:5
- 12 Acts 4:27; Revelation 17:13–14; Matthew 16:1; Psalm 83:4–6
- 13 John 18:38; Matthew 27:21–23; Mark 15:14; John 19:4
- 14 Daniel 6:4; Hebrews 7:26; Luke 23:4–5; Acts 13:28; Matthew 27:19
- 16 Matthew 27:26; Luke 23:22; Mark 15:15; Isaiah 53:5; Acts 5:40–41
- 18 Acts 21:36; Acts 3:14; Acts 22:22; John 18:39–40; Mark 15:6–15
- 19 Acts 3:14; Luke 23:5; Luke 23:2
- 20 Mark 15:15; Matthew 14:8–9; John 19:12; Matthew 27:19
- 21 Matthew 27:22–25; Luke 23:23; Mark 15:13; John 19:15
- 22 Luke 23:14; Luke 23:20; 1 Peter 3:18; Luke 23:16; 1 Peter 1:19
- 23 Zechariah 11:8; Psalm 57:4; Psalm 22:12–13; Luke 23:5
- 24 Matthew 27:26; Proverbs 17:15; Exodus 23:2; Mark 15:15; John 19:1
- 25 Acts 3:14; Mark 15:15; Mark 15:6–7; Matthew 27:26; Luke 23:5
- 26 Matthew 27:32–44; Mark 15:21–32; Luke 9:23; Acts 2:10; Luke 14:27
- 27 Luke 8:52; Luke 8:2; Mark 15:40; Luke 23:55; Matthew 27:55
- 28 Song of Songs 8:4; Song of Songs 2:7; Song of Songs 1:5; Song of Songs 3:10; Song of Songs 5:8
- 29 Matthew 24:19; Luke 21:23–24; Mark 13:17–19; Hosea 9:12–16; Hosea 13:16
- 30 Revelation 6:16; Hosea 10:8; Isaiah 2:19; Revelation 9:6
- 31 1 Peter 4:17–18; Proverbs 11:31; John 15:6; Ezekiel 20:47–48; Ezekiel 15:2–7
- 32 Mark 15:27; Isaiah 53:12; Matthew 27:38; John 19:18; Hebrews 12:2
- 33 Mark 15:22–23; John 19:17–18; Zechariah 12:10; Matthew 27:33–34; Deuteronomy 21:23
- 34 Matthew 5:44; Acts 7:60; 1 Peter 3:9; 1 Peter 2:20–23; Luke 6:27–28
- 35 Psalm 22:17; Isaiah 42:1; 1 Peter 2:4; Mark 15:29–32; Matthew 12:18
- 36 Psalm 69:21; Matthew 27:48; Matthew 27:34; Mark 15:36; Mark 15:19–20
- 38 Matthew 27:37; Mark 15:26; John 19:19–22; Luke 23:3; Mark 15:32
- 39 Matthew 27:44; Mark 15:32; Luke 23:35; Luke 23:37; Luke 17:34–35
- 40 Luke 12:5; Revelation 15:4; Ephesians 5:11; Psalm 36:1; Jeremiah 5:3
- 41 Leviticus 26:40–41; Ezra 9:13; Matthew 27:4; 1 Peter 1:19; Matthew 27:24
- 42 Romans 10:9–14; Acts 16:31; 1 John 5:11–13; 1 Corinthians 6:10–11; Luke 12:8
- 43 Revelation 2:7; Psalm 50:15; 1 Timothy 1:15–16; Luke 19:10; Psalm 32:5
- 44 Matthew 27:45; Mark 15:33–34; Amos 8:9; Acts 2:20; John 19:14
- 45 Hebrews 10:19–22; Matthew 27:51; Hebrews 9:3–8; Mark 15:38; Ephesians 2:14–18
- 46 Psalm 31:5; Acts 7:59; John 19:30; 1 Peter 2:23; Mark 15:34–41
- 47 Matthew 27:54; Mark 15:39; Luke 23:41; Matthew 9:8
- 48 Luke 18:13; Acts 2:37; Jeremiah 31:19
- 49 Luke 8:2; Psalm 38:11; Luke 23:55; Matthew 27:55–56; Mark 15:40–41
- 50 John 19:38–42; Acts 11:24; Acts 10:22; Acts 10:2; Mark 15:42–47
- 51 Luke 2:25; Luke 2:38; Isaiah 8:12; Genesis 37:21–22; Genesis 42:21–22
- 52 John 19:38–42
- 53 Matthew 27:59–60; Mark 15:46; Isaiah 53:9
- 54 Matthew 27:62; John 19:31; Mark 15:42; John 19:14; John 19:42
- 55 Luke 23:49; Luke 8:2; Matthew 27:61; Mark 15:47
- 56 Luke 24:1; Mark 16:1; Deuteronomy 5:14; Exodus 20:8–10; Jeremiah 17:24–25
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What the Fathers said
Passages from the Church Fathers that expound or quote this chapter, verbatim from the public-domain Schaff edition (19th-century English translations).
How these were chosen
“Commentary” is the opening of a homily or exposition on this chapter (John Chrysostom’s homilies, Augustine’s tractates, sermons and expositions of the Psalms). “Quotes” are sentences where the edition’s own footnotes identify a quotation of a verse here, kept only when the wording matches the verse. Only works whose authorship is not in doubt are used. Psalms follow the Hebrew/English numbering (Augustine numbers them as the Septuagint does: his Psalm 50 is Psalm 51 here).
And from this fact, that He exclaimed upon the cross, "Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do," the long-suffering, patience, compassion, and goodness of Christ are exhibited, since He both suffered, and did Himself exculpate those who had maltreated Him.
… be mindful of mercy." What is this but that He puts Himself for the Jews, of whose nation He was, who were troubled with great anger and crucified Christ, when He, mindful of mercy, said, "Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do? "God shall come from Teman, and the Holy One from the shady and close mountain." …
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 2 (1887)
… judge others, when one is chargeable with the same things." And why marvel at His establishing this law, when even the very thief knew it upon the cross, saying to the other thief, "Dost not thou fear God, seeing we are in the same condemnation;" expressing the same sentiments with Christ?
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 10 (1888)
There is yet another witness of the sinlessness of Jesus,--the robber, the first man admitted into Paradise; who rebuked his fellow, and said, "We receive the due reward of our deeds; but this man hath done nothing amiss; for we were present, both thou and I, at His judgment."
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 7 (1894)
And on this account our Lord also on the cross says, "Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do:" for, not yet having become partakers of the grace of the Holy Spirit, they had not yet entered the fellowship of the holy brotherhood.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 6 (1888)