Geneva Bible Notes: Luke 23

Luke 23:1 (a) Who was the chief gouernour, and had the examinacion of matters of life & death.

Luke 23:1 (!) Jesus is broght before Pilate and Herode.

Luke 23:7 (/) Or, at that time.

Luke 23:7 (b) To rid his hands, and to gratifie Herode.

Luke 23:8 (c) Of a certeine curiositie.

Luke 23:8 (/) Or, miracle.

Luke 23:9 (d) For Christ came not to defend himself, nehter yet wolde please the vaine curiositie of this tyrant.

Luke 23:11 (/) Or, bande, or traine.

Luke 23:11 (e) Communely this was a to be of honour, or excellencie: but it was giuen to Christ in mockage.

Luke 23:11 (/) Or, in bright colour.

Luke 23:15 (/) Or, by him.

Luke 23:17 (f) For the Romains had giuen suche franches & liberties to the Jewes, which was but a tradition, & not according to the worde of God.

Luke 23:18 (!) Of Barabus.

Luke 23:22 (g) The judge giueth sentence with Christ, before he condemneth him, whereby plainely appeareth Jesus innocencie.

Luke 23:26 (!) Of Simon the Cyrenian.

Luke 23:27 (!) The women make lamentacion.

Luke 23:28 (/) Or, women of Jerusalem.

Luke 23:31 (h) If the innocent be thus handled, what shal the wicked man be?

Luke 23:33 (/) Or, the place of skulles.

Luke 23:33 (!) Christ crucified.

Luke 23:34 (!) He praieth for his enemies.

Luke 23:35 (i) Whome God hathe before all others appointed to be the Messias: othewise the Scriptures calleth them the elect of God, whome he hathe chosen before all beginning to life euerlasting.

Luke 23:36 (k) Mixt with myrrhe & gall to hasten his death.

Luke 23:38 (l) That the thing might be knowen to all nacions, because these thre languages were moste commune.

Luke 23:40 (!) He conuerteth the thefe & manie others at his death.

Luke 23:40 (m) The condemnacion which thou now suffrest, causeth it thee not to feare God?

Luke 23:44 (n) Which was middaye.

Luke 23:47 (/) Or, Captaine.

Luke 23:47 (o) The Romaine Captaine who had charge ouer an hundreth men.

Luke 23:51 (/) Or, had embraced.

Luke 23:51 (p) He loked for the redemer, by whome all shulde be restored.

Luke 23:53 (!) And is buryed.

Luke 23:54 (q) When men prepared all things readie for the feast.

Luke 23:54 (r) That is, began the same euening.