blood)
to the ground.  His captors
surrounded Him like the ’horned
bulls’ of Ps. xxii. 11-14; there
[Matt. 26.56.] was none to help, for His followers
to a man forsook Him.
[Matt. 26.57 ff.] He was led both before the [Luke 22.66 ff.]
Scribes and Pharisees and before
[Matt. 27.11 ff.] Pilate.  In the trial before Pilate [Luke 23.1 ff.] [Matt. 27.14] He kept silence, as Ps. xxii. 15. 
Pilate sent Him bound to Herod. [Luke 23.7.]

Justin relates most of the incidents
of the Crucifixion in detail,
for confirmation of which he refers
to the Acts of Pilate.  He marks
especially the fulfilment in various
places of Ps. xxii.  He has the
piercing with nails, the casting of [Luke 24.40.]
[Matt. 27.35.] lots and dividing of the garments, [Luke 23.34.] [Matt. 27.39 ff.] the sneers of the crowd [Luke 23.35.]
(somewhat expanded from the
[Matt. 27.42.] Synoptics), and their taunt, He
who raised the dead let Him save
[Matt. 27.46.] Himself; also the cry of despair,
’My God, My God, why hast
Thou forsaken Me?’ and the last
words, ’Father, into Thy hands [Luke 23.46.]
I commend My Spirit.’

[Matt. 27.57-60.] The burial took place in the
                  evening, the disciples being all
[Matt. 26.31,56.] scattered in accordance with
                  Zech. xiii. 7.  On the third day, [Luke 24.21.]
[Matt. 28.1 ff.] the day of the sun or the first [Luke 24.1 ff.]
                  (or eighth) day of the week,
                  Jesus rose from the dead.  He
                  then convinced His disciples that
                  His sufferings had been prophe- [Luke 24.26, 46.]
                  tically foretold and they repented [Luke 24.32.]
                  of having deserted Him.  Having
                  given them His last commission
                  they saw Him ascend up into [Luke 24.50.]
                  heaven.  Thus believing and
                  having first waited to receive
                  power from Him they went forth
                  into all the world and preached
                  the word of God.  To this day
[Matt. 28.19] Christians baptize in the name
                  of the Father of all, and of our
                  Saviour Jesus Christ, and of the
                  Holy Ghost.

[Matt. 28.12-15.] The Jews spread a story that
                  the disciples stole the body of
                  Jesus from the grave and so
                  deceived men by asserting that
                  He was risen from the dead and
                  ascended into heaven.