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<div style="background:#fff;border:#bbb dashed 1px;padding:5px"><a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=369805" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none"><div style="margin:10px 0"><strong>Bible in Poetry: Gospel of St. Matthew (Chapter 27)</strong></div><div style="margin:10px 0">By morning, elders and chief priests<br>Decided to put Him to death; <br>They led Him bound and handed Him<br>Over to Governor Pilate.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">On seeing Jesus condemned thus, <br>Judas regretted deeply for<br>What he did to Jesus then.<br>He gave the silver pieces back<br>To chief priests and elders and said: <br>‘I have betrayed innocent blood! ’<br>But they said, ‘What is that to us? ’</div><div style="margin:10px 0">He flung the money in temple <br>And went and hanged himself, that day; <br>The chief priests gathered the money, <br>For it was unlawful to place<br>The ‘price of blood’ inside temple.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">They bought the potter’s field with it, <br>As burial place for foreigners; <br>That field is still called ’Field of Blood.’<br>Thus came to be fulfilled prophet<br>Jeremiah’s prophetic words! </div><div style="margin:10px 0">The governor queried Jesus: <br>‘Are you the king of Jews, tell me? ’<br>And Jesus answered, ‘You say so.’<br>And when accused by the chief priests<br>And elders, He made no answer; <br>Then Pilate said, ‘Do you not hear<br>The things they utter against you? ’<br>But He didn’t answer him a word; <br>The governor was so perplexed.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Now on the occasion of Feast, <br>The governor would release one<br>Prisoner, whom people had wished.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">A notorious prisoner then, <br>Called Barabbas was ushered in; <br>Then Pilate asked of them, ‘Which one<br>Do you want me to release now-<br>Barabbas or the Messiah? ’<br>For, he knew that out of envy, <br>They had handed Jesus to him.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">While being seated on his bench, <br>His wife sent him a caution note: <br>Do not trouble the righteous man, <br>I suffered in a dream of Him.’</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Howev’r, the chief priests and elders<br>Had persuaded the crowds to ask<br>The release of just Barabbas.<br>So when the governor asked them, <br>They cried, ‘Release just Barabbas! ’</div><div style="margin:10px 0">‘What shall I do with Jesus then? ’<br>When Pilate asked, they cried aloud, <br>‘Let Him be crucified to death! ’<br>‘What evil has He done? ’ he asked.<br>They shouted loud, ‘Crucify Him! ’</div><div style="margin:10px 0">As Pilate knew, he wouldn’t succeed, <br>And riot could break amidst crowd, <br>He washed his hands with water and<br>Said, ‘I’m innocent of this blood! ’</div><div style="margin:10px 0">The people then cried in reply, <br>‘Let His blood be upon us then, <br>And upon our very children! ’</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Then Pilate released Barabbas.<br>And Jesus was afterwards scourged<br>And handed to be crucified.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">The governor’s soldiers took Him<br>Inside the praetorium wherein, <br>The whole cohort had gathered there.<br>And having stripped His clothes off Him, <br>They threw a scarlet cloak instead.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">They wove a crown of thorns for head, <br>And in His right hand, placed a reed, .<br>And kneeling before Him, they mocked: <br>‘Hail, the King of Jews of the world! ’</div><div style="margin:10px 0">They spat upon His divine face, <br>And used the reed to strike His head; <br>They took away the cloak on Him, <br>And dressed Him in His own old clothes, <br>Then led Him to be crucified.<br>They asked a Cyrenian named<br>Simon, to help Him carry cross.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">And when they came to Golgotha, <br>A place, meaning place of the skull, <br>They gave Him gall-mixed wine to drink.<br>And after crucifying Him, <br>They divided His clothes through lots; <br>They sat and kept watch over Him; <br>They wrote above His head the charge: <br>‘This is Jesus, the King of Jews! ’</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Two persons too were crucified, <br>One on His right, other on left; <br>Some passing by, reviled at Him<br>And said, ‘You told you would destroy<br>The temple, rebuild in three days, <br>If you’re Son of God, save yourself, <br>And come down from the cross at once! ’</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Like-wise the scribes, chief priests, elders, <br>All mocked at Him and remarked thus: <br>‘He saves others but couldn’t Himself! <br>If He be king of Israel then, <br>Let Him un-nail Himself from cross, <br>And we shall then believe in Him! ’</div><div style="margin:10px 0">‘He put His trust in God wholesome; <br>Let God deliver Him right now<br>For, He said, ‘I’m the Son of God! ’</div><div style="margin:10px 0">The persons crucified with Him, <br>Abused Him also in same way.<br>From noon onwards, there came darkness<br>Over the land, till three o’clock! </div><div style="margin:10px 0">At three o’clock, then Jesus cried<br>Out in loud voice, ‘Eli, Eli, <br>Lema sabachthani? ’ which means<br>My God, my God, why forsake me? </div><div style="margin:10px 0">Some by-standers who heard this said, <br>‘The man is calling Elijah! ’<br>So, one of them brought out a sponge, <br>And soaked in wine, upon a reed, <br>And held it to His lips to drink.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">The rest said, ‘Wait, let us now see<br>If Elijah comes to save Him! ’<br>Then Jesus cried again aloud, <br>And gave His spirit up to God.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Behold, the sanctuary’s veil tore<br>In two from top to bottom then; <br>The earth too quaked as rocks got split! <br>Opened were many tombs of saints<br>Who had been dead but raised again, <br>And appeared to men in city! </div><div style="margin:10px 0">The centurion and men on guard, <br>Got frightened by the quake that came, <br>And said, ’Truly, this was God’s Son! ’</div><div style="margin:10px 0">There were some women standing there; <br>From Galilee, they followed Him; <br>They were Mary Magdalene and<br>Mary, mother of James, Joseph; <br>And mother of Zebedee’s sons.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">When evening fell, a rich man came <br>From Arimathea called Joseph, <br>Disciple of Jesus, as well; <br>He requested Pilate to hand<br>Over the body of Jesus, <br>And Pilate ordered to take it.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Then Joseph wrapped the whole body<br>In white linen, from head to foot, <br>And laid it in a tomb anew, <br>That had been hewn from solid rock.<br>They rolled a stone that was so huge<br>Across the entrance of the tomb, <br>And went away as both Marys<br>Were sitting there, facing the tomb! </div><div style="margin:10px 0">The chief priests and the Pharisees<br>Gathered before Pilate, next day<br>And said, ’Sir, while alive, He said<br>Three days after, He’ll be raised up! <br>So, give orders to close the grave, <br>Lest disciples steal Him away<br>And tell the people, ‘He’s risen! ’</div><div style="margin:10px 0">So, Pilate said. ‘The guard is yours; <br>Secure it as best as you can.’<br>They went and rolled a stone across<br>The entrance of the tomb and sealed<br>And placed their guards to protect it! </div><div style="margin:10px 0">Copyright by Dr John Celes 6-15-2007</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br /></a><br />poem by <a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/by.php?a=John+Celes">John Celes</a><div class=q>
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