The Pulpit Commentary — John — Volume 1 — Section 142

(2) The prellminBry eunnination before Anna1, and hint of the roll eccle•ie.stical trial, and of the weakness and treachery of Simon Peter. Ch. niii. 12-27. (8) The Roman trlBI, presupposing the decision of the Sanhedrin. Ch. niii. 28-11i11. 16. (a) [Without the Prretoriom.J Pilate ntorta the malign intention of the Jews, and dares them to disobey Roman law. Ch. niii. 28-32. (b) [Within the Prretorium,] Christ admits that, in a sense far deeper than his questioner conceived, he was a King, but that hi1 kingdom was not of this world. Ch. xviii. 33-38. (a) [Without the Prretorinm.J Where, notwithstnnding the clamour with which his protestation of Kingship and subsequent reserve had been met, Pilate declared him innocent of the charge brought against him. The Barabbas-prop0881. Ch. IViii. 89, 40. (a) [Within the Prretorium.J The nnjnst scourging, and crown of thorns. Ch. 11ix. 1-3. (e) [Without the Prretorium.] The farther protestations on the part or Pilate of his helplessness and innocence bring up the concealed Jewish verdict of blas- phemy because he had claimed to be Son of God. Ch. xi:r. 4-7. (I) (Within the Prretorium.] The fear of Pilate, and the apportionment of the measures of guilt by the majestic Sufferer. Ch. xi:r. 8-11. (g) Pilate vanquished by his selfish fears, and jndgment given. Ch. xiL 12-16. (4) The Crucifi:rion. Love onto the uttermost. Ch. xi:r. 17-24, (a) The circumstances of the death. Ch. xi:r. 17, 18. (b) The title on the cross. Ch. xi:r. 19-22. (c) The seamless garment. Ch. :ri:r. 23, 24. (5) The words on the cross. Ch. :rix. 25-30. (a) Filial love-" Behold thy son." Ch. xi:r. 25, 28. (b) Filial love-" Behold thy mother," and the issue. Ch. :ri:r. 117. (c) "I thirst "-the last agony. Ch. :ri:r. 28, 29. (a) "It is finished I "-the great victory of completed sacrifice. Ch. xi:r. 30. (6) The piercing of the side, with its signifiance-the final close of the life of earth. Ch. :ri:r. 31-37. (7) The burial-the two friends, Joseph and Nicodemus. Ch.. :riL 38--42. 2. The complete glorification of Jesus (11 his rew.rrection. Ch. :r:r. l-.'11. (1) The process of John's own personal conviction, by the discovery that the sepulchre was deserted. Ch. :r:r. 1-10, (2) The manifestation to ado1·ing love, answering to the first portion of the high priestly prayer. Ch. :r:r. 11-18. (3) The manifestation to the ten disciples and others, corxesponding to the great prayer for them in eh. :rvii. Ch. :u:. 10, 20. (4) Peace, spiration of the Holy Spirit, and power to remit or retain sin. Ch. :u. 21-23. (5) The manifestation made to anxious scepticism. The victory ef faith by the grace of sight and touch. The still greater blessing on those who have not seen and yet have believed. Ch, :r:r. 24-29. (6) The summation of the argument of the Gospel. "These things are written that ye may believe that Jew.s is the Christ, the 8011 of God." Ch. :r:r. 30, 31. S. Epilogue, answering to prologue. Ch. ui. 1-25. •,., • The post-Resurrection life, corresponding with the pre-incarnate energy of the Logos. (I) The manifestation of himself in the work of life. Ch. :u:i. 1-14. (2) The revelations to be made in the services dictated by love and issuing in martyrdom. The confession of Simon Peter, and the charge given to him. Ch. x:tl. 1~19. (3) The revelations made to patient waiting for the coming of the Lord, with correction of a misW1derstanding touching the disciple whom Jesu loved. Ch. :ui. 20-23. (4) Note of subsequent edito1·s with reference to the authorship and the folness of unre- corded traditions touching the words and deeds of Jesus. Ch. :u.i. 24, 25, He that in the beginning and throughout all time has been one with God, the Creator, the Source :>f life and light, the Giver of the Holy Spirit, is represented as becoming human flesh, and through that flesh manifesting the Divine idea of man. The Spirit is triumphant over the flesh. He suffers, indeed, from weariness and thirst, and from the temptations to use the Divine power always at his disposal for his own refreshment or for the establishment of a temporal sovereignty ; but he uniformly resists every such subtle temptation. Elect souls see by intuition, and by the aid of the prophetic word and testimony, that he le Son of God and King of Israel, that he is the perfect Man,  eh: INTRODUCTION 'l'O