They that hate me without a cause are more than the hairs of mine head: they that would destroy me, being mine enemies wrongfully, are mighty.-Ps. Ixix. 4.

Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing?

The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the LORD, and against his anointed, saying,

Let us break their bands asunder, and cast away their cords from us. -Ps. ii. 1-3.

But in mine adversity they rejoiced, and gathered themselves together: yea, the abjects gathered themselves together against me.-Ps. xxxv. 15.

But now have they both seen and hated both me and my Father.

But this cometh to pass, that the word might be fulfilled that is written in their law, They hated me without a cause.---John xv. 24,

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Then assembled together the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders of the people, unto the palace of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas,

And consulted that they might take Jesus by subtlety, and kill him.Matt. xvi. 3, 4.

For of a truth against thy holy child Jesus, whom thou hast anointed, both Herod and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles, and the people of Israel, were gathered together,

For to do whatsoever thy hand and thy counsel determined before to be done.-Acts iv. 27, 28.

And I said unto them, If ye think good, give me my price; and if not, forbear. So they weighed for my price thirty pieces of silver.-Zech. xi. 12.

And the LORD said unto me, Cast it unto the potter: a goodly price that I was prized at of them. And I took the thirty pieces of silver, and cast them to the potter in the house of the LORD. -Zech. xi. 13.

Then one of the twelve, Judas Iscariot, unto the chief

called went priests,

And said unto them, What will ye give me, and I will deliver him unto you? And they covenanted with him for thirty pieces of silver.— Matt. xxvi. 14, 15.

Then Judas, which had betrayed him, when he saw that he was condemned, repented himself, and brought again the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders.

And the chief priests took the silver pieces,

Yea, mine own familiar friend, in whom I trusted, which did eat of my bread, hath lifted up his heel against me.-Ps. xli. 9.

Let his days be few. -Ps. cix. 8.

Let another take office.-Ps. cix. 8.

and said, It is not lawful for to put them into the treasury, because it is the price of blood.

And they took counsel, and bought with them the potter's field, to bury strangers in.Matt. xxvii. 3, 6, 7.

I speak not of you all: I know whom I have chosen: but that the Scripture may be fulfilled, He that eateth bread with me hath lifted up his heel against me.John xiii. 18.

Behold, the hand of him that betrayeth me is with me on the table.— Lu. xxii. 21.

He that dippeth his hand with me in the dish, the same shall betray me.-Matt. xxvi. 23.

And he cast down the pieces of silver in the temple, and departed, and went and hanged himself.--Matt. xxvii.

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Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted. -Is. liii. 4.

But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.-Is. Îiii.

Then saith he unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful, even unto death: tarry ye here, and watch with me.-Matt. xxvi. 38.

Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness; by whose stripes ye were healed.-1 Pet. ii. 24.