Een liedtboecxken, tracterende van den offer des Heeren.

Hand laid upon Christ very well.

Many findings // have they sought
Mat.26.b 14

• Through thirty pieces of silver / well considered
  Luce.22.a.4.

Is the innocent blood sold.
This treachery, wrought by Satan,
Judas cunningly accomplished.
Joann.18.a.6

† The Jews (as Christ revealed Himself)
Upon the earth // fell down at that time.
But Judas, filled with hate and envy,
Mat.26.e 48

‡ Who spoke: Be greeted, Master.
Luce.22.d 47

And with a kiss, like a hypocrite,
Betrayed the blessed Lamb.
Psal.41.b.10

• Christ, thus, for our misdeed
  Is betrayed // by those who ate His bread.
  Esa.50.b.6

† The strikers offered His pure body.
Deeply, each received many a blow,
Showing great, fervent love,
Phil.2.a.8

‡ Obedient unto the death of the cross.
The Disciples, all in general,
Mat.26.e 49

Christ the pure // *seeing Him thus captured
Mat.26.g.69

† One did the forsaking,
Luce.22.d.57

The others went away.
Thus they let Christ, the pure grain,
Stand alone in the press of the cross.
Christ, for all His body's limbs,
Esa.63.a.3.

‡ Has trodden // the winepress alone,
Apo.19.c.15

And with Him was neither great nor small.
Thus, dear friends, in general,

Consider what Christ’s holiest
Suffered from the impure Jews. (grain
Mt.26.g.66

• For the Jews, taking Him prisoner,
  On His cheeks // struck Him in haste.
  But Christ, † like a good little Lamb,
  Esa.53.b.10

Acto.8.d.31

That does not open its mouth,
Elders and strikers of the Jewish rabble
Endured with great humility.
Mat.26.f.60

‡ Falsely have they (without ceasing)
Vile causes // thought up against Christ.
Marc.15.a.1

Firmly in hands *knotted with bands,
When He had been examined thoroughly,
Brought into Pilate’s house,
There was Christ investigated.
Although Pilate found Christ innocent,
Mar.15.b.15.

† Manifoldly // so he ordered Him struck,
Joan.19.a.1.

Thinking thereby to wash his hands
And let Christ go free.
But the accusers (seized with envy)
Would not understand it so.
Mat.27.b.15

‡ A custom was Pilate’s will
Mar.15.a.6

To quiet // those who were angry.
When the stiff-necked people heard that,
They cried: Release Barabbas.
Thus that vile rogue Barabbas came free,
But unto death had to go the Lamb.
Mat.27.d.28

• Mocked as a fool, Christ received as
  Joann.19.a.2

reward
A crown // of sharp thorny branches,
Which they rancorously pressed on Him.