First published 1509 by Lucas Cranach in Wittenberg. The woodcut blocks were reused for six subsequent editions before wearing out. The original images all measure approximately 246 x 171 mm.
This edition frst published 2025 by Pallas Athene (Publishers) Ltd, 2 Birch Close, Hargrave Park, London n19 5xd www.pallasathene.co.uk isbn 978 1 84368 258 5
36 Ten cometh Jesus with them unto a place called Gethsemane, and saith unto the disciples, Sit ye here, while I go and pray yonder.
37 And he took with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and began to be sorrowful and very heavy.
38 Ten saith he unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful, even unto death: tarry ye here, and watch with me.
39 And he went a little farther, and fell on his face, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me: nevertheless not as I will, but as thou wilt.
40 And he cometh unto the disciples, and fndeth them asleep, and saith unto Peter, What, could ye not watch with me one hour?
41 Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the fesh is weak.
42 He went away again the second time, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if this cup may not pass away from me, except I drink it, thy will be done.
43 And he came and found them asleep again: for their eyes were heavy.
44 And he left them, and went away again, and prayed the third time, saying the same words.
45 Ten cometh he to his disciples, and saith unto them, Sleep on now, and take your rest: behold, the hour is at hand, and the Son of man is betrayed into the hands of sinners.
46 Rise, let us be going: behold, he is at hand that doth betray me.
47 And while he yet spake, lo, Judas, one of the twelve, came, and with him a great multitude with swords and staves, from the chief priests and elders of the people.
matthew chapter 26, verses 36-47
2. the arrest
3 Judas then, having received a band of men and ofcers from the chief priests and Pharisees, cometh thither with lanterns and torches and weapons.
4 Jesus therefore, knowing all things that should come upon him, went forth, and said unto them, Whom seek ye?
5 Tey answered him, Jesus of Nazareth. Jesus saith unto them, I am he. And Judas also, which betrayed him, stood with them.
6 As soon then as he had said unto them, I am he, they went backward, and fell to the ground.
7 Ten asked he them again, Whom seek ye?
And they said, Jesus of Nazareth.
8 Jesus answered, I have told you that I am he: if therefore ye seek me, let these go their way:
9 Tat the saying might be fulflled, which he spake: Of them which thou gavest me have I lost none.
10 Ten Simon Peter having a sword drew it, and smote the high priest’s servant, and cut of his right ear. Te servant’s name was Malchus.
11 Ten said Jesus unto Peter, Put up thy sword into the sheath: the cup which my Father hath given me, shall I not drink it?
12 Ten the band and the captain and ofcers of the Jews took Jesus, and bound him.
john, chapter 18, verses 3-12
49 When they which were about him saw what would follow, they said unto him, Lord, shall we smite with the sword?
50 And one of them smote the servant of the high priest, and cut of his right ear.
51 And Jesus answered and said, Sufer ye thus far. And he touched his ear, and healed him.
luke, chapter 22, verses 49-51
1 Ten Pilate therefore took Jesus, and scourged him.
john, chapter 19, verse 1
7. crowning with thorns
27 Ten the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the common hall, and gathered unto him the whole band of soldiers.
28 And they stripped him, and put on him a scarlet robe. And when they had plaited a crown of thorns, they put it upon his head, and a reed in his right hand: and they bowed the knee before him, and mocked him, saying, Hail, King of the Jews!
29 And they spit upon him, and took the reed, and smote him on the head.
matthew, chapter 27, verses 27-29
8. ecce homo
4 Pilate therefore went forth again, and saith unto them, Behold, I bring him forth to you, that ye may know that I fnd no fault in him.
5 Ten came Jesus forth, wearing the crown of thorns, and the purple robe. And Pilate saith unto them, Behold the man!
6 When the chief priests therefore and ofcers saw him, they cried out, saying, Crucify him, crucify him. Pilate saith unto them, Take ye him, and crucify him: for I fnd no fault in him.
7 Te Jews answered him, We have a law, and by our law he ought to die, because he made himself the Son of God.
john, chapter 19, verses 4-7
9. christ before pilate
11 And Jesus stood before the governor: and the governor asked him, saying, Art thou the King of the Jews? And Jesus said unto him, Tou sayest.
12 And when he was accused of the chief priests and elders, he answered nothing.
13 Ten said Pilate unto him, Hearest thou not how many things they witness against thee?
14 And he answered him to never a word; insomuch that the governor marvelled greatly.
15 Now at that feast the governor was wont to release unto the people a prisoner, whom they would.
16 And they had then a notable prisoner, called Barabbas.
17 Terefore when they were gathered together, Pilate said unto them, Whom will ye that I release unto you? Barabbas, or Jesus which is called Christ?
18 For he knew that for envy they had delivered him.
19 When he was set down on the judgment seat, his wife sent unto him, saying, Have thou nothing to do with that just man: for I have sufered many things this day in a dream because of him.
20 But the chief priests and elders persuaded the multitude that they should ask Barabbas, and destroy Jesus.
21 Te governor answered and said unto them, Whether of the twain will ye that I release unto you? Tey said, Barabbas.
22 Pilate saith unto them, What shall I do then with Jesus which is called Christ? Tey all say unto him, Let him be crucifed.
23 And the governor said, Why, what evil hath he done? But they cried out the more, saying, Let him be crucifed.
24 When Pilate saw that he could prevail nothing, but that rather a tumult was made, he took water, and washed his hands before the multitude, saying, I am innocent of the blood of this just person: see ye to it.
25 Ten answered all the people, and said, His blood be on us, and on our children.
26 Ten released he Barabbas unto them.
matthew, chapter 27, verses 11-26
. the way of the cross
26 And as they led him away, they laid hold upon one Simon, a Cyrenian, coming out of the country, and on him they laid the cross, that he might bear it after Jesus.
27 And there followed him a great company of people, and of women, which also bewailed and lamented him.
28 But Jesus turning unto them said, Daughters of Jerusalem, weep not for me, but weep for yourselves, and for your children.
29 For, behold, the days are coming, in the which they shall say, Blessed are the barren, and the wombs that never bare, and the paps which never gave suck.
30 Ten shall they begin to say to the mountains, Fall on us; and to the hills, Cover us.
31 For if they do these things in a green tree, what shall be done in the dry?
luke, chapter 23, verses 26-31
17 And he bearing his cross went forth into a place called the place of a skull, which is called in the Hebrew Golgotha.
18 Where they crucifed him, and two other with him, on either side one, and Jesus in the midst.
19 And Pilate wrote a title, and put it on the cross. And the writing was, JESUS OF NAZARETH THE KING OF THE JEWS.
20 Tis title then read many of the Jews: for the place where Jesus was crucifed was nigh to the city: and it was written in Hebrew, and Greek, and Latin.
21 Ten said the chief priests of the Jews to Pilate, Write not, Te King of the Jews; but that he said, I am King of the Jews.
22 Pilate answered, What I have written I have written.
25 Now there stood by the cross of Jesus his mother, and his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Cleophas, and Mary Magdalene.
26 When Jesus therefore saw his mother, and the disciple standing by, whom he loved, he saith unto his mother, Woman, behold thy son!
27 Ten saith he to the disciple, Behold thy mother! And from that hour that disciple took her unto his own home.
28 After this, Jesus knowing that all things were now accomplished, that the scripture might be fulflled, saith, I thirst.
29 Now there was set a vessel full of vinegar: and they flled a spunge with vinegar, and put it upon hyssop, and put it to his mouth.
30 When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, It is fnished: and he bowed his head, and gave up the ghost.
john, chapter 19, verses 17-22 and 25-30
38 And after this Joseph of Arimathæa, being a disciple of Jesus, but secretly for fear of the Jews, besought Pilate that he might take away the body of Jesus: and Pilate gave him leave. He came therefore, and took the body of Jesus.
39 And there came also Nicodemus, which at the frst came to Jesus by night, and brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about an hundred pound weight.
40 Ten took they the body of Jesus, and wound it in linen clothes with the spices, as the manner of the Jews is to bury.
john, chapter 19, verses 38-40
41 Now in the place where he was crucifed there was a garden; and in the garden a new sepulchre, wherein was never man yet laid.
42 Tere laid they Jesus therefore because of the Jews’ preparation day; for the sepulchre was nigh at hand.
john, chapter 19, verses 41-42
