,,the ,,dore ,,gallery ,,of ,,bible     
,,illustrations                         
,illustrated by ,gustave ,dore          
,volume #h4    ,,jesus ,,and ,,the      
,,woman ,,taken ,,in ,,adultery4        
,jesus went unto the mount of ,olives4  
,and early in the morning he came again 
into the temple1 and all the people came
 unto him2 and he sat down1 and taught  
them4  ,and the scribes and ,pharisees  
brought unto him a woman taken in       
adultery2 and when they had set her in  
the midst1 they say unto him1 ,master1  
this woman was taken in adultery1 in the
 very act4 ,now ,moses in the law       
commanded us1 that such should be       
stoned3 but what sayest thou8 ,this they
 said1 tempting him1 that they might    
have to accuse him4  ,but ,jesus stooped
 down1 and with his finger wrote on the 
ground1 as though he heard them not4    
,so when they continued asking him1 he  
lifted up himself1 and said unto them1  
,he that is without sin among you1 let  
him first cast a stone at her4  ,and    

again he stooped down1 and wrote on the 
ground4  ,and they which heard it1 being
 convicted by their own conscience1 went
 out one by one1 beginning at the       
eldest1 even unto the last2 and ,jesus  
was left alone1 and the woman standing  
in the midst4 ,when ,jesus had lifted up
 himself1 and saw none but the woman1 he
 said unto her1 ,woman where are those  
thine accusers8 ,hath no man condemned  
thee8 ,she said1 ,no man1 ,lord4  ,and  
,jesus said unto her1 ,neither do ,i    
condemn thee3 go1 and sin no more4      
--john viii1 #a-aa     ,,the            
,,resurrection ,,of ,,lazarus4   ,now   
,jesus was not yet come into the town1  
but was in that place where ,martha met 
him4 ,the ,jews then which were with her
 in the house1 and comforted her1 when  
they saw ,mary1 that she rose up hastily
 and went out1 followed her1 saying1    
,she goeth unto the grave to weep there4
 ,then when ,mary was come where ,jesus 
was1 and saw him1 she fell down at his  
feet1 saying unto him1 ,lord1 if thou   

hadst been here1 my brother had not     
died4  ,when ,jesus therefore saw her   
weeping1 and the ,jews also weeping     
which came with her1 he groaned in the  
spirit1 and was troubled1 and said1     
,where have ye laid him8  ,they said    
unto him1 ,lord1 come and see4  ,jesus  
wept4  ,then said the ,jews1 ,behold how
 he loved him6 ,and some of them said1  
,could not this man1 which opened the   
eyes of the blind1 have caused that even
 this man should not have died8  ,jesus 
therefore again groaning in himself     
cometh to the grave4 ,it was a cave and 
a stone lay upon it4 ,jesus said1 ,take 
ye away the stone4  ,martha1 the sister 
of him that was dead1 saith unto him1   
,lord1 by this time he stinketh for he  
hath been dead four days4  ,jesus saith 
unto her1 ,said ,i not unto thee1 that1 
if thou wouldest believe1 thou shouldest
 see the glory of ,god8  ,then they took
 away the stone from the place where the
 dead was laid4  ,and ,jesus lifted up  
his eyes1 and said1 ,father1 ,i thank   

thee that thou hast heard me4 ,and ,i   
knew that thou hearest me always3 but   
because of the people which stand by ,i 
said it1 that they may believe that thou
 hast sent me4  ,and when he thus had   
spoken1 he cried with a loud voice1     
,lazarus1 come forth4  ,and he that was 
dead came forth1 bound hand and foot    
with graveclothes3 and his face was     
bound about with a napkin4  ,jesus saith
 unto them1 ,loose him1 and let him go4 
,then many of the ,jews which came to   
,mary1 and had seen the things which    
,jesus did1 believed on him4--,john xi1 
#cj-de     ,,mary ,,magdalene4   ,of    
,mary called ,magdalene 7,luke viii1 #b7
 but few particulars are recorded in    
scripture4 ,we first hear of her as     
having been delivered by ,jesus of seven
 devils 7,luke viii1 #a-c2 ,mark xvi1   
#i74 ,impelled1 no doubt1 by gratitude  
for her deliverance1 she becomes one of 
his followers1 accompanying him         
thenceforward in all his wanderings     
faithfully till his death4 ,she was the 

first person to whom he appeared after  
his resurrection 7,mark xvi1 #i2 ,john  
xx1 #a1 #aa-ah7 ,the common belief that 
she was a fallen woman is destitute of  
the slightest foundation4 ,on the       
contrary1 the references to her as being
 in the company of such women as        
,joanna1 the wife of ,herod's steward1  
,salome1 the mother of ,james and ,john1
 and ,mary1 the mother of ,jesus 7,luke 
viii1 #c2 ,mark xvi1 #dj2 ,john xix1    
#be71 strongly discountenance such a    
supposition4 ,the error1 which had no   
other source than ecclesiastical        
tradition1 has been fostered and        
perpetuated by the stupid blunder of the
 translators of the authorized version  
in identifying her with the sinner who  
is described in ,luke vii1 #cg-ej as    
washing the feet of ,jesus with her     
tears 7see head-note to ,luke vii74     
,the ,roman ,catholic notion that this  
sinner was ,mary the sister of ,lazarus 
is almost equally groundless 7see ,douay
 ,bible1 head-note to ,matthew xxvi1 and

 the foot-note references to ,luke vii1 
#cg1 found in most ,catholic ,bibles74  
,the only reason for this identification
 is that the anointing by the sinner is 
described as taking place in the house  
of a ,pharisee named ,simon 7,luke vii1 
#cf1 #ci-dj #dc-dd72 that the anointing 
by the unnamed woman1 as described in   
,matthew xxvi1 #f-ac and ,mark xiv1     
#c-i1 took place in the house of one    
,simon the leper1 in ,bethany2 and that 
,mary1 the sister of ,lazarus1 is       
described in ,john xi1 #b1 and xii1     
#c-h1 as anointing ,jesus in a house    
7apparently that of ,lazarus himself7 in
 ,bethany1 when a conversation ensues   
altogether different from that recorded 
in ,luke vii1 but similar to that       
related in ,matthew xxvi1 and ,mark xiv1
 save that the objection to the         
anointing of ,jesus is made1 not by his 
disciples 7,matthew xxvi1 #h71 not by   
some that had indignation 7,mark xiv1   
#d71 but by one of his disciples1 ,judas
 ,iscariot1 ,simon's son 7,john xii1    

#d74 ,the demeanor of ,mary1 the sister 
of ,lazarus1 is1 however1 by no means   
that of a fallen and sinful though      
penitent woman but that of a pious and  
good one 7see ,luke x1 #ci1 #db2 ,john  
xi1 #bh-cc2 xii1 #c74  ,dore's          
illustration1 which portrays ,mary      
,magdalene as a heartbroken and         
despairing sinner1 shows that he has    
fallen into the common error4     ,,the 
,,last ,,supper4   ,now the first day of
 the feast of unleavened bread the      
disciples came to ,jesus1 saying unto   
him1 ,where wilt thou that we prepare   
for thee to eat the passover8 ,and he   
said1 ,go into the city to such a man1  
and say unto him1 ,the ,master saith1   
,my time is at hand2 ,i will keep the   
passover at thy house with my disciples4
 ,and the disciples did as ,jesus had   
appointed them2 and they made ready the 
passover4  ,now when the even was come1 
he sat down with the twelve4 ,and as    
they did eat1 he said1 ,verily ,i say   
unto you1 that one of you shall betray  

me4  ,and they were exceeding sorrowful1
 and began every one of them to say unto
 him1 ,lord1 is it ,i8  ,and he answered
 and said1 ,he that dippeth his hand    
with me in the dish1 the same shall     
betray me4 ,the ,son of man goeth as it 
is written of him3 but woe unto that man
 by whom the ,son of man is betrayed6 it
 had been good for that man if he had   
not been born4 ,then ,judas1 which      
betrayed him1 answered and said1        
,master1 is it ,i8 ,he said unto him1   
,thou hast said4  ,and as they were     
eating1 ,jesus took bread1 and blessed  
it1 and brake it1 and gave it to the    
disciples1 and said1 ,take1 eat2 this is
 my body4 ,and he took the cup1 and gave
 thanks1 and gave it to them1 saying1   
,drink ye all of it2 for this is my     
blood of the new testament1 which is    
shed for many for the remission of sins4
 ,but ,i say unto you1 ,i will not drink
 henceforth of this fruit of the vine1  
until that day when ,i drink it new with
 you in my ,father's kingdom4  ,and when

 they had sung an hymn1 they went out   
into the mount of ,olives4--,matthew    
xxvi1 #ag-cj4     ,,the ,,agony ,,in    
,,the ,,garden4   ,and he came out1 and 
went1 as he was wont1 to the mount of   
,olives2 and his disciples all followed 
him4 ,and when he was at the place1 he  
said unto them1 ,pray that ye enter not 
in temptation4  ,and he was withdrawn   
from them about a stone's cast1 and     
kneeled down1 and prayed ,saying1       
,father1 if thou be willing1 remove this
 cup from me3 nevertheless not my will1 
but thine1 be done4  ,and there appeared
 an angel unto him from heaven1         
strengthening him4  ,and being in an    
agony he prayed more earnestly3 and his 
sweat was as it were great drops1 of    
blood falling down to the ground4  ,and 
when he rose up from prayer1 and was    
come to his disciples1 he found them    
sleeping for sorrow1 and said unto them1
 ,why sleep ye8 rise and pray1 lest ye  
enter into temptation--,luke xxii1      
#ci-df4     ,,prayer ,,of1 ,,jesus ,,in 

,,the ,,garden ,,of' ,,olives4   ,then  
cometh ,jesus with them unto a place    
called ,gethsemane1 and saith unto1 the 
disciples1 ,sit ye here1 while ,i go and
 pray yonder4 ,and he took with him     
,peter and the two sons of ,zebedee1 and
 began to be sorrowful and very heavy4  
,then saith he unto them1 ,my soul is   
exceeding sorrowful1 even unto death3   
tarry ye here1 and watch with me4  ,and 
he went a little farther1 and fell on   
his face1 and prayed1 saying1 ,o my     
,father1 if be possible1 let this cup   
pass from me3 nevertheless not as ,i    
will1 but as thou wilt4  ,and he cometh 
unto the disciples1 and findeth them    
asleep1 and saith unto ,peter1 ,what1   
could ye not watch with me one hour8    
,watch and pray1 that ye enter not into 
temptation the spirit indeed is willing1
 but the flesh is weak4  ,he went away  
again the second time1 and prayed1      
saying1 ,o my ,father1 if this cup may  
not pass away from me1 except ,i drink  
it1 thy will be done4  ,and he came and 

found them asleep again3 for their eyes 
were heavy4  ,and he left them1 and went
 away again1 and prayed the third time1 
saying the same words4  ,then cometh he 
to his disciples1 and saith unto them1  
,sleep on now1 and take your rest       
behold1 the hour is at hand1 and the    
,son of man is betrayed into the hands  
of sinners4 ,rise let us be going3      
behold1 he is at hand that doth betray  
me4 ,matthew xxvi1 #cf-df     ,,the     
,,betrayal4   ,and he cometh the third  
time1 and saith unto them1 ,sleep on    
now1 and take your rest it is enough1   
the hour is come2 behold1 the ,son of   
man is betrayed into the hands of       
sinners4 ,rise up1 let us go2 lo1 he    
that betrayeth me is at hand4  ,and     
immediately1 while he yet spake1 cometh 
,judas1 one of the twelve1 and with him 
great multitude with swords and staves1 
from the chief priests and the scribes  
and the elders4 ,and he that betrayed   
him had given them a token1 saying1     
,whomsoever ,i shall kiss1 that same is 

he2 take him1 and lead him away safely4 
,and as soon as he was come1 he goeth   
straight way to him1 and saith1 ,master1
 master2 and kissed him4  ,and they laid
 their hands on him1 and took him4 ,and 
one of them that stood by drew a sword1 
and smote a servant of the high priest1 
and cut off his ear4 ,and ,jesus        
answered and said unto them1 ,are ye    
come out1 as against a thief1 with      
swords and with staves to take me8 ,i   
was daily with you in the temple        
teaching1 and ye took me not but the    
scriptures must be fulfilled4  ,and they
 all forsook him1 and fled4--,mark xiv1 
#da-ej     ,,christ ,,fainting ,,under  
,,the ,,cross4   ,the incident depicted 
in this illustration seems to be as     
apocryphal as that embodied in the      
artist's picture of ,mary ,magdalene4   
,there is absolutely no warrant in      
scripture for the notion that ,christ   
fainted under the burden of the cross4  
,the only foundation for such an idea to
 found in the ,bible is contained in the

 head note to ,mark xv1 which is quite  
unwarranted by the text4 ,according to  
the three synoptic gospels the cross was
 borne not by ,christ1 but by ,simon1 a 
,cyrenian 7see ,matthew xxvii1 #cb2     
,mark xv1 #b #a2 ,luke xxiii1 #bf74     
,according to the fourth evangelist1    
,jesus bore the cross without assistance
 the whole distance to the place        
crucifixion 7,john xix1 #af-ah74 ,in not
 one of the four narratives is there so 
much as a hint that he fainted under the
 burden4     ,,the ,,flagellation4      
,then released he ,barabbas unto them3  
and when he had scourged ,jesus1 he     
deliver him to be crucified4--,matthew  
xxvii1 #bf4  ,and so ,pilate1 willing to
 content the people1 released ,barabbas 
unto them1 and deliver ,jesus1 when he  
had scourged him1 to be                 
crucified4--,mark xv1 #ae4  ,then       
,pilate therefore took ,jesus1 and      
scourged him4 ,john xix4     ,,the      
,,crucifixion4   ,and when they were    
come unto a place called ,golgotha1 that

 is to say1 a place of a skull they gave
 him vinegar to drink mingled with gall3
 and when he had tasted thereof1 he     
would not drink4 ,and they crucified    
him1 and parted his garments1 casting   
lots3 that it might be fulfilled which  
was spoken by the prophet1 ,they parted 
my garments among them1 and upon my     
vesture did they cast lots4 ,and sitting
 down they watched him there2 and set up
 over his head his accusation written1  
,,this ,,is ,,jesus ,,the ,,king ,,of   
,,the ,,jews4  ,then were there two     
thieves crucified with him1 one on the  
right hand1 and another on the left4    
,and they that passed by reviled him1   
wagging their heads1 and saying1 ,thou  
that destroyest the temple1 and buildest
 it in three days1 save thyself4 ,if    
thou be the ,son of ,god come down from 
the cross4  ,likewise also the chief    
priests mocking him1 with the scribes   
and elders1 said1 ,he saved others3     
himself he cannot save4 ,if he be the   
,king of ,israel1 let him now come down 

from the cross1 and we will believe him4
 ,he trusted in ,god2 let him deliver   
him now1 if he will have him3 for he    
said1 ,i am the ,son of ,god4  ,the     
thieves also1 which were crucified with 
him1 cast the same in his               
teeth4--,matthew xxvii1 #cc--dd4        
,,close ,,of ,,the ,,crucifixion4   ,now
 from the sixth hour there was darkness 
over all the land unto the ninth hour4  
,and about the ninth hour ,jesus cried  
with a loud voice1 saying1 ,eli1 ,eli1  
lama sabachthani8 that is to say1 ,my   
,god1 my ,god1 why hast thou forsaken   
me8  ,some of them that stood there1    
when they heard that1 said1 ,this man   
calleth for ,elias4 ,and straightway one
 of them ran1 and took a sponge1 and    
filled it with vinegar1 and put it on a 
reed1 and gave him to drink4 ,the rest  
said1 ,let be1 let us see whether ,elias
 will come to save him4  ,jesus1 when he
 had cried again with a loud voice1     
yielded up the ghost4  ,and1 behold1 the
 veil of the temple was rent in twain   

from the top to the bottom2 and the     
earth did quake1 and the rocks rent2 and
 the graves were opened2 and many bodies
 of the saints which slept arose1 and   
came out of the graves after his        
resurrection1 and went into the holy    
city1 and appeared unto many4  ,now when
 the centurion1 and they that were with 
him1 watching ,jesus1 saw the           
earthquake1 and those things that were  
done1 they feared greatly1 saying1      
,truly this was the ,son of ,god4  ,and 
many women were there beholding afar    
off1 which followed ,jesus from         
,galilee1 ministering unto him3 among   
which was ,mary ,magdalene1 and ,mary   
the mother of ,james and ,joses1 and the
 mother of ,zebedee's                   
children4--,matthew xxvii1 #de-ef4