The commentaries of M. John Calvin upon the Acts of the Apostles, faithfully translated…The commentaries of M. Iohn Caluin vpon the Actes of the Apostles, faithfully translated…

28 When as they found no cause of death. It was very appertinent to the matter that they should know that Christ was put to death guiltless, For we could not have bin justified by his death, if he had suffered death for his own evil deeds. Therefore it was requisite that he should be guiltless, that his death might be a satisfaction for the sins of the world. ⟨p. 310⟩And undoubtedly I think that Paul did plainly declare, that Pilate condemned Christ, not according to the office of a judge, but that he consented that he should be put to death, after that he was overcome with the ungodly requests of the people: and also that the Jews were driven by lust, and not enforced by reason to desire Christs death. For it stood him upon to terrify the hearers, that they might not couple themselves to so wicked a fact. But Luke doth now in few words set down after his common custom, those things which Paul did then more at large declare.

28 When as they found no cause of death. It was very appertinent to the matter that they should know that Christ was put to death giltlesse, For we could not haue bin iustified by his death, if he had suffered death for his owne euill deedes. Therefore it was requisite that he shoulde bee giltlesse, that his death might be a satisfaction for the sins of the worlde. ⟨p. 310⟩And vndoubtedly I thinke that Paul did plainly declare, that Pilat condemned Christ, not according to the office of a iudge, but that he consented that he should be put to death, after that he was ouercome with the vngodly requests of the people: and also that the Iewes were driuen by lust, and not enforced by reason to desire Christes death. For it stood him vpon to terrifie the hearers, that they might not couple themselues to so wicked a fact. But Luke doth nowe in few wordes set downe after his common custom, those thinges which Paule did then more at large declare.

29 When they had fulfilled all things. To wit, which it pleased God should be done by them. For they did so handle Christ, that there was nothing of the prophesies of the scripture left unfulfilled. By this means is the stumbling block (which the understanding of the flesh conceiveth by reason of the ignominy of the cross) taken away, that the son of god was not laid open to the furious fury of the wicked: but he obeyed his fathers decree.