So why is the story of Crucifixion Friday on the Christian Passover
Matthew 27; Mark 15
Matthew 27
Jesus Brought Before Pilate
Mk 15:1; Lk 23:1-2; Jn 18:28-32
1 (Mk 15:1; Lk 22:66) When the morning came, all the chief priests
and elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put Him to death.
2 (Mt 20:19; Ac 3:13)When they had bound Him, they led Him away a
nd handed Him over to Pontius Pilate the governor.
The Death of Judas
Ac 1:18-19
3 When Judas, who had betrayed Him, saw that He was condemned,
he repented and brought back the thirty pieces of silver
to the chief priests and elders,
4 saying, "I have sinned in that I have betrayed innocent blood."
They said, "What is that to us? You must see to that."
5 (2Sa 17:23; Job 2:9) So he threw down the pieces of silver in the temple
and departed. And he went and hanged himself.
6 The chief priests took the silver pieces and said, "It is not lawful
to put them into the treasury, because this is the price of blood."
7 So they took counsel, and bought with them the potter's field
to bury strangers in.
8 (Ac 1:19; Mt 28:15) Therefore that field has been called the Field of Blood
to this day.
9 (Zec 11:12-13) Then what was spoken by Jeremiah the prophet was fulfilled:
"They took the thirty pieces of silver, the value of that the sons of Israel
set on Him,
10 and gave them for the potter's field, as the Lord appointed me."
Jesus Questioned by Pilate
Mk 15:2-5; Lk 23:3-5; Jn 18:33-38
11 (Mt 2:2; 26:25) Jesus stood before the governor. And the governor
asked Him, "Are You the King of the Jews?"
Jesus said to him, "You have said so."
12 (Mt 26:63) When He was accused by the chief priests and elders,
He gave no answer.
13 (Mt 26:62) Then Pilate said to Him, "Do You not hear how many things
they testify against You?”
14 But He never answered him a word,
so that the governor was greatly amazed.
Jesus Sentenced to Die
Mk 15:6-15; Lk 23:13-25; Jn 18:39-19:16
15 Now at the feast, the governor was accustomed to releasing
to the people a prisoner whom they chose.
16 They had then a notorious prisoner called Barabbas.
17 So when they had gathered together, Pilate said to them,
"Whom do you want me to release to you—Barabbas,
or Jesus who is called Christ?"
18 (Pr 27:4) For he knew that they had handed Him over out of envy.
19 (Mt 27:24; Lk 23:47) When he was sitting on the judgment seat,
his wife sent word to him, "Have nothing to do with that righteous Man,
for I have suffered much today in a dream on account of Him."
20 But the chief priests and elders persuaded the crowd to ask for Barabbas
and kill Jesus.
21 The governor answered, "Which of the two do you want me to release to you?"
They said, "Barabbas."
22 Pilate said to them, "Then what shall I do with Jesus
who is called Christ?"
They all said to him, "Let Him be crucified!"
23 The governor said, "Why, what evil has He done?"
But they cried out all the more, "Let Him be crucified!"
24 (Mt 27:4; Ps 26:6) When Pilate saw that he could not prevail,
but rather that unrest was beginning, he took water
and washed his hands before the crowd, saying,
"I am innocent of the blood of this righteous Man. See to it yourselves."
25 (Jos 2:19; Ac 5:28) Then all the people answered, "His blood be on us
and on our children!"
26 (Jn 19:1; Isa 53:5) Then he released Barabbas to them.
But when he had scourged Jesus, he handed Him over to be crucified.
The Soldiers Mock Jesus
Mk 15:16-20; Jn 19:2-3
27 (Jn 18:28; 18:33) Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into
the Praetorium, and gathered the whole detachment of soldiers before Him.
28 (Mk 15:17; Lk 23:11) They stripped Him and put a scarlet robe on Him,
29 (Isa 53:3; Mt 20:19) and when they wove a crown of thorns, they put it
on His head and put a staff in His right hand. They knelt before Him a
nd mocked Him, saying, "Hail, King of the Jews!"
30 (Mt 26:67; Mk 15:19) They spit on Him, and took the staff
and hit Him on the head.
31 (Isa 53:7) After they had mocked Him, they took the robe off Him,
put His own garments on Him, and led Him away to crucify Him.
The Crucifixion
Mk 15:21-32; Lk 23:26-43; Jn 19:17-27
32 (Mk 15:21; Lk 23:26) As they came out, they found a man of Cyrene,
Simon by name. This man they compelled to bear His cross.
33 When they came to a place called Golgotha, which means
The Place of the Skull,
34 (Ps 69:21; Mt 27:48) they gave Him sour wine mingled with gall to drink.
But when He tasted it, He would not drink it.
35 (Ps 22:18) When they crucified Him, they divided His garments
by casting lots to fulfill what was spoken by the prophet,
"They divided My garments among themselves
and for My clothing they cast lots."(Ps 22:18.)
36 (Mt 27:54) And sitting down, they kept watch over Him there.
37 (Mk 15:26; Lk 23:38) They put His accusation over His head, which read:
THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS.
38 (Isa 53:12) Then two thieves were crucified with Him, one on the right
and another on the left.
39 (Ps 109:25; La 1:12) Those who passed by insulted Him, wagging their heads,
40 (Mt 26:61; 4:3) saying, "You who would destroy the temple
and build it in three days, save Yourself! If You are the Son of God,
come down from the cross."
41 Likewise the chief priests, with the scribes and elders,
mocked Him, saying,
42 (Jn 1:49; Mt 27:37) "He saved others. He cannot save Himself.
If He is the King of Israel, let Him now come down from the cross,
and we will believe Him.
43 (Ps 22:8) He trusted in God. Let Him deliver Him now, if He will have Him.
For He said, 'I am the Son of God.' "
44 Even the thieves who were crucified with Him insulted Him in the same way.
The Death of Jesus
Mk 15:33-41; Lk 23:44-49; Jn 19:28-30
45 (Am 8:9; Mk 15:33-34) Now from the sixth hour until the ninth hour
there was darkness over all the land.
46 (Ps 22:1; Lk 23:46; Heb 5:7) About the ninth hour Jesus cried out
with a loud voice, "Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani?" which means,
"My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?"(Ps 22:1.)
47 Some of those who stood there heard it and said,
"This Man is calling for Elijah."
48 (Ps 69:21; Mt 27:34) Immediately one of them ran, took a sponge,
filled it with wine, and put it on a stick, and gave it to Him to drink.
49 The rest said, "Leave Him alone.
Let us see if Elijah will come to save Him."
50 (Jn 19:30; Mk 15:37) And Jesus, when He had cried out again
with a loud voice, released His spirit.
51 (Mk 15:38; Ex 26:31-37) At that moment the curtain of the temple
was torn in two, from the top to the bottom. And the ground shook,
and the rocks split apart.
52 (1Co 15:20; 1Th 4:14) The graves also were opened, and many bodies
of the saints who had died were raised,
53 (Mt 4:5) and coming out of the graves after His resurrection,
they went into the Holy City and appeared to many.
54 (Mt 27:36; 27:43) When the centurion and those with him,
keeping watch over Jesus, saw the earthquake and what took place,
they feared greatly and said, "Truly He was the Son of God!"
55 (Lk 8:2-3) Many women who were there watching from afar followed
Jesus from Galilee, serving Him,
56 (Jn 19:25; Mt 28:1) among whom was Mary Magdalene,
and Mary the mother of James and Joseph, and the mother of Zebedee's sons.
The Burial of Jesus
Mk 15:42-47; Lk 23:50-56; Jn 19:38-42
57 (Jn 19:38-42) When the evening came, there came a rich man of Arimathea,
named Joseph, who also was a disciple of Jesus.
58 He went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus.
Then Pilate commanded the body to be given to him.
59 When Joseph had taken the body, he wrapped it in a clean linen cloth,
60 (Mt 27:66; 28:2) and laid it in his own new tomb, which he had cut out of
the rock. And he rolled a large stone to the door of the tomb and departed.
61 (Mt 27:56; 28:1) Mary Magdalene and the other Mary were there,
sitting opposite the tomb.
The Guard at the Tomb
62 (Mk 15:42; Jn 19:14) The next day, following the Day of Preparation,
the chief priests and Pharisees gathered before Pilate,
63 (Mt 16:21; 17:23) saying, "Sir, we remember that deceiver saying
while He was still alive, 'After three days I will rise.'
64 (Mt 28:13) Therefore command that the tomb be made secure
until the third day, lest His disciples come by night and steal Him away,
and tell the people, 'He has risen from the dead.'
The last deception will be worse than the first."
65 Pilate said to them, "You have a guard. Go your way.
Make it as secure as you can."
66 (Da 6:17) So they went and made the tomb secure
by sealing the stone and posting the guard.
Mark 15
Jesus Before Pilate
Mt 27:1-2, 11-14; Lk 23:1-5; Jn 18:28-38
1 (Mt 27:1-2; Lk 22:66) Early in the morning the chief priests
held a consultation with the elders and scribes and the whole Sanhedrin.
And they bound Jesus and took Him away and handed Him over to Pilate.
2 (Mt 2:2; 1Ti 6:13) Pilate asked Him, "Are You the King of the Jews?"
He answered him, "You have said so."
3 (Isa 53:7) The chief priests accused Him of many things,
but He answered nothing.
4 (Jn 19:10) So Pilate asked Him again, "Do You answer nothing?
See how many things they testify against You."
5 But Jesus still answered nothing, so that Pilate was astonished.
Jesus Sentenced to Die
Mt 27:15-26; Lk 23:13-25; Jn 18:39-19:16
6 (Jn 18:39-40) Now at the feast he always released to them one prisoner,
whomever they requested.
7 There was one named Barabbas, who had committed murder
in the insurrection and was bound with the rebels.
8 The crowd began crying aloud, asking Pilate to do as he had always
done for them.
9 He answered them, "Do you want me to release to you the King of the Jews?"
10 For he knew that the chief priests had handed Him over out of envy.
11 (Ac 3:14) But the chief priests stirred the people,
so that he should instead release Barabbas to them.
12 Pilate answered them again, "What then would you have me do to Him
whom you call the King of the Jews?"
13 They again cried out, "Crucify Him!"
14 (Lk 23:41) Pilate said to them, "Why, what evil has He done?"
But they cried out even more, "Crucify Him!"
15 (Mt 27:26; Jn 19:1) So Pilate, resolving to satisfy the people,
released Barabbas to them. And when he had scourged Jesus,
he handed Him over to be crucified.
The Soldiers Mock Jesus
Mt 27:27-31; Jn 19:2-3
16 (Jn 18:28; 19:9) The soldiers led Him away to Praetorium Hall,
and they called together the entire battalion.
17 (Lk 23:11) They clothed Him with a purple robe. And they wove a crown
of thorns and put it on His head,
18 and began to salute Him, "Hail, King of the Jews!"
19 (Mk 14:65) They struck His head with a staff and spit on Him.
And bowing their knees, they worshipped Him.
20 When they had mocked Him, they took the purple robe off of Him
and put His own garments on Him. Then they led Him out to crucify Him.
The Crucifixion
Mt 27:32-44; Lk 23:26-43; Jn 19:17-27
21 (Mt 27:32; Lk 23:26; Ro 16:13) They compelled a man named Simon
from Cyrene, the father of Alexander and Rufus, as he was passing
through from the country, to bear Jesus' cross.
22 (Mt 27:33-44) They brought Him to the place called Golgotha,
which means, "Place of a Skull."
23 (Mt 27:34) They gave Him wine mingled with myrrh to drink,
but He did not take it.
24 When they had crucified Him, they divided His garments,
casting lots for them, to decide what each man should take.
25 (Mk 15:33; Jn 19:14) Now it was the third hour, and they crucified Him.
26 (Mt 27:37)The inscription of His accusation was written above:
THE KING OF THE JEWS.
27 With Him they crucified two thieves, one on His right
and the other on His left.
28 And the Scripture was fulfilled, which says, "He was numbered
with the lawless ones." (Isa 53:12.)
29 (Ps 109:25; Mk 14:58) Those who passed by blasphemed Him,
shaking their heads and saying, "Ah, You who would destroy the temple
and build it in three days,
30 save Yourself, and come down from the cross!"
31 Likewise the chief priests mocked Him among themselves
with the scribes and said, "He saved others, but He cannot save Himself!
32 (Lk 23:39-43; Mt 27:44) Let the Christ, the King of Israel,
descend now from the cross, that we may see and believe."
Those who were crucified with Him also reviled Him.
The Death of Jesus
Mt 27:45-56; Lk 23:44-49; Jn 19:28-30
33 (Mt 27:45; Mk 15:25; Lk 23:44-45) When the sixth hour had come,
there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour.
34 (Ps 22:1; Mt 27:46; Lk 23:46) And at the ninth hour Jesus cried out
with a loud voice, saying, "Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani?" which means,
"My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?"(Ps 22:1.)
35 Some of those who stood by, when they heard it, said,
"Listen, He is calling Elijah!"
36 (Ps 69:21; Mk 15:23) One man ran and filled a sponge with vinegar,
put it on a stick, and gave it to Him to drink, saying,
"Leave Him alone. Let us see if Elijah will come to take Him down."
37 (Jn 19:30; Mt 27:50) But Jesus cried with a loud voice
and gave up the spirit.
38 (Lk 23:45) And the curtain of the temple was torn
in two from top to bottom.
39 (Mt 27:54; 27:43) When the centurion
(Commander with the rank of captain over 100 soldiers.)
who stood facing Him saw that He cried out and gave up the spirit,
he said, "Truly, this Man was the Son of God."
40 (Ps 38:11; Mt 27:55-56) There were also women looking on from
a distance, among whom were Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother
of James the Less and of Joseph, and Salome.
41 (Lk 8:2-3) They also had followed Him and had ministered
to Him when He was in Galilee. And many other women who came up
with Him to Jerusalem were there.
The Burial of Jesus
Mt 27:57-61; Lk 23:50-56; Jn 19:38-42
42 When the evening had come, because it was the Day of Preparation,
that is, the day before the Sabbath,
43 (Lk 2:25; 2:38) Joseph of Arimathea, an honorable member of the Council,
who also waited for the kingdom of God, came and went in boldly to Pilate,
and requested the body of Jesus.
44 Pilate wondered if He were already dead. And calling for the centurion,
he asked him whether He had been dead for a while.
45 When he learned about it from the centurion, he granted the body to Joseph.
46 (Isa 22:16; 53:9) So he bought fine linen, and taking Him down,
wrapped Him in the linen and laid Him in a tomb which had been hewn
out of the rock. And he rolled a stone against the door of the tomb.
47 (Mk 15:40; 16:1) Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joseph saw
where He was laid.
Luke 23 ; John 18-19
Luke 23
Jesus Brought Before Pilate
Mt 27:1-2, 11-14; Mk 15:1-5; Jn 18:28-38
1 Then the whole assembly rose and led Him to Pilate.
2 (Jn 19:12; Mk 15:3-5) And they began to accuse Him, saying, "We found this
Man perverting our nation, and forbidding us to pay taxes to Caesar,
and saying that He Himself is Christ a King."
3 (1Ti 6:13; Mt 27:1) 1So Pilate asked Him, "Are You the King of the Jews?"
He answered, "You truly say so."
4 (Jn 18:38; Mk 15:14) Then Pilate said to the chief priests
and to the people, "I find no fault in this Man."
5 (Mk 1:14; Mt 4:23) But they insisted, saying, "He stirs up the people,
teaching throughout all Judea, beginning from Galilee to here."
Jesus Before Herod
6 When Pilate heard of Galilee, he asked whether the Man was a Galilean.
7 (Lk 3:1; 13:31) When he learned that He belonged to Herod's jurisdiction,
he sent Him to Herod, who was also in Jerusalem at that time.
8 (Mt 14:1; Mk 6:14) When Herod saw Jesus, he greatly rejoiced,
for he had desired to see Him for a long time, because he had heard
many things of Him, and he was hoping to see some miracle performed by Him.
9 (Mt 27:14) He questioned Him with many words, but He gave no answer.
10 The chief priests and the scribes stood by, vehemently accusing Him.
11 (Mk 9:12) Then Herod with his soldiers despised Him, and mocked Him,
and dressed Him in a fine robe, and sent Him back to Pilate.
12 (Ac 4:27) On the same day Pilate and Herod became friends with each other,
having previously been at enmity with each other.
Jesus Sentenced to Die
Mt 27:15-26; Mk 15:6-15; Jn 18:39-19:16
13 Pilate called together the chief priests and the rulers and the people,
14 and said to them, "You have brought this Man to me as one who incites
the people. And truly, I, having examined Him before you, have found
no fault in this Man concerning those things of which you accuse Him.
15 No, neither has Herod, for he sent him back to us. Look, nothing worthy
of death has been done by Him.
16 (Mt 27:26; Mk 15:15) I will therefore chastise Him and release Him."
17 For he was obligated to release one man to them at the feast.
18 (Ac 3:14; 21:36) But they all cried out at once saying,
"Take this Man away and release Barabbas to us!"
19 (Ac 3:14) This man had been thrown in prison for an insurrection
in the city and for murder.
20 Therefore Pilate spoke to them again, desiring to release Jesus.
21 But they cried out, "Crucify Him! Crucify Him!"
22 (Lk 23:14; 23:16) He said to them a third time, "Why, what evil has
He done? I have found in Him no cause worthy of death.
I will therefore chastise Him and release Him."
23 But they insisted with loud voices, asking that He be crucified.
And the voices of these men and of the chief priests prevailed.
24 (Ex 23:2) So Pilate gave the sentence as they demanded.
25 He released to them the man who was thrown in prison for insurrection
and murder, whom they asked for. But he sentenced Jesus according
to their will.
The Crucifixion
Mt 27:32-44; Mk 15:21-32; Jn 19:17-27
26 As they led Him away, they seized Simon of Cyrene, who was coming
from the country, and they laid the cross on him to carry it behind Jesus.
27 (Lk 8:52) A large number of people followed Him, including women
who mourned and lamented Him.
28 Jesus turned to them, saying, "Daughters of Jerusalem, weep not for Me,
but weep for yourselves and for your children.
29 (Mt 24:19; Hos 13:16) Listen, the days are coming when they will say,
'Blessed are the barren, who never bore and never nursed!'
30 (Isa 2:19; Hos 10:8) Then they will begin to say to the mountains,
'Fall on us,' and to the hills, 'Cover us.'
31 (Pr 11:31) For if men do these things when the tree is green,
what will happen when it is dry?"
32 (Mk 15:27; Mt 27:38; Jn 19:18) Two different men, who were criminals,
also were led with Him to be killed.
33 (Mt 27:33-34; Mk 15:22-23) When they came to the place which is called
The Skull, there they crucified Him and the criminals, one on the right
and one on the left.
34 (Ps 22:18; Mt 5:44; Mk 15:24) Jesus said, "Father, forgive them,
for they know not what they do." And they divided His clothes
by casting lots.
35 (Ps 22:17; Isa 42:1) The people stood by watching. But the rulers
with them scoffed, saying, "He saved others. Let Him save Himself
if He is the Christ, the Chosen One of God."
36 (Mt 27:48; Ps 69:21) And the soldiers also mocked Him,
coming to Him and offering Him sour wine,
37 saying, "If You are the King of the Jews, save Yourself."
38 (Mt 27:37; Mk 15:26) An inscription was written over Him in letters
of Greek and Latin and Hebrew:
THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.
39 (Mt 27:44; Mk 15:32) One of the criminals who were hanged blasphemed Him,
saying, "If You are the Christ, save Yourself and us!"
40 But the other rebuked him, saying, "Do you not fear God,
seeing you are under the same sentence?
41 And we indeed, justly. For we are receiving the due reward of our deeds.
But this Man has done nothing amiss."
42 Then he said to Jesus, "Lord, remember me when You come into Your kingdom."
43 (Rev 2:7; Isa 53:11; 2Co 5:8) Jesus said to him,
"Truly, I tell you, today you will be with Me in Paradise."
The Death of Jesus
Mt 27:45-56; Mk 15:33-41; Jn 19:28-30
44 (Am 8:9; Mt 27:45) It was now about the sixth hour,
and darkness came over all the land until the ninth hour,
45 (Ex 26:31-33; 2Ch 3:14) while the sun was darkened.
And the veil of the temple was torn in the middle.
46 (Jn 19:30; Ps 31:5; Ac 7:59) And Jesus cried out with a loud voice,
"Father, into Your hands I commit My spirit."
Having said this, He gave up the spirit.
47 (Mt 27:54; Mk 15:39) When the centurion saw what had happened, he glorified
God and said, :Certainly, this was a righteous Man."
48 (Lk 18:13) All the crowds who came together to that sight,
witnessing what occurred, struck their chests and returned.
49 (Lk 8:2; Ps 38:11; Mt 27:55-56) But all those who knew Him
and the women accompanying Him from Galilee stood at a distance,
seeing these things.
The Burial of Jesus
Mt 27:57-61; Mk 15:42-47; Jn 19:38-42
50 Now there was a man named Joseph, a member of the Council,
who was a good and just man.
51 (Lk 2:25; 2:38) He had not consented to their counsel and deed.
He was from Arimathea, a city of the Jews,
and he himself was also waiting for the kingdom of God.
52 This man went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus.
53 (Isa 53:9) Then he took Him down, and wrapped Him in linen,
and placed Him in a hewn tomb, where no one had ever been buried.
54 (Mt 27:62; Jn 19:31) It was the Day of Preparation,
and the Sabbath was drawing near.
55 (Lk 23:49) The women who came with Him from Galilee followed,
and saw the tomb and how His body was placed.
56 (Mk 16:1; Lk 24:1) Then they returned and prepared spices
and ointments. On the Sabbath they rested according to the commandment.
John 18
The Betrayal and Arrest of Jesus
Mt 26:47-56; Mk 14:43-50; Lk 22:47-53
1 (Mt 26:36; 2Sa 15:23; Mk 14:32)When Jesus had spoken these words,
He went out with His disciples across the Kidron Valley.
There was a garden which He and His disciples entered.
2 (Lk 21:37; 22:39) Now Judas, who betrayed Him, also knew the place,
for Jesus often met there with His disciples.
3 (Jn 18:12; Lk 22:47-53) So Judas, having taken a detachment
of soldiers and officers from the chief priests and Pharisees,
came there with lanterns and torches and weapons.
4 (Jn 13:1; 18:7) Jesus therefore, knowing everything that would happen
to Him, went forward and said to them, "Whom do you seek?"
5 They answered Him, "Jesus of Nazareth."
Jesus said to them, "I am He." And Judas, who betrayed Him,
was standing with them.
6 When He said, "I am He," they drew back and fell to the ground.
7 (Jn 18:4) Again Jesus asked them, "Whom do you seek?"
They said, "Jesus of Nazareth."
8 Jesus answered, "I told you that I am He.
So then let these go their way if you are looking for Me."
9 (Jn 17:12) This was to fulfill the word which He had spoken,
"I have lost none of those whom You have given Me."
10 (Mk 14:47) Then Simon Peter, having a sword, drew it
and struck the high priest's servant, and cut off his right ear.
The servant's name was Malchus.
11 (Mt 20:22; 26:39) Then Jesus said to Peter, "Put your sword
into the sheath. Shall I not drink the cup which My Father has given Me?"
Jesus Before the High Priest
Mt 26:57-58; Mk 14:53-54; Lk 22:54
12 (Jn 18:3; Mt 26:57) Then the detachment of soldiers and the commander
and the officers of the Jews arrested Jesus and bound Him.
13 (Jn 18:24; Lk 3:2; Mt 26:3) First they led Him to Annas,
for he was the father-in-law to Caiaphas,
who was the high priest that year.
14 Now it was Caiaphas who advised the Jews that it was expedient
that one man should die for the people.
Peter's Denial of Jesus
Mt 26:69-70; Mk 14:66-68; Lk 22:55-57
15 (Mk 14:54; Lk 22:54) Simon Peter followed Jesus, and so did another
disciple. That disciple was known to the high priest and went with Jesus
into the courtyard of the high priest.
16 But Peter stood at the door outside. Then the other disciple,
who was known to the high priest, went out and spoke to the doorkeeper
and brought Peter in.
17 Then the servant girl, being the doorkeeper, said to Peter,
"Are you not also one of this Man’s disciples?"
He said, "I am not."
18 (Mk 14:54; Jn 18:25) Now the servants and officers stood there
and warmed themselves, having made a fire of coals, for it was cold.
Peter also stood with them and warmed himself.
The High Priest Questions Jesus
Mt 26:59-66; Mk 14:55-64; Lk 22:66-71
19 The high priest then asked Jesus about His disciples and His teaching.
20 (Jn 7:26; Mt 4:23) Jesus answered him, "I spoke openly to the world.
I always taught in the synagogue and in the temple,
where the Jews always meet, and I said nothing in secret.
21 Why do you ask Me? Ask those who heard Me and what I have said to them.
Certainly they know what I said."
22 When He had said this, one of the officers who stood by struck Jesus
with the palm of his hand, saying, "Is that how You answer the high priest?"
23 Jesus answered him, "If I have spoken evil, bear witness of the evil,
but if well, why do you strike me?"
24 (Jn 18:13) Then Annas sent Him bound to Caiaphas the high priest.
Peter Denies Jesus Again
Mt 26:71-75; Mk 14:69-72; Lk 22:58-62
25 Meanwhile Simon Peter was standing and warming himself. So they said to
him, "Are you not also one of His disciples?"
He denied it and said, "I am not!"
26 (Jn 18:1; 18:10) One of the servants of the high priest, being a relative
of the man whose ear Peter cut off, said,
"Did I not see you in the garden with Him?"
27 (Jn 13:38) Peter then denied it again, and immediately a rooster crowed.
Jesus Before Pilate
Mt 27:1-2, 11-14; Mk 15:1-5; Lk 23:1-5
28 (Jn 18:33; 19:9; Mt 27:27) Then they led Jesus from Caiaphas
to the Praetorium. It was early. Yet they themselves did not enter
the Praetorium, so that they might not be defiled,
but might eat the Passover.
29 Pilate then went out to them and said,
"What accusation do you bring against this Man?"
30 They answered him, "If He were not an evildoer,
we would not have handed Him over to you."
31 Then Pilate said, "Take Him and judge Him according to your law."
The Jews said to him, "It is not lawful for us to put anyone to death,"
32 (Mt 20:19; 26:2) that the saying of Jesus might be fulfilled
which He spoke, signifying what death He would die.
33 (Jn 19:9) Again Pilate entered the Praetorium, called Jesus,
and said to Him, "Are You the King of the Jews?"
34 Jesus answered him, "Are you speaking of your own accord,
or did others tell you about Me?"
35 Pilate answered, "Am I a Jew? Your own nation
and the chief priests handed You over to me. What have You done?"
36 (Jn 6:15; Da 2:44) Jesus answered, "My kingdom is not of this world.
If My kingdom were of this world, then My servants would fight,
that I would not be handed over to the Jews.
But now My kingdom is not from here."
37 (Jn 8:47; 1Jn 4:6) Therefore Pilate said to Him, "Then are You a king?"
Jesus answered, "You say correctly that I am a king. For this reason
I was born, and for this reason I came into the world, to bear witness
to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth hears My voice."
38(Jn 19:4; Lk 23:4; Jn 19:6) Pilate said to Him, "What is truth?"
When he had said this, he went out again to the Jews and said to them,
"I find no guilt in Him at all.
Jesus Sentenced to Die
Mt 27:15-31; Mk 15:6-20; Lk 23:13-25
39 (Mt 27:15-18) "But you have a custom, that I should release someone
to you at the Passover. Do you therefore want me to release to you
the King of the Jews?"
40 They all shouted again, "Not this Man, but Barabbas!"
Now Barabbas was a robber.
John 19
1 (Isa 50:6; 53:5) Then Pilate took Jesus and flogged Him.
2 The soldiers twisted a crown of thorns and put it on His head,
and they put a purple robe on Him.
3 (Mt 27:29) They said, "Hail, King of the Jews!" And they hit Him
with their hands.
4 (Jn 18:38; 19:6) Again Pilate went out and said to them,
"Look, I am bringing Him out to you, that you may know that
I find no guilt in Him."
5 (Jn 19:2) Then Jesus came out, wearing the crown of thorns
and the purple robe. Pilate said to them, "Here is the Man!"
6 (Jn 18:31; 19:4) When the chief priests and officers saw Him,
they cried out, "Crucify Him! Crucify Him!"
Pilate said to them, "Take Him yourselves and crucify Him,
for I find no guilt in Him."
7 (Jn 5:18; Lev 24:16; Mt 26:63-66) The Jews answered him,
"We have a law, and by our law He ought to die,
because He made Himself the Son of God!"
8 When Pilate heard these words, he was more afraid,
9 (Jn 18:33) and entered the Praetorium again, and said to Jesus,
"Where are You from?" But Jesus gave him no answer.
10 Pilate said to Him, "Are You not speaking to me?
Do You not know that I have power to release You, and power to crucify You?"
11 (Ro 13:1; Mt 27:2) Jesus answered, "You would have no power at all over Me,
unless it were given to you from above.
Therefore he who handed Me over to you has the greater sin."
12 (Jn 18:33-36) From then on, Pilate tried to release Him.
But the Jews cried out, "If you release this Man, you are not Caesar's friend.
Whoever makes himself a king speaks against Caesar!"
13 (Mt 27:19) When Pilate heard these words, he brought Jesus out
and sat down on the judgment seat at a place called The Pavement
(which in Hebrew is Gabbatha).
14 (Mt 27:62; Mk 15:25) It was the Day of Preparation of the Passover
and about the sixth hour.
He said to the Jews, "Here is your King!"
15 (Lk 23:18; Ac 21:36) But they shouted,
"Away with Him! Away with Him! Crucify Him!"
Pilate said to them, "Shall I crucify your King?"
The chief priests answered, "We have no king but Caesar!"
16Then he handed Him over to them to be crucified.
The Crucifixion
Mt 27:32-44; Mk 15:21-32; Lk 23:26-43
So they took Jesus and led Him away.
17 (Lk 23:33; 14:27; 23:26) He went out, carrying His own cross,
to a place called The Place of a Skull, which in Hebrew is called Golgotha.
18 There they crucified Him, and two others with Him, one on either side,
and Jesus in the middle.
19 (Mt 27:37; Mk 15:26) Pilate wrote a title and put it on the cross.
The writing was:
JESUS OF NAZARETH, THE KING OF THE JEWS.
20 (Jn 19:13) Many of the Jews read this title, for the place where Jesus
was crucified was near the city. And it was written in Hebrew,
in Greek, and in Latin.
21 (Jn 19:14) The chief priests of the Jews said to Pilate,
"Do not write, 'The King of the Jews,' but 'He said, I am King of the Jews.' "
22 Pilate answered, "What I have written, I have written."
23 (Lk 23:34; Mt 27:35) When the soldiers had crucified Jesus,
they took His garments and divided them into four parts,
a part for each soldier; and also His tunic.
Now the tunic was seamless, woven from top to bottom.
24 (Ps 22:18; Jn 19:28) So they said to one another,
"Let us not tear it, but cast lots for it to decide whose it shall be."
This happened to fulfill the Scripture which says:
"They divided My garments among them,
and for My clothing they cast lots." (Ps 22:18.)
Therefore the soldiers did these things.
25 (Lk 23:49; Mt 27:55-56; Mk 15:40-41) But standing by the cross of Jesus
were His mother, and His mother's sister, Mary the wife of Clopas,
and Mary Magdalene.
26 (Jn 13:23; 2:4; 20:2) When Jesus saw His mother and the disciple
whom He loved standing nearby, He said to His mother,
"Woman, here is your son."
27 (Jn 16:32; 1:11) Then He said to the disciple, "Here is your mother."
From that time, this disciple took her to his own home.
The Death of Jesus
Mt 27:45-56; Mk 15:33-41; Lk 23:44-49
28 (Ps 69:21; Jn 13:1) After this, Jesus, knowing that everything
was now accomplished, that the Scripture might be fulfilled, said,
"I thirst."
29 (Mt 27:48; Mk 15:36) A bowl full of sour wine was placed there.
So they put a sponge full of sour wine on hyssop and held it to His mouth.
30 (Lk 23:46; Jn 17:4) When Jesus had received the sour wine, He said,
"It is finished." And He bowed His head and gave up His spirit.
The Piercing of Jesus' Side
31 (Jn 19:14; 19:42; Jos 8:29) Since it was the Day of Preparation,
to prevent bodies from remaining on the cross on the Sabbath day
(for that Sabbath day was a high day), the Jews asked Pilate
that their legs might be broken, and that they might be taken away.
32 (Jn 19:18) Therefore the soldiers came and broke the legs of the first
and of the other who was crucified with Him.
33 But when they came to Jesus and saw that He was dead already,
they did not break His legs.
34 (1Jn 5:6; 5:8) However, one of the soldiers pierced His side
with a spear, and immediately blood and water came out.
35 (Jn 21:24; 15:27) He who saw it has testified, and his testimony is true.
He knows that he is telling the truth, that you may believe.
36 (Ps 34:20; Ex 12:46; Nu 9:12) For these things happened so that
the Scripture should be fulfilled, "Not one of His bones shall be broken,"
(Ex 12:46; Nu 9:12; Ps 34:20.)
37 (Zec 12:10; Rev 1:7; Ps 22:16-17) and again another Scripture says,
"They shall look on Him whom they have pierced." (Zec 12:10.)
The Burial of Jesus
Mt 27:57-61; Mk 15:42-47; Lk 23:50-56
38 After this, Joseph of Arimathea, being a disciple of Jesus,
but secretly for fear of the Jews, asked Pilate that he might
take away the body of Jesus. Pilate gave him permission.
So he came and took away His body.
39 (SS 4:14) Nicodemus, who at first came to Jesus by night,
also came, bringing a mixture of myrrh and aloes,
weighing about seventy-five pounds.
(Gk. a hundred litrai or 34 kilograms.)
40 (Jn 11:44; Lk 24:12) Then they took the body of Jesus
and wrapped it in linen cloths with the spices,
as is the burial custom of the Jews.
41 (Lk 23:53; Mt 27:60) Now in the place where He was crucified there was
a garden, and in the garden was a new tomb in which no one had
ever been buried.
42 (Jn 19:14; 19:31)So because of the Jewish Day of Preparation,
and since the tomb was nearby, they buried Jesus there.
Matthew 27
Jesus Brought Before Pilate
Mk 15:1; Lk 23:1-2; Jn 18:28-32
1 (Mk 15:1; Lk 22:66) When the morning came, all the chief priests
and elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put Him to death.
2 (Mt 20:19; Ac 3:13)When they had bound Him, they led Him away a
nd handed Him over to Pontius Pilate the governor.
The Death of Judas
Ac 1:18-19
3 When Judas, who had betrayed Him, saw that He was condemned,
he repented and brought back the thirty pieces of silver
to the chief priests and elders,
4 saying, "I have sinned in that I have betrayed innocent blood."
They said, "What is that to us? You must see to that."
5 (2Sa 17:23; Job 2:9) So he threw down the pieces of silver in the temple
and departed. And he went and hanged himself.
6 The chief priests took the silver pieces and said, "It is not lawful
to put them into the treasury, because this is the price of blood."
7 So they took counsel, and bought with them the potter's field
to bury strangers in.
8 (Ac 1:19; Mt 28:15) Therefore that field has been called the Field of Blood
to this day.
9 (Zec 11:12-13) Then what was spoken by Jeremiah the prophet was fulfilled:
"They took the thirty pieces of silver, the value of that the sons of Israel
set on Him,
10 and gave them for the potter's field, as the Lord appointed me."
Jesus Questioned by Pilate
Mk 15:2-5; Lk 23:3-5; Jn 18:33-38
11 (Mt 2:2; 26:25) Jesus stood before the governor. And the governor
asked Him, "Are You the King of the Jews?"
Jesus said to him, "You have said so."
12 (Mt 26:63) When He was accused by the chief priests and elders,
He gave no answer.
13 (Mt 26:62) Then Pilate said to Him, "Do You not hear how many things
they testify against You?”
14 But He never answered him a word,
so that the governor was greatly amazed.
Jesus Sentenced to Die
Mk 15:6-15; Lk 23:13-25; Jn 18:39-19:16
15 Now at the feast, the governor was accustomed to releasing
to the people a prisoner whom they chose.
16 They had then a notorious prisoner called Barabbas.
17 So when they had gathered together, Pilate said to them,
"Whom do you want me to release to you—Barabbas,
or Jesus who is called Christ?"
18 (Pr 27:4) For he knew that they had handed Him over out of envy.
19 (Mt 27:24; Lk 23:47) When he was sitting on the judgment seat,
his wife sent word to him, "Have nothing to do with that righteous Man,
for I have suffered much today in a dream on account of Him."
20 But the chief priests and elders persuaded the crowd to ask for Barabbas
and kill Jesus.
21 The governor answered, "Which of the two do you want me to release to you?"
They said, "Barabbas."
22 Pilate said to them, "Then what shall I do with Jesus
who is called Christ?"
They all said to him, "Let Him be crucified!"
23 The governor said, "Why, what evil has He done?"
But they cried out all the more, "Let Him be crucified!"
24 (Mt 27:4; Ps 26:6) When Pilate saw that he could not prevail,
but rather that unrest was beginning, he took water
and washed his hands before the crowd, saying,
"I am innocent of the blood of this righteous Man. See to it yourselves."
25 (Jos 2:19; Ac 5:28) Then all the people answered, "His blood be on us
and on our children!"
26 (Jn 19:1; Isa 53:5) Then he released Barabbas to them.
But when he had scourged Jesus, he handed Him over to be crucified.
The Soldiers Mock Jesus
Mk 15:16-20; Jn 19:2-3
27 (Jn 18:28; 18:33) Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into
the Praetorium, and gathered the whole detachment of soldiers before Him.
28 (Mk 15:17; Lk 23:11) They stripped Him and put a scarlet robe on Him,
29 (Isa 53:3; Mt 20:19) and when they wove a crown of thorns, they put it
on His head and put a staff in His right hand. They knelt before Him a
nd mocked Him, saying, "Hail, King of the Jews!"
30 (Mt 26:67; Mk 15:19) They spit on Him, and took the staff
and hit Him on the head.
31 (Isa 53:7) After they had mocked Him, they took the robe off Him,
put His own garments on Him, and led Him away to crucify Him.
The Crucifixion
Mk 15:21-32; Lk 23:26-43; Jn 19:17-27
32 (Mk 15:21; Lk 23:26) As they came out, they found a man of Cyrene,
Simon by name. This man they compelled to bear His cross.
33 When they came to a place called Golgotha, which means
The Place of the Skull,
34 (Ps 69:21; Mt 27:48) they gave Him sour wine mingled with gall to drink.
But when He tasted it, He would not drink it.
35 (Ps 22:18) When they crucified Him, they divided His garments
by casting lots to fulfill what was spoken by the prophet,
"They divided My garments among themselves
and for My clothing they cast lots."(Ps 22:18.)
36 (Mt 27:54) And sitting down, they kept watch over Him there.
37 (Mk 15:26; Lk 23:38) They put His accusation over His head, which read:
THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS.
38 (Isa 53:12) Then two thieves were crucified with Him, one on the right
and another on the left.
39 (Ps 109:25; La 1:12) Those who passed by insulted Him, wagging their heads,
40 (Mt 26:61; 4:3) saying, "You who would destroy the temple
and build it in three days, save Yourself! If You are the Son of God,
come down from the cross."
41 Likewise the chief priests, with the scribes and elders,
mocked Him, saying,
42 (Jn 1:49; Mt 27:37) "He saved others. He cannot save Himself.
If He is the King of Israel, let Him now come down from the cross,
and we will believe Him.
43 (Ps 22:8) He trusted in God. Let Him deliver Him now, if He will have Him.
For He said, 'I am the Son of God.' "
44 Even the thieves who were crucified with Him insulted Him in the same way.
The Death of Jesus
Mk 15:33-41; Lk 23:44-49; Jn 19:28-30
45 (Am 8:9; Mk 15:33-34) Now from the sixth hour until the ninth hour
there was darkness over all the land.
46 (Ps 22:1; Lk 23:46; Heb 5:7) About the ninth hour Jesus cried out
with a loud voice, "Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani?" which means,
"My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?"(Ps 22:1.)
47 Some of those who stood there heard it and said,
"This Man is calling for Elijah."
48 (Ps 69:21; Mt 27:34) Immediately one of them ran, took a sponge,
filled it with wine, and put it on a stick, and gave it to Him to drink.
49 The rest said, "Leave Him alone.
Let us see if Elijah will come to save Him."
50 (Jn 19:30; Mk 15:37) And Jesus, when He had cried out again
with a loud voice, released His spirit.
51 (Mk 15:38; Ex 26:31-37) At that moment the curtain of the temple
was torn in two, from the top to the bottom. And the ground shook,
and the rocks split apart.
52 (1Co 15:20; 1Th 4:14) The graves also were opened, and many bodies
of the saints who had died were raised,
53 (Mt 4:5) and coming out of the graves after His resurrection,
they went into the Holy City and appeared to many.
54 (Mt 27:36; 27:43) When the centurion and those with him,
keeping watch over Jesus, saw the earthquake and what took place,
they feared greatly and said, "Truly He was the Son of God!"
55 (Lk 8:2-3) Many women who were there watching from afar followed
Jesus from Galilee, serving Him,
56 (Jn 19:25; Mt 28:1) among whom was Mary Magdalene,
and Mary the mother of James and Joseph, and the mother of Zebedee's sons.
The Burial of Jesus
Mk 15:42-47; Lk 23:50-56; Jn 19:38-42
57 (Jn 19:38-42) When the evening came, there came a rich man of Arimathea,
named Joseph, who also was a disciple of Jesus.
58 He went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus.
Then Pilate commanded the body to be given to him.
59 When Joseph had taken the body, he wrapped it in a clean linen cloth,
60 (Mt 27:66; 28:2) and laid it in his own new tomb, which he had cut out of
the rock. And he rolled a large stone to the door of the tomb and departed.
61 (Mt 27:56; 28:1) Mary Magdalene and the other Mary were there,
sitting opposite the tomb.
The Guard at the Tomb
62 (Mk 15:42; Jn 19:14) The next day, following the Day of Preparation,
the chief priests and Pharisees gathered before Pilate,
63 (Mt 16:21; 17:23) saying, "Sir, we remember that deceiver saying
while He was still alive, 'After three days I will rise.'
64 (Mt 28:13) Therefore command that the tomb be made secure
until the third day, lest His disciples come by night and steal Him away,
and tell the people, 'He has risen from the dead.'
The last deception will be worse than the first."
65 Pilate said to them, "You have a guard. Go your way.
Make it as secure as you can."
66 (Da 6:17) So they went and made the tomb secure
by sealing the stone and posting the guard.
Mark 15
Jesus Before Pilate
Mt 27:1-2, 11-14; Lk 23:1-5; Jn 18:28-38
1 (Mt 27:1-2; Lk 22:66) Early in the morning the chief priests
held a consultation with the elders and scribes and the whole Sanhedrin.
And they bound Jesus and took Him away and handed Him over to Pilate.
2 (Mt 2:2; 1Ti 6:13) Pilate asked Him, "Are You the King of the Jews?"
He answered him, "You have said so."
3 (Isa 53:7) The chief priests accused Him of many things,
but He answered nothing.
4 (Jn 19:10) So Pilate asked Him again, "Do You answer nothing?
See how many things they testify against You."
5 But Jesus still answered nothing, so that Pilate was astonished.
Jesus Sentenced to Die
Mt 27:15-26; Lk 23:13-25; Jn 18:39-19:16
6 (Jn 18:39-40) Now at the feast he always released to them one prisoner,
whomever they requested.
7 There was one named Barabbas, who had committed murder
in the insurrection and was bound with the rebels.
8 The crowd began crying aloud, asking Pilate to do as he had always
done for them.
9 He answered them, "Do you want me to release to you the King of the Jews?"
10 For he knew that the chief priests had handed Him over out of envy.
11 (Ac 3:14) But the chief priests stirred the people,
so that he should instead release Barabbas to them.
12 Pilate answered them again, "What then would you have me do to Him
whom you call the King of the Jews?"
13 They again cried out, "Crucify Him!"
14 (Lk 23:41) Pilate said to them, "Why, what evil has He done?"
But they cried out even more, "Crucify Him!"
15 (Mt 27:26; Jn 19:1) So Pilate, resolving to satisfy the people,
released Barabbas to them. And when he had scourged Jesus,
he handed Him over to be crucified.
The Soldiers Mock Jesus
Mt 27:27-31; Jn 19:2-3
16 (Jn 18:28; 19:9) The soldiers led Him away to Praetorium Hall,
and they called together the entire battalion.
17 (Lk 23:11) They clothed Him with a purple robe. And they wove a crown
of thorns and put it on His head,
18 and began to salute Him, "Hail, King of the Jews!"
19 (Mk 14:65) They struck His head with a staff and spit on Him.
And bowing their knees, they worshipped Him.
20 When they had mocked Him, they took the purple robe off of Him
and put His own garments on Him. Then they led Him out to crucify Him.
The Crucifixion
Mt 27:32-44; Lk 23:26-43; Jn 19:17-27
21 (Mt 27:32; Lk 23:26; Ro 16:13) They compelled a man named Simon
from Cyrene, the father of Alexander and Rufus, as he was passing
through from the country, to bear Jesus' cross.
22 (Mt 27:33-44) They brought Him to the place called Golgotha,
which means, "Place of a Skull."
23 (Mt 27:34) They gave Him wine mingled with myrrh to drink,
but He did not take it.
24 When they had crucified Him, they divided His garments,
casting lots for them, to decide what each man should take.
25 (Mk 15:33; Jn 19:14) Now it was the third hour, and they crucified Him.
26 (Mt 27:37)The inscription of His accusation was written above:
THE KING OF THE JEWS.
27 With Him they crucified two thieves, one on His right
and the other on His left.
28 And the Scripture was fulfilled, which says, "He was numbered
with the lawless ones." (Isa 53:12.)
29 (Ps 109:25; Mk 14:58) Those who passed by blasphemed Him,
shaking their heads and saying, "Ah, You who would destroy the temple
and build it in three days,
30 save Yourself, and come down from the cross!"
31 Likewise the chief priests mocked Him among themselves
with the scribes and said, "He saved others, but He cannot save Himself!
32 (Lk 23:39-43; Mt 27:44) Let the Christ, the King of Israel,
descend now from the cross, that we may see and believe."
Those who were crucified with Him also reviled Him.
The Death of Jesus
Mt 27:45-56; Lk 23:44-49; Jn 19:28-30
33 (Mt 27:45; Mk 15:25; Lk 23:44-45) When the sixth hour had come,
there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour.
34 (Ps 22:1; Mt 27:46; Lk 23:46) And at the ninth hour Jesus cried out
with a loud voice, saying, "Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani?" which means,
"My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?"(Ps 22:1.)
35 Some of those who stood by, when they heard it, said,
"Listen, He is calling Elijah!"
36 (Ps 69:21; Mk 15:23) One man ran and filled a sponge with vinegar,
put it on a stick, and gave it to Him to drink, saying,
"Leave Him alone. Let us see if Elijah will come to take Him down."
37 (Jn 19:30; Mt 27:50) But Jesus cried with a loud voice
and gave up the spirit.
38 (Lk 23:45) And the curtain of the temple was torn
in two from top to bottom.
39 (Mt 27:54; 27:43) When the centurion
(Commander with the rank of captain over 100 soldiers.)
who stood facing Him saw that He cried out and gave up the spirit,
he said, "Truly, this Man was the Son of God."
40 (Ps 38:11; Mt 27:55-56) There were also women looking on from
a distance, among whom were Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother
of James the Less and of Joseph, and Salome.
41 (Lk 8:2-3) They also had followed Him and had ministered
to Him when He was in Galilee. And many other women who came up
with Him to Jerusalem were there.
The Burial of Jesus
Mt 27:57-61; Lk 23:50-56; Jn 19:38-42
42 When the evening had come, because it was the Day of Preparation,
that is, the day before the Sabbath,
43 (Lk 2:25; 2:38) Joseph of Arimathea, an honorable member of the Council,
who also waited for the kingdom of God, came and went in boldly to Pilate,
and requested the body of Jesus.
44 Pilate wondered if He were already dead. And calling for the centurion,
he asked him whether He had been dead for a while.
45 When he learned about it from the centurion, he granted the body to Joseph.
46 (Isa 22:16; 53:9) So he bought fine linen, and taking Him down,
wrapped Him in the linen and laid Him in a tomb which had been hewn
out of the rock. And he rolled a stone against the door of the tomb.
47 (Mk 15:40; 16:1) Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joseph saw
where He was laid.
Luke 23 ; John 18-19
Luke 23
Jesus Brought Before Pilate
Mt 27:1-2, 11-14; Mk 15:1-5; Jn 18:28-38
1 Then the whole assembly rose and led Him to Pilate.
2 (Jn 19:12; Mk 15:3-5) And they began to accuse Him, saying, "We found this
Man perverting our nation, and forbidding us to pay taxes to Caesar,
and saying that He Himself is Christ a King."
3 (1Ti 6:13; Mt 27:1) 1So Pilate asked Him, "Are You the King of the Jews?"
He answered, "You truly say so."
4 (Jn 18:38; Mk 15:14) Then Pilate said to the chief priests
and to the people, "I find no fault in this Man."
5 (Mk 1:14; Mt 4:23) But they insisted, saying, "He stirs up the people,
teaching throughout all Judea, beginning from Galilee to here."
Jesus Before Herod
6 When Pilate heard of Galilee, he asked whether the Man was a Galilean.
7 (Lk 3:1; 13:31) When he learned that He belonged to Herod's jurisdiction,
he sent Him to Herod, who was also in Jerusalem at that time.
8 (Mt 14:1; Mk 6:14) When Herod saw Jesus, he greatly rejoiced,
for he had desired to see Him for a long time, because he had heard
many things of Him, and he was hoping to see some miracle performed by Him.
9 (Mt 27:14) He questioned Him with many words, but He gave no answer.
10 The chief priests and the scribes stood by, vehemently accusing Him.
11 (Mk 9:12) Then Herod with his soldiers despised Him, and mocked Him,
and dressed Him in a fine robe, and sent Him back to Pilate.
12 (Ac 4:27) On the same day Pilate and Herod became friends with each other,
having previously been at enmity with each other.
Jesus Sentenced to Die
Mt 27:15-26; Mk 15:6-15; Jn 18:39-19:16
13 Pilate called together the chief priests and the rulers and the people,
14 and said to them, "You have brought this Man to me as one who incites
the people. And truly, I, having examined Him before you, have found
no fault in this Man concerning those things of which you accuse Him.
15 No, neither has Herod, for he sent him back to us. Look, nothing worthy
of death has been done by Him.
16 (Mt 27:26; Mk 15:15) I will therefore chastise Him and release Him."
17 For he was obligated to release one man to them at the feast.
18 (Ac 3:14; 21:36) But they all cried out at once saying,
"Take this Man away and release Barabbas to us!"
19 (Ac 3:14) This man had been thrown in prison for an insurrection
in the city and for murder.
20 Therefore Pilate spoke to them again, desiring to release Jesus.
21 But they cried out, "Crucify Him! Crucify Him!"
22 (Lk 23:14; 23:16) He said to them a third time, "Why, what evil has
He done? I have found in Him no cause worthy of death.
I will therefore chastise Him and release Him."
23 But they insisted with loud voices, asking that He be crucified.
And the voices of these men and of the chief priests prevailed.
24 (Ex 23:2) So Pilate gave the sentence as they demanded.
25 He released to them the man who was thrown in prison for insurrection
and murder, whom they asked for. But he sentenced Jesus according
to their will.
The Crucifixion
Mt 27:32-44; Mk 15:21-32; Jn 19:17-27
26 As they led Him away, they seized Simon of Cyrene, who was coming
from the country, and they laid the cross on him to carry it behind Jesus.
27 (Lk 8:52) A large number of people followed Him, including women
who mourned and lamented Him.
28 Jesus turned to them, saying, "Daughters of Jerusalem, weep not for Me,
but weep for yourselves and for your children.
29 (Mt 24:19; Hos 13:16) Listen, the days are coming when they will say,
'Blessed are the barren, who never bore and never nursed!'
30 (Isa 2:19; Hos 10:8) Then they will begin to say to the mountains,
'Fall on us,' and to the hills, 'Cover us.'
31 (Pr 11:31) For if men do these things when the tree is green,
what will happen when it is dry?"
32 (Mk 15:27; Mt 27:38; Jn 19:18) Two different men, who were criminals,
also were led with Him to be killed.
33 (Mt 27:33-34; Mk 15:22-23) When they came to the place which is called
The Skull, there they crucified Him and the criminals, one on the right
and one on the left.
34 (Ps 22:18; Mt 5:44; Mk 15:24) Jesus said, "Father, forgive them,
for they know not what they do." And they divided His clothes
by casting lots.
35 (Ps 22:17; Isa 42:1) The people stood by watching. But the rulers
with them scoffed, saying, "He saved others. Let Him save Himself
if He is the Christ, the Chosen One of God."
36 (Mt 27:48; Ps 69:21) And the soldiers also mocked Him,
coming to Him and offering Him sour wine,
37 saying, "If You are the King of the Jews, save Yourself."
38 (Mt 27:37; Mk 15:26) An inscription was written over Him in letters
of Greek and Latin and Hebrew:
THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.
39 (Mt 27:44; Mk 15:32) One of the criminals who were hanged blasphemed Him,
saying, "If You are the Christ, save Yourself and us!"
40 But the other rebuked him, saying, "Do you not fear God,
seeing you are under the same sentence?
41 And we indeed, justly. For we are receiving the due reward of our deeds.
But this Man has done nothing amiss."
42 Then he said to Jesus, "Lord, remember me when You come into Your kingdom."
43 (Rev 2:7; Isa 53:11; 2Co 5:8) Jesus said to him,
"Truly, I tell you, today you will be with Me in Paradise."
The Death of Jesus
Mt 27:45-56; Mk 15:33-41; Jn 19:28-30
44 (Am 8:9; Mt 27:45) It was now about the sixth hour,
and darkness came over all the land until the ninth hour,
45 (Ex 26:31-33; 2Ch 3:14) while the sun was darkened.
And the veil of the temple was torn in the middle.
46 (Jn 19:30; Ps 31:5; Ac 7:59) And Jesus cried out with a loud voice,
"Father, into Your hands I commit My spirit."
Having said this, He gave up the spirit.
47 (Mt 27:54; Mk 15:39) When the centurion saw what had happened, he glorified
God and said, :Certainly, this was a righteous Man."
48 (Lk 18:13) All the crowds who came together to that sight,
witnessing what occurred, struck their chests and returned.
49 (Lk 8:2; Ps 38:11; Mt 27:55-56) But all those who knew Him
and the women accompanying Him from Galilee stood at a distance,
seeing these things.
The Burial of Jesus
Mt 27:57-61; Mk 15:42-47; Jn 19:38-42
50 Now there was a man named Joseph, a member of the Council,
who was a good and just man.
51 (Lk 2:25; 2:38) He had not consented to their counsel and deed.
He was from Arimathea, a city of the Jews,
and he himself was also waiting for the kingdom of God.
52 This man went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus.
53 (Isa 53:9) Then he took Him down, and wrapped Him in linen,
and placed Him in a hewn tomb, where no one had ever been buried.
54 (Mt 27:62; Jn 19:31) It was the Day of Preparation,
and the Sabbath was drawing near.
55 (Lk 23:49) The women who came with Him from Galilee followed,
and saw the tomb and how His body was placed.
56 (Mk 16:1; Lk 24:1) Then they returned and prepared spices
and ointments. On the Sabbath they rested according to the commandment.
John 18
The Betrayal and Arrest of Jesus
Mt 26:47-56; Mk 14:43-50; Lk 22:47-53
1 (Mt 26:36; 2Sa 15:23; Mk 14:32)When Jesus had spoken these words,
He went out with His disciples across the Kidron Valley.
There was a garden which He and His disciples entered.
2 (Lk 21:37; 22:39) Now Judas, who betrayed Him, also knew the place,
for Jesus often met there with His disciples.
3 (Jn 18:12; Lk 22:47-53) So Judas, having taken a detachment
of soldiers and officers from the chief priests and Pharisees,
came there with lanterns and torches and weapons.
4 (Jn 13:1; 18:7) Jesus therefore, knowing everything that would happen
to Him, went forward and said to them, "Whom do you seek?"
5 They answered Him, "Jesus of Nazareth."
Jesus said to them, "I am He." And Judas, who betrayed Him,
was standing with them.
6 When He said, "I am He," they drew back and fell to the ground.
7 (Jn 18:4) Again Jesus asked them, "Whom do you seek?"
They said, "Jesus of Nazareth."
8 Jesus answered, "I told you that I am He.
So then let these go their way if you are looking for Me."
9 (Jn 17:12) This was to fulfill the word which He had spoken,
"I have lost none of those whom You have given Me."
10 (Mk 14:47) Then Simon Peter, having a sword, drew it
and struck the high priest's servant, and cut off his right ear.
The servant's name was Malchus.
11 (Mt 20:22; 26:39) Then Jesus said to Peter, "Put your sword
into the sheath. Shall I not drink the cup which My Father has given Me?"
Jesus Before the High Priest
Mt 26:57-58; Mk 14:53-54; Lk 22:54
12 (Jn 18:3; Mt 26:57) Then the detachment of soldiers and the commander
and the officers of the Jews arrested Jesus and bound Him.
13 (Jn 18:24; Lk 3:2; Mt 26:3) First they led Him to Annas,
for he was the father-in-law to Caiaphas,
who was the high priest that year.
14 Now it was Caiaphas who advised the Jews that it was expedient
that one man should die for the people.
Peter's Denial of Jesus
Mt 26:69-70; Mk 14:66-68; Lk 22:55-57
15 (Mk 14:54; Lk 22:54) Simon Peter followed Jesus, and so did another
disciple. That disciple was known to the high priest and went with Jesus
into the courtyard of the high priest.
16 But Peter stood at the door outside. Then the other disciple,
who was known to the high priest, went out and spoke to the doorkeeper
and brought Peter in.
17 Then the servant girl, being the doorkeeper, said to Peter,
"Are you not also one of this Man’s disciples?"
He said, "I am not."
18 (Mk 14:54; Jn 18:25) Now the servants and officers stood there
and warmed themselves, having made a fire of coals, for it was cold.
Peter also stood with them and warmed himself.
The High Priest Questions Jesus
Mt 26:59-66; Mk 14:55-64; Lk 22:66-71
19 The high priest then asked Jesus about His disciples and His teaching.
20 (Jn 7:26; Mt 4:23) Jesus answered him, "I spoke openly to the world.
I always taught in the synagogue and in the temple,
where the Jews always meet, and I said nothing in secret.
21 Why do you ask Me? Ask those who heard Me and what I have said to them.
Certainly they know what I said."
22 When He had said this, one of the officers who stood by struck Jesus
with the palm of his hand, saying, "Is that how You answer the high priest?"
23 Jesus answered him, "If I have spoken evil, bear witness of the evil,
but if well, why do you strike me?"
24 (Jn 18:13) Then Annas sent Him bound to Caiaphas the high priest.
Peter Denies Jesus Again
Mt 26:71-75; Mk 14:69-72; Lk 22:58-62
25 Meanwhile Simon Peter was standing and warming himself. So they said to
him, "Are you not also one of His disciples?"
He denied it and said, "I am not!"
26 (Jn 18:1; 18:10) One of the servants of the high priest, being a relative
of the man whose ear Peter cut off, said,
"Did I not see you in the garden with Him?"
27 (Jn 13:38) Peter then denied it again, and immediately a rooster crowed.
Jesus Before Pilate
Mt 27:1-2, 11-14; Mk 15:1-5; Lk 23:1-5
28 (Jn 18:33; 19:9; Mt 27:27) Then they led Jesus from Caiaphas
to the Praetorium. It was early. Yet they themselves did not enter
the Praetorium, so that they might not be defiled,
but might eat the Passover.
29 Pilate then went out to them and said,
"What accusation do you bring against this Man?"
30 They answered him, "If He were not an evildoer,
we would not have handed Him over to you."
31 Then Pilate said, "Take Him and judge Him according to your law."
The Jews said to him, "It is not lawful for us to put anyone to death,"
32 (Mt 20:19; 26:2) that the saying of Jesus might be fulfilled
which He spoke, signifying what death He would die.
33 (Jn 19:9) Again Pilate entered the Praetorium, called Jesus,
and said to Him, "Are You the King of the Jews?"
34 Jesus answered him, "Are you speaking of your own accord,
or did others tell you about Me?"
35 Pilate answered, "Am I a Jew? Your own nation
and the chief priests handed You over to me. What have You done?"
36 (Jn 6:15; Da 2:44) Jesus answered, "My kingdom is not of this world.
If My kingdom were of this world, then My servants would fight,
that I would not be handed over to the Jews.
But now My kingdom is not from here."
37 (Jn 8:47; 1Jn 4:6) Therefore Pilate said to Him, "Then are You a king?"
Jesus answered, "You say correctly that I am a king. For this reason
I was born, and for this reason I came into the world, to bear witness
to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth hears My voice."
38(Jn 19:4; Lk 23:4; Jn 19:6) Pilate said to Him, "What is truth?"
When he had said this, he went out again to the Jews and said to them,
"I find no guilt in Him at all.
Jesus Sentenced to Die
Mt 27:15-31; Mk 15:6-20; Lk 23:13-25
39 (Mt 27:15-18) "But you have a custom, that I should release someone
to you at the Passover. Do you therefore want me to release to you
the King of the Jews?"
40 They all shouted again, "Not this Man, but Barabbas!"
Now Barabbas was a robber.
John 19
1 (Isa 50:6; 53:5) Then Pilate took Jesus and flogged Him.
2 The soldiers twisted a crown of thorns and put it on His head,
and they put a purple robe on Him.
3 (Mt 27:29) They said, "Hail, King of the Jews!" And they hit Him
with their hands.
4 (Jn 18:38; 19:6) Again Pilate went out and said to them,
"Look, I am bringing Him out to you, that you may know that
I find no guilt in Him."
5 (Jn 19:2) Then Jesus came out, wearing the crown of thorns
and the purple robe. Pilate said to them, "Here is the Man!"
6 (Jn 18:31; 19:4) When the chief priests and officers saw Him,
they cried out, "Crucify Him! Crucify Him!"
Pilate said to them, "Take Him yourselves and crucify Him,
for I find no guilt in Him."
7 (Jn 5:18; Lev 24:16; Mt 26:63-66) The Jews answered him,
"We have a law, and by our law He ought to die,
because He made Himself the Son of God!"
8 When Pilate heard these words, he was more afraid,
9 (Jn 18:33) and entered the Praetorium again, and said to Jesus,
"Where are You from?" But Jesus gave him no answer.
10 Pilate said to Him, "Are You not speaking to me?
Do You not know that I have power to release You, and power to crucify You?"
11 (Ro 13:1; Mt 27:2) Jesus answered, "You would have no power at all over Me,
unless it were given to you from above.
Therefore he who handed Me over to you has the greater sin."
12 (Jn 18:33-36) From then on, Pilate tried to release Him.
But the Jews cried out, "If you release this Man, you are not Caesar's friend.
Whoever makes himself a king speaks against Caesar!"
13 (Mt 27:19) When Pilate heard these words, he brought Jesus out
and sat down on the judgment seat at a place called The Pavement
(which in Hebrew is Gabbatha).
14 (Mt 27:62; Mk 15:25) It was the Day of Preparation of the Passover
and about the sixth hour.
He said to the Jews, "Here is your King!"
15 (Lk 23:18; Ac 21:36) But they shouted,
"Away with Him! Away with Him! Crucify Him!"
Pilate said to them, "Shall I crucify your King?"
The chief priests answered, "We have no king but Caesar!"
16Then he handed Him over to them to be crucified.
The Crucifixion
Mt 27:32-44; Mk 15:21-32; Lk 23:26-43
So they took Jesus and led Him away.
17 (Lk 23:33; 14:27; 23:26) He went out, carrying His own cross,
to a place called The Place of a Skull, which in Hebrew is called Golgotha.
18 There they crucified Him, and two others with Him, one on either side,
and Jesus in the middle.
19 (Mt 27:37; Mk 15:26) Pilate wrote a title and put it on the cross.
The writing was:
JESUS OF NAZARETH, THE KING OF THE JEWS.
20 (Jn 19:13) Many of the Jews read this title, for the place where Jesus
was crucified was near the city. And it was written in Hebrew,
in Greek, and in Latin.
21 (Jn 19:14) The chief priests of the Jews said to Pilate,
"Do not write, 'The King of the Jews,' but 'He said, I am King of the Jews.' "
22 Pilate answered, "What I have written, I have written."
23 (Lk 23:34; Mt 27:35) When the soldiers had crucified Jesus,
they took His garments and divided them into four parts,
a part for each soldier; and also His tunic.
Now the tunic was seamless, woven from top to bottom.
24 (Ps 22:18; Jn 19:28) So they said to one another,
"Let us not tear it, but cast lots for it to decide whose it shall be."
This happened to fulfill the Scripture which says:
"They divided My garments among them,
and for My clothing they cast lots." (Ps 22:18.)
Therefore the soldiers did these things.
25 (Lk 23:49; Mt 27:55-56; Mk 15:40-41) But standing by the cross of Jesus
were His mother, and His mother's sister, Mary the wife of Clopas,
and Mary Magdalene.
26 (Jn 13:23; 2:4; 20:2) When Jesus saw His mother and the disciple
whom He loved standing nearby, He said to His mother,
"Woman, here is your son."
27 (Jn 16:32; 1:11) Then He said to the disciple, "Here is your mother."
From that time, this disciple took her to his own home.
The Death of Jesus
Mt 27:45-56; Mk 15:33-41; Lk 23:44-49
28 (Ps 69:21; Jn 13:1) After this, Jesus, knowing that everything
was now accomplished, that the Scripture might be fulfilled, said,
"I thirst."
29 (Mt 27:48; Mk 15:36) A bowl full of sour wine was placed there.
So they put a sponge full of sour wine on hyssop and held it to His mouth.
30 (Lk 23:46; Jn 17:4) When Jesus had received the sour wine, He said,
"It is finished." And He bowed His head and gave up His spirit.
The Piercing of Jesus' Side
31 (Jn 19:14; 19:42; Jos 8:29) Since it was the Day of Preparation,
to prevent bodies from remaining on the cross on the Sabbath day
(for that Sabbath day was a high day), the Jews asked Pilate
that their legs might be broken, and that they might be taken away.
32 (Jn 19:18) Therefore the soldiers came and broke the legs of the first
and of the other who was crucified with Him.
33 But when they came to Jesus and saw that He was dead already,
they did not break His legs.
34 (1Jn 5:6; 5:8) However, one of the soldiers pierced His side
with a spear, and immediately blood and water came out.
35 (Jn 21:24; 15:27) He who saw it has testified, and his testimony is true.
He knows that he is telling the truth, that you may believe.
36 (Ps 34:20; Ex 12:46; Nu 9:12) For these things happened so that
the Scripture should be fulfilled, "Not one of His bones shall be broken,"
(Ex 12:46; Nu 9:12; Ps 34:20.)
37 (Zec 12:10; Rev 1:7; Ps 22:16-17) and again another Scripture says,
"They shall look on Him whom they have pierced." (Zec 12:10.)
The Burial of Jesus
Mt 27:57-61; Mk 15:42-47; Lk 23:50-56
38 After this, Joseph of Arimathea, being a disciple of Jesus,
but secretly for fear of the Jews, asked Pilate that he might
take away the body of Jesus. Pilate gave him permission.
So he came and took away His body.
39 (SS 4:14) Nicodemus, who at first came to Jesus by night,
also came, bringing a mixture of myrrh and aloes,
weighing about seventy-five pounds.
(Gk. a hundred litrai or 34 kilograms.)
40 (Jn 11:44; Lk 24:12) Then they took the body of Jesus
and wrapped it in linen cloths with the spices,
as is the burial custom of the Jews.
41 (Lk 23:53; Mt 27:60) Now in the place where He was crucified there was
a garden, and in the garden was a new tomb in which no one had
ever been buried.
42 (Jn 19:14; 19:31)So because of the Jewish Day of Preparation,
and since the tomb was nearby, they buried Jesus there.
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