aNow when morning
came
, all
the chief
priests
and the elders
of the people
conferred
together against
Jesus
to put
Him to death
;
and they bound Him, and led
Him away
and adelivered
Him to bPilate
the governor
.
Then when aJudas
, who had betrayed
Him, saw
that He had been condemned
, he felt
remorse
and returned
bthe thirty
1pieces
of silver
to the chief
priests
and elders
,
saying, "I have sinned
by betraying
innocent
blood
." But they said
, "What
is that to us? aSee
to that yourself
!"
And he threw the pieces
of silver
into athe temple
sanctuary
and departed
; and bhe went
away
and hanged
himself.
The chief priests
took
the pieces
of silver
and said
, "It is not lawful
to put
them into the temple
treasury
, since
it is the price
of blood
."
And they conferred together
and 1with the money
bought
the Potter's
Field
as a burial
place
for strangers
.
aFor this reason
that field
has been called
the Field
of Blood
to this
day
.
Then that which was spoken
through
Jeremiah
the prophet
was fulfilled
: " aAND 1THEY TOOK
THE THIRTY
PIECES
OF SILVER
, THE PRICE
OF THE ONE WHOSE
PRICE
HAD BEEN SET
by the sons
of Israel
;
aAND 1THEY GAVE THEM FOR THE POTTER'S
FIELD
, AS THE LORD
DIRECTED
ME."
aNow Jesus
stood
before
the governor
, and the governor
questioned
Him, saying
, "Are You the bKing
of the Jews
?" And Jesus
said
to him, " cIt is as you say
."
And while He was being accused
by the chief
priests
and elders
, aHe did not answer
.
Then Pilate
*said
to Him, "Do You not hear
how
many
things
they testify
against
You?"
And aHe did not answer him with regard
to even
a single 1charge
, so
the governor
was quite
amazed
.
aNow at the feast
the governor
was accustomed
to release
for the 1people
any one
prisoner
whom
they wanted
.
At that time they were holding
a notorious
prisoner
, called
Barabbas
.
So when the people
gathered
together
, Pilate
said
to them, "Whom
do you want
me to release
for you? Barabbas
, or
Jesus
awho is called
Christ
?"
For he knew that because
of envy
they had handed
Him over.
aWhile he was sitting on the judgment
seat
, his wife
sent
him a message, saying
, "Have nothing
to do with that brighteous
Man
; for 1last
night
I suffered
greatly
cin a dream
because
of Him."
But the chief priests
and the elders
persuaded
the crowds
to aask
for Barabbas
and to put
Jesus
to death
.
But the governor 1said
to them, "Which
of the two
do you want
me to release
for you?" And they said
, "Barabbas
."
Pilate *said
to them, "Then
what
shall I do
with Jesus
awho is called
Christ
?" They all
*said
, " 1Crucify
Him!"
And he said, "Why
, what
evil
has He done
?" But they kept shouting
all
the more
, saying
, " 1Crucify
Him!"
When Pilate saw
that he was accomplishing
nothing
, but rather
that aa riot
was starting
, he took
water
and bwashed
his hands
in front
of the crowd
, saying
, "I am
innocent
of cthis
Man's
blood
; dsee
to that yourselves
."
And all the people
said
, " aHis blood
shall be on us and on our children
!"
Then he released
Barabbas
1for them; but after having Jesus
ascourged
, he handed
Him over to be crucified
.
aThen the soldiers
of the governor
took
Jesus
into bthe 1Praetorium
and gathered
the whole
Roman 2 ccohort
around
Him.
They stripped Him and aput
a scarlet
robe
on Him.
aAnd after twisting together a crown
of thorns
, they put
it on His head
, and a 1reed
in His right
hand
; and they knelt
down
before
Him and mocked
Him, saying
, " bHail
, King
of the Jews
!"
aThey spat on Him, and took
the reed
and began to beat
Him on the head
.
aAfter they had mocked
Him, they took
the scarlet robe
off
Him and put
His own garments
back on Him, and led
Him away
to crucify
Him.
aAs they were coming out, they found
a man
of bCyrene
named
Simon
, 1whom
they pressed
into service
to bear
His cross
.
aAnd when they came to a place
called
bGolgotha
, which
means
Place
of a Skull
,
athey gave Him bwine
to drink
mixed
with gall
; and after tasting
it, He was unwilling
to drink
.
And when they had crucified Him, athey divided
up His garments
among
themselves by casting
1lots
.
And sitting down
, they began to akeep
watch
over
Him there
.
And above His head
they put
up the charge
against
Him 1which read
, " aTHIS
IS JESUS
THE KING
OF THE JEWS
."
At that time two
robbers
*were crucified
with Him, one
on the right
and one
on the left
.
And those passing
by were 1hurling
abuse
at Him, awagging
their heads
and saying, " aYou who are going to destroy
the temple
and rebuild
it in three
days
, save
Yourself
! bIf
You are the Son
of God
, come
down
from the cross
."
In the same way
the chief
priests
also
, along with the scribes
and elders
, were mocking
Him and saying
,
" aHe saved others
; 1He cannot
save
Himself
. bHe is the King
of Israel
; let Him now
come
down
from the cross
, and we will believe
in Him.
" aHE TRUSTS IN GOD
; LET GOD
RESCUE
Him now
, IF
HE 1DELIGHTS
IN HIM; for He said
, `I am
the Son
of God
.' "
aThe robbers who had been crucified
with Him were also
insulting
Him with the same
words.
aNow from the 1sixth
hour
darkness
2fell
upon all
the land
until
the 3ninth
hour
.
About the ninth
hour
Jesus
cried
out with a loud
voice
, saying
, " aELI
, ELI
, LAMA
SABACHTHANI
?" that is, "MY GOD
, MY GOD
, WHY
HAVE YOU FORSAKEN
ME?"
And some of those
who were standing
there
, when they heard
it, began saying
, "This
man
is calling
for Elijah
."
aImmediately one
of them ran
, and taking
a sponge
, he filled
it with sour
wine
and put
it on a reed
, and gave
Him a drink
.
But the rest of them said
, " 1Let
us see
whether
Elijah
will come
to save
Him 2."
And Jesus acried
out again
with a loud
voice
, and yielded
up His spirit
.
aAnd behold, bthe 1veil
of the temple
was torn
in two
from top
to bottom
; and cthe earth
shook
and the rocks
were split
.
The tombs were opened
, and many
bodies
of the 1saints
who had afallen
asleep
were raised
;
and coming out of the tombs
after
His resurrection
they entered
athe holy
city
and appeared
to many
.
aNow the centurion
, and those
who were with him bkeeping
guard
over
Jesus
, when they saw
cthe earthquake
and the things that were happening
, became very
frightened
and said
, "Truly
this
was 1 dthe Son
of God
!"
aMany women
were there
looking
on from a distance
, who
had followed
Jesus
from Galilee
while 1 bministering
to Him.
Among them was aMary
Magdalene
, and Mary
the mother
of James
and Joseph
, and bthe mother
of the sons
of Zebedee
.
aWhen it was evening, there came
a rich
man
from Arimathea
, named
Joseph
, who
himself
had also
become
a disciple
of Jesus
.
This man
went
to Pilate
and asked
for the body
of Jesus
. Then
Pilate
ordered
it to be given
to him.
And Joseph took
the body
and wrapped
it in a clean
linen
cloth
,
and laid it in his own new
tomb
, which
he had hewn
out in the rock
; and he rolled
aa large
stone
against the entrance
of the tomb
and went
away
.
And aMary Magdalene
was there
, and the other
Mary
, sitting
opposite
the grave
.
Now on the next
day
, 1the day
after
athe preparation
, the chief
priests
and the Pharisees
gathered
together
with Pilate
,
and said, "Sir
, we remember
that when He was still
alive
that deceiver
said
, ` aAfter
three
days
I am to rise
again
.'
"Therefore, give
orders
for the grave
to be made
secure
until
the third
day
, otherwise
His disciples
may come
and steal
Him away
and say
to the people
, `He has risen
from the dead
,' and the last
deception
will be worse
than the first
."
Pilate said
to them, "You have
a aguard
; go
, make
it as secure
as you know
how
."
And they went and made
the grave
secure
, and along with athe guard
they set
a bseal
on cthe stone
.