When morning came , all the chief priests and - elders of the people vvv conspired against - Jesus to put Him to death ....
- They bound Him , led (Him) away , and handed (Him) over to Pilate the governor.
When Judas , who had betrayed Him ... , saw that (Jesus) was condemned , he was filled with remorse (and) returned the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders.
“ I have sinned by betraying innocent blood , ” he said. “ What (is that) to us ? ” - - they replied. “ You bear the responsibility. ”
So (Judas) threw the silver into the temple and left. Then he went away and hanged himself.
- The chief priests picked up the pieces of silver (and) said , “ vvv It is unlawful to put this into the treasury , since it is blood money. ”
(After) conferring together ... , (they used) (the money) to buy the vvv potter’s field as a burial place for foreigners.
That is why - - (it) has been called the Field of Blood to - this day.
Then what was spoken through Jeremiah - the prophet was fulfilled - : “ - They took the thirty pieces of silver , the price set on Him ... ... ... by (the) people of Israel ,
and they gave them for the vvv potter’s field , as (the) Lord had commanded me.”
Meanwhile - Jesus stood before the governor , - who - questioned Him - : “ Are You the King of the Jews ? ” “ You have said (so) , ” - - Jesus replied.
And vvv vvv vvv when He was accused by the chief priests and elders , He gave no answer ....
Then - Pilate asked Him , “ vvv Do You not hear how many charges they are bringing against You ? ”
But vvv (Jesus) gave no answer ... , not even to a single charge , much to the governor’s amazement.
Now (it was) the governor’s custom at (the) feast to release to the crowd a prisoner of their choosing.
- At that time they were holding a notorious prisoner named Barabbas.
So vvv when (the crowd) had assembled , - Pilate asked them , “ Which (one) do you want me to release to you : - Barabbas , or Jesus who is called Christ ? ”
For he knew (it was) out of envy (that) they had handed (Jesus) over to him.
(While) vvv (Pilate) was sitting on the judgment seat , his - wife sent - him this message : “ Have nothing to do with ... ... that - innocent (man) , for I have suffered terribly in a dream today because of Him. ”
But the chief priests and - elders persuaded the crowds to ask for - Barabbas and to have Jesus put to death ... ....
“ Which of the two do you want me to release to you ? ” - asked the governor - -. “ - Barabbas , ” - - they replied.
“ What then should I do with Jesus who is called Christ ? ” - Pilate asked -. vvv They all answered , “ Crucify Him ! ”
“ Why ? ” - - asked (Pilate). “ What evil has He done ? ” But - they shouted all the louder - , “ Crucify Him ! ”
When - Pilate saw that he was accomplishing nothing , but that instead a riot was breaking out , he took water (and) washed (his) hands before the crowd. “ I am innocent of this (man’s) blood , ” he said. “ You bear the responsibility.”
- All the people answered - , “ His - blood (be) on us and on our - children ! ”
(So) (Pilate) released - Barabbas to them. But he had Jesus flogged ... ... , (and) handed Him over to be crucified.
Then the - governor’s soldiers took - Jesus into the Praetorium (and) gathered the whole company around Him.
- They stripped Him (and) put a scarlet robe on Him.
And they twisted together a crown of thorns (and) set (it) on His - head. (They put) a staff in His - right hand and knelt down before Him to mock Him , saying , “ Hail , King of the Jews ! ”
Then they spit on Him (and) took the staff and struck Him on the head {repeatedly}.
After ... they had mocked Him , they removed - the robe and put His (own) clothes (back) on Him. Then they led Him away - to - crucify (Him).
Along the way ... they found a man from Cyrene , named Simon , (and) they forced him to carry the cross of (Jesus).
And (when) they came to a place called Golgotha , which means ... The Place of the Skull ,
they offered Him wine to drink , mixed with gall ; but after tasting (it) , He refused ... to drink (it).
When they had crucified Him , they divided up His - garments by casting lots.
And sitting down , they kept watch over Him there.
Above His - head - they posted the written charge against Him : THIS IS JESUS , THE KING OF THE JEWS.
- Two robbers were crucified with Him , one on (His) right hand and (the other) on (His) left.
And those who passed by heaped abuse on Him , shaking their - heads
and saying , “ You who are going to destroy the temple and rebuild (it) in three days , save Yourself ! If You are (the) Son - of God , - come down from the cross ! ”
In the same way - , the chief priests , - - scribes , and elders mocked Him , saying ,
“ He saved others , vvv (but) He cannot save Himself. He is (the) King of Israel ! Let Him come down now from the cross , and we will believe in Him.
He trusts in - God. Let (God) deliver Him now if He wants Him. For He said , - ‘ I am (the) Son of God. ’ ”
vvv vvv In the same way , even the robbers who were crucified with Him berated Him.
- From (the) sixth hour until (the) ninth hour darkness came over all the land.
- About the ninth hour - Jesus cried out vvv in a loud voice - , “ Eli , Eli , lema sabachthani ? ” which means , “ My God , My God , why ... have You forsaken Me ?”
When some of those standing there heard this , they said , - “ (He) is calling Elijah. ”
- One of them quickly ran and brought a sponge. - He filled (it) with sour wine , - put (it) on a reed , and held it up for (Jesus) to drink ....
But the others said , “ Leave (Him) alone. Let us see if Elijah comes to save Him. ”
When - Jesus had cried out again vvv in a loud voice , He yielded up (His) spirit.
At that moment ... the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. - The earth quaked and the rocks were split.
- The tombs broke open , and (the) bodies of many - saints who had fallen asleep were raised.
- After (Jesus’) - resurrection , when they had come out of the tombs , they entered ... the holy city and appeared to many (people).
When the centurion and those with him who were guarding - Jesus saw the earthquake and all that had happened , they were terrified ... (and) said , “ Truly this was (the) Son of God. ”
And many women were there , watching from a distance. (They) had followed - Jesus from - Galilee to minister to Him.
Among (them) were Mary - Magdalene , - Mary the mother - of James - and Joseph , and the mother of Zebedee’s sons.
When it was evening , there came a rich man from Arimathea named Joseph , who himself ... was a disciple - of Jesus.
He went - to Pilate to ask for the body - of Jesus , and - Pilate ordered that it be given to him.
So - Joseph took the body , wrapped it in a clean linen cloth ,
and placed it in his own new - tomb that he had cut into the rock. Then he rolled a great stone across the entrance to the tomb (and) went away.
- Mary - Magdalene and the other Mary were sitting there opposite the tomb.
- The next day , the one - after - Preparation Day , the chief priests and - Pharisees assembled before Pilate.
“ Sir , ” they said , “ we remember that while He was alive that - deceiver said , ‘ After three days I will rise again. ’
So give the order that the tomb be secured until the third day. Otherwise ... , His - disciples may come (and) steal Him away ... and tell the people He has risen from the dead. And (this) last deception would be worse than the first. ”
“ You have a guard , ” - Pilate said .... “ Go , make (the tomb as) secure as you know (how). ”
So - they went (and) vvv vvv secured the tomb by sealing the stone (and posting) the guard.