Matthew 26:50–27:50

⁵⁰And Jesus said to him: Friend, whereto art thou come? Then they came up and laid hands on Jesus and held him.

⁵¹And behold one of them that were with Jesus, stretching forth his hand, drew out his sword: and striking the servant of the high priest, cut off his ear.

⁵²Then Jesus saith to him: Put up again thy sword into its place: for all that take the sword shall perish with the sword.

⁵³Thinkest thou that I cannot ask my Father, and he will give me presently more than twelve legions of angels?

⁵⁴How then shall the scriptures be fulfilled, that so it must be done?

⁵⁵In that same hour, Jesus said to the multitudes: You are come out, as it were to a robber, with swords and clubs to apprehend me. I sat daily with you, teaching in the temple: and you laid not hands on me.

⁵⁶Now all this was done that the scriptures of the prophets might be fulfilled. Then the disciples, all leaving him, fled.

⁵⁷But they holding Jesus led him to Caiphas the high priest, where the scribes and the ancients were assembled.

⁵⁸And Peter followed him afar off, even to the court of the high priest, And going in, he sat with the servants, that he might see the end.

⁵⁹And the chief priests and the whole council sought false witness against Jesus, that they might put him to death.

⁶⁰And they found not, whereas many false witnesses had come in. And last of all there came two false witnesses:

⁶¹And they said: This man said, I am able to destroy the temple of God and after three days to rebuild it.

⁶²And the high priest rising up, said to him: Answerest thou nothing to the things which these witness against thee?

⁶³But Jesus held his peace. And the high priest said to him: I adjure thee by the living God, that thou tell us if thou be the Christ the Son of God.

⁶⁴Jesus saith to him: Thou hast said it. Nevertheless I say to you, hereafter you shall see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of the power of God and coming in the clouds of heaven.

⁶⁵Then the high priest rent his garments, saying: He hath blasphemed: What further need have we of witnesses? Behold, now you have heard the blasphemy.

⁶⁶What think you? But they answering, said: He is guilty of death.

⁶⁷Then did they spit in his face and buffeted him. And others struck his face with the palms of their hands,

⁶⁸Saying: Prophesy unto us, O Christ. Who is he that struck thee?

⁶⁹But Peter sat without in the court. And there came to him a servant maid, saying: Thou also wast with Jesus the Galilean.

⁷⁰But he denied before them all, saying: I know not what thou sayest.

⁷¹And as he went out of the gate, another maid saw him; and she saith to them that were there: This man also was with Jesus of Nazareth.

⁷²And again he denied with an oath: I know not the man.

⁷³And after a little while, they came that stood by and said to Peter: Surely thou also art one of them. For even thy speech doth discover thee.

⁷⁴Then he began to curse and to swear that he knew not the man. And immediately the cock crew.

⁷⁵And Peter remembered the word of Jesus which he had said: Before the cock crow, thou wilt deny me thrice. And going forth, he wept bitterly.

Chapter 27

And when morning was come, all the chief priests and ancients of the people took counsel against Jesus, that they might put him to death.

²And they brought him bound and delivered him to Pontius Pilate the governor.

³Then Judas, who betrayed him, seeing that he was condemned, repenting himself, brought back the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and ancients,

⁴Saying: I have sinned in betraying innocent blood. But they said: What is that to us? Look thou to it.

⁵And casting down the pieces of silver in the temple, he departed and went and hanged himself with an halter.

⁶But the chief priests having taken the pieces of silver, said: It is not lawful to put them into the corbona, because it is the price of blood.

⁷And after they had consulted together, they bought with them the potter’s field, to be a burying place for strangers.

⁸For this cause that field was called Haceldama, that is, the field of blood, even to this day.

⁹Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremias the prophet, saying: And they took the thirty pieces of silver, the price of him that was prized, whom they prized of the children of Israel.

¹⁰And they gave them unto the potter’s field, as the Lord appointed to me.

¹¹And Jesus stood before the governor, and the governor asked him, saying: Art thou the king of the Jews? Jesus saith to him: Thou sayest it.

¹²And when he was accused by the chief priests and ancients, he answered nothing.

¹³Then Pilate saith to him: Dost not thou hear how great testimonies they allege against thee?

¹⁴And he answered him to never a word, so that the governor wondered exceedingly.

¹⁵Now upon the solemn day the governor was accustomed to release to the people one prisoner, whom they would.

¹⁶And he had then a notorious prisoner that was called Barabbas.

¹⁷They therefore being gathered together, Pilate said: Whom will you that I release to You: Barabbas, or Jesus that is called Christ?

¹⁸For he knew that for envy they had delivered him.

¹⁹And as he was sitting in the place of judgment, his wife sent to him, saying: Have thou nothing to do with that just man; for I have suffered many things this day in a dream because of him.

²⁰But the chief priests and ancients persuaded the people that they should ask Barabbas and make Jesus away.

²¹And the governor answering, said to them: Whether will you of the two to be released unto you? But they said: Barabbas.

²²Pilate saith to them: What shall I do then with Jesus that is called Christ? They say all: Let him be crucified.

²³The governor said to them: Why, what evil hath he done? But they cried out the more, saying: Let him be crucified.

²⁴And Pilate seeing that he prevailed nothing, but that rather a tumult was made, taking water washed his hands before the people, saying: I am innocent of the blood of this just man. Look you to it.

²⁵And the whole people answering, said: His blood be upon us and upon our children.

²⁶Then he released to them Barabbas: and having scourged Jesus, delivered him unto them to be crucified.

²⁷Then the soldiers of the governor, taking Jesus into the hall, gathered together unto him the whole band.

²⁸And stripping him, they put a scarlet cloak about him.

²⁹And platting a crown of thorns, they put it upon his head, and a reed in his right hand. And bowing the knee before him, they mocked him, saying: Hail, King of the Jews.

³⁰And spitting upon him, they took the reed and struck his head.

³¹And after they had mocked him, they took off the cloak from him and put on him his own garments and led him away to crucify him.

³²And going out, they found a man of Cyrene, named Simon: him they forced to take up his cross.

³³And they came to the place that is called Golgotha, which is the place of Calvary.

³⁴And they gave him wine to drink mingled with gall. And when he had tasted, he would not drink.

³⁵And after they had crucified him, they divided his garments, casting lots; that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying: They divided my garments among them; and upon my vesture they cast lots.

³⁶And they sat and watched him.

³⁷And they put over his head his cause written: THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS.

³⁸Then were crucified with him two thieves: one on the right hand and one on the left.

³⁹And they that passed by blasphemed him, wagging their heads,

⁴⁰And saying: Vah, thou that destroyest the temple of God and in three days dost rebuild it: save thy own self. If thou be the Son of God, come down from the cross.

⁴¹In like manner also the chief priests, with the scribes and ancients, mocking said:

⁴²He saved others: himself he cannot save. If he be the king of Israel, let him now come down from the cross: and we will believe him.

⁴³He trusted in God: let him now deliver him if he will have him. For he said: I am the Son of God.

⁴⁴And the selfsame thing the thieves also that were crucified with him reproached him with.

⁴⁵Now from the sixth hour, there was darkness over the whole earth, until the ninth hour.

⁴⁶And about the ninth hour, Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying: Eli, Eli, lamma sabacthani? That is, My God, My God, why hast thou forsaken me?

⁴⁷And some that stood there and heard said: This man calleth Elias.

⁴⁸And immediately one of them running took a sponge and filled it with vinegar and put it on a reed and gave him to drink.

⁴⁹And the others said: Let be. Let us see whether Elias will come to deliver him.

⁵⁰And Jesus again crying with a loud voice, yielded up the ghost.