⁵¹And behold, one of those with Jesus extended his^* hand and^* drew his sword, and striking the slave of the high priest, cut off his ear. ⁵²Then Jesus said to him, “Put your sword back into its place! For all who take up the sword will die by the sword. ⁵³Or do you think that I cannot call upon my Father, and he would put at my disposal at once more than twelve legions of angels? ⁵⁴How then would the scriptures be fulfilled that it must happen in this way?”

⁵⁵At that time Jesus said to the crowds, “Have you come out with swords and clubs, as against a robber, to arrest me? Every day in the temple courts^* I sat teaching, and you did not arrest me! ⁵⁶But all this has happened in order that the scriptures of the prophets would be fulfilled.” Then the disciples all abandoned him and^* fled.

Jesus Before the Sanhedrin

⁵⁷Now those who had arrested Jesus led him^* away to Caiaphas the high priest, where the scribes and the elders had gathered. ⁵⁸But Peter was following him from a distance, as far as the courtyard of the high priest. And he went inside and^* was sitting with the officers to see the outcome. ⁵⁹Now the chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were looking for false testimony against Jesus in order that they could put him to death. ⁶⁰And they did not find it,^* although^* many false witnesses came forward. And finally two came forward ⁶¹and^* said, “This man said, ‘I am able to destroy the temple of God and rebuild it^* within three days.’ ” ⁶²And the high priest stood up and^* said to him, “Do you reply nothing? What are these people testifying against you?” ⁶³But Jesus was silent. And the high priest said to him, “I put you under oath by the living God, that you tell us if you are the Christ, the Son of God!” ⁶⁴Jesus said to him, “You have said it.^* But I tell you, from now on you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of the Power^j and coming on the clouds of heaven.” ⁶⁵Then the high priest tore his robes, saying, “He has blasphemed! What further need do we have of witnesses? Behold, you have just now heard the blasphemy! ⁶⁶What do you think?” And they answered and^* said, “He deserves death!”^k ⁶⁷Then they spat in his face and struck him with their fists, and they slapped him,^* ⁶⁸saying, “Prophesy for us, you Christ! Who is it who hit you?”

Peter Denies Jesus Three Times

⁶⁹Now Peter was sitting outside in the courtyard, and a female slave came up to him and^* said, “You also were with Jesus the Galilean.” ⁷⁰But he denied it^* in the presence of them all, saying, “I do not know what you mean!” ⁷¹And when he^* went out to the gateway, another female slave^l saw him and said to those who were there, “This man was with Jesus the Nazarene.” ⁷²And again he denied it^* with an oath, “I do not know the man!” ⁷³And after a little while those who were standing there came up and^* said to Peter, “You really are one of them also, because even your accent reveals who you are.”^m ⁷⁴Then he began to curse and to swear with an oath, “I do not know the man!” And immediately a rooster crowed. ⁷⁵And Peter remembered the statement Jesus had said, “Before the rooster crows, you will deny me three times,” and he went outside and^* wept bitterly.

Jesus Taken to Pilate

27Now when it^* was early morning, all the chief priests and the elders of the people took counsel against Jesus in order to put him to death. ²And after^* tying him up, they led him^* away and handed him^* over to Pilate the governor.

The Suicide of Judas Iscariot

³Then when^* Judas, the one who had betrayed him, saw that he had been condemned, he regretted what he had done^* and^* returned the thirty silver coins to the chief priests and elders, ⁴saying, “I have sinned by^* betraying innocent blood!” But they said, “What is that to us? You see to it!”^* ⁵And throwing the silver coins into the temple he departed. And he went away and^* hanged himself. ⁶But the chief priests took the silver coins and^* said, “It is not permitted to put them into the temple treasury, because it is blood money.”^a ⁷And after^* taking counsel, they purchased with^b them the Potter’s Field, for a burial place for strangers. ⁸(For this reason that field has been called the Field of Blood until today.) ⁹Then what was spoken by the prophet Jeremiah was fulfilled, who said, “And they took the thirty silver coins, the price of the one who had been priced, on whom a price had been set by the sons of Israel, ¹⁰and they gave them for the potter’s field, just as the Lord directed me.”^c

Jesus Before Pilate

¹¹So Jesus stood before the governor, and the governor asked him, saying, “Are you the king of the Jews?” And Jesus said, “You say so.” ¹²And when he was being accused^d by the chief priests and elders he answered nothing. ¹³Then Pilate said to him, “Do you not hear how many things they are testifying against you?” ¹⁴And he did not reply to him, not even with reference to one statement, so that the governor was very astonished.

Pilate Releases Barabbas

¹⁵Now at each feast, the governor was accustomed to release one prisoner to the crowd—the one whom they wanted. ¹⁶And at that time they had a notorious prisoner named Jesus^e Barabbas.^f ¹⁷So after^* they had assembled, Pilate said to them, “Whom do you want me to release for you—Jesus^g Barabbas or Jesus who is called Christ?” ¹⁸(For he knew that they had handed him over because of envy. ¹⁹And while^* he was sitting on the judgment seat, his wife sent a message^* to him, saying, “Have nothing to do with that righteous man,^h for I have suffered much as a result of a dream today because of him.”) ²⁰But the chief priests and the elders persuaded the crowds that they should ask for Barabbas and put Jesus to death. ²¹So the governor answered and^* said to them, “Which of the two do you want me to release for you?” And they said, “Barabbas!” ²²Pilate said to them, “What then should I do with Jesus, the one who is called Christ?” They all said, “Let him be crucified!” ²³And he said, “Why? What wrong has he done?” But they began to shout^* even louder, saying, “Let him be crucified!”

²⁴So Pilate, when he^* saw that he was accomplishing nothing, but instead an uproar was developing, took water and^* washed hisⁱ hands before the crowd, saying, “I am innocent of the blood of this man. You see to it!”^* ²⁵And all the people answered and^* said, “His blood be on us and on our children!” ²⁶Then he released Barabbas for them, but after^* he had Jesus flogged, he handed him^* over so that he could be crucified.

Jesus Is Mocked

²⁷Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the governor’s residence and^* gathered the whole cohort to him. ²⁸And they stripped him and^* put a scarlet military cloak around him, ²⁹and weaving a crown of thorns, they put it^* on his head, and put^j a reed in his right hand. And kneeling down before him, they mocked him, saying, “Hail, king of the Jews!” ³⁰And they spat on him and^* took the reed and repeatedly struck^k him^* on his head. ³¹And when they had mocked him, they stripped him of the military cloak and put his own clothes on him, and led him away in order to crucify him.^*

Jesus Is Crucified

³²And as they^* were going out, they found a man of Cyrene named^l Simon. They forced this man to carry his cross. ³³And when they^* came to a place called Golgotha (which means Place of a Skull),^m ³⁴they gave him wine mixed with gall to drink, and when he^* tasted it^* he did not want to drink it.^* ³⁵And when they^* had crucified him, they divided his clothes among themselves^* by^* casting lots. ³⁶And they sat down and^* were watching over him there. ³⁷And they put above his head the charge against him in writing:ⁿ “This is Jesus, the king of the Jews.” ³⁸Then two robbers were crucified with him, one on his right and one on his left. ³⁹And those who passed by reviled him, shaking their heads ⁴⁰and saying, “The one who would destroy the temple and rebuild it^* in three days, save yourself! If you are the Son of God, come down from the cross!” ⁴¹In the same way also the chief priests, along with the scribes and elders, were mocking him,^* saying, ⁴²“He saved others; he is not able to save himself! He is the king of Israel! Let him come down now from the cross, and we will believe in him! ⁴³He trusts in God; let him deliver him now if he wants to,^o because he said, ‘I am the Son of God’!” ⁴⁴And in the same way even the robbers who were crucified with him were reviling him.

Jesus Dies on the Cross

⁴⁵Now from the sixth hour, darkness came over all the land until the ninth hour. ⁴⁶And about the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” (that is, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”)^p ⁴⁷And some of those who were standing there, when they^* heard it,^* said, “This man is summoning Elijah!” ⁴⁸And immediately one of them ran and took a sponge and filled it^* with sour wine and put it^* on a reed and^* gave it^* to him to drink. ⁴⁹But the others said, “Leave him^* alone! Let us see if Elijah is coming to save him.” ⁵⁰And Jesus cried out again with a loud voice and^* gave up his^* spirit.

Read in Logos

Matthew 26:56: “But all this has taken place that the Scriptures of the prophets might be fulfilled.” Then all the disciples left him and fled.

Footnotes

*The words “do that” are not in the Greek text but are implied
iThe meaning of this phrase is disputed: (1) some take it as a declarative (as in the translation); (2) others understand it as some form of a question, often with supplied words: (a) “Friend, are you misusing the kiss for that purpose for which you are here?” (b) “Friend, in connection with that for which you have appeared do you kiss me?” (c) “Friend, are you here for this purpose?” (d) “Friend, what are you here for?”; this last option, though often suggested, is doubtful because of lack of evidence for the relative pronoun used as an interrogative in direct questions
*Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“came up”) has been translated as a finite verb
*Literally “the”; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun
*Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“extended”) has been translated as a finite verb
*Here “courts” is supplied to distinguish this area from the interior of the temple building itself
*Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“abandoned”) has been translated as a finite verb
*Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
*Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“went”) has been translated as a finite verb
*Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
*Here “although” is supplied as a component of the participle (“came forward”) which is understood as concessive
*Here “and” is supplied because the participle in the previous verse (“came forward”) has been translated as a finite verb
*Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
*Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“stood up”) has been translated as a finite verb
*Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
jAn indirect way of referring to God
*Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“answered”) has been translated as a finite verb
kLiterally “he is deserving of death”
*Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
*Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“came up”) has been translated as a finite verb
*Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
*Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“went out”) which is understood as temporal
lThe words “female slave” are not in the Greek text but are implied by the feminine singular form
*Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
*Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“came up”) has been translated as a finite verb
mLiterally “makes you evident”
*Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“went”) has been translated as a finite verb
*Here “when” is supplied as a component of the temporal genitive absolute participle (“was”)
*Here “after” is supplied as a component of the participle (“tying”) which is understood as temporal
*Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
*Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
*Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“saw”) which is understood as temporal
*Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
*Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“regretted”) has been translated as a finite verb
*Here “by” is supplied as a component of the participle (“betraying”) which is understood as means
*Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
*Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“went away”) has been translated as a finite verb
*Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“took”) has been translated as a finite verb
aLiterally “the price of blood”
*Here “after” is supplied as a component of the participle (“taking”) which is understood as temporal
bLiterally “for”
cA quotation from various passages in Jeremiah including 18:2–6; 19:1–13; 32:6–15; see also Zech 11:12–13
dLiterally “in the him being accused”
eAlthough many manuscripts omit “Jesus” here, it is so hard to explain why a scribe would have added it that the reading is probably original
f“Barabbas” means “son of the father” in Aramaic
*Here “after” is supplied as a component of the temporal genitive absolute participle (“had assembled”)
gAlthough many manuscripts omit “Jesus” here, it is so hard to explain why a scribe would have added it that the reading is probably original
*Here “while” is supplied as a component of the temporal genitive absolute participle (“was sitting”)
*Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
hLiterally “nothing to you and to that righteous man”
*Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“answered”) has been translated as a finite verb
*The imperfect tense has been translated as ingressive here (“began to shout”)
*Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“saw”) which is understood as temporal
*Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“took”) has been translated as a finite verb
iLiterally “the”; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun
*Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
*Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“answered”) has been translated as a finite verb
*Here “after” is supplied as a component of the participle (“flogged”) which is understood as temporal
*Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
*Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“took”) has been translated as a finite verb
*Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“stripped”) has been translated as a finite verb
*Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
jThis is an understood repetition of the verb from earlier in the verse
*Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“spat”) has been translated as a finite verb
kThe imperfect tense has been translated as iterative here (“repeatedly struck”)
*Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
*Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
*Here “as” is supplied as a component of the participle (“were going out”) which is understood as temporal
lLiterally “by name”
*Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“came”) which is understood as temporal
mLiterally “is called Place of a Skull”
*Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“tasted”) which is understood as temporal
*Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
*Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
*Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“had crucified”) which is understood as temporal
*Here “among themselves” reflects the middle voice of the verb “divided”
*Here “by” is supplied as a component of the participle (“casting”) which is understood as means
*Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“sat down”) has been translated as a finite verb
nLiterally “written”
*Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
*Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
oOr “let him deliver him now if he wants him”
pA quotation from Ps 22:1
*Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“heard”) which is understood as temporal
*Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
*Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
*Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
*Here “and” is supplied because the previous participles (“ran … took … filled … put”) have been translated as finite verbs
*Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
*Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
*Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“cried out”) has been translated as a finite verb
*Literally “the”; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun