Matthew 26:50–27:50

⁵⁰But Jesus said to him, ^v“Friend, why have you come?”

Then they came and laid hands on Jesus and took Him. ⁵¹And suddenly, ^wone of those who were with Jesus stretched out his hand and drew his sword, struck the servant of the high priest, and cut off his ear.

⁵²But Jesus said to him, “Put your sword in its place, ^xfor all who take the sword will ¹perish by the sword. ⁵³Or do you think that I cannot now pray to My Father, and He will provide Me with ^ymore than twelve legions of angels? ⁵⁴How then could the Scriptures be fulfilled, ^zthat it must happen thus?”

⁵⁵In that hour Jesus said to the multitudes, “Have you come out, as against a robber, with swords and clubs to take Me? I sat daily with you, teaching in the temple, and you did not seize Me. ⁵⁶But all this was done that the ^aScriptures of the prophets might be fulfilled.”

Then ^ball the disciples forsook Him and fled.

Two False Witnesses

Mark 14:53–65; Luke 22:54, 55, 63–65; John 18:12, 18, 24

^57cAnd those who had laid hold of Jesus led Him away to Caiaphas the high priest, where the scribes and the elders were assembled. ⁵⁸But ^dPeter followed Him at a distance to the high priest’s courtyard. And he went in and sat with the servants to see the end.

⁵⁹Now the chief priests, ²the elders, and all the council sought ^efalse testimony against Jesus to put Him to death, ⁶⁰³but found none. Even though ^fmany false witnesses came forward, they found none. But at last ^gtwo ⁴false witnesses came forward ⁶¹and said, “This fellow said, ^h‘I am able to destroy the temple of God and to build it in three days.’ ”

⁶²ⁱAnd the high priest arose and said to Him, “Do You answer nothing? What is it these men testify against You?” ⁶³But ^jJesus kept silent. And the high priest answered and said to Him, ^k“I put You under oath by the living God: Tell us if You are the Christ, the Son of God!”

⁶⁴Jesus said to him, “It is as you said. Nevertheless, I say to you, ^lhereafter you will see the Son of Man ^msitting at the right hand of the Power, and coming on the clouds of heaven.”

⁶⁵ⁿThen the high priest tore his clothes, saying, “He has spoken blasphemy! What further need do we have of witnesses? Look, now you have heard His ^oblasphemy! ⁶⁶What do you think?”

They answered and said, ^p“He is deserving of death.”

^67qThen they spat in His face and beat Him; and ^rothers struck Him with ⁵the palms of their hands, ⁶⁸saying, ^s“Prophesy to us, Christ! Who is the one who struck You?”

Three Denials of Peter

Mark 14:66–72; Luke 22:55–62; John 18:15–18, 25–27

^69tNow Peter sat outside in the courtyard. And a servant girl came to him, saying, “You also were with Jesus of Galilee.”

⁷⁰But he denied it before them all, saying, “I do not know what you are saying.”

⁷¹And when he had gone out to the gateway, another girl saw him and said to those who were there, “This fellow also was with Jesus of Nazareth.”

⁷²But again he denied with an oath, “I do not know the Man!”

⁷³And a little later those who stood by came up and said to Peter, “Surely you also are one of them, for your ^uspeech betrays you.”

⁷⁴Then ^vhe began to ⁶curse and ⁷swear, saying, “I do not know the Man!”

Immediately a rooster crowed. ⁷⁵And Peter remembered the word of Jesus who had said to him, ^w“Before the rooster crows, you will deny Me three times.” So he went out and wept bitterly.

Jesus is Delivered to Pilate

Mark 15:1; Luke 22:66; 23:1; John 18:28

27When morning came, ^aall the chief priests and elders of the people plotted against Jesus to put Him to death. ²And when they had bound Him, they led Him away and ^bdelivered Him to ¹Pontius Pilate the governor.

Judas Repents

Acts 1:18, 19

^3cThen Judas, His betrayer, seeing that He had been condemned, was remorseful and brought back the thirty ^dpieces of silver to the chief priests and elders, ⁴saying, “I have sinned by betraying innocent blood.”

And they said, “What is that to us? You see to it!”

⁵Then he threw down the pieces of silver in the temple and ^edeparted, and went and hanged himself.

⁶But the chief priests took the silver pieces and said, “It is not lawful to put them into the treasury, because they are the price of blood.” ⁷And they consulted together and bought with them the potter’s field, to bury strangers in. ⁸Therefore that field has been called ^fthe Field of Blood to this day.

⁹Then was fulfilled what was spoken by Jeremiah the prophet, saying, ^g“And they took the thirty pieces of silver, the value of Him who was priced, whom they of the children of Israel priced, ¹⁰and ^hgave them for the potter’s field, as the Lord directed me.”

Jesus is Examined

Mark 15:2–5; Luke 23:2–5; John 18:29–38

¹¹Now Jesus stood before the governor. ⁱAnd the governor asked Him, saying, “Are You the King of the Jews?”

Jesus said to him, ^j“It is as you say.” ¹²And while He was being accused by the chief priests and elders, ^kHe answered nothing.

¹³Then Pilate said to Him, ^l“Do You not hear how many things they testify against You?” ¹⁴But He answered him not one word, so that the governor marveled greatly.

Barabbas is Freed

Mark 15:6–14; Luke 23:17–23; John 18:39, 40

^15mNow at the feast the governor was accustomed to releasing to the multitude one prisoner whom they wished. ¹⁶And at that time they had a notorious prisoner called ²Barabbas. ¹⁷Therefore, 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?” ¹⁸For he knew that they had handed Him over because of ⁿenvy.

¹⁹While he was sitting on the judgment seat, his wife sent to him, saying, “Have nothing to do with that just Man, for I have suffered many things today in a dream because of Him.”

^20oBut the chief priests and elders persuaded the multitudes that they should ask for Barabbas and destroy Jesus. ²¹The governor answered and said to them, “Which of the two do you want me to release to you?”

They said, ^p“Barabbas!”

²²Pilate said to them, “What then shall I do with Jesus who is called Christ?”

They all said to him, “Let Him be crucified!”

²³Then the governor said, ^q“Why, what evil has He done?”

But they cried out all the more, saying, “Let Him be crucified!”

²⁴When Pilate saw that he could not prevail at all, but rather that a ³tumult was rising, he ^rtook water and washed his hands before the multitude, saying, “I am innocent of the blood of this ⁴just Person. You see to it.”

²⁵And all the people answered and said, ^s“His blood be on us and on our children.”

Jesus is Scourged

Mark 15:15–17; Luke 23:24, 25; John 19:16

²⁶Then he released Barabbas to them; and when ^the had ⁵scourged Jesus, he delivered Him to be crucified.

^27uThen the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the ⁶Praetorium and gathered the whole ⁷garrison around Him. ²⁸And they ^vstripped Him and ^wput a scarlet robe on Him.

Jesus is Led to Golgotha

Mark 15:18–22; Luke 23:26–33; John 19:17

^29xWhen they had ⁸twisted a crown of thorns, they put it on His head, and a reed in His right hand. And they bowed the knee before Him and mocked Him, saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!” ³⁰Then ^ythey spat on Him, and took the reed and struck Him on the head. ³¹And when they had mocked Him, they took the robe off Him, put His own clothes on Him, ^zand led Him away to be crucified.

^32aNow as they came out, ^bthey found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name. Him they compelled to bear His cross. ^33cAnd when they had come to a place called Golgotha, that is to say, Place of a Skull, ^34dthey gave Him ⁹sour wine mingled with gall to drink. But when He had tasted it, He would not drink.

Jesus is Crucified

Mark 15:23–32; Luke 23:33–43; John 19:18–24

^35eThen they crucified Him, and divided His garments, casting lots, ¹that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet:

^f“They divided My garments among them,

And for My clothing they cast lots.”

^36gSitting down, they kept watch over Him there. ³⁷And they ^hput up over His head the accusation written against Him:

THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS

³⁸ⁱThen two robbers were crucified with Him, one on the right and another on the left.

³⁹And ^jthose who passed by blasphemed Him, wagging their heads ⁴⁰and saying, ^k“You who destroy the temple and build it in three days, save Yourself! ^lIf You are the Son of God, come down from the cross.”

⁴¹Likewise the chief priests also, mocking with the ²scribes and elders, said, ⁴²“He ^msaved others; Himself He cannot save. ³If He is the King of Israel, let Him now come down from the cross, and we will believe ⁴Him. ⁴³ⁿHe trusted in God; let Him deliver Him now if He will have Him; for He said, ‘I am the Son of God.’ ”

^44oEven the robbers who were crucified with Him reviled Him with the same thing.

Jesus Dies

Mark 15:33–37; Luke 23:44–46; John 19:28–30

^45pNow from the sixth hour until the ninth hour there was darkness over all the land. ⁴⁶And about the ninth hour ^qJesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, “Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?” that is, ^r“My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?”

⁴⁷Some of those who stood there, when they heard that, said, “This Man is calling for Elijah!” ⁴⁸Immediately one of them ran and took a sponge, ^sfilled it with sour wine and put it on a reed, and offered it to Him to drink.

⁴⁹The rest said, “Let Him alone; let us see if Elijah will come to save Him.”

⁵⁰And Jesus ^tcried out again with a loud voice, and ^uyielded up His spirit.