Luke 23; John 18; John
19
1 Then the whole assembly rose and led him off to
Pilate. 2 And they began to accuse him, saying, "We have
found this man subverting our nation. He opposes payment of taxes to Caesar and
claims to be Christ, a king." 3 So Pilate asked Jesus,
"Are you the king of the Jews?" "Yes, it is as you say,"
Jesus replied. 4 Then Pilate announced to the chief priests
and the crowd, "I find no basis for a charge against this man." 5 But
they insisted, "He stirs up the people all over Judea by his teaching. He
started in Galilee and has come all the way here." 6 On
hearing this, Pilate asked if the man was a Galilean. 7 When
he learned that Jesus was under Herod's jurisdiction, he sent him to Herod, who
was also in Jerusalem at that time. 8 When Herod saw Jesus, he
was greatly pleased, because for a long time he had been wanting to see him.
From what he had heard about him, he hoped to see him perform some
miracle. 9 He plied him with many questions, but Jesus gave
him no answer. 10 The chief priests and the teachers of the
law were standing there, vehemently accusing him. 11 Then
Herod and his soldiers ridiculed and mocked him. Dressing him in an elegant
robe, they sent him back to Pilate.12 That day Herod and Pilate
became friends--before this they had been enemies. 13 Pilate
called together the chief priests, the rulers and the people, 14 and
said to them, "You brought me this man as one who was inciting the people
to rebellion. I have examined him in your presence and have found no basis for
your charges against him. 15 Neither has Herod, for he sent
him back to us; as you can see, he has done nothing to deserve death. 16 Therefore,
I will punish him and then release him. " 18 With one
voice they cried out, "Away with this man! Release Barabbas to
us!" 19 (Barabbas had been thrown into prison for an
insurrection in the city, and for murder. 20 Wanting to
release Jesus, Pilate appealed to them again. 21 But they kept
shouting, "Crucify him! Crucify him! 22 For the third
time he spoke to them: "Why? What crime has this man committed? I have
found in him no grounds for the death penalty. Therefore I will have him
punished and then release him." 23 But with loud shouts
they insistently demanded that he be crucified, and their shouts
prevailed. 24 So Pilate decided to grant their demand. 25 He
released the man who had been thrown into prison for insurrection and murder,
the one they asked for, and surrendered Jesus to their will. 26 As
they led him away, they seized Simon from Cyrene, who was on his way in from
the country, and put the cross on him and made him carry it behind Jesus. 27 A
large number of people followed him, including women who mourned and wailed for
him. 28 Jesus turned and said to them, "Daughters of Jerusalem,
do not weep for me; weep for yourselves and for your children. 29 For
the time will come when you will say, 'Blessed are the barren women, the wombs
that never bore and the breasts that never nursed!' 30 Then
" 'they will say to the mountains, "Fall on us!" and to the
hills, "Cover us!" ' 31 For if men do these things
when the tree is green, what will happen when it is dry?" 32 Two
other men, both criminals, were also led out with him to be executed. 33 When
they came to the place called the Skull, there they crucified him, along with
the criminals--one on his right, the other on his left. 34 Jesus
said, "Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are
doing." And they divided up his clothes by casting lots. 35 The
people stood watching, and the rulers even sneered at him. They said, "He
saved others; let him save himself if he is the Christ of God, the Chosen
One." 36 The soldiers also came up and mocked him. They
offered him wine vinegar 37 and said, "If you are the
king of the Jews, save yourself." 38 There was a written
notice above him, which read: this is the king of the jews. 39 One
of the criminals who hung there hurled insults at him: "Aren't you the
Christ? Save yourself and us!" 40 But the other criminal
rebuked him. "Don't you fear God," he said, "since you are under
the same sentence? 41 We are punished justly, for we are
getting what our deeds deserve. But this man has done nothing
wrong." 42 Then he said, "Jesus, remember me when
you come into your kingdom. " 43 Jesus answered him,
"I tell you the truth, today you will be with me in paradise." 44 It
was now about the sixth hour, and darkness came over the whole land until the
ninth hour, 45 for the sun stopped shining. And the curtain of
the temple was torn in two. 46 Jesus called out with a loud
voice, "Father, into your hands I commit my spirit." When he had said
this, he breathed his last. 47 The centurion, seeing what had
happened, praised God and said, "Surely this was a righteous
man." 48 When all the people who had gathered to witness
this sight saw what took place, they beat their breasts and went away. 49 But
all those who knew him, including the women who had followed him from Galilee,
stood at a distance, watching these things.50 Now there was a man
named Joseph, a member of the Council, a good and upright man, 51 who
had not consented to their decision and action. He came from the Judean town of
Arimathea and he was waiting for the kingdom of God. 52 Going
to Pilate, he asked for Jesus' body. 53 Then he took it down,
wrapped it in linen cloth and placed it in a tomb cut in the rock, one in which
no one had yet been laid. 54 It was Preparation Day, and the
Sabbath was about to begin. 55 The women who had come with
Jesus from Galilee followed Joseph and saw the tomb and how his body was laid
in it. 56 Then they went home and prepared spices and
perfumes. But they rested on the Sabbath in obedience to the commandment.
1 When he had finished praying, Jesus left with his
disciples and crossed the Kidron Valley. On the other side there was an olive
grove, and he and his disciples went into it. 2 Now Judas, who
betrayed him, knew the place, because Jesus had often met there with his
disciples. 3 So Judas came to the grove, guiding a detachment
of soldiers and some officials from the chief priests and Pharisees. They were
carrying torches, lanterns and weapons. 4 Jesus, knowing all
that was going to happen to him, went out and asked them, "Who is it you
want?" 5 "Jesus of Nazareth," they replied.
"I am he," Jesus said. (And Judas the traitor was standing there with
them.) 6 When Jesus said, "I am he," they drew back
and fell to the ground. 7 Again he asked them, "Who is it
you want?" And they said, "Jesus of Nazareth." 8 "I
told you that I am he," Jesus answered. "If you are looking for me,
then let these men go." 9 This happened so that the words
he had spoken would be fulfilled: "I have not lost one of those you gave
me." 10 Then Simon Peter, who had a sword, drew it and
struck the high priest's servant, cutting off his right ear. (The servant's
name was Malchus.) 11 Jesus commanded Peter, "Put your
sword away! Shall I not drink the cup the Father has given me?" 12 Then
the detachment of soldiers with its commander and the Jewish officials arrested
Jesus. They bound him 13 and brought him first to Annas, who
was the father-in-law of Caiaphas, the high priest that year. 14 Caiaphas
was the one who had advised the Jews that it would be good if one man died for
the people. 15 Simon Peter and another disciple were following
Jesus. Because this disciple was known to the high priest, he went with Jesus
into the high priest's courtyard, 16 but Peter had to wait
outside at the door. The other disciple, who was known to the high priest, came
back, spoke to the girl on duty there and brought Peter in. 17"You
are not one of his disciples, are you?" the girl at the door asked Peter.
He replied, "I am not." 18 It was cold, and the
servants and officials stood around a fire they had made to keep warm. Peter
also was standing with them, warming himself. 19 Meanwhile,
the high priest questioned Jesus about his disciples and his teaching. 20 "I
have spoken openly to the world," Jesus replied. "I always taught in
synagogues or at the temple, where all the Jews come together. I said nothing
in secret. 21 Why question me? Ask those who heard me. Surely
they know what I said." 22 When Jesus said this, one of
the officials nearby struck him in the face. "Is this the way you answer
the high priest?" he demanded.23 "If I said something
wrong," Jesus replied, "testify as to what is wrong. But if I spoke
the truth, why did you strike me?" 24 Then Annas sent
him, still bound, to Caiaphas the high priest. 25 As Simon
Peter stood warming himself, he was asked, "You are not one of his
disciples, are you?" He denied it, saying, "I am not." 26 One
of the high priest's servants, a relative of the man whose ear Peter had cut
off, challenged him, "Didn't I see you with him in the olive
grove?" 27 Again Peter denied it, and at that moment a
rooster began to crow. 28 Then the Jews led Jesus from
Caiaphas to the palace of the Roman governor. By now it was early morning, and
to avoid ceremonial uncleanness the Jews did not enter the palace; they wanted
to be able to eat the Passover. 29 So Pilate came out to them
and asked, "What charges are you bringing against this man?" 30 "If
he were not a criminal," they replied, "we would not have handed him
over to you." 31 Pilate said, "Take him yourselves
and judge him by your own law." "But we have no right to execute
anyone," the Jews objected. 32 This happened so that the
words Jesus had spoken indicating the kind of death he was going to die would
be fulfilled. 33Pilate then went back inside the palace, summoned
Jesus and asked him, "Are you the king of the Jews?" 34 "Is
that your own idea," Jesus asked, "or did others talk to you about
me?" 35 "Am I a Jew?" Pilate replied. "It
was your people and your chief priests who handed you over to me. What is it
you have done?" 36 Jesus said, "My kingdom is not of
this world. If it were, my servants would fight to prevent my arrest by the
Jews. But now my kingdom is from another place." 37 "You
are a king, then!" said Pilate. Jesus answered, "You are right in
saying I am a king. In fact, for this reason I was born, and for this I came
into the world, to testify to the truth. Everyone on the side of truth listens
to me." 38"What is truth?" Pilate asked. With this he
went out again to the Jews and said, "I find no basis for a charge against
him. 39 But it is your custom for me to release to you one
prisoner at the time of the Passover. Do you want me to release 'the king of
the Jews'?" 40 They shouted back, "No, not him! Give
us Barabbas!" Now Barabbas had taken part in a rebellion.
1 Then Pilate took Jesus and had him flogged. 2 The
soldiers twisted together a crown of thorns and put it on his head. They
clothed him in a purple robe 3 and went up to him again and
again, saying, "Hail, king of the Jews!" And they struck him in the
face. 4 Once more Pilate came out and said to the Jews,
"Look, I am bringing him out to you to let you know that I find no basis
for a charge against him."5 When Jesus came out wearing the
crown of thorns and the purple robe, Pilate said to them, "Here is the
man!" 6 As soon as the chief priests and their officials
saw him, they shouted, "Crucify! Crucify!" But Pilate answered,
"You take him and crucify him. As for me, I find no basis for a charge
against him."7 The Jews insisted, "We have a law, and
according to that law he must die, because he claimed to be the Son of
God." 8 When Pilate heard this, he was even more
afraid, 9 and he went back inside the palace. "Where do
you come from?" he asked Jesus, but Jesus gave him no answer. 10 "Do
you refuse to speak to me?" Pilate said. "Don't you realize I have
power either to free you or to crucify you?" 11Jesus answered,
"You would have no power over me if it were not given to you from above.
Therefore the one who handed me over to you is guilty of a greater
sin." 12 From then on, Pilate tried to set Jesus free,
but the Jews kept shouting, "If you let this man go, you are no friend of
Caesar. Anyone who claims to be a king opposes Caesar." 13 When
Pilate heard this, he brought Jesus out and sat down on the judge's seat at a
place known as the Stone Pavement (which in Aramaic is Gabbatha). 14 It
was the day of Preparation of Passover Week, about the sixth hour. "Here
is your king," Pilate said to the Jews. 15 But they
shouted, "Take him away! Take him away! Crucify him!" "Shall I
crucify your king?" Pilate asked. "We have no king but Caesar,"
the chief priests answered. 16 Finally Pilate handed him over
to them to be crucified. So the soldiers took charge of Jesus. 17 Carrying
his own cross, he went out to the place of the Skull (which in Aramaic is
called Golgotha). 18 Here they crucified him, and with him two
others--one on each side and Jesus in the middle. 19 Pilate
had a notice prepared and fastened to the cross. It read: jesus of nazareth,
the king of the jews. 20 Many of the Jews read this sign, for
the place where Jesus was crucified was near the city, and the sign was written
in Aramaic, Latin and Greek. 21 The chief priests of the Jews
protested to Pilate, "Do not write 'The King of the Jews,' but that this
man claimed to be king of the Jews." 22 Pilate answered,
"What I have written, I have written." 23 When the
soldiers crucified Jesus, they took his clothes, dividing them into four
shares, one for each of them, with the undergarment remaining. This garment was
seamless, woven in one piece from top to bottom. 24 "Let's
not tear it," they said to one another. "Let's decide by lot who will
get it." This happened that the scripture might be fulfilled which said,
"They divided my garments among them and cast lots for my clothing."
So this is what the soldiers did. 25 Near the cross of Jesus
stood his mother, his mother's sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary
Magdalene. 26 When Jesus saw his mother there, and the
disciple whom he loved standing nearby, he said to his mother, "Dear
woman, here is your son," 27 and to the disciple,
"Here is your mother." From that time on, this disciple took her into
his home. 28 Later, knowing that all was now completed, and so
that the Scripture would be fulfilled, Jesus said, "I am
thirsty." 29 A jar of wine vinegar was there, so they
soaked a sponge in it, put the sponge on a stalk of the hyssop plant, and
lifted it to Jesus' lips. 30When he had received the drink, Jesus
said, "It is finished." With that, he bowed his head and gave up his
spirit. 31 Now it was the day of Preparation, and the next day
was to be a special Sabbath. Because the Jews did not want the bodies left on
the crosses during the Sabbath, they asked Pilate to have the legs broken and
the bodies taken down. 32 The soldiers therefore came and
broke the legs of the first man who had been crucified with Jesus, and then
those of the other. 33 But when they came to Jesus and found
that he was already dead, they did not break his legs. 34 Instead,
one of the soldiers pierced Jesus' side with a spear, bringing a sudden flow of
blood and water. 35 The man who saw it has given testimony,
and his testimony is true. He knows that he tells the truth, and he testifies
so that you also may believe. 36 These things happened so that
the scripture would be fulfilled: "Not one of his bones will be
broken," 37 and, as another scripture says, "They
will look on the one they have pierced." 38 Later, Joseph
of Arimathea asked Pilate for the body of Jesus. Now Joseph was a disciple of
Jesus, but secretly because he feared the Jews. With Pilate's permission, he
came and took the body away. 39 He was accompanied by
Nicodemus, the man who earlier had visited Jesus at night. Nicodemus brought a
mixture of myrrh and aloes, about seventy-five pounds. 40 Taking
Jesus' body, the two of them wrapped it, with the spices, in strips of linen.
This was in accordance with Jewish burial customs. 41 At the
place where Jesus was crucified, there was a garden, and in the garden a new
tomb, in which no one had ever been laid. 42 Because it was
the Jewish day of Preparation and since the tomb was nearby, they laid Jesus
there.
