1Early the next morning all the chief priests and the nation's leaders met and decided that Jesus should be put to death.
2They tied him up and led him away to Pilate the governor.
The Death of Judas(Acts 1.18,19)3
as the Lord
had commanded me.”
Pilate Questions Jesus(Mark 15.2-5; Luke 23.3-5; John 18.33-38)11Jesus was brought before Pilate the governor, who asked him, “Are you the king of the Jews?”
“Those are your words!” Jesus answered.
12And when the chief priests and leaders brought their charges against him, he did not say a thing.
13Pilate asked him, “Don't you hear what crimes they say you have done?”
14But Jesus did not say anything, and the governor was greatly amazed.
The Death Sentence(Mark 15.6-15; Luke 23.13-26; John 18.39—19.16)15During Passover the governor always freed a prisoner chosen by the people.
16At that time a well-known terrorist named Jesus Barabbas was in jail.
17So when the crowd came together, Pilate asked them, “Which prisoner do you want me to set free? Do you want Jesus Barabbas or Jesus who is called the Messiah?”
18Pilate knew the leaders had brought Jesus to him because they were jealous.
19While Pilate was judging the case, his wife sent him a message. It said, “Don't have anything to do with that innocent man. I have had nightmares because of him.”
20But the chief priests and the leaders convinced the crowds to ask for Barabbas to be set free and for Jesus to be killed.
21Pilate asked the crowd again, “Which of these two men do you want me to set free?”
“Barabbas!” they shouted.
22Pilate asked them, “What am I to do with Jesus, who is called the Messiah?”
They all yelled, “Nail him to a cross!”
23Pilate answered, “But what crime has he done?”
“Nail him to a cross!” they yelled even louder.
24 in front of them and said, “I won't have anything to do with killing this man. You are the ones doing it!”
25Everyone answered, “We and our own families will take the blame for his death!”
26Pilate set Barabbas free. Then he ordered his soldiers to beat Jesus with a whip and nail him to a cross.
Soldiers Make Fun of Jesus(Mark 15.16-21; John 19.2,3)27The governor's soldiers led Jesus into the fortress and brought together the rest of the troops.
28They stripped off Jesus' clothes and put a scarlet robe on him.
29They made a crown out of thorn branches and placed it on his head, and they put a stick in his right hand. The soldiers knelt down and pretended to worship him. They made fun of him and shouted, “Hey, you king of the Jews!”
30Then they spit on him. They took the stick from him and beat him on the head with it.
Jesus Is Nailed to a Cross(Mark 15.22-32; Luke 23.27-43; John 19.17-27)31When the soldiers had finished making fun of Jesus, they took off the robe. They put his own clothes back on him and led him off to be nailed to a cross.
32On the way they met a man named Simon who was from Cyrene, and they forced him to carry Jesus' cross.
33They came to a place named Golgotha, which means “Place of a Skull.”
34 which means, “My God, my God, why have you deserted me?”
47Some of the people standing there heard Jesus and said, “He's calling for Elijah.”
48 and save him.”
50Once again Jesus shouted, and then he died.
51 was torn in two from top to bottom. The earth shook, and rocks split apart.
52Graves opened, and many of God's people were raised to life.
53They left their graves, and after Jesus had risen to life, they went into the holy city, where they were seen by many people.
54The officer and the soldiers guarding Jesus felt the earthquake and saw everything else that happened. They were frightened and said, “This man really was God's Son!”
55 were some of these women.
Jesus Is Buried(Mark 15.42-47; Luke 23.50-56; John 19.38-42)57That evening a rich disciple named Joseph from the town of Arimathea
58went and asked for Jesus' body. Pilate gave orders for it to be given to Joseph,
59who took the body and wrapped it in a clean linen cloth.
60Then Joseph put the body in his own tomb that had been cut into solid rock and had never been used. He rolled a big stone against the entrance to the tomb and went away.
61All this time Mary Magdalene and the other Mary were sitting across from the tomb.
62On the next day, which was a Sabbath, the chief priests and the Pharisees went together to Pilate.
63
65Pilate said to them, “All right, take some of your soldiers and guard the tomb as well as you know how.”
66So they sealed it tight and placed soldiers there to guard it.
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