1 Now when it was morning, all the chief priests and those in authority took thought together with the purpose of putting Jesus to death.
2 And they put cords on him and took him away, and gave him up to Pilate, the ruler.
3 Then Judas, who was false to him, seeing that he was to be put to death, in his regret took back the thirty bits of silver to the chief priests and those in authority,
4 Saying, I have done wrong in giving into your hands an upright man. But they said, What is that to us? it is your business.
5 And he put down the silver in the Temple and went out, and put himself to death by hanging.
6 And the chief priests took the silver and said, It is not right to put it in the Temple store for it is the price of blood.
7 And they made a decision to get with the silver the potter's field, as a place for the dead of other countries.
8 For this cause that field was named, The field of blood, to this day.
9 Then came true that which was said by Jeremiah the prophet, And they took the thirty bits of silver, the price of him who was valued by the children of Israel;
10 And they gave them for the potter's field, as I had word from the Lord.
11 And Jesus was before the ruler, who put a question to him, Are you the King of the Jews? And Jesus said to him, You say so.
12 But when the chief priests and those in authority made statements against him, he gave no answer.
13 Then says Pilate to him, Do you give no attention to what their witnesses say against you?
14 And he gave him no answer, not even a word: so that the ruler was greatly surprised.
15 Now at the feast it was the way for the ruler to let free to the people one prisoner, at their selection.
16 And they had then an important prisoner, whose name was Barabbas.
17 So when they came together, Pilate said to them, Whom will you have? Barabbas, or Jesus, who is named Christ?
18 For he saw that for envy they had given him up.
19 And while he was on the judge's seat, his wife sent to him, saying, Have nothing to do with that upright man, for I have had much trouble this day in a dream because of him.
20 Now the chief priests and those in authority got the people to make request for Barabbas, and for Jesus to be put to death.
21 But the ruler made answer and said to them, Which of the two is it your pleasure that I let go free? And they said, Barabbas.
22 Pilate says to them, What, then, am I to do with Jesus, who is named Christ? They all say, Let him be put to death on the cross.
23 And he said, Why, what evil has he done? But they gave loud cries, saying, To the cross with him!
24 So when Pilate saw that he was able to do nothing, but that trouble was working up, he took water and, washing his hands before the people, said, The blood of this upright man is not on my hands: you are responsible.
25 And all the people made answer and said, Let his blood be on us, and on our children.
26 Then he let Barabbas go free: but after having Jesus whipped, he gave him up to be put to death on the cross.
27 Then the ruler's armed men took Jesus into the open square, and got all their band together.
28 And they took off his clothing, and put on him a red robe.
29 And they made a crown of thorns and put it on his head, and put a rod in his right hand, and they went down on their knees before him, and made sport of him, saying, Long life to the King of the Jews.
30 And they put shame on him, and gave him blows on the head with the rod.
31 And when they had made sport of him, they took the robe off him, and put his clothing on him, and took him away to put him on the cross.
32 And while they were coming out, they saw a man of Cyrene, Simon by name, and they made him go with them, so that he might take up his cross.
33 And when they came to the place named Golgotha, that is to say, Dead Man's Head,
34 They gave him wine mixed with bitter drink: and after tasting it, he took no more.
35 And when they had put him on the cross, they made division of his clothing among them by the decision of chance.
36 And they were seated there watching him.
37 And they put up over his head the statement of his crime in writing, THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS.
38 Then two thieves were put on crosses with him, one on the right and one on the left.
39 And those who went by said bitter words to him, shaking their heads and saying,
40 You who would give the Temple to destruction and put it up again in three days, get yourself free: if you are the Son of God, come down from the cross.
41 In the same way, the chief priests, making sport of him, with the scribes and those in authority, said,
42 A saviour of others, he has no salvation for himself. If he is the King of Israel, let him now come down from the cross, and we will have faith in him.
43 He put his faith in God; let God be his saviour now, if he will have him; for he said, I am the Son of God.
44 And the thieves who were on the crosses said evil words to him.
45 Now from the sixth hour it was dark over all the land till the ninth hour.
46 And about the ninth hour Jesus gave a loud cry, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is, My God, my God, why are you turned away from me?
47 And some of those who were near by, hearing it, said, This man is crying to Elijah.
48 And straight away one of them went quickly, and took a sponge, and made it full of bitter wine, and put it on a rod and gave him drink.
49 And the rest said, Let him be; let us see if Elijah will come to his help.
50 And Jesus gave another loud cry, and gave up his spirit.
51 And the curtain of the Temple was parted in two from end to end; and there was an earth-shock; and the rocks were broken;
52 And the resting-places of the dead came open; and the bodies of a number of sleeping saints came to life;
53 And coming out of their resting-places, after he had come again from the dead, they went into the holy town and were seen by a number of people.
54 Now the captain and those who were with him watching Jesus, when they saw the earth-shock and the things which were done, were in great fear and said, Truly this was a son of God.
55 And a number of women were there, watching from a distance, who had come with Jesus from Galilee, waiting on his needs.
56 Among whom was Mary Magdalene, and Mary, the mother of James and Joses, and the mother of the sons of Zebedee.
57 And in the evening, there came a man of wealth from Arimathaea, Joseph by name, who was a disciple of Jesus:
58 This man went in to Pilate, and made a request for the body of Jesus. Then Pilate gave orders for it to be given to him.
59 And Joseph took the body, folding it in clean linen,
60 And put it in the resting-place which had been cut out of the rock for himself; and after rolling a great stone to the door of it he went away.
61 And Mary Magdalene was there, and the other Mary, seated by the place of the dead.
62 Now on the day after the getting ready of the Passover, the chief priests and Pharisees came together to Pilate,
63 Saying, Sir, we have in mind how that false man said, while he was still living, After three days I will come again from the dead.
64 Give orders, then, that the place where his body is may be made safe till the third day, for fear that his disciples come and take him away secretly and say to the people, He has come back from the dead: and the last error will be worse than the first.
65 Pilate said to them, You have watchmen; go and make it as safe as you are able.
66 So they went, and made safe the place where his body was, putting a stamp on the stone, and the watchmen were with them.
1 Quando veio a manhã, os sacerdotes principais e os dirigentes judaicos reuniram-se de novo para discutir como iriam convencer o governo romano a condenar Jesus à morte. Mandaram-no, pois, manietado, a Pilatos, o governador romano.
3 Por essa altura, Judas, que o traiu, sabendo que Jesus tinha sido condenado a morrer, lamentou o que tinha feito, e devolveu o dinheiro aos principais sacerdotes e outros chefes judaicos.
4 Pequei, porque traí um inocente.Isso é contigo, replicaram eles.
5 Então, atirando com o dinheiro para o lajedo do templo, saiu e enforcou-se.
6 Os principais sacerdotes apanharam o dinheiro, dizendo: Não podemos pô-lo nas ofertas visto ser contra as nossas leis aceitar dinheiro pago por assassínio.
7 Discutido o caso, resolveram comprar um campo onde os oleiros iam buscar barro e fazer ali um cemitério para os estrangeiros que morressem em Jerusalém. Por isso, o cemitério ainda tem o nome de Campo de Sangue.
9 Assim se cumpriu a profecia de Jeremias em como tomariam as trinta moedas de prata, o preço pelo qual ele seria avaliado pelo povo de Israel, e as dariam por um campo do oleiro, como o Senhor ordenara.
11 Jesus estava agora diante de Pilatos, o governador romano, que lhe perguntou: És o Rei dos judeus? Sim, é como tu dizes, respondeu Jesus.
12 Mas quando os principais sacerdotes e os outros chefes fizeram as suas muitas acusações contra ele, Jesus continuou calado.
13 Não ouves o que eles dizem?, perguntou Pilatos.
14 Mas Jesus continuou em silêncio, com grande espanto do governador.
15 Ora, o governador tinha o costume de soltar um preso judeu à escolha do povo em cada ano, durante a festa da Páscoa. Nesse ano encontrava-se encarcerado um criminoso muito conhecido, chamado Barrabás.
17 Quando o povo se juntou diante da casa de Pilatos naquela manhã, ele perguntou: Quem querem vocês que vos solte, Barrabás ou Jesus, chamado o Messias? c
18 Ele sabia muito bem que os chefes judaicos tinham prendido Jesus por inveja, devido à sua popularidade junto do povo.
19 Enquanto Pilatos presidia à sessão do tribunal, a mulher dele mandou-lhe este recado: Deixa esse homem justo em paz, porque esta noite tive um pesadelo horrível por sua causa.
20 Entretanto, os principais sacerdotes e anciãos do povo convenceram o povo a pedir a libertação de Barrabás e a condenação de Jesus à morte. E quando o governador tornou a perguntar: Qual destes dois querem vocês que vos solte?, a multidão respondeu em grande grita: Barrabás!
22 Então que farei de Jesus, chamado o Messias? E eles gritaram: Crucifica-o!
23 Porquê? Que mal fez ele? Eles continuaram a gritar:Crucifica-o! Crucifica-o!
24 Quando Pilatos viu que não se saía daquilo e que se começava a levantar tumulto, mandou buscar uma bacia de água e lavou as mãos diante da multidão, dizendo: Estou inocente do sangue deste homem. A culpa é vossa! E a multidão gritou:
25 Que a responsabilidade da sua morte caia sobre nós e os nossos filhos!
26 Então Pilatos pôs Barrabás em liberdade. Depois de mandar chicotear Jesus, entregou-o aos soldados romanos para que o levassem a ser crucificado.
27 Antes disso, levaram Jesus para o pátio do quartel e reuniram toda a guarnição. Tirando-lhe a roupa, vestiram-no com um manto vermelho escuro, fizeram uma coroa de espinhos, puseram-lha na cabeça, meteram-lhe uma vara na mão direita como se fosse o bastão de um rei e, ajoelhando-se diante dele, faziam troça, gritando: Viva o rei dos judeus! Cuspiam-lhe e, tirando-lhe a vara da mão, batiam-lhe com ela na cabeça. Depois de toda esta comédia, tiraram-lhe o manto, vestiram-no com as suas próprias roupas e levaram-no para fora para ser crucificado.
32 Quando iam a caminho do local de execução, encontraram-se com um homem de Cirene, que se chamava Simão, a quem obrigaram a carregar com a cruz de Jesus.
33 Foram pois para um lugar conhecido pelo nome de Gólgota, ou seja, monte da Caveira. Aí, os soldados deram-lhe a beber vinho misturado com fel, mas, quando o experimentou, não quis tomá-lo.
35 Depois de o terem pregado na cruz, os soldados lançaram dados para distribuir as suas roupas entre si. Sentaram-se à volta, montando guarda enquanto ele ali estava pendurado. Por cima da sua cabeça, puseram uma tabuleta com a acusação contra ele: ESTE É JESUS, O REI DOS JUDEUS.
38 Dois salteadores foram também crucificados ali naquela manhã, um de cada lado dele
39 As pessoas que passavam insultavam-no, sacudindo a cabeça e dizendo: És capaz de destruir o templo e construí-lo de novo em três dias, não és? Então, salva-te a ti mesmo. Se és o Filho de Deus, desce da cruz!
41 Também os principais sacerdotes, os mestres da lei e dirigentes judaicos troçavam dele: /
42 Salvou os outros mas não pode salvar-se a si próprio. É o rei de Israel? Então desça da cruz e acreditaremos nele!o
43 Confiou em Deus? Então que Deus o livre, se de facto tem prazer nele. Não disse ele que era o Filho de Deus?
44 Até os salteadores lhe atiravam o mesmo na cara.
45 Naquela tarde, a terra inteira ficou escura durante três horas, desde o meio dia até às três da tarde, altura em que Jesus exclamou: Eli, Eli, lema sabactaní?, que quer dizer: Meu Deus, meu Deus, por que me abandonaste?
47 Algumas das pessoas que ali estavam perceberam mal e julgaram que chamava por Elias. Um homem correu, ensopou uma esponja em vinagre e, pondo-a numa vara, ergueu-a para que bebesse . Mas os outros diziam: Deixem-no, a ver se Elias o vem salvar.
50 Jesus deu outro clamor, entregou o espírito e morreu.
51 Nesse instante, a cortina que separava o lugar santíssimo no templo rasgou-se de cima a baixo. A terra tremeu, as rochas fenderam-se, os túmulos abriram-se, e muitos homens e mulheres piedosos que haviam morrido voltaram à vida. Deixando o cemitério, depois da ressurreição de Jesus, entraram em Jerusalém, onde apareceram a muita gente.
54 Os soldados escolhidos para estarem de serviço na crucificação e o seu oficial ficaram cheios de medo com o terramoto e com tudo o que aconteceu, e eles próprios confessaram: Verdadeiramente era o Filho de Deus.
55 E muitas mulheres que tinham vindo da Galileia com Jesus para tratar dele estavam à distância assistindo à cena. Entre elas achavam-se Maria Madalena, Maria (mãe de Tiago e José) e a mãe de Tiago e João, filhos de Zebedeu.
57 Quando caiu a noite, um homem rico de Arimateia, chamado José, e seguidor de Jesus, foi ter com Pilatos e pediu o corpo dele. Pilatos deu ordem para que lho entregassem. José levou o corpo e envolveu-o num grande pano de linho. Colocou-o no seu próprio túmulo novo que tinha sido escavado na rocha. Ao sair, rolou uma grande pedra para tapar a entrada. Tanto Maria Madalena como a outra Maria estavam sentadas perto, a olhar.
62 No dia seguinte, no primeiro dia das celebrações da Páscoa, os principais sacerdotes e os fariseus foram ter com Pilatos e disseram-lhe: Senhor, aquele mentiroso disse certa vez: 'Depois de três dias voltarei a viver .
64 Portanto, pedimos-te que dês ordens para selar o túmulo até ao terceiro dia, não vão os seus discípulos roubar o corpo e dizer depois a toda a gente que ele tornou a viver. Se tal acontecesse, ficaríamos em pior situação do que nunca!
65 Ao que Pilatos respondeu: Chamem a própria polícia do templo. Ela poderá guardá-lo com toda a segurança.
66 Selaram , pois, a pedra e puseram guardas para a defender de qualquer estranho.