Jesus Before Pilate
1 Matt. 27:2;Mark 15:1;John 18:28Then the whole company of them arose and brought him before Pilate. 2 And they began to accuse him, saying, "We found this man ver. 14;[Acts 17:6,7;24:5] misleading our nation and [ch. 20:25] forbidding us to give tribute to ch. 2:1;3:1Caesar, and saying that he himself is Christ, John 18:33,36,37;19:12;[Acts 17:7]a king." 3 Matt. 27:11;Mark 15:2And Pilate asked him, ver. 37, 38;Matt. 2:2;John 18:39;19:3"Are you the King of the Jews?" And he answered him, See ch. 22:70"You have said so."4 Then Pilate said to the chief priests and the crowds, ver. 14, 22;John 18:38;19:4,6;[Matt. 27:24;1 Pet. 2:22]"I find no guilt in this man." 5 But they were urgent, saying, "He stirs up the people, teaching throughout all Judea, ch. 4:14;Matt. 4:12,23;Mark 1:14;John 1:43;2:11from Galilee even to this place."
Jesus Before Herod
6 When Pilate heard this, he asked whether the man was a Galilean. 7 And when he learned that he belonged to See ch. 3:1Herod’s jurisdiction, he sent him over to Herod, who was himself in Jerusalem at that time. 8 When Herod saw Jesus, he was very glad, ch. 9:9for he had long desired to see him, Matt. 14:1;Mark 6:14because he had heard about him, and he was hoping See Matt. 12:38to see some sign done by him. 9 So he questioned him at some length, but he made no answer. 10 The chief priests and the scribes stood by, vehemently accusing him. 11 And Herod with his soldiers Mark 9:12;Acts 4:11treated him with contempt and ch. 18:32mocked him. Then, [Matt. 27:28;Mark 15:17]arraying him in splendid clothing, he sent him back to Pilate. 12 And Acts 4:27;[Ps. 2:2]Herod and Pilate became friends with each other that very day, for before this they had been at enmity with each other.
13 Pilate then called together the chief priests and See ch. 24:20the rulers and the people, 14 and said to them, "You brought me this man ver. 2as one who was misleading the people. And Acts 3:13after examining him before you, behold, I ver. 4did not find this man guilty of any of your charges against him. 15 Neither did Herod, for ver. 11he sent him back to us. Look, nothing deserving death has been done by him. 16 ver. 22;John 19:1;[Acts 5:40]I will therefore punish and release him."23:16 Here, or after verse 19, some manuscripts add verse 17: Now he was obliged to release one man to them at the festival
Pilate Delivers Jesus to Be Crucified
18 For ver. 18-25, see Matt. 27:15-26;Mark 15:6-15;John 18:39,40;19:16But they all cried out together, [Acts 21:36;22:22]"Away with this man, and release to us Barabbas"— 19 a man who had been thrown into prison for an insurrection started in the city and Acts 3:14for murder. 20 Pilate addressed them once more, desiring to release Jesus, 21 but they kept shouting, "Crucify, crucify him!" 22 A third time he said to them, "Why? [ver. 41; John 8:46] What evil has he done? ver. 14, 15I have found in him no guilt deserving death. ver. 16I will therefore punish and release him." 23 But they were urgent, demanding with loud cries that he should be crucified. And their voices prevailed. 24 So Pilate decided that their demand should be granted. 25 He released the man who had been thrown into prison ver. 19for insurrection and murder, for whom they asked, John 19:16but he delivered Jesus over to their will.
The Crucifixion
26 Matt. 27:32;Mark 15:21;[John 19:17]And as they led him away, they seized one Simon of Cyrene, who was coming in from the country, and laid on him the cross, to carry it behind Jesus. 27 And there followed him a great multitude of the people and of women who were ch. 8:52;Matt. 11:17mourning and lamenting for him. 28 But turning to them Jesus said, "Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for me, but weep for yourselves and for your children.29 For behold, See ch. 17:22the days are coming when they will say, ch. 21:23;Matt. 24:19;Mark 13:17‘Blessed are the barren and the wombs that never bore and the breasts that never nursed!’30 Hos. 10:8;Rev. 6:16;[Isa. 2:19]Then they will begin to say to the mountains, ‘Fall on us,’ and to the hills, ‘Cover us.’31 For [Prov. 11:31;1 Pet. 4:17] if they do these things when Ezek. 20:47the wood is green, what will happen Ezek. 20:47when it is dry?"
32 Matt. 27:38;Mark 15:27;John 19:18;[Matt. 20:21]Two others, who were criminals, were led away to be put to death with him. 33 Matt. 27:33;Mark 15:22;John 19:17And when they came to the place that is called The Skull, there they crucified him, and the criminals, [See ver. 32above]one on his right and one on his left. 34 And Jesus said, "Father, Isa. 53:12;See Matt. 5:44forgive them, [Mark 10:38]; See Acts 3:17for they know not what they do."23:34 Some manuscripts omit the sentence And Jesus . . . what they do And they cast lots Ps. 22:18;Matt. 27:35;Mark 15:24;John 19:23to divide his garments. 35 And Ps. 22:7,17the people stood by, watching, Matt. 27:41,42;Mark 15:31,32but See ch. 24:20the rulers ch. 16:14scoffed at him, saying, [ch. 4:23] "He saved others; [Matt. 26:53,54;John 10:18] let him save himself, [ch. 4:3,9] if he is See ch. 9:20;Matt. 1:17the Christ of God, ch. 9:35;Isa. 42:1;[Matt. 12:18;1 Pet. 2:4]his Chosen One!" 36 The soldiers also mocked him, coming up and [Ps. 69:21;Matt. 27:48;Mark 15:36;John 19:29]offering him sour wine 37 and saying, ver. 35"If you are See ver. 3the King of the Jews, save yourself!" 38 Matt. 27:37;Mark 15:26;John 19:19;[John 19:21,22] There was also an inscription over him,23:38 Some manuscripts add in letters of Greek and Latin and Hebrew "This is [See ver. 37above]the King of the Jews."
39 [Matt. 27:44;Mark 15:32] One of the criminals who were hanged See Matt. 27:39railed at him,23:39 Or blasphemed him saying, "Are you not ver. 35, 37the Christ? Save yourself and us!" 40 But the other rebuked him, saying, "Do you not fear God, since you are under the same sentence of condemnation? 41 And we indeed justly, for we are receiving the due reward of our deeds; but this man has done nothing wrong." 42 And he said, "Jesus, remember me [Matt. 16:28]when you come into your kingdom." 43 And he said to him, "Truly, I say to you, today you will be with me in 2 Cor. 12:3;Rev. 2:7paradise."
The Death of Jesus
44 Matt. 27:45;Mark 15:33;[John 19:14]It was now about the sixth hour,23:44 That is, noon and there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour,23:44 That is, 3 p.m.45 while the sun’s light failed. And Ex. 26:31-33;2 Chr. 3:14the curtain of the temple was torn in two. 46 Then Jesus, [Matt. 27:50;Mark 15:37;John 19:30] calling out with a loud voice, said, "Father, Cited from Ps. 31:5;[Acts 7:59] into your hands I 1 Pet. 4:19commit my spirit!" And having said this [John 10:18]he breathed his last. 47 Now Matt. 27:54;Mark 15:39when the centurion saw what had taken place, See ch. 7:16he praised God, saying, "Certainly this man was innocent!" 48 And all the crowds that had assembled for this spectacle, when they saw what had taken place, returned home ch. 18:13beating their breasts. 49 And all Ps. 88:8his acquaintances and ver. 55;John 19:25;See ch. 8:2the women who had followed him from Galilee Ps. 38:11stood at a distance watching these things.
Jesus Is Buried
50 For ver. 50-56, see Matt. 27:57-61;Mark 15:42-47;John 19:38-42Now there was a man named Joseph, from the Jewish town of Arimathea. He was a member of the council, a good and righteous man, 51 who had not consented to their decision and action; and he ch. 2:25,38was looking for the kingdom of God. 52 This man went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. 53 Then he took it down and wrapped it in a linen shroud and [Isa. 53:9] laid him in a tomb cut in stone, [Mark 11:2]where no one had ever yet been laid. 54 It was the day of See Matt. 27:62Preparation, and the Sabbath was beginning.23:54 Greek was dawning55 Matt. 28:1The women ver. 49who had come with him from Galilee followed and saw the tomb and how his body was laid. 56 Then they returned and ch. 24:1;Mark 16:1;[John 19:39] prepared spices and ointments.
On the Sabbath they rested Ex. 20:10;Deut. 5:14according to the commandment.