Jesus Delivered to Pilate
1 Mark 15:1;Luke 22:66When morning came, all the chief priests and the elders of the people See ch. 26:4took counsel against Jesus to put him to death. 2 And they bound him and Luke 23:1;John 18:28led him away and See ch. 20:19delivered him over to Luke 3:1;13:1;Acts 3:13;4:27;1 Tim. 6:13Pilate the governor.
Judas Hangs Himself
3 Then when See ch. 26:14Judas, his betrayer, saw that Jesus27:3 Greek he was condemned, ch. 21:29he changed his mind and brought back ch. 26:15the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and the elders, 4 saying, "I have sinned by betraying innocent blood." They said, "What is that to us? ver. 24See to it yourself." 5 And throwing down the pieces of silver into the temple, [2 Sam. 17:23;Acts 1:18]he departed, and he went and hanged himself. 6 But the chief priests, taking the pieces of silver, said, "It is not lawful to put them into Mark 12:41,43;Luke 21:1;John 8:20the treasury, since it is blood money." 7 So they took counsel and bought with them the potter’s field as a burial place for strangers. 8 Therefore Acts 1:19that field has been called the Field of Blood ch. 28:15to this day. 9 See ch. 1:22Then was fulfilled what had been spoken by the prophet Jeremiah, saying, Cited from Zech. 11:13"And they took the thirty pieces of silver, the price of him on whom a price had been set by some of the sons of Israel, 10 and they gave them for the potter’s field, as the Lord directed me."
Jesus Before Pilate
11 For ver. 11-14, see Mark 15:2-5;Luke 23:2,3;John 18:29-38Now Jesus stood before the governor, and the governor asked him, "Are you ver. 29, 37;ch. 2:2;John 18:39;19:3;[ver. 42] the King of the Jews?" Jesus said, [1 Tim. 6:13]; See Luke 22:70"You have said so."12 See ch. 26:63But when he was accused by the chief priests and elders, he gave no answer. 13 Then Pilate said to him, John 19:10"Do you not hear how many things they testify against you?" 14 But he gave him no answer, not even to a single charge, so that the governor was greatly amazed.
The Crowd Chooses Barabbas
15 For ver. 15-26, see Mark 15:6-15;Luke 23:18-25;John 18:39,40;19:16Now at the feast the governor was accustomed to release for the crowd any one prisoner whom they wanted. 16 And they had then a notorious prisoner called Barabbas. 17 So when they had gathered, Pilate said to them, "Whom do you want me to release for you: Barabbas, or ver. 22Jesus who is called Christ?" 18 For he knew that it was out [John 12:19]of envy that they had delivered him up. 19 Besides, while he was sitting on John 19:13the judgment seat, his wife sent word to him, "Have nothing to do with ver. 24;[Luke 23:47] that righteous man, for I have suffered much because of him today See ch. 2:12in a dream." 20 Now the chief priests and the elders persuaded the crowd to Acts 3:14ask for Barabbas and destroy Jesus. 21 The governor again said to them, "Which of the two do you want me to release for you?" And they said, "Barabbas." 22 Pilate said to them, "Then what shall I do with Jesus who is called Christ?" Acts 13:28They all said, "Let him be crucified!" 23 And he said, "Why? [Luke 23:41;John 8:46]What evil has he done?" But they shouted all the more, "Let him be crucified!"
Pilate Delivers Jesus to Be Crucified
24 So when Pilate saw that he was gaining nothing, but rather that ch. 26:5a riot was beginning, he took water and [Deut. 21:6-8;Ps. 26:6;73:13] washed his hands before the crowd, saying, "I am innocent of ver. 19this man’s blood;27:24 Some manuscripts this righteous blood, or this righteous man’s bloodver. 4see to it yourselves." 25 And all the people answered, [ch. 23:35,36;Josh. 2:19;Acts 5:28] "His blood be on us and [Ex. 20:5;Lam. 5:7]on our children!" 26 Then he released for them Barabbas, and having ch. 20:19;Isa. 50:6;53:5;[Luke 23:16;John 19:1]scourged27:26 A Roman judicial penalty, consisting of a severe beating with a multi-lashed whip containing embedded pieces of bone and metal Jesus, delivered him to be crucified.
Jesus Is Mocked
27 For ver. 27-31, see Mark 15:16-20;John 19:2,3Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the John 18:28,33;19:9;Acts 23:35;Phil. 1:13(Gk.)governor’s headquarters,27:27 Greek the praetorium and they gathered the whole See Acts 10:1(Gk.)battalion27:27 Greek cohort; a tenth of a Roman legion, usually about 600 men before him. 28 And they stripped him and put Rev. 18:12,16;[Luke 23:11]a scarlet robe on him, 29 and twisting together a crown of thorns, they put it on his head and put a reed in his right hand. And kneeling before him, they ch. 20:19mocked him, saying, "Hail, See ver. 11King of the Jews!" 30 And See ch. 26:67they spit on him and took the reed and struck him on the head. 31 And when they had mocked him, they stripped him of the robe and put his own clothes on him and Isa. 53:7led him away to crucify him.
The Crucifixion
32 Mark 15:21;Luke 23:26;[John 19:17] Heb. 13:12;[ch. 21:39;Num. 15:35]As they went out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name. They compelled this man to Mark 15:21;Luke 23:26;[John 19:17] carry his cross. 33 For ver. 33-51, see Mark 15:22-38;Luke 23:32-38,44-46;John 19:17-19,23,24,28-30And when they came to a place called Golgotha (which means Place of a Skull), 34 [Ps. 69:21] they offered him wine to drink, mixed with Acts 8:23gall, but when he tasted it, he would not drink it. 35 And when they had crucified him, Ps. 22:18they divided his garments among them by casting lots. 36 Then they sat down and ver. 54;[Ps. 22:17]kept watch over him there. 37 And over his head they put the charge against him, which read, "This is Jesus, ver. 11, 29the King of the Jews." 38 Then two [John 18:40] robbers were crucified with him, [ch. 20:21]one on the right and one on the left. 39 And Ps. 22:7;109:25;[Lam. 1:12] those who passed by Luke 22:65;23:39;[James 2:7] derided him, Job 16:4;Isa. 37:22;Jer. 18:16;Lam. 2:15wagging their heads 40 and saying, ch. 26:61"You who would destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, save yourself! ch. 4:3,6If you are ver. 43;ch. 26:63;See ch. 14:33the Son of God, come down from the cross." 41 So also the chief priests, with the scribes and elders, mocked him, saying, 42 [Luke 4:23] "He saved others; [ch. 26:53,54;John 10:18] he cannot save himself. John 1:49;12:13;[ver. 37]He is the King of Israel; let him come down now from the cross, and we will believe in him. 43 Cited from Ps. 22:8He trusts in God; let God deliver him now, if he desires him. For he said, ‘I am the Son of God.’" 44 [Luke 23:39-43]And the robbers who were crucified with him also reviled him in the same way.
The Death of Jesus
45 Now from the sixth hour27:45 That is, noon there was darkness over all the land27:45 Or earth until the ninth hour.27:45 That is, 3 p.m.46 And about the ninth hour Jesus [Heb. 5:7] cried out with a loud voice, saying, Cited from Ps. 22:1"Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?" that is, "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?"47 And some of the bystanders, hearing it, said, "This man is calling Elijah." 48 And one of them at once ran and took a sponge, filled it with Ruth 2:14sour wine, and put it on a reed and Ps. 69:21gave it to him to drink. 49 But the others said, "Wait, let us see whether Elijah will come to save him." 50 And Jesus ver. 46cried out again with a loud voice and [John 10:18]yielded up his spirit.
51 And behold, Ex. 26:31-33;2 Chr. 3:14the curtain of the temple was torn in two, from top to bottom. And ver. 54the earth shook, and the rocks were split. 52 The tombs also were opened. And many bodies of [Dan. 7:18,22] the saints John 11:11-13;Acts 7:60;13:36;1 Cor. 15:6,18,20;1 Thess. 4:13-15;2 Pet. 3:4who had fallen asleep were raised, 53 and coming out of the tombs after his resurrection they went into See ch. 4:5the holy city and appeared to many. 54 For ver. 54-56, see Mark 15:39-41;Luke 23:47,49When the centurion and those who were with him, ver. 36keeping watch over Jesus, saw the earthquake and what took place, they were filled with awe and said, ver. 43"Truly this was the Son27:54 Or a son of God!"
55 There were also John 19:25many women there, looking on Ps. 38:11from a distance, who had followed Jesus from Galilee, See Luke 8:2,3ministering to him, 56 among whom were [See ver. 55above] Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of James and Joseph and ch. 20:20;[Mark 15:40]the mother of the sons of Zebedee.
Jesus Is Buried
57 For ver. 57-61, see Mark 15:42-47;Luke 23:50-56;John 19:38-42When it was evening, there came a rich man from Arimathea, named Joseph, who also was a disciple of Jesus. 58 He went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. Then Pilate ordered it to be given to him. 59 And Joseph took the body and wrapped it in a clean linen shroud 60 and [Isa. 53:9] laid it in his own new tomb, Isa. 22:16which he had cut in the rock. And he rolled Mark 16:4;[John 11:38]a great stone to the entrance of the tomb and went away. 61 Mary Magdalene and ver. 56;ch. 28:1the other Mary were there, sitting opposite the tomb.
The Guard at the Tomb
62 The next day, that is, after the day of Mark 15:42;Luke 23:54;John 19:14,31,42Preparation, the chief priests and the Pharisees gathered before Pilate 63 and said, "Sir, we remember how [ver. 64;John 7:12] that impostor said, while he was still alive, ch. 16:21;17:23;20:19;28:6;Mark 8:31;10:34;Luke 9:22;18:33;24:6,7;[ch. 26:61;John 2:19]‘After three days I will rise.’ 64 Therefore order the tomb to be made secure until the third day, [ch. 28:13]lest his disciples go and steal him away and tell the people, ‘He has risen from the dead,’ and the last fraud will be worse than the first." 65 Pilate said to them, "You have ch. 28:11a guard27:65 Or Take a guard of soldiers. Go, make it as secure as you can." 66 So they went and made the tomb secure by Dan. 6:17sealing the stone and setting a guard.