26:14
– 27:66 (27:11-54)
Judas
betrays Jesus (Matt 26:14 - 16)
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14 Then
one of the twelve, who was called Judas Iscariot, went to the chief priests 15
and said,
Judas
"What
will you give me if I betray him to you?"
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They
paid him thirty pieces of silver. 16 And from that moment he began to look for
an opportunity to betray him.
The
Passover Meal (Matt 26:17 - 25)
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17 On
the first day of Unleavened Bread the disciples came to Jesus, saying,
Disciple
"Where
do you want us to make the preparations for you to eat the Passover?"
Jesus
"Go
into the city to a certain man, and say to him, 'The Teacher says, My time is
near; I will keep the Passover at your house with my disciples.'"
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19 So
the disciples did as Jesus had directed them, and they prepared the Passover
meal. 20 When it was evening, he took his place with the twelve;
21 and
while they were eating, he said,
Jesus
"Truly
I tell you, one of you will betray me."
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22 And
they became greatly distressed and began to say to him one after another,
Disciples
"Surely
not I, Lord?"
Jesus
"The
one who has dipped his hand into the bowl with me will betray me. 24 The Son of
Man goes as it is written of him, but woe to that one by whom the Son of Man is
betrayed! It would have been better for that one not to have been born."
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25
Judas, who betrayed him, said,
Judas
"Surely
not I, Rabbi?"
Jesus
"You
have said so."
The
Last Supper (Matt: 26:26 - 30)
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26 While
they were eating, Jesus took a loaf of bread, and after blessing it he broke it,
gave it to the disciples, and said,
Jesus
"Take,
eat; this is my body."
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27 Then
he took a cup, and after giving thanks he gave it to them, saying,
Jesus
"Drink
from it, all of you; 28 for this is my blood of the covenant, which is poured
out for many for the forgiveness of sins. 29 I tell you, I will never again
drink of this fruit of the vine until that day when I drink it new with you in
my Father's kingdom."
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30 When
they had sung the hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives.
Peter’s
Denial (Mat 26:31 - 35)
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31 Then
Jesus said to them,
Jesus
"You
will all become deserters because of me this night; for it is written, 'I will
strike the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock will be scattered.' 32 But after
I am raised up, I will go ahead of you to Galilee."
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33 Peter
said to him,
Peter
"Though
all become deserters because of you, I will never desert you."
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34 Jesus
said to him,
Jesus
"Truly
I tell you, this very night, before the cock crows, you will deny me three
times."
Peter
35
"Even though I must die with you, I will not deny you."
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And so
said all the disciples.
Jesus
in Gethsemane (Matt 26:36 - 46)
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36 Then
Jesus went with them to a place called Gethsemane; and he said to his disciples,
Jesus
"Sit
here while I go over there and pray."
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37 He
took with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and began to be grieved and
agitated. 38 Then he said to them,
Jesus
"I
am deeply grieved, even to death; remain here, and stay awake with me."
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39 And
going a little farther, he threw himself on the ground and prayed,
Jesus
"My
Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from me; yet not what I want but
what you want."
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40 Then
he came to the disciples and found them sleeping; and he said to Peter,
Jesus
"So,
could you not stay awake with me one hour? 41 Stay awake and pray that you may
not come into the time of trial; the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is
weak."
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42 Again
he went away for the second time and prayed,
Jesus
"My
Father, if this cannot pass unless I drink it, your will be done."
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43 Again
he came and found them sleeping, for their eyes were heavy.
44 So
leaving them again, he went away and prayed for the third time, saying the same
words. 45 Then he came to the disciples and said to them,
Jesus
"Are
you still sleeping and taking your rest? See, the hour is at hand, and the Son
of Man is betrayed into the hands of sinners. 46 Get up, let us be going. See,
my betrayer is at hand."
The
Arrest (Mat 26:47 - 56)
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47 While
he was still speaking, Judas, one of the twelve, arrived; with him was a large
crowd with swords and clubs, from the chief priests and the elders of the
people. 48 Now the betrayer had given them a sign, saying,
Judas
"The
one I will kiss is the man; arrest him."
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49 At
once he came up to Jesus and said,
Judas
"Greetings,
Rabbi!"
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and
kissed him. 50 Jesus said to him,
Jesus
"Friend,
do what you are here to do."
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Then
they came and laid hands on Jesus and arrested him. 51 Suddenly, one of those
with Jesus put his hand on his sword, drew it, and struck the slave of the high
priest, cutting off his ear. 52 Then Jesus said to him,
Jesus
"Put
your sword back into its place; for all who take the sword will perish by the
sword. 53 Do you think that I cannot appeal to my Father, and he will at once
send me more than twelve legions of angels? 54 But how then would the scriptures
be fulfilled, which say it must happen in this way?"
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55 At
that hour Jesus said to the crowds,
Jesus
"Have
you come out with swords and clubs to arrest me as though I were a bandit? Day
after day I sat in the temple teaching, and you did not arrest me.
56 But all this has taken place, so that the scriptures of the prophets
may be fulfilled." Then all the disciples deserted him and fled.
Jesus
before the Council (Mat 26:57 - 68)
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57 Those
who had arrested Jesus took him to Caiaphas the high priest, in whose house the
scribes and the elders had gathered. 58 But Peter was following him at a
distance, as far as the courtyard of the high priest; and going inside, he sat
with the guards in order to see how this would end. 59 Now the chief priests and
the whole council were looking for false testimony against Jesus so that they
might put him to death, 60 but they found none, though many false witnesses came
forward. At last two came forward 61 and said,
Two
witnesses
"This
fellow said, 'I am able to destroy the temple of God and to build it in three
days.'"
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62 The
high priest stood up and said,
High
Priest
"Have
you no answer? What is it that they testify against you?"
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63 But
Jesus was silent. Then the high priest said to him,
High
Priest
"I
put you under oath before the living God, tell us if you are the Messiah, the
Son of God."
Jesus
64
"You have said so. But I tell you, From now on you will see the Son of Man
seated at the right hand of Power and coming on the clouds of heaven."
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65 Then
the high priest tore his clothes and said,
High
Priest
"He
has blasphemed! Why do we still need witnesses? You have now heard his
blasphemy. 66 What is your verdict?" "He
deserves death."
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67 Then
they spat in his face and struck him; and some slapped him, 68
saying,
Crowd
"Prophesy
to us, you Messiah! Who is it that struck you?"
Peter
denied Jesus (Matt 26:69 - 75)
69 Now
Peter was sitting outside in the courtyard. A servant-girl came to him and said,
Slave-Girl
"You
also were with Jesus the Galilean."
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70 But
he denied it before all of them, saying,
Peter
"I
do not know what you are talking about."
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71 When
he went out to the porch, another servant-girl saw him, and she said to the
bystanders,
Another
Slave -Girl
"This
man was with Jesus of Nazareth."
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72 Again
he denied it with an oath,
Peter
"I
do not know the man."
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73 After
a little while the bystanders came up and said to Peter,
By-stander
"Certainly
you are also one of them, for your accent betrays you."
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74 Then
he began to curse, and he swore an oath,
Peter
"I
do not know the man!"
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At that
moment the cock crowed. 75 Then Peter remembered what Jesus had said:
"Before the cock crows, you will deny me three times." And he went out
and wept bitterly.
Jesus
before Pilate (Matt 27:1 - 2)
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1 When
morning came, all the chief priests and the elders of the people conferred
together against Jesus in order to bring about his death. 2 They bound him, led
him away, and handed him over to Pilate the governor.
The
death of Judas (Matt 27:3 - 10)
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3 When
Judas, his betrayer, saw that Jesus was condemned, he repented and brought back
the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and the elders. 4 He said,
Judas
"I
have sinned by betraying innocent blood."
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But they
said,
Crowd
"What
is that to us? See to it yourself."
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5
Throwing down the pieces of silver in the temple, he departed; and he went and
hanged himself. 6 But the chief priests, taking the pieces of silver, said,
Chief
Priests
"It
is not lawful to put them into the treasury, since they are blood money."
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7 After
conferring together, they used them to buy the potter's field as a place to bury
foreigners. 8 For this reason that field has been called the Field of Blood to
this day. 9 Then was fulfilled what had been spoken through the prophet
Jeremiah, "And they took the thirty pieces of silver, the price of the one
on whom a price had been set, on whom some of the people of Israel had set a
price, 10 and they gave them for the potter's field, as the Lord commanded
me."
Pilate
Questions Jesus (Matt 27:11 - 14)
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11 Now
Jesus stood before the governor; and the governor asked him,
Governor
"Are
you the King of the Jews?"
Jesus
"You
say so."
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12 But
when he was accused by the chief priests and elders, he did not answer. 13 Then
Pilate said to him,
Pilate
"Do
you not hear how many accusations they make against you?"
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14 But
he gave him no answer, not even to a single charge, so that the governor was
greatly amazed.
Jesus
sentenced to death (Matt 27:15 -
26)
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15 Now
at the festival the governor was accustomed to release a prisoner for the crowd,
anyone whom they wanted. 16 At that time they had a notorious prisoner, called
Jesus Barabbas. 17 So after they had gathered, Pilate said to them,
Pillate
"Whom
do you want me to release for you, Jesus Barabbas or Jesus who is called the
Messiah?"
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18 For
he realized that it was out of jealousy that they had handed him over.
19 While
he was sitting on the judgment seat, his wife sent word to him,
Pilate’s
Wife
"Have
nothing to do with that innocent man, for today I have suffered a great deal
because of a dream about him."
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20 Now
the chief priests and the elders persuaded the crowds to ask for Barabbas and to
have Jesus killed. 21 The governor again said to them,
Governor
"Which
of the two do you want me to release for you?"
Crowd
"Barabbas."
Pilate
22
"Then what should I do with Jesus who is called the Messiah?"
Crowd
"Let
him be crucified!"
Pilate
23
"Why, what evil has he done?"
Crowd
(louder)
"Let
him be crucified!"
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24 So
when Pilate saw that he could do nothing, but rather that a riot was beginning,
he took some water and washed his hands before the crowd, saying,
Pilate
"I
am innocent of this man's blood; see to it yourselves."
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25 Then
the people as a whole answered,
Crowd
"His
blood be on us and on our children!"
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26 So he
released Barabbas for them; and after flogging Jesus, he handed him over to be
crucified.
Soldiers
make fun of Jesus (Mat 27:27 - 31)
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27 Then
the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the governor's headquarters, and
they gathered the whole cohort around him. 28 They stripped him and put a
scarlet robe on him, 29 and after twisting some thorns into a crown, they put it
on his head. They put a reed in his right hand and knelt before him and mocked
him, saying,
Soldiers
"Hail,
King of the Jews!"
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30 They
spat on him, and took the reed and struck him on the head. 31 After mocking him,
they stripped him of the robe and put his own clothes on him. Then they led him
away to crucify him.
Jesus
nailed to the Cross (Matt 27:32 -
44)
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32 As
they went out, they came upon a man from Cyrene named Simon; they compelled this
man to carry his cross. 33 And when they came to a place called Golgotha (which
means Place of a Skull), 34 they offered him wine to drink, mixed with gall; but
when he tasted it, he would not drink it.
35 And
when they had crucified him, they divided his clothes among themselves by
casting lots; 36 then they sat down there and kept watch over him. 37 Over his
head they put the charge against him, which read, "This is Jesus, the King
of the Jews." 38 Then two bandits were crucified with him, one on his right
and one on his left. 39 Those who passed by derided him, shaking their heads 40
and saying,
Two
thieves
"You
who would destroy the temple and build it in three days, save yourself! If you
are the Son of God, come down from the cross."
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41 In
the same way the chief priests also, along with the scribes and elders, were
mocking him, saying,
Chief
Priests
42
"He saved others; he cannot save himself. He is the King of Israel; let him
come down from the cross now, and we will believe in him. 43 He trusts in God;
let God deliver him now, if he wants to; for he said, 'I am God's Son.'"
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44 The
bandits who were crucified with him also taunted him in the same way.
The
Death of Jesus (Matt 27:45 -
56)
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45 From
noon on, darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon. 46 And
about three o'clock Jesus cried with a loud voice,
Jesus
"Eli,
Eli, lema sabachthani?"
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that is,
"My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?" 47 When some of the
bystanders heard it, they said,
By-standers
"This
man is calling for Elijah."
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48 At
once one of them ran and got a sponge, filled it with sour wine, put it on a
stick, and gave it to him to drink. 49 But the others said,
Others
"Wait,
let us see whether Elijah will come to save him."
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50 Then
Jesus cried again with a loud voice and breathed his last. 51 At that moment the
curtain of the temple was torn in two, from top to bottom. The earth shook, and
the rocks were split. 52 The tombs also were opened, and many bodies of the
saints who had fallen asleep were raised. 53 After his resurrection they came
out of the tombs and entered the holy city and appeared to many. 54 Now when the
centurion and those with him, who were keeping watch over Jesus, saw the
earthquake and what took place, they were terrified and said,
Centurion
"Truly
this man was God's Son!"
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55 Many
women were also there, looking on from a distance; they had followed Jesus from
Galilee and had provided for him. 56 Among them were Mary Magdalene, and Mary
the mother of James and Joseph, and the mother of the sons of Zebedee.
The
burial of Jesus (Matt 27:57 -
66)
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57 When
it was evening, there came a rich man from Arimathea, named Joseph, who was also
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 So Joseph took the body and wrapped it
in a clean linen cloth 60 and laid it in his own new tomb, which he had hewn in
the rock. He then rolled a great stone to the door of the tomb and went away. 61
Mary Magdalene and the other Mary were there, sitting opposite the tomb. 62 The
next day, that is, after the day of Preparation, the chief priests and the
Pharisees gathered before Pilate 63 and said,
Chief
Priests
"Sir,
we remember what that impostor said while he was still alive, 'After three days
I will rise again.' 64 Therefore command the tomb to be made secure until the
third day; otherwise his disciples may go and steal him away, and tell the
people, 'He has been raised from the dead,' and the last deception would be
worse than the first."
Pilate
65
"You have a guard of soldiers; go, make it as secure as you can."
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66 So
they went with the guard and made the tomb secure by sealing the stone.