Matthew 27 Cross References - WNT

¹ When morning came all the High Priests and the Elders of the people consulted together against Jesus to put Him to death; ² and binding Him they led Him away and handed Him over to Pilate the Governor. ³ Then when Judas, who had betrayed Him, saw that He was condemned, smitten with remorse he brought back the thirty shekels to the High Priests and Elders ⁴ and said, "I have sinned, in betraying to death one who is innocent." "What does that matter to us?" they replied; it is your business." ⁵ Flinging the shekels into the Sanctuary he left the place, and went and hanged himself. ⁶ When the High Priests had gathered up the money they said, "It is illegal to put it into the Treasury, because it is the price of blood." ⁷ So after consulting together they spent the money in the purchase of the Potter's Field as a burial place for people not belonging to the city; ⁸ for which reason that piece of ground received the name, which it still bears, of 'the Field of Blood.' ⁹ Then were fulfilled the words spoken by the Prophet Jeremiah, "AND I TOOK THE THIRTY SHEKELS, THE PRICE OF THE PRIZED ONE ON WHOM ISRAELITES HAD SET A PRICE, ¹⁰ AND GAVE THEM FOR THE POTTER'S FIELD, AS THE LORD DIRECTED ME." ¹¹ Meanwhile Jesus was brought before the Governor, and the latter put the question, "Are you the King of the Jews?" "I am their King," He answered. ¹² When however the High Priests and the Elders kept bringing their charges against Him, He said not a word in reply. ¹³ "Do you not hear," asked Pilate, "what a mass of evidence they are bringing against you?" ¹⁴ But He made no reply to a single accusation, so that the Governor was greatly astonished. ¹⁵ "Now it was the Governor's custom at the Festival to release some one prisoner, whomsoever the populace desired; ¹⁶ and at this time they had a notorious prisoner called Barabbas. ¹⁷ So when they were now assembled Pilate appealed to them. "Whom shall I release to you," he said, "Barabbas, or Jesus the so-called Christ?" ¹⁸ For he knew that it was from envious hatred that Jesus had been brought before him. ¹⁹ While he was sitting on the tribunal a message came to him from his wife. "Have nothing to do with that innocent man," she said, "for during the night I have suffered terribly in a dream through him." ²⁰ The High Priests, however, and the Elders urged the crowd to ask for Barabbas and to demand the death of Jesus. ²¹ So when the Governor a second time asked them, "Which of the two shall I release to you?" --they cried, "Barabbas!" ²² "What then," said Pilate, "shall I do with Jesus, the so-called Christ?" With one voice they shouted, "Let him be crucified!" ²³ "Why, what crime has he committed?" asked Pilate. But they kept on furiously shouting, "Let him be crucified!" ²⁴ So when he saw that he could gain nothing, but that on the contrary there was a riot threatening, he called for water and washed his hands in sight of them all, saying, "I am not responsible for this murder: you must answer for it." ²⁵ "His blood," replied all the people, "be on us and on our children!" ²⁶ Then he released Barabbas to them, but Jesus he ordered to be scourged, and gave Him up to be crucified. ²⁷ Then the Governor's soldiers took Jesus into the Praetorium, and called together the whole battalion to make sport of Him. ²⁸ Stripping off His garments, they put on Him a general's short crimson cloak. ²⁹ They twisted a wreath of thorny twigs and put it on His head, and they put a sceptre of cane in His right hand, and kneeling to Him they shouted in mockery, "Long live the King of the Jews!" ³⁰ Then they spat upon Him, and taking the cane they repeatedly struck Him on the head with it. ³¹ At last, having finished their sport, they took off the cloak, clothed Him again in His own garments, and led Him away for crucifixion. ³² Going out they met a Cyrenaean named Simon; whom they compelled to carry His cross, ³³ and so they came to a place called Golgotha, which means 'Skull-ground.' ³⁴ Here they gave Him a mixture of wine and gall to drink, but having tasted it He refused to drink it. ³⁵ After crucifying Him, they divided His garments among them by lot, ³⁶ and sat down there on guard. ³⁷ Over His head they placed a written statement of the charge against Him: THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS. ³⁸ At the same time two robbers were crucified with Him, one at His right hand and the other at His left. ³⁹ And the passers-by reviled Him. They shook their heads at Him ⁴⁰ and said, "You who would pull down the Sanctuary and build a new one within three days, save yourself. If you are God's Son, come down from the cross." ⁴¹ In like manner the High Priests also, together with the Scribes and the Elders, taunted Him. ⁴² "He saved others," they said, "himself he cannot save! He is the King of Israel! Let him now come down from the cross, and we will believe in him. ⁴³ His trust is in God: let God deliver him now, if He will have him; for he said, 'I am God's Son.'" ⁴⁴ Insults of the same kind were heaped on Him even by the robbers who were being crucified with Him. ⁴⁵ Now from noon until three o'clock in the afternoon there was darkness over the whole land; ⁴⁶ but about three o'clock Jesus cried out in a loud voice, "ELI, ELI, LAMA SABACHTHANI?" that is to say, "MY GOD, MY GOD, WHY HAST THOU FORSAKEN ME?" ⁴⁷ "The man is calling for Elijah," said some of the bystanders. ⁴⁸ One of them ran forthwith, and filling a sponge with sour wine put it on the end of a cane and offered it Him to drink; ⁴⁹ while the rest said, "Let us see whether Elijah is coming to deliver him." ⁵⁰ But Jesus uttered another loud cry and then yielded up His spirit. ⁵¹ Immediately the curtain of the Sanctuary was torn in two from top to bottom: the earth quaked; the rocks split; ⁵² the tombs opened; and many of God's people who were asleep in death awoke. ⁵³ And coming out of their tombs after Christ's resurrection they entered the holy city and showed themselves to many. ⁵⁴ As for the Captain and the soldiers who were with Him keeping guard over Jesus, when they witnessed the earthquake and the other occurrences they were filled with terror, and exclaimed, "Assuredly he was God's Son." ⁵⁵ And there were a number of women there looking on from a distance, who had followed Jesus from Galilee ministering to His necessities; ⁵⁶ among them being Mary of Magdala, Mary the mother of James and Joses, and the mother of the sons of Zabdi. ⁵⁷ Towards sunset there came a wealthy inhabitant of Arimathaea, named Joseph, who himself also had become a disciple of Jesus. ⁵⁸ He went to Pilate and begged to have the body of Jesus, and Pilate ordered it to be given to him. ⁵⁹ So Joseph took the body and wrapped it in a clean sheet of fine linen. ⁶⁰ He then laid it in his own new tomb which he had hewn in the solid rock, and after rolling a great stone against the door of the tomb he went home. ⁶¹ Mary of Magdala and the other Mary were both present there, sitting opposite to the sepulchre. ⁶² On the next day, the day after the Preparation, the High Priests and the Pharisees came in a body to Pilate. ⁶³ "Sir," they said, "we recollect that during his lifetime that impostor pretended that after two days he was to rise to life again. ⁶⁴ So give orders for the sepulchre to be securely guarded till the third day, for fear his disciples should come by night and steal the body, and then tell the people that he has come back to life; and so the last imposture will be more serious than the first." ⁶⁵ "You can have a guard," said Pilate: "go and make all safe, as best you can." ⁶⁶ So they went and made the sepulchre secure, sealing the stone besides setting the guard.

¹³ "But alas for you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, for you lock the door of the Kingdom of the Heavens against men; you yourselves do not enter, nor do you allow those to enter who are seeking to do so.

³ Then the High Priests and Elders of the People assembled in the court of the palace of the High Priest Caiaphas, ⁴ and consulted how to get Jesus into their power by stratagem and put Him to death.

¹ At earliest dawn, after the High Priests had held a consultation with the Elders and Scribes, they and the entire Sanhedrin bound Jesus and took Him away and handed Him over to Pilate.

⁶⁶ As soon as it was day, the whole body of the Elders, both High Priests and Scribes, assembled. Then He was brought into their Sanhedrin, and they asked Him,

¹ Then the whole assembly rose and brought Him to Pilate, and began to accuse Him. ² "We have found this man," they said, "an agitator among our nation, forbidding the payment of tribute to Caesar, and claiming to be himself an anointed king."

²⁸ So they brought Jesus from Caiaphas's house to the Praetorium. It was the early morning, and they would not enter the Praetorium themselves for fear of defilement, and in order that they might be able to eat the Passover.

²⁴ And they, upon hearing the story, all lifted up their voices to God and said, "O Sovereign Lord, it is Thou who didst make Heaven and earth and sea, and all that is in them, ²⁵ and didst say through the Holy Spirit by the lips of our forefather David Thy servant, "'WHY HAVE THE NATIONS STAMPED AND RAGED, AND THE PEOPLES FORMED FUTILE PLANS? ²⁶ THE KINGS OF THE EARTH CAME NEAR, AND THE RULERS ASSEMBLED TOGETHER AGAINST THE LORD AND AGAINST HIS ANOINTED.'" ²⁷ "They did indeed assemble in this city in hostility to Thy holy Servant Jesus whom Thou hadst anointed--Herod and Pontius Pilate with the Gentiles and also the tribes of Israel-- ²⁸ to do all that Thy power and Thy will had predetermined should be done.

²¹ Having received that command they went into the Temple, just before daybreak, and began to teach: So when the High Priest and his party came, and had called together the Sanhedrin as well as all the Elders of the descendants of Israel, they sent to the jail to fetch the Apostles.

¹⁹ and hand Him over to the Gentiles to be made sport of and scourged and crucified; and on the third day He will be raised to life."

¹ Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being Governor of Judaea, Herod Tetrarch of Galilee, his brother Philip Tetrarch of Ituraea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias Tetrarch of Abilene,

¹ Just at that time people came to tell Him about the Galilaeans whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices.

³² For He will be given up to the Gentiles, and be mocked, outraged and spit upon. ³³ They will scourge Him and put Him to death, and on the third day He will rise to life again."

²⁰ So, after impatiently watching their opportunity, they sent spies who were to act the part of good and honest men, that they might fasten on some expression of His, so as to hand Him over to the ruling power and the Governor's authority.

¹² So the battalion and their tribune and the Jewish police closed in, and took Jesus and bound Him.

²⁴ So Annas sent Him bound to Caiaphas the High Priest.

¹³ The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, the God of our forefathers, has conferred this honour on His Servant Jesus, whom you delivered up and disowned in the presence of Pilate, when he had decided to let Him go.

²⁷ "They did indeed assemble in this city in hostility to Thy holy Servant Jesus whom Thou hadst anointed--Herod and Pontius Pilate with the Gentiles and also the tribes of Israel--

² went to the High Priest and begged from him letters addressed to the synagogues in Damascus, in order that if he found any believers there, either men or women, he might bring them in chains to Jerusalem.

⁶ Now when Herod was on the point of taking him out of prison, that very night Peter was asleep between two soldiers, bound with two chains, and guards were on duty outside the door.

³³ Then the Tribune, making his way to him, arrested him, and, having ordered him to be secured with two chains, proceeded to ask who he was and what he had been doing.

²⁵ But, when they had tied him up with the straps, Paul said to the Captain who stood by, "Does the Law permit you to flog a Roman citizen--and one too who is uncondemned?"

²⁹ So the men who had been on the point of putting him under torture immediately left him. And the Tribune, too, was frightened when he learnt that Paul was a Roman citizen, for he had had him bound.

²⁷ But after the lapse of fully two years Felix was succeeded by Porcius Festus; and being desirous of gratifying the Jews, Felix left Paul still in prison.

²⁰ For these reasons, then, I have invited you here, that I might see you and speak to you; for it is for the sake of Him who is the hope of Israel that this chain hangs upon me."

¹³ I charge you--as in the presence of God who gives life to all creatures, and of Christ Jesus who at the bar of Pontius Pilate made a noble profession of faith--

⁹ For preaching the Good News I suffer, and am even put in chains, as if I were a criminal: yet the word of God is not imprisoned.

³ Remember prisoners, as if you were in prison with them; and remember those suffering ill-treatment, for you yourselves also are still in the body.

¹⁴ At that time one of the Twelve, the one called Judas Iscariot, went to the High Priests ¹⁵ and said, "What are you willing to give me if I betray him to you?" So they weighed out to him thirty shekels, ¹⁶ and from that moment he was on the look out for an opportunity to betray Him.

⁴⁷ He had scarcely finished speaking when Judas came--one of the Twelve--accompanied by a great crowd of men armed with swords and bludgeons, sent by the High Priests and Elders of the People. ⁴⁸ Now the betrayer had agreed upon a sign with them, to direct them. He had said, "The one whom I kiss is the man: lay hold of him." ⁴⁹ So he went straight to Jesus and said, "Peace to you, Rabbi!" And he kissed Him eagerly. ⁵⁰ "Friend," said Jesus, "carry out your intention." Then they came and laid their hands on Jesus and seized Him firmly.

¹⁰ But Judas Iscariot, already mentioned as one of the Twelve, went to the High Priests to betray Jesus to them. ¹¹ They gladly listened to his proposal, and promised to give him a sum of money. So he looked out for an opportunity to betray Him.

⁴³ Immediately, while He was still speaking, Judas, one of the Twelve, came and with him a crowd of men armed with swords and cudgels, sent by the High Priests and Scribes and Elders. ⁴⁴ Now the betrayer had arranged a signal with them. "The one I kiss," he said, "is the man: lay hold of him, and take him safely away." ⁴⁵ So he came, and going straight to Jesus he said, "Rabbi!" and kissed Him with seeming affection; ⁴⁶ whereupon they laid hands on Him and held Him firmly.

² and the High Priests and the Scribes were contriving how to destroy Him. But they feared the people. ³ Satan, however, entered into Judas (the man called Iscariot) who was one of the Twelve. ⁴ He went and conferred with the High Priests and Commanders as to how he should deliver Him up to them. ⁵ This gave them great pleasure, and they agreed to pay him. ⁶ He accepted their offer, and then looked out for an opportunity to betray Him when the people were not there.

⁴⁷ While He was still speaking there came a crowd with Judas, already mentioned as one of the Twelve, at their head. He went up to Jesus to kiss Him. ⁴⁸ "Judas," said Jesus, "are you betraying the Son of Man with a kiss?"

² While supper was proceeding, the Devil having by this time suggested to Judas Iscariot, the son of Simon, the thought of betraying Him, Jesus,

²⁷ Then, after Judas had received the piece of bread, Satan entered into him. "Lose no time about it," said Jesus to him.

³ So Judas, followed by the battalion and by a detachment of the Temple police sent by the High Priests and Pharisees, came there with torches and lamps and weapons.

¹⁰ For godly sorrow produces repentance leading to salvation, a repentance not to be regretted; but the sorrow of the world finally produces death.

¹⁹ While he was sitting on the tribunal a message came to him from his wife. "Have nothing to do with that innocent man," she said, "for during the night I have suffered terribly in a dream through him."

²³ "Why, what crime has he committed?" asked Pilate. But they kept on furiously shouting, "Let him be crucified!" ²⁴ So when he saw that he could gain nothing, but that on the contrary there was a riot threatening, he called for water and washed his hands in sight of them all, saying, "I am not responsible for this murder: you must answer for it." ²⁵ "His blood," replied all the people, "be on us and on our children!"

⁵⁴ As for the Captain and the soldiers who were with Him keeping guard over Jesus, when they witnessed the earthquake and the other occurrences they were filled with terror, and exclaimed, "Assuredly he was God's Son."

²⁵ "'Remember, my child,' said Abraham, 'that you had all your good things during your lifetime, and that Lazarus in like manner had his bad things. But, now and here, he is receiving consolation and you are in agony. ²⁶ And, besides all this, a vast chasm is immovably fixed between us and you, put there in order that those who desire to cross from this side to you may not be able, nor any be able to cross over from your side to us.'

²² A third time he appealed to them: "Why, what crime has the man committed? I have discovered in him nothing that deserves death. I will therefore give him a light punishment and release him."

⁴¹ And we indeed are suffering justly, for we are receiving due requital for what we have done. But He has done nothing amiss."

⁴⁷ The Captain, seeing what had happened, gave glory to God, saying, "Beyond question this man was innocent."

⁷ "We," replied the Jews, "have a Law, and in accordance with that Law he ought to die, for having claimed to be the Son of God."

²⁸ Without having found Him guilty of any capital offence they urged Pilate to have Him put to death;

¹⁵ But since these are questions about words and names and your Law, you yourselves must see to them. I refuse to be a judge in such matters." ¹⁶ So he ordered them out of court. ¹⁷ Then the people all set upon Sosthenes, the Warden of the synagogue, and beat him severely in front of the court. Gallio did not concern himself in the least about this.

¹⁹ But it cannot be denied that all that the Law says is addressed to those who are living under the Law, in order that every mouth may be stopped, and that the whole world may await sentence from God.

² through the hypocrisy of men who teach falsely and have their own consciences seared as with a hot iron;

¹⁶ They profess to know God; but in their actions they disown Him, and are detestable and disobedient men, and for any good work are utterly useless.

²⁶ Moreover we needed just such a High Priest as this--holy, guileless, undefiled, far removed from sinful men and exalted above the heavens;

¹⁹ but with the precious blood of Christ--as of an unblemished and spotless lamb.

¹² We are not to resemble Cain, who was a child of the Evil one and killed his own brother. And why did he kill him? Because his own actions were wicked and his brother's actions righteous.

¹⁰ The inhabitants of the earth rejoice over them and are glad and will send gifts to one another; for these two Prophets had greatly troubled the inhabitants of the earth."

⁹ it fell to his lot--according to the custom of the priesthood--to go into the Sanctuary of the Lord and burn the incense;

²¹ Meanwhile the people were waiting for Zechariah, and were surprised that he stayed so long in the Sanctuary.

¹⁸ (Now having bought a piece of ground with the money paid for his wickedness he fell there with his face downwards, and, his body bursting open, he became disembowelled. ¹⁹ This fact became widely known to the people of Jerusalem, so that the place received the name, in their language, of Achel-damach, which means 'The Field of Blood.')

²⁴ You blind guides, straining out the gnat while you gulp down the camel!

⁷ The Scribes and the Pharisees were on the watch to see whether He would cure him on the Sabbath that they might be able to bring an accusation against Him. ⁸ He knew their thoughts, and said to the man with the withered arm, "Rise, and stand there in the middle." And he rose and stood there. ⁹ Then Jesus said to them, "I put it to you all whether we are allowed to do good on the Sabbath, or to do evil; to save a life, or to destroy it."

¹⁵ So they took the money and did as they were instructed; and this story was noised about among the Jews, and is current to this day.

¹⁹ This fact became widely known to the people of Jerusalem, so that the place received the name, in their language, of Achel-damach, which means 'The Field of Blood.')

²² All this took place in fulfilment of what the Lord had spoken through the Prophet,

¹⁵ and said, "What are you willing to give me if I betray him to you?" So they weighed out to him thirty shekels,

² inquiring, "Where is the newly born king of the Jews? For we have seen his Star in the east, and have come here to do him homage."

¹⁸ and you will even be put on trial before governors and kings for my sake, to bear witness to them and to the Gentiles.

²⁵ Enough for the learner to be on a level with his teacher, and for the servant to be on a level with his master. If they have called the master of the house Baal-zebul, how much more will they slander his servants?

²⁵ Then Judas, the disciple who was betraying Him, asked, "Can it be I, Rabbi?" "It is you," He replied.

⁶⁴ "I am He," replied Jesus. "But I tell you that, later on, you will see THE SON OF MAN SITTING AT THE RIGHT HAND of Omnipotence, AND COMING ON THE CLOUDS OF THE SKY."

⁶² "I am," replied Jesus, "and you and others will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of the divine Power, and coming amid the clouds of the sky."

² So Pilate questioned Him. "Are *you* the King of the Jews?" he asked. "I am," replied Jesus. ³ Then, as the High Priests went on heaping accusations on Him, ⁴ Pilate again and again asked Him, "Do you make no reply? Listen to the many charges they are bringing against you." ⁵ But Jesus made no further answer: so that Pilate wondered.

² "We have found this man," they said, "an agitator among our nation, forbidding the payment of tribute to Caesar, and claiming to be himself an anointed king." ³ Then Pilate asked Him, "You, then, are the King of the Jews?" "It is as you say," He replied.

²⁹ Accordingly Pilate came out to them and inquired, "What accusation have you to bring against this man?" ³⁰ "If the man were not a criminal," they replied, "we would not have handed him over to you." ³¹ "Take him yourselves," said Pilate, "and judge him by your Law." "We have no power," replied the Jews, "to put any man to death." ³² They said this that the words might be fulfilled in which Jesus predicted the kind of death He was to die. ³³ Re-entering the Praetorium, therefore, Pilate called Jesus and asked Him, "Are *you* the King of the Jews?" ³⁴ "Do you say this of yourself, or have others told it you about me?" replied Jesus. ³⁵ "Am I a Jew?" exclaimed Pilate; "it is your own nation and the High Priests who have handed you over to me. What have you done?" ³⁶ "My kingdom," replied Jesus, "does not belong to this world. If my kingdom did belong to this world, my subjects would have resolutely fought to save me from being delivered up to the Jews. But, as a matter of fact, my kingdom has not this origin." ³⁷ "So then *you* are a king!" rejoined Pilate. "Yes," said Jesus, "you say truly that I am a king. For this purpose I was born, and for this purpose I have come into the world--to give testimony for the truth. Every one who is a friend of the truth listens to my voice." ³⁸ "What is truth?" said Pilate. But no sooner had he spoken the words than he went out again to the Jews and told them, "I find no crime in him.

⁶³ Jesus however remained silent. Again the High Priest addressed Him. "In the name of the ever-living God," he said, "I now put you on your oath. Tell us whether you are the Christ, the Son of God."

¹⁴ But He made no reply to a single accusation, so that the Governor was greatly astonished.

⁹ "What is your origin?" he asked. But Jesus gave him no answer. ¹⁰ "Do you refuse to speak even to me?" asked Pilate; "do you not know that I have it in my power either to release you or to crucify you?" ¹¹ "You would have had no power whatever over me," replied Jesus, "had it not been granted you from above. On that account he who has delivered me up to you is more guilty than you are."

³² The passage of Scripture which he was reading was this: "LIKE A SHEEP HE WAS LED TO SLAUGHTER, AND JUST AS A LAMB BEFORE ITS SHEARER IS DUMB SO HE OPENED NOT HIS MOUTH.

²³ When He was reviled, He did not answer with reviling; when He suffered He uttered no threats, but left His wrongs in the hands of the righteous Judge.

⁶² Then the High Priest stood up and asked Him, "Have you no answer to make? What is it these men are saying in evidence against you?"

³⁵ "Am I a Jew?" exclaimed Pilate; "it is your own nation and the High Priests who have handed you over to me. What have you done?"

²⁴ the Tribune ordered him to be brought into the barracks, and be examined by flogging, in order to ascertain the reason why they thus cried out against him.

⁹ God, it seems to me, has exhibited us Apostles last of all, as men condemned to death; for we have come to be a spectacle to all creation--alike to angels and to men.

⁵ But they said, "Not during the Festival, lest there be a riot among the people."

⁶ Now at the Festival it was customary for Pilate to release to the Jews any one prisoner whom they might beg off from punishment; ⁷ and at this time a man named Barabbas was in prison among the insurgents--persons who in the insurrection had committed murder. ⁸ So the people came crowding up, asking Pilate to grant them the usual favour. ⁹ "Shall I release for you the King of the Jews?" answered Pilate. ¹⁰ For he could see that it was out of sheer spite that the High Priests had handed Him over. ¹¹ But the High Priests urged on the crowd to obtain Barabbas's release in preference; ¹² and when Pilate again asked them, "What then shall I do to the man you call King of the Jews?" ¹³ they once more shouted out, "Crucify Him!" ¹⁴ "Why, what crime has he committed?" asked Pilate. But they vehemently shouted, "Crucify Him!" ¹⁵ So Pilate, wishing to satisfy the mob, released Barabbas for them, and after scourging Jesus handed Him over for crucifixion.

¹⁶ I will therefore give him a light punishment and release him."

³⁸ "What is truth?" said Pilate. But no sooner had he spoken the words than he went out again to the Jews and told them, "I find no crime in him. ³⁹ But you have a custom that I should release one prisoner to you at the Passover. So shall I release to you the King of the Jews?" ⁴⁰ With a roar of voices they again cried out, saying, "Not this man, but Barabbas!" Now Barabbas was a robber.

¹⁶ Then Pilate gave Him up to them to be crucified. Accordingly they took Jesus;

⁹ Then Festus, being anxious to gratify the Jews, asked Paul, "Are you willing to go up to Jerusalem, and there stand your trial before me on these charges?"

⁷ and at this time a man named Barabbas was in prison among the insurgents--persons who in the insurrection had committed murder.

¹⁸ Then the whole multitude burst out into a shout. "Away with this man," they said, "and release Barabbas to us" ¹⁹ --Barabbas! who had been lodged in jail for some time in connection with a riot which had occurred in the city, and for murder.

²⁵ The man who was lying in prison charged with riot and murder and for whom they clamoured he set free, but Jesus he gave up to be dealt with as they desired.

⁴⁰ With a roar of voices they again cried out, saying, "Not this man, but Barabbas!" Now Barabbas was a robber.

¹⁴ Yes, you disowned the holy and righteous One, and asked as a favour the release of a murderer.

³² In short, though knowing full well the sentence which God pronounces against actions such as theirs, as things which deserve death, they not only practise them, but even encourage and applaud others who do them.

¹⁶ and Jacob of Joseph the husband of Mary, who was the mother of JESUS who is called CHRIST.

²¹ So when the Governor a second time asked them, "Which of the two shall I release to you?" --they cried, "Barabbas!" ²² "What then," said Pilate, "shall I do with Jesus, the so-called Christ?" With one voice they shouted, "Let him be crucified!"

⁹ "Shall I release for you the King of the Jews?" answered Pilate. ¹⁰ For he could see that it was out of sheer spite that the High Priests had handed Him over. ¹¹ But the High Priests urged on the crowd to obtain Barabbas's release in preference; ¹² and when Pilate again asked them, "What then shall I do to the man you call King of the Jews?"

¹⁵ This caused a storm of outcries, "Away with him! Away with him! Crucify him!" "Am I to crucify your king?" Pilate asked. "We have no king, except Caesar," answered the High Priests.

¹⁰ For he could see that it was out of sheer spite that the High Priests had handed Him over.

¹⁷ This roused the High Priest. He and all his party--the sect of the Sadducees--were filled with angry jealousy

⁹ "The Patriarchs were jealous of Joseph and sold him into slavery in Egypt. But God was with him

⁴⁵ Seeing the crowds, the Jews, filled with angry jealousy, opposed Paul's statements and abused him.

⁵ Or do you suppose that it is to no purpose that the Scripture says, "The Spirit which He has caused to dwell in our hearts yearns jealously over us"?

²⁰ But while he was contemplating this step, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, "Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to bring home your wife Mary, for she is with child through the Holy Spirit.

¹² But being forbidden by God in a dream to return to Herod, they went back to their own country by a different route. ¹³ When they were gone, and angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, "Rise: take the babe and His mother and escape to Egypt, and remain there till I bring you word. For Herod is about to make search for the child in order to destroy Him."

¹⁹ But after Herod's death an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt, and said to him,

²² But hearing that Archelaus had succeeded his father Herod on the throne of Judaea, he was afraid to go there; and being instructed by God in a dream he withdrew into Galilee,

⁴ and said, "I have sinned, in betraying to death one who is innocent." "What does that matter to us?" they replied; it is your business."

²⁴ So when he saw that he could gain nothing, but that on the contrary there was a riot threatening, he called for water and washed his hands in sight of them all, saying, "I am not responsible for this murder: you must answer for it."

¹³ On hearing this, Pilate brought Jesus out, and sat down on the judge's seat in a place called the Pavement--or in Hebrew, Gabbatha.

²² He never sinned, and no deceitful language was ever heard from His mouth.

¹ Dear children, I write thus to you in order that you may not sin. If any one sins, we have an Advocate with the Father--Jesus Christ the righteous;

¹¹ But the High Priests urged on the crowd to obtain Barabbas's release in preference;

¹⁸ Then the whole multitude burst out into a shout. "Away with this man," they said, "and release Barabbas to us" ¹⁹ --Barabbas! who had been lodged in jail for some time in connection with a riot which had occurred in the city, and for murder. ²⁰ But Pilate once more addressed them, wishing to set Jesus free.

¹⁵ This caused a storm of outcries, "Away with him! Away with him! Crucify him!" "Am I to crucify your king?" Pilate asked. "We have no king, except Caesar," answered the High Priests. ¹⁶ Then Pilate gave Him up to them to be crucified. Accordingly they took Jesus;

¹⁴ Yes, you disowned the holy and righteous One, and asked as a favour the release of a murderer. ¹⁵ The Prince of Life you put to death; but God has raised Him from the dead, and we are witnesses as to that.

¹⁸ Even with words like these they had difficulty in preventing the thronging crowd from offering sacrifices to them. ¹⁹ But now a party of Jews came from Antioch and Iconium, and, having won over the crowd, they stoned Paul and dragged him out of the town, believing him to be dead.

²³ Now just at that time there arose no small commotion about the new faith. ²⁴ There was a certain Demetrius, a silversmith, who made miniature silver sanctuaries of Diana, a business which brought great gain to the mechanics in his employ. ²⁵ He called his workmen together, and others who were engaged in similar trades, and said to them, "You men well know that our prosperity depends on this business of ours; ²⁶ and you see and hear that, not in Ephesus only but throughout almost the whole province of Asia, this fellow Paul has led away a vast number of people by inducing them to believe that they are not gods at all that are made by men's hands. ²⁷ There is danger, therefore, not only that this our trade will become of no account, but also that the temple of the great goddess Diana will fall into utter disrepute, and that before long she will be actually deposed from her majestic rank--she who is now worshipped by the whole province of Asia; nay, by the whole world." ²⁸ After listening to this harangue, they became furiously angry and kept calling out, "Great is the Ephesian Diana!" ²⁹ The riot and uproar spread through the whole city, till at last with one accord they rushed into the Theatre, dragging with them Gaius and Aristarchus, two Macedonians who were fellow travellers with Paul.

¹⁷ So when they were now assembled Pilate appealed to them. "Whom shall I release to you," he said, "Barabbas, or Jesus the so-called Christ?"

⁵⁵ Meanwhile the High Priests and the entire Sanhedrin were endeavouring to get evidence against Jesus in order to put Him to death, but could find none;

¹² and when Pilate again asked them, "What then shall I do to the man you call King of the Jews?" ¹³ they once more shouted out, "Crucify Him!" ¹⁴ "Why, what crime has he committed?" asked Pilate. But they vehemently shouted, "Crucify Him!"

²⁰ But Pilate once more addressed them, wishing to set Jesus free. ²¹ They, however, persistently shouted, "Crucify, crucify him!" ²² A third time he appealed to them: "Why, what crime has the man committed? I have discovered in him nothing that deserves death. I will therefore give him a light punishment and release him." ²³ But they urgently insisted, demanding with frantic outcries that He should be crucified; and their clamour prevailed. ²⁴ So Pilate gave judgement, yielding to their demand.

¹⁴ It was the day of Preparation for the Passover, about six o'clock in the morning. Then he said to the Jews, "There is your king!" ¹⁵ This caused a storm of outcries, "Away with him! Away with him! Crucify him!" "Am I to crucify your king?" Pilate asked. "We have no king, except Caesar," answered the High Priests.

³⁸ "Understand therefore, brethren, that through this Jesus forgiveness of sins is announced to you;

³⁸ "But the vine-dressers, when they saw the son, said to one another, "'Here is the heir: come, let us kill him and get his inheritance.' ³⁹ "So they seized him, dragged him out of the vineyard, and killed him.

⁵⁷ Upon this, with a loud outcry they stopped their ears, rushed upon Stephen in a body,

⁵ But the jealousy of the Jews was aroused, and, calling to their aid some ill-conditioned and idle fellows, they got together a riotous mob and filled the city with uproar. They then attacked the house of Jason and searched for Paul and Silas, to bring them out before the assembly of people. ⁶ But, failing to find them, they dragged Jason and some of the other brethren before the magistrates of the city, loudly accusing them. "These men," they said, "who have raised a tumult throughout the Empire, have come here also. ⁷ Jason has received them into his house; and they all set Caesar's authority at defiance, declaring that there is another Emperor-- one called Jesus."

²⁸ They laid hands on him, crying out, "Men of Israel, help! help! This is the man who goes everywhere preaching to everybody against the Jewish people and the Law and this place. And besides, he has even brought Gentiles into the Temple and has desecrated this holy place." ²⁹ (For they had previously seen Trophimus the Ephesian with him in the city, and imagined that Paul had brought him into the Temple.) ³⁰ The excitement spread through the whole city, and the people rushed in crowds to the Temple, and there laid hold of Paul and began to drag him out; and the Temple gates were immediately closed. ³¹ But while they were trying to kill Paul, word was taken up to the Tribune in command of the battalion, that all Jerusalem was in a ferment.

²² Until they heard this last statement the people listened to Paul, but now with a roar of disapproval they cried out, "Away with such a fellow from the earth! He ought not to be allowed to live." ²³ And when they continued their furious shouts, throwing their clothes into the air and flinging dust about,

¹⁰ But when the struggle was becoming violent, the Tribune, fearing that Paul would be torn to pieces by the people, ordered the troops to go down and take him from among them by force and bring him into the barracks.

¹² Now, when daylight came, the Jews formed a conspiracy and solemnly swore not to eat or drink till they had killed Paul. ¹³ There were more than forty of them who bound themselves by this oath. ¹⁴ They went to the High Priests and Elders and said to them, "We have bound ourselves under a heavy curse to take no food till we have killed Paul. ¹⁵ Now therefore you and the Sanhedrin should make representations to the Tribune for him to bring him down to you, under the impression that you intend to inquire more minutely about him; and we are prepared to assassinate him before he comes near the place."

⁹ Then were fulfilled the words spoken by the Prophet Jeremiah, "AND I TOOK THE THIRTY SHEKELS, THE PRICE OF THE PRIZED ONE ON WHOM ISRAELITES HAD SET A PRICE,

⁴ Once more Pilate came out and said to the Jews, "See, I am bringing him out to you to let you clearly understand that I find no crime in him."

²¹ He has made Him who knew nothing of sin to be sin for us, in order that in Him we may become the righteousness of God.

¹⁸ because Christ also once for all died for sins, the innocent One for the guilty many, in order to bring us to God. He was put to death in the flesh, but made alive in the spirit,

⁴⁴ He who falls on this stone will be severely hurt; but he on whom it falls will be utterly crushed."

³⁰ and your boast is, "'If we had lived in the time of our forefathers, we should not have been implicated with them in the murder of the Prophets.' ³¹ "So that you bear witness against yourselves that you are descendants of those who murdered the Prophets. ³² Fill up the measure of your forefathers' guilt. ³³ O serpents, O vipers' brood, how are you to escape condemnation to Gehenna? ³⁴ "For this reason I am sending to you Prophets and wise men and Scribes. Some of them you will put to death--nay, crucify; some of them you will flog in your synagogues and chase from town to town; ³⁵ that all the innocent blood shed upon earth may come on you, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah the son of Berechiah whom you murdered between the Sanctuary and the altar. ³⁶ I tell you in solemn truth that all these things will come upon the present generation. ³⁷ "O Jerusalem, Jerusalem! thou who murderest the Prophets and stonest those who have been sent to thee! how often have I desired to gather thy children to me, just as a hen gathers her chickens under her wings, and you would not come!

²⁸ "We strictly forbad you to teach in that name--did we not?" he said. "And see, you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching, and are trying to make us responsible for that man's death!"

⁵² Which of the Prophets did not your forefathers persecute? Yes, they killed those who announced beforehand the advent of the righteous One, whose betrayers and murderers you have now become--

¹⁵ Those Jewish persecutors killed both the Lord Jesus and the Prophets, and drove us out of their midst. They are displeasing to God, and are the enemies of all mankind; ¹⁶ for they still try to prevent our preaching to the Gentiles so that they may find salvation. They thus continually fill up the measure of their own sins, and God's anger in its severest form has overtaken them.

²⁸ Any one who bids defiance to the Law of Moses is put to death without mercy on the testimony of two or three witnesses. ²⁹ How much severer punishment, think you, will he be held to deserve who has trampled under foot the Son of God, has not regarded as holy that Covenant-blood with which he was set free from sin, and has insulted the Spirit from whom comes grace? ³⁰ For we know who it is that has said, "VENGEANCE BELONGS TO ME: I WILL PAY BACK;" and again, "THE LORD WILL BE HIS PEOPLE'S JUDGE."

³⁴ they will insult Him in cruel sport, spit on Him, scourge Him, and put Him to death; but on the third day He will rise to life again."

¹⁵ So Pilate, wishing to satisfy the mob, released Barabbas for them, and after scourging Jesus handed Him over for crucifixion.

²⁴ So Pilate gave judgement, yielding to their demand. ²⁵ The man who was lying in prison charged with riot and murder and for whom they clamoured he set free, but Jesus he gave up to be dealt with as they desired.

¹ Then Pilate took Jesus and scourged Him.

²⁴ The burden of our sins He Himself carried in His own body to the Cross and bore it there, so that we, having died so far as our sins are concerned, may live righteous lives. By His wounds yours have been healed.

¹⁶ Then the soldiers led Him away into the court of the Palace (the Praetorium), and calling together the whole battalion ¹⁷ they arrayed Him in crimson, placed on His head a wreath of thorny twigs which they had twisted, ¹⁸ and went on to salute Him with shouts of "Long live the King of the Jews." ¹⁹ Then they began to beat Him on the head with a cane, to spit on Him, and to do Him homage on bended knees. ²⁰ At last, having finished their sport, they took the robe off Him, put His own clothes on Him, and led Him out to crucify Him.

³³ Re-entering the Praetorium, therefore, Pilate called Jesus and asked Him, "Are *you* the King of the Jews?"

⁸ More alarmed than ever, Pilate no sooner heard these words than he re-entered the Praetorium and began to question Jesus. ⁹ "What is your origin?" he asked. But Jesus gave him no answer.

¹ Now a Captain of the Italian Regiment, named Cornelius, was quartered at Caesarea.

³⁵ he said, "I will hear all you have to say, when your accusers also have come." And he ordered him to be detained in custody in Herod's Palace.

¹ Now when it was decided that we should sail for Italy, they handed over Paul and a few other prisoners into the custody of Julius, a Captain of the Augustan battalion;

¹⁷ they arrayed Him in crimson, placed on His head a wreath of thorny twigs which they had twisted,

¹¹ Then, laughing to scorn the claims of Jesus, Herod (and his soldiers with him) made sport of Him, dressed Him in a gorgeous costume, and sent Him back to Pilate.

² And the soldiers, twisting twigs of thorn into a wreath, put it on His head, and threw round Him a crimson cloak. ³ Then they began to march up to Him, saying in a mocking voice, "Hail King of the Jews!" And they struck Him with the palms of their hands. ⁴ Once more Pilate came out and said to the Jews, "See, I am bringing him out to you to let you clearly understand that I find no crime in him." ⁵ So Jesus came out, wearing the wreath of thorns and the crimson cloak. And Pilate said to them, "See, there is the man."

⁴⁹ So he went straight to Jesus and said, "Peace to you, Rabbi!" And he kissed Him eagerly.

³⁷ Over His head they placed a written statement of the charge against Him: THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS.

¹⁸ and went on to salute Him with shouts of "Long live the King of the Jews."

³⁶ And the soldiers also made sport of Him, coming and offering Him sour wine and saying, ³⁷ "Are *you* the King of the Jews? Save yourself, then!"

² And the soldiers, twisting twigs of thorn into a wreath, put it on His head, and threw round Him a crimson cloak. ³ Then they began to march up to Him, saying in a mocking voice, "Hail King of the Jews!" And they struck Him with the palms of their hands.

² simply fixing our gaze upon Jesus, our Prince Leader in the faith, who will also award us the prize. He, for the sake of the joy which lay before Him, patiently endured the cross, looking with contempt upon its shame, and afterwards seated Himself-- where He still sits--at the right hand of the throne of God. ³ Therefore, if you would escape becoming weary and faint-hearted, compare your own sufferings with those of Him who endured such hostility directed against Him by sinners.

⁶⁷ Then they spat in His face, and struck Him--some with the fist, some with the open hand--

¹⁹ Then they began to beat Him on the head with a cane, to spit on Him, and to do Him homage on bended knees.

³⁹ "So they seized him, dragged him out of the vineyard, and killed him.

²⁷ Then He said to the disciple, "Behold, your mother!" And from that time the disciple received her into his own home.

⁵⁸ dragged him out of the city, and stoned him, the witnesses throwing off their outer garments and giving them into the care of a young man called Saul.

¹² And for this reason Jesus also, in order, by His own blood, to set the people free from sin, suffered outside the gate.

²⁴ Then Jesus said to His disciples, "If any one desires to follow me, let him renounce self and take up his cross, and so be my follower.

²¹ One Simon, a Cyrenaean, the father of Alexander and Rufus, was passing along, coming from the country: him they compelled to carry His cross.

²⁶ As soon as they led Him away, they laid hold on one Simon, a Cyrenaean, who was coming in from the country, and on his shoulders they put the cross, for him to carry it behind Jesus.

¹⁷ and He went out carrying His own cross, to the place called Skull-place--or, in Hebrew, Golgotha--

¹⁰ of Egypt or of the parts of Africa towards Cyrene. Others are visitors from Rome--being either Jews or converts from heathenism--and others are Cretans or Arabians.

⁹ But some members of the so-called 'Synagogue of the Freed-men,' together with some Cyrenaeans, Alexandrians, Cilicians and men from Roman Asia, were roused to encounter Stephen in debate.

²⁰ But some of them were Cyprians and Cyrenaeans, who, on coming to Antioch, spoke to the Greeks also and told them the Good News concerning the Lord Jesus.

¹ Now there were in Antioch, in the Church there--as Prophets and teachers--barnabas, Symeon surnamed 'the black,' Lucius the Cyrenaean, Manaen (who was Herod the Tetrarch's foster-brother), and Saul.

¹¹ For the bodies of those animals of which the blood is carried by the High Priest into the Holy place as an offering for sin, are burned outside the camp. ¹² And for this reason Jesus also, in order, by His own blood, to set the people free from sin, suffered outside the gate.

²² So they brought Him to the place called Golgotha, which, being translated, means 'Skull-ground.' ²³ Here they offered Him wine mixed with myrrh; but He refused it. ²⁴ Then they crucified Him. This done, they divided His garments among them, drawing lots to decide what each should take. ²⁵ It was nine o'clock in the morning when they crucified Him. ²⁶ Over His head was the notice in writing of the charge against Him: THE KING OF THE JEWS. ²⁷ And together with Jesus they crucified two robbers, one at His right hand and one at His left. ²⁸ OMITTED TEXT ²⁹ And all the passers-by reviled Him. They shook their heads at Him and said, "Ah! you who were for destroying the Sanctuary and building a new one in three days, ³⁰ come down from the cross and save yourself." ³¹ In the same way the High Priests also, as well as the Scribes, kept on scoffing at Him, saying to one another, "He has saved others: himself he cannot save! ³² This Christ, the King of Israel, let him come down now from the cross, that we may see and believe." Even the men who were being crucified with Him heaped insults on Him.

³⁴ But at three o'clock Jesus cried out with a loud voice, "ELOHI, ELOHI, LAMA SABACHTHANI?" which means, "My God, My God, WHY HAST THOU FORSAKEN ME?"

²⁷ A vast crowd of the people also followed Him, and of women who were beating their breasts and wailing for Him. ²⁸ But Jesus turned towards them and said, "Daughters of Jerusalem, weep not for me, but weep for yourselves and for your children. ²⁹ For a time is coming when they will say, 'Blessed are the women who never bore children, and the breasts which have never given nourishment.' ³⁰ Then will they begin to say to the mountains, 'Fall on us;' and to the hills, 'Cover us.' ³¹ For if they are doing these things in the case of the green tree, what will be done in that of the dry?" ³² They brought also two others, criminals, to put them to death with Him. ³³ When they reached the place called 'The Skull,' there they nailed Him to the cross, and the criminals also, one at His right hand and one at His left. ³⁴ Jesus prayed, "Father, forgive them, for they know not what they are doing." And they divided His garments among them, drawing lots for them; ³⁵ and the people stood looking on. The Rulers, too, repeatedly uttered their bitter taunts. "This fellow," they said, "saved others: let him save himself, if he is God's Anointed, the Chosen One." ³⁶ And the soldiers also made sport of Him, coming and offering Him sour wine and saying, ³⁷ "Are *you* the King of the Jews? Save yourself, then!" ³⁸ There was moreover a writing over His head: THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.

⁴⁴ It was now about noon, and a darkness came over the whole country till three o'clock in the afternoon.

¹⁷ and He went out carrying His own cross, to the place called Skull-place--or, in Hebrew, Golgotha-- ¹⁸ where they nailed Him to a cross, and two others at the same time, one on each side and Jesus in the middle. ¹⁹ And Pilate wrote a notice and had it fastened to the top of the cross. It ran thus: JESUS THE NAZARENE, THE KING OF THE JEWS.

²³ So the soldiers, as soon as they had crucified Jesus, took His garments, including His tunic, and divided them into four parts--one part for each soldier. The tunic was without seam, woven from the top in one piece. ²⁴ So they said to one another, "Do not let us tear it. Let us draw lots for it." This happened that the Scripture might be fulfilled which says, "THEY SHARED MY GARMENTS AMONG THEM, AND DREW LOTS FOR MY CLOTHING." That was just what the soldiers did.

⁴⁸ One of them ran forthwith, and filling a sponge with sour wine put it on the end of a cane and offered it Him to drink;

²³ Here they offered Him wine mixed with myrrh; but He refused it.

²⁸ After this, Jesus, knowing that everything was now brought to an end, said--that the Scripture might be fulfilled, "I am thirsty." ²⁹ There was a jar of wine standing there. With this wine they filled a sponge, put it on the end of a stalk of hyssop, and lifted it to His mouth. ³⁰ As soon as Jesus had taken the wine, He said, "It is finished." And then, bowing His head, He yielded up His spirit.

³⁴ Jesus prayed, "Father, forgive them, for they know not what they are doing." And they divided His garments among them, drawing lots for them;

²⁰ Having said this He showed them His hands and also His side; and the disciples were filled with joy at seeing the Master.

²⁵ So the rest of the disciples told him, "We have seen the Master!" His reply was, "Unless I see in his hands the wound made by the nails and put my finger into the wound, and put my hand into his side, I will never believe it."

²⁷ Then He said to Thomas, "Bring your finger here and feel my hands; bring you hand and put it into my side; and do not be ready to disbelieve but to believe."

¹⁰ be it known to you all, and to all the people of Israel, that through the name of Jesus the Anointed, the Nazarene, whom *you* crucified, but whom *God* has raised from among the dead-- through that name this man stands here before you in perfect health.

³⁹ And when the Centurion who stood in front of the cross saw that He was dead, he exclaimed, "This man was indeed God's Son."

⁴⁴ But Pilate could hardly believe that He was already dead. He called, however, for the Centurion and inquired whether He had been long dead;

²⁶ Over His head was the notice in writing of the charge against Him: THE KING OF THE JEWS.

³⁸ There was moreover a writing over His head: THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.

¹⁹ And Pilate wrote a notice and had it fastened to the top of the cross. It ran thus: JESUS THE NAZARENE, THE KING OF THE JEWS. ²⁰ Many of the Jews read this notice, for the place where Jesus was crucified was near the city, and the notice was in three languages--Hebrew, Latin, and Greek. ²¹ This led the Jewish High Priests to remonstrate with Pilate. "You should not write 'The King of the Jews,'" they said, "but that he claimed to be King of the Jews." ²² "What I have written I have written," was Pilate's answer.

⁴⁴ Insults of the same kind were heaped on Him even by the robbers who were being crucified with Him.

²⁷ And together with Jesus they crucified two robbers, one at His right hand and one at His left.

³⁷ For I tell you that those words of Scripture must yet find their fulfilment in me: 'AND HE WAS RECKONED AMONG THE LAWLESS'; for indeed that saying about me has its accomplishment."

³² They brought also two others, criminals, to put them to death with Him. ³³ When they reached the place called 'The Skull,' there they nailed Him to the cross, and the criminals also, one at His right hand and one at His left.

³⁹ Now one of the criminals who had been crucified insulted Him, saying, "Are not you the Christ? Save yourself and us." ⁴⁰ But the other, answering, reproved him. "Do you also not fear God," he said, "when you are actually suffering the same punishment? ⁴¹ And we indeed are suffering justly, for we are receiving due requital for what we have done. But He has done nothing amiss." ⁴² And he said, "Jesus, remember me when you come in your Kingdom." ⁴³ "I tell you in solemn truth," replied Jesus, "that this very day you shall be with me in Paradise."

¹⁸ where they nailed Him to a cross, and two others at the same time, one on each side and Jesus in the middle.

³¹ Meanwhile the Jews, because it was the day of Preparation for the Passover, and in order that the bodies might not remain on the crosses during the Sabbath (for that Sabbath was one of special solemnity), requested Pilate to have the legs of the dying men broken, and the bodies removed. ³² Accordingly the soldiers came and broke the legs of the first man and also of the other who had been crucified with Jesus. ³³ Then they came to Jesus Himself: but when they saw that He was already dead, they refrained from breaking His legs. ³⁴ One of the soldiers, however, made a thrust at His side with a lance, and immediately blood and water flowed out. ³⁵ This statement is the testimony of an eye-witness, and it is true. He knows that he is telling the truth--in order that you also may believe.

²⁹ And all the passers-by reviled Him. They shook their heads at Him and said, "Ah! you who were for destroying the Sanctuary and building a new one in three days, ³⁰ come down from the cross and save yourself."

³⁵ and the people stood looking on. The Rulers, too, repeatedly uttered their bitter taunts. "This fellow," they said, "saved others: let him save himself, if he is God's Anointed, the Chosen One." ³⁶ And the soldiers also made sport of Him, coming and offering Him sour wine and saying, ³⁷ "Are *you* the King of the Jews? Save yourself, then!" ³⁸ There was moreover a writing over His head: THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS. ³⁹ Now one of the criminals who had been crucified insulted Him, saying, "Are not you the Christ? Save yourself and us."

²² He never sinned, and no deceitful language was ever heard from His mouth. ²³ When He was reviled, He did not answer with reviling; when He suffered He uttered no threats, but left His wrongs in the hands of the righteous Judge. ²⁴ The burden of our sins He Himself carried in His own body to the Cross and bore it there, so that we, having died so far as our sins are concerned, may live righteous lives. By His wounds yours have been healed.

³ So the Tempter came and said, "If you are the Son of God, command these stones to turn into loaves."

⁶ and said, "If you are God's Son, throw yourself down; for it is written, "'TO HIS ANGELS HE WILL GIVE ORDERS CONCERNING THEE, AND ON THEIR HANDS THEY SHALL BEAR THEE UP, LEST AT ANY MOMENT THOU SHOULDST STRIKE THY FOOT AGAINST A STONE.'"

⁴ A wicked and faithless generation are eager for a sign; but none shall be given to them except the sign of Jonah." and He left them and went away.

⁶¹ who testified, "This man said, 'I am able to pull down the Sanctuary of God and three days afterwards to build a new one.'"

⁶³ Jesus however remained silent. Again the High Priest addressed Him. "In the name of the ever-living God," he said, "I now put you on your oath. Tell us whether you are the Christ, the Son of God." ⁶⁴ "I am He," replied Jesus. "But I tell you that, later on, you will see THE SON OF MAN SITTING AT THE RIGHT HAND of Omnipotence, AND COMING ON THE CLOUDS OF THE SKY."

⁴² "He saved others," they said, "himself he cannot save! He is the King of Israel! Let him now come down from the cross, and we will believe in him.

²⁹ lest perhaps, when he has laid the foundation and is unable to finish, all who see it shall begin to jeer at him, ³⁰ saying, 'This man began to build, but could not finish.'

³¹ "'If they are deaf to Moses and the Prophets,' replied Abraham, 'they would not be led to believe even if some one should rise from the dead.'"

¹⁹ "Demolish this Sanctuary," said Jesus, "and in three days I will rebuild it." ²⁰ "It has taken forty-six years," replied the Jews, "to build this Sanctuary, and will you rebuild it in three days?" ²¹ But He was speaking of the Sanctuary of His body. ²² When however He had risen from among the dead, His disciples recollected that He had said this; and they believed the Scripture and the teaching which Jesus had given them.

³² For He will be given up to the Gentiles, and be mocked, outraged and spit upon.

⁵² Then Jesus said to the High Priests and Commanders of the Temple and Elders, who had come to arrest Him, "Have you come out as if to fight with a robber, with swords and cudgels?

³⁵ and the people stood looking on. The Rulers, too, repeatedly uttered their bitter taunts. "This fellow," they said, "saved others: let him save himself, if he is God's Anointed, the Chosen One."

³⁸ "BLESSED IS the King," they cried, "WHO COMES IN THE NAME OF THE LORD: in Heaven peace, and glory in the highest realms."

⁴⁹ "Rabbi," cried Nathanael, "you are the Son of God, you are Israel's King!"

²⁴ A second time therefore they called the man who had been blind, and said, "Give God the praise: we know that that man is a sinner."

¹³ took branches of the palm trees and went out to meet Him, shouting as they went, "God save him! BLESSINGS ON HIM WHO COMES IN THE NAME OF THE LORD --even on the King of Israel!"

⁴⁷ And if any one hears my teachings and regards them not, I do not judge him; for I did not come to judge the world, but to save the world.

¹⁴ And seeing the man standing with them--the man who had been cured--they had no reply to make.

⁴⁰ and said, "You who would pull down the Sanctuary and build a new one within three days, save yourself. If you are God's Son, come down from the cross."

¹⁶ For so greatly did God love the world that He gave His only Son, that every one who trusts in Him may not perish but may have the Life of Ages. ¹⁷ For God did not send His Son into the world to judge the world, but that the world might be saved through Him.

¹⁷ His reply to their accusation was, "My Father works unceasingly, and so do I." ¹⁸ On this account then the Jews were all the more eager to put Him to death--because He not only broke the Sabbath, but also spoke of God as being in a special sense His Father, thus putting Himself on a level with God. ¹⁹ "In most solemn truth I tell you," replied Jesus, "that the Son can do nothing of Himself--He can only do what He sees the Father doing; for whatever He does, that the Son does in like manner. ²⁰ For the Father loves the Son and reveals to Him all that He Himself is doing. And greater deeds than these will He reveal to Him, in order that you may wonder. ²¹ For just as the Father awakens the dead and gives them life, so the Son also gives life to whom He wills. ²² The Father indeed does not judge any one, but He has entrusted all judgement to the Son, ²³ that all may honour the Son even as they honour the Father. The man who withholds honour from the Son withholds honour from the Father who sent Him. ²⁴ "In most solemn truth I tell you that he who listens to my teaching and believes Him who sent me, has the Life of the Ages, and does not come under judgement, but has passed over out of death into Life. ²⁵ "In most solemn truth I tell you that a time is coming--nay, has already come--when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God, and those who hear it will live.

³⁰ I and the Father are one."

³⁶ how is it that you say to one whom the Father consecrated and sent into the world, 'You are blaspheming,' because I said, 'I am God's Son'?

³⁸ At the same time two robbers were crucified with Him, one at His right hand and the other at His left.

³² This Christ, the King of Israel, let him come down now from the cross, that we may see and believe." Even the men who were being crucified with Him heaped insults on Him.

²⁵ It was nine o'clock in the morning when they crucified Him.

³³ At noon there came a darkness over the whole land, lasting till three o'clock in the afternoon. ³⁴ But at three o'clock Jesus cried out with a loud voice, "ELOHI, ELOHI, LAMA SABACHTHANI?" which means, "My God, My God, WHY HAST THOU FORSAKEN ME?"

⁴⁴ It was now about noon, and a darkness came over the whole country till three o'clock in the afternoon. ⁴⁵ The sun was darkened, and the curtain of the Sanctuary was torn down the middle,

¹² Then the fourth angel blew his trumpet; and a curse fell upon a third part of the sun, a third part of the moon, and a third part of the stars, so that a third part of them were darkened and for a third of the day, and also of the night, there was no light.

² and he opened the depths of the bottomless pit. And smoke came up out of the pit resembling the smoke of a vast furnace, so that the sun was darkened, and the air also, by reason of the smoke of the pit.

⁴⁶ and Jesus cried out in a loud voice, and said, "Father, to Thy hands I entrust my spirit." And after uttering these words He yielded up His spirit.

⁷ For Jesus during his earthly life offered up prayers and entreaties, crying aloud and weeping as He pleaded with Him who was able to bring Him in safety out of death, and He was delivered from the terror from which He shrank.

¹⁴ And (if you are willing to receive it) he is the Elijah who was to come.

³⁵ Some of the bystanders, hearing Him, said, "Listen, he is calling for Elijah!" ³⁶ Then a man ran to fill a sponge with sour wine, and he put it on the end of a cane and placed it to His lips, saying at the same time, "Wait! let us see whether Elijah will come and take him down."

³⁴ Here they gave Him a mixture of wine and gall to drink, but having tasted it He refused to drink it.

³⁶ And the soldiers also made sport of Him, coming and offering Him sour wine and saying,

²⁸ just as the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give His life as the redemption-price for many."

³⁷ But Jesus uttered a loud cry and yielded up His spirit.

¹¹ "I am the Good Shepherd. A good shepherd lays down his very life for the sheep.

¹⁵ just as the Father knows me and I know the Father; and I am laying down my life for the sheep.

³⁰ As soon as Jesus had taken the wine, He said, "It is finished." And then, bowing His head, He yielded up His spirit.

¹⁴ Since then the children referred to are all alike sharers in perishable human nature, He Himself also, in the same way, took on Him a share of it, in order that through death He might render powerless him who had authority over death, that is, the Devil,

¹⁴ how much more certainly shall the blood of Christ, who strengthened by the eternal Spirit offered Himself to God, free from blemish, purify your consciences from lifeless works for you to serve the ever-living God?

² But to their amazement there had been a great earthquake; for an angel of the Lord had descended from Heaven, and had come and rolled back the stone, and was sitting upon it.

³⁸ And the curtain in the Sanctuary was torn in two, from top to bottom.

⁴⁵ The sun was darkened, and the curtain of the Sanctuary was torn down the middle,

¹³ But now in Christ Jesus you who once were so far away have been brought near through the death of Christ. ¹⁴ For He is our peace--He who has made Jews and Gentiles one, and in His own human nature has broken down the hostile dividing wall, ¹⁵ by setting aside the Law with its commandments, expressed, as they were, in definite decrees. His design was to unite the two sections of humanity in Himself so as to form one new man, ¹⁶ thus effecting peace, and to reconcile Jews and Gentiles in one body to God, by means of His cross--slaying by it their mutual enmity. ¹⁷ So He came and proclaimed good news of peace to you who were so far away, and peace to those who were near; ¹⁸ because it is through Him that Jews and Gentiles alike have access through one Spirit to the Father.

¹⁹ That hope we have as an anchor of the soul--an anchor that can neither break nor drag. It passes in behind the veil,

³ And behind the second veil was a sacred tent called the Holy of holies.

¹⁹ Since then, brethren, we have free access to the Holy place through the blood of Jesus, ²⁰ by the new and ever-living way which He opened up for us through the rending of the veil--that is to say, of His earthly nature-- ²¹ and since we have a great Priest who has authority over the house of God, ²² let us draw near with sincerity and unfaltering faith, having had our hearts sprinkled, once for all, from consciences oppressed with sin, and our bodies bathed in pure water.

²⁵ Be careful not to refuse to listen to Him who is speaking to you. For if they of old did not escape unpunished when they refused to listen to him who spoke on earth, much less shall we escape who turn a deaf ear to Him who now speaks from Heaven. ²⁶ His voice then shook the earth, but now we have His promise, "YET AGAIN I WILL, ONCE FOR ALL, CAUSE NOT ONLY THE EARTH TO TREMBLE, BUT HEAVEN ALSO." ²⁷ Here the words "Yet again, once for all" denote the removal of the things which can be shaken--created things--in order that the things which cannot be shaken may remain.

¹³ And just as that time there was a great earthquake, and a tenth part of the city was overthrown. 7,000 people were killed in the earthquake, and the rest were terrified and gave glory to the God of Heaven.

¹⁹ Then the doors of God's sanctuary in Heaven were opened, and the Ark, in which His Covenant was, was seen in His sanctuary; and there came flashes of lightning, and voices, and peals of thunder, and an earthquake, and heavy hail.

²⁵ "In most solemn truth I tell you that a time is coming--nay, has already come--when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God, and those who hear it will live. ²⁶ For just as the Father has life in Himself, so He has also given to the Son to have life in Himself. ²⁷ And He has conferred on Him authority to act as Judge, because He is the Son of Man. ²⁸ Wonder not at this. For a time is coming when all who are in the graves will hear His voice and will come forth-- ²⁹ they who have done what is right to the resurrection of Life, and they whose actions have been evil to the resurrection of judgement.

⁶⁰ Then, rising on his knees, he cried aloud, "Lord, do not reckon this sin against them." And with these words he fell asleep.

³⁰ That is why many among you are sickly and out of health, and why not a few die.

²⁰ But, in reality, Christ *has* risen from among the dead, being the first to do so of those who are asleep.

⁵¹ I tell you a truth hitherto kept secret: we shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed,

¹⁴ For if we believe that Jesus has died and risen again, we also believe that, through Jesus, God will bring with Him those who shall have passed away.

¹⁰ who died on our behalf, so that whether we are awake or are sleeping we may share His Life.

⁵ Then the Devil took Him to the Holy City and caused Him to stand on the roof of the Temple,

² But as for the court which is outside the sanctuary, pass it over. Do not measure it; for it has been given to the Gentiles, and for forty-two months they will trample the holy city under foot.

² And I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of Heaven from God and made ready like a bride attired to meet her husband.

¹⁹ and that if any one takes away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God will take from him his share in the Tree of Life and in the holy city--the things described in this book.

⁵ After His entry into Capernaum a Captain came to Him, and entreated Him.

³⁶ and sat down there on guard.

⁴³ His trust is in God: let God deliver him now, if He will have him; for he said, 'I am God's Son.'"

⁷⁰ Thereupon they cried out with one voice, "You, then, are the Son of God?" "It is as you say," He answered; "I am He."

⁴⁷ The Captain, seeing what had happened, gave glory to God, saying, "Beyond question this man was innocent." ⁴⁸ And all the crowds that had come together to this sight, after seeing all that had occurred, returned to the city beating their breasts. ⁴⁹ But all His acquaintances, and the women who had been His followers after leaving Galilee, continued standing at a distance and looking on.

³⁷ Stung to the heart by these words, they said to Peter and the rest of the Apostles, "Brethren, what are we to do?"

²⁹ Then, calling for lights, he sprang in and fell trembling at the feet of Paul and Silas; ³⁰ and, bringing them out of the prison, he exclaimed, "O sirs, what must I do to be saved?"

³² He instantly sent for a few soldiers and their officers, and came down among the people with all speed. At the sight of the Tribune and the troops they ceased beating Paul.

¹⁷ and Paul called one of the Captains and said, "Take this young man to the Tribune, for he has information to give him."

²³ Then, calling to him two of the Captains, he gave his orders. "Get ready two hundred men," he said, "to march to Caesarea, with seventy cavalry and two hundred light infantry, starting at nine o'clock to-night."

⁴³ But their Captain, bent on securing Paul's safety, kept them from their purpose and gave orders that those who could swim should first jump overboard and get to land;

⁴ but as regards the holiness of His Spirit was decisively proved by His Resurrection to be the Son of God--I mean concerning Jesus Christ our Lord,

² and certain women whom He had delivered from evil spirits and various diseases--Mary of Magdala, out of whom seven demons had come, ³ and Joanna the wife of Chuza, Herod's steward, and Susanna, and many other women, all of whom contributed to the support of Jesus and His Apostles.

²⁷ A vast crowd of the people also followed Him, and of women who were beating their breasts and wailing for Him. ²⁸ But Jesus turned towards them and said, "Daughters of Jerusalem, weep not for me, but weep for yourselves and for your children.

²⁵ Now standing close to the cross of Jesus were His mother and His mother's sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary of Magdala. ²⁶ So Jesus, seeing His mother, and seeing the disciple whom He loved standing near, said to His mother, "Behold, your son!" ²⁷ Then He said to the disciple, "Behold, your mother!" And from that time the disciple received her into his own home.

⁵⁵ Is not this the carpenter's son? Is not his mother called Mary? And are not his brothers, James, Joseph, Simon and Judah?

²⁰ Then the mother of the sons of Zabdi came to Him with her sons, and knelt before Him to make a request of Him. ²¹ "What is it you desire?" He asked. "Command," she replied, "that these my two sons may sit one at your right hand and one at your left in your Kingdom."

⁶¹ Mary of Magdala and the other Mary were both present there, sitting opposite to the sepulchre.

¹ After the Sabbath, in the early dawn of the first day of the week, Mary of Magdala and the other Mary came to see the sepulchre.

⁴⁰ There were also a party of women looking on from a distance; among them being both Mary of Magdala and Mary the mother of James the Little and of Joses, and Salome-- ⁴¹ all of whom in the Galilaean days had habitually been with Him and cared for Him, as well as many other women who had come up to Jerusalem with Him.

⁴⁷ Mary of Magdala and Mary the mother of Joses were looking on to see where He was put.

⁹ But He rose to life early on the first day of the week, and appeared first to Mary of Magdala from whom He had expelled seven demons.

¹⁰ The women were Mary of Magdala, Joanna, and Mary the mother of James; and they and the rest of the women related all this to the Apostles.

²⁵ Now standing close to the cross of Jesus were His mother and His mother's sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary of Magdala.

¹ On the first day of the week, very early, while it was still dark, Mary of Magdala came to the tomb and saw that the stone had been removed from it.

¹⁸ Mary of Magdala came and brought word to the disciples. "I have seen the Master," she said. And she told them that He had said these things to her.

⁴² Towards sunset, as it was the Preparation--that is, the day preceding the Sabbath-- ⁴³ Joseph of Arimathaea came, a highly respected member of the Council, who himself also was living in expectation of the Kingdom of God. He summoned up courage to go in to see Pilate and beg for the body of Jesus. ⁴⁴ But Pilate could hardly believe that He was already dead. He called, however, for the Centurion and inquired whether He had been long dead; ⁴⁵ and having ascertained the fact he granted the body to Joseph. ⁴⁶ He, having bought a sheet of linen, took Him down, wrapped Him in the sheet and laid Him in a tomb hewn in the rock; after which he rolled a stone against the entrance to the tomb. ⁴⁷ Mary of Magdala and Mary the mother of Joses were looking on to see where He was put.

⁵⁰ There was a member of the Council of the name of Joseph, a kind-hearted and upright man, ⁵¹ who came from the Jewish town of Arimathaea and was awaiting the coming of the Kingdom of God. He had not concurred in the design or action of the Council, ⁵² and now he went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. ⁵³ Then, taking it down, he wrapped it in a linen sheet and laid it in a tomb in the rock, where no one else had yet been put. ⁵⁴ It was the Preparation Day, and the Sabbath was near at hand. ⁵⁵ The women--those who had come with Jesus from Galilee--followed close behind, and saw the tomb and how His body was placed. ⁵⁶ Then they returned, and prepared spices and perfumes. On the Sabbath they rested in obedience to the Commandment.

³⁸ After this, Joseph of Arimathaea, who was a disciple of Jesus, but for fear of the Jews a secret disciple, asked Pilate's permission to carry away the body of Jesus; and Pilate gave him leave. So he came and removed the body. ³⁹ Nicodemus too--he who at first had visited Jesus by night--came bringing a mixture of myrrh and aloes, in weight about seventy or eighty pounds. ⁴⁰ Taking down the body they wrapped it in linen cloths along with the spices, in accordance with the Jewish mode of preparing for burial. ⁴¹ There was a garden at the place where Jesus had been crucified, and in the garden a new tomb, in which no one had yet been buried. ⁴² Therefore, because it was the day of Preparation for the Jewish Passover, and the tomb was close at hand, they put Jesus there.

⁴⁴ But Pilate could hardly believe that He was already dead. He called, however, for the Centurion and inquired whether He had been long dead; ⁴⁵ and having ascertained the fact he granted the body to Joseph. ⁴⁶ He, having bought a sheet of linen, took Him down, wrapped Him in the sheet and laid Him in a tomb hewn in the rock; after which he rolled a stone against the entrance to the tomb.

⁵² and now he went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. ⁵³ Then, taking it down, he wrapped it in a linen sheet and laid it in a tomb in the rock, where no one else had yet been put.

⁶⁶ So they went and made the sepulchre secure, sealing the stone besides setting the guard.

³ and they were saying to one another, 'Who will roll away the stone for us from the entrance to the tomb?" ⁴ But then, looking up, they saw that the stone was already rolled back: for it was of immense size.

² But they found the stone rolled back from the tomb,

⁵⁶ among them being Mary of Magdala, Mary the mother of James and Joses, and the mother of the sons of Zabdi.

¹⁷ On the first day of the Unleavened Bread the disciples came to Jesus with the question, "Where shall we make preparations for you to eat the Passover?"

¹ When morning came all the High Priests and the Elders of the people consulted together against Jesus to put Him to death; ² and binding Him they led Him away and handed Him over to Pilate the Governor.

⁴² Towards sunset, as it was the Preparation--that is, the day preceding the Sabbath--

¹⁴ It was the day of Preparation for the Passover, about six o'clock in the morning. Then he said to the Jews, "There is your king!"

³¹ Meanwhile the Jews, because it was the day of Preparation for the Passover, and in order that the bodies might not remain on the crosses during the Sabbath (for that Sabbath was one of special solemnity), requested Pilate to have the legs of the dying men broken, and the bodies removed.

⁴² Therefore, because it was the day of Preparation for the Jewish Passover, and the tomb was close at hand, they put Jesus there.

²¹ From this time Jesus began to explain to His disciples that He must go to Jerusalem, and suffer much cruelty from the Elders and the High Priests and the Scribes, and be put to death, and on the third day be raised to life again.

²³ they will put Him to death, but on the third day He will be raised to life again." And they were exceedingly distressed.

³¹ And now for the first time He told them, "The Son of Man must endure much suffering, and be rejected by the Elders and the High Priests and the Scribes, and be put to death, and after two days rise to life."

²² and He said, "The Son of Man must suffer much cruelty, be rejected by the Elders and High Priests and Scribes, and be put to death, and on the third day be raised to life again."

³³ They will scourge Him and put Him to death, and on the third day He will rise to life again."

² "We have found this man," they said, "an agitator among our nation, forbidding the payment of tribute to Caesar, and claiming to be himself an anointed king."

⁶ He is not here. He has come back to life. Remember how He spoke to you while He was still in Galilee, ⁷ when He told you that the Son of Man must be betrayed into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and on the third day rise again."

¹⁹ "Demolish this Sanctuary," said Jesus, "and in three days I will rebuild it."

¹² Among the mass of the people there was much muttered debate about Him. Some said, "He is a good man." Others said, "Not so: he is imposing on the people."

⁴⁷ "Are *you* deluded too?" replied the Pharisees;

⁸ through honour and ignominy, through calumny and praise. We are looked upon as impostors and yet are true men;

⁴⁵ Then he goes and brings back with him seven other spirits more wicked than himself, and they come in and dwell there; and in the end that man's condition becomes worse than it was at first. So will it be also with the present wicked generation."

¹³ telling them to say, "His disciples came during the night and stole his body while we were asleep."

¹¹ While they went on this errand, some of the guards came into the city and reported to the High Priests every detail of what had happened. ¹² So the latter held a conference with the Elders, and after consultation with them they heavily bribed the soldiers, ¹³ telling them to say, "His disciples came during the night and stole his body while we were asleep." ¹⁴ "And if this," they added, "is reported to the Governor, we will satisfy him and screen you from punishment." ¹⁵ So they took the money and did as they were instructed; and this story was noised about among the Jews, and is current to this day.

⁶⁰ He then laid it in his own new tomb which he had hewn in the solid rock, and after rolling a great stone against the door of the tomb he went home.

¹¹ While they went on this errand, some of the guards came into the city and reported to the High Priests every detail of what had happened.

¹⁹ Yet God's solid foundation stands unmoved, bearing this inscription, "THE LORD KNOWS THOSE WHO REALLY BELONG TO HIM." And this also, "LET EVERY ONE WHO NAMES THE NAME OF THE LORD RENOUNCE ALL WICKEDNESS."