Pilate Questions Jesus
(Matthew 27.1Matthew 2Matthew 11-14Mark 15.1-5John 18.28-38)1 Everyone in the council got up and led Jesus off to Pilate. 2 They started accusing him and said, “We caught this man trying to get our people to riot and to stop paying taxes to the Emperor. He also claims that he is the Messiah, our king.”
3 Pilate asked Jesus, “Are you the king of the Jews?”
“Those are your words,” Jesus answered.
4 Pilate told the chief priests and the crowd, “I don't find him guilty of anything.”
5 But they all kept on saying, “He has been teaching and causing trouble all over Judea. He started in Galilee and has now come all the way here.”
Jesus Is Brought before Herod
6 When Pilate heard this, he asked, “Is this man from Galilee?” 7 After Pilate learned that Jesus came from the region ruled by Herod, he sent him to Herod, who was in Jerusalem at that time.
8 For a long time Herod had wanted to see Jesus and was very happy because he finally had this chance. He had heard many things about Jesus and hoped to see him work a miracle.
9 Herod asked him a lot of questions, but Jesus did not answer. 10 Then the chief priests and the teachers of the Law of Moses stood up and accused him of all kinds of bad things.
11 Herod and his soldiers made fun of Jesus and insulted him. They put a fine robe on him and sent him back to Pilate. 12 That same day Herod and Pilate became friends, even though they had been enemies before this.
The Death Sentence
(Matthew 27.15-26Mark 15.6-15John 18.39—19.16)13 Pilate called together the chief priests, the leaders, and the people. 14 He told them, “You brought Jesus to me and said he was a troublemaker. But I have questioned him here in front of you, and I have not found him guilty of anything that you say he has done. 15 Herod didn't find him guilty either and sent him back. This man doesn't deserve to be put to death! 16-17 I will just have him beaten with a whip and set free.”
18 But the whole crowd shouted, “Kill Jesus! Give us Barabbas!” 19 Now Barabbas was in jail because he had started a riot in the city and had murdered someone.
20 Pilate wanted to set Jesus free, so he spoke again to the crowds. 21 But they kept shouting, “Nail him to a cross! Nail him to a cross!”
22 Pilate spoke to them a third time, “But what crime has he done? I have not found him guilty of anything for which he should be put to death. I will have him beaten with a whip and set free.”
23 The people kept on shouting as loud as they could for Jesus to be put to death. 24 Finally, Pilate gave in. 25 He freed the man who was in jail for rioting and murder, because he was the one the crowd wanted to be set free. Then Pilate handed Jesus over for them to do what they wanted with him.
Jesus Is Nailed to a Cross
(Matthew 27.31-44Mark 15.21-32John 19.17-27)26 As Jesus was being led away, some soldiers grabbed hold of a man named Simon who was from Cyrene. He was coming in from the fields, but they put the cross on him and made him carry it behind Jesus.
27 A large crowd was following Jesus, and in the crowd a lot of women were crying and weeping for him. 28 Jesus turned to the women and said:
Women of Jerusalem, don't cry for me! Cry for yourselves and for your children. 29 Someday people will say, “Women who never had children are really fortunate!” 30 At that time everyone will say to the mountains, “Fall on us!” They will say to the hills, “Hide us!” 31 If this can happen when the wood is green, what do you think will happen when it is dry?
32 Two criminals were led out to be put to death with Jesus. 33 When the soldiers came to the place called “The Skull,” they nailed Jesus to a cross. They also nailed the two criminals to crosses, one on each side of Jesus.
34-35 Jesus said, “Father, forgive these people! They don't know what they're doing.”
While the crowd stood there watching Jesus, the soldiers gambled for his clothes. The leaders insulted him by saying, “He saved others. Now he should save himself, if he really is God's chosen Messiah!”
36 The soldiers made fun of Jesus and brought him some wine. 37 They said, “If you are the king of the Jews, save yourself!”
38 Above him was a sign that said, “This is the King of the Jews.”
39 One of the criminals hanging there also insulted Jesus by saying, “Aren't you the Messiah? Save yourself and save us!”
40 But the other criminal told the first one off, “Don't you fear God? Aren't you getting the same punishment as this man? 41 We got what was coming to us, but he didn't do anything wrong.” 42 Then he said to Jesus, “Remember me when you come into power!”
43 Jesus replied, “I promise that today you will be with me in paradise.”
The Death of Jesus
(Matthew 27.45-56Mark 15.33-41John 19.28-30)44 Around noon the sky turned dark and stayed that way until the middle of the afternoon. 45 The sun stopped shining, and the curtain in the temple split down the middle. 46 Jesus shouted, “Father, I put myself in your hands!” Then he died.
47 When the Roman officer saw what had happened, he praised God and said, “Jesus must really have been a good man!”
48 A crowd had gathered to see the terrible sight. Then after they had seen it, they felt brokenhearted and went home. 49 All of Jesus' close friends and the women who had come with him from Galilee stood at a distance and watched.
Jesus Is Buried
(Matthew 27.57-61Mark 15.42-47John 19.38-42)50-51 There was a man named Joseph, who was from Arimathea in Judea. Joseph was a good and honest man, and he was eager for God's kingdom to come. He was also a member of the council, but he did not agree with what they had decided.
52 Joseph went to Pilate and asked for Jesus' body. 53 He took the body down from the cross and wrapped it in fine cloth. Then he put it in a tomb that had been cut out of solid rock and had never been used. 54 It was Friday, and the Sabbath was about to begin.
55 The women who had come with Jesus from Galilee followed Joseph and watched how Jesus' body was placed in the tomb. 56 Then they went to prepare some sweet-smelling spices for his burial. But on the Sabbath they rested, as the Law of Moses commands.
1 Un viss Viņu pulks cēlās un noveda Jēzu pie Pilāta 2 un iesāka Viņu apsūdzēt, sacīdami: "Mēs atrodam, ka šis mūsu tautu mulsina un aizliedz dot ķeizaram nodokļus, sacīdams: Viņš esot Kristus, Ķēniņš." 3 Un Pilāts Viņam jautāja, sacīdams: "Vai Tu esi Jūdu ķēniņš?" Un Viņš atbildēdams tam sacīja: "Tu to saki." 4 Bet Pilāts sacīja augstajiem priesteriem un ļaudīm: "Es nekādas vainas pie šī cilvēka neatrodu." 5 Un tie viņam uzmācās un sacīja: "Viņš musina tautu, mācīdams pa visu Jūdeju, iesākdams no Galilejas līdz šejienei." 6 Bet, kad Pilāts to dzirdēja, tad viņš jautāja, vai šis cilvēks esot no Galilejas. 7 Un, izzinājis, ka viņš piederot Hēroda tiesā, tas Viņu nosūtīja pie Hēroda, kas tanīs dienās arī bija Jeruzālemē. 8 Bet, kad Hērods Jēzu redzēja, tas tapa līksms. Jo tas jau sen gribēja Viņu redzēt, tādēļ ka tas daudz par Viņu bija dzirdējis un cerēja kādu zīmi no Viņa redzēt. 9 Un tas daudz vārdiem Viņu izjautāja. Bet Viņš tam nekā neatbildēja. 10 Un augstie priesteri un rakstu mācītāji stāvēja un Viņu ļoti apsūdzēja. 11 Bet Hērods ar savu pils saimi Viņu nicināja un apmēdīja un, apvilkuši Tam krāšņu tērpu, sūtīja To atpakaļ pie Pilāta. 12 Tai dienā Pilāts un Hērods tapa draugi, jo iepriekš tie savā starpā bija naidā. 13 Un Pilāts, sasaucis augstos priesterus un virsniekus un ļaudis, 14 tiem sacīja: "Jūs šo cilvēku pie manis esat atveduši, ka Viņš ļaudis musinot, un redziet, es Viņu esmu jūsu priekšā nopratinājis un pie tā cilvēka neesmu atradis nekādas vainas, kādēļ jūs Viņu apsūdzat; 15 un Hērods arī ne; jo tas Viņu pie mums atpakaļ sūtījis, un redzi, Viņš nekā nav darījis, ar ko nāvi būtu pelnījis. 16 Tāpēc es Viņu gribu pārmācīt un atlaist." 17 Un uz svētkiem tam vajadzēja viņiem vienu cietumnieku atlaist. 18 Bet viss pulks brēca un sacīja: "Nost ar šo, - un: atlaid mums Barabu!" 19 Tas kāda dumpja dēļ, kas pilsētā bija noticis, un slepkavības dēļ bija iemests cietumā. 20 Tad Pilāts atkal viņus uzrunāja, gribēdams Jēzu atlaist. 21 Bet tie sauca un sacīja: "Sit Viņu krustā, sit Viņu krustā!" 22 Bet viņš trešo reizi tiem sacīja: "Ko tad Šis ļauna darījis? Es pie Viņa nekādas nāves vainas neatrodu; tāpēc es Viņu gribu pārmācīt un atlaist." 23 Bet tie tam uzmācās ar lielu kliegšanu, lūgdami, ka Viņš taptu krustā sists, un viņu kliegšana pārspēja. 24 Tad Pilāts nosprieda izpildīt viņu vēlēšanos. 25 Un viņš tiem atlaida to, kas dumpja un slepkavības dēļ cietumā bija iemests, ko tie bija izlūgušies, bet Jēzu tas nodeva viņu gribai. 26 Un, kad Viņu aizveda, tie saņēma no Kirēnas kādu Sīmani, kas nāca no lauka, un uzlika tam krustu, lai tas to Jēzum nestu pakaļ. 27 Bet liels ļaužu un sievu pulks Viņam sekoja, tās Viņu nožēloja un apraudāja. 28 Bet Jēzus pret tām pagriezās un sacīja: "Jūs Jeruzālemes meitas, neraudiet par Mani, bet raudiet pašas par sevi un par saviem bērniem. 29 Jo, redziet, nāks dienas, kad sacīs: svētīgas ir neauglīgās un tās miesas, kas nav bērnus nesušas, un krūtis, kas nav zīdījušas. 30 Tad tie iesāks sacīt uz kalniem: krītiet uz mums, - un uz pakalniem: apklājiet mūs! 31 Jo, kad to dara pie zaļa koka, kas tad notiks pie nokaltuša?" 32 Bet divi ļaundari arī tapa novesti, ka taptu nomaitāti līdz ar Viņu. 33 Un, kad tie nonāca tai vietā, ko sauc par pieres vietu, tad tie tur sita krustā Viņu un tos ļaundarus, vienu pa labo un otru pa kreiso roku. 34 Bet Jēzus sacīja: "Tēvs, piedod tiem, jo tie nezina, ko tie dara." Un tie, Viņa drēbes dalīdami, kauliņus par tām meta. 35 Un ļaudis stāvēja skatīdamies. Bet arī virsnieki Viņu izsmēja, sacīdami: "Viņš citiem palīdzējis, lai palīdzas pats Sev, ja šis ir Kristus, Dieva izredzētais." 36 Un arī kareivji Viņu apmēdīja, piegāja un Viņam etiķi atnesa 37 un sacīja: "Ja Tu esi Jūdu ķēniņš, tad palīdzies pats Sev!" 38 Un virs Viņa bija uzraksts: ŠIS IR JŪDU ĶĒNIŅŠ. 39 Un viens no pakārtajiem ļaundariem Viņu zaimoja, sacīdams: "Ja Tu esi Kristus, tad glāb Sevi pašu un mūs!" 40 Bet otrs to norāja un sacīja: "Arī tu nebīsties Dieva, kas esi tai pašā sodā! 41 Un mums gan pareizi notiek: jo mēs dabūjam, ko esam pelnījuši ar saviem darbiem, bet šis nekā ļauna nav darījis." 42 Un viņš sacīja: "Jēzu, piemini mani, kad Tu nāksi Savā valstībā!" 43 Un Jēzus tam sacīja: "Patiesi Es tev saku: šodien tu būsi ar Mani paradīzē." 44 Un tas bija ap sesto stundu. Tad tapa tumšs pār visu zemi līdz devītai stundai. 45 Un saule tapa aptumšota, un priekškars Templī pārplīsa vidū pušu. 46 Un Jēzus sauca skaņā balsī: "Tēvs, Es nododu Savu garu Tavās rokās." Un, to sacījis, Viņš nomira. 47 Un virsnieks, redzēdams, kas notika, Dievu teica un sacīja: "Patiesi, šis bijis taisns cilvēks." 48 Un visi ļaudis, kas tur bija klāt un redzēja, kas notika, sita pa krūtīm un griezās atpakaļ. 49 Bet visi Viņa paziņas stāvēja no tālienes un sievas, kas ar Viņu bija nākušas no Galilejas un šās lietas redzēja. 50 Un redzi, viens vīrs, Jāzeps vārdā, kas bija runas kungs, labs un taisns vīrs - 51 šis nebija piebiedrojies viņu padomam un rīcībai, no Arimatijas, jūdu pilsētas, kas arī pats gaidīja uz Dieva valstību, - 52 šis aizgāja pie Pilāta un lūdza Jēzus miesas 53 un tās noņēma, ietina smalkā audeklā un ielika kapā, kas bija izcirsts klintī, kur vēl neviens nebija glabāts. 54 Un tā bija sataisāmā diena, un sabats jau sākās. 55 Un sievas, kas ar Viņu bija nākušas no Galilejas, arī gāja līdzi un apskatīja kapu un kā Viņa miesas tapa noliktas. 56 Un, atpakaļ griezušās, tās sataisīja smaržīgas svaidāmās zāles, un sabatu tās pavadīja klusu pēc bauslības.
