Jesus Is Taken to Pilate
(Mark 15.1Luke 23.1Luke 2John 18.28-32)1 Early the next morning all the chief priests and the nation's leaders met and decided that Jesus should be put to death. 2 They tied him up and led him away to Pilate the governor.
The Death of Judas
(Acts 1.18Acts 19)3 Judas had betrayed Jesus, but when he learned that Jesus had been sentenced to death, he was sorry for what he had done. He returned the 30 silver coins to the chief priests and leaders 4 and said, “I have sinned by betraying a man who has never done anything wrong.”
“So what? That's your problem,” they replied. 5 Judas threw the money into the temple and then went out and hanged himself.
6 The chief priests picked up the money and said, “This money was paid to have a man killed. We can't put it in the temple treasury.” 7 Then they had a meeting and decided to buy a field that belonged to someone who made clay pots. They wanted to use it as a graveyard for foreigners. 8 This is why people still call that place “Field of Blood.” 9 So the words of the prophet Jeremiah came true,
“They took
the thirty silver coins,
the price of a person
among the people of Israel.
10 They paid it
for a potter's field,
as the Lord
had commanded me.”
Pilate Questions Jesus
(Mark 15.2-5Luke 23.3-5John 18.33-38)11 Jesus was brought before Pilate the governor, who asked him, “Are you the king of the Jews?”
“Those are your words!” Jesus answered. 12 And when the chief priests and leaders brought their charges against him, he did not say a thing.
13 Pilate asked him, “Don't you hear what crimes they say you have done?” 14 But Jesus did not say anything, and the governor was greatly amazed.
The Death Sentence
(Mark 15.6-15Luke 23.13-26John 18.39—19.16)15 During Passover the governor always freed a prisoner chosen by the people. 16 At that time a well-known terrorist named Jesus Barabbas was in jail. 17 So when the crowd came together, Pilate asked them, “Which prisoner do you want me to set free? Do you want Jesus Barabbas or Jesus who is called the Messiah?” 18 Pilate knew the leaders had brought Jesus to him because they were jealous.
19 While Pilate was judging the case, his wife sent him a message. It said, “Don't have anything to do with that innocent man. I have had nightmares because of him.”
20 But the chief priests and the leaders convinced the crowds to ask for Barabbas to be set free and for Jesus to be killed. 21 Pilate asked the crowd again, “Which of these two men do you want me to set free?”
“Barabbas!” they shouted.
22 Pilate asked them, “What am I to do with Jesus, who is called the Messiah?”
They all yelled, “Nail him to a cross!”
23 Pilate answered, “But what crime has he done?”
“Nail him to a cross!” they yelled even louder.
24 Pilate saw that there was nothing he could do and that the people were starting to riot. So he took some water and washed his hands in front of them and said, “I won't have anything to do with killing this man. You are the ones doing it!”
25 Everyone answered, “We and our own families will take the blame for his death!”
26 Pilate set Barabbas free. Then he ordered his soldiers to beat Jesus with a whip and nail him to a cross.
Soldiers Make Fun of Jesus
(Mark 15.16-21John 19.2John 3)27 The governor's soldiers led Jesus into the fortress and brought together the rest of the troops. 28 They stripped off Jesus' clothes and put a scarlet robe on him. 29 They made a crown out of thorn branches and placed it on his head, and they put a stick in his right hand. The soldiers knelt down and pretended to worship him. They made fun of him and shouted, “Hey, you king of the Jews!” 30 Then they spit on him. They took the stick from him and beat him on the head with it.
Jesus Is Nailed to a Cross
(Mark 15.22-32Luke 23.27-43John 19.17-27)31 When the soldiers had finished making fun of Jesus, they took off the robe. They put his own clothes back on him and led him off to be nailed to a cross. 32 On the way they met a man named Simon who was from Cyrene, and they forced him to carry Jesus' cross.
33 They came to a place named Golgotha, which means “Place of a Skull.” 34 There they gave Jesus some wine mixed with a drug to ease the pain. But when Jesus tasted what it was, he refused to drink it.
35 The soldiers nailed Jesus to a cross and gambled to see who would get his clothes. 36 Then they sat down to guard him. 37 Above his head they put a sign that told why he was nailed there. It read, “This is Jesus, the King of the Jews.” 38 The soldiers also nailed two criminals on crosses, one to the right of Jesus and the other to his left.
39 People who passed by said terrible things about Jesus. They shook their heads and 40 shouted, “So you're the one who claimed you could tear down the temple and build it again in three days! If you are God's Son, save yourself and come down from the cross!”
41 The chief priests, the leaders, and the teachers of the Law of Moses also made fun of Jesus. They said, 42 “He saved others, but he can't save himself. If he is the king of Israel, he should come down from the cross! Then we will believe him. 43 He trusted God, so let God save him, if he wants to. He even said he was God's Son.” 44 The two criminals also said cruel things to Jesus.
The Death of Jesus
(Mark 15.33-41Luke 23.44-49John 19.28-30)45 At noon the sky turned dark and stayed that way until three o'clock. 46 Then about that time Jesus shouted, “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” which means, “My God, my God, why have you deserted me?”
47 Some of the people standing there heard Jesus and said, “He's calling for Elijah.” 48 One of them at once ran and grabbed a sponge. He soaked it in wine, then put it on a stick and held it up to Jesus.
49 Others said, “Wait! Let's see if Elijah will come and save him.” 50 Once again Jesus shouted, and then he died.
51 At once the curtain in the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. The earth shook, and rocks split apart. 52 Graves opened, and many of God's people were raised to life. 53 They left their graves, and after Jesus had risen to life, they went into the holy city, where they were seen by many people.
54 The officer and the soldiers guarding Jesus felt the earthquake and saw everything else that happened. They were frightened and said, “This man really was God's Son!”
55 Many women had come with Jesus from Galilee to be of help to him, and they were there, looking on at a distance. 56 Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James and Joseph, and the mother of James and John were some of these women.
Jesus Is Buried
(Mark 15.42-47Luke 23.50-56John 19.38-42)57 That evening a rich disciple named Joseph from the town of Arimathea 58 went and asked for Jesus' body. Pilate gave orders for it to be given to Joseph, 59 who took the body and wrapped it in a clean linen cloth. 60 Then Joseph put the body in his own tomb that had been cut into solid rock and had never been used. He rolled a big stone against the entrance to the tomb and went away.
61 All this time Mary Magdalene and the other Mary were sitting across from the tomb.
62 On the next day, which was a Sabbath, the chief priests and the Pharisees went together to Pilate. 63 They said, “Sir, we remember what this liar said while he was still alive. He claimed in three days he would come back from death. 64 So please order the tomb to be carefully guarded for three days. If you don't, his disciples may come and steal his body. They will tell the people he has been raised to life, and this last lie will be worse than the first one.”
65 Pilate said to them, “All right, take some of your soldiers and guard the tomb as well as you know how.” 66 So they sealed it tight and placed soldiers there to guard it.
1 Bet rīta agrumā visi augstie priesteri un ļaužu vecaji pieņēma lēmumu Jēzu nonāvēt. 2 Un tie saistīja Viņu, aizveda un nodeva to zemes pārvaldniekam Pilātam. 3 Tad Jūda, Viņa nodevējs, redzēdams, ka Viņš pazudināts, nožēloja to, atnesa atpakaļ trīsdesmit sudraba gabalus augstajiem priesteriem un vecajiem 4 un sacīja: "Es esmu grēkojis, nododams nenoziedzīgas asinis." Bet tie sacīja: "Kas mums par daļu? Raugi tu pats!" 5 Un viņš nometa sudraba gabalus Templī, aizgāja un pakārās. 6 Bet augstie priesteri paņēma sudraba gabalus un sacīja: "Nepieklājas tos likt Dieva šķirstā, jo tā ir asins nauda." 7 Bet viņi nolēma pirkt par tiem podnieka tīrumu svešiniekiem par kapsētu. 8 Tāpēc šis tīrums ir nosaukts par asins tīrumu līdz šai dienai. 9 Tā ir piepildīts tas vārds, ko pravietis Jeremija runājis, sacīdams: un tie saņēma no Israēla bērniem trīsdesmit sudraba gabalus - tik dārgu maksu tie bija noteikuši - 10 un deva tos par podnieka tīrumu, kā Tas Kungs man ir pavēlējis.- 11 Bet Jēzu veda zemes pārvaldnieka priekšā. Un pārvaldnieks viņam jautāja: "Vai Tu esi Jūdu ķēniņš?" Bet Jēzus sacīja uz viņu: "Tu to saki." 12 Un, kad augstie priesteri un vecaji Viņu apsūdzēja, Viņš neatbildēja nenieka. 13 Tad Pilāts saka Viņam: "Vai Tu nedzirdi, cik smagi tie liecina pret Tevi?" 14 Un Viņš tam neatbildēja neviena paša vārda, tā ka pārvaldnieks ļoti brīnījās. 15 Bet svētkos zemes pārvaldnieks mēdza atlaist tautai vienu cietumnieku, kuru tā vēlējās. 16 Un tanī laikā tiem bija kāds sevišķi bīstams cietumnieks, vārdā Baraba. 17 Un, kad tie bija sapulcējušies, Pilāts sacīja uz tiem: "Kuru jūs gribat, lai es jums atlaižu, vai Barabu vai Jēzu, kuru sauc par Kristu?" 18 Jo viņš zināja, ka tie To bija nodevuši aiz skaudības. 19 Bet, viņam sēžot uz soģa krēsla, viņa sieva sūtīja pie tā un lika sacīt: "Liec mierā šo taisno, jo es šonakt sapnī daudz cietu Viņa dēļ." 20 Bet augstie priesteri un vecaji pierunāja ļaudis, ka tie izlūgtos Barabu, bet Jēzu nokautu. 21 Un zemes pārvaldnieks atbildēja un sacīja tiem: "Kuru jūs gribat no šiem abiem, lai es jums atlaižu?" Bet tie sacīja: "Barabu." 22 Tad Pilāts saka tiem: "Ko tad es lai daru ar Jēzu, kuru sauc par Kristu?" Viņi visi saka: "Sist Viņu krustā!" 23 Bet viņš sacīja: "Ko tad Viņš ļauna darījis?" Bet tie brēca vēl vairāk: "Sist Viņu krustā!" 24 Bet, kad Pilāts redzēja, ka viņš nekā nevar izdarīt, bet troksnis kļuva vēl lielāks, tad viņš ņēma ūdeni un mazgāja rokas ļaužu priekšā, sacīdams: "Es esmu nevainīgs pie šī taisnā asinīm. Raugait jūs paši!" 25 Un visi ļaudis atbildēja un sacīja: "Viņa asinis lai nāk pār mums un mūsu bērniem." 26 Tad viņš tiem atlaida Barabu, bet Jēzu šauta un nodeva, lai Viņu sistu krustā. 27 Tad zemes pārvaldnieka karavīri ņēma Jēzu, veda to pārvaldnieka pilī un sasauca ap Viņu visu pulku. 28 Un tie novilka Viņam drēbes un apvilka Viņam purpura apmetni. 29 Tie nopina ērkšķu vainagu un lika to Viņam galvā, un deva Viņam niedri labajā rokā, un locīja ceļus Viņa priekšā, Viņu apsmiedami, un sacīja: "Sveiks, Jūdu ķēniņ!" 30 Un tie spļāva Viņam virsū, ņēma niedri un sita Viņam pa galvu. 31 Un, kad tie bija Viņu apsmējuši, tad tie novilka Viņam apmetni un apvilka Viņam paša drēbes un aizveda Viņu, lai sistu krustā. 32 Bet iziedami tie sastapa cilvēku no Kirēnas, vārdā Sīmani; tie piespieda to nest Viņa krustu. 33 Un, nonākuši tai vietā, ko sauc par Golgatu, tas ir, pieres vietu, 34 tie Viņam deva dzert etiķi, maisītu ar žulti; un, kad Viņš to nobaudīja, Viņš negribēja to dzert. 35 Un tie sita Viņu krustā un izdalīja Viņa drēbes savā starpā ar mesliem. 36 Un tie sēdēja tur un apsargāja Viņu. 37 Un virs Viņa galvas tie pielika Viņa vainas uzrakstu: ŠIS IR JĒZUS, JŪDU ĶĒNIŅŠ. 38 Tad divi slepkavas tika kopā ar Viņu krustā sisti; viens pa labo, otrs pa kreiso roku. 39 Bet garāmgājēji zaimoja Viņu, galvas kratīdami, 40 un sacīja: "Viņš gribēja noplēst Templi un to atkal uzcelt trijās dienās; palīdzi pats Sev; ja Tu esi Dieva Dēls, kāp no krusta zemē." 41 Tāpat augstie priesteri līdz ar rakstu mācītājiem un vecajiem apsmēja Viņu, sacīdami: 42 "Citiem Viņš palīdzējis, bet pats Sev nevar palīdzēt. Ja Viņš ir Israēla Ķēniņš, lai nokāpj no krusta, tad mēs ticēsim uz Viņu. 43 Viņš Dievam uzticējies, Tas lai glābj Viņu, ja grib; jo Viņš ir sacījis: Es esmu Dieva Dēls." 44 Tāpat arī slepkavas, kas līdz ar Viņu bija krustā sisti, zaimoja Viņu. 45 Bet no sestās stundas tapa tumšs pār visu zemi līdz devītai stundai. 46 Bet ap devīto stundu Jēzus sauca stiprā balsī: "Ēli, Ēli, lamā zabahtani?" Tas ir: "Mans Dievs, Mans Dievs, kāpēc Tu esi Mani atstājis?" 47 Bet daži no tiem, kas tur stāvēja, kad tie to dzirdēja, sacīja: "Šis sauc Eliju." 48 Un tūlīt viens no tiem aizskrēja, paņēma sūkli, pildīja to ar etiķi, uzsprauda to niedrē un dzirdīja Viņu. 49 Bet citi sacīja: "Pagaidi, redzēsim, vai Ēlija nāks un glābs Viņu." 50 Bet Jēzus atkal iekliedzās stiprā balsī un izlaida Savu garu. 51 Un redzi, Tempļa priekškars pārplīsa no augšas līdz apakšai divos gabalos, un zeme trīcēja, un klintis šķēlās, 52 un kapi atdarījās, un daudzu svēto miesas, kas dusēja, cēlās augšām. 53 Un tie izgāja no kapiem pēc Viņa augšāmcelšanās, nāca svētajā pilsētā un parādījās daudziem. 54 Bet virsnieks un tie, kas bija pie Viņa un sargāja Jēzu, redzēdami zemestrīci un visu, kas tur notika, ļoti izbijās un sacīja: "Patiesi Šis bija Dieva Dēls." 55 Bet tur bija daudz sievu, kas no Galilejas bija sekojušas Jēzum un Viņam kalpojušas, tās skatījās no tālienes. 56 Starp tām bija Marija Magdalēna un Marija, Jēkaba un Jāzepa māte, un Cebedeja dēlu māte. 57 Bet vakarā nāca kāds bagāts cilvēks no Arimatijas, vārdā Jāzeps, kas arī bija kļuvis par Jēzus mācekli. 58 Šis nogāja pie Pilāta un izlūdzās Jēzus miesas. Tad Pilāts pavēlēja tās viņam atdot. 59 Un Jāzeps ņēma miesas, ietina tās tīrā audeklā 60 un ielika tās savā jaunajā kapā, ko viņš bija izcirtis klintī, un viņš pievēla lielu akmeni pie kapa durvīm un aizgāja. 61 Bet tur bija Marija Magdalēna un otra Marija, viņas sēdēja pretim kapam. 62 Bet otrā dienā, kas nāk pēc sataisāmās dienas, augstie priesteri un farizeji sapulcējās pie Pilāta 63 un sacīja: "Kungs, mēs atminamies, ka šis viltnieks, vēl dzīvs būdams, sacīja: pēc trim dienām Es celšos augšām. 64 Tāpēc pavēli kapu apsargāt līdz trešajai dienai, ka Viņa mācekļi nenāk naktī un Viņu nenozog un neizpauž ļaudīm: Viņš ir no miroņiem augšāmcēlies. Pēdējā vilšana tad būtu lielāka nekā pirmā." 65 Pilāts sacīja uz tiem: "Jums ir sargi, eita un apsargait to, kā paši zināt." 66 Un tie aizgāja un pielika kapam sargus un aizzīmogoja akmeni.
