¹ Now when morning had come, all the chief priests and the elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death:

² and they bound him, and led him away, and delivered him up to¹ Pilate, the governor.

1. NU P. M TR Vg add "Pontius"

³ Then Judas, who betrayed him, when he saw that Jesus was condemned, felt remorse, and returned the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders,

⁴ saying, "I have sinned in that I betrayed innocent blood." But they said, "What is that to us? You see to it."

⁵ He threw down the pieces of silver in the sanctuary, and departed. He went away and hanged himself.

⁶ The chief priests took the pieces of silver, and said, "It's not lawful to put them into the treasury, since it is the price of blood."

⁷ They took counsel, and bought the potter's field with them, to bury strangers in.

⁸ Therefore that field was called "The Field of Blood" to this day.

⁹ Then that which was spoken through Jeremiah¹ the prophet was fulfilled, saying, "They took the thirty pieces of silver, the price of him upon whom a price had been set, whom some of the sons of Israel priced,

1. OS P (Theta 33 et al.) omit "Jeremiah"

¹⁰ and they gave them for the potter's field, as Jehovah commanded me."¹

1. Zechariah 11:12-13; Jeremiah 19:1-13; 32:6-9. Apparent scripture combination practice known as Gezera Shewa

¹¹ Now Jesus stood before the governor: and the governor asked him, saying, "Are you the King of the Jews?" Jesus said to him, "So you say."

¹² When he was accused by the chief priests and elders, he answered nothing.

¹³ Then Pilate said to him, "Do you not hear how many things they testify against you?"

¹⁴ He gave him no answer, not even one word, so that the governor marveled greatly.

¹⁵ Now at the feast the governor was accustomed to release to the multitude one prisoner, whom they desired.

¹⁶ They had then a notable prisoner, called Barabbas.

¹⁷ When therefore they were gathered together, Pilate said to them, "Whom do you want me to release to you? Barabbas, or Jesus, who is called the Messiah?"

¹⁸ For he knew that because of envy they had delivered him up.

¹⁹ While he was sitting on the judgment seat, his wife sent to him, saying, "Have nothing to do with that righteous man, for I have suffered many things this day in a dream because of him."

²⁰ Now the chief priests and the elders persuaded the multitudes to ask for Barabbas, and destroy Jesus.

²¹ But the governor answered them, "Which of the two do you want me to release to you?" They said, "Barabbas!"

²² Pilate said to them, "What then shall I do to Jesus, who is called the Messiah?" They all said¹, "Let him be crucified!"

1. M TR add "to him"

²³ But he¹ said, "Why? What evil has he done?" But they shouted all the louder, saying, "Let him be crucified!"

1. M TR read "the governor" instead of "he"

²⁴ So when Pilate saw that nothing was being gained, but rather that a disturbance was starting, he took water, and washed his hands before the multitude, saying, "I am innocent of the blood of this¹ man. You see to it."

1. M TR add "righteous"

²⁵ All the people answered, "May his blood be on us, and on our children!"

²⁶ Then he released to them Barabbas, but Jesus he flogged¹ and delivered to be crucified. ²

1. Isaiah 53:5
2. Isaiah 53:8

²⁷ Then the governor's soldiers took Jesus into the Praetorium, and gathered the whole garrison together against him.

²⁸ They stripped him, and put a scarlet robe on him.

²⁹ They braided a crown of thorns and put it on his head, and a reed in his right hand; and they kneeled down before him, and mocked him, saying, "Hail, King of the Jews!"¹

1. Isaiah 53:3 Psalm 69:19

³⁰ They spat on him,¹ and took the reed and struck him on the head.

1. Isaiah 50:6

³¹ When they had mocked him, they took the robe off of him, and put his clothes on him, and led him away to crucify him.

³² As they came out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name, and they compelled him to go with them, that he might carry his cross.

³³ They came to a place called "Golgotha," that is to say, "The place of a skull."

³⁴ They gave him wine¹ to drink mixed with gall. When he had tasted it, he would not drink.

1. NU Vg. M TR read "wine vinegar" instead of "wine"

³⁵ When they had crucified him, they divided his clothing among them, casting lots,¹

1. Psalm 22:18. NU M P. TR Vg add "that it might be fulfilled that was spoken by the prophet, 'They divided my garments to themselves, and over my vesture they cast a lot"

³⁶ and they sat and watched him there.

³⁷ They set up over his head the accusation against him written, "THIS IS JESUS, THE KING OF THE JEWS."

³⁸ Then there were two robbers crucified with him, one on his right hand and one on the left.¹

1. Isaiah 53:12

³⁹ Those who passed by blasphemed him, wagging their heads,¹

1. Psalm 22:7

⁴⁰ and saying, "You who destroy the temple, and build it in three days, save yourself! If you are the Son of God, come down from the cross!"

⁴¹ Likewise the chief priests also mocking, with the scribes,¹ and the elders, said,

1. M adds "the Pharisees"

⁴² "He saved others, but he cannot save himself. If he is the King of Israel, let him come down from the cross now, and we will believe in him.

⁴³ He trusts in God. Let God deliver him now, if he wants him; for he said, 'I am the Son of God.'"

⁴⁴ The robbers also who were crucified with him cast on him the same reproach.

⁴⁵ Now from the sixth hour¹ there was darkness over all the land² until the ninth hour.³

1. noon
2. Amos 8:9
3. 3:00 P. M.

⁴⁶ About the ninth hour Jesus called out with a loud voice, saying, "Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?" That is, "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?"¹

1. Psalm 22:1

⁴⁷ Some of them who stood there, when they heard it, said, "This man is calling Elijah."

⁴⁸ Immediately one of them ran, and took a sponge, and filled it with vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave him a drink.¹

1. Psalm 69:21

⁴⁹ The rest said, "Let him be. Let us see whether Elijah comes to save him."

⁵⁰ Jesus shouted again with a loud voice, and yielded up his spirit.

⁵¹ Behold, the veil of the temple was torn in two from the top to the bottom. The earth quaked and the rocks were split.

⁵² The tombs were opened, and many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep were raised;

⁵³ and coming out of the tombs after his resurrection, they entered into the holy city and appeared to many.

⁵⁴ Now the centurion, and those who were with him watching Jesus, when they saw the earthquake, and the things that were done, feared exceedingly, saying, "Truly this was the Son of God."

⁵⁵ Many women were there watching from afar, who had followed Jesus from Galilee, serving him.

⁵⁶ Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of Jacob and Joseph¹, and the mother of the sons of Zebedee.

1. NU Vg. M TR read "Joses" instead of "Joseph"

⁵⁷ When evening had come, a rich man from Arimathaea, named Joseph, who himself was also Jesus' disciple came.

⁵⁸ This man went to Pilate, and asked for the body of Jesus. Then Pilate commanded the body to be given up.

⁵⁹ Joseph took the body, and wrapped it in a clean linen cloth,

⁶⁰ and placed it in his own new tomb,¹ which he had cut out in the rock, and he rolled a great stone to the door of the tomb, and departed.

1. Isaiah 53:9

⁶¹ Mary Magdalene was there, and the other Mary, sitting opposite the tomb.

⁶² Now on the next day, which was the day after the Preparation Day, the chief priests and the Pharisees were gathered together to Pilate,

⁶³ saying, "Sir, we remember what that deceiver said while he was still alive: 'After three days I will rise again.'