Christ is led to Pilate. Judas’s despair. The sufferings of Christ, his crucifixion, death, and burial.

1 When morning came, all the chief priests and the elders of the people took counsel against Jesus, to put him to death. 2 Then they bound him, led him away, and handed him over to the Roman governor Pontius Pilate. 3 Then Judas, who had betrayed Jesus, seeing that he had been condemned, repented and returned the silver to the chief priests and the elders of the people, 4 And he said, “I have sinned, because I betrayed the death of a righteous man.” But they said, “That is not our concern. you know.” 5 Judas threw the silver coins into the temple and left. Then he went and hanged himself. 6 But the chief priests took the silver and said, “It is not lawful to put them into the temple treasury, because they are the price of blood.” 7 And after taking counsel, with that money they bought the Potter’s Field as a burial place for foreigners. 8 For this reason that field is called the Field of Blood to this day. 9 Then the word spoken through the prophet Jeremiah was fulfilled: “They took the thirty pieces of silver, the price of the one who was sold, who had been valued by the sons of Israel, 10 and they gave it for the potter’s field, as the Lord had commanded me.” 11 Jesus stood before the governor. The governor questioned him and said, “Are you the King of the Jews?” Jesus said, “You say so.” 12 And when He was accused by the chief priests and the elders, He answered nothing. 13 Then Pilate said to him, “Do you not hear how many things they testify against you?” 14 Jesus did not answer him, not even a single word, so that the governor was greatly amazed. 15 Now at the Passover feast the governor had a custom to release for the people one prisoner, whomever they wanted. 16 At that time there was a well-known prisoner whose name was Jesus Barabbas. 17 When they had gathered, Pilate said to them: “Which of these two do you want me to release for you: Jesus Barabbas, or Jesus who is called Christ?” 18 For Pilate knew that they had handed Jesus over out of envy. 19 While he was sitting on the judgment seat, his wife sent word to him, saying: “Do nothing against that righteous man, because today in a dream I suffered many things because of him.” 20 But the chief priests and the elders persuaded the crowd to ask for Barabbas, and to condemn Jesus to death. 21 The governor addressed them and said, “Which of these two do you want me to release for you?” They said, “Barabbas.” 22 Pilate said to them, “Then what should I do with Jesus, who is called Christ?” 23 All of them said, “Let him be crucified.” The governor said, “Then what evil has he done?” But they were crying out even louder and saying, “Let him be crucified.” 24 Pilate, seeing that it was doing no good and that a riot was rising instead, took water, washed his hands before the crowd, and said, “I am not guilty of this Righteous One’s blood. You know.” 25 And all the people answered and said, “Let his blood be on us and on our children.” 26 Then Pilate released Barabbas for them, and after having Jesus flogged, he handed him over to be crucified. 27 Then the governor’s soldiers took Jesus into the praetorium and gathered the whole cohort around Him. 28 They stripped Him and threw a scarlet robe over Him. 29 Then, making a crown of thorns, they put it on His head, and they put a reed in His right hand. Kneeling before Him, they mocked Him and said, “Greetings, King of the Jews!” 30 And spitting on him, they would take the reed and strike him on the head. 31 After they had mocked Him, they took the scarlet robe off Him and put His own clothes on Him. Then they led Him away to crucify Him. 32 As they were going out, they found a man from Cyrene named Simon, and they forced him to carry Jesus Christ’s cross. 33 And when they came to the place called Golgotha, which means “Place of a Skull,” 34 They gave Jesus wine mixed with gall to drink, and when he tasted it, he did not want to drink it. 35 Then they crucified Him and divided His garments, casting lots, so that the word spoken by the prophet might be fulfilled: “They divided My garments among themselves, and for My robe they cast lots.” 36 And sitting there, they were keeping watch over Him. 37 Above his head they also placed the written charge against him: “This is Jesus, the King of the Jews.” 38 At that time two robbers were crucified with Him, one on His right side and the other on His left. 39 And those who were passing by were insulting him, shaking their heads. 40 and saying, “You who were tearing down the temple and rebuilding it in three days, save yourself. If you are the Son of God, come down from that cross.” 41 The chief priests, together with the scribes and the elders, were also mocking Him and saying, 42 “He saved others, but he cannot save himself. If he is the King of Israel, let him come down from that cross right now, and we will believe in him.” 43 He trusted in God. Let Him now save Him, if He wants Him. For He was saying, “I am the Son of God.”” 44 The robbers who were crucified with him were also insulting him in the same way. 45 From the sixth hour of the day until the ninth hour, darkness covered the whole land. 46 Near the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice and said, “Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani,” that is, “My God, my God, why did you forsake me?” (Ps. 21(22):1). 47 Some of those standing there, when they heard it, said, “He is calling Elijah.” 48 And one of them immediately ran, took a sponge soaked with vinegar, and putting it on a reed, gave it to Him to drink. 49 But the others were saying, “Let us see whether Elijah is coming to save Him.” 50 Jesus cried out again with a loud voice and gave up his spirit. 51 and now, the curtain of the temple was torn in two, from top to bottom, the earth shook, and the rocks were split. 52 The tombs were opened, and the bodies of many saints who had fallen asleep were raised. 53 After his resurrection, coming out of the tombs, they entered the holy city and appeared to many. 54 Now the centurion and those with him who were guarding Jesus, when they saw the earthquake and what had happened, were terrified and said, “Truly this was the Son of God.” 55 There were many women there, watching from a distance. They had followed Jesus from Galilee in order to serve him. 56 Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James and Joses, and the mother of the sons of Zebedee. 57 When evening came, a rich man named Joseph came, who was from Arimathea and had become a disciple of Jesus. 58 He went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus Christ. Then Pilate ordered that the body be given to him. 59 Joseph took the body and wrapped it in a clean linen cloth 60 and placed it in a new tomb that he had had cut into the rock. Then he rolled a large stone to the entrance of the tomb, as the stone that closed the tomb, and went away. 61 Mary Magdalene was there, and the other Mary as well. They were sitting opposite the tomb. 62 In the morning, that is, the day following Friday, the chief priests and the Pharisees gathered to Pilate 63 and they said, “Lord, we remembered that deceiver, while he was still alive, was saying, ‘After three days I will rise again.’” 64 Therefore, command that the tomb be guarded carefully until the third day, lest his disciples come by night, steal him away, and tell the people, “He has risen from the dead.” This last deception will be worse than the first.” 65 Pilate said to them, “You have guards. Go and keep watch carefully, as you know how.” 66 And they went and set a guard over the tomb. They sealed the stone and appointed a guard detachment.