Study Desk

And they began to accuse Him, saying, "We found this man subverting our nation, forbidding payment of taxes to Caesar, and proclaiming Himself to be Christ, a king."

But they kept insisting, "He stirs up the people all over Judea with His teaching. He began in Galilee and has come all the way here."

And even Herod and his soldiers ridiculed and mocked Him. Dressing Him in a fine robe, they sent Him back to Pilate.

That day Herod and Pilate became friends; before this time they had been enemies.

But they were insistent, demanding with loud voices for Jesus to be crucified. And their clamor prevailed.

As they had requested, he released the one imprisoned for insurrection and murder, and surrendered Jesus to their will.

As the soldiers led Him away, they seized Simon of Cyrene on his way in from the country, and put the cross on him to carry behind Jesus.

At that time 'they will say to the mountains, "Fall on us!" and to the hills, "Cover us!"'

When they came to the place called The Skull, they crucified Him there, along with the criminals, one on His right and the other on His left.

Then Jesus said, "Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing." And they divided up His garments by casting lots.

And when all the people who had gathered for this spectacle saw what had taken place, they returned home beating their breasts.

The women who had come with Jesus from Galilee followed, and they saw the tomb and how His body was placed.

Then they returned to prepare spices and perfumes. And they rested on the Sabbath according to the commandment.

And when they returned from the tomb, they reported all these things to the eleven and to all the others.

But their words seemed like nonsense to them, and they did not believe the women.

And as they talked and deliberated, Jesus Himself came up and walked along with them.

"What things?" He asked. "The events involving Jesus of Nazareth," they answered. "This man was a prophet, powerful in speech and action before God and all the people.

Our chief priests and rulers delivered Him up to the sentence of death, and they crucified Him.

but they did not find His body. They came and told us they had seen a vision of angels who said that Jesus was alive.

Then some of our companions went to the tomb and found it just as the women had described. But Him they did not see."