and with him a great multitude with swords and staves, from
the chief priests and elders of the people.
40:026:048 Now he that betrayed him gave them a sign, saying, Whomsoever
I shall kiss, that same is he: hold him fast.
40:026:049 And forthwith he came to Jesus, and said, Hail, master; and
kissed him.
40:026:050 And Jesus said unto him, Friend, wherefore art thou come? Then
came they, and laid hands on Jesus and took him.
40:026:051 And, behold, one of them which were with Jesus stretched out
his hand, and drew his sword, and struck a servant of the high
priest's, and smote off his ear.
40:026:052 Then said Jesus unto him, Put up again thy sword into his
place: for all they that take the sword shall perish with the
sword.
40:026:053 Thinkest thou that I cannot now pray to my Father, and he
shall presently give me more than twelve legions of angels?
40:026:054 But how then shall the scriptures be fulfilled, that thus it
must be?
40:026:055 In that same hour said Jesus to the multitudes, Are ye come
out as against a thief with swords and staves for to take me?
I sat daily with you teaching in the temple, and ye laid no
hold on me.
40:026:056 But all this was done, that the scriptures of the prophets
might be fulfilled. Then all the disciples forsook him, and
fled.
40:026:057 And they that had laid hold on Jesus led him away to Caiaphas
the high priest, where the scribes and the elders were
assembled.
40:026:058 But Peter followed him afar off unto the high priest's palace,
and went in, and sat with the servants, to see the end.
40:026:059 Now the chief priests, and elders, and all the council, sought
false witness against Jesus, to put him to death;
40:026:060 But found none: yea, though many false witnesses came, yet
found they none. At the last came two false witnesses,
40:026:061 And said, This fellow said, I am able to destroy the temple of
God, and to build it in three days.
40:026:062 And the high priest arose, and said unto him, Answerest thou
nothing? what is it which these witness against thee?
40:026:063 But Jesus held his peace, And the high priest answered and
said unto him, I adjure thee by the living God, that thou tell
us whether thou be the Christ, the Son of God.
40:026:064 Jesus saith unto him, Thou hast said: nevertheless I say unto
you, Hereafter shall ye see the Son of man sitting on the
right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven.
40:026:065 Then the high priest rent his clothes, saying, He hath spoken
blasphemy; what further need have we of witnesses? behold, now
ye have heard his blasphemy.
40:026:066 What think ye? They answered and said, He is guilty of death.
40:026:067 Then did they spit in his face, and buffeted him; and others
smote him with the palms of their hands,
40:026:068 Saying, Prophesy unto us, thou Christ, Who is he that smote
thee?
40:026:069 Now Peter sat without in the palace: and a damsel came unto
him, saying, Thou also wast with Jesus of Galilee.
40:026:070 But he denied before them all, saying, I know not what thou
sayest.
40:026:071 And when he was gone out into the porch, another maid saw him,
and said unto them that were there, This fellow was also with
Jesus of Nazareth.
40:026:072 And again he denied with an oath, I do not know the man.
40:026:073 And after a while came unto him they that stood by, and said
to Peter, Surely thou also art one of them; for thy speech
bewrayeth thee.
40:026:074 Then began he to curse and to swear, saying, I know not the
man. And immediately the cock crew.
40:026:075 And Peter remembered the word of Jesus, which said unto him,
Before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice. And he went
out, and wept bitterly.
40:027:001 When the morning was come, all the chief priests and elders of
the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death:
40:027:002 And when they had bound him, they led him away, and delivered
him to Pontius Pilate the governor.
40:027:003 Then Judas, which had betrayed him, when he saw that he was
condemned, repented himself, and brought again the thirty
pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders,
40:027:004 Saying, I have sinned in that I have betrayed the innocent
blood. And they said, What is that to us? see thou to that.
40:027:005 And he cast down the pieces of silver in the temple, and
departed, and went and hanged himself.
40:027:006 And the chief priests took the silver pieces, and said, It is
not lawful for to put them into the treasury, because it is
the price of blood.
40:027:007 And they took counsel, and bought with them the potter's
field, to bury strangers in.
40:027:008 Wherefore that field was called, The field of blood, unto this
day.
40:027:009 Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremy the
prophet, saying, And they took the thirty pieces of silver,
the price of him that was valued, whom they of the children of
Israel did value;
40:027:010 And gave them for the potter's field, as the Lord appointed
me.
40:027:011 And Jesus stood before the governor: and the governor asked
him, saying, Art thou the King of the Jews? And Jesus said
unto him, Thou sayest.
40:027:012 And when he was accused of the chief priests and elders, he
answered nothing.
40:027:013 Then said Pilate unto him, Hearest thou not how many things
they witness against thee?
40:027:014 And he answered him to never a word; insomuch that the
governor marvelled greatly.
40:027:015 Now at that feast the governor was wont to release unto the
people a prisoner, whom they would.
40:027:016 And they had then a notable prisoner, called Barabbas.
40:027:017 Therefore when they were gathered together, Pilate said unto
them, Whom will ye that I release unto you? Barabbas, or Jesus
which is called Christ?
40:027:018 For he knew that for envy they had delivered him.
40:027:019 When he was set down on the judgment seat, his wife sent unto
him, saying, Have thou nothing to do with that just man: for I
have suffered many things this day in a dream because of him.
40:027:020 But the chief priests and elders persuaded the multitude that
they should ask Barabbas, and destroy Jesus.
40:027:021 The governor answered and said unto them, Whether of the twain
will ye that I release unto you? They said, Barabbas.
40:027:022 Pilate saith unto them, What shall I do then with Jesus which
is called Christ? They all say unto him, Let him be crucified.
40:027:023 And the governor said, Why, what evil hath he done? But they
cried out the more, saying, Let him be crucified.
40:027:024 When Pilate saw that he could prevail nothing, but that rather
a tumult was made, he took water, and washed his hands before
the multitude, saying, I am innocent of the blood of this just
person: see ye to it.
40:027:025 Then answered all the people, and said, His blood be on us,
and on our children.
40:027:026 Then released he Barabbas unto them: and when he had scourged
Jesus, he delivered him to be crucified.
40:027:027 Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the common
hall, and gathered unto him the whole band of soldiers.
40:027:028 And they stripped him, and put on him a scarlet robe.
40:027:029 And when they had platted a crown of thorns, they put it upon
his head, and a reed in his right hand: and they bowed the
knee before him, and mocked him, saying, Hail, King of the
Jews!
40:027:030 And they spit upon him, and took the reed, and smote him on
the head.
40:027:031 And after that they had mocked him, they took the robe off
from him, and put his own raiment on him, and led him away to
crucify him.
40:027:032 And as they came out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by
name: him they compelled to bear his cross.
40:027:033 And when they were come unto a place called Golgotha, that is
to say, a place of a skull,
40:027:034 They gave him vinegar to drink mingled with gall: and when he
had tasted thereof, he would not drink.
40:027:035 And they crucified him, and parted his garments, casting lots:
that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet,
They parted my garments among them, and upon my vesture did
they cast lots.
40:027:036 And sitting down they watched him there;
40:027:037 And set up over his head his accusation written, THIS IS JESUS
THE KING OF THE JEWS.
40:027:038 Then were there two thieves crucified with him, one on the
right hand, and another on the left.
40:027:039 And they that passed by reviled him, wagging their heads,
40:027:040 And saying, Thou that destroyest the temple, and buildest it
in three days, save thyself. If thou be the Son of God, come
down from the cross.
40:027:041 Likewise also the chief priests mocking him, with the scribes
and elders, said,
40:027:042 He saved others; himself he cannot save. If he be the King of
Israel, let him now come down from the cross, and we will
believe him.
40:027:043 He trusted in God; let him deliver him now, if he will have
him: for he said, I am the Son of God.
40:027:044 The thieves also, which were crucified with him, cast the same
in his teeth.
40:027:045 Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land
unto the ninth hour.
40:027:046 And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice,
saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is to say, My God, my
God, why hast thou forsaken me?
40:027:047 Some of them that stood there, when they heard that, said,
This man calleth for Elias.
40:027:048 And straightway one of them ran, and took a spunge, and filled
it with vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave him to drink.
40:027:049 The rest said, Let be, let us see whether Elias will come to
save him.
40:027:050 Jesus, when he had cried again with a loud voice, yielded up
the ghost.
40:027:051 And, behold, the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the
top to the bottom; and the earth did quake, and the rocks
rent;
40:027:052 And the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints
which slept arose,
40:027:053 And came out of the graves after his resurrection, and went
into the holy city, and appeared unto many.
40:027:054 Now when the centurion, and they that were with him, watching
Jesus, saw the earthquake, and those things that were done,
they feared greatly, saying, Truly this was the Son of God.
40:027:055 And many women were there beholding afar off, which followed
Jesus from Galilee, ministering unto him:
40:027:056 Among which was Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James
and Joses, and the mother of Zebedees children.
40:027:057 When the even was come, there came a rich man of Arimathaea,
named Joseph, who also himself was Jesus' disciple:
40:027:058 He went to Pilate, and begged the body of Jesus. Then Pilate
commanded the body to be delivered.
40:027:059 And when Joseph had taken the body, he wrapped it in a clean
linen cloth,
40:027:060 And laid it in his own new tomb, which he had hewn out in the
rock: and he rolled a great stone to the door of the
sepulchre, and departed.
40:027:061 And there was Mary Magdalene, and the other Mary, sitting over
against the sepulchre.
40:027:062 Now the next day, that followed the day of the preparation,
the chief priests and Pharisees came together unto Pilate,
40:027:063 Saying, Sir, we remember that that deceiver said, while he was
yet alive, After three days I will rise again.
40:027:064 Command therefore that the sepulchre be made sure until the
third day, lest his disciples come by night, and steal him
away, and say unto the people, He is risen from the dead: so
the last error shall be worse than the first.
40:027:065 Pilate said unto them, Ye have a watch: go your way, make it
as sure as ye can.
40:027:066 So they went, and made the sepulchre sure, sealing the stone,
and setting a watch.
40:028:001 In the end of the sabbath, as it began to dawn toward the
first day of the week, came Mary Magdalene and the other Mary
to see the sepulchre.
40:028:002 And, behold, there was a great earthquake: for the angel of
the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled back the
stone from the door, and sat upon it.
40:028:003 His countenance was like lightning, and his raiment white as
snow:
40:028:004 And for fear of him the keepers did shake, and became as dead
men.
40:028:005 And the angel answered and said unto the women, Fear not ye:
for I know that ye seek Jesus, which was crucified.
40:028:006 He is not here: for he is risen, as he said. Come, see the
place where the Lord lay.
40:028:007 And go quickly, and tell his disciples that he is risen from
the dead; and, behold, he goeth before you into Galilee; there
shall ye see him: lo, I have told you.
40:028:008 And they departed quickly from the sepulchre with fear and
great joy; and did run to bring his disciples word.
40:028:009 And as they went to tell his disciples, behold, Jesus met
them, saying, All hail. And they came and held him by the
feet, and worshipped him.
40:028:010 Then said Jesus unto them, Be not afraid: go tell my brethren
that they go into Galilee, and there shall they see me.
40:028:011 Now when they were going, behold, some of the watch came into
the city, and shewed unto the chief priests all the things
that were done.
40:028:012 And when they were assembled with the elders, and had taken
counsel, they gave large money unto the soldiers,
40:028:013 Saying, Say ye, His disciples came by night, and stole him
away while we slept.
40:028:014 And if this come to the governor's ears, we will persuade him,
and secure you.
40:028:015 So they took the money, and did as they were taught: and this
saying is commonly reported among the Jews until this day.
40:028:016 Then the eleven disciples went away into Galilee, into a
mountain where Jesus had appointed them.
40:028:017 And when they saw him, they worshipped him: but some doubted.
40:028:018 And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given
unto me in heaven and in earth.
40:028:019 Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the
name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:
40:028:020 Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have
commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end
of the world. Amen.