98.10 Trial Before Pilate
MT 27:11-14
11 Now Jesus stood before the governor, and the governor asked
him, "Are you the king of the Jews?" So Jesus said to him, "It is as
you say." 12 But when he was accused by the chief priests and elders,
he made no answer. 13 Then Pilate said to him, "Do you not hear how
many things they testify against you?" 14 But he gave him no answer,
not even to a single charge; so that the governor wondered greatly.
MK 15:2-5
2 Then Pilate asked him, "Are you the King of the Jews?" And he
answered him, "It is as you say." 3 And the chief priests accused him
of many things.4 And Pilate again asked him, "Have you no answer to
make? See how many things they bring against you." 5 But Jesus still
made no answer, so that Pilate was amazed.
LK 23:3-7
3 So Pilate asked him, "Are you the King of the Jews?" He
answered him, "It is as you say." 4 Then Pilate said to the chief
priests and the crowd, I find no crime in this man." 5 But they were
urgent, saying, "He stirs upthe people, teaching throughout all Judea,
from Galilee to this place."
6 When Pilate heard this, he asked if the man was a Galilean. 7
And when he learned that he belonged to Herod's jurisdiction, he sent
him to Herod, who also was in Jerusalem at that time.
JN 18:33b-38
33 Then Pilate called Jesus, and said to him, "Are you the King
of the Jews?" 34 Jesus answered, "Do you say this on your own, or did
others say it to you about me?" 35 Pilate answered, "Am I a Jew? Your
own nation and the chief priests have handed you over to me; what have
you done?" 36 Jesus answered, "My kingdom is not of this world. If my
kingdom were of this world, my servants would fight, so that I should
not be delivered to the Jews; but now my kingship is not from here." 37
Pilate said to him, "You are a king then?" Jesus answered, "You say
what I am-a king. For this I was born, and for this I have come into
the world, to bear witness to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth
hears my voice." 38 Pilate said to him, "What is truth?"
After he had said this, he went out to the Jews again, and told
them, "I find no crime in him.
98.20 Trial Before Herod
LK 23:8-12
8 Now when Herod saw Jesus, he was very glad, for he had desired
to see him for a long time, because he had heard about him, and he
hoped to see some miracle done by him. 9 Then he questioned him with
many words, but he gave him no answer. 10 The chief priests and the
scribes stood by, vehemently accusing him. 11 And Herod with his
soldiers treated him with contempt and mocked him; then, dressing him
in a gorgeous robe, he sent him back to Pilate. 12 That very day Pilate
and Herod became friends with each other, for before this they had been
at enmity with each other.
98.30 Barabbas Preferred Before Jesus
MT 27:15-18, 20-23
15 Now at the feast the governor was accustomed to release for
the crowd any one prisoner whom they wanted. 16 And at that time they
had a notorious prisoner, called Barabbas. 17 So when they had
gathered, Pilate said to them, "Whom do you want me to release for you,
Barabbas or Jesus who is called Christ?" 18 For he knew it was out of
envy that they had handed him over. 20 But the chief priests and the
elders persuaded the multitudes to ask for Barabbas and destroy Jesus.
21 The governor answered them, "Which of the two do you want me to
release to you?" They said, "Barabbas!" 22 Pilate said to them, "Then
what shall I do with Jesus who is called Christ?" They all said, "Let
him be crucified!" 23 And he said, "Why, what evil has he done?" But
they shouted all the more, "Let him be crucified!"
MK 15:6-14
6 Now at the feast he was accustomed to release for them one
prisoner whom they requested. 7 And with the rebels in prison, who had
committed murder in the insurrection, there was a man called Barabbas.
8 And the crowd came up and began to ask Pilate to do as he had always
done for them. 9 But Pilate answered them, "Do you want me to release
to you the King of the Jews?" 10 For he knew it was out of envy that
the chief priests had handed Jesus over to him. 11 But the chief
priests stirred up the crowd to have him release for them Barabbas
instead. 12 And Pilate again said to them, "Then what shall I do with
the man whom you call the King of the Jews?" 13 And they cried out
again, "Crucify him!" 14 And Pilate said to them, "Why, what evil has
he done?" But they shouted all the more, "Crucify him!"
LK 23:13-23
13 Pilate then called together the chief priests, the rulers, and
the people, 14 and said to them, "You have brought this man to me as
one who was inciting the people to rebellion. And behold, having
examined him in your presence, I have found no guilt in this man
concerning those charges which you make against him; 15 neither did
Herod, for he sent him back to us. Behold, nothing deserving death has
been done by him; 16 I will therefore chastise him and release him." 18
But they all cried out together, "Away with this man, and release to us
Barabbas"- 19 a man who had been thrown into prison for an insurrection
in the city, and for murder. 20 Wanting to release Jesus, Pilate
addressed to them again. 21 But they shouted, "Crucify him, crucify
him!" 22 Then he said to them the third time, "Why, what evil has he
done? I have found in him no crime deserving death. I will therefore
chastise him and release him." 23 But they were insistent, demanding
with loud voices that he be crucified. And their voices prevailed.
JN 18:39-40
39 But you have a custom that I should release one man for you at
the Passover. So do you want me to release to you the King of the
Jews?" 40 Then they all cried again, "Not this man, but Barabbas!" Now
Barabbas was a robber.
98.40 Jesus Mocked as a King
MT 27:27-30
27 Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the
Praetorium and gathered the whole garrison around him. 28 And they
stripped him and put a scarlet robe on him, 29 and when they had
twisted a crown of thorns, they put it on 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!" 30 And they spat on him, and took the reed
and struck him on the head.
JN 19:2-3
2 And the soldiers twisted a crown of thorns and put it on his
head, and they clothed him in a purple robe. 3 They came up to him,
saying, "Hail, King of the Jews!" and struck him with their hands.
98.50 Pilate Yields
JN 19:4-15
4 Pilate went out again, and said to them, "See, I am bringing
him out to you, that you may know that I find no crime in him." 5 So
Jesus came out, wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe. Pilate
said to them, "Behold the man!" 6 When the chief priests and officers
saw him, they cried out, "Crucify him, crucify him!" Pilate said to
them, "You take him and crucify him, for I find no fault in him." 7 The
Jews answered him, "We have a law, and according to that law he ought
to die, because he made himself the Son of God."
8 When Pilate heard these words, he was the more afraid, 9 and he
went again into the Praetorium and said to Jesus, "Where are you from?"
But Jesus gave him no answer. 10 Pilate said to him, "You will not
speak to me? Do you not know that I have power to release you, and
power to crucify you?" 11 Jesus answered, "You would have no power over
me unless it had been given you from above. Therefore the one who
delivered me to you has the greater sin." 12 From then on Pilate sought
to release him, but the Jews cried out, "If you let this man go, you
are not Caesar's friend. Anyone who makes himself a king sets himself
against Caesar."
13 When Pilate heard these words, he brought Jesus out, and sat
down on the judgment seat at a place that is called The Pavement, but
in Hebrew, Gabbatha. 14 Now it was the day of Preparation of the
Passover, about the sixth hour. And he said to the Jews, "Behold your
King!" 15 But they cried out, "Away with him! Away with him! Crucify
him!" Pilate said to them, "Shall I crucify your King?" The chief
priests answered, "We have no King but Caesar."
98.60 The Warning of Pilate's Wife
MT 27:19
19 While he [Pilate] was sitting on the judgment seat, his wife
sent word to him, "Have nothing to do with that righteous man, for I
have suffered greatly today in a dream because of him."
98.70 Pilate Washes His Hands
MT 27:24-26
24 When Pilate saw that he was gaining nothing, but rather that a
riot was starting, he took water and washed his hands before the crowd,
saying, "I am innocent of this man's blood. See to it yourselves." 25
And all the people answered, "His blood be on us and on our children!"
26 Then he released Barabbas to them; and when he had scourged Jesus,
he delivered him to be crucified.
MK 15:15
15 So Pilate, wanting to satisfy the crowd, released Barabbas to
them; and he delivered Jesus, after he had scourged him, to be
crucified.
LK 23:24-25
24 So Pilate gave sentence that their demand should be granted.
25 And he released the man who had been thrown into prison for
insurrection and murder, the one they asked for; but Jesus he delivered
up to their will.
98.80 Jesus Mocked Again
MK 15:16-19
16 The soldiers led him away into the palace (that is, the
Praetorium) and they called together the whole battalion. 17 And they
clothed him in a purple cloak, and they twisted a crown of thorns and
put it on him. 18 And they began to salute him, "Hail, King of the
Jews!" 19 Then they struck him on the head with a reed and spat on him;
and falling on their knees, they paid homage to him.
98.90 Jesus Led Forth to Crucifixion
MT 27:31-32
31 And when they had mocked him, they took the robe off him, put
his own clothes on him, and led him away to crucify him.
32 Now as they came out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by
name, and they compelled him to carry his cross.
MK 15:20-21
20 And when they had mocked him, they took the purple robe off
him, and put his own clothes on him. Then they led him out to crucify
him.
21 Then they compelled a certain man, Simon of Cyrene, the father
of Alexander and Rufus, as he was coming out of the country and passing
by, to carry his cross.
LK 23:26-32
26 And as they led him away, they seized one Simon of Cyrene, who
was coming in from the country, and laid on him the cross, to carry it
behind Jesus. 27 And a great multitude of the people followed him, and
women who also mourned and lamented him. 28 But Jesus turning to them
said, "Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for me, but weep for
yourselves and for your children. 29 For behold, the days are coming
when they will say, 'Blessed are the barren, the wombs that never bore,
and the breasts that never nursed!'
30 Then they will begin to say to the mountains,
'Fall on us!'
and to the hills,
'Cover us!'
31 For if they do these things when the wood is green, what will happen
when it is dry?"
32 Two others, criminals, were also led with him to be put to
death.
JN 19:16-17a
16 Then he handed him over to them to be crucified.
So they took Jesus. 17 And he [went out] bearing his cross.
99.10 Jesus Crucified with the Two Thieves.
Pilate's Superscription.
The Casting of Lots.
Jesus Commends His Mother to John.
The Mockery.
The Conversion of One of the Thieves. Darkness.
MT 27:33-45
33 And when they came to a place called Golgotha (which means the
place of a skull), 34 they offered him wine to drink, mingled with
gall; but when he tasted it, he would not drink it. 35 And when they
had crucified him, they divided his garments among them by casting
lots; 36 and sitting down, they kept watch over him there. 37 And they
put up over his head the charge written against him:
THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS.
38 Then two robbers were crucified with him, one on the right and one
on the left. 39 And those who passed by hurled insults at him, wagging
their heads 40 and saying, "You who would destroy the temple and build
it in three days, save yourself! If you are the Son of God, come down
from the cross." 41 So also the chief priests, with the scribes and
elders, mocked him, saying, 42 "He saved others; he cannot save
himself. He is the King of Israel; let him come down now from the
cross, and we will believe in him. 43 He trusts in God; let God deliver
him now, if he desires him; for he said, 'I am the Son of God.'" 44 And
the robbers who were crucified with him also reviled him in the same
way.
45 Now from the sixth hour until the ninth hour there was
darkness over all the land.
MK 15:22-33
22 And they brought him to the place called Golgotha (which means
the place of a skull). 23 Then they offered him wine mingled with
myrrh, but he did not take it. 24 And when they crucified him,
they divided his garments,
casting lots for them
to determine what each man should take.
25 And it was the third hour, when they crucified him. 26 And the
inscription of the charge written against him read:
THE KING OF THE JEWS.
27 And with him they crucified two robbers, one on his right and one on
his left. 29 And those who passed by hurled insults at him, wagging
their heads, and saying, "Aha! You who would destroy the temple and
build it in three days, 30 save yourself, and come down from the
cross!" 31 So also the chief priests mocked him among themselves with
the scribes, and said, "He saved others; he cannot save himself. 32 Let
the Christ, the King of Israel, come down now from the cross, that we
may see and believe." Those who were crucified with him also reviled
him.
33 And when the sixth hour had come, there was darkness over the
whole land until the ninth hour.
LK 23:33-45a
33 And when they came to the place called The Skull, there they
crucified him, and the criminals, one on the right and the other on the
left. 34 Then Jesus said, "Father, forgive them, for they know not what
they do." And they divided his garments and cast lots. 35 And the
people stood watching; but even the rulers sneered at him, saying, "He
saved others; let him save himself if he is the Christ of God, the
Chosen One." 36 The soldiers also mocked him, coming up and offering
him wine vinegar, 37 and saying, "If you are the King of the Jews, save
yourself." 38 There was also an inscription written over him:
THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.
39 One of the criminals who were hanged there hurled insults at
him, saying, "Are you not the Christ? Save yourself and us!" 40 But the
other rebuked him, saying, "Do you not fear God, since you are under
the same sentence of condemnation? 41 And we indeed justly, for we are
receiving the due reward of our deeds; but this man has done nothing
wrong." 42 Then he said, "Jesus, remember me when you come into your
kingdom." 43 And Jesus said to him, "Truly, I say to you, today you
will be with me in Paradise."
44 It was now about the sixth hour, and there was darkness over
the whole land until the ninth hour, 45 for the sun was darkened.
JN 19:17b-27
17 [He} went out to a place called the Place of the Skull, which
is called in Hebrew, Golgotha. 18 There they crucified him, and two
others with him, one on either side, and Jesus in the center. 19 Pilate
wrote a title and put it on the cross. It read:
JESUS OF NAZARETH, THE KING OF THE JEWS.
20 Many of the Jews read this title, for the place where Jesus was
crucified was near the city; and it was written in Hebrew, Greek, and
Latin. 21 The chief priests of the Jews then said to Pilate, "Do not
write, 'The King of the Jews,' but, 'This man said, I am King of the
Jews.'" 22 Pilate answered, "What I have written, I have written."
23 When the soldiers had crucified Jesus, they took his garments,
and made four parts, one for each soldier, and also his tunic. Now the
tunic was without seam, woven in one piece from top to bottom. 24 So
they said to one another, "Let us not tear it, but cast lots for it,
whose it shall be." This happened that the Scripture might be fulfilled
which says:
"They divided my garments among them,
and for my clothing they cast lots."
This is what the soldiers did. 25 By the cross of Jesus stood his
mother, and his mother's sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary
Magdalene. 26 When Jesus saw his mother, and the disciple whom he loved
standing by, he said to his mother, "Woman, behold your son!" 27 Then
he said to the disciple, "Behold, your mother!" And from that hour the
disciple took her to his own home.
100.10 Jesus Dies
MT 27:46-50
46 And about the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice,
"Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?" that is, "My God, my God, why have you
forsaken me?" 47 When some of those standing there heard this, they
said, "This man is calling Elijah." 48 Immediately one of them ran and
took a sponge, filled it with wine vinegar and put it on a reed, and
offered it to him to drink. 49 The rest said, "Let him alone; let us
see if Elijah will come to save him." 50 And Jesus cried out again with
a loud voice, and yielded up his spirit.
MK 15:34-37
34 And at the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice,
"Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani?"-which means, "My God, my God, why have
you forsaken me?" 35 When some of those standing near heard this, they
said, "Behold, he is calling Elijah." 36 And one ran and filled a
sponge full of wine vinegar, put it on a reed, and offered it to him to
drink, saying, "Wait, let us see if Elijah will come to take him down."
37 And with a loud cry, Jesus breathed his last.
LK 23:46
46 And Jesus, crying out with a loud voice, said, "Father, into
your hands I commit my spirit." And having said this, he breathed his
last.
JN 19:28-30
28 After this, Jesus, knowing that all was now accomplished, that
the Scripture might be fulfilled, said, "I thirst." 29 Now a vessel
full of wine vinegar was sitting there; so they filled a sponge with
the vinegar, put it on hyssop, and put it to his mouth. 30 So when
Jesus had received the vinegar, he said, "It is finished!" And he bowed
his head and gave up his spirit.
100.20 Portents. The Centurion's Witness. The Crowd of Onlookers.
MT 27:51-56
51 And behold, the curtain of the temple was torn in two, from
top to bottom; and the earth shook, and the rocks were split; 52 the
tombs also 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 went into the holy city and appeared to many. 54 So
when the centurion and those with him, who were guarding Jesus, saw the
earthquake and the things that had happened, they were terrified, and
said, "Truly this was the Son of God!" 55 And many women were also
there, looking on from afar, who had followed Jesus from Galilee,
ministering to him; 56 among whom were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother
of James and Joses, and the mother of Zebedee's sons.
MK 15:38-41
38 Then the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to
bottom. 39 So when the centurion, who stood opposite him, saw that he
cried out like this and breathed his last, he said, "Truly this man was
the Son of God!" 40 There were also women looking on from afar, among
whom were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James the younger and of
Joses, and Salome, 41 who also followed him and ministered to him when
he was in Galilee; and many other women who came up with him to
Jerusalem.
LK 23:45b, 47-49
45 The curtain of the temple was torn in two. 47 Now when the
centurion saw what had happened, he praised God, and said, "Certainly
this was a righteous man!" 48 When all the multitudes who had gathered
to witness this sight saw what had taken place, they beat their
breasts, and returned home. 49 But all his acquaintances, and the women
who had followed him from Galilee, stood at a distance, watching these
things.
101.10 The Side of Jesus is Pierced with a Spear
JN 19:31-37
31 Therefore, because it was the day of Preparation, that the
bodies should not remain on the cross on the Sabbath (for that Sabbath
was a high day), the Jews asked Pilate that their legs might be broken,
and that they might be taken away. 32 Then the soldiers came and broke
the legs of the first, and of the other who had been crucified with
him. 33 But when they came to Jesus and saw that he was already dead,
they did not break his legs. 34 But one of the soldiers pierced his
side with a spear, and immediately blood and water came out. 35 He who
saw it has testified, and his testimony is true, and he knows that he
tells the truth, that you also may believe. 36 For these things were
done that the scripture should be fulfilled, "Not one of his bones
shall be broken." 37 And again another scripture says, "They shall look
on him whom they have pierced."
101.20 A Nobleman (Joseph of Arimathea) Begs for the Body of Jesus and
lays it in a new Tomb in a Garden nearby.
MT 27:57-60
57 And when it was evening, there came a rich man from Arimathea,
named Joseph, who had himself also become a disciple of Jesus. 58 He
went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. Then Pilate ordered it
to be given to him. 59 When Joseph took the body, he wrapped it in a
clean linen cloth, 60 and laid it in his own new tomb, which he had
hewn out of the rock; and he rolled a great stone to the door of the
tomb, and departed.
MK 15:42-46
42 Now when evening had come, because it was the Preparation Day,
that is, the day before the Sabbath, 43 Joseph of Arimathea, a
prominent council member, who was himself waiting for the kingdom of
God, coming and taking courage, went in to Pilate and asked for the
body of Jesus. 44 Pilate marveled that he was already dead; and
summoning the centurion, he asked him if he was already dead. 45 And
when he learned from the centurion that he was dead, he granted the
body to Joseph. 46 Then he bought fine linen, took him down, and
wrapped him in the linen. And he laid him in a tomb which had been hewn
out of the rock, and rolled a stone against the door of the tomb.
LK 23:50-54
50 Now there was a man named Joseph, a member of the Council, a
good and righteous man, 51 who had not consented to their decision and
deed. He came from of Arimathea, a city of the Jews, and he was waiting
for the kingdom of God. 52 This man went to Pilate and asked for the
body of Jesus. 53 Then he took it down and wrapped it in linen cloth,
and laid it in a tomb that was hewn out of the rock, where no one had
ever yet been laid. 54 It was the Preparation Day, and the Sabbath was
about to begin.
JN 19:38-42
38 After this Joseph of Arimathea, who was a disciple of Jesus,
but secretly, for fear of the Jews, asked Pilate that he might take
away the body of Jesus, and Pilate gave him permission. So he came and
took away his body. 39 And Nicodemus, who had at first come to Jesus by
night, also came, bringing a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about a
hundred pounds. 40 So they took the body of Jesus, and bound it in
strips of linen with the spices, as is the burial custom of the Jews.
41 Now in the place where he was crucified there was a garden, and in
the garden a new tomb in which no one had ever been laid. 42 So because
of the Jewish day of Preparation, as the tomb was nearby, they laid
Jesus there.
101.30 The Faithful Women Prepare a Rich Ointment to Embalm the Body
of Jesus.
MT 27:61
61 Mary Magdalene and the other Mary were sitting there opposite the
tomb.
MK 15:47
47 Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses saw where he was laid.
LK 23:55-56
55 The women who had come with him from Galilee followed and saw
the tomb, and how his body was laid. 56 Then they returned and prepared
spices and perfumes.
101.40 The Chief Priests are Suspicious. They Seal the Sepulchre.
MT 27:62-66
62 The next day, the one after the day of Preparation, the chief
priests and the Pharisees gathered to Pilate 63 and said, "Sir, we
remember how that deceiver said, while he was still alive, 'After three
days I will rise again.' 64 Therefore order that the tomb be made
secure until the third day, lest his disciples come by night and steal
him away, and tell the people, 'He has risen from the dead.' So the
last deception will be worse than the first." 65 Pilate said to them,
"You have a guard; go your way, make it as secure as you know how." 66
So they went and made the tomb secure by sealing the stone and setting
a guard.