Judas Hangs Himself

27 Early in the morning, all the chief priests and the elders of the people made their plans how to have Jesus executed.^(A)

² So they bound him, led him away and handed him over^(A) to Pilate the governor.^(B)

Jesus Before Pilate^(A)

¹¹ Meanwhile Jesus stood before the governor, and the governor asked him, “Are you the king of the Jews?”^(B)

“You have said so,” Jesus replied.

¹² When he was accused by the chief priests and the elders, he gave no answer.^{(C) 13} Then Pilate asked him, “Don’t you hear the testimony they are bringing against you?”^{(D) 14} But Jesus made no reply,^(E) not even to a single charge—to the great amazement of the governor.

Jesus Before Pilate^(A)

15 Very early in the morning, the chief priests, with the elders, the teachers of the law^(B) and the whole Sanhedrin,^(C) made their plans. So they bound Jesus, led him away and handed him over to Pilate.^(D)

² “Are you the king of the Jews?”^(E) asked Pilate.

“You have said so,” Jesus replied.

³ The chief priests accused him of many things. ⁴ So again Pilate asked him, “Aren’t you going to answer? See how many things they are accusing you of.”

⁵ But Jesus still made no reply,^(F) and Pilate was amazed.

23 Then the whole assembly rose and led him off to Pilate.^{(A) 2} And they began to accuse him, saying, “We have found this man subverting our nation.^(B) He opposes payment of taxes to Caesar^(C) and claims to be Messiah, a king.”^(D)

³ So Pilate asked Jesus, “Are you the king of the Jews?”

“You have said so,” Jesus replied.

⁴ Then Pilate announced to the chief priests and the crowd, “I find no basis for a charge against this man.”^(E)

⁵ But they insisted, “He stirs up the people all over Judea by his teaching. He started in Galilee^(F) and has come all the way here.”

⁶ On hearing this, Pilate asked if the man was a Galilean.^(G)

¹² Then the detachment of soldiers with its commander and the Jewish officials^(A) arrested Jesus. They bound him ¹³ and brought him first to Annas, who was the father-in-law of Caiaphas,^(B) the high priest that year. ¹⁴ Caiaphas was the one who had advised the Jewish leaders that it would be good if one man died for the people.^(C)

Peter’s First Denial^(D)

¹⁵ Simon Peter and another disciple were following Jesus. Because this disciple was known to the high priest,^(E) he went with Jesus into the high priest’s courtyard,^{(F) 16} but Peter had to wait outside at the door. The other disciple, who was known to the high priest, came back, spoke to the servant girl on duty there and brought Peter in.

¹⁷ “You aren’t one of this man’s disciples too, are you?” she asked Peter.

He replied, “I am not.”^(G)

¹⁸ It was cold, and the servants and officials stood around a fire^(H) they had made to keep warm. Peter also was standing with them, warming himself.^(I)

The High Priest Questions Jesus^(J)

¹⁹ Meanwhile, the high priest questioned Jesus about his disciples and his teaching.

²⁰ “I have spoken openly to the world,” Jesus replied. “I always taught in synagogues^(K) or at the temple,^(L) where all the Jews come together. I said nothing in secret.^{(M) 21} Why question me? Ask those who heard me. Surely they know what I said.”

²² When Jesus said this, one of the officials^(N) nearby slapped him in the face.^(O) “Is this the way you answer the high priest?” he demanded.

²³ “If I said something wrong,” Jesus replied, “testify as to what is wrong. But if I spoke the truth, why did you strike me?”^{(P) 24} Then Annas sent him bound to Caiaphas^(Q) the high priest.

Peter’s Second and Third Denials^(R)

²⁵ Meanwhile, Simon Peter was still standing there warming himself.^(S) So they asked him, “You aren’t one of his disciples too, are you?”

He denied it, saying, “I am not.”^(T)

²⁶ One of the high priest’s servants, a relative of the man whose ear Peter had cut off,^(U) challenged him, “Didn’t I see you with him in the garden?”^{(V) 27} Again Peter denied it, and at that moment a rooster began to crow.^(W)

Jesus Before Pilate^(X)

²⁸ Then the Jewish leaders took Jesus from Caiaphas to the palace of the Roman governor.^(Y) By now it was early morning, and to avoid ceremonial uncleanness they did not enter the palace,^(Z) because they wanted to be able to eat the Passover.^(AA)