Matthew 26:47-27:31

Jubilee Bible 2000

⁴⁷ ¶ And while he yet spoke, behold, Judas, one of the twelve, came, and with him a great multitude with swords and staves, from the princes of the priests and elders of the people.

⁴⁸ Now he that betrayed him had given them a sign, saying, Whomsoever I shall kiss, that same is he; hold him fast.

⁴⁹ And forthwith he came to Jesus and said, Receive joy, master; and kissed him.

⁵⁰ And Jesus said unto him, Friend, why art thou come? Then they came and laid hands on Jesus and took him.

⁵¹ And, behold, one of those who was with Jesus stretched out his hand and drew his sword and struck a slave of the high priest and smote off his ear.

⁵² Then Jesus said unto him, Put up again thy sword into its place, for all those that take the sword shall perish by the sword.

⁵³ Thinkest thou that I cannot now pray to my Father, and he shall presently give me more than twelve legions of angels?

⁵⁴ But how then shall the scriptures be fulfilled that thus it must be?

⁵⁵ In that same hour Jesus said to the multitude, Are ye come out as against a thief with swords and staves to take me? I sat daily with you teaching in the temple, and ye laid no hold on me.

⁵⁶ But all this was done that the scriptures of the prophets might be fulfilled. Then all the disciples forsook him and fled.

⁵⁷ ¶ And those that had laid hold on Jesus led him away to Caiaphas the high priest, where the scribes and the elders were assembled.

⁵⁸ But Peter followed him afar off unto the patio of the high priest and went in and sat with the servants to see the end.

⁵⁹ Now the princes of the priests and the elders and all the council sought false witness against Jesus, to put him to death;

⁶⁰ but found none; though many false witnesses came, yet found they none. At the last came two false witnesses

⁶¹ who said, This fellow said, I am able to destroy the temple of God and to build it in three days.

⁶² And the high priest arose and said unto him, Answerest thou nothing to what these witness against thee?

⁶³ But Jesus remained silent. And the high priest answered and said unto him, I adjure thee by the living God, that thou tell us whether thou art the Christ, the Son of God.

⁶⁴ Jesus said unto him, Thou hast said it; 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.

⁶⁵ Then the high priest rent his clothes, saying, He has spoken blasphemy; what further need have we of witnesses? Behold, now ye have heard his blasphemy.

⁶⁶ What think ye? They answered and said, He is guilty of death.

⁶⁷ Then they spit in his face and buffeted him, and others smote him with the staves,

⁶⁸ saying, Prophesy unto us, thou Christ; who is he that smote thee?

⁶⁹ ¶ Now Peter sat outside in the patio; and a damsel came unto him, saying, Thou also wast with Jesus of Galilee.

⁷⁰ But he denied before them all, saying, I know not what thou sayest.

⁷¹ And when he was gone out into the porch, another maid saw him and said unto those that were there, This fellow was also with Jesus of Nazareth.

⁷² And again he denied with an oath, I do not know the man.

⁷³ And after a while those that stood by came unto him and said to Peter, Surely thou also art one of them, for thy speech makes thee manifest.

⁷⁴ Then he began to curse and to swear, saying, I know not the man. And immediately a cock crew.

⁷⁵ And Peter remembered the word of Jesus, who said unto him, Before the cock crows, thou shalt deny me three times. And he went out and wept bitterly.

27 ¶ When the morning was come, all the princes of the priests and the elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death,

² and when they had bound him, they led him away and delivered him to Pontius Pilate the governor.

³ Then Judas, who had betrayed him, when he saw that he was condemned, repented and returned the thirty pieces of silver to the princes of the priests and the elders,

⁴ saying, I have sinned in that I have betrayed the innocent blood. And they said, What is that to us? Thou shalt see to it.

⁵ And casting down the pieces of silver in the temple, he departed and went and hanged himself.

⁶ And the princes of the priests taking the silver pieces, said, It is not lawful to put them into the treasury because it is the price of blood.

⁷ And they took counsel and bought with them the potter’s field to bury strangers in.

⁸ Therefore that field was called, The field of blood, unto this day.

⁹ Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremiah the prophet, saying, And they took the thirty pieces of silver, the price of him that was valued, whom they of the sons of Israel did value,

¹⁰ and gave them for the potter’s field, as the Lord appointed me.

¹¹ ¶ 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.

¹² And being accused by the princes of the priests and the elders, he answered nothing.

¹³ Then Pilate said unto him, Hearest thou not how many things they witness against thee?

¹⁴ And he did not answer him even a word; insomuch that the governor marvelled greatly.

¹⁵ Now at that feast the governor was accustomed to release unto the people a prisoner, whoever they desired.

¹⁶ And they had then a notable prisoner, called Barabbas.

¹⁷ Therefore when they were gathered together, Pilate said unto them, Whom desire ye that I release unto you? Barabbas or Jesus who is called Christ?

¹⁸ For he knew that for envy they had delivered him.

¹⁹ When he was seated upon 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.

²⁰ But the princes of the priests and the elders persuaded the multitude that they should ask for Barabbas and destroy Jesus.

²¹ The governor answered and said unto them, Which of the two desire ye that I release unto you? They said, Barabbas.

²² Pilate said unto them, What shall I do then with Jesus who is called Christ? They all say unto him, Let him be crucified.

²³ And the governor said, Why, what evil has he done? But they cried out the more, saying, Let him be crucified.

²⁴ 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.

²⁵ Then all the people answered and said, His blood be on us and on our children.

²⁶ ¶ Then he released Barabbas unto them; and when he had scourged Jesus, he delivered him to be crucified.

²⁷ Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the common hall and gathered unto him the whole band of soldiers.

²⁸ And they stripped him and put on him a scarlet robe.

²⁹ 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, Receive joy, King of the Jews!

³⁰ And they spit upon him and took the reed and smote him on the head.

³¹ And after they had mocked him, they took the robe off from him and put his own raiment on him and led him away to crucify {Gr. stauroo – Hang on a stake} him.