Pilate Questions Jesus
(Matthew 27.1Matthew 2Matthew 11-14Mark 15.1-5John 18.28-38)1 Everyone in the council got up and led Jesus off to Pilate. 2 They started accusing him and said, “We caught this man trying to get our people to riot and to stop paying taxes to the Emperor. He also claims that he is the Messiah, our king.”
3 Pilate asked Jesus, “Are you the king of the Jews?”
“Those are your words,” Jesus answered.
4 Pilate told the chief priests and the crowd, “I don't find him guilty of anything.”
5 But they all kept on saying, “He has been teaching and causing trouble all over Judea. He started in Galilee and has now come all the way here.”
Jesus Is Brought before Herod
6 When Pilate heard this, he asked, “Is this man from Galilee?” 7 After Pilate learned that Jesus came from the region ruled by Herod, he sent him to Herod, who was in Jerusalem at that time.
8 For a long time Herod had wanted to see Jesus and was very happy because he finally had this chance. He had heard many things about Jesus and hoped to see him work a miracle.
9 Herod asked him a lot of questions, but Jesus did not answer. 10 Then the chief priests and the teachers of the Law of Moses stood up and accused him of all kinds of bad things.
11 Herod and his soldiers made fun of Jesus and insulted him. They put a fine robe on him and sent him back to Pilate. 12 That same day Herod and Pilate became friends, even though they had been enemies before this.
The Death Sentence
(Matthew 27.15-26Mark 15.6-15John 18.39—19.16)13 Pilate called together the chief priests, the leaders, and the people. 14 He told them, “You brought Jesus to me and said he was a troublemaker. But I have questioned him here in front of you, and I have not found him guilty of anything that you say he has done. 15 Herod didn't find him guilty either and sent him back. This man doesn't deserve to be put to death! 16-17 I will just have him beaten with a whip and set free.”
18 But the whole crowd shouted, “Kill Jesus! Give us Barabbas!” 19 Now Barabbas was in jail because he had started a riot in the city and had murdered someone.
20 Pilate wanted to set Jesus free, so he spoke again to the crowds. 21 But they kept shouting, “Nail him to a cross! Nail him to a cross!”
22 Pilate spoke to them a third time, “But what crime has he done? I have not found him guilty of anything for which he should be put to death. I will have him beaten with a whip and set free.”
23 The people kept on shouting as loud as they could for Jesus to be put to death. 24 Finally, Pilate gave in. 25 He freed the man who was in jail for rioting and murder, because he was the one the crowd wanted to be set free. Then Pilate handed Jesus over for them to do what they wanted with him.
Jesus Is Nailed to a Cross
(Matthew 27.31-44Mark 15.21-32John 19.17-27)26 As Jesus was being led away, some soldiers grabbed hold of a man named Simon who was from Cyrene. He was coming in from the fields, but they put the cross on him and made him carry it behind Jesus.
27 A large crowd was following Jesus, and in the crowd a lot of women were crying and weeping for him. 28 Jesus turned to the women and said:
Women of Jerusalem, don't cry for me! Cry for yourselves and for your children. 29 Someday people will say, “Women who never had children are really fortunate!” 30 At that time everyone will say to the mountains, “Fall on us!” They will say to the hills, “Hide us!” 31 If this can happen when the wood is green, what do you think will happen when it is dry?
32 Two criminals were led out to be put to death with Jesus. 33 When the soldiers came to the place called “The Skull,” they nailed Jesus to a cross. They also nailed the two criminals to crosses, one on each side of Jesus.
34-35 Jesus said, “Father, forgive these people! They don't know what they're doing.”
While the crowd stood there watching Jesus, the soldiers gambled for his clothes. The leaders insulted him by saying, “He saved others. Now he should save himself, if he really is God's chosen Messiah!”
36 The soldiers made fun of Jesus and brought him some wine. 37 They said, “If you are the king of the Jews, save yourself!”
38 Above him was a sign that said, “This is the King of the Jews.”
39 One of the criminals hanging there also insulted Jesus by saying, “Aren't you the Messiah? Save yourself and save us!”
40 But the other criminal told the first one off, “Don't you fear God? Aren't you getting the same punishment as this man? 41 We got what was coming to us, but he didn't do anything wrong.” 42 Then he said to Jesus, “Remember me when you come into power!”
43 Jesus replied, “I promise that today you will be with me in paradise.”
The Death of Jesus
(Matthew 27.45-56Mark 15.33-41John 19.28-30)44 Around noon the sky turned dark and stayed that way until the middle of the afternoon. 45 The sun stopped shining, and the curtain in the temple split down the middle. 46 Jesus shouted, “Father, I put myself in your hands!” Then he died.
47 When the Roman officer saw what had happened, he praised God and said, “Jesus must really have been a good man!”
48 A crowd had gathered to see the terrible sight. Then after they had seen it, they felt brokenhearted and went home. 49 All of Jesus' close friends and the women who had come with him from Galilee stood at a distance and watched.
Jesus Is Buried
(Matthew 27.57-61Mark 15.42-47John 19.38-42)50-51 There was a man named Joseph, who was from Arimathea in Judea. Joseph was a good and honest man, and he was eager for God's kingdom to come. He was also a member of the council, but he did not agree with what they had decided.
52 Joseph went to Pilate and asked for Jesus' body. 53 He took the body down from the cross and wrapped it in fine cloth. Then he put it in a tomb that had been cut out of solid rock and had never been used. 54 It was Friday, and the Sabbath was about to begin.
55 The women who had come with Jesus from Galilee followed Joseph and watched how Jesus' body was placed in the tomb. 56 Then they went to prepare some sweet-smelling spices for his burial. But on the Sabbath they rested, as the Law of Moses commands.
يسوع عند بيلاطس
(متى 27:11-14، مرقس 15:1-5، يوحنا 18:28-38)1 وقامَ الحُضورُ كُلّهُم وجاؤُوا بِه إلى بيلاطُسَ، 2 وأخذوا يَتّهِمونَهُ فيقولونَ: «وجَدْنا هذا الرّجُلَ يثيرُ الفِتنَةَ في شَعبِنا، ويَمنَعُهُ أنْ يدفَعَ الجِزيَةَ إلى القَيصَرِ، ويَدّعي أنّهُ المسيحُ المَلِكُ». 3 فسألَهُ بِيلاطُسُ: «أأنتَ مَلِكُ اليَهودِ؟» فأجابَهُ: «أنتَ قُلتَ».
4 فقالَ بِيلاطُسُ لِرُؤساءِ الكَهنَةِ والجُموعِ: «لا أجِدُ جُرمًا على هذا الرّجُلِ!» 5 ولكنّهُم أصَرّوا على قولِهِم: «إنّهُ يُثيرُ الشّعبَ بتَعليمِهِ في اليَهوديّةِ كُلّها، مِنَ الجَليلِ إلى هُنا».
يسوع عند هيرودس
6 فسألَ بِيلاطُسُ عِندَما سَمِعَ هذا الكلامَ: «هَلِ الرّجُلُ مِنَ الجليلِ؟» 7 فلمّا عَرفَ أنّهُ مِنْ ولايَةِ هِيرودُسَ أرسَلَهُ إلى هِيرودُسَ، وهوَ في ذلِكَ الوَقتِ نازِلٌ في أُورُشليمَ.
8 فلمّا رأى هِيرودُسُ يَسوعَ فَرِحَ كثيرًا، لأنّهُ كانَ يَرغَبُ مِنْ زمانٍ بَعيدٍ أنْ يَراهُ لِكَثرَةِ ما سَمِعَ عَنهُ، ويَرجو أنْ يَشهَدَ آيَةً تَتِمّ على يدِهِ. 9 فسألَهُ مسائِلَ كثيرةً، فما أجابَهُ عَنْ شيءٍ. 10 وقامَ رُؤساءُ الكَهنَةِ ومُعَلّمو الشّريعةِ يَتّهِمونَهُ ويُشَدّدونَ علَيهِ التّهَم. 11 فأهانَهُ هيرودُسُ وجُنودُهُ. واَستَهزَأَ بِه، فألبَسهُ ثَوبًا برّاقًا ورَدّه إلى بِيلاطُسَ. 12 وتصَالَحَ هِيرودُسُ وبِيلاطُسُ في ذلِكَ اليومِ، وكانا مِنْ قَبلُ مُتَخاصِمَينِ.
الحكم على يسوع بالموت
(متى 27:15-26، مرقس 15:6-15، يوحنا 18:39—19:16)13 فدَعا بِيلاطُسُ رُؤساءَ الكَهنَةِ والزّعَماءَ والشّعبَ 14 وقالَ لهُم: «جِئتُم إليّ بِهذا الرّجُلِ وقُلتُم إنّهُ يُضلّلُ الشّعبَ. فَفَحَصتُهُ أمامَكُم، فما وجَدْتُ أنّهُ اَرتكَبَ شَيئًا ممّا تتّهِمونَهُ بِه، 15 ولا هِيرودُسُ وجَدَ أيضًا، لأنّهُ رَدّهُ إِلينا. فلا شيءَ إذًا فعَلَهُ هذا الرّجُلُ يَستوجِبُ بِه الموتَ. 16 فسأجلِدُهُ وأُخلي سَبيلَهُ». [ 17 وكانَ على بِيلاطُسَ أنْ يُطلِقَ لهُم في كُلّ عيدٍ واحدًا مِنَ السّجناءِ]. 18 فَصاحوا بِصوتٍ واحدٍ: «أقتُلْ هذا الرّجُلَ وأطلِقْ لنا باراباسَ!» 19 وكانَ باراباسُ في السّجنِ لاَشتِراكِهِ في فِتنةٍ وقَعَت في المدينةِ، ولاَرْتكابِهِ جَريمةَ قَتلٍ.
20 فخاطبَهُم بِيلاطُسُ ثانيةً لأنّهُ كانَ يُريدُ أنْ يُخلِيَ سَبيلَ يَسوعَ، 21 فصاحوا: «إصلِبْهُ! إصلِبْهُ!» 22 فقالَ لهُم ثالثةً: «أيّ شَرّ فعَلَ هذا الرّجُلُ؟ لا أجِدُ علَيهِ ما يَستَوجِبُ بِه الموتَ. فسأجلِدُهُ وأُخلي سبيلَهُ!» 23 فألحّوا علَيهِ بأعلى أصواتِهِم طالِبينَ صَلبَهُ، واَشتَدّ صِياحُهُم، 24 فحكَمَ بِيلاطُسُ أنْ يُجابَ طلَبُهُم، 25 فأطلَقَ الرّجُلَ الذي طَلَبوهُ، وكانَ في السّجنِ لِجريمَةِ قَتلٍ وإثارَةِ فِتنةٍ، وأسلَمَ يَسوعَ إلى مَشيئَتِهِم.
يسوع على الصليب
(متى 27:32-44، مرقس 15:21-32، يوحنا 19:17-27)26 وبَينَما هُم ذاهِبونَ بِه، أمسَكوا سِمعانَ، وهوَ رَجُلٌ قِيرينيّ كانَ راجِعًا مِنَ الحَقلِ، فألقَوا علَيهِ الصّليبَ ليَحمِلَهُ خَلفَ يَسوعَ. 27 وتَبِعَهُ جُمهورٌ كبيرٌ مِنَ الشّعبِ، ومِنْ نِساءٍ كُنّ يَلطِمْنَ صُدورَهُنّ ويَنُحْنَ علَيهِ. 28 فاَلتَفَتَ يَسوعُ إلَيهِنّ وقالَ: «لا تَبكِينَ علَيّ يا بناتِ أُورُشليمَ، بَلِ اَبكِينَ على أنفُسِكُنّ وعلى أولادِكُنّ. 29 سَتَجيءُ أيّامٌ يُقالُ فيها: هَنيئًا لِلواتي ما حَبِلْنَ ولا ولَدْنَ ولا أرضَعْنَ. 30 ويُقالُ لِلجِبالِ اَسقُطي علَينا، ولِلتِلالِ غطّينا. 31 فإذا كانوا هكذا يَفعَلونَ بالغُصنِ الأخضَرِ، فكيفَ تكونُ حالُ الغُصنِ اليابسِ؟»
32 وساقوا مَعَهُ إلى القَتلِ اَثنَينِ مِنَ المُجرِمينَ. 33 ولمّا وصَلوا إلى المكانِ المُسمّى بالجُمجُمَةِ، صَلَبوهُ هُناكَ معَ المُجرِمَينِ، واحدًا عَنْ يَمينِهِ والآخَرَ عَنْ شِمالِهِ. 34 فقالَ يَسوعُ: «اَغفِرْ لهُم يا أبي، لأنّهُم لا يَعرِفونَ ما يَعمَلونَ». واَقتَسَموا ثيابَهُ مُقتَرعينَ علَيها. 35 ووقَفَ الشّعبُ هُناكَ يَنظُرونَ، ورُؤساؤُهُم يَقولونَ مُتَهكّمينَ: «خَلّصَ غَيرَهُ فَليُخَلّصْ نَفسَهُ، إنْ كانَ مَسيحَ اللهِ المُختارَ!»
36 واَستَهزَأَ بِهِ الجُنودُ أيضًا، وهُم يَقتَرِبونَ ويُناوِلونَهُ خَلاّ 37 ويَقولونَ: «خَلّصْ نَفسَكَ، إنْ كُنتَ مَلِكَ اليَهودِ!» 38 وكانَ فَوقَ رأسِهِ لَوحَةٌ مكتوبٌ فيها: «هذا مَلِكُ اليَهودِ!»
39 وأخَذَ أحَدُ المُجرِمَينِ المُعلّقَينِ على الصّليبِ يَشتُمُهُ ويَقولُ لَه: «أما أنتَ المَسيحُ؟ فخَلّصْ نَفسَكَ وخَلّصْنا!» 40 فاَنتَهَرَهُ المُجرِمُ الآخَرُ قالَ: «أما تَخافُ اللهَ وأنتَ تَتحَمّلُ العِقابَ نَفسَهُ؟ 41 نَحنُ عِقابُنا عَدلٌ، نِلناهُ جَزاءَ أعمالِنا، أمّا هوَ، فما عَمِلَ سُوءًا». 42 وقالَ: «اَذكُرْني يا يسوعُ، متى جِئتَ في مَلكوتِكَ». 43 فأجابَ يَسوعُ: «الحقّ أقولُ لكَ: سَتكونُ اليومَ مَعي في الفِردَوسِ».
موت يسوع
(متى 27:45-46، مرقس 15:33-41، يوحنا 19:28-30)44 وعِندَ الظّهرِ خَيّمَ الظلامُ على الأرضِ كُلّها حتى السّاعةِ الثالِثةِ. 45 واَحتَجَبَتِ الشّمسُ واَنشَقّ حِجابُ الهَيكَلِ مِنَ الوَسَطِ. 46 وصرَخَ يَسوعُ صَرخةً قويّةً: «يا أبي، في يَدَيكَ أستَودِعُ رُوحي». قالَ هذا وأسلَمَ الرّوحَ.
47 فلمّا رأى قائِدُ الحرَسِ ما جرى، مَجّدَ اللهَ وقالَ: «بالحَقيقَةِ، هذا الرّجُلُ كانَ صالِحًا». 48 والجُموعُ التي حَضرَت ذلِكَ المَشهَدَ، فرَأَت ما جَرى، رجَعَت وهيَ تَلطِمُ الصّدورَ. 49 وكانَ جميعُ أصدقاءِ يَسوعَ، والنّساءُ اللّواتي تَبِعْنَهُ مِنَ الجَليلِ، يُشاهِدونَ هذِهِ الأحداثَ عَنْ بُعدٍ.
دفن يسوع
(متى 27:57-61، مرقس 15:42-47، يوحنا 19:38-42)50 وجاءَ عُضوٌ في مَجلِسِ اليَهودِ اَسمُهُ يوسُفُ، وهوَ رَجُلٌ تَقِيّ صالِحٌ، 51 عارَضَ رَأْيَ المَجلِسِ وتَصَرّفَهُ، وكانَ مِنَ الرّامَةِ وهيَ مدينةٌ يَهودِيّةٌ، وكانَ يَنتَظِرُ مَلكوتَ اللهِ، 52 فدَخَلَ على بِيلاطُسَ وطلَبَ جسَدَ يَسوعَ. 53 ثُمّ أنزَلَهُ عَنِ الصّليبِ ولَفّهُ في كَفَنٍ مِنْ كتّانٍ، ووضَعَهُ في قبرٍ مَحفورٍ في الصّخرِ، ما دُفِنَ فيهِ أحَدٌ مِنْ قَبلُ. 54 وكانَ اليومُ يومَ التّهيئَةِ لِلسّبتِ، والسّبتُ كادَ يَبدأُ.
55 وكانَتِ النّساءُ اللّواتي تَبِعْنَ يَسوعَ مِنَ الجَليلِ يُرافِقْنَ يوسُفَ، فرَأَينَ القَبرَ وكيفَ وُضِعَ فيهِ جسَدُ يَسوعَ. 56 ثُمّ رَجَعْنَ وهَيّأنَ طِيبًا وحَنُوطًا، واَستَرَحْنَ في السّبتِ حسَبَ الشّريعةِ.
