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1 Early in the morning all the chief priests and the elders of the people reached the decision to have Jesus put to death.
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When morning came, all the chief priests and the elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death.
2 They bound him, led him away, and turned him over to Pilate the governor.
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And they bound him and led him away and delivered him over to Pilate the governor.
3 When Judas, who betrayed Jesus, saw that Jesus was condemned to die, he felt deep regret. He returned the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders, and
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Then when Judas, his betrayer, saw that Jesus was condemned, he changed his mind and brought back the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and the elders,
4 said, "I did wrong because I betrayed an innocent man." But they said, "What is that to us? That's your problem."
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saying, “I have sinned by betraying innocent blood. ” They said, “What is that to us? See to it yourself. ”
5 Judas threw the silver pieces into the temple and left. Then he went and hanged himself.
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And throwing down the pieces of silver into the temple, he departed, and he went and hanged himself.
6 The chief priests picked up the silver pieces and said, "According to the Law it's not right to put this money in the treasury. Since it was used to pay for someone's life, it's unclean."
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But the chief priests, taking the pieces of silver, said, “It is not lawful to put them into the treasury, since it is blood money. ”
7 So they decided to use it to buy the potter's field where strangers could be buried.
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So they took counsel and bought with them the potter’s field as a burial place for strangers.
8 That's why that field is called "Field of Blood" to this very day.
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Therefore that field has been called the Field of Blood to this day.
9 This fulfilled the words of Jeremiah the prophet: And I took the thirty pieces of silver, the price for the one whose price had been set by some of the Israelites,
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Then was fulfilled what had been spoken by the prophet Jeremiah, saying, “And they took the thirty pieces of silver, the price of him on whom a price had been set by some of the sons of Israel,
10 and I gave them for the potter's field, as the Lord commanded me.
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and they gave them for the potter’s field, as the Lord directed me. ”
11 Jesus was brought before the governor. The governor said, "Are you the king of the Jews?" Jesus replied, "That's what you say."
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Now Jesus stood before the governor, and the governor asked him, “Are you the King of the Jews? ” Jesus said, “You have said so. ”
12 But he didn't answer when the chief priests and elders accused him.
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But when he was accused by the chief priests and elders, he gave no answer.
13 Then Pilate said, "Don't you hear the testimony they bring against you?"
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Then Pilate said to him, “Do you not hear how many things they testify against you? ”
14 But he didn't answer, not even a single word. So the governor was greatly amazed.
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But he gave him no answer, not even to a single charge, so that the governor was greatly amazed.
15 It was customary during the festival for the governor to release to the crowd one prisoner, whomever they might choose.
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Now at the feast the governor was accustomed to release for the crowd any one prisoner whom they wanted.
16 At that time there was a well-known prisoner named Jesus Barabbas.
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And they had then a notorious prisoner called Barabbas.
17 When the crowd had come together, Pilate asked them, "Whom would you like me to release to you, Jesus Barabbas or Jesus who is called Christ?"
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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 He knew that the leaders of the people had handed him over because of jealousy.
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For he knew that it was out of envy that they had delivered him up.
19 While he was serving as judge, his wife sent this message to him, "Leave that righteous man alone. I've suffered much today in a dream because of him."
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Besides, while he was sitting on the judgment seat, his wife sent word to him, “Have nothing to do with that righteous man, for I have suffered much because of him today in a dream. ”
20 But the chief priests and the elders persuaded the crowds to ask for Barabbas and kill Jesus.
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Now the chief priests and the elders persuaded the crowd to ask for Barabbas and destroy Jesus.
21 The governor said, "Which of the two do you want me to release to you?" "Barabbas," they replied.
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The governor again said to them, “Which of the two do you want me to release for you? ” And they said, “Barabbas. ”
22 Pilate said, "Then what should I do with Jesus who is called Christ?" They all said, "Crucify him!"
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Pilate said to them, “Then what shall I do with Jesus who is called Christ? ” They all said, “Let him be crucified! ”
23 But he said, "Why? What wrong has he done?" They shouted even louder, "Crucify him!"
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And he said, “Why, what evil has he done? ” But they shouted all the more, “Let him be crucified! ”
24 Pilate saw that he was getting nowhere and that a riot was starting. So he took water and washed his hands in front of the crowd. "I'm innocent of this man's blood," he said. "It's your problem."
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So when Pilate saw that he was gaining nothing, but rather that a riot was beginning, he took water and washed his hands before the crowd, saying, “I am innocent of this man’s blood; see to it yourselves. ”
25 All the people replied, "Let his blood be on us and on our children."
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And all the people answered, “His blood be on us and on our children! ”
26 Then he released Barabbas to them. He had Jesus whipped, then handed him over to be crucified.
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Then he released for them Barabbas, and having scourged Jesus, delivered him to be crucified.
27 The governor's soldiers took Jesus into the governor's house, and they gathered the whole company of soldiers around him.
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Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the governor’s headquarters, and they gathered the whole battalion before him.
28 They stripped him and put a red military coat on him.
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And they stripped him and put a scarlet robe on him,
29 They twisted together a crown of thorns and put it on his head. They put a stick in his right hand. Then they bowed down in front of him and mocked him, saying, "Hey! King of the Jews!"
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and twisting together a crown of thorns, they put it on his head and put a reed in his right hand. And kneeling before him, they mocked him, saying, “Hail, King of the Jews! ”
30 After they spit on him, they took the stick and struck his head again and again.
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And they spit on him and took the reed and struck him on the head.
31 When they finished mocking him, they stripped him of the military coat and put his own clothes back on him. They led him away to crucify him.
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And when they had mocked him, they stripped him of the robe and put his own clothes on him and led him away to crucify him.
32 As they were going out, they found Simon, a man from Cyrene. They forced him to carry his cross.
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As they went out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name. They compelled this man to carry his cross.
33 When they came to a place called Golgotha, which means Skull Place,
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And when they came to a place called Golgotha (which means Place of a Skull),
34 they gave Jesus wine mixed with vinegar to drink. But after tasting it, he didn't want to drink it.
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they offered him wine to drink, mixed with gall, but when he tasted it, he would not drink it.
35 After they crucified him, they divided up his clothes among them by drawing lots.
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And when they had crucified him, they divided his garments among them by casting lots.
36 They sat there, guarding him.
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Then they sat down and kept watch over him there.
37 They placed above his head the charge against him. It read, "This is Jesus, the king of the Jews."
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And over his head they put the charge against him, which read, “This is Jesus, the King of the Jews. ”
38 They crucified with him two outlaws, one on his right side and one on his left.
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Then two robbers were crucified with him, one on the right and one on the left.
39 Those who were walking by insulted Jesus, shaking their heads
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And those who passed by derided him, wagging their heads
40 and saying, "So you were going to destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, were you? Save yourself! If you are God's Son, come down from the cross."
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and saying, “You who would destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, save yourself! If you are the Son of God, come down from the cross. ”
41 In the same way, the chief priests, along with the legal experts and the elders, were making fun of him, saying,
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So also the chief priests, with the scribes and elders, mocked him, saying,
42 "He saved others, but he can't save himself. He's the king of Israel, so let him come down from the cross now. Then we'll believe in him.
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“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, so let God deliver him now if he wants to. He said, ‘I'm God's Son.'"
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He trusts in God; let God deliver him now, if he desires him. For he said, ‘I am the Son of God. ’”
44 The outlaws who were crucified with him insulted him in the same way.
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And the robbers who were crucified with him also reviled him in the same way.
45 From noon until three in the afternoon the whole earth was dark.
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Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land until the ninth hour.
46 At about three Jesus cried out with a loud shout, "Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani," which means, "My God, my God, why have you left me?"
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And about the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani? ”that is, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? ”
47 After hearing him, some standing there said, "He's calling Elijah."
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And some of the bystanders, hearing it, said, “This man is calling Elijah. ”
48 One of them ran over, took a sponge full of vinegar, and put it on a pole. He offered it to Jesus to drink.
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And one of them at once ran and took a sponge, filled it with sour wine, and put it on a reed and gave it to him to drink.
49 But the rest of them said, "Let's see if Elijah will come and save him."
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But the others said, “Wait, let us see whether Elijah will come to save him. ”
50 Again Jesus cried out with a loud shout. Then he died.
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And Jesus cried out again with a loud voice and yielded up his spirit.
51 Look, the curtain of the sanctuary was torn in two from top to bottom. The earth shook, the rocks split,
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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 and the bodies of many holy people who had died were raised.
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The tombs also were opened. And many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep were raised,
53 After Jesus' resurrection they came out of their graves and went into the holy city where they appeared to many people.
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and coming out of the tombs after his resurrection they went into the holy city and appeared to many.
54 When the centurion and those with him who were guarding Jesus saw the earthquake and what had just happened, they were filled with awe and said, "This was certainly God's Son."
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When the centurion and those who were with him, keeping watch over Jesus, saw the earthquake and what took place, they were filled with awe and said, “Truly this was the Son of God! ”
55 Many women were watching from a distance. They had followed Jesus from Galilee to serve him.
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There were also many women there, looking on from a distance, who had followed Jesus from Galilee, ministering to him,
56 Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James and Joseph, and the mother of Zebedee's sons.
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among whom were Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of James and Joseph and the mother of the sons of Zebedee.
57 That evening a man named Joseph came. He was a rich man from Arimathea who had become a disciple of Jesus.
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When it was evening, there came a rich man from Arimathea, named Joseph, who also was a disciple of Jesus.
58 He came to Pilate and asked for Jesus' body. Pilate gave him permission to take it.
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He went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. Then Pilate ordered it to be given to him.
59 Joseph took the body, wrapped it in a clean linen cloth,
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And Joseph took the body and wrapped it in a clean linen shroud
60 and laid it in his own new tomb, which he had carved out of the rock. After he rolled a large stone at the door of the tomb, he went away.
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and laid it in his own new tomb, which he had cut in the rock. And he rolled a great stone to the entrance of the tomb and went away.
61 Mary Magdalene and the other Mary were there, sitting in front of the tomb.
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Mary Magdalene and the other Mary were there, sitting opposite the tomb.
62 The next day, which was the day after Preparation Day, the chief priests and the Pharisees gathered before Pilate.
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The next day, that is, after the day of Preparation, the chief priests and the Pharisees gathered before Pilate
63 They said, "Sir, we remember that while that deceiver was still alive he said, ‘After three days I will arise.'
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and said, “Sir, we remember how that impostor said, while he was still alive, ‘After three days I will rise. ’
64 Therefore, order the grave to be sealed until the third day. Otherwise, his disciples may come and steal the body and tell the people, ‘He's been raised from the dead.' This last deception will be worse than the first."
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Therefore order the tomb to be made secure until the third day, lest his disciples go and steal him away and tell the people, ‘He has risen from the dead, ’ and the last fraud will be worse than the first. ”
65 Pilate replied, "You have soldiers for guard duty. Go and make it as secure as you know how."
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Pilate said to them, “You have a guard of soldiers. Go, make it as secure as you can. ”
66 Then they went and secured the tomb by sealing the stone and posting the guard.
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So they went and made the tomb secure by sealing the stone and setting a guard.
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