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1 Early in the morning, all the chief priests and the elders of the people made their plans how to have Jesus executed.
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Early in the morning all the chief priests and the elders of the people reached the decision to have Jesus put to death.
2 So they bound him, led him away and handed him over to Pilate the governor.
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They bound him, led him away, and turned him over to Pilate the governor.
3 When Judas, who had betrayed him, saw that Jesus was condemned, he was seized with remorse and returned the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and the elders.
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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
4 “I have sinned,” he said, “for I have betrayed innocent blood.” “What is that to us?” they replied. “That’s your responsibility.”
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said, "I did wrong because I betrayed an innocent man." But they said, "What is that to us? That's your problem."
5 So Judas threw the money into the temple and left. Then he went away and hanged himself.
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Judas threw the silver pieces into the temple and left. Then he went and hanged himself.
6 The chief priests picked up the coins and said, “It is against the law to put this into the treasury, since it is blood money.”
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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."
7 So they decided to use the money to buy the potter’s field as a burial place for foreigners.
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So they decided to use it to buy the potter's field where strangers could be buried.
8 That is why it has been called the Field of Blood to this day.
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That's why that field is called "Field of Blood" to this very day.
9 Then what was spoken by Jeremiah the prophet was fulfilled: “They took the thirty pieces of silver, the price set on him by the people of Israel,
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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,
10 and they used them to buy the potter’s field, as the Lord commanded me.”
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and I gave them for the potter's field, as the Lord commanded me.
11 Meanwhile Jesus stood before the governor, and the governor asked him, “Are you the king of the Jews?” “You have said so,” Jesus replied.
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Jesus was brought before the governor. The governor said, "Are you the king of the Jews?" Jesus replied, "That's what you say."
12 When he was accused by the chief priests and the elders, he gave no answer.
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But he didn't answer when the chief priests and elders accused him.
13 Then Pilate asked him, “Don’t you hear the testimony they are bringing against you?”
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Then Pilate said, "Don't you hear the testimony they bring against you?"
14 But Jesus made no reply, not even to a single charge—to the great amazement of the governor.
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But he didn't answer, not even a single word. So the governor was greatly amazed.
15 Now it was the governor’s custom at the festival to release a prisoner chosen by the crowd.
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It was customary during the festival for the governor to release to the crowd one prisoner, whomever they might choose.
16 At that time they had a well-known prisoner whose name was Jesus Barabbas.
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At that time there was a well-known prisoner named Jesus Barabbas.
17 So when the crowd had gathered, Pilate asked them, “Which one do you want me to release to you: Jesus Barabbas, or Jesus who is called the Messiah?”
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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?"
18 For he knew it was out of self-interest that they had handed Jesus over to him.
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He knew that the leaders of the people had handed him over because of jealousy.
19 While Pilate was sitting on the judge’s seat, his wife sent him this message: “Don’t have anything to do with that innocent man, for I have suffered a great deal today in a dream because of him.”
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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."
20 But the chief priests and the elders persuaded the crowd to ask for Barabbas and to have Jesus executed.
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But the chief priests and the elders persuaded the crowds to ask for Barabbas and kill Jesus.
21 “Which of the two do you want me to release to you?” asked the governor. “Barabbas,” they answered.
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The governor said, "Which of the two do you want me to release to you?" "Barabbas," they replied.
22 “What shall I do, then, with Jesus who is called the Messiah?” Pilate asked. They all answered, “Crucify him!”
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Pilate said, "Then what should I do with Jesus who is called Christ?" They all said, "Crucify him!"
23 “Why? What crime has he committed?” asked Pilate. But they shouted all the louder, “Crucify him!”
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But he said, "Why? What wrong has he done?" They shouted even louder, "Crucify him!"
24 When Pilate saw that he was getting nowhere, but that instead an uproar was starting, he took water and washed his hands in front of the crowd. “I am innocent of this man’s blood,” he said. “It is your responsibility!”
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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."
25 All the people answered, “His blood is on us and on our children!”
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All the people replied, "Let his blood be on us and on our children."
26 Then he released Barabbas to them. But he had Jesus flogged, and handed him over to be crucified.
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Then he released Barabbas to them. He had Jesus whipped, then handed him over to be crucified.
27 Then the governor’s soldiers took Jesus into the Praetorium and gathered the whole company of soldiers around him.
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The governor's soldiers took Jesus into the governor's house, and they gathered the whole company of soldiers around him.
28 They stripped him and put a scarlet robe on him,
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They stripped him and put a red military coat on him.
29 and then twisted together a crown of thorns and set it on his head. They put a staff in his right hand. Then they knelt in front of him and mocked him. “Hail, king of the Jews!” they said.
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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!"
30 They spit on him, and took the staff and struck him on the head again and again.
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After they spit on him, they took the stick and struck his head again and again.
31 After they had mocked him, they took off the robe and put his own clothes on him. Then they led him away to crucify him.
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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.
32 As they were going out, they met a man from Cyrene, named Simon, and they forced him to carry the cross.
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As they were going out, they found Simon, a man from Cyrene. They forced him to carry his cross.
33 They came to a place called Golgotha (which means “the place of the skull”).
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When they came to a place called Golgotha, which means Skull Place,
34 There they offered Jesus wine to drink, mixed with gall; but after tasting it, he refused to drink it.
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they gave Jesus wine mixed with vinegar to drink. But after tasting it, he didn't want to drink it.
35 When they had crucified him, they divided up his clothes by casting lots.
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After they crucified him, they divided up his clothes among them by drawing lots.
36 And sitting down, they kept watch over him there.
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They sat there, guarding him.
37 Above his head they placed the written charge against him: THIS IS JESUS, THE KING OF THE JEWS.
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They placed above his head the charge against him. It read, "This is Jesus, the king of the Jews."
38 Two rebels were crucified with him, one on his right and one on his left.
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They crucified with him two outlaws, one on his right side and one on his left.
39 Those who passed by hurled insults at him, shaking their heads
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Those who were walking by insulted Jesus, shaking their heads
40 and saying, “You who are going to destroy the temple and build it in three days, save yourself! Come down from the cross, if you are the Son of God!”
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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."
41 In the same way the chief priests, the teachers of the law and the elders mocked him.
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In the same way, the chief priests, along with the legal experts and the elders, were making fun of him, saying,
42 “He saved others,” they said, “but he can’t save himself! He’s the king of Israel! Let him come down now from the cross, and we will believe in him.
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"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.
43 He trusts in God. Let God rescue him now if he wants him, for he said, ‘I am the Son of God.’ ”
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He trusts in God, so let God deliver him now if he wants to. He said, ‘I'm God's Son.'"
44 In the same way the rebels who were crucified with him also heaped insults on him.
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The outlaws who were crucified with him insulted him in the same way.
45 From noon until three in the afternoon darkness came over all the land.
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From noon until three in the afternoon the whole earth was dark.
46 About three in the afternoon Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eli, Eli,lemasabachthani?” (which means “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”).
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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?"
47 When some of those standing there heard this, they said, “He’s calling Elijah.”
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After hearing him, some standing there said, "He's calling Elijah."
48 Immediately one of them ran and got a sponge. He filled it with wine vinegar, put it on a staff, and offered it to Jesus to drink.
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One of them ran over, took a sponge full of vinegar, and put it on a pole. He offered it to Jesus to drink.
49 The rest said, “Now leave him alone. Let’s see if Elijah comes to save him.”
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But the rest of them said, "Let's see if Elijah will come and save him."
50 And when Jesus had cried out again in a loud voice, he gave up his spirit.
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Again Jesus cried out with a loud shout. Then he died.
51 At that moment the curtain of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. The earth shook, the rocks split
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Look, the curtain of the sanctuary was torn in two from top to bottom. The earth shook, the rocks split,
52 and the tombs broke open. The bodies of many holy people who had died were raised to life.
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and the bodies of many holy people who had died were raised.
53 They came out of the tombs after Jesus’ resurrection and went into the holy city and appeared to many people.
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After Jesus' resurrection they came out of their graves and went into the holy city where they appeared to many people.
54 When the centurion and those with him who were guarding Jesus saw the earthquake and all that had happened, they were terrified, and exclaimed, “Surely he was the Son of God!”
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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."
55 Many women were there, watching from a distance. They had followed Jesus from Galilee to care for his needs.
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Many women were watching from a distance. They had followed Jesus from Galilee to serve 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 them were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James and Joseph, and the mother of Zebedee's sons.
57 As evening approached, there came a rich man from Arimathea, named Joseph, who had himself become a disciple of Jesus.
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That evening a man named Joseph came. He was a rich man from Arimathea who had become a disciple of Jesus.
58 Going to Pilate, he asked for Jesus’ body, and Pilate ordered that it be given to him.
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He came to Pilate and asked for Jesus' body. Pilate gave him permission to take it.
59 Joseph took the body, wrapped it in a clean linen cloth,
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Joseph took the body, wrapped it in a clean linen cloth,
60 and placed it in his own new tomb that he had cut out of the rock. He rolled a big stone in front of the entrance to the tomb and went away.
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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.
61 Mary Magdalene and the other Mary were sitting there opposite the tomb.
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Mary Magdalene and the other Mary were there, sitting in front of the tomb.
62 The next day, the one after Preparation Day, the chief priests and the Pharisees went to Pilate.
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The next day, which was the day after Preparation Day, the chief priests and the Pharisees gathered before Pilate.
63 “Sir,” they said, “we remember that while he was still alive that deceiver said, ‘After three days I will rise again.’
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They said, "Sir, we remember that while that deceiver was still alive he said, ‘After three days I will arise.'
64 So give the order for the tomb to be made secure until the third day. Otherwise, his disciples may come and steal the body and tell the people that he has been raised from the dead. This last deception will be worse than the first.”
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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."
65 “Take a guard,” Pilate answered. “Go, make the tomb as secure as you know how.”
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Pilate replied, "You have soldiers for guard duty. Go and make it as secure as you know how."
66 So they went and made the tomb secure by putting a seal on the stone and posting the guard.
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Then they went and secured the tomb by sealing the stone and posting the guard.
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