Mat 26:1-2, 11-31, Luk 23:1-6, 13-25, Joh 18:28-19:16 | ESV | STEP | When Jesus had finished all these sayings , he said to his disciples ,

1 When Jesus had finished all these sayings, he said to his disciples, 2 ^a“You know that after two days ^bthe Passover is coming, and ^cthe Son of Man ^dwill be delivered up to be crucified.”

Matthew 26:11-31

11 For ^eyou always have the poor with you, but ^fyou will not always have me. 12 In pouring this ointment on my body, she has done it ^gto prepare me for burial. 13 Truly, I say to you, wherever ^hthis gospel is proclaimed in the whole world, what she has done will also be told ⁱin memory of her.”

Judas to Betray Jesus

14 ^jThen one of the twelve, whose name was ^kJudas Iscariot, went to the chief priests 15 and said, “What will you give me if I deliver him over to you?” And they ^lpaid him ^mthirty pieces of silver. 16 And from that moment he sought an opportunity ⁿto betray him.

The Passover with the Disciples

17 ^oNow on ^pthe first day of Unleavened Bread the disciples came to Jesus, saying, “Where will you have us prepare for you to eat the Passover?” 18 He said, “Go into the city to a certain man and say to him, ^q‘The Teacher says, ^rMy time is at hand. I will keep the Passover at your house with my disciples.’” 19 And the disciples did as Jesus had directed them, and they prepared the Passover.

20 ^sWhen it was evening, he reclined at table with the twelve. ^{▼▼Some manuscripts add disciples} 21 And as they were eating, ^uhe said, “Truly, I say to you, one of you will betray me.” 22 And they were very sorrowful and began to say to him one after another, “Is it I, Lord?” 23 He answered, ^v“He who has dipped his hand in the dish with me will betray me. 24 The Son of Man goes ^was it is written of him, but ^xwoe to that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! ^yIt would have been better for that man if he had not been born.” 25 Judas, who would betray him, answered, “Is it I, ^zRabbi?” He said to him, ^aa“You have said so.”

Institution of the Lord’s Supper

26 ^abNow as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and ^acafter blessing it broke it and gave it to the disciples, and said, “Take, eat; ^adthis is my body.” 27 And he took a cup, and when he ^aehad given thanks he gave it to them, saying, “Drink of it, all of you, 28 for ^afthis is my ^agblood of the ^{▼▼Some manuscripts insert new} covenant, which is poured out for ^aimany ^ajfor the forgiveness of sins. 29 I tell you I will not drink again of this fruit of the vine until that day when I drink it new with you ^akin my Father’s kingdom.”

Jesus Foretells Peter’s Denial

30 ^alAnd when they had sung a hymn, ^amthey went out to ^anthe Mount of Olives. 31 Then Jesus said to them, “You will all fall away because of me this night. For it is written, ‘I will ^aostrike the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock will be scattered.’

Luke 23:1-6

Jesus Before Pilate

1 ^apThen the whole company of them arose and brought him before Pilate. 2 And they began to accuse him, saying, “We found this man ^aqmisleading our nation and ^arforbidding us to give tribute to ^asCaesar, and saying that he himself is Christ, ^ata king.” 3 ^auAnd Pilate asked him, ^av“Are you the King of the Jews?” And he answered him, ^aw“You have said so.” 4 Then Pilate said to the chief priests and the crowds, ^ax“I find no guilt in this man.” 5 But they were urgent, saying, “He stirs up the people, teaching throughout all Judea, ^ayfrom Galilee even to this place.”

Jesus Before Herod

6 When Pilate heard this, he asked whether the man was a Galilean.

Luke 23:13-25

13 Pilate then called together the chief priests and ^azthe rulers and the people, 14 and said to them, “You brought me this man ^baas one who was misleading the people. And ^bbafter examining him before you, behold, I ^bcdid not find this man guilty of any of your charges against him. 15 Neither did Herod, for ^bdhe sent him back to us. Look, nothing deserving death has been done by him. 16 ^beI will therefore punish and release him.” ^{▼▼Here, or after verse 19, some manuscripts add verse 17: Now he was obliged to release one man to them at the festival}

Pilate Delivers Jesus to Be Crucified

18 ^bgBut they all cried out together, ^bh“Away with this man, and release to us Barabbas”— 19 a man who had been thrown into prison for an insurrection started in the city and ^bifor murder. 20 Pilate addressed them once more, desiring to release Jesus, 21 but they kept shouting, “Crucify, crucify him!” 22 A third time he said to them, “Why, ^bjWhat evil has he done? ^bkI have found in him no guilt deserving death. ^blI will therefore punish and release him.” 23 But they were urgent, demanding with loud cries that he should be crucified. And their voices prevailed. 24 So Pilate decided that their demand should be granted. 25 He released the man who had been thrown into prison ^bmfor insurrection and murder, for whom they asked, ^bnbut he delivered Jesus over to their will.

John 18:28-40

Jesus Before Pilate

28 ^boThen they led Jesus ^bpfrom the house of Caiaphas to ^bqthe governor’s headquarters. ^{▼▼Greek the praetorium} It was early morning. They themselves did not enter the governor’s headquarters, ^bsso that they would not be defiled, ^btbut could eat the Passover. 29 ^buSo Pilate went outside to them and said, “What accusation do you bring against this man?” 30 They answered him, “If this man were not doing evil, we would not have delivered him over to you.” 31 Pilate said to them, ^bv“Take him yourselves and judge him by your own law.” The Jews said to him, “It is not lawful for us to put anyone to death.” 32 ^bwThis was to fulfill the word that Jesus had spoken ^bxto show by what kind of death he was going to die.

My Kingdom Is Not of This World

33 ^bySo Pilate entered his headquarters again and called Jesus and said to him, ^bz“Are you the King of the Jews?” 34 Jesus answered, “Do you say this of your own accord, or did others say it to you about me?” 35 Pilate answered, “Am I a Jew? Your own nation and the chief priests have delivered you over to me. What have you done?” 36 Jesus answered, ^ca“My kingdom ^cbis not of this world. If my kingdom were of this world, ^ccmy servants would have been fighting, that ^cdI might not be delivered over to the Jews. But my kingdom is not from the world.” 37 Then Pilate said to him, “So you are a king?” Jesus answered, ^ce“You say that I am a king. ^cfFor this purpose I was born and for this purpose ^cgI have come into the world— ^chto bear witness to the truth. ^ciEveryone who is ^cjof the truth ^cklistens to my voice.” 38 Pilate said to him, “What is truth?”

After he had said this, ^clhe went back outside to the Jews and told them, ^cm“I find no guilt in him. 39 ^cnBut you have a custom that I should release one man for you at the Passover. So do you want me to release to you the King of the Jews?” 40 They cried out again, ^co“Not this man, but Barabbas!” Now Barabbas was a robber. ^{▼▼Or an insurrectionist}

John 19:1-16

Jesus Delivered to Be Crucified

1 Then Pilate took Jesus and ^cqflogged him. 2 ^crAnd the soldiers twisted together a crown of thorns and put it on his head and arrayed him in a purple robe. 3 They came up to him, saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!” and struck him with their hands. 4 Pilate went out again and said to them, “See, I am bringing him out to you that you may know that ^csI find no guilt in him.” 5 So Jesus came out, wearing ^ctthe crown of thorns and the purple robe. Pilate said to them, ^cu“Behold the man!” 6 When the chief priests and the officers saw him, they cried out, “Crucify him, crucify him!” Pilate said to them, ^cv“Take him yourselves and crucify him, for ^cwI find no guilt in him.” 7 The Jews ^{▼▼Greek Ioudaioi probably refers here to Jewish religious leaders, and others under their influence, in that time; also verses 12, 14, 31, 38} answered him, “We have a law, and ^cyaccording to that law he ought to die because ^czhe has made himself the Son of God.” 8 When Pilate heard this statement, ^dahe was even more afraid. 9 ^dbHe entered his headquarters again and said to Jesus, ^dc“Where are you from?” But ^ddJesus gave him no answer. 10 So Pilate said to him, “You will not speak to me? Do you not know that I have authority to release you and authority to crucify you?” 11 Jesus answered him, ^de“You would have no authority over me at all unless it had been given you from above. Therefore ^dfhe who delivered me over to you ^dghas the greater sin.”

12 From then on ^dhPilate sought to release him, but the Jews cried out, “If you release this man, you are not Caesar’s friend. ^diEveryone who makes himself a king opposes Caesar.” 13 So when Pilate heard these words, he brought Jesus out and sat down on ^djthe judgment seat at a place called The Stone Pavement, and in Aramaic ^{▼▼Or Hebrew; also verses 17, 20} Gabbatha. 14 Now it was ^dlthe day of Preparation of the Passover. It was about the sixth hour. ^{▼▼That is, about noon} He said to the Jews, ^dn“Behold your King!” 15 They cried out, ^do“Away with him, away with him, crucify him!” Pilate said to them, “Shall I crucify your King?” The chief priests answered, “We have no king but Caesar.” 16 ^dpSo he ^dqdelivered him over to them to be crucified.

The Crucifixion

So they took Jesus,