Mat 27:1-31, Luk 23:1-25, Joh 18:28-19:16 | ESV | STEP | When morning came , all the chief priests and the elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death .

1 ^aWhen morning came, all the chief priests and the elders of the people ^btook counsel against Jesus to put him to death. 2 And they bound him and ^cled him away and ^ddelivered him over to ^ePilate the governor.

Judas Hangs Himself

3 Then when ^fJudas, his betrayer, saw that Jesus ^{▼▼Greek he} was condemned, ^hhe changed his mind and brought back ⁱthe thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and the elders, 4 saying, “I have sinned by betraying innocent blood.” They said, “What is that to us? ^jSee to it yourself.” 5 And throwing down the pieces of silver into the temple, ^khe departed, and he went and hanged himself. 6 But the chief priests, taking the pieces of silver, said, “It is not lawful to put them into ^lthe treasury, since it is blood money.” 7 So they took counsel and bought with them the potter’s field as a burial place for strangers. 8 Therefore ^mthat field has been called the Field of Blood ⁿto this day. 9 ^oThen was fulfilled what had been spoken by the prophet Jeremiah, saying, ^p“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 they gave them for the potter’s field, as the Lord directed me.”

Jesus Before Pilate

11 ^qNow Jesus stood before the governor, and the governor asked him, “Are you ^rthe King of the Jews?” Jesus said, ^s“You have said so.” 12 ^tBut when he was accused by the chief priests and elders, he gave no answer. 13 Then Pilate said to him, ^u“Do you not hear how many things they testify against you?” 14 But he gave him no answer, not even to a single charge, so that the governor was greatly amazed.

The Crowd Chooses Barabbas

15 ^vNow at the feast the governor was accustomed to release for the crowd any one prisoner whom they wanted. 16 And they had then a notorious prisoner called Barabbas. 17 So when they had gathered, Pilate said to them, “Whom do you want me to release for you: Barabbas, or ^wJesus who is called Christ?” 18 For he knew that it was out ^xof envy that they had delivered him up. 19 Besides, while he was sitting on ^ythe judgment seat, his wife sent word to him, “Have nothing to do with ^zthat righteous man, for I have suffered much because of him today ^aain a dream.” 20 Now the chief priests and the elders persuaded the crowd to ^abask for Barabbas and destroy Jesus. 21 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 to them, “Then what shall I do with Jesus who is called Christ?” ^acThey all said, “Let him be crucified!” 23 And he said, “Why? ^adWhat evil has he done?” But they shouted all the more, “Let him be crucified!”

Pilate Delivers Jesus to Be Crucified

24 So when Pilate saw that he was gaining nothing, but rather that ^aea riot was beginning, he took water and ^afwashed his hands before the crowd, saying, “I am innocent of ^agthis man’s blood; ^{▼▼Some manuscripts this righteous blood, or this righteous man’s blood} ^aisee to it yourselves.” 25 And all the people answered, ^aj“His blood be on us and ^akon our children!” 26 Then he released for them Barabbas, and having ^alscourged ^{▼▼A Roman judicial penalty, consisting of a severe beating with a multi-lashed whip containing imbedded pieces of bone and metal} Jesus, delivered him to be crucified.

Jesus Is Mocked

27 ^anThen the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the ^aogovernor’s headquarters, ^{▼▼Greek the praetorium} and they gathered the whole ^aqbattalion ^{▼▼Greek cohort; a tenth of a Roman legion, usually about 600 men} before him. 28 And they stripped him and put ^asa scarlet robe on him, 29 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 ^atmocked him, saying, “Hail, ^auKing of the Jews!” 30 And ^avthey spit on him and took the reed and struck him on the head. 31 And when they had mocked him, they stripped him of the robe and put his own clothes on him and ^awled him away to crucify him.

Luke 23:1-25

Jesus Before Pilate

1 ^axThen the whole company of them arose and brought him before Pilate. 2 And they began to accuse him, saying, “We found this man ^aymisleading our nation and ^azforbidding us to give tribute to ^baCaesar, and saying that he himself is Christ, ^bba king.” 3 ^bcAnd Pilate asked him, ^bd“Are you the King of the Jews?” And he answered him, ^be“You have said so.” 4 Then Pilate said to the chief priests and the crowds, ^bf“I find no guilt in this man.” 5 But they were urgent, saying, “He stirs up the people, teaching throughout all Judea, ^bgfrom Galilee even to this place.”

Jesus Before Herod

6 When Pilate heard this, he asked whether the man was a Galilean. 7 And when he learned that he belonged to ^bhHerod’s jurisdiction, he sent him over to Herod, who was himself in Jerusalem at that time. 8 When Herod saw Jesus, he was very glad, ^bifor he had long desired to see him, ^bjbecause he had heard about him, and he was hoping ^bkto see some sign done by him. 9 So he questioned him at some length, but he made no answer. 10 The chief priests and the scribes stood by, vehemently accusing him. 11 And Herod with his soldiers ^bltreated him with contempt and ^bmmocked him. Then, ^bnarraying him in splendid clothing, he sent him back to Pilate. 12 And ^boHerod and Pilate became friends with each other that very day, for before this they had been at enmity with each other.

13 Pilate then called together the chief priests and ^bpthe rulers and the people, 14 and said to them, “You brought me this man ^bqas one who was misleading the people. And ^brafter examining him before you, behold, I ^bsdid not find this man guilty of any of your charges against him. 15 Neither did Herod, for ^bthe sent him back to us. Look, nothing deserving death has been done by him. 16 ^buI 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 ^bwBut they all cried out together, ^bx“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 ^byfor 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, ^bzWhat evil has he done? ^caI have found in him no guilt deserving death. ^cbI 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 ^ccfor insurrection and murder, for whom they asked, ^cdbut he delivered Jesus over to their will.

John 18:28-40

Jesus Before Pilate

28 ^ceThen they led Jesus ^cffrom the house of Caiaphas to ^cgthe governor’s headquarters. ^{▼▼Greek the praetorium} It was early morning. They themselves did not enter the governor’s headquarters, ^ciso that they would not be defiled, ^cjbut could eat the Passover. 29 ^ckSo 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, ^cl“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 ^cmThis was to fulfill the word that Jesus had spoken ^cnto show by what kind of death he was going to die.

My Kingdom Is Not of This World

33 ^coSo Pilate entered his headquarters again and called Jesus and said to him, ^cp“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, ^cq“My kingdom ^cris not of this world. If my kingdom were of this world, ^csmy servants would have been fighting, that ^ctI 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, ^cu“You say that I am a king. ^cvFor this purpose I was born and for this purpose ^cwI have come into the world— ^cxto bear witness to the truth. ^cyEveryone who is ^czof the truth ^dalistens to my voice.” 38 Pilate said to him, “What is truth?”

After he had said this, ^dbhe went back outside to the Jews and told them, ^dc“I find no guilt in him. 39 ^ddBut 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, ^de“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 ^dgflogged him. 2 ^dhAnd 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 ^diI find no guilt in him.” 5 So Jesus came out, wearing ^djthe crown of thorns and the purple robe. Pilate said to them, ^dk“Behold the man!” 6 When the chief priests and the officers saw him, they cried out, “Crucify him, crucify him!” Pilate said to them, ^dl“Take him yourselves and crucify him, for ^dmI 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 ^doaccording to that law he ought to die because ^dphe has made himself the Son of God.” 8 When Pilate heard this statement, ^dqhe was even more afraid. 9 ^drHe entered his headquarters again and said to Jesus, ^ds“Where are you from?” But ^dtJesus 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, ^du“You would have no authority over me at all unless it had been given you from above. Therefore ^dvhe who delivered me over to you ^dwhas the greater sin.”

12 From then on ^dxPilate sought to release him, but the Jews cried out, “If you release this man, you are not Caesar’s friend. ^dyEveryone who makes himself a king opposes Caesar.” 13 So when Pilate heard these words, he brought Jesus out and sat down on ^dzthe judgment seat at a place called The Stone Pavement, and in Aramaic ^{▼▼Or Hebrew; also verses 17, 20} Gabbatha. 14 Now it was ^ebthe day of Preparation of the Passover. It was about the sixth hour. ^{▼▼That is, about noon} He said to the Jews, ^ed“Behold your King!” 15 They cried out, ^ee“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 ^efSo he ^egdelivered him over to them to be crucified.

The Crucifixion

So they took Jesus,