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Governor Pilate Questions Jesus(Mt. 27:1-2, 11-14; Mk. 15:1-5; Jn. 18:28-38)

¹Then the whole group stood up and led Jesus away to Pilatea. ²They began to accuse Jesus and said to Pilate, "We caught this man trying to change the thinking of our people. He says we should not pay taxes to Caesarb. He calls himself the Messiahc, a king."
³Pilate asked Jesus, "Are you the king of the Jews?"
Jesus answered, "Yes, what you say is true."
⁴Pilate said to the leading priests and the people, "I find nothing wrong with this man."
⁵But they kept on saying, "His teaching is causing trouble all over Judea. He began in Galilee, and now he is here!"

Pilate Sends Jesus to Herod ⁶Pilatea heard this and asked if Jesus was from Galilee. ⁷He learned that Jesus was under Herod'sd authority. Herod was in Jerusalem at that time, so Pilate sent Jesus to him.
⁸When Herod saw Jesus, he was very happy. He had heard all about him and had wanted to meet him for a long time. Herod wanted to see a miraclee, so he was hoping that Jesus would do one. ⁹He asked him many questions, but Jesus said nothing. ¹⁰The leading priests and teachers of the law were standing there shouting things against Jesus. ¹¹Then Herod and his soldiers laughed at him. They made fun of him by dressing him in clothes like kings wear. Then Herod sent him back to Pilate. ¹²In the past Pilate and Herod had always been enemies. But on that day they became friends.

Pilate Tries but Fails to Free Jesus(Mt. 27:15-26; Mk. 15:6-15; Jn. 18:39-19:16) ¹³Pilatea called all the people together with the leading priests and the Jewish leaders. ¹⁴He said to them, "You brought this man to me. You said he was trying to change the people. But I judged him before you all and have not found him guilty of the things you say he has done. ¹⁵Herodd didn't find him guilty either. He sent him back to us. Look, he has done nothing bad enough for the death penalty. ¹⁶So, after I punish him a little, I will let him go free." ¹⁷f
¹⁸But they all shouted, "Kill him! Let Barabbas go free!" ¹⁹(Barabbas was a man who was in jail for starting a riot in the city and for murder.)
²⁰Pilate wanted to let Jesus go free. So again Pilate told them that he would let him go. ²¹But they shouted again, "Kill him! Kill him on a cross!"
²²A third time Pilate said to the people, "Why? What wrong has he done? He is not guilty. I can find no reason to kill him. So I will let him go free after I punish him a little."
²³But the people continued to shout. They demanded that Jesus be killed on a cross. Their shouting got so loud that ²⁴Pilate decided to give them what they wanted. ²⁵They wanted Barabbas to go free - the one who was in jail for starting a riot and for murder. Pilate let Barabbas go free. And he handed Jesus over to be killed. This is what the people wanted.

Jesus Is Nailed to a Cross(Mt. 27:32-44; Mk. 15:21-32; Jn. 19:17-19) ²⁶The soldiers led Jesus away. At that same time there was a man from Cyrene named Simon coming into the city from the fields. The soldiers forced him to carry Jesus' cross and walk behind him.
²⁷A large crowd followed Jesus. Some of the women were sad and crying. They felt sorry for him. ²⁸But Jesus turned and said to the women, "Women of Jerusalem, don't cry for me. Cry for yourselves and for your children too. ²⁹The time is coming when people will say, 'The women who cannot have babies are the ones God has blessed. It's really a blessing that they have no children to care for.' ³⁰Then the people will say to the mountains, 'Fall on us!' They will say to the hills, 'Cover us!'g ³¹If this can happen to someone who is good, what will happen to those who are guiltyh?"
³²There were also two criminals led out with Jesus to be killed. ³³They were led to a place called "The Skull." There the soldiers nailed Jesus to the cross. They also nailed the criminals to crosses beside Jesus - one on the right and the other on the left.
³⁴Jesus said, "Father, forgive them. They don't know what they are doing."i
The soldiers threw dice to divide Jesus' clothes between them. ³⁵The people stood there watching everything. The Jewish leaders laughed at Jesus. They said, "If he is God's Chosen One, the Messiahc, then let him save himself. He saved others, didn't he?"
³⁶Even the soldiers laughed at Jesus and made fun of him. They came and offered him some sour wine. ³⁷They said, "If you are the king of the Jews, save yourself!" ³⁸(At the top of the cross these words were written: "this is the king of the jews.")
³⁹One of the criminals hanging there began to shout insults at Jesus: "Aren't you the Messiah? Then save yourself, and save us too!"
⁴⁰But the other criminal stopped him. He said, "You should fear God. All of us will die soon. ⁴¹You and I are guilty. We deserve to die because we did wrong. But this man has done nothing wrong." ⁴²Then he said, "Jesus, remember me when you begin ruling as king!"
⁴³Then Jesus said to him, "I promise you, today you will be with me in paradisej."

Jesus Dies(Mt. 27:45-56; Mk. 15:33-41; Jn. 19:28-30) ⁴⁴It was about noon, but it turned dark throughout the land until three o'clock in the afternoon, ⁴⁵because the sun stopped shining. The curtaink in the Templel was torn into two pieces. ⁴⁶Jesus shouted, "Father, I put my life in your handsm!" After Jesus said this, he died.
⁴⁷The army officern there saw what happened. He praised God, saying, "I know this man was a good man!"
⁴⁸Many people had come out of the city to see all this. When they saw it, they felt very sorry and left. ⁴⁹The people who were close friends of Jesus were there. Also, there were some women who had followed Jesus from Galilee. They all stood far away from the cross and watched these things.

Jesus Is Buried(Mt. 27:57-61; Mk. 15:42-47; Jn. 19:38-42) ^50-⁵¹A man named Joseph was there from the Jewish town of Arimathea. He was a good man, who lived the way God wanted. He was waiting for God's kingdom to come. Joseph was a member of the Jewish council. But he did not agree when the other Jewish leaders decided to kill Jesus. ⁵²He went to Pilatea and asked for the body of Jesus. ⁵³He took the body down from the cross and wrapped it in cloth. Then he put it in a tombo that was dug in a wall of rock. This tomb had never been used before. ⁵⁴It was late on Preparation dayp. When the sun went down, the Sabbathq day would begin.
⁵⁵The women who had come from Galilee with Jesus followed Joseph. They saw the tomb. Inside they saw where he put Jesus' body. ⁵⁶Then they left to prepare some sweet-smelling spices to put on the body.
On the Sabbath day they rested, as commanded in the Law of Mosesr.

^aPilate, Pontius The Roman governor of Judea, 26-36 a.d. Read Lk. 23:1-3.
^bCaesar The name or title given to the emperor (ruler) of Rome.
^cMessiah A Hebrew word that has the same meaning as the Greek word Christ (see “Christ”). It was a title for the kings of God’s people in the Old Testament and for the special king God promised to send as a “savior” to defeat evil and establish the reign of God. Many prophets made it clear that this new kingdom would be eternal; that is, not only would the promised Messiah bring about a time of justice and right living among God’s people here on earth, but also his kingdom would extend beyond this world to life forever with God. However, most Jews of the first century expected the Messiah to be a political ruler here on earth who would defeat the other nations and return the nation of Israel to a position of great glory and power. But God intended his Messiah to establish a new “Israel,” an eternal kingdom that would bless all the nations.
^dHerod (1) Herod I (the Great), king of Judea and all of Palestine (40-4 b.c.), Mt. 2:1-22; Lk. 1:5; Acts 23:35. (2) Herod Antipas, son of Herod the Great, tetrarch (ruler) of Galilee and Perea (4 b.c.-39 a.d.), Mt. 14:1-6; Mk. 6:14-22; 8:15; Lk. 3:1, 19; 8:3; 9:7, 9; 13:31; 23:7-15; Acts 4:27; 13:1. (3) Herod Agrippa I, grandson of Herod the Great, king of Palestine (37-44 a.d.), Acts 12:1, 6-21.
^emiracle An amazing act done by the power of God.
^f23:17 A few Greek copies add verse 17: “Every year at the Passover festival, Pilate had to release one prisoner to the people.”
^g23:30 Quote from Hos. 10:8.
^h23:31 If this can happen … guilty Literally, “If they do these things in the green tree, what will happen in the dry?”
ⁱ23:34 Jesus said, “Father … doing” Some early copies of Luke do not have these words.
^jparadise A wonderful place of blessing, where God’s people go when they die.
^kcurtain The curtain that separated the inner sanctuary (Most Holy Place) from the front room in the Tabernacle (see “Holy Tent”) and in the Jerusalem Temple. It represented the spiritual barrier that kept people from entering God’s presence. When Jesus died, the curtain was torn open (Mt. 27:51), which was a symbol to show that in the heavenly temple the way into God’s presence had been opened. See Heb. 10:19, 20.
^lTemple The permanent building in Jerusalem that replaced the portable “Holy Tent” that was used by the Israelites from the time of their wandering in the desert to the reign of King Solomon, when the first Temple was built. Like the Holy Tent, the Temple was the center of Israelite worship, although provision was made for it to be “a house of prayer for all nations” (Isa. 56:7).
^m23:46 “I put … hands” Literally, “I put my spirit in your hands.” Quote from Ps. 31:5.
ⁿarmy officer A centurion, a Roman army officer who had authority over 100 soldiers.
^otomb A grave dug in a wall of rock or a building where a dead body is buried. It can also be a small building made to show respect for important people who had died.
^pPreparation day Friday, the day before the Sabbath day.
^qSabbath Saturday, the seventh day of the week and a special day for Israelites or Jews. By God’s command it was set aside as a time for the people to rest and honor God.
^rMoses One of the most important leaders of the Israelites during the time of the Old Testament. God used him to give the people his law, which is often called “the Law of Moses.”