And they led Jesus away to the high priest. And with him were assembled all the chief priests and the elders and the scribes.

And Peter followed Him from a distance to the inside of the court of the high priest. And he sat with the servants and warmed himself at the fire.

And the chief priests and all the sanhedrin sought for witness against Jesus, to put Him to death. And they found none.

For many testified falsely against Him, but the testimonies were not identical.

And certain ones rose up and bore false witness against Him, saying,

We heard Him say, I will destroy this temple that is made with hands, and within three days I will build another made without hands.

But He was silent and answered nothing. Again the high priest asked Him, saying to Him, Are you the Christ, the son of the Blessed?

You have heard the blasphemy; what do you think? And they all condemned Him to be guilty of death.

And some began to spit on Him, and to cover His face and to beat Him, and to say to Him, Prophesy! And the under-officers struck Him with slaps.

And when she saw Peter warming himself, she looked on him and said, And you also were with Jesus the Nazarene.

And a servant woman saw him again and began to say to those who stood by, This one is of them.

And the second time a cock crowed. And Peter remembered the word that Jesus said to him, Before a cock crows twice, you will deny Me three times. And thinking on it, he wept.

And immediately in the morning the chief priests held a consultation with the elders and scribes and the whole council. And they bound Jesus and led Him away and delivered Him to Pilate.

And Pilate asked Him, Are you the king of the Jews? And answering He said to him, You say it.

And the chief priests accused Him of many things, but He answered nothing.

And Pilate asked Him again, saying, Do you answer nothing? Behold how many things they witness against you!

And the crowd, crying aloud, began to beg him to do as he had always done to them.

For he knew that the chief priests had delivered Him because of envy.

And Pilate answered and said again to them, What then do you desire that I should do to him whom you call the King of the Jews?

And they cried out again, Crucify him!

Then Pilate said to them, Why? What evil has he done? And they much more cried out, Crucify him!

And deciding to do the easiest to the crowd, Pilate released Barabbas to them, and having scourged Him, delivered up Jesus to be crucified.

And the soldiers led Him away inside the court, which is the praetorium. And they called together all the cohort.

And they clothed Him with purple and plaited a crown of thorns and put it around His head.

And they began to salute Him, Hail, King of the Jews!

And they struck Him on the head with a reed, and spat on Him, and placing the knees, they bowed to Him.

And when they had mocked Him, they took the purple off Him and put His own clothes on Him and led Him out to crucify Him.

And they brought Him to Golgotha Place (which translated is, Place of a Skull).

And they gave Him wine mixed with myrrh to drink. But He did not take it.

And when they had crucified Him, they divided His garments, casting lots on them, as, to what each should take.

And it was the third hour, and they crucified Him.

And the inscription of His accusation was written over Him, THE KING OF THE JEWS.

And with Him they crucified two thieves, the one off the right, and one off the left.

And those who passed by blasphemed Him, wagging their heads and saying, Aha! You razing the temple and building it in three days,

Let Christ the King of Israel now come down from the cross, so that we may see and believe. And they who were crucified with Him insulted Him.

And one ran and filled a sponge full of vinegar and put it on a reed and gave it to him to drink. But they said, Let alone, let us see if Elijah comes to take him down.

And when the centurion, who stood across from him, saw that He cried out so, and expired, he said, Truly this man was Son of God.

(who also, when He was in Galilee, followed Him and ministered to Him), and many other women who came up with Him to Jerusalem.

And Pilate wondered if He were already dead. And calling the centurion, he asked him whether He had died already.

And he bought a linen cloth, and took Him down, and wrapped Him in the linen, and laid Him in a tomb which was cut out of a rock, and rolled a stone to the door of the tomb.

And when the sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene and Mary, the mother of James and Salome, had bought sweet spices so that they might come and anoint Him.

And he said to them, Do not be frightened. You seek Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified. He is risen, He is not here. Behold the place where they laid Him.

But go tell His disciples and Peter that He goes before you into Galilee. There you will see Him, as He said to you.

She went and told those who had been with Him, as they mourned and wept.

Afterward He appeared to the Eleven as they reclined. And He reproached their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they did not believe those who had seen Him after He had risen.

And an angel of the Lord appeared to him as he was standing on the right of the altar of incense.

And seeing this, Zacharias was troubled, and fear fell on him.

But the angel said to him, Do not fear, Zacharias. For your prayer is heard, and your wife Elizabeth shall bear you a son, and you shall call his name John.

And he shall go before Him in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just, to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.

And answering, the angel said to him, I am Gabriel, who stands before God. And I am sent to speak to you and to show you these glad tidings.

And when she saw him, she was troubled at his saying, and considered what kind of greeting this might be.

He shall be great and shall be called the Son of the Highest. And the Lord God shall give Him the throne of His father David.

And His mercy is on those who fear Him from generation to generation.

And they made signs to his father as to how he would have him called.

And all those who heard laid them up in their hearts, saying, What kind of child shall this be! And the hand of the Lord was with him.

that He would grant to us, that we, being delivered out of the hand of our enemies, might serve Him without fear

in holiness and righteousness before Him all the days of our life.

And she brought forth her son, the First-born, and wrapped Him, and laid Him in a manger-- because there was no room for them in the inn.

And when the days of her purification according to the Law of Moses were fulfilled, they brought Him to Jerusalem, to present Him to the Lord

And behold, there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon. And this man was just and devout, waiting for the Consolation of Israel. And the Holy Spirit was on him.

And it happened to him, being instructed by the Holy Spirit, he was not to see death before he would see the Christ of the Lord.

And he came by the Spirit into the temple. And as the parents brought in the child Jesus, to do according to the custom of the Law concerning Him,

even he received Him in his arms and blessed God, and said,

And Joseph and His mother marveled at those things which were spoken by him.

And she coming in at that instant gave thanks to the Lord and spoke of Him to all those in Jerusalem eagerly expecting redemption.

And the Child grew and became strong in spirit, filled with wisdom. And the grace of God was on Him.

But they, supposing Him to have been in the company, went a day's journey. And they looked for Him among the kinsfolk and acquaintances.

And when they did not find Him, they turned back to Jerusalem, seeking Him.

And it happened that after three days they found Him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the teachers, both hearing them and questioning them.

And all who heard Him were astonished at His understanding and answers.

And seeing Him, they were amazed. And His mother said to Him, Child, why have you done so to us? Behold, your father and I have looked for you, greatly distressed.

Then he said to the crowd that came forth to be baptized by him, O generation of vipers! Who has warned you to flee from the wrath to come?

And the people asked him, saying, What shall we do then?

He answered and said to them, He who has two coats, let him give to him who has none. And he who has food, let him do likewise.

And tax-collectors also came to be baptized and said to him, Teacher, what shall we do?

And the soldiers also asked of him, saying, And what shall we do? And he said to them, Do not forcibly extort anyone, nor accuse any falsely. And be content with your wages.

But Herod the tetrarch (being reproved by him on account of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife, and for all the evils which Herod had done)

And the Holy Spirit came down in a bodily shape, like a dove on Him. And a voice came from Heaven, which said, You are My Son, the Beloved; I am delighted in You.

And the Devil said to Him, If you are the Son of God, speak to this stone that it might become bread.

And Jesus answered him, saying, It is written that "man shall not live by bread alone, but by every Word of God."

And the Devil, leading Him up into a high mountain, showed Him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time.

And the Devil said to Him, All this power I will give you, and the glory of them; for it has been delivered to me. And I give it to whomever I will.

And Jesus answered and said to him, Get behind me, Satan! For it is written, "You shall worship the Lord your God, and Him only shall you serve."

And he brought Him to Jerusalem and sat Him on a pinnacle of the temple and said to Him, If you are the Son of God, cast yourself down from here.

And Jesus answering said to him, It has been said, "You shall not tempt the Lord your God."

And when the Devil had ended every temptation, he departed from Him for a time.

And Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit into Galilee. And a report went out throughout all the neighborhood concerning Him.

And the book of the prophet Isaiah was handed to Him. And unrolling the book, He found the place where it was written,

And rolling up the book, returning it to the attendant, He sat down. And the eyes of all in the synagogue were fastened on Him.

And all bore witness to Him and wondered at the gracious words which came out of His mouth. And they said, Is this not Joseph's son?

And they rose up and thrust Him outside the city, and led Him up to the brow of the hill on which their city was built, in order to throw Him down.

And Jesus rebuked him, saying, Be quiet and come out of him! And when the demon had thrown him into the midst, he came out of him, not harming him.

And a report about Him went out into every place of the neighborhood.

And rising up from the synagogue, He entered into Simon's house. And Simon's wife's mother was being seized with a great fever. And they asked Him for her.

And the sun sinking, all, as many as had sick ones with different kinds of diseases brought them to Him. And laying hands on each of them, He healed them.

And also demons came out of many, crying out and saying, You are the Christ, the Son of God! And rebuking them, He did not allow them to speak; for they knew Him to be the Christ.

And day coming on, going out, He went into a deserted place. And the crowds looked for Him and came to Him, and held Him fast, not to pass away from them.

And it happened that the crowd pressed on Him to hear the Word of God, He stood by the lake of Gennesaret.

And He entered into one of the boats, which was Simon's, He asked him to thrust out a little from the land. And He sat down and taught the people out of the boat.

And answering, Simon said to Him, Master, we have toiled all the night and have taken nothing. Yet at Your word I will let down the net.