So, they kept what He told them to themselves, discussing [only] among themselves what "rising again from the dead" meant.

But they kept quiet for they had been arguing with one another over which one of them was the greatest.

And if the Lord had not kept those days as short as they were, no one would have been saved [i.e., from the devastating destruction]. But for the sake of the elect [i.e., God's people], whom He chose, He kept those days short.

But Peter kept insisting emphatically, "Even if I have to die with you, still I will not deny [knowing] you." And all the rest of the disciples spoke the same way.

But Jesus kept quiet and did not give them any answer. Again the head priest asked Him, "Are you the Christ [i.e., God's specially chosen one]?"

One prisoner, named Barabbas, was kept chained up in prison along with men who had committed murder during a rebellion.