In the mean time, the high priest having question'd Jesus about his disciples, and his doctrine.

But it is your custom to have me release one man for you at Passover time. Do you want me therefore to release the king of the Jews for you?"

From this time Pilate sought to release him; but the Jews cried out saying, If thou releasest this man, thou art not a friend to Caesar. Every one making himself a king speaks against Caesar.

Now it was about six o'clock in the morning [Note: This was according to Roman time, but if Jewish time were meant, it would have been

where they nailed Him to a cross, and two others at the same time, one on each side and Jesus in the middle.

In the mean time the mother of Jesus, and her sister Mary, the wife of Cleophas, and Mary Magdalene, were standing by the cross.

Then He said to the disciple, "Behold, your mother!" And from that time the disciple received her into his own home.

After this Jesus, realizing that by this time everything was completed, said (in order to fulfill the scripture), "I am thirsty!"

But when they came to Jesus, they saw that he was dead by this time, and so his legs were not broken;

as this sepulchre was nigh at hand, they laid Jesus therein, because the time of the preparation of the Jews was expiring.

For at that time they had no knowledge that the Writings said that he would have to come again from the dead.

A second time, therefore, He said to them, "Peace be to you! As the Father sent me, I also now send you."

Eight days later [i.e., the following Sunday], Jesus' disciples were inside [the house] again, [but this time] Thomas was with them. The doors were [still] closed when Jesus [suddenly] stood among them [See note on verse 19] and said, "May there be peace in your hearts."

But, morning by this time drawing on, Jesus stood upon the beach; nevertheless, the disciples knew not that it was, Jesus.

This is now the third time that Jesus shewed himself to his disciples, after that he was risen from the dead.

When they had eaten breakfast, Jesus asked Simon Peter, “Simon, son of John, do you love Me more than these?”

“Yes, Lord,” he said to Him, “You know that I love You.”

“Feed My lambs,” He told him.

He saith to him again the second time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my sheep.

He saith unto him the third time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? Peter was grieved because he said unto him the third time, Lovest thou me? And he said unto him, Lord, thou knowest all things; thou knowest that I love thee. Jesus saith unto him, Feed my sheep.