So they went [and] found [everything] just as he had told them, and they prepared the Passover.

And when the time came [for the Passover meal], Jesus reclined with His apostles [at the table]. [Note: See Matt. 23:6].

And He said to them, I desired with desire to eat this passover with you before I suffer: for I say to you,

For I say unto you, I will not any more eat thereof, until it be fulfilled in the kingdom of God.

For I say unto you, I will not drink of the fruit of the vine, until the kingdom of God shall come.

So too he gave them the cup after supper, saying, "This cup means the new covenant ratified by my blood shed for your sake.

But look, the hand of the one who is turning me over [i.e., to the Jewish leaders] is with me on the table [i.e., dipping his hand in the sauce bowl. See Matt. 26:23].

So they began to argue among themselves which of them it could be who was going to do this thing.

So he said to them, "The kings of the Gentiles lord it over them, and those who have authority over them are called benefactors.

But ye shall not be so: but he that is greatest among you, let him be as the younger; and he that is chief, as he that doth serve.

and just as My Father has granted Me a kingdom, I grant you [the privilege]

so that you may eat and drink at My table in My kingdom. And you will sit on thrones judging the 12 tribes of Israel.

Simon, Simon, Satan has made a request to have you, so that he may put you to the test as grain is tested:

but I prayed for thee, so that thy faith may not fail. And thou, when thou have returned, strengthen thy brothers.

and he said, 'I say to thee, Peter, a cock shall not crow to-day, before thrice thou mayest disown knowing me.'

And he said to them, "When I sent you out without a money bag and a traveler's bag and sandals, you did not lack anything, [did you]?" And they said, "Nothing."

And he said to them, "But now the one who has a money bag must take [it], and likewise a traveler's bag. And the one who does not have a sword must sell his cloak and buy [one].

For I say unto you, that this that is written must yet be accomplished in me, And he was reckoned among the transgressors: for the things concerning me have an end.

So they said, "Lord, behold, here [are] two swords!" And he said to them, "It is adequate."

And he was withdrawn from them about a stone's cast, and kneeled down, and prayed,

Now an angel from heaven appeared to Him and strengthened Him. [See Matt. 4:11].

And, getting up from prayer, he came to the disciples, and saw that they were sleeping for sorrow.

“Why are you sleeping?” He asked them. “Get up and pray, so that you won’t enter into temptation.”

When they which were about him saw what would follow, they said unto him, Lord, shall we smite with the sword?

Then one of them struck the high priest’s slave and cut off his right ear.

But Jesus replied, “Stop! No more of this.” And He touched the ear and healed him.

Then took they him, and led him, and brought him into the high priest's house. And Peter followed afar off.

And when they [i.e., the priest's servants] had built a fire in the middle of the courtyard, they sat down together [i.e., to warm themselves. See Mark 14:67], with Peter [sitting] among the group.

When a servant saw him sitting in the firelight, and looked closely at him, she said, “This man was with Him too.”

And after a little while another saw him, and said, Thou art also of them. And Peter said, Man, I am not.

About an hour later, another kept insisting, “This man was certainly with Him, since he’s also a Galilean.”

And Peter said, Man, I know not what you say. And immediately, while he yet spoke, the cock crowed.

The Lord turned and looked at Peter. And Peter remembered the word of the Lord, how He had told him, “Before a rooster crows today, you will deny Me three times.”

So he went outside and cried bitterly.

And, covering his eyes, they said to him, Are you prophet enough to say who gave you that blow?

And many other things did they scoffingly say against him.

“If You are the Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed), tell us.” But He said to them, “If I tell you, you will not believe [what I say],

But from this time forward the Son of Man will be seated at the right hand of God's omnipotence."

Then said they all, Art thou then the Son of God? And he said unto them, Ye say that I am.

So they said, "What more evidence do we need? We have heard it from his own lips."

And Pilate questioned him, saying, 'Thou art the king of the Jews?' and he answering him, said, 'Thou dost say it.'

So Pilate said to the chief priests and the crowds, "I find no basis for an accusation against this man.

And as soon as he knew that he belonged unto Herod's jurisdiction, he sent him to Herod, who himself also was at Jerusalem at that time.

And when Herod saw Jesus, he was exceeding glad: for he was desirous to see him of a long season, because he had heard many things of him; and he hoped to have seen some miracle done by him.

And he questioned Him at some length, but Jesus made no reply.

So Herod and Pilate became friends with each other that very day. Before this they had been enemies.

So Pilate called together the chief priests and the rulers and the people

and said to them, "You brought this man to me as one that perverts the people, and see, I have examined him before you, and found no basis for a charge against this man concerning those things of which you accuse him.

Neither has Herod, for I sent you to him, and see, nothing worthy of death has been done by him.

And so I will give him punishment and let him go.

But Pilate wanted to let Jesus go, so he appealed to them again,

but they continued to shout out and say, "Crucify! Crucify him!"

So he said to them a third [time], "Why? What wrong has this man done? I found no basis for an accusation {deserving death} in him. Therefore I will punish him [and] release [him]."

So Pilate gave sentence that their demand should be granted.

So Pilate decided to grant their demand

And he released the man they were asking for who had been thrown into prison for insurrection and murder, but he handed over Jesus to their will.

Then, as they were leading Jesus away, the soldiers [See Mark 15:16-21] grabbed hold of a man named Simon, from Cyrene [Note: This was a city in the northern African country of Libya], who was coming in from the countryside, and placed the cross [i.e., probably only the cross-beam portion] on him, so he could carry it while following Jesus.

So Jesus turned and said to them: "Women of Jerusalem, do not weep for me, but weep for yourselves and for your children.

For, behold, the days are coming, in the which they shall say, Blessed are the barren, and the wombs that never bare, and the paps which never gave suck.

Then shall they begin to say to the mountains, Fall on us; and to the hills, Cover us.

If what you see is done while the tree is green, what will happen when it is dry?"

So when they came to the place that is called "The Skull," they crucified him there, along with the criminals, one on his right and one on his left.

Then Jesus called out, "Father, forgive these people [i.e., the ones responsible for crucifying Him], for they do not know [i.e., realize] what they are doing." Then the soldiers [See John 19:23] divided Jesus' clothing among them by gambling for them.

The people stood watching, and even the leaders kept scoffing: “He saved others; let Him save Himself if this is God’s Messiah, the Chosen One!”

And saying as they did so: "If you are the King of the Jews, save yourself."

Then one of the criminals, who was hanging [on a cross also] spoke abusively to Him, saying, "Are you not the Christ [i.e., God's specially chosen one]? [If you are], then save yourself and us."

And we rightly so, for we are getting what we deserve for what we did, but this man has done nothing wrong."

And he went on to say - Jesus! remember me, whensoever thou shalt come into thy kingdom.

And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, To day shalt thou be with me in paradise.

the sun's light failing: and the veil of the temple was rent in the midst.

Now when the centurion saw what had happened, he praised God, and said, "Certainly this was a righteous man!"

Now when the centurion saw what was done, he glorified God, saying, Certainly this was a righteous man.

All the crowds who had gathered for this spectacle, when they saw what had happened, began to return [to their homes], beating their breasts [as a sign of mourning or repentance].

And all his acquaintances, and the women who had followed him from Galilee who saw these [things], stood at a distance.

he was of Arimathea, a city of Judea, and one of those, who were in expectation of the Messiah's reign.

[So], Joseph went to [governor] Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus.

The women who had come with him from Galilee followed and saw the tomb, and how his body was laid.

And women, who had come along with him out of Galilee, having followed, saw the sepulchre and how his body was placed.

So, they returned [home] and prepared spices and [aromatic] oils [i.e., for embalming Jesus' body]. Then they rested on the Sabbath day according to the [fourth] commandment. [See Ex. 20:10].

Now at early dawn on the first day of the week [i.e., early Sunday morning], the women [See Mark 16:1] went to Jesus' grave site, taking the spices which they had prepared [for His burial].

And they saw that the stone had been rolled away.

So, they went in [i.e., into the cave-like tomb], but did not find the body of the Lord Jesus.

And while they were in doubt about it, they saw two men in shining clothing by them:

So the women were terrified and bowed down to the ground.

“Why are you looking for the living among the dead?” asked the men.

Now the women who told these things to the apostles were Mary from Magdala; Joanna [Note: This was the wife of Chuzas, Herod's property manager. See Luke 8:3], and other women who were with them.

But what they said seemed nonsense to them, so they did not believe them.

But Peter got up and ran to the tomb. Stooping [at the small entrance] and looking in, he saw only the linen wrappings; and he went away, wondering about what had happened.

Then, on that same day, two disciples [See Mark 16:12] were [walking along], going to a village named Emmaus, which was about seven miles [northwest] of Jerusalem.

but their eyes were holden so as not to know him.

"What is the subject," He asked them, "on which you are talking so earnestly, as you walk?" And they stood still, looking full of sorrow.

one of them, Cleopas by name, reply'd, are you such a stranger in Jerusalem as not to know what has so lately happen'd there?

And he said to them, "What [things]?" So they said to him, "The things concerning Jesus the Nazarene, a man who was a prophet, powerful in deed and word before God and all the people,

But we were hoping that He was the One who was about to redeem Israel. Besides all this, it’s the third day since these things happened.

and, not having found his body, came, saying that they also had seen a vision of angels, who say that he is living.

And certain of them which were with us went to the sepulchre, and found it even so as the women had said: but him they saw not.

"O dull-witted men," He replied, "with minds so slow to believe all that the Prophets have spoken!

Was it not necessary for the Christ [i.e., God's specially chosen one] to suffer these things, and [then] to enter His glorious state [with the Father]?"

So they approached the village where they were going. He acted as though he wanted to go farther,

But they urged Him [not to go on], saying, “Stay with us, because it is almost evening, and the day has just about ended.” So He went inside to stay with them.

And it happened when Jesus had reclined at the dinner table with them [Note: See Matt. 23:6], that He took a [small] loaf of bread, asked God's blessing on it, then broke it and gave [pieces] to the two men.