And straight away, while he was still talking, Judas, one of the twelve, came, and with him a great band with swords and sticks, from the chief priests and the scribes and those in authority.

Now he who had been false to him had given them a sign, saying, The one to whom I give a kiss, that is he; take him, and get him away safely.

And when he had come, he went straight to him and said, Master; and gave him a kiss.

And they put their hands on him, and took him.

And they all went away from him in fear.

And a certain young man went after him, with only a linen cloth about his body; and they put their hands on him;

but he, leaving the linen cloth behind him, fled from them naked.

And they took Jesus away to the high priest; and there came together with him all the chief priests and those in authority and the scribes.

And Peter had come after him at a distance, even into the house of the high priest; and he was seated with the captains, warming himself in the light of the fire.

Now the chief priests and all the Sanhedrin were looking for witness against Jesus so that they might put him to death; and they were unable to get any.

For a number gave false witness against him and their witness was not in agreement.

Then some got up and gave false witness against him, saying,

"We heard him saying, 'I will destroy this temple made by hands, and within three days I will build another not made by hands."

But he kept quiet and said nothing. Again the high priest questioning him said, Are you the Christ, the son of the Holy One?

His words against God have come to your ears: what is your opinion? And they all said it was right for him to be put to death.

And some put shame on him and, covering his face, gave him blows and said to him, Now say what is to come: and the captains took him and gave him blows with their hands.

And as Peter was in the hall, at the lower end, there came to him one of the high-priest's maid-servants:

And seeing Peter warming himself by the fire, she gave him a look, and said, You were with this Nazarene, even Jesus.

But he said, I have no knowledge of him, or of what you are saying: and he went out into the doorway; and there came the cry of a cock.

And the girl saw him, and said again to those who were near, This is one of them.

But again he denied it. Then after a little while those standing nearby said to Peter again, "We know for sure that you are one of them because you are from Galilee." [Note: Peter's accent gave him away. See Matt. 26:73].

And in the same minute, the cock gave a second cry. And it came to Peter's mind how Jesus had said to him, Before the cock's second cry, you will say three times that you have no knowledge of me. And at this thought he was overcome with weeping.

And the first thing in the morning the chief priests, with those in authority and the scribes and all the Sanhedrin, had a meeting, and put cords round Jesus, and took him away, and gave him up to Pilate.

And Pilate put a question to him, Are you the King of the Jews? And he, answering, said to him, You say so.

And the chief priests said a number of things against him.

So Pilate asked him again, saying, "Do you not answer anything? See how many [charges] they are bringing against you!"

And Jesus answered him not any more; so that Pilate wondered.

But at the feast he released to them one prisoner, whomsoever they begged of him.

Now there was the person named Barabbas bound with those who had made insurrection with him, and that had committed murder in the insurrection.

And the people went up, requesting him to do as he had done for them in other years.

For he saw that the chief priests had given him up through envy.

But the people were moved by the chief priests to make him let Barabbas go free.

And Pilate again said in answer to them, What then am I to do to him to whom you give the name of the King of the Jews?

And they said again loudly, To the cross with him!

And Pilate said to them, "Why? What evil has he done?" But they shouted even louder, "Crucify him!"

So Pilate, [because he] wanted {to satisfy} the crowd, released for them Barabbas. And [after] he had Jesus flogged, he handed [him] over so that he could be crucified.

And the men of the army took him away into the square in front of the building which is the Praetorium, and they got together all the band.

And they put a purple robe on him, and twisting a crown of thorns, they put it on him;

And, as if honouring him, they said, Long life to the King of the Jews!

And they gave him blows on the head with a stick and put shame on him and, going down on their knees, gave him worship.

And when they had made sport of him, they took the purple robe off him and put his clothing on him. And they took him out to put him to death on the cross.

One Simon, a Cyrenaean, the father of Alexander and Rufus, was passing along, coming from the country: him they compelled to carry His cross.

And they took him to the place named Golgotha, which is, Dead Man's Head.

And they gave him wine mixed with myrrh; but he did not take it.

And they crucified him and divided his clothes among themselves [by] casting lots for them [to see] who should take what.

And it was the third hour when they put him on the cross.

And the inscription of the charge against him was written, "The king of the Jews."

And they put two thieves on crosses with him, one on his right side, and one on his left.

29 Those who passed by blasphemed him, wagging their heads, and saying, "Ha. You who destroy the temple, and build it in three days,

And those who went by made sport of him, shaking their heads, and saying, Ha! you who give the Temple to destruction, and put it up again in three days,

In the same way the chief priests, laughing at him among themselves with the scribes, said, A saviour of others, he has no salvation for himself.

Let the Christ, the King of Israel, come down now from the cross, so that we may see and have belief. And those who were put on crosses with him said evil things against him.

And some of those standing by, hearing him, said, See, he calls Elijah.

And one of them went quickly and, getting a sponge full of bitter wine, put it on a rod, and gave it to him for drink, saying, Let be; let us see if Elijah will come to take him down.

And [when] the centurion who was standing opposite him saw that he expired like this, he said, "Truly this man was God's Son!"

There were also women a good way off beholding him: among whom was Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James the little and of Joseph, and Mary Salome:

Who went with him when he was in Galilee and took care of him; and a number of other women who came up with him to Jerusalem.

Joseph, from Arimathea, a highly respected member of the [Jewish] Council, who was expecting the kingdom of God, went boldly to Pilate [i.e., the Roman appointed governor] and asked [him] for the body of Jesus.

And Pilate was surprised that he was already dead, and summoning the centurion, asked him whether he had died already.

but when he found out from the captain that He was, he gave him permission to take His body.

And he got a linen cloth and, taking him down, put the linen cloth round him, and put him in a place for the dead which had been cut out of a rock; and a stone was rolled against the door.

And when the Sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene and Mary, the mother of James, and Salome, got spices, so that they might come and put them on him.

And he said to them, Do not be troubled: you are looking for Jesus, the Nazarene, who has been put to death on the cross; he has come back from the dead; he is not here: see, the place where they put him!

But go, say to his disciples and to Peter, He goes before you into Galilee: there you will see him, as he said to you.

She went and gave news of it to those who had been with him, while they were sorrowing and weeping.

When they heard that he was alive and that she had seen him, they would not believe it.

And later he was seen by the eleven themselves while they were taking food; and he said sharp words to them because they had no faith and their hearts were hard, and because they had no belief in those who had seen him after he had come back from the dead.

He who has believed [in Me] and has been baptized will be saved [from the penalty of God’s wrath and judgment]; but he who has not believed will be condemned.

it fell to him by lot, according to the custom of the priesthood, to enter into the temple of the Lord to burn incense.

And an angel of the Lord appeared to him, standing at the right side of the altar of incense.

And Zacharias was troubled when he saw him, and fear came on him.

But the angel said to him, "Do not be afraid, Zechariah, because your prayer has been heard, and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you will call his name John.

For he will be great in the sight of the Lord and he will not drink any wine or intoxicating drinks [Note: This restriction suggests that John may have taken the special vow of consecration making him a "Nazarite"]. And he will be filled with the Holy Spirit from the time he is born.

And through him great numbers of the children of Israel will be turned to the Lord their God.

And he will go on 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 righteous, to prepare for the Lord a people made ready."

And the angel answered [and] said to him, "I am Gabriel, who stands in the presence of God, and I was sent to speak to you and to announce to you this good news.

When she saw him, she was abashed at his saying: and cast in her mind what manner of salutation that should be.

Listen! You will become pregnant and bear a son, and you must name Him Jesus.

He will be great, and will be named the Son of the Most High: and the Lord God will give him the kingdom of David, his father:

His mercy is for all generations in whom is the fear of him.

“He has helped His servant Israel,
In remembrance of His mercy,

And on the eighth day they came to see to the circumcision of the child, and they would have given him the name of Zacharias, his father's name;

And they made signs to his father, to say what name was to be given to him.

And all who had word of them kept them in their minds and said, What will this child be? For the hand of the Lord was with him.

That we, being made free from the fear of those who are against us, might give him worship,

In righteousness and holy living before him all our days.

And you moreover, O child, shall be called Prophet of the Most High; For you shall go on in front before the Lord to prepare the way for Him,

And the child grew and became strong in character, and lived in the Desert till the time came for him to appear publicly to Israel.

to be registered together with Mary, who was legally promised in marriage to him [and] was pregnant.

And she had her first son; and folding him in linen, she put him to rest in the place where the cattle had their food, because there was no room for them in the house.

and by this sign shall you know him; you will find the babe swathed, lying in a manger.

"Glory to God in highest heaven! And peace on earth to men who please him."

when they had seen him, they divulged what the angel had told them concerning this child.

And the shepherds went back glorifying God and praising him for all that they had heard and seen in fulfilment of what they had been told.

And when, after eight days, the time came for his circumcision, he was named Jesus, the name which the angel had given to him before his birth.

And when the necessary days for making them clean by the law of Moses had come to an end, they took him to Jerusalem to give him to the Lord

And there was then in Jerusalem a man whose name was Simeon; and he was an upright man, fearing God and waiting for the comfort of Israel: and the Holy Spirit was on him.

And it had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit [that he would] not see death before he would see the Lord's Christ.

And full of the Spirit he came into the Temple; and when the father and mother came in with the child Jesus, to do with him what was ordered by the law,

Then he took him in his arms and gave praise to God and said,