And when he was gone out into the porch, another maid saw him, and said unto them that were there, This fellow was also with Jesus of Nazareth.

And Peter was put in mind of the declaration of Jesus, of his having said - Before a cock crow, thrice, wilt thou utterly deny me; and, going forth outside, he wept bitterly.

When the morning was come, all the chief priests and elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death:

Then Judas, which had betrayed him, when he saw that he was condemned, repented himself, and brought again the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders,

So, they conferred together [and decided] to buy "The Potter's Field" with the money [Note: This was probably an abandoned field where clay had been obtained for making pottery], for use in burying people who were not from the local area.

Wherefore that field was called, The field of blood, unto this day.

Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremy the prophet, saying, And they took the thirty pieces of silver, the price of him that was valued, whom they of the children of Israel did value;

Meanwhile Jesus was brought before the Governor, and the latter put the question, "Are you the King of the Jews?" "I am their King," He answered.

And when he was accused of the chief priests and elders, he answered nothing.

And he did not reply to him, not even with reference to one statement, so that the governor was very astonished.

Now at that feast the governor was wont to release unto the people a prisoner, whom they would.

And at that time they were holding a notorious prisoner [guilty of insurrection and murder], called Barabbas.

For Pilate knew that it was because of jealousy that the chief priests and elders had handed Jesus over to him.

When he was set down on the judgment seat, his wife sent unto him, saying, Have thou nothing to do with that just man: for I have suffered many things this day in a dream because of him.

When Pilate saw that he could prevail nothing, but that rather a tumult was made, he took water, and washed his hands before the multitude, saying, I am innocent of the blood of this just person: see ye to it.

They stripped off His clothing and placed a scarlet robe on Him [Note: Mark 15:17 calls this a "purple" robe because in that day, any color with a mixture of "red" in it was often called "purple," so the use of "scarlet" was appropriate].

As they were leaving [i.e., probably the city of Jerusalem], they met a man from Cyrene [Note: This was a city in the northern African country of Libya]. His name was Simon and they forced him to go with them so he could carry Jesus' cross [i.e., probably only the cross-beam portion].

And when they had come to the place called Golgotha, which means "the place of a skull" [i.e., probably because it was a skull-shaped knoll in appearance],

they gave Him wine to drink mixed with gall; and after tasting it, He was unwilling to drink.

And they crucified him, and parted his garments, casting lots: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, They parted my garments among them, and upon my vesture did they cast lots.

And they placed above his head the charge that was made against him, written: THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS.

His trust is in God? Let God deliver him now if he cares for him! He said he was the Son of God!"

Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land unto the ninth hour.

and immediately, one of them having run, and having taken a spunge, having filled it with vinegar, and having put it on a reed, was giving him to drink,

And, behold, the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom; and the earth did quake, and the rocks rent;

Now when the centurion, and they that were with him, watching Jesus, saw the earthquake, and those things that were done, they feared greatly, saying, Truly this was the Son of God.

Among which was Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James and Joses, and the mother of Zebedee's children.

When the even was come, there came a rich man of Arimathaea, named Joseph, who also himself was Jesus' disciple:

And there was Mary Magdalene, and the other Mary, sitting over against the sepulchre.

Now on the next day, which was the day after the Preparation Day, the chief priests and the Pharisees were gathered together to Pilate,

Saying, Sir, we remember that that deceiver said, while he was yet alive, After three days I will rise again.

Therefore, give the order to secure the grave site until the third day, so his disciples will not steal his body and then tell the people 'He has risen from the dead.' This last deception would be worse than the first one [i.e., the claim that Jesus rose from the dead would be worse than the claim that he was the Messiah]."

"You may have a guard," was Pilate's reply; "go and make the tomb as secure as you can."

So they went, and made safe the place where his body was, putting a stamp on the stone, and the watchmen were with them.

Now late on sabbath, as it was the dusk of the next day after sabbath, came Mary of Magdala and the other Mary to look at the sepulchre.

And, behold, there was a great earthquake: for the angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled back the stone from the door, and sat upon it.

His countenance was like lightning, and his raiment white as snow:

And the angel answered and said unto the women, Fear not ye: for I know that ye seek Jesus, which was crucified.

he is not here, for he rose, as he said; come, see the place where the Lord was lying;

And having gone quickly, say ye to his disciples, that he was raised from the dead; and, behold, he leads before you into Galilee: there shall ye see him: behold I have said to you.

So they took the money, and did as they were taught: and this saying was spread abroad among the Jews, and continueth until this day.

And having come near, Jesus spake to them, saying, 'Given to me was all authority in heaven and on earth;

It was even written in Isaiah, the prophet [Note: Verse

John was there baptizing in the wilderness, proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.

People from the whole Judean countryside and all of Jerusalem were going out to him, and he was baptizing them in the Jordan River as they confessed their sins.

And John was clothed with camel's hair, and with a girdle of a skin about his loins; and he did eat locusts and wild honey;

And he was preaching, saying, "One [who is] more powerful than I is coming after me, of whom I am not worthy to bend down [and] untie the strap of his sandals.

And it came to pass in those days, that Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was baptized of John in Jordan.

And immediately [as he] was coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens being split apart and the Spirit descending like a dove on him.

And there was a voice from the heavens: Thou art my beloved Son, in whom I delight.

And immediately the Spirit leadeth him out into the wilderness. And he was there in the wilderness forty days,

And he was there in the wilderness forty days, tempted of Satan; and was with the wild beasts; and the angels ministered unto him.

Now after that John was put in prison, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God,

And [as he] was passing by along the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew, Simon's brother, casting [a net] into the sea (for they were fishermen).

And he said, Come after me: and they went away from their father Zebedee, who was in the boat with the servants, and came after him.

And they go on to Capernaum, and immediately, on the sabbaths, having gone into the synagogue, he was teaching,

and they were astonished at his teaching, for he was teaching them as having authority, and not as the scribes.

And there was in their synagogue a man with an unclean spirit; and he cried out,

and every one was amazed so that they began questioning among themselves. "What does this mean? A new teaching with authority? He lays commands even upon unclean spirits and they obey him."

and the mother-in-law of Simon was lying fevered, and immediately they tell him about her,

and having come near, he raised her up, having laid hold of her hand, and the fever left her immediately, and she was ministering to them.

Now when evening came, after the sun had set [and the Sabbath Day had ended, in a steady stream] they were bringing to Him all who were sick and those who were under the power of demons,

And all the city was gathered together at the door.

and he healed many who were ill of manifold diseases, and many demons he cast forth, and was not suffering the demons to speak, because they knew him.

And very early, it being yet night, having risen, he went forth, and went away to a desert place, and was there praying;

He was praying there when Simon and his companions hunted him out

He said to them, "Let us go on to the next towns so that I can preach there also, for this was why I came out [i.e., Jesus was sent by God to preach to other towns as well as Capernaum. See Luke 4:43]."

And he was preaching in their synagogues in the whole of Galilee, and casting out demons.

And His heart was moved with pity for him, so He stretched out His hand and touched him, and said, "I do want to! Be cured!"

And as soon as he had spoken, immediately the leprosy departed from him, and he was cleansed.

But he went out, and began to publish it much, and to blaze abroad the matter, insomuch that Jesus could no more openly enter into the city, but was without in desert places: and they came to him from every quarter.

And again he entered into Capernaum, after some days; and it was noised that he was in the house.

And straightway many were gathered together, insomuch that there was no room to receive them, no, not so much as about the door: and he preached the word unto them.

And they come unto him, bringing one sick of the palsy, which was borne of four.

And when they could not come nigh unto him for the press, they uncovered the roof where he was: and when they had broken it up, they let down the bed wherein the sick of the palsy lay.

So, he got up and immediately picked up his cot and walked out in front of them all, so that everyone was amazed and gave honor to God, saying, "We have never seen anything like this before."

And he went forth again by the sea, and all the multitude was coming unto him, and he was teaching them,

As He was passing by, He saw Levi (Matthew) the son of Alphaeus sitting in the tax collector’s booth, and He said to him, “Follow Me [as My disciple, accepting Me as your Master and Teacher and walking the same path of life that I walk].” And he got up and followed Him [becoming His disciple, believing and trusting in Him and following His example].

And it came to pass, that he was sitting at meat in his house, and many publicans and sinners sat down with Jesus and his disciples: for there were many, and they followed him.

And the scribes of the Pharisees, when they saw that he was eating with the sinners and publicans, said unto his disciples, How is it that he eateth and drinketh with publicans and sinners?

It was customary for the Pharisees, and the disciples of John, to fast; they came therefore and ask'd him, why do John's disciples, and the Pharisees fast so frequently, and not your disciples?

“No one sews a patch of unshrunk (new) cloth on an old garment; otherwise the patch pulls away from it, the new from the old, and the tear becomes worse.

And it came to pass, that he was going on the sabbath day through the grainfields; and his disciples began, as they went, to pluck the ears.

And he said unto them, Have ye never read what David did, when he had need, and was an hungred, he, and they that were with him?

How he entered into the house of God when Abiathar was high priest, and ate the showbread, which it is not lawful to eat save for the priests, and gave also to them that were with him?

And he said unto them, The sabbath was made for man, and not man for the sabbath:

And he entered again into the synagogue; and there was a man there which had a withered hand.

And He said to the man whose hand was deformed, "Step forward."

And when he had looked round about on them with anger, being grieved for the hardness of their hearts, he saith unto the man, Stretch forth thine hand. And he stretched it out: and his hand was restored whole as the other.

and from Jerusalem, and from Idumea and beyond the Jordan; and they about Tyre and Sidon -- a great multitude -- having heard how great things he was doing, came unto him.

So he told his disciples to have a small boat ready; it was to prevent him being crushed by the crowd,

and the impure spirits, as soon as they beheld him, were falling down to him, and crying aloud, while he was speaking, Thou, art the Son of God!

and many times he was charging them that they might not make him manifest.

And he went up into the mountain, and sent for those whom it was his pleasure to have with him: and they went to him.

So he appointed the Twelve--Peter (which was the name that Jesus gave to Simon),

And Judas Iscariot, who was false to him.

And He went into a house. But again the crowd assembled, so that there was no opportunity for them even to snatch a meal.

and his friends having heard, went forth to lay hold on him, for they said that he was beside himself,

And the scribes who had come down from Jerusalem said that he was possessed by Beelzebub and drove out demons by the help of the prince of demons.

And he called them to himself [and] was speaking to them in parables, "How can Satan expel Satan?