"We heard him say, 'I will destroy this temple that is made with hands, and in three days I will build another not made with hands.'"

But he was silent and made no answer. Again the high priest asked him, "Are you the Christ, the Son of the Blessed?"

You have heard the blasphemy. What do you think?" And they all condemned him as worthy of death.

Then some began to spit on him, and to blindfold him, and to beat him, and to say to him, "Prophesy!" And the guards received him with slaps in the face.

And when she saw Peter warming himself, she looked at him, and said, "You also were with the Nazarene, Jesus."

And the servant girl saw him again, and began to say to those who stood by, "This is one of them."

And immediately the rooster crowed a second time. Then Peter remembered the word Jesus had said to him, "Before the rooster crows twice, you will deny me three times." And he broke down and wept.

Very early in the morning, the chief priests held a consultation with the elders and scribes and the whole council; and they bound Jesus, led him away, and delivered him to Pilate.

Then Pilate asked him, "Are you the King of the Jews?" And he answered him, "It is as you say."

And the chief priests accused him of many things.

And Pilate again asked him, "Have you no answer to make? See how many things they bring against you."

For he knew it was out of envy that the chief priests had handed Jesus over to him.

But the chief priests stirred up the crowd to have him release for them Barabbas instead.

And they cried out again, "Crucify him!"

And Pilate said to them, "Why, what evil has he done?" But they shouted all the more, "Crucify him!"

So Pilate, wanting to satisfy the crowd, released Barabbas to them; and he delivered Jesus, after he had scourged him, to be crucified.

The soldiers led him away into the palace (that is, the Praetorium) and they called together the whole battalion.

And they clothed him in a purple cloak, and they twisted a crown of thorns and put it on him.

And they began to salute him, "Hail, King of the Jews!"

Then they struck him on the head with a reed and spat on him; and falling on their knees, they paid homage to him.

And when they had mocked him, they took the purple robe off him, and put his own clothes on him. Then they led him out to crucify him.

And they brought him to the place called Golgotha (which means the place of a skull).

Then they offered him wine mingled with myrrh, but he did not take it.

And when they crucified him, they divided his garments, casting lots for them to determine what each man should take.

And it was the third hour, when they crucified him.

And the inscription of the charge written against him read: THE KING OF THE JEWS.

And with him they crucified two robbers, one on his right and one on his left.

And those who passed by hurled insults at him, wagging their heads, and saying, "Aha! You who would destroy the temple and build it in three days,

So also the chief priests mocked him among themselves with the scribes, and said, "He saved others; he cannot save himself.

Let the Christ, the King of Israel, come down now from the cross, that we may see and believe." Those who were crucified with him also reviled him.

And one ran and filled a sponge full of wine vinegar, put it on a reed, and offered it to him to drink, saying, "Wait, let us see if Elijah will come to take him down."

So when the centurion, who stood opposite him, saw that he cried out like this and breathed his last, he said, "Truly this man was the Son of God!"

who also followed him and ministered to him when he was in Galilee; and many other women who came up with him to Jerusalem.

Pilate marveled that he was already dead; and summoning the centurion, he asked him if he was already dead.

Then he bought fine linen, took him down, and wrapped him in the linen. And he laid him in a tomb which had been hewn out of the rock, and rolled a stone against the door of the tomb.

Now when the Sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices, so that they might go and anoint him.

But he said to them, "Do not be alarmed. You seek Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified. He has risen! He is not here. See the place where they laid him.

But go, tell his disciples and Peter that he is going before you to Galilee; there you will see him, as he told you."

She went and told those who had been with him, as they mourned and wept.

Later he appeared to the eleven as they sat at the table; and he rebuked them for their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they did not believe those who had seen him after he had risen.

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

Then an angel of the Lord appeared to him, standing on the right side of the altar of incense.

And Zechariah was troubled when he saw him, and fear fell upon him.

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

And he will go 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 just, to make ready a people prepared for the Lord."

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

He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Most High; and the Lord God will give him the throne of his father David.

And his mercy is on those who fear him from generation to generation.

On the eighth day they came to circumcise the child; and they would have named him Zechariah after his father,

And they made signs to his father, inquiring what he would have him called.

and all who heard them laid them up in their hearts, saying, "What then will this child be?" For the hand of the Lord was with him.

to grant us that we, being delivered from the hand of our enemies, might serve him without fear,

in holiness and righteousness before him all the days of our life.

And she gave birth to her first-born son and wrapped him in swaddling cloths, and laid him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.

Now when they had seen him, they made widely known the saying which had been told them concerning this child.

And when the time of their purification according to the law of Moses was completed, they brought him up to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord

Now there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon, and this man was righteous and devout, waiting for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him.

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

So he came by the Spirit into the temple. And when the parents brought in the Child Jesus, to do for him according to the custom of the law,

he took him up in his arms and blessed God, and said:

And his father and his mother marveled at what was said about him.

And coming up at that very hour she gave thanks to God, and spoke of him to all who were looking for the redemption of Jerusalem.

And the child grew and became strong; he was filled with wisdom, and the grace of God was upon him.

but supposing him to be in the company, they went a day's journey, and they sought him among their relatives and acquaintances.

And when they did not find him, they returned to Jerusalem, seeking him.

After three days they found him in the temple, sitting among the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions.

And all who heard him were amazed at his understanding and his answers.

And when they saw him they were astonished; and his mother said to him, "Son, why have you treated us so? Behold, your father and I have been looking for you anxiously."

Then he said to the multitudes that came out to be baptized by him, "You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the wrath to come?

And the multitudes asked him, "What then shall we do?"

And he answered them, "He who has two tunics, let him share with him who has none; and he who has food, let him do likewise."

Tax collectors also came to be baptized, and said to him, "Teacher, what shall we do?"

Likewise the soldiers asked him, "And what shall we do?" So he said to them, "Rob no one by violence or accuse falsely, and be content with your wages."

But Herod the tetrarch, being rebuked by him concerning Herodias, his brother's wife, and for all the other evil things Herod had done,

and the Holy Spirit descended in bodily form like a dove upon him, and a voice came from heaven, "You are my beloved Son; with you I am well pleased."

And the devil said to him, "If you are the Son of God, command this stone to become bread."

But Jesus answered him, "It is written, 'Man shall not live by bread alone.'"

Then the devil took him up to a high place, and showed him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time.

And he said to him, "To you I will give all this authority and their glory; for it has been delivered to me, and I give it to whom I will.

And Jesus answered him, "It is written, 'You shall worship the Lord your God, and him only shall you serve.'"

He took him to Jerusalem, set him on the pinnacle of the temple, and said to him, "If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down from here;

And Jesus answered him, "It is said, 'You shall not tempt the Lord your God.'"

When the devil had ended every temptation, he departed from him until an opportune time.

Then Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit to Galilee, and news of him went out through all the surrounding country.

And the book of the prophet Isaiah was handed to him. And he opened the book, and found the place where it was written:

Then he closed the book, and gave it back to the attendant, and sat down; and the eyes of all in the synagogue were fixed on him.

And all spoke well of him, and wondered at the gracious words which proceeded out of his mouth; and they said, "Is not this Joseph's son?"

And they rose up and cast him out of the city, and led him to the brow of the hill on which their city was built, that they might throw him down the cliff.

But Jesus rebuked him, saying, "Be quiet, and come out of him!" And when the demon had thrown him down in the midst, he came out of him without doing him any harm.

And the report about him went out into every place in the surrounding region.

And he arose and left the synagogue, and entered Simon's house. Now Simon's mother-in-law was ill with a high fever, and they made request of him on her behalf.

When the sun was setting, all those who had any that were sick with various diseases brought them to him; and he laid his hands on every one of them and healed them.

Now when it was day, he departed and went into a deserted place. And the people sought him and came to him, and tried to keep him from leaving them;

Now as the people pressed around him to hear the word of God, he was standing by the Lake of Gennesaret.

Then he got into one of the boats, which was Simon's, and asked him to put out a little from the land. And he sat down and taught the people from the boat.

For he and all who were with him were astonished at the catch of fish which they had taken;

So when they had brought their boats to land, they left everything and followed him.

While he was in one of the cities, a man who was full of leprosy saw Jesus; and he fell on his face and begged him, "Lord, if you are willing, you can make me clean."

And he stretched out his hand, and touched him, saying, "I am willing; be clean." And immediately the leprosy left him.

And he charged him to tell no one, "But go and show yourself to the priest, and make an offering for your cleansing as a testimony to them, just as Moses commanded."