Jesus Delivered to Pilate
(Mark 15:1–5)
When morning came, all the chief priests and elders of the people conspired against Jesus to put Him to death. Mrk 15:1Jhn 18:28Luk 22:66Mic 2:1Psa 2:2Mat 23:13Mat 26:3-4Act 5:21 They bound Him, led Him away, and handed Him over to Pilate the governor. Act 3:13Mat 20:191Ti 6:13Luk 13:12Ti 2:9Act 12:6Act 21:33Act 22:25
Judas Hangs Himself
(Zechariah 11:10–17)
When Judas, who had betrayed Him, saw that Jesus was condemned, he was filled with remorse and returned the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders. 2Co 7:10Job 20:15-29Luk 22:47-48Jhn 13:2Jhn 13:27Job 20:5Luk 22:2-6Mat 26:14-16 “I have sinned by betraying innocent blood,” he said. 1Jn 3:121Ki 21:271Pe 1:191Sa 15:241Sa 15:301Sa 28:16-201Ti 4:22Ki 24:4
“What is that to us?” they replied. “You bear the responsibility.”
So Judas threw the silver into the temple and left. Then he went away and hanged himself. Act 1:18-192Sa 17:231Ki 16:181Sa 31:4-5Job 2:9Job 7:15Luk 1:21Luk 1:9
The chief priests picked up the pieces of silver and said, “It is unlawful to put this into the treasury, since it is blood money.” Deu 23:18Luk 6:7-9Isa 61:8Jhn 18:28Mat 23:24 After conferring together, they used the money to buy the potter’s field as a burial place for foreigners. That is why it has been called the Field of Blood to this day. Act 1:19Mat 28:152Ch 5:9Deu 34:6Jdg 1:26Jos 4:9 Then what was spoken through Jeremiah the prophet was fulfilled: Zec 11:12-13Lev 27:2-7Mat 1:22Exo 21:32Mat 26:15
“They took the thirty pieces of silver,
the price set on Him by the people of Israel,
and they gave them for the potter’s field, Zec 11:13
as the Lord had commanded me.” 1
Jesus before Pilate
(Luke 23:1–5; John 18:28–40)
Meanwhile Jesus stood before the governor, who questioned Him: “Are You the King of the Jews?” Luk 23:2-3Mrk 15:2-5Mat 26:25Jhn 18:29-38Mat 2:2Mat 26:64Mrk 14:621Ti 6:13
“You have said so,” Jesus replied.
And when He was accused by the chief priests and elders, He gave no answer. Mat 26:63Isa 53:71Pe 2:23Act 8:32Jhn 19:9-11Mat 27:14Mrk 15:3-5Psa 38:13-14
Then Pilate asked Him, “Do You not hear how many charges they are bringing against You?” Mat 26:62Act 22:24Jhn 18:35
But Jesus gave no answer, not even to a single charge, much to the governor’s amazement. Isa 8:181Co 4:9Psa 71:7Zec 3:8
The Crowd Chooses Barabbas
(Mark 15:6–11; Luke 23:13–25)
Now it was the governor’s custom at the feast to release to the crowd a prisoner of their choosing. Act 24:27Act 25:9Jhn 18:38-40Jhn 19:16Luk 23:16Mat 26:5Mrk 15:6-15 At that time they were holding a notorious prisoner named Barabbas. 2 Mrk 15:7Act 3:14Jhn 18:40Luk 23:18-19Luk 23:25Rom 1:32 So when the crowd had assembled, Pilate asked them, “Which one do you want me to release to you: Barabbas, or Jesus who is called Christ?” 1Ki 18:21Jhn 19:15Jos 24:15Mrk 15:9-12Mat 27:21-22Mat 1:16 For he knew it was out of envy that they had handed Jesus over to him. Pro 27:4Act 5:17Mrk 15:10Act 13:45Act 7:9Gen 37:11Jas 4:5Ecc 4:4
While Pilate was sitting on the judgment seat, his wife sent him this message: “Have nothing to do with that innocent man, for I have suffered terribly in a dream today because of Him.” Zec 9:91Pe 2:22Pro 29:1Mat 27:241Jn 2:1Gen 20:3-6Gen 31:24Gen 31:29
But the chief priests and elders persuaded the crowds to ask for Barabbas and to have Jesus put to death. Act 3:14-15Jhn 19:15-16Jhn 18:40Mrk 15:11Luk 23:18-20Act 14:18-19Act 19:23-29
“Which of the two do you want me to release to you?” asked the governor.
“Barabbas,” they replied.
“What then should I do with Jesus who is called Christ?” Pilate asked. Isa 53:2-3Jhn 19:14-15Act 13:38Isa 49:7Mrk 15:12-14Luk 23:20-24Mat 1:16Mat 27:17
They all answered, “Crucify Him!”
“Why?” asked Pilate. “What evil has He done?” Act 23:12-15Act 7:57Gen 37:18-19Act 17:5-7Act 22:22-23Act 23:101Sa 19:3-151Sa 20:31-33
But they shouted all the louder, “Crucify Him!”
Pilate Washes His Hands
(Mark 15:12–15)
When Pilate saw that he was accomplishing nothing, but that instead a riot was breaking out, he took water and washed his hands before the crowd. “I am innocent of this man’s blood, 3” he said. “You bear the responsibility.” Mat 27:42Co 5:21Psa 26:61Pe 3:18Deu 21:6-8Jhn 19:4Job 9:30-31Mat 26:5
All the people answered, “His blood be on us and on our children!” Jos 2:19Act 5:28Act 7:521Th 2:15-16Deu 19:10Mat 23:30-37Num 35:331Ki 2:32
So Pilate released Barabbas to them. But he had Jesus flogged, and handed Him over to be crucified. Isa 53:5Jhn 19:1Mrk 15:15Isa 50:6Luk 23:161Pe 2:24Luk 23:24-25Mat 20:19
The Soldiers Mock Jesus
(Isaiah 50:4–11; Mark 15:16–20; Luke 22:63–65; John 19:1–15)
Then the governor’s soldiers took Jesus into the Praetorium and gathered the whole company around Him. Jhn 18:28Jhn 18:33Act 10:1Act 23:35Mrk 15:16-20Act 27:1Jhn 18:3Jhn 19:8-9 They stripped Him and put a scarlet robe on Him. Jhn 19:2-5Luk 23:11Mrk 15:17 And they twisted together a crown of thorns and set it on His head. They put a staff in His right hand and knelt down before Him to mock Him, saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!” Isa 53:3Mat 20:19Jhn 19:2-3Mrk 15:18Psa 69:19-20Heb 12:2-3Isa 49:7Jer 20:7 Then they spit on Him and took the staff and struck Him on the head repeatedly. Isa 50:6Mat 26:67Isa 53:7Mrk 15:19Isa 49:7Isa 52:14Isa 53:3Job 30:8-10
After they had mocked Him, they removed the robe and put His own clothes back on Him. Then they led Him away to crucify Him. Isa 53:71Ki 21:101Ki 21:13Act 7:58Heb 13:12Mat 21:39Jhn 19:16Jhn 19:27
The Crucifixion
(Psalms 22:1–31; Mark 15:21–32; Luke 23:26–43; John 19:16–27)
Along the way they found a man from Cyrene, named Simon, and they forced him to carry the cross of Jesus. Mrk 15:21Luk 23:26Mat 16:24Act 2:10Act 6:9Act 11:20Act 13:11Ki 21:13
And when they came to a place called Golgotha, which means The Place of the Skull, Jhn 19:17-19Mrk 15:22-32Luk 23:44Mrk 15:34Jhn 19:23-24Luk 23:27-38 they offered Him wine to drink, mixed with gall; but after tasting it, He refused to drink it. Psa 69:21Mrk 15:23Mat 27:48Jhn 19:28-30
When they had crucified Him, they divided up His garments by casting lots. 4 Psa 22:18Mrk 15:24-32Act 4:10Jhn 19:23-24Luk 23:34Psa 22:16Jhn 20:20Jhn 20:27 And sitting down, they kept watch over Him there. Mat 27:54Mrk 15:39Mrk 15:44
Above His head they posted the written charge against Him: Jhn 19:19-22Luk 23:38Mrk 15:26
THIS IS JESUS,
THE KING OF THE JEWS.
Two robbers 5were crucified with Him, one on His right hand and the other on His left. Jhn 19:18Jhn 19:31-35Luk 23:39-43Isa 53:12Mat 27:44Mrk 15:27Luk 22:37Luk 23:32-33
And those who passed by heaped abuse on Him, shaking their heads Psa 109:25Lam 1:121Pe 2:22-24Job 16:4Lam 2:15-17Luk 23:35-39Mrk 15:29-30Psa 109:2 and saying, “You who are going to destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, save Yourself! If You are the Son of God, come down from the cross!” Mat 26:61Jhn 2:19-22Mat 4:3Mat 4:6Luk 16:31Mat 26:63-64Rev 11:10Gen 37:19-20
In the same way, the chief priests, scribes, and elders mocked Him, saying, Psa 35:26Isa 28:22Isa 49:7Job 13:9Luk 18:32Luk 22:52Luk 23:35Mrk 15:31-32 “He saved others, but He cannot save Himself. He is the King of Israel! Let Him come down now from the cross, and we will believe in Him. Jhn 1:49Mat 27:37Act 4:14Jhn 12:13Jhn 12:47Jhn 9:24Luk 19:38Mat 2:2 He trusts in God. Let God deliver Him now if He wants Him. 6 For He said, ‘I am the Son of God.’” Psa 22:8Jhn 10:36Isa 36:15Isa 36:18Isa 37:10Jhn 10:30Jhn 19:7Jhn 3:16-17
In the same way, even the robbers who were crucified with Him berated Him. Luk 23:39-43Mat 27:38Mrk 15:32Job 30:7-9Psa 35:15
The Death of Jesus
(Psalms 22:1–31; Mark 15:33–41; Luke 23:44–49; John 19:28–30)
From the sixth hour until the ninth hour 7darkness came over all the land. Amo 8:9Mrk 15:33-34Isa 50:3Luk 23:44-45Rev 9:2Mrk 15:25Rev 8:12 About the ninth hour Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eli, Eli, 8 lema sabachthani?” which means, “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?” 9 Psa 22:1Heb 5:7Isa 53:10Mrk 15:34Jhn 19:28-30Psa 71:11Luk 23:46Lam 1:12
When some of those standing there heard this, they said, “He is calling Elijah.” Mal 4:5Mrk 15:35-36Mat 11:14 One of them quickly ran and brought a sponge. He filled it with sour wine, 10 put it on a reed, and held it up for Jesus to drink. 11 Psa 69:21Jhn 19:29-30Luk 23:36Mat 27:34
But the others said, “Leave Him alone. Let us see if Elijah comes to save Him.” 12
When Jesus had cried out again in a loud voice, He yielded up His spirit. Jhn 19:30Isa 53:9-12Luk 23:46Psa 22:14-15Heb 9:14Mat 20:28Mrk 15:37Jhn 10:11 At that moment the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. The earth quaked and the rocks were split. Heb 10:19-22Mrk 15:38Heb 6:19Luk 23:45Rev 11:19Exo 26:31-37Mat 27:54Isa 25:7 The tombs broke open, and the bodies of many saints who had fallen asleep were raised. Isa 26:191Th 4:141Co 15:20Jhn 5:25-29Dan 12:2Isa 25:81Th 5:10Hos 13:14 After Jesus’ resurrection, when they had come out of the tombs, they entered the holy city and appeared to many people. Rev 21:2Dan 9:24Isa 48:2Rev 11:2Mat 4:5Rev 22:19Neh 11:1
When the centurion and those with him who were guarding Jesus saw the earthquake and all that had happened, they were terrified and said, “Truly this was the Son of God.” Mat 27:36Mrk 15:39Mat 27:43Luk 23:47-49Rom 1:4Act 21:32Act 23:23Act 27:1
And many women were there, watching from a distance. They had followed Jesus from Galilee to minister to Him. Luk 8:2-3Jhn 19:25-27Luk 23:48-49Luk 23:27-28 Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James and Joseph, and the mother of Zebedee’s sons. Jhn 19:25Mat 28:1Mrk 15:47Mrk 16:9Jhn 20:1Jhn 20:18Luk 24:10Mat 13:55
The Burial of Jesus
(Isaiah 53:9–12; Mark 15:42–47; Luke 23:50–56; John 19:38–42)
When it was evening, there came a rich man from Arimathea named Joseph, who himself was a disciple of Jesus. Jhn 19:38-42Mrk 15:42-47Luk 23:50-561Sa 1:11Sa 7:17 He went to Pilate to ask for the body of Jesus, and Pilate ordered that it be given to him. Luk 23:52-53Mrk 15:44-46 So Joseph took the body, wrapped it in a clean linen cloth, and placed it in his own new tomb that he had cut into the rock. Then he rolled a great stone across the entrance to the tomb and went away. Isa 53:9Mat 27:66Mat 28:2Jhn 20:1Luk 24:2Mrk 16:3-4 Mary Magdalene and the other Mary were sitting there opposite the tomb. Mat 27:56Mat 28:1
The Guards at the Tomb
The next day, the one after Preparation Day, the chief priests and Pharisees assembled before Pilate. Mrk 15:42Jhn 19:14Jhn 19:42Act 4:27-28Jhn 19:31Luk 23:54-56Mat 26:17Mat 27:1-2 “Sir,” they said, “we remember that while He was alive that deceiver said, ‘After three days I will rise again.’ Luk 9:22Mat 16:21Jhn 2:19Luk 18:33Mat 17:23Mrk 10:34Mrk 8:31Mat 26:61 So give the order that the tomb be secured until the third day. Otherwise, His disciples may come and steal Him away and tell the people He has risen from the dead. And this last deception would be worse than the first.” Mat 28:13Mat 12:45
“You have a guard,” Pilate said. “Go, make the tomb as secure as you know how.” Mat 27:66Mat 28:11-15Pro 21:30Psa 76:10 So they went and secured the tomb by sealing the stone and posting the guard. Dan 6:172Ti 2:19Mat 27:60Mat 28:2Mat 28:11