1 When morning came, all the high priests and the elders of the people conspired against Jesus to put him to death.
2 They bound him with chains, led him away, and handed him over to Pontius Pilate, the governor.
3 Then Judas, who had betrayed him, regretted what had happened when he saw that Jesus was condemned. He brought the thirty pieces of silver back to the high priests and elders,
4 saying, "I have sinned by betraying innocent blood."But they said, "What do we care? See to that yourself."
5 Then he flung the pieces of silver into the sanctuary and went outside. Then he went away and hanged himself.
6 The high priests picked up the pieces of silver and said, "It is not lawful to put this into the temple treasury, because it is blood money."
7 So they decided to use the money to buy the Potter's Field as a burial ground for foreigners.
8 That is why that field has been called the Field of Blood to this day.
9 Then what had been declared through the prophet Jeremiah was fulfilled when he said, "They took the thirty pieces of silver,the value of the man on whom a price had been set by the Israelites,
10 and they gave them for the potter's field,as the Lord commanded me."
11 Meanwhile, Jesus was made to stand in front of the governor. The governor asked him, "Are you the king of the Jews?"Jesus said,"You say so."
12 While Jesus was being accused by the high priests and elders, he made no reply.
13 Then Pilate said to him, "Don't you hear how many charges they're bringing against you?"
14 But Jesus did not reply at all, so that the governor was very surprised.
15 At every festival the governor had a custom of releasing to the crowd any prisoner whom they wanted.
16 At that time they were holding a notorious prisoner named Barabbas.
17 So when the people had gathered, Pilate asked them, "Which man do you want me to release for you—Barabbas, or Jesus who is called the Christ?"
18 For he knew that they had handed him over because of jealousy.
19 While he was sitting on the judge's seat, his wife sent him a message. It said, "Have nothing to do with that righteous man, for today I have suffered terribly because of a dream about him."
20 But the high priests and elders persuaded the crowds to ask for Barabbas and to demand that Jesus be put to death.
21 So the governor said to them, "Which of the two men do you want me to release for you?"They said, "Barabbas!"
22 Pilate said to them, "Then what should I do with Jesus, who is called the Christ?"They all said, "Let him be crucified!"
23 He asked, "What has he done wrong?"But they kept shouting louder and louder, "Let him be crucified!"
24 Pilate saw that he was getting nowhere, but that a riot was about to break out instead. So he took some water and washed his hands in front of the crowd, saying, "I am innocent of this man's blood. You must see to that yourselves."
25 All the people answered, "Let his blood be on us and our children!"
26 Then he released Barabbas for them, but he had Jesus whipped and handed over to be crucified.
27 Then the governor's soldiers took Jesus into the imperial headquarters and gathered the whole company of soldiers around him.
28 They stripped him and put a scarlet robe on him.
29 Twisting some thorns into a victor's crown, they placed it on his head and put a stick in his right hand. They knelt down in front of him and began making fun of him, saying, "Long live the king of the Jews!"
30 Then they spit on him and took the stick and hit him repeatedly on his head.
31 When they had finished making fun of him, they stripped him of the robe, put his own clothes back on him, and led him away to crucify him.
32 As they were leaving, they found a man from Cyrene named Simon, whom they forced to carry Jesus’ cross.
33 When they came to a place called Golgotha (which means "Skull Place"),
34 they offered him a drink of wine mixed with gall. But when he tasted it, he refused to drink it.
35 After they had crucified him, they divided his clothes by throwing dice.
36 Then they sat down there and continued guarding him.
37 Above his head they placed the charge against him. It read, "This is Jesus, the king of the Jews."
38 At that time two bandits were crucified with him, one on his right and the other on his left.
39 Those who passed by kept insulting him, shaking their heads,
40 and saying, "You who were going to destroy the sanctuary and rebuild it in three days—save yourself! If you are the Son of God, come down from the cross!"
41 In the same way the high priests, along with the scribes and elders, were also making fun of him. They kept saying,
42 "He saved others but can't save himself! He is the king of Israel. Let him come down from the cross now, and we will believe in him.
43 He trusts in God. Let God rescue him now if he cares for him. After all, he said,‘I am the Son of God,’"
44 Even the bandits who were crucified with him kept insulting him in the same way.
45 Now from noon on, darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon.
46 About three o'clock Jesus cried out with a loud voice,"Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?", which means,"My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?"
47 When some of the people standing there heard this, they said, "He's calling for Elijah."
48 So one of the men at once ran off, took a sponge, and soaked it in some sour wine. Then he put it on a stick and offered Jesus a drink.
49 But the others kept saying, "Wait! Let's see if Elijah will come and save him."
50 Then Jesus cried out with a loud voice again and gave up his spirit.
51 Suddenly the curtain in the sanctuary was torn in two from top to bottom, the earth shook, the rocks were split open,
52 the tombs were opened, and the bodies of many saints who had died were raised.
53 After his resurrection, they came out of their tombs and went into the Holy City and appeared to many people.
54 When the centurion and those guarding Jesus with him saw the earthquake and the other things that were taking place, they were terrified and said, "This man certainly was the Son of God!"
55 Now many women were also there, watching from a distance. They had accompanied Jesus from Galilee and had ministered to him.
56 Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James and Joseph, and the mother of Zebedee's sons.
57 When evening came, a rich man arrived from Arimathea. His name was Joseph, and he had become a disciple of Jesus.
58 He went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus, and Pilate ordered it to be handed over.
59 So Joseph took the body and wrapped it in a clean linen cloth.
60 Then he placed it in his own new tomb, which he had cut out of the rock. After rolling a large stone across the door of the tomb, he went away.
61 But Mary Magdalene and the other Mary remained there, sitting in front of the tomb.
62 The next day (which is after the Day of Preparation), the high priests and Pharisees gathered before Pilate
63 and said, "Sir, we remember how that impostor said while he was still alive,‘After three days I will be raised.’
64 Therefore, order the tomb to be secured until the third day, or his disciples may go and steal him and then tell the people, ‘He has been raised from the dead.’ Then the last deception would be worse than the first one."
65 Pilate told them, "You have a military guard. Go and make the tomb as secure as you know how."
66 So they went and secured the tomb by putting a seal on the stone in the presence of the guards.
1 De manhã cedo, todos os chefes dos sacerdotes e líderes religiosos do povo tomaram a decisão de condenar Jesus à morte.
2 E, amarrando-o, levaram-no e o entregaram a Pilatos, o governador.
3 Quando Judas, que o havia traído, viu que Jesus fora condenado, foi tomado de remorso e devolveu aos chefes dos sacerdotes e aos líderes religiosos as trinta moedas de prata.
4 E disse: "Pequei, pois traí sangue inocente". E eles retrucaram: "Que nos importa? A responsabilidade é sua".
5 Então Judas jogou o dinheiro dentro do templo, saindo, foi e enforcou-se.
6 Os chefes dos sacerdotes ajuntaram as moedas e disseram: "É contra a lei colocar este dinheiro no tesouro, visto que é preço de sangue".
7 Então decidiram usar aquele dinheiro para comprar o campo do Oleiro, para cemitério de estrangeiros.
8 Por isso ele se chama campo de Sangue até o dia de hoje.
9 Então se cumpriu o que fora dito pelo profeta Jeremias: "Tomaram as trinta moedas de prata, preço em que foi avaliado pelo povo de Israel,
10 e as usaram para comprar o campo do Oleiro, como o Senhor me ordenou".
11 Jesus foi posto diante do governador, e este lhe perguntou: "Você é o rei dos judeus? " Respondeu-lhe Jesus: "Tu o dizes".
12 Acusado pelos chefes dos sacerdotes e pelos líderes religiosos, ele nada respondeu.
13 Então Pilatos lhe perguntou: "Você não ouve a acusação que eles estão fazendo contra você? "
14 Mas Jesus não lhe respondeu nenhuma palavra, de modo que o governador ficou muito impressionado.
15 Por ocasião da festa era costume do governador soltar um prisioneiro escolhido pela multidão.
16 Eles tinham, naquela ocasião, um prisioneiro muito conhecido, chamado Barrabás.
17 Pilatos perguntou à multidão que ali se havia reunido: "Qual destes vocês querem que lhes solte: Barrabás ou Jesus, chamado Cristo? "
18 Porque sabia que o haviam entregado por inveja.
19 Estando Pilatos sentado no tribunal, sua mulher lhe enviou esta mensagem: "Não se envolva com este inocente, porque hoje, em sonho, sofri muito por causa dele".
20 Mas os chefes dos sacerdotes e os líderes religiosos convenceram a multidão a que pedisse Barrabás e mandasse executar a Jesus.
21 Então perguntou o governador: "Qual dos dois vocês querem que eu lhes solte? " Responderam eles: "Barrabás! "
22 Perguntou Pilatos: "Que farei então com Jesus, chamado Cristo? " Todos responderam: "Crucifica-o! "
23 "Por quê? Que crime ele cometeu? ", perguntou Pilatos. Mas eles gritavam ainda mais: "Crucifica-o! "
24 Quando Pilatos percebeu que não estava obtendo nenhum resultado, mas, pelo contrário, estava se iniciando um tumulto, mandou trazer água, lavou as mãos diante da multidão e disse: "Estou inocente do sangue deste homem; a responsabilidade é de vocês".
25 Todo o povo respondeu: "Que o sangue dele caia sobre nós e sobre nossos filhos! "
26 Então Pilatos soltou-lhes Barrabás, mandou açoitar Jesus e o entregou para ser crucificado.
27 Então, os soldados do governador levaram Jesus ao Pretório e reuniram toda a tropa ao seu redor.
28 Tiraram-lhe as vestes e puseram nele um manto vermelho;
29 fizeram uma coroa de espinhos e a colocaram em sua cabeça. Puseram uma vara em sua mão direita e, ajoelhando-se diante dele, zombavam: "Salve, rei dos judeus! "
30 Cuspiram nele e, tirando-lhe a vara, batiam-lhe com ela na cabeça.
31 Depois de terem zombado dele, tiraram-lhe o manto e vestiram-lhe suas próprias roupas. Então o levaram para crucificá-lo.
32 Ao saírem, encontraram um homem de Cirene, chamado Simão, e o forçaram a carregar a cruz.
33 Chegaram a um lugar chamado Gólgota, que quer dizer Lugar da Caveira,
34 e lhe deram para beber vinho misturado com fel; mas, depois de prová-lo, recusou-se a beber.
35 Depois de o crucificarem, dividiram as roupas dele, tirando sortes.
36 E, sentando-se, vigiavam-no ali.
37 Por cima de sua cabeça colocaram por escrito a acusação feita contra ele: ESTE É JESUS, O REI DOS JUDEUS.
38 Dois ladrões foram crucificados com ele, um à sua direita e outro à sua esquerda.
39 Os que passavam lançavam-lhe insultos, balançando a cabeça
40 e dizendo: "Você que destrói o templo e o reedifica em três dias, salve-se! Desça da cruz, se é Filho de Deus! "
41 Da mesma forma, os chefes dos sacerdotes, os mestres da lei e os líderes religiosos zombavam dele,
42 dizendo: "Salvou os outros, mas não é capaz de salvar a si mesmo! E é o rei de Israel! Desça agora da cruz, e creremos nele.
43 Ele confiou em Deus. Que Deus o salve agora, se dele tem compaixão, pois disse: ‘Sou o Filho de Deus! ’ "
44 Igualmente o insultavam os ladrões que haviam sido crucificados com ele.
45 E houve trevas sobre toda a terra, do meio dia às três horas da tarde.
46 Por volta das três horas da tarde, Jesus bradou em alta voz: "Eloí, Eloí, lamá sabactâni? " que significa: "Meu Deus! Meu Deus! Por que me abandonaste? "
47 Quando alguns dos que estavam ali ouviram isso, disseram: "Ele está chamando Elias".
48 Imediatamente, um deles correu em busca de uma esponja, embebeu-a em vinagre, colocou-a na ponta de uma vara e deu-a a Jesus para beber.
49 Mas os outros disseram: "Deixem-no. Vejamos se Elias vem salvá-lo".
50 Depois de ter bradado novamente em alta voz, Jesus entregou o espírito.
51 Naquele momento, o véu do santuário rasgou-se em duas partes, de alto a baixo. A terra tremeu, e as rochas se partiram.
52 Os sepulcros se abriram, e os corpos de muitos santos que tinham morrido foram ressuscitados.
53 E, saindo dos sepulcros, depois da ressurreição de Jesus, entraram na cidade santa e apareceram a muitos.
54 Quando o centurião e os que com ele vigiavam Jesus viram o terremoto e tudo o que havia acontecido, ficaram aterrorizados e exclamaram: "Verdadeiramente este era o Filho de Deus! "
55 Muitas mulheres estavam ali, observando de longe. Elas haviam seguido Jesus desde a Galiléia, para o servir.
56 Entre elas estavam Maria Madalena; Maria, mãe de Tiago e de José; e a mãe dos filhos de Zebedeu.
57 Ao cair da tarde chegou um homem rico, de Arimatéia, chamado José, que se tornara discípulo de Jesus.
58 Dirigindo-se a Pilatos, pediu o corpo de Jesus, e Pilatos ordenou que lhe fosse entregue.
59 José tomou o corpo, envolveu-o num limpo lençol de linho
60 e o colocou num sepulcro novo, que ele havia mandado cavar na rocha. E, fazendo rolar uma grande pedra sobre a entrada do sepulcro, retirou-se.
61 Maria Madalena e a outra Maria estavam assentadas ali, em frente do sepulcro.
62 No outro dia, que era o seguinte ao da Preparação, os chefes dos sacerdotes e os fariseus dirigiram-se a Pilatos
63 e disseram: "Senhor, lembramos que, enquanto ainda estava vivo, aquele impostor disse: ‘Depois de três dias ressuscitarei’.
64 Ordena, pois, que o sepulcro dele seja guardado até o terceiro dia, para que não venham seus discípulos e, roubando o corpo, digam ao povo que ele ressuscitou dentre os mortos. Este último engano será pior do que o primeiro".
65 "Levem um destacamento", respondeu Pilatos. "Podem ir, e mantenham o sepulcro em segurança como acharem melhor".
66 Eles foram e armaram um esquema de segurança no sepulcro; e além de deixarem um destacamento montando guarda, lacraram a pedra.