Judas Hangs Himself
1It was early in the morning. All the chief priests and the elders of the people planned how to put Jesus to death. 2So they tied him up and led him away. Then they handed him over to Pilate, who was the governor.
3Judas, who had handed him over, saw that Jesus had been sentenced to die. He felt deep shame and sadness for what he had done. So he returned the 30 silver coins to the chief priests and the elders. 4“I have sinned,” he said. “I handed over a man who is not guilty.”
“What do we care?” they replied. “That’s your problem.”
5So Judas threw the money into the temple and left. Then he went away and hanged himself.
6The chief priests picked up the coins. They said, “It’s against the law to put this money into the temple fund. It is blood money. It has paid for a man’s death.” 7So they decided to use the money to buy a potter’s field. People from other countries would be buried there. 8That is why it has been called the Field of Blood to this day. 9Then the words spoken by Jeremiah the prophet came true. He had said, “They took the 30 silver coins. That price was set for him by the people of Israel. 10They used the coins to buy a potter’s field, just as the Lord commanded me.” (Zechariah 11:12,13; Jeremiah 19:1–13; 32:6–9)
Jesus Is Brought to Pilate
11Jesus was standing in front of the governor. The governor asked him, “Are you the king of the Jews?”
“Yes. You have said so,” Jesus replied.
12But when the chief priests and the elders brought charges against him, he did not answer. 13Then Pilate asked him, “Don’t you hear the charges they are bringing against you?” 14But Jesus made no reply, not even to a single charge. The governor was really amazed.
15It was the governor’s practice at the Passover Feast to let one prisoner go free. The people could choose the one they wanted. 16At that time they had a well-known prisoner named Jesus Barabbas. 17So when the crowd gathered, Pilate asked them, “Which one do you want me to set free? Jesus Barabbas? Or Jesus who is called the Messiah?” 18Pilate knew that the leaders wanted to get their own way. He knew this was why they had handed Jesus over to him.
19While Pilate was sitting on the judge’s seat, his wife sent him a message. It said, “Don’t have anything to do with that man. He is not guilty. I have suffered a great deal in a dream today because of him.”
20But the chief priests and the elders talked the crowd into asking for Barabbas and having Jesus put to death.
21“Which of the two do you want me to set free?” asked the governor.
“Barabbas,” they answered.
22“Then what should I do with Jesus who is called the Messiah?” Pilate asked.
They all answered, “Crucify him!”
23“Why? What wrong has he done?” asked Pilate.
But they shouted even louder, “Crucify him!”
24Pilate saw that he wasn’t getting anywhere. Instead, the crowd was starting to get angry. So he took water and washed his hands in front of them. “I am not guilty of this man’s death,” he said. “You are accountable for that!”
25All the people answered, “Put the blame for his death on us and our children!”
26Pilate let Barabbas go free. But he had Jesus whipped. Then he handed him over to be nailed to a cross.
The Soldiers Make Fun of Jesus
27The governor’s soldiers took Jesus into the palace, which was called the Praetorium. All the rest of the soldiers gathered around him. 28They took off his clothes and put a purple robe on him. 29Then they twisted thorns together to make a crown. They placed it on his head. They put a stick in his right hand. Then they fell on their knees in front of him and made fun of him. “We honor you, king of the Jews!” they said. 30They spit on him. They hit him on the head with the stick again and again. 31After they had made fun of him, they took off the robe. They put his own clothes back on him. Then they led him away to nail him to a cross.
Jesus Is Nailed to a Cross
32On their way out of the city, they met a man from Cyrene. His name was Simon. They forced him to carry the cross. 33They came to a place called Golgotha. The word Golgotha means the Place of the Skull. 34There they mixed wine with bitter spices and gave it to Jesus to drink. After tasting it, he refused to drink it. 35When they had nailed him to the cross, they divided up his clothes by casting lots. 36They sat down and kept watch over him there. 37Above his head they placed the written charge against him. It read,
This is Jesus, the King of the Jews.
38Two rebels against Rome were crucified with him. One was on his right and one was on his left. 39Those who passed by shouted at Jesus and made fun of him. They shook their heads 40and said, “So you are going to destroy the temple and build it again in three days? Then save yourself! Come down from the cross, if you are the Son of God!” 41In the same way the chief priests, the teachers of the law and the elders made fun of him. 42“He saved others,” they said. “But he can’t save himself! He’s the king of Israel! Let him come down now from the cross! Then we will believe in him. 43He trusts in God. Let God rescue him now if he wants him. He’s the one who said, ‘I am the Son of God.’ ” 44In the same way the rebels who were being crucified with Jesus also made fun of him.
Jesus Dies
45From noon until three o’clock, the whole land was covered with darkness. 46About three o’clock, Jesus cried out in a loud voice. He said, “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” This means “My God, my God, why have you deserted me?” (Psalm 22:1)
47Some of those standing there heard Jesus cry out. They said, “He’s calling for Elijah.”
48Right away one of them ran and got a sponge. He filled it with wine vinegar and put it on a stick. He offered it to Jesus to drink. 49The rest said, “Leave him alone. Let’s see if Elijah comes to save him.”
50After Jesus cried out again in a loud voice, he died.
51At that moment the temple curtain was torn in two from top to bottom. The earth shook. The rocks split. 52Tombs broke open. The bodies of many holy people who had died were raised to life. 53They came out of the tombs. After Jesus was raised from the dead, they went into the holy city. There they appeared to many people.
54The Roman commander and those guarding Jesus saw the earthquake and all that had happened. They were terrified. They exclaimed, “He was surely the Son of God!”
55Not very far away, many women were watching. They had followed Jesus from Galilee to take care of his needs. 56Mary Magdalene was among them. Mary, the mother of James and Joseph, was also there. So was the mother of Zebedee’s sons.
Jesus Is Buried
57As evening approached, a rich man came from the town of Arimathea. His name was Joseph. He had become a follower of Jesus. 58He went to Pilate and asked for Jesus’ body. Pilate ordered that it be given to him. 59Joseph took the body and wrapped it in a clean linen cloth. 60He placed it in his own new tomb that he had cut out of the rock. He rolled a big stone in front of the entrance to the tomb. Then he went away. 61Mary Magdalene and the other Mary were sitting there across from the tomb.
The Guards at the Tomb
62The next day was the day after Preparation Day. The chief priests and the Pharisees went to Pilate. 63“Sir,” they said, “we remember something that liar said while he was still alive. He claimed, ‘After three days I will rise again.’ 64So give the order to make the tomb secure until the third day. If you don’t, his disciples might come and steal the body. Then they will tell the people that Jesus has been raised from the dead. This last lie will be worse than the first.”
65“Take some guards with you,” Pilate answered. “Go. Make the tomb as secure as you can.” 66So they went and made the tomb secure. They put a royal seal on the stone and placed some guards on duty.
犹大的下场
1到了清晨，众祭司长和民间的长老商定要处死耶稣。 2他们把祂绑起来，押送到总督彼拉多那里。
3出卖耶稣的犹大看见耶稣被定了罪，感到很后悔，就把那三十块银子还给祭司长和长老，说： 4“我出卖了清白无辜的人，我犯罪了！”
他们说：“那是你自己的事，跟我们有什么关系？”
5犹大把钱扔在圣殿里，出去上吊自尽了。
6祭司长们捡起银子，说：“这是血钱，不可收进圣殿的库房。” 7他们商议，决定用这些钱买下陶匠的地作为埋葬异乡人的坟场。 8那块地至今被称为“血田”。 9这就应验了耶利米先知的话：“他们用以色列人给祂估定的三十块银子， 10买了陶匠的一块田，正如主指示我的。”
耶稣在彼拉多面前受审
11耶稣站在总督面前受审。总督问：“你是犹太人的王吗？”
耶稣说：“如你所言。”
12当祭司长和长老控告祂时，祂一句话也不说。 13彼拉多就问：“你没听见他们对你的诸多控告吗？” 14耶稣仍然一言不发，彼拉多感到十分惊奇。
15每逢逾越节，总督会照惯例按民众的选择释放一个犯人。 16那时，有一个恶名昭彰的囚犯名叫巴拉巴。 17百姓聚在一起的时候，彼拉多就问他们：“你们要我给你们释放谁？巴拉巴还是被称为基督的耶稣？” 18因为彼拉多知道他们把耶稣抓来是因为嫉妒。
19彼拉多正坐堂断案时，他夫人派人来对他说：“你不要插手这个义人的事！我今天在梦中因为这个人受了许多苦。”
20祭司长和长老却怂恿百姓要求释放巴拉巴，处死耶稣。 21总督再次问百姓：“这两个人，你们要我释放哪一个？”他们说：“巴拉巴！”
22彼拉多问：“那么，我怎样处置那个被称为基督的耶稣呢？”
他们齐声说：“把祂钉在十字架上！”
23彼拉多问：“为什么？祂犯了什么罪？”
他们却更大声地喊叫：“把祂钉在十字架上！”
24彼拉多见再说也无济于事，反而会引起骚乱，于是拿了一盆水来，在众人面前洗手，说：“流这义人的血，罪不在我，你们自己负责。”
25众人都说：“流祂血的责任由我们和我们的子孙承担！”
26于是，彼拉多为他们释放了巴拉巴，下令将耶稣鞭打后，带出去钉十字架。
耶稣受辱
27士兵把耶稣押进总督府，叫全营的士兵都聚集在祂周围。 28他们剥下耶稣的衣服，替祂披上一件朱红色的长袍， 29用荆棘编成冠冕，戴在祂头上，又拿一根苇秆放在祂右手里，跪在祂跟前戏弄祂，说：“犹太人的王万岁！” 30然后向祂吐唾沫，拿过苇秆打祂的头。 31他们戏弄完了，就脱去祂的袍子，给祂穿上原来的衣服，把祂押出去钉十字架。
钉十字架
32路上，他们遇见一个叫西门的古利奈人，就强迫他背耶稣的十字架。
33来到一个地方，名叫各各他——意思是“髑髅地”， 34士兵给耶稣喝掺了苦胆汁的酒，祂尝了一口，不肯喝。
35他们把耶稣钉在十字架上，还抽签分了祂的衣服， 36然后坐在那里看守。 37他们在祂头顶上挂了一个牌子，上面写着祂的罪状：“这是犹太人的王耶稣”。 38有两个强盗也被钉在十字架上，一个在祂右边，一个在祂左边。 39过路的人都嘲笑祂，摇着头说： 40“你这声称把圣殿拆毁又在三天内重建的人啊，救救自己吧！你要是上帝的儿子，就从十字架上下来吧！”
41祭司长、律法教师和长老也嘲讽说： 42“祂救了别人，却救不了自己！祂要是以色列的王，就从十字架上跳下来吧！我们就信祂。 43祂说信靠上帝，如果上帝喜悦祂，就让上帝来救祂吧！因为祂自称是上帝的儿子。” 44甚至跟祂一同被钉十字架的强盗也这样嘲笑祂。
耶稣之死
45从正午一直到下午三点，黑暗笼罩着整个大地。 46大约下午三点，耶稣大声呼喊：“以利，以利，拉马撒巴各大尼？”意思是：“我的上帝，我的上帝，你为什么离弃我？”
47有些站在旁边的人听见了，就说：“这人在呼叫以利亚呢。” 48其中一人连忙跑去拿了一块海绵，蘸满酸酒，绑在苇秆上送给祂喝。 49其他人却说：“等一下！我们看看以利亚会不会来救祂。”
50耶稣又大喊了一声，就断了气。
51就在那时，圣殿里的幔子从上到下裂成两半，大地震动，岩石崩裂， 52坟墓打开，很多死去的圣徒复活过来。 53他们在耶稣复活后离开坟墓，进圣城向许多人显现。
54看守耶稣的百夫长和士兵看见地震及所发生的一切，都很害怕，说：“这人真是上帝的儿子啊！” 55有好些妇女在远处观看，她们从加利利就跟随了耶稣，服侍祂。 56其中有抹大拉的玛丽亚、雅各和约西的母亲玛丽亚以及西庇太两个儿子的母亲。
封石守墓
57傍晚，从亚利马太来了一位名叫约瑟的富人，他是耶稣的门徒。 58他去求见彼拉多，要求领取耶稣的遗体，彼拉多就下令把耶稣的遗体交给他。 59约瑟领了遗体，用干净的细麻布裹好， 60安放在他为自己在岩壁上凿出的新墓穴里，并滚来一块大石头封闭墓穴的入口，然后离去。 61那时，抹大拉的玛丽亚和另一个玛丽亚坐在坟墓的对面。
62第二天，就是预备日之后的那天，祭司长和法利赛人一起来见彼拉多，说： 63“总督大人，我们记得那个骗子生前曾说，‘三天之后，我必复活。’ 64所以请你命人看守坟墓三天，以防祂的门徒偷走祂的尸体，然后对百姓说祂已经从死里复活。这样的迷惑会比以前的更厉害！”
65彼拉多说：“你们带上卫兵，去那里严加看守。”
66他们就带着卫兵去了，在墓口的石头上贴上封条，派人看守墓穴。
