Jesus Prays on the Mount of Olives

39 ⁱAnd he came out and went, as was his custom, to the Mount of Olives, and the disciples followed him. 40 And when he came to the place, he said to them, “Pray that you may not enter into temptation.” 41 And he withdrew from them about a stone’s throw, and knelt down and prayed, 42 saying, “Father, if you are willing, remove this cup from me. Nevertheless, not my will, but yours, be done.” 43 And there appeared to him an ^jangel from heaven, strengthening him. 44 And being in agony he prayed more ^kearnestly; and his sweat became like great drops of blood falling down to the ground.¹ 45 And when he rose from prayer, he came to the disciples and found them sleeping for sorrow, 46 and he said to them, “Why are you sleeping? Rise and pray that you may not enter into temptation.”

Peter Denies Jesus

54 ^pThen they seized him and led him away, bringing him into the high priest’s house, and ^qPeter was following at a distance. 55 And when they had kindled a fire in the middle of the courtyard and sat down together, Peter sat down among them. 56 Then a servant girl, seeing him as he sat in the light and looking closely at him, said, “This man also was with him.” 57 But he denied it, saying, “Woman, I do not know him.” 58 And a little later someone else saw him and said, “You also are one of them.” But Peter said, “Man, I am not.” 59 And after an interval of about an hour still another insisted, saying, “Certainly this man also was with him, for he too is a Galilean.” 60 But Peter said, “Man, I do not know what you are talking about.” And immediately, while he was still speaking, the rooster crowed. 61 And the Lord turned and looked at Peter. And Peter remembered the saying of the Lord, how he had said to him, ^r“Before the rooster crows today, you will deny me three times.” 62 And he went out and wept bitterly.

Jesus Is Mocked

63 ^sNow the men who were holding Jesus in custody were ^tmocking him as they ^ubeat him. 64 They also blindfolded him and kept asking him, “Prophesy! Who is it that struck you?”

Pilate Delivers Jesus to Be Crucified

18 ^lBut they all cried out together, “Away with this man, and release to us Barabbas”— 19 a man who had been thrown into prison for an insurrection started in the city and for murder. 20 Pilate addressed them once more, desiring to release Jesus, 21 but they kept shouting, “Crucify, crucify him!” 22 A third time he said to them, “Why? What evil has he done? I have found in him no guilt deserving death. I will therefore punish and release him.” 23 But they were urgent, demanding with loud cries that he should be crucified. And their voices prevailed. 24 So Pilate decided that their demand should be granted. 25 He released the man who had been thrown into prison for insurrection and murder, for whom they asked, but he delivered Jesus over to their will.

33 And when they came to the place that is called The Skull, there they crucified him, and the criminals, one on his right and one on his left. 34 And Jesus said, ^s“Father, forgive them, for they ^tknow not what they do.”¹ And ^uthey cast lots to divide his garments. 35 And the people stood by, watching, but the rulers scoffed at him, saying, “He saved others; let him save himself, if he is the ^vChrist of God, his ^wChosen One!” 36 The soldiers also mocked him, coming up and ^xoffering him ^ysour wine 37 and saying, “If you are the King of the Jews, ^zsave yourself!” 38 There was also an inscription over him,² “This is the King of the Jews.”

39 One of the criminals who were hanged railed at him,³ saying, “Are you not the ^aChrist? Save yourself and us!” 40 But the other rebuked him, saying, “Do you not ^bfear God, since you are under the same sentence of condemnation? 41 And we indeed justly, for we are receiving the due reward of our deeds; but this man has done nothing wrong.” 42 And he said, “Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom.” 43 And he said to him, “Truly, I say to you, today you will be with me in paradise.”

The Death of Jesus

44 ^cIt was now about the sixth hour,⁴ and there was ^ddarkness over the whole land until the ninth hour,⁵ 45 while the sun’s light failed. And the ^ecurtain of the temple was torn in two. 46 Then Jesus, calling out with a loud voice, ^fsaid, “Father, ^ginto your hands I commit my spirit!” And having said this he breathed his last.

Jesus Is Buried

50 ^lNow there was a man named Joseph, from the Jewish town of Arimathea. He was a member of the council, a good and righteous man, 51 who had not consented to their decision and action; and he was ^mlooking for the kingdom of God. 52 This man went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. 53 Then he took it down and wrapped it in a linen shroud and laid him in ⁿa tomb cut in stone, where no one had ever yet been laid.