Betrayal and Arrest in Gethsemane
(Matt. 26:47–56; Mark 14:43–52; Luke 22:47–53)
1When Jesus had spoken these words, aHe went out with His disciples over bthe Brook Kidron, where there was a garden, which He and His disciples entered. The Synoptic Passover Meal Versus John’s Passover Lamb
2And Judas, who betrayed Him, also knew the place; cfor Jesus often met there with His disciples.
3dThen Judas, having received a detachment of troops, and officers from the chief priests and Pharisees, came there with lanterns, torches, and weapons.
4Jesus therefore, eknowing all things that would come upon Him, went forward and said to them, “Whom are you seeking?”
5They answered Him, f“Jesus 1of Nazareth.” Jesus said to them, “I am He.” And Judas, who gbetrayed Him, also stood with them.
6Now when He said to them, “I am He,” they drew back and fell to the ground.
7Then He asked them again, “Whom are you seeking?” And they said, “Jesus of Nazareth.”
8Jesus answered, “I have told you that I am He. Therefore, if you seek Me, let these go their way,”
9that the saying might be fulfilled which He spoke, h“Of those whom You gave Me I have lost none.”
10iThen Simon Peter, having a sword, drew it and struck the high priest’s servant, and cut off his right ear. The servant’s name was Malchus.
11So Jesus said to Peter, “Put your sword into the sheath. Shall I not drink jthe cup which My Father has given Me?”
Before the High Priest
12Then the detachment of troops and the captain and the officers of the Jews arrested Jesus and bound Him.
13And kthey led Him away to lAnnas first, for he was the father-in-law of mCaiaphas who was high priest that year.
14nNow it was Caiaphas who advised the Jews that it was 2expedient that one man should die for the people.
Peter Denies Jesus
(Matt. 26:69–75; Mark 14:66–72; Luke 22:54–62)
15oAnd Simon Peter followed Jesus, and so did panother3 disciple. Now that disciple was known to the high priest, and went with Jesus into the courtyard of the high priest.
16qBut Peter stood at the door outside. Then the other disciple, who was known to the high priest, went out and spoke to her who kept the door, and brought Peter in.
17Then the servant girl who kept the door said to Peter, “You are not also one of this Man’s disciples, are you?” He said, “I am rnot.”
18Now the servants and officers who had made a fire of coals stood there, for it was cold, and they warmed themselves. And Peter stood with them and warmed himself.
Jesus Questioned by the High Priest
19The high priest then asked Jesus about His disciples and His doctrine.
20Jesus answered him, s“I spoke openly to the world. I always taught tin synagogues and uin the temple, where 4the Jews always meet, and in secret I have said nothing.
21“Why do you ask Me? Ask vthose who have heard Me what I said to them. Indeed they know what I said.”
22And when He had said these things, one of the officers who stood by wstruck5 Jesus with the palm of his hand, saying, “Do You answer the high priest like that?”
23Jesus answered him, “If I have spoken evil, bear witness of the evil; but if well, why do you strike Me?”
24xThen Annas sent Him bound to yCaiaphas the high priest.
Peter Denies Twice More
25Now Simon Peter stood and warmed himself. zTherefore they said to him, “You are not also one of His disciples, are you?” He denied it and said, “I am not!”
26One of the servants of the high priest, a relative of him whose ear Peter cut off, said, “Did I not see you in the garden with Him?”
27Peter then denied again; and aimmediately a rooster crowed.
In Pilate’s Court
(Matt. 27:1, 2, 11–14; Mark 15:1–5; Luke 23:1–5)
28bThen they led Jesus from Caiaphas to the Praetorium, and it was early morning. cBut they themselves did not go into the 6Praetorium, lest they should be defiled, but that they might eat the Passover.
29dPilate then went out to them and said, “What accusation do you bring against this Man?”
30They answered and said to him, “If He were not 7an evildoer, we would not have delivered Him up to you.”
31Then Pilate said to them, “You take Him and judge Him according to your law.” Therefore the Jews said to him, “It is not lawful for us to put anyone to death,”
32ethat the saying of Jesus might be fulfilled which He spoke, fsignifying by what death He would die.
33gThen Pilate entered the 8Praetorium again, called Jesus, and said to Him, “Are You the King of the Jews?”
34Jesus answered him, “Are you speaking for yourself about this, or did others tell you this concerning Me?”
35Pilate answered, “Am I a Jew? Your own nation and the chief priests have delivered You to me. What have You done?”
36hJesus answered, i“My kingdom is not of this world. If My kingdom were of this world, My servants would fight, so that I should not be delivered to the Jews; but now My kingdom is not from here.”
37Pilate therefore said to Him, “Are You a king then?” Jesus answered, “You say rightly that I am a king. For this cause I was born, and for this cause I have come into the world, jthat I should bear kwitness to the truth. Everyone who lis of the truth mhears My voice.”
38Pilate said to Him, “What is truth?” And when he had said this, he went out again to the Jews, and said to them, n“I find no fault in Him at all.
Taking the Place of Barabbas
(Matt. 27:15–23; Mark 15:6–14; Luke 23:13–23)
39o“But you have a custom that I should release someone to you at the Passover. Do you therefore want me to release to you the King of the Jews?”
40pThen they all cried again, saying, “Not this Man, but Barabbas!” qNow Barabbas was a robber.
The Soldiers Mock Jesus
(Matt. 27:27–31; Mark 15:16–20)
1So then aPilate took Jesus and scourged Him.
2And the soldiers twisted a crown of thorns and put it on His head, and they put on Him a purple robe.
31Then they said, “Hail, King of the Jews!” And they bstruck Him with their hands.
4Pilate then went out again, and said to them, “Behold, I am bringing Him out to you, cthat you may know that I find no fault in Him.”
Pilate’s Decision
5Then Jesus came out, wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe. And Pilate said to them, “Behold the Man!”
6dTherefore, when the chief priests and officers saw Him, they cried out, saying, “Crucify Him, crucify Him!” Pilate said to them, “You take Him and crucify Him, for I find no fault in Him.”
7The Jews answered him, e“We have a law, and according to 2our law He ought to die, because fHe made Himself the Son of God.”
8Therefore, when Pilate heard that saying, he was the more afraid,
9and went again into the Praetorium, and said to Jesus, “Where are You from?” gBut Jesus gave him no answer.
10Then Pilate said to Him, “Are You not speaking to me? Do You not know that I have 3power to crucify You, and power to release You?”
11Jesus answered, h“You could have no power at all against Me unless it had been given you from above. Therefore ithe one who delivered Me to you has the greater sin.”
12From then on Pilate sought to release Him, but the Jews cried out, saying, “If you let this Man go, you are not Caesar’s friend. jWhoever makes himself a king speaks against Caesar.”
13kWhen Pilate therefore heard that saying, he brought Jesus out and sat down in the judgment seat in a place that is called The Pavement, but in Hebrew, Gabbatha.
14Now lit was the Preparation Day of the Passover, and about the sixth hour. And he said to the Jews, “Behold your King!”
15But they cried out, “Away with Him, away with Him! Crucify Him!” Pilate said to them, “Shall I crucify your King?” The chief priests answered, m“We have no king but Caesar!”
16nThen he delivered Him to them to be crucified. Then they took Jesus 4and led Him away. The Crucifixion
The King on a Cross
(Matt. 27:32–56; Mark 15:21–41; Luke 23:26–49)
17oAnd He, bearing His cross, pwent out to a place called the Place of a Skull, which is called in Hebrew, Golgotha,
18where they crucified Him, and qtwo others with Him, one on either side, and Jesus in the center.
19rNow Pilate wrote a title and put it on the cross. And the writing was:
JESUS OF NAZARETH, THE KING OF THE JEWS.
20Then many of the Jews read this title, for the place where Jesus was crucified was near the city; and it was written in Hebrew, Greek, and Latin.
21Therefore the chief priests of the Jews said to Pilate, “Do not write, ‘The King of the Jews,’ but, ‘He said, “I am the King of the Jews.” ’ ”
22Pilate answered, “What I have written, I have written.”
23sThen the soldiers, when they had crucified Jesus, took His garments and made four parts, to each soldier a part, and also the tunic. Now the tunic was without seam, woven from the top in one piece.
24They said therefore among themselves, “Let us not tear it, but cast lots for it, whose it shall be,” that the Scripture might be fulfilled which says:
t“They divided My garments among them,
And for My clothing they cast lots.”
Therefore the soldiers did these things.
Behold Your Mother
25uNow there stood by the cross of Jesus His mother, and His mother’s sister, Mary the wife of vClopas, and Mary Magdalene.
26When Jesus therefore saw His mother, and wthe disciple whom He loved standing by, He said to His mother, x“Woman, behold your son!”
27Then He said to the disciple, “Behold your mother!” And from that hour that disciple took her yto his own home.
It Is Finished
28After this, Jesus, 5knowing that all things were now accomplished, zthat the Scripture might be fulfilled, said, “I thirst!”
29Now a vessel full of sour wine was sitting there; and athey filled a sponge with sour wine, put it on hyssop, and put it to His mouth.
30So when Jesus had received the sour wine, He said, b“It is finished!” And bowing His head, He gave up His spirit.
Jesus’ Side Is Pierced
31cTherefore, because it was the Preparation Day, dthat the bodies should not remain on the cross on the Sabbath (for that Sabbath was a ehigh day), the Jews asked Pilate that their legs might be broken, and that they might be taken away.
32Then the soldiers came and broke the legs of the first and of the other who was crucified with Him.
33But when they came to Jesus and saw that He was already dead, they did not break His legs.
34But one of the soldiers pierced His side with a spear, and immediately fblood and water came out.
35And he who has seen has testified, and his testimony is gtrue; and he knows that he is telling the truth, so that you may hbelieve.
36For these things were done that the Scripture should be fulfilled, i“Not one of His bones shall be broken.”
37And again another Scripture says, j“They shall look on Him whom they pierced.”
Jesus Buried in Joseph’s Tomb
(Matt. 27:57–61; Mark 15:42–47; Luke 23:50–56)
38kAfter this, Joseph of Arimathea, being a disciple of Jesus, but secretly, lfor fear of the Jews, asked Pilate that he might take away the body of Jesus; and Pilate gave him permission. So he came and took the body of Jesus.
39And mNicodemus, who at first came to Jesus by night, also came, bringing a mixture of nmyrrh and aloes, about a hundred pounds.
40Then they took the body of Jesus, and obound it in strips of linen with the spices, as the custom of the Jews is to bury.
41Now in the place where He was crucified there was a garden, and in the garden a new tomb in which no one had yet been laid.
42So pthere they laid Jesus, qbecause of the Jews’ Preparation Day, for the tomb was nearby.
The Empty Tomb
(Matt. 28:1–10; Mark 16:1–8; Luke 24:1–12)
1Now the afirst day of the week Mary Magdalene went to the tomb early, while it was still dark, and saw that the bstone had been taken away from the tomb.
2Then she ran and came to Simon Peter, and to the cother disciple, dwhom Jesus loved, and said to them, “They have taken away the Lord out of the tomb, and we do not know where they have laid Him.”
3ePeter therefore went out, and the other disciple, and were going to the tomb.
4So they both ran together, and the other disciple outran Peter and came to the tomb first.
5And he, stooping down and looking in, saw fthe linen cloths lying there; yet he did not go in.
6Then Simon Peter came, following him, and went into the tomb; and he saw the linen cloths lying there,
7and gthe 1handkerchief that had been around His head, not lying with the linen cloths, but folded together in a place by itself.
8Then the hother disciple, who came to the tomb first, went in also; and he saw and believed.
9For as yet they did not 2know the iScripture, that He must rise again from the dead.
10Then the disciples went away again to their own homes.
Mary Magdalene Sees the Risen Lord
11jBut Mary stood outside by the tomb weeping, and as she wept she stooped down and looked into the tomb.
12And she saw two angels in white sitting, one at the head and the other at the feet, where the body of Jesus had lain.
13Then they said to her, “Woman, why are you weeping?” She said to them, “Because they have taken away my Lord, and I do not know where they have laid Him.”
14kNow when she had said this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing there, and ldid not know that it was Jesus.
15Jesus said to her, “Woman, why are you weeping? Whom are you seeking?” She, supposing Him to be the gardener, said to Him, “Sir, if You have carried Him away, tell me where You have laid Him, and I will take Him away.”
16Jesus said to her, m“Mary!” She turned and said to 3Him, “Rabboni!” (which is to say, Teacher).
17Jesus said to her, “Do not cling to Me, for I have not yet nascended to My Father; but go to oMy brethren and say to them, p‘I am ascending to My Father and your Father, and to qMy God and your God.’ ”
18rMary Magdalene came and told the 4disciples that she had seen the Lord, and that He had spoken these things to her.
The Apostles Commissioned
19sThen, the same day at evening, being the first day of the week, when the doors were shut where the disciples were 5assembled, for tfear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in the midst, and said to them, u“Peace be with you.”
20When He had said this, He vshowed them His hands and His side. wThen the disciples were glad when they saw the Lord.
21So Jesus said to them again, “Peace to you! xAs the Father has sent Me, I also send you.”
22And when He had said this, He breathed on them, and said to them, “Receive the Holy Spirit.
23y“If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained.”
Seeing and Believing
24Now Thomas, zcalled the Twin, one of the twelve, was not with them when Jesus came.
25The other disciples therefore said to him, “We have seen the Lord.” So he said to them, “Unless I see in His hands the print of the nails, and put my finger into the print of the nails, and put my hand into His side, I will not believe.”
26And after eight days His disciples were again inside, and Thomas with them. Jesus came, the doors being shut, and stood in the midst, and said, “Peace to you!”
27Then He said to Thomas, “Reach your finger here, and look at My hands; and areach your hand here, and put it into My side. Do not be bunbelieving, but believing.”
28And Thomas answered and said to Him, “My Lord and my God!”
29Jesus said to him, 6“Thomas, because you have seen Me, you have believed. cBlessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.”
That You May Believe
30And dtruly Jesus did many other signs in the presence of His disciples, which are not written in this book;
31ebut these are written that fyou may believe that Jesus gis the Christ, the Son of God, hand that believing you may have life in His name.
Breakfast by the Sea
1After these things Jesus showed Himself again to the disciples at the aSea of Tiberias, and in this way He showed Himself:
2Simon Peter, bThomas called the Twin, cNathanael of dCana in Galilee, ethe sons of Zebedee, and two others of His disciples were together.
3Simon Peter said to them, “I am going fishing.” They said to him, “We are going with you also.” They went out and 1immediately got into the boat, and that night they caught nothing.
4But when the morning had now come, Jesus stood on the shore; yet the disciples fdid not know that it was Jesus.
5Then gJesus said to them, “Children, have you any food?” They answered Him, “No.”
6And He said to them, h“Cast the net on the right side of the boat, and you will find some.” So they cast, and now they were not able to draw it in because of the multitude of fish.
7Therefore ithat disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter, “It is the Lord!” Now when Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he put on his outer garment (for he had removed it), and plunged into the sea.
8But the other disciples came in the little boat (for they were not far from land, but about two hundred cubits), dragging the net with fish.
9Then, as soon as they had come to land, they saw a fire of coals there, and fish laid on it, and bread.
10Jesus said to them, “Bring some of the fish which you have just caught.”
11Simon Peter went up and dragged the net to land, full of large fish, one hundred and fifty-three; and although there were so many, the net was not broken.
12Jesus said to them, j“Come and eat breakfast.” Yet none of the disciples dared ask Him, “Who are You?”—knowing that it was the Lord.
13Jesus then came and took the bread and gave it to them, and likewise the fish.
14This is now kthe third time Jesus showed Himself to His disciples after He was raised from the dead.
Jesus Restores Peter
15So when they had eaten breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, “Simon, son of 2Jonah, do you love Me more than these?” He said to Him, “Yes, Lord; You know that I 3love You.” He said to him, l“Feed My lambs.”
16He said to him again a second time, “Simon, son of 4Jonah, do you love Me?” He said to Him, “Yes, Lord; You know that I 5love You.” mHe said to him, “Tend My nsheep.”
17He said to him the third time, “Simon, son of 6Jonah, do you 7love Me?” Peter was grieved because He said to him the third time, “Do you love Me?” And he said to Him, “Lord, oYou know all things; You know that I love You.” Jesus said to him, “Feed My sheep.
18p“Most assuredly, I say to you, when you were younger, you girded yourself and walked where you wished; but when you are old, you will stretch out your hands, and another will gird you and carry you where you do not wish.”
19This He spoke, signifying qby what death he would glorify God. And when He had spoken this, He said to him, r“Follow Me.”
The Beloved Disciple and His Book
20Then Peter, turning around, saw the disciple swhom Jesus loved following, twho also had leaned on His breast at the supper, and said, “Lord, who is the one who betrays You?”
21Peter, seeing him, said to Jesus, “But Lord, what about this man?”
22Jesus said to him, “If I 8will that he remain utill I come, what is that to you? You follow Me.”
23Then this saying went out among the brethren that this disciple would not die. Yet Jesus did not say to him that he would not die, but, “If I will that he remain till I come, what is that to you?”
24This is the disciple who vtestifies of these things, and wrote these things; and we know that his testimony is true.
25wAnd there are also many other things that Jesus did, which if they were written one by one, xI suppose that even the world itself could not contain the books that would be written. Amen. One Suggested Harmony of the Gospels