Jesus Predicts the Destruction of the Temple
1Then aJesus went out and departed from the temple, and His disciples came up to show Him the buildings of the temple.
2And Jesus said to them, “Do you not see all these things? Assuredly, I say to you, bnot one stone shall be left here upon another, that shall not be thrown down.”
The Signs of the Times and the End of the Age
3Now as He sat on the Mount of Olives, cthe disciples came to Him privately, saying, d“Tell us, when will these things be? And what will be the sign of Your coming, and of the end of the age?”
4And Jesus answered and said to them: e“Take heed that no one deceives you.
5“For fmany will come in My name, saying, ‘I am the Christ,’ gand will deceive many.
6“And you will hear of hwars and rumors of wars. See that you are not troubled; for 1all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet.
7“For ination will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. And there will be jfamines, 2pestilences, and earthquakes in various places.
8“All these are the beginning of sorrows.
9k“Then they will deliver you up to tribulation and kill you, and you will be hated by all nations for My name’s sake.
10“And then many will be offended, will betray one another, and will hate one another.
11“Then lmany false prophets will rise up and mdeceive many.
12“And because lawlessness will abound, the love of many will grow ncold.
13o“But he who endures to the end shall be saved.
14“And this pgospel of the kingdom qwill be preached in all the world as a witness to all the nations, and then the end will come.
The Great Tribulation
(Mark 13:14–23; Luke 17:23, 24, 37; 21:20–24)
15r“Therefore when you see the s‘abomination of desolation,’ spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place” t(whoever reads, let him understand),
16“then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains.
17“Let him who is on the housetop not go down to take anything out of his house.
18“And let him who is in the field not go back to get his clothes.
19“But uwoe to those who are pregnant and to those who are nursing babies in those days!
20“And pray that your flight may not be in winter or on the Sabbath.
21“For vthen there will be great tribulation, such as has not been since the beginning of the world until this time, no, nor ever shall be.
22“And unless those days were shortened, no flesh would be saved; wbut for the 3elect’s sake those days will be shortened.
23x“Then if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Christ!’ or ‘There!’ do not believe it.
24“For yfalse christs and false prophets will rise and show great signs and wonders to deceive, zif possible, even the elect.
25“See, I have told you beforehand.
26“Therefore if they say to you, ‘Look, He is in the desert!’ do not go out; or ‘Look, He is in the inner rooms!’ do not believe it.
27a“For as the lightning comes from the east and flashes to the west, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be.
28b“For wherever the carcass is, there the eagles will be gathered together.
The Coming of the Son of Man
(Mark 13:24–27; Luke 21:25–28)
29c“Immediately after the tribulation of those days dthe sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.
30e“Then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, fand then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.
31g“And He will send His angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they will gather together His 4elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.
The Parable of the Fig Tree
(Mark 13:28–31; Luke 21:29–33)
32“Now learn hthis parable from the fig tree: When its branch has already become tender and puts forth leaves, you know that summer is near.
33“So you also, when you see all these things, know ithat 5it is near—at the doors!
34“Assuredly, I say to you, jthis generation will by no means pass away till all these things take place.
35k“Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will by no means pass away.
No One Knows the Day or Hour
(Mark 13:32–37; Luke 17:26, 27, 34, 35; 21:34–36)
36l“But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of 6heaven, mbut My Father only.
37“But as the days of Noah were, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be.
38n“For as in the days before the flood, they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered the ark,
39“and did not know until the flood came and took them all away, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be.
40o“Then two men will be in the field: one will be taken and the other left.
41“Two women will be grinding at the mill: one will be taken and the other left.
42p“Watch therefore, for you do not know what 7hour your Lord is coming.
43q“But know this, that if the master of the house had known what 8hour the thief would come, he would have watched and not allowed his house to be broken into.
44r“Therefore you also be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect.
The Faithful Servant and the Evil Servant
45s“Who then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his master made ruler over his household, to give them food 9in due season?
46t“Blessed is that servant whom his master, when he comes, will find so doing.
47“Assuredly, I say to you that uhe will make him ruler over all his goods.
48“But if that evil servant says in his heart, ‘My master vis delaying 10his coming,’
49“and begins to beat his fellow servants, and to eat and drink with the drunkards,
50“the master of that servant will come on a day when he is not looking for him and at an hour that he is wnot aware of,
51“and will cut him in two and appoint him his portion with the hypocrites. xThere shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
The Parable of the Wise and Foolish Virgins
1“Then the kingdom of heaven shall be likened to ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet athe bridegroom.
2b“Now five of them were wise, and five were foolish.
3“Those who were foolish took their lamps and took no oil with them,
4“but the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps.
5“But while the bridegroom was delayed, cthey all slumbered and slept.
6“And at midnight da cry was heard: ‘Behold, the bridegroom 1is coming; go out to meet him!’
7“Then all those virgins arose and etrimmed their lamps.
8“And the foolish said to the wise, ‘Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out.’
9“But the wise answered, saying, ‘No, lest there should not be enough for us and you; but go rather to those who sell, and buy for yourselves.’
10“And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came, and those who were ready went in with him to the wedding; and fthe door was shut.
11“Afterward the other virgins came also, saying, g‘Lord, Lord, open to us!’
12“But he answered and said, ‘Assuredly, I say to you, hI do not know you.’
13i“Watch therefore, for you jknow neither the day nor the hour 2in which the Son of Man is coming.
The Parable of the Talents
14k“For the kingdom of heaven is llike a man traveling to a far country, who called his own servants and delivered his goods to them.
15“And to one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one, mto each according to his own ability; and immediately he went on a journey.
16“Then he who had received the five talents went and traded with them, and made another five talents.
17“And likewise he who had received two gained two more also.
18“But he who had received one went and dug in the ground, and hid his lord’s money.
19“After a long time the lord of those servants came and settled accounts with them.
20“So he who had received five talents came and brought five other talents, saying, ‘Lord, you delivered to me five talents; look, I have gained five more talents besides them.’
21“His lord said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant; you were nfaithful over a few things, oI will make you ruler over many things. Enter into pthe joy of your lord.’
22“He also who had received two talents came and said, ‘Lord, you delivered to me two talents; look, I have gained two more talents besides them.’
23“His lord said to him, q‘Well done, good and faithful servant; you have been faithful over a few things, I will make you ruler over many things. Enter into rthe joy of your lord.’
24“Then he who had received the one talent came and said, ‘Lord, I knew you to be a hard man, reaping where you have not sown, and gathering where you have not scattered seed.
25‘And I was afraid, and went and hid your talent in the ground. Look, there you have what is yours.’
26“But his lord answered and said to him, ‘You swicked and lazy servant, you knew that I reap where I have not sown, and gather where I have not scattered seed.
27‘So you ought to have deposited my money with the bankers, and at my coming I would have received back my own with interest.
28‘Therefore take the talent from him, and give it to him who has ten talents.
29t‘For to everyone who has, more will be given, and he will have abundance; but from him who does not have, even what he has will be taken away.
30‘And cast the unprofitable servant uinto the outer darkness. vThere will be weeping and wgnashing of teeth.’
The Son of Man Will Judge the Nations
31x“When the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the 3holy angels with Him, then He will sit on the throne of His glory.
32y“All the nations will be gathered before Him, and zHe will separate them one from another, as a shepherd divides his sheep from the goats.
33“And He will set the asheep on His right hand, but the goats on the left.
34“Then the King will say to those on His right hand, ‘Come, you blessed of My Father, binherit the kingdom cprepared for you from the foundation of the world:
35d‘for I was hungry and you gave Me food; I was thirsty and you gave Me drink; eI was a stranger and you took Me in;
36‘I was fnaked and you clothed Me; I was sick and you visited Me; gI was in prison and you came to Me.’
37“Then the righteous will answer Him, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry and feed You, or thirsty and give You drink?
38‘When did we see You a stranger and take You in, or naked and clothe You?
39‘Or when did we see You sick, or in prison, and come to You?’
40“And the King will answer and say to them, ‘Assuredly, I say to you, hinasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these My brethren, you did it to Me.’
41“Then He will also say to those on the left hand, i‘Depart from Me, you cursed, jinto the everlasting fire prepared for kthe devil and his angels:
42‘for I was hungry and you gave Me no food; I was thirsty and you gave Me no drink;
43‘I was a stranger and you did not take Me in, naked and you did not clothe Me, sick and in prison and you did not visit Me.’
44“Then they also will answer 4Him, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not minister to You?’
45“Then He will answer them, saying, ‘Assuredly, I say to you, linasmuch as you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to Me.’
46“And mthese will go away into everlasting punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”
The Plot to Kill Jesus
(Mark 14:1, 2; Luke 22:1, 2; John 11:45–53)
1Now it came to pass, when Jesus had finished all these sayings, that He said to His disciples,
2a“You know that after two days is the Passover, and the Son of Man will be delivered up to be crucified.”
3bThen the chief priests, 1the scribes, and the elders of the people assembled at the palace of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas,
4and cplotted to take Jesus by 2trickery and kill Him.
5But they said, “Not during the feast, lest there be an uproar among the dpeople.”
The Anointing at Bethany
6And when Jesus was in eBethany at the house of Simon the leper,
7a woman came to Him having an alabaster flask of very costly fragrant oil, and she poured it on His head as He sat at the table.
8fBut when His disciples saw it, they were indignant, saying, “Why this waste?
9“For this fragrant oil might have been sold for much and given to the poor.”
10But when Jesus was aware of it, He said to them, “Why do you trouble the woman? For she has done a good work for Me.
11g“For you have the poor with you always, but hMe you do not have always.
12“For in pouring this fragrant oil on My body, she did it for My iburial.
13“Assuredly, I say to you, wherever this gospel is preached in the whole world, what this woman has done will also be told as a memorial to her.”
Judas Agrees to Betray Jesus
(Mark 14:10, 11; Luke 22:3–6)
14jThen one of the twelve, called kJudas Iscariot, went to the chief priests
15and said, l“What are you willing to give me if I deliver Him to you?” And they counted out to him thirty pieces of silver.
16So from that time he sought opportunity to betray Him.
Jesus Celebrates Passover with His Disciples
17mNow on the first day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread the disciples came to Jesus, saying to Him, “Where do You want us to prepare for You to eat the Passover?”
18And He said, “Go into the city to a certain man, and say to him, ‘The Teacher says, n“My time is at hand; I will keep the Passover at your house with My disciples.” ’ ”
19So the disciples did as Jesus had directed them; and they prepared the Passover.
20oWhen evening had come, He sat down with the twelve.
21Now as they were eating, He said, “Assuredly, I say to you, one of you will pbetray Me.”
22And they were exceedingly sorrowful, and each of them began to say to Him, “Lord, is it I?”
23He answered and said, q“He who dipped his hand with Me in the dish will betray Me.
24“The Son of Man indeed goes just ras it is written of Him, but swoe to that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! tIt would have been good for that man if he had not been born.”
25Then Judas, who was betraying Him, answered and said, “Rabbi, is it I?” He said to him, “You have said it.”
Jesus Institutes the Lord’s Supper
(Mark 14:22–26; Luke 22:14–23; 1 Cor. 11:23–26)
26uAnd as they were eating, vJesus took bread, 3blessed and broke it, and gave it to the disciples and said, “Take, eat; wthis is My body.”
27Then He took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, x“Drink from it, all of you.
28“For ythis is My blood zof the 4new covenant, which is shed afor many for the 5remission of sins.
29“But bI say to you, I will not drink of this fruit of the vine from now on cuntil that day when I drink it new with you in My Father’s kingdom.”
30dAnd when they had sung a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives.
Jesus Predicts Peter’s Denial
(Mark 14:27–31; Luke 22:31–34; John 13:36–38)
31Then Jesus said to them, e“All of you will fbe 6made to stumble because of Me this night, for it is written:
g‘I will strike the Shepherd,
And the sheep of the flock will be scattered.’
32“But after I have been raised, hI will go before you to Galilee.”
33Peter answered and said to Him, “Even if all are 7made to stumble because of You, I will never be made to stumble.”
34Jesus said to him, i“Assuredly, I say to you that this night, before the rooster crows, you will deny Me three times.”
35Peter said to Him, “Even if I have to die with You, I will not deny You!” And so said all the disciples.
The Prayer in the Garden
(Mark 14:32–42; Luke 22:39–46)
36jThen Jesus came with them to a place called Gethsemane, and said to the disciples, “Sit here while I go and pray over there.”
37And He took with Him Peter and kthe two sons of Zebedee, and He began to be sorrowful and deeply distressed.
38Then He said to them, l“My soul is exceedingly sorrowful, even to death. Stay here and watch with Me.”
39He went a little farther and fell on His face, and mprayed, saying, n“O My Father, if it is possible, olet this cup pass from Me; nevertheless, pnot as I will, but as You will.”
40Then He came to the disciples and found them sleeping, and said to Peter, “What? Could you not watch with Me one hour?
41q“Watch and pray, lest you enter into temptation. rThe spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.”
42Again, a second time, He went away and prayed, saying, “O My Father, 8if this cup cannot pass away from Me unless I drink it, Your will be done.”
43And He came and found them asleep again, for their eyes were heavy.
44So He left them, went away again, and prayed the third time, saying the same words.
45Then He came to His disciples and said to them, “Are you still sleeping and resting? Behold, the hour 9is at hand, and the Son of Man is being sbetrayed into the hands of sinners.
46“Rise, let us be going. See, My betrayer is at hand.”
Betrayal and Arrest in Gethsemane
(Mark 14:43–52; Luke 22:47–53; John 18:1–11)
47And twhile He was still speaking, behold, Judas, one of the twelve, with a great multitude with swords and clubs, came from the chief priests and elders of the people.
48Now His betrayer had given them a sign, saying, “Whomever I kiss, He is the One; seize Him.”
49Immediately he went up to Jesus and said, “Greetings, Rabbi!” uand kissed Him.
50But Jesus said to him, v“Friend, why have you come?” Then they came and laid hands on Jesus and took Him.
51And suddenly, wone of those who were with Jesus stretched out his hand and drew his sword, struck the servant of the high priest, and cut off his ear.
52But Jesus said to him, “Put your sword in its place, xfor all who take the sword will 10perish by the sword.
53“Or do you think that I cannot now pray to My Father, and He will provide Me with ymore than twelve legions of angels?
54“How then could the Scriptures be fulfilled, zthat it must happen thus?”
55In that hour Jesus said to the multitudes, “Have you come out, as against a robber, with swords and clubs to take Me? I sat daily with you, teaching in the temple, and you did not seize Me.
56“But all this was done that the aScriptures of the prophets might be fulfilled.” Then ball the disciples forsook Him and fled.
Jesus Faces the Sanhedrin
(Mark 14:53–65; Luke 22:66–71; John 18:12–14, 19–24)
57cAnd those who had laid hold of Jesus led Him away to Caiaphas the high priest, where the scribes and the elders were assembled.
58But dPeter followed Him at a distance to the high priest’s courtyard. And he went in and sat with the servants to see the end.
59Now the chief priests, 11the elders, and all the council sought efalse testimony against Jesus to put Him to death,
6012but found none. Even though fmany false witnesses came forward, they found none. But at last gtwo 13false witnesses came forward
61and said, “This fellow said, h‘I am able to destroy the temple of God and to build it in three days.’ ”
62iAnd the high priest arose and said to Him, “Do You answer nothing? What is it these men testify against You?”
63But jJesus kept silent. And the high priest answered and said to Him, k“I put You under oath by the living God: Tell us if You are the Christ, the Son of God!”
64Jesus said to him, “It is as you said. Nevertheless, I say to you, lhereafter you will see the Son of Man msitting at the right hand of the Power, and coming on the clouds of heaven.”
65nThen the high priest tore his clothes, saying, “He has spoken blasphemy! What further need do we have of witnesses? Look, now you have heard His oblasphemy!
66“What do you think?” They answered and said, p“He is deserving of death.”
67qThen they spat in His face and beat Him; and rothers struck Him with 14the palms of their hands,
68saying, s“Prophesy to us, Christ! Who is the one who struck You?”
Peter Denies Jesus, and Weeps Bitterly
(Mark 14:66–72; Luke 22:54–62; John 18:15–18, 25–27)
69tNow Peter sat outside in the courtyard. And a servant girl came to him, saying, “You also were with Jesus of Galilee.”
70But he denied it before them all, saying, “I do not know what you are saying.”
71And when he had gone out to the gateway, another girl saw him and said to those who were there, “This fellow also was with Jesus of Nazareth.”
72But again he denied with an oath, “I do not know the Man!”
73And a little later those who stood by came up and said to Peter, “Surely you also are one of them, for your uspeech betrays you.”
74Then vhe began to 15curse and 16swear, saying, “I do not know the Man!” Immediately a rooster crowed.
75And Peter remembered the word of Jesus who had said to him, w“Before the rooster crows, you will deny Me three times.” So he went out and wept bitterly.
Jesus Handed Over to Pontius Pilate
(Mark 15:1; Luke 23:1; John 18:28)
1When morning came, aall the chief priests and elders of the people plotted against Jesus to put Him to death.
2And when they had bound Him, they led Him away and bdelivered Him to 1Pontius Pilate the governor.
Judas Hangs Himself
3cThen Judas, His betrayer, seeing that He had been condemned, was remorseful and brought back the thirty dpieces of silver to the chief priests and elders,
4saying, “I have sinned by betraying innocent blood.” And they said, “What is that to us? You see to it!”
5Then he threw down the pieces of silver in the temple and edeparted, and went and hanged himself.
6But the chief priests took the silver pieces and said, “It is not lawful to put them into the treasury, because they are the price of blood.”
7And they consulted together and bought with them the potter’s field, to bury strangers in.
8Therefore that field has been called fthe Field of Blood to this day.
9Then was fulfilled what was spoken by Jeremiah the prophet, saying, g“And they took the thirty pieces of silver, the value of Him who was priced, whom they of the children of Israel priced,
10“and hgave them for the potter’s field, as the LORD directed me.”
Jesus Faces Pilate
(Mark 15:2–5; Luke 23:2–5; John 18:29–38)
11Now Jesus stood before the governor. iAnd the governor asked Him, saying, “Are You the King of the Jews?” Jesus said to him, j“It is as you say.”
12And while He was being accused by the chief priests and elders, kHe answered nothing.
13Then Pilate said to Him, l“Do You not hear how many things they testify against You?”
14But He answered him not one word, so that the governor marveled greatly.
Taking the Place of Barabbas
(Mark 15:6–15; Luke 23:13–25; John 18:39, 40)
15mNow at the feast the governor was accustomed to releasing to the multitude one prisoner whom they wished.
16And at that time they had a notorious prisoner called 2Barabbas.
17Therefore, when they had gathered together, Pilate said to them, “Whom do you want me to release to you? Barabbas, or Jesus who is called Christ?”
18For he knew that they had handed Him over because of nenvy.
19While he was sitting on the judgment seat, his wife sent to him, saying, “Have nothing to do with that just Man, for I have suffered many things today in a dream because of Him.”
20oBut the chief priests and elders persuaded the multitudes that they should ask for Barabbas and destroy Jesus.
21The governor answered and said to them, “Which of the two do you want me to release to you?” They said, p“Barabbas!”
22Pilate said to them, “What then shall I do with Jesus who is called Christ?” They all said to him, “Let Him be crucified!”
23Then the governor said, q“Why, what evil has He done?” But they cried out all the more, saying, “Let Him be crucified!”
24When Pilate saw that he could not prevail at all, but rather that a 3tumult was rising, he rtook water and washed his hands before the multitude, saying, “I am innocent of the blood of this 4just Person. You see to it.”
25And all the people answered and said, s“His blood be on us and on our children.”
26Then he released Barabbas to them; and when the had 5scourged Jesus, he delivered Him to be crucified.
The Soldiers Mock Jesus
27uThen the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the 6Praetorium and gathered the whole 7garrison around Him.
28And they vstripped Him and wput a scarlet robe on Him.
29xWhen they had 8twisted a crown of thorns, they put it on His head, and a reed in His right hand. And they bowed the knee before Him and mocked Him, saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!”
30Then ythey spat on Him, and took the reed and struck Him on the head.
31And when they had mocked Him, they took the robe off Him, put His own clothes on Him, zand led Him away to be crucified.
The King on a Cross
(Mark 15:21–32; Luke 23:26–43; John 19:17–27)
32aNow as they came out, bthey found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name. Him they compelled to bear His cross.
33cAnd when they had come to a place called Golgotha, that is to say, Place of a Skull,
34dthey gave Him 9sour wine mingled with gall to drink. But when He had tasted it, He would not drink.
35eThen they crucified Him, and divided His garments, casting lots, 10that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet:
f“They divided My garments among them,
And for My clothing they cast lots.”
36gSitting down, they kept watch over Him there.
37And they hput up over His head the accusation written against Him:
THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS.
38iThen two robbers were crucified with Him, one on the right and another on the left.
39And jthose who passed by blasphemed Him, wagging their heads
40and saying, k“You who destroy the temple and build it in three days, save Yourself! lIf You are the Son of God, come down from the cross.”
41Likewise the chief priests also, mocking with the 11scribes and elders, said,
42“He msaved others; Himself He cannot save. 12If He is the King of Israel, let Him now come down from the cross, and we will believe 13Him.
43n“He trusted in God; let Him deliver Him now if He will have Him; for He said, ‘I am the Son of God.’ ”
44oEven the robbers who were crucified with Him reviled Him with the same thing.
Jesus Dies on the Cross
(Mark 15:33–41; Luke 23:44–49; John 19:28–30)
45pNow from the sixth hour until the ninth hour there was darkness over all the land.
46And about the ninth hour qJesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, “Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?” that is, r“My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?”
47Some of those who stood there, when they heard that, said, “This Man is calling for Elijah!”
48Immediately one of them ran and took a sponge, sfilled it with sour wine and put it on a reed, and offered it to Him to drink.
49The rest said, “Let Him alone; let us see if Elijah will come to save Him.”
50And Jesus tcried out again with a loud voice, and uyielded up His spirit.
51Then, behold, vthe veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom; and the earth quaked, and the rocks were split,
52and the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep were raised;
53and coming out of the graves after His resurrection, they went into the holy city and appeared to many.
54wSo when the centurion and those with him, who were guarding Jesus, saw the earthquake and the things that had happened, they feared greatly, saying, x“Truly this was the Son of God!”
55And many women ywho followed Jesus from Galilee, ministering to Him, were there looking on from afar,
56zamong whom were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James and 14Joses, and the mother of Zebedee’s sons.
Jesus Buried in Joseph’s Tomb
(Mark 15:42–47; Luke 23:50–56; John 19:38–42)
57Now awhen evening had come, there came a rich man from Arimathea, named Joseph, who himself had also become a disciple of Jesus.
58This man went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. Then Pilate commanded the body to be given to him.
59When Joseph had taken the body, he wrapped it in a clean linen cloth,
60and blaid it in his new tomb which he had hewn out of the rock; and he rolled a large stone against the door of the tomb, and departed.
61And Mary Magdalene was there, and the other Mary, sitting 15opposite the tomb.
Pilate Sets a Guard
62On the next day, which followed the Day of Preparation, the chief priests and Pharisees gathered together to Pilate,
63saying, “Sir, we remember, while He was still alive, how that deceiver said, c‘After three days I will rise.’
64“Therefore command that the tomb be made secure until the third day, lest His disciples come 16by night and steal Him away, and say to the people, ‘He has risen from the dead.’ So the last deception will be worse than the first.”
65Pilate said to them, “You have a guard; go your way, make it as secure as you know how.”
66So they went and made the tomb secure, dsealing the stone and setting the guard.
He Is Risen
(Mark 16:1–8; Luke 24:1–12; John 20:1–10)
1Now aafter the Sabbath, as the first day of the week began to dawn, Mary Magdalene band the other Mary came to see the tomb.
2And behold, there was a great earthquake; for can angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled back the stone 1from the door, and sat on it.
3dHis countenance was like lightning, and his clothing as white as snow.
4And the guards shook for fear of him, and became like edead men.
5But the angel answered and said to the women, “Do not be afraid, for I know that you seek Jesus who was crucified.
6“He is not here; for He is risen, fas He said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay.
7“And go quickly and tell His disciples that He is risen from the dead, and indeed gHe is going before you into Galilee; there you will see Him. Behold, I have told you.”
8So they went out quickly from the tomb with fear and great joy, and ran to bring His disciples word.
The Women Worship the Risen Lord
9And 2as they went to tell His disciples, behold, hJesus met them, saying, “Rejoice!” So they came and held Him by the feet and worshiped Him.
10Then Jesus said to them, “Do not be afraid. Go and tell iMy brethren to go to Galilee, and there they will see Me.”
The Soldiers Are Bribed
11Now while they were going, behold, some of the guard came into the city and reported to the chief priests all the things that had happened.
12When they had assembled with the elders and consulted together, they gave a large sum of money to the soldiers,
13saying, “Tell them, ‘His disciples came at night and stole Him away while we slept.’
14“And if this comes to the governor’s ears, we will appease him and make you secure.”
15So they took the money and did as they were instructed; and this saying is commonly reported among the Jews until this day.
The Great Commission
(Mark 16:14–18; Luke 24:36–49; John 20:19–23; Acts 1:6–8)
16Then the eleven disciples went away into Galilee, to the mountain jwhich Jesus had appointed for them.
17When they saw Him, they worshiped Him; but some kdoubted.
18And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, l“All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth.
19m“Go 3therefore and nmake disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,
20o“teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am pwith you always, even to the end of the age.” 4Amen.