So Pilate decided to grant their demand. He released the man who had been thrown into prison for insurrection and murder, the one they asked for, and surrendered Jesus to their will. Pilate listens to Jesus’ case, and finds him officially innocent.…
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I have examined him in your presence and have found no basis for your charges against him. Neither has Herod, for he sent him back to us; as you can see, he has done nothing to deserve death. Pilate was a cruel man according to the history books. He…
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He plied him with many questions, but Jesus gave him no answer. Pilate has already told the Jews that he finds Jesus innocent. But they refuse to accept his decision and start arguing more deliberately. Pilate sees a fortunate escape from the matter…
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So Pilate asked Jesus, "Are you the king of the Jews?" "Yes, it is as you say," Jesus replied. Jesus is found guilty of blasphemy by the Jewish Council, because He declared that He is the Messiah. Such a thing was punishable by death, but they were…
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They all asked, "Are you then the Son of God? He replied, "You are right in saying I am." Dawn breaks over Jerusalem and the Jewish Council, the Jews’ highest authority, have convened with the necessary quorum. Jesus is being questioned now to try…
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The men who were guarding Jesus began mocking and beating him. They blindfolded him and demanded, "Prophesy! Who hit you?" The templepolice are having a fun time with Jesus in the corner of the courtyard. They shove Him around and hit Him. They make…
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And he went outside and wept bitterly. Peter is standing by the fire, in the courtyard of the mansion of the high priest, Caiaphas. He wants to find out what’s going to happen to Jesus. Everyone is waiting, expectantly, for the Jewish Council to…
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But he denied it. "Woman, I don't know him," he said. Jesus is arrested by the temple police, and the whole mob who came with them. All the disciples flee into the night. Peter manages to trail behind the group without being noticed. He follows them…
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"Am I leading a rebellion, that you have come with swords and clubs? Every day I was with you in the temple courts, and you did not lay a hand on me.” Jesus is upset because a horde of policemen and henchmen approach him under the cover of…
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When Jesus' followers saw what was going to happen, they said, "Lord, should we strike with our swords?" And one of them struck the servant of the high priest, cutting off his right ear. But Jesus answered, "No more of this!" It’s the middle of the…
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While he was still speaking a crowd came up, and the man who was called Judas, one of the Twelve, was leading them. He approached Jesus to kiss him, but Jesus asked him, "Judas, are you betraying the Son of Man with a kiss?" Judas must have been…
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When he rose from prayer and went back to the disciples, he found them asleep, exhausted from sorrow. "Why are you sleeping?" he asked them. "Get up and pray so that you will not fall into temptation." Something terrible and tragic happens in…
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