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1 aEarly in the morning the chief priests with the elders and scribes and the whole 1bCouncil, immediately held a consultation; and binding Jesus, they led Him away and delivered Him to Pilate.
2 aPilate questioned Him, “Are You the King of the Jews?” And He *answered him, “It is as you say.”
3 The chief priests began to accuse Him 1harshly.
4 Then Pilate questioned Him again, saying, “Do You not answer? See how many charges they bring against You!”
5 But Jesus amade no further answer; so Pilate was amazed.
6 aNow at the feast he used to release for them any one prisoner whom they requested.
7 The man named Barabbas had been imprisoned with the insurrectionists who had committed murder in the insurrection.
8 The crowd went up and began asking him to do as he had been accustomed to do for them.
9 Pilate answered them, saying, “Do you want me to release for you the King of the Jews?”
10 For he was aware that the chief priests had handed Him over because of envy.
11 But the chief priests stirred up the crowd ato ask him to release Barabbas for them instead.
12 Answering again, Pilate said to them, “Then what shall I do with Him whom you call the King of the Jews?”
13 They shouted 1back, “Crucify Him!”
14 But Pilate said to them, “Why, what evil has He done?” But they shouted all the more, “Crucify Him!”
15 Wishing to satisfy the crowd, Pilate released Barabbas for them, and after having Jesus ascourged, he handed Him over to be crucified.
16 aThe soldiers took Him away into bthe 1palace (that is, the Praetorium), and they *called together the whole Roman 2ccohort.
17 They *dressed Him up in purple, and after twisting a crown of thorns, they put it on Him;
18 and they began to acclaim Him, “Hail, King of the Jews!”
19 They kept beating His head with a 1reed, and spitting on Him, and kneeling and bowing before Him.
20 After they had mocked Him, they took the purple robe off Him and put His own garments on Him. And they *led Him out to crucify Him.
21 aThey *pressed into service a passer-by coming from the country, Simon of Cyrene (the father of Alexander and bRufus), to bear His cross.
22 aThen they *brought Him to the place bGolgotha, which is translated, Place of a Skull.
23 They tried to give Him awine mixed with myrrh; but He did not take it.
24 And they *crucified Him, and *adivided up His garments among themselves, casting 1lots for them to decide 2what each man should take.
25 It was the 1athird hour 2when they crucified Him.
26 The inscription of the charge against Him 1read, “aTHE KING OF THE JEWS.”
27 They *crucified two robbers with Him, one on His right and one on His left.
28 [1And the Scripture was fulfilled which says, “And He was numbered with transgressors.”]
29 Those passing by were 1hurling abuse at Him, awagging their heads, and saying, “Ha! You who are going to bdestroy the temple and rebuild it in three days,
30 save Yourself, and come down from the cross!”
31 In the same way the chief priests also, along with the scribes, were mocking Him among themselves and saying, “aHe saved others; 1He cannot save Himself.
32 “Let this Christ, athe King of Israel, now come down from the cross, so that we may see and believe!” bThose who were crucified with Him were also insulting Him.
33 aWhen the 1bsixth hour came, darkness 2fell over the whole land until the 3bninth hour.
34 At the aninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, “bEloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani?” which is translated, “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?”
35 When some of the bystanders heard it, they began saying, “Behold, He is calling for Elijah.”
36 Someone ran and filled a sponge with sour wine, put it on a reed, and gave Him a drink, saying, “1Let us see whether Elijah will come to take Him down.”
37 aAnd Jesus uttered a loud cry, and breathed His last.
38 aAnd the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom.
39 aWhen the centurion, who was standing 1right in front of Him, saw 2the way He breathed His last, he said, “Truly this man was 3the Son of God!”
40 aThere were also some women looking on from a distance, among whom were Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of 1James bthe 2Less and Joses, and cSalome.
41 When He was in Galilee, they used to follow Him and 1aminister to Him; and there were many other women who came up with Him to Jerusalem.
42 aWhen evening had already come, because it was bthe preparation day, that is, the day before the Sabbath,
43 Joseph of Arimathea came, a aprominent member of the Council, who himself was bwaiting for the kingdom of God; and he cgathered up courage and went in before Pilate, and asked for the body of Jesus.
44 Pilate wondered if He was dead by this time, and summoning the centurion, he questioned him as to whether He was already dead.
45 And ascertaining this from athe centurion, he granted the body to Joseph.
46 Joseph bought a linen cloth, took Him down, wrapped Him in the linen cloth and laid Him in a tomb which had been hewn out in the rock; and he rolled a stone against the entrance of the tomb.
47 aMary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses were looking on to see where He was laid.
1 aWhen the Sabbath was over, bMary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of 1James, and Salome, cbought spices, so that they might come and anoint Him.
2 Very early on the first day of the week, they *came to the tomb when the sun had risen.
3 They were saying to one another, “Who will roll away athe stone for us from the entrance of the tomb?”
4 Looking up, they *saw that the stone had been rolled away, 1although it was extremely large.
5 aEntering the tomb, they saw a young man sitting at the right, wearing a white robe; and they bwere amazed.
6 And he *said to them, “aDo not be amazed; you are looking for Jesus the bNazarene, who has been crucified. cHe has risen; He is not here; behold, here is the place where they laid Him.
7 “But go, tell His disciples and Peter, ‘aHe is going ahead of you to Galilee; there you will see Him, just as He told you.’ ”
8 They went out and fled from the tomb, for trembling and astonishment had gripped them; and they said nothing to anyone, for they were afraid.
9 [1Now after He had risen early on the first day of the week, He first appeared to aMary Magdalene, from whom He had cast out seven demons.
10 aShe went and reported to those who had been with Him, while they were mourning and weeping.
11 When they heard that He was alive and had been seen by her, athey refused to believe it.
12 After that, aHe appeared in a different form bto two of them while they were walking along on their way to the country.
13 They went away and reported it to the others, but they adid not believe them either.
14 Afterward aHe appeared bto the eleven themselves as they were reclining at the table; and He reproached them for their cunbelief and hardness of heart, because they had not believed those who had seen Him after He had risen.
15 And He said to them, “aGo into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation.
16 “aHe who has believed and has been baptized shall be saved; but he who has disbelieved shall be condemned.
17 “These 1signs will accompany those who have believed: ain My name they will cast out demons, they will bspeak with new tongues;
18 they will apick up serpents, and if they drink any deadly poison, it will not hurt them; they will blay hands on the sick, and they will recover.”
19 So then, when the Lord Jesus had aspoken to them, He bwas received up into heaven and csat down at the right hand of God.
20 And they went out and preached everywhere, while the Lord worked with them, and confirmed the word by the 1signs that followed.]
[2And they promptly reported all these instructions to Peter and his companions. And after that, Jesus Himself sent out through them from east to west the sacred and imperishable proclamation of eternal salvation.]
Luke
1 Inasmuch as many have undertaken to compile an account of the things 1aaccomplished among us,
2 just as they were handed down to us by those who afrom the beginning 1were beyewitnesses and 2cservants of dthe 3word,
3 it seemed fitting for me as well, ahaving 1investigated everything carefully from the beginning, to write it out for you bin consecutive order, cmost excellent dTheophilus;
4 so that you may know the exact truth about the things you have been 1ataught.
Birth of John the Baptist Foretold
5 aIn the days of Herod, king of Judea, there was a priest named 1Zacharias, of the bdivision of 2Abijah; and he had a wife 3from the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth.
6 They were both arighteous in the sight of God, walking bblamelessly in all the commandments and requirements of the Lord.
7 But they had no child, because Elizabeth was barren, and they were both advanced in 1years.
8 Now it happened that while ahe was performing his priestly service before God in the appointed order of his division,
9 according to the custom of the priestly office, he was chosen by lot ato enter the temple of the Lord and burn incense.
10 And the whole multitude of the people were in prayer aoutside at the hour of the incense offering.
11 And aan angel of the Lord appeared to him, standing to the right of the altar of incense.
12 Zacharias was troubled when he saw the angel, and afear 1gripped him.
13 But the angel said to him, “aDo not be afraid, Zacharias, for your petition has been heard, and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and byou will 1give him the name John.
14 “You will have joy and gladness, and many will rejoice at his birth.
15 “For he will be great in the sight of the Lord; and he will adrink no wine or liquor, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit 1while yet in his mother’s womb.
16 “And he will aturn many of the sons of Israel back to the Lord their God.
17 “It is he who will ago as a forerunner before Him in the spirit and power of bElijah, cto turn the hearts of the fathers back to the children, and the disobedient to the attitude of the righteous, so as to amake ready a people prepared for the Lord.”
18 Zacharias said to the angel, “How will I know this for certain? For aI am an old man and my wife is advanced in 1years.”
19 The angel answered and said to him, “I am aGabriel, who 1bstands in the presence of God, and I have been sent to speak to you and to bring you this good news.
20 “And behold, you shall be silent and unable to speak until the day when these things take place, because you did not believe my words, which will be fulfilled in their proper time.”
21 The people were waiting for Zacharias, and were wondering at his delay in the temple.
22 But when he came out, he was unable to speak to them; and they realized that he had seen a vision in the temple; and he akept 1making signs to them, and remained mute.
23 When the days of his priestly service were ended, he went back home.
24 After these days Elizabeth his wife became pregnant, and she 1kept herself in seclusion for five months, saying,
25 “This is the way the Lord has dealt with me in the days when He looked with favor upon me, to atake away my disgrace among men.”
26 Now in the sixth month the angel aGabriel was sent from God to a city in Galilee called bNazareth,
27 to aa virgin 1engaged to a man whose name was Joseph, bof the 2descendants of David; and the virgin’s name was 3Mary.
28 And coming in, he said to her, “Greetings, 1favored one! The Lord 2is with you.”
29 But she awas very perplexed at this statement, and kept pondering what kind of salutation this was.
30 The angel said to her, “aDo not be afraid, Mary; for you have found favor with God.
31 “And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you ashall name Him Jesus.
32 “He will be great and will be called the Son of athe Most High; and the Lord God will give Him bthe throne of His father David;
33 aand He will reign over the house of Jacob forever, band His kingdom will have no end.”
34 Mary said to the angel, “How 1can this be, since I 2am a virgin?”
35 The angel answered and said to her, “aThe Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of bthe Most High will overshadow you; and for that reason cthe 1holy Child shall be called dthe Son of God.
36 “And behold, even your relative Elizabeth has also conceived a son in her old age; and 1she who was called barren is now in her sixth month.
37 “For 1anothing will be impossible with God.”
38 And 1Mary said, “Behold, the 2bondslave of the Lord; may it be done to me according to your word.” And the angel departed from her.
39 Now 1at this time Mary arose and went in a hurry to athe hill country, to a city of Judah,
40 and entered the house of Zacharias and greeted Elizabeth.
41 When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped in her womb; and Elizabeth was afilled with the Holy Spirit.
42 And she cried out with a loud voice and said, “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb!
43 “And 1how has it happened to me, that the mother of amy Lord would come to me?
44 “For behold, when the sound of your greeting reached my ears, the baby leaped in my womb for joy.
45 “And ablessed is she who 1believed that there would be a fulfillment of what had been spoken to her 2by the Lord.”
46 And Mary said:
47 And amy spirit has rejoiced in bGod my Savior.
48 “For aHe has had regard for the humble state of His 1bondslave;
For behold, from this time on all generations will count me bblessed.
49 “For the Mighty One has done great things for me;
And holy is His name.
50 “aAnd His mercy is 1upon generation after generation
Toward those who fear Him.
51 “aHe has done 1mighty deeds with His arm;
He has scattered those who were proud in the 2thoughts of their heart.
52 “He has brought down rulers from their thrones,
And has aexalted those who were humble.
53 “aHe has filled the hungry with good things;
And sent away the rich empty-handed.
54 “He has given help to Israel His servant,
1In remembrance of His mercy,
55 aAs He spoke to our fathers,
bTo Abraham and his 1descendants forever.”
56 And Mary stayed with her about three months, and then returned to her home.
57 Now the time 1had come for Elizabeth to give birth, and she gave birth to a son.
58 Her neighbors and her relatives heard that the Lord had 1adisplayed His great mercy toward her; and they were rejoicing with her.
59 And it happened that on athe eighth day they came to circumcise the child, and they were going to call him Zacharias, 1after his father.
60 But his mother answered and said, “No indeed; but ahe shall be called John.”
61 And they said to her, “There is no one among your relatives who is called by that name.”
62 And they amade signs to his father, as to what he wanted him called.
63 And he asked for a tablet and wrote as follows, “aHis name is John.” And they were all astonished.
64 aAnd at once his mouth was opened and his tongue loosed, and he began to speak in praise of God.
65 Fear came on all those living around them; and all these matters were being talked about in all athe hill country of Judea.
66 All who heard them kept them in mind, saying, “What then will this child turn out to be?” For athe hand of the Lord was certainly with him.
67 And his father Zacharias awas filled with the Holy Spirit, and bprophesied, saying:
68 “aBlessed be the Lord God of Israel,
For He has visited us and accomplished bredemption for His people,
69 And has raised up a ahorn of salvation for us
In the house of David bHis servant—
70 aAs He spoke by the mouth of His holy prophets bfrom of old—
71 1aSalvation bfrom our enemies,
And from the hand of all who hate us;
72 aTo show mercy toward our fathers,
bAnd to remember His holy covenant,
73 aThe oath which He swore to Abraham our father,
74 To grant us that we, being rescued from the hand of our enemies,
Might serve Him without fear,
75 aIn holiness and righteousness before Him all our days.
76 “And you, child, will be called the aprophet of bthe Most High;
For you will go on cbefore the Lord to dprepare His ways;
77 To give to His people the knowledge of salvation
1By athe forgiveness of their sins,
78 Because of the tender mercy of our God,
With which athe Sunrise from on high will visit us,
79 aTo shine upon those who sit in darkness and the shadow of death,
To guide our feet into the bway of peace.”
80 aAnd the child continued to grow and to become strong in spirit, and he lived in the deserts until the day of his public appearance to Israel.
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