Baruch Hashem Adonaiבושאהמשהוהי
Messiah's Sacrifice
[1] And it came to pass, when
Yehoshua had finished
all these sayings, he said unto his disciples,
[2] Ye know that after two days is the feast of the passover, and the Son
of man is betrayed to be crucified.
[3] Then assembled together the chief priests, and the scribes, and the
elders of the people, unto the palace of the high priest, who was called
Caiaphas,
[4] And consulted that they might take Jesus by subtilty, and kill him.
[5] But they said, Not on the feast day, lest there be an uproar among
the people.
[6] Now when Yehoshua was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper,
[7] There came unto him a woman having an alabaster box of very precious
ointment, and poured it on his head, as he sat at meat.
[8] But when his disciples saw it, they had indignation, saying, To what
purpose is this waste?
[9] For this ointment might have been sold for much, and given to the
poor.
[10] When Yehoshua understood it, he said unto them, Why trouble ye the
woman? for she hath wrought a good work upon me.
[11] For ye have the poor always with you; but me ye have not always.
[12] For in that she hath poured this ointment on my body, she did it for
my burial.
[13] Verily I say unto you, Wheresoever this gospel shall be preached in
the whole world, there shall also this, that this woman hath done, be told for a
memorial of her.
[14] Then one of the twelve, called Judas Iscariot, went unto the chief
priests,
[15] And said unto them, What will ye give me, and I will deliver him
unto you? And they covenanted with him for thirty pieces of silver.
[16] And from that time he sought opportunity to betray him.
[17] Now the first day of the feast of unleavened bread the disciples
came to Yehoshua, saying unto him, Where wilt thou that we prepare for thee to eat
the passover?
[18] And he said, Go into the city to such a man, and say unto him, The
Master saith, My time is at hand; I will keep the passover at thy house with my
disciples.
[19] And the disciples did as Yehoshua had appointed them; and they made
ready the passover.
[20] Now when the even was come, he sat down with the twelve.
[21] And as they did eat, he said, Verily I say unto you, that one of you
shall betray me.
[22] And they were exceeding sorrowful, and began every one of them to
say unto him, Lord, is it I?
[23] And he answered and said, He that dippeth his hand with me in the
dish, the same shall betray me.
[24] The Son of man goeth as it is written of him: but woe unto that man
by whom the Son of man is betrayed! it had been good for that man if he had not
been born.
[25] Then Judas, which betrayed him, answered and said, Master, is it I?
He said unto him, Thou hast said.
[26] And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and blessed it, and brake
it, and gave it to the disciples, and said, Take, eat; this is my body.
[27] And he took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying,
Drink ye all of it;
[28] For this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many
for the remission of sins.
[29] But I say unto you, I will not drink henceforth of this fruit of the
vine, until that day when I drink it new with you in my Father's kingdom.
[30] And when they had sung an hymn, they went out into the mount of
Olives.
[31] Then saith Yehoshua unto them, All ye shall be offended because of me
this night: for it is written, I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep of the
flock shall be scattered abroad.
[32] But after I am risen again, I will go before you into Galilee.
[33] Peter answered and said unto him, Though all men shall be offended
because of thee, yet will I never be offended.
[34] Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, That this night, before
the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice.
[35] Peter said unto him, Though I should die with thee, yet will I not
deny thee. Likewise also said all the disciples.
[36] Then cometh Yehoshua with them unto a place called Gethsemane, and
saith unto the disciples, Sit ye here, while I go and pray yonder.
[37] And he took with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and began to
be sorrowful and very heavy.
[38] Then saith he unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful, even unto
death: tarry ye here, and watch with me.
[39] And he went a little further, and fell on his face, and prayed,
saying, O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me: nevertheless
not as I will, but as thou wilt.
[40] And he cometh unto the disciples, and findeth them asleep, and saith
unto Peter, What, could ye not watch with me one hour?
[41] Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed
is willing, but the flesh is weak.
[42] He went away again the second time, and prayed, saying, O my Father,
if this cup may not pass away from me, except I drink it, thy will be done.
[43] And he came and found them asleep again: for their eyes were heavy.
[44] And he left them, and went away again, and prayed the third time,
saying the same words.
[45] Then cometh he to his disciples, and saith unto them, Sleep on now,
and take your rest: behold, the hour is at hand, and the Son of man is betrayed
into the hands of sinners.
[46] Rise, let us be going: behold, he is at hand that doth betray me.
[47] And while he yet spake, lo, Judas, one of the twelve, came, and with
him a great multitude with swords and staves, from the chief priests and elders
of the people.
[48] Now he that betrayed him gave them a sign, saying, Whomsoever I
shall kiss, that same is he: hold him fast.
[49] And forthwith he came to Yehoshua, and said, Hail, master; and kissed
him.
[50] And Yehoshua said unto him, Friend, wherefore art thou come? Then came
they, and laid hands on Jesus, and took him.
[51] And, behold, one of them which were with Yehoshua stretched out his
hand, and drew his sword, and struck a servant of the high priest's, and smote
off his ear.
[52] Then said Yehoshua unto him, Put up again thy sword into his place: for
all they that take the sword shall perish with the sword.
[53] Thinkest thou that I cannot now pray to my Father, and he shall
presently give me more than twelve legions of angels?
[54] But how then shall the scriptures be fulfilled, that thus it must
be?
[55] In that same hour said Yehoshua to the multitudes, Are ye come out as
against a thief with swords and staves for to take me? I sat daily with you
teaching in the temple, and ye laid no hold on me.
[56] But all this was done, that the scriptures of the prophets might be
fulfilled. Then all the disciples forsook him, and fled.
[57] And they that had laid hold on Jesus led him away to Caiaphas the
high priest, where the scribes and the elders were assembled.
[58] But Peter followed him afar off unto the high priest's palace, and
went in, and sat with the servants, to see the end.
[59] Now the chief priests, and elders, and all the council, sought false
witness against Yehoshua, to put him to death;
[60] But found none: yea, though many false witnesses came, yet found
they none. At the last came two false witnesses,
[61] And said, This fellow said, I am able to destroy the temple of
Elohim,
and to build it in three days.
[62] And the high priest arose, and said unto him, Answerest thou
nothing? what is it which these witness against thee?
[63] But Yehoshua held his peace. And the high priest answered and said unto
him, I adjure thee by the living El, that thou tell us whether thou be the
Messiah, the Son of El.
[64] Jesus saith unto him, Thou hast said: nevertheless I say unto you,
Hereafter shall ye see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and
coming in the clouds of heaven.
[65] Then the high priest rent his clothes, saying, He hath spoken
blasphemy; what further need have we of witnesses? behold, now ye have heard his
blasphemy.
[66] What think ye? They answered and said, He is guilty of death.
[67] Then did they spit in his face, and buffeted him; and others smote
him with the palms of their hands,
[68] Saying, Prophesy unto us, thou Messiah, Who is he that smote thee?
[69] Now Peter sat without in the palace: and a damsel came unto him,
saying, Thou also wast with Yehoshua of Galilee.
[70] But he denied before them all, saying, I know not what thou sayest.
[71] And when he was gone out into the porch, another maid saw him, and
said unto them that were there, This fellow was also with Messiah of Nazareth.
[72] And again he denied with an oath, I do not know the man.
[73] And after a while came unto him they that stood by, and said to
Peter, Surely thou also art one of them; for thy speech bewrayeth thee.
[74] Then began he to curse and to swear, saying, I know not the man. And
immediately the cock crew.
[75] And Peter remembered the word of Yehoshua, which said unto him, Before
the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice. And he went out, and wept bitterly.
[1] When the morning was come, all the chief
priests and elders of the people took counsel against Yehoshua to put him to death:
[2] And when they had bound him, they led him away, and delivered him to
Pontius Pilate the governor.
[3] Then Judas, which had betrayed him, when he saw that he was
condemned, repented himself, and brought again the thirty pieces of silver to
the chief priests and elders,
[4] Saying, I have sinned in that I have betrayed the innocent blood. And
they said, What is that to us? see thou to that.
[5] And he cast down the pieces of silver in the temple, and departed,
and went and hanged himself.
[6] And the chief priests took the silver pieces, and said, It is not
lawful for to put them into the treasury, because it is the price of blood.
[7] And they took counsel, and bought with them the potter's field, to
bury strangers in.
[8] Wherefore that field was called, The field of blood, unto this day.
[9] Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremy the prophet,
saying, And they took the thirty pieces of silver, the price of him that was
valued, whom they of the children of Israel did value;
[10] And gave them for the potter's field, as the Lord appointed me.
[11] And Jesus stood before the governor: and the governor asked him,
saying, Art thou the King of the Jews? And Jesus said unto him, Thou sayest.
[12] And when he was accused of the chief priests and elders, he answered
nothing.
[13] Then said Pilate unto him, Hearest thou not how many things they
witness against thee?
[14] And he answered him to never a word; insomuch that the governor
marvelled greatly.
[15] Now at that feast the governor was wont to release unto the people a
prisoner, whom they would.
[16] And they had then a notable prisoner, called Barabbas.
[17] Therefore when they were gathered together, Pilate said unto them,
Whom will ye that I release unto you? Barabbas, or Yehoshua which is called
Messiah?
[18] For he knew that for envy they had delivered him.
[19] When he was set down on the judgment seat, his wife sent unto him,
saying, Have thou nothing to do with that just man: for I have suffered many
things this day in a dream because of him.
[20] But the chief priests and elders persuaded the multitude that they
should ask Barabbas, and destroy Yehoshua.
[21] The governor answered and said unto them, Whether of the twain will
ye that I release unto you? They said, Barabbas.
[22] Pilate saith unto them, What shall I do then with Yehoshua which is
called Messiah? They all say unto him, Let him be crucified.
[23] And the governor said, Why, what evil hath he done? But they cried
out the more, saying, Let him be crucified.
[24] When Pilate saw that he could prevail nothing, but that rather a
tumult was made, he took water, and washed his hands before the multitude,
saying, I am innocent of the blood of this just person: see ye to it.
[25] Then answered all the people, and said, His blood be on us, and on
our children.
[26] Then released he Barabbas unto them: and when he had scourged
Yehoshua,
he delivered him to be crucified.
[27] Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the common hall,
and gathered unto him the whole band of soldiers.
[28] And they stripped him, and put on him a scarlet robe.
[29] And when they had platted a crown of thorns, they put it upon 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!
[30] And they spit upon him, and took the reed, and smote him on the
head.
[31] And after that they had mocked him, they took the robe off from him,
and put his own raiment on him, and led him away to crucify him.
[32] And as they came out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name: him
they compelled to bear his cross.
[33] And when they were come unto a place called Golgotha, that is to
say, a place of a skull,
[34] They gave him vinegar to drink mingled with gall: and when he had
tasted thereof, he would not drink.
[35] And they crucified him, and parted his garments, casting lots: that
it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, They parted my garments
among them, and upon my vesture did they cast lots.
[36] And sitting down they watched him there;
[37] And set up over his head his accusation written, THIS IS YEHOSHUA THE
KING OF THE JEWS.
[38] Then were there two thieves crucified with him, one on the right
hand, and another on the left.
[39] And they that passed by reviled him, wagging their heads,
[40] And saying, Thou that destroyest the temple, and buildest it in
three days, save thyself. If thou be the Son of Elohim, come down from the cross.
[41] Likewise also the chief priests mocking him, with the scribes and
elders, said,
[42] He saved others; himself he cannot save. If he be the King of
Israel, let him now come down from the cross, and we will believe him.
[43] He trusted in Elohim; let him deliver him now, if he will have him:
for he said, I am the Son of Elohim.
[44] The thieves also, which were crucified with him, cast the same in
his teeth.
[45] Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land unto
the ninth hour.
[46] And about the ninth hour Yehoshua cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli,
Eli, lama sabachthani? that is to say, My El, my El, why hast thou forsaken
me?
[47] Some of them that stood there, when they heard that, said, This man
calleth for Elijah.
[48] And straightway one of them ran, and took a spunge, and filled it
with vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave him to drink.
[49] The rest said, Let be, let us see whether Elijah will come to save
him.
[50] Yehoshua, when he had cried again with a loud voice, yielded up the
ghost.
[51] And, behold, the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top
to the bottom; and the earth did quake, and the rocks rent;
[52] And the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints which
slept arose,
[53] And came out of the graves after his resurrection, and went into the
holy city, and appeared unto many.
[54] Now when the centurion, and they that were with him, watching
Yehoshua, saw the earthquake, and those things that were done, they feared
greatly, saying, Truly this was the Son of Elohim.
[55] And many women were there beholding afar off, which followed Jesus
from Galilee, ministering unto him:
[56] Among which was Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James and
Joses, and the mother of Zebedee's children.
[57] When the even was come, there came a rich man of Arimathaea, named
Joseph, who also himself was Jesus' disciple:
[58] He went to Pilate, and begged the body of Yehoshua. Then Pilate
commanded the body to be delivered.
[59] And when Joseph had taken the body, he wrapped it in a clean linen
cloth,
[60] And laid it in his own new tomb, which he had hewn out in the rock:
and he rolled a great stone to the door of the sepulchre, and departed.
[61] And there was Mary Magdalene, and the other Mary, sitting over
against the sepulchre.
[62] Now the next day, that followed the day of the preparation, the
chief priests and Pharisees came together unto Pilate,
[63] Saying, Sir, we remember that that deceiver said, while he was yet
alive, After three days I will rise again.
[64] Command therefore that the sepulchre be made sure until the third
day, lest his disciples come by night, and steal him away, and say unto the
people, He is risen from the dead: so the last error shall be worse than the
first.
[65] Pilate said unto them, Ye have a watch: go your way, make it as sure
as ye can.
[66] So they went, and made the sepulchre sure, sealing the stone, and
setting a watch.