1 In the morning, the priests and leaders made a plan to make Jesus die. ⛅️ 2 They tied Jesus and took Him to Pilate, the ruler. ⛓️➡️️ 3 Judas saw Jesus would die, and he felt very sorry. 4 Judas said, “I did bad; I gave up a man who did no bad,” but the leaders said, “We do not care.” ️ 5 Judas threw the silver in God’s house and went and hung himself. ️ 6 The priests said, “This is bad money; we cannot put it in the money box.” 7 They used the money to buy a field to bury people who were not from there. 8 That field is called the Field of Blood to this day. 9 This made true what the prophet said: they took thirty silver for a man. 10 They paid the money for the potter’s field, just like God said. 11 Pilate asked Jesus, “Are You the king of the Jews?” Jesus said, <jesus>You say it.</jesus> 12 The priests and leaders said many bad things about Him, but He did not answer. 13 Pilate said, “Do You hear all they say about You?” ️❓ 14 Jesus did not answer at all, and Pilate was amazed. 15 At the big day, the ruler would let one man in jail go free. ️ 16 There was a bad man in jail named Barabbas. 17 Pilate said, “Who do you want free: Barabbas or Jesus?” ⚖️ 18 Pilate knew the leaders gave up Jesus because they were jealous. 19 Pilate’s wife sent a note: “Do not hurt that good man; I had a bad dream about Him.” ✉️ 20 The priests and leaders told the crowd to pick Barabbas and to want Jesus to die. ➡️ 21 Pilate asked again, “Which one?” The crowd said, “Barabbas.” ️ 22 Pilate said, “What should I do with Jesus?” They said, “Put Him on a cross!” ✝️ 23 Pilate asked, “Why? What bad did He do?” They shouted, “Put Him on a cross!” ✝️ 24 Pilate saw a riot start; he washed his hands and said, “I am not guilty of this; you take it.” 25 All the people said, “We will take it for us and our kids.” 26 Pilate let Barabbas go; he had Jesus hurt with whips and sent Him to the cross. ➡️ ✝️ 27 The ruler’s soldiers took Jesus into the big house and called many soldiers to Him. ️ 28 They took off His clothes and put a red robe on Him. 29 They made a thorn crown, put it on His head, gave Him a stick, and bowed to make fun: “Hi, king!” 30 They spit on Him and hit His head with the stick. 31 After they made fun, they put His own clothes back and led Him to the cross. ✝️ 32 On the way, they made a man named Simon from Cyrene carry His cross. ♂️ 33 They came to a place named Golgotha, which means Skull Place. ⛰️ 34 They gave Jesus a bad, bitter drink; He tasted it and would not drink. 35 They put Jesus on the cross and played a game to pick His clothes. ✝️ 36 They sat and watched Him there. 37 They put a sign over His head: “This is Jesus, the King of the Jews.” 38 Two robbers were on crosses with Him, one on each side. ✝️✝️✝️ 39 People who passed by shook their heads and made fun of Him. ♂️ 40 They said, “You said You could fix God’s house in three days; save Yourself; come down if You are God’s Son.” ️⏳✝️⬇️ 41 The priests and teachers also made fun of Him. 42 They said, “He saved others, but He cannot save Himself; come down and we will believe.” ✝️⬇️ 43 They said, “He trusts God; let God save Him if He wants; He said, ‘I am God’s Son.’” ☁️ 44 The robbers on the crosses also said mean things to Him. ✝️✝️ 45 From noon to three, it got dark over the land. ➡️ 46 At three, Jesus cried, <jesus>My God, why did You leave Me?</jesus> ️ 47 Some people said, “He calls Elijah.” ♂️❓ 48 One man ran, put sour drink on a sponge, put it on a stick, and gave it to Him. 49 The others said, “Wait, let us see if Elijah comes to save Him.” ⏳ 50 Jesus cried out again and gave up His life. ️ 51 The big curtain in God’s house ripped top to bottom; the earth shook, and rocks broke. ️ 52 Graves opened, and many good people who had died came to life. ⚰️➡️ 53 After Jesus rose, they went into the holy city and many people saw them. ️ 54 The army boss and soldiers saw it all and said, “This was truly God’s Son!” 55 Many women watched from far away; they had helped Jesus. 56 Mary Magdalene was there, and Mary the mom of James and Joseph, and the mom of Zebedee’s sons. 57 At night, a rich man named Joseph from Arimathea, a follower of Jesus, came. 58 He asked Pilate for Jesus’ body; Pilate said yes. ️ 59 Joseph took the body and wrapped it in clean cloth. ️ 60 He put Jesus in his own new cave grave and rolled a big stone to the door, then left. ️ 61 Mary Magdalene and the other Mary sat by the grave. 62 The next day, after the get-ready day, the priests and Pharisees went to Pilate. ➡️️ 63 They said, “Sir, we remember He said He would live again in three days.” ️⏳ 64 “Please make the grave safe until day three, so His friends do not take Him and say, ‘He rose.’” 65 Pilate said, “Take guards; make it as safe as you can.” 66 They sealed the stone and set guards at the grave.