Jesus Is Mocked

63 (A)Now the men who were holding Jesus in custody were mocking him as they beat him. 64 (B)They also blindfolded him and kept asking him, (C)“Prophesy! (D)Who is it that struck you?” 65 And they said many other things against him, (E)blaspheming him.

Jesus Before the Council

66 (F)When day came, (G)the assembly of the elders of the people gathered together, both chief priests and scribes. And they led him away to their (H)council, and they (I)said, 67 (J)“If you are (K)the Christ, tell us.” But he said to them, “If I tell you, you will not believe, 68 and if I ask you, you will not answer. 69 But from now on the Son of Man shall be seated (L)at the right hand of the power of God.” 70 So they all said, “Are you (M)the Son of God, then?” And he said to them, (N)“You say that I am.” 71 Then they said, “What further testimony do we need? We have heard it ourselves from his own lips.”

Jesus Before Pilate

23 (O)Then the whole company of them arose and brought him before Pilate. And they began to accuse him, saying, “We found this man (P)misleading our nation and (Q)forbidding us to give tribute to (R)Caesar, and saying that he himself is Christ, (S)a king.” (T)And Pilate asked him, (U)“Are you the King of the Jews?” And he answered him, (V)“You have said so.” Then Pilate said to the chief priests and the crowds, (W)“I find no guilt in this man.” But they were urgent, saying, “He stirs up the people, teaching throughout all Judea, (X)from Galilee even to this place.”

Jesus Before Herod

When Pilate heard this, he asked whether the man was a Galilean. And when he learned that he belonged to (Y)Herod's jurisdiction, he sent him over to Herod, who was himself in Jerusalem at that time. When Herod saw Jesus, he was very glad, (Z)for he had long desired to see him, (AA)because he had heard about him, and he was hoping (AB)to see some sign done by him. So he questioned him at some length, but he made no answer. 10 The chief priests and the scribes stood by, vehemently accusing him. 11 And Herod with his soldiers (AC)treated him with contempt and (AD)mocked him. Then, (AE)arraying him in splendid clothing, he sent him back to Pilate. 12 And (AF)Herod and Pilate became friends with each other that very day, for before this they had been at enmity with each other.

The Guards Mock Jesus(A)

63 The men who were guarding Jesus began mocking and beating him. 64 They blindfolded him and demanded, “Prophesy! Who hit you?” 65 And they said many other insulting things to him.(B)

Jesus Before Pilate and Herod(C)(D)(E)

66 At daybreak the council(F) of the elders of the people, both the chief priests and the teachers of the law, met together,(G) and Jesus was led before them. 67 “If you are the Messiah,” they said, “tell us.”

Jesus answered, “If I tell you, you will not believe me, 68 and if I asked you, you would not answer.(H) 69 But from now on, the Son of Man will be seated at the right hand of the mighty God.”(I)

70 They all asked, “Are you then the Son of God?”(J)

He replied, “You say that I am.”(K)

71 Then they said, “Why do we need any more testimony? We have heard it from his own lips.”

23 Then the whole assembly rose and led him off to Pilate.(L) And they began to accuse him, saying, “We have found this man subverting our nation.(M) He opposes payment of taxes to Caesar(N) and claims to be Messiah, a king.”(O)

So Pilate asked Jesus, “Are you the king of the Jews?”

“You have said so,” Jesus replied.

Then Pilate announced to the chief priests and the crowd, “I find no basis for a charge against this man.”(P)

But they insisted, “He stirs up the people all over Judea by his teaching. He started in Galilee(Q) and has come all the way here.”

On hearing this, Pilate asked if the man was a Galilean.(R) When he learned that Jesus was under Herod’s jurisdiction, he sent him to Herod,(S) who was also in Jerusalem at that time.

When Herod saw Jesus, he was greatly pleased, because for a long time he had been wanting to see him.(T) From what he had heard about him, he hoped to see him perform a sign of some sort. He plied him with many questions, but Jesus gave him no answer.(U) 10 The chief priests and the teachers of the law were standing there, vehemently accusing him. 11 Then Herod and his soldiers ridiculed and mocked him. Dressing him in an elegant robe,(V) they sent him back to Pilate. 12 That day Herod and Pilate became friends(W)—before this they had been enemies.