Trial of Jesus Before the Jews

After Judas betrays Jesus to the Jewish leaders, they try Him and unjustly condemn Him to death and take Him to Pilate. Waiting outside the courtroom, Peter denies Jesus three times. After the conviction, Judas filled with remorse, hangs himself.

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Matthew 26:47-27:10

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a While He was still speaking,

behold, b Judas, one of the twelve, came up

1 accompanied by a large crowd with swords and clubs, who came from the chief priests and elders of the people.

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Now he who was betraying Him gave them a sign, saying,

“Whomever I kiss, He is the one; seize Him.”

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Immediately Judas went to Jesus and said,

“Hail, a Rabbi!”

and kissed Him.

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And Jesus said to him,

“ a Friend, do what you have come for.”

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Then they came and laid hands on Jesus and seized Him.

And behold, a one of those who were with Jesus 1 reached and drew out his b sword,

and struck the a slave of the high priest

and 2 cut off his ear.

Then Jesus * said to him,

“Put your sword back into its place;

for a all those who take up the sword shall perish by the sword.

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Or do you think that I cannot appeal to My Father,

and He will at once put at My disposal more than twelve 1 a legions of b angels?

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How then will a the Scriptures be fulfilled,

which say that it must happen this way?”

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At that time Jesus said to the crowds,

“Have you come out with swords and clubs to arrest Me

as you would against a robber?

a Every day I used to sit in the temple teaching

and you did not seize Me.

But all this has taken place to fulfill a the Scriptures of the prophets.”

Then all the disciples left Him and fled.

a Those who had seized Jesus led Him away

to b Caiaphas, the high priest, where the scribes and the elders were gathered together.

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But a Peter was following Him at a distance as far

as the b courtyard of the high priest,

and entered in,

and sat down with the 1 c officers

to see the outcome.

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Now the chief priests and the whole 1 a Council kept trying to obtain false testimony against Jesus,

so that they might put Him to death.

They did not find any, even though many false witnesses came forward.

But later on a two came forward,

and said,

“This man stated,

‘ a I am able to destroy the 1 temple of God

and to rebuild it 2 in three days.’”

concessive

The high priest stood up and said to Him,

“Do You not answer?

What is it that these men are testifying against You?”

But a Jesus kept silent.

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b And the high priest said to Him,

“I 1 c adjure You by d the living God, that You tell us whether You are 2 the Christ, e the Son of God.”

Jesus * said to him,

“ a You have said it yourself;

nevertheless I tell you, 1 hereafter you will see b the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of Power , and c coming on the clouds of heaven .”

Then the high priest a tore his 1 robes and said,

“He has blasphemed!

What further need do we have of witnesses?

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Behold, you have now heard the blasphemy;

what do you think?”

They answered,

“ a He deserves death!”

a Then they b spat in His face

and beat Him

with their fists;

and others 1 slapped Him,

and said,

“ a Prophesy to us, You 1 Christ;

who is the one who hit You?”

a Now Peter was sitting

outside in the b courtyard,

and a servant-girl came to him and said,

“You too were with Jesus the Galilean.”

But he denied it before them all,

saying,

“I do not know what you are talking about.”

When he had gone out

to the gateway,

another servant-girl saw him and * said to those who were there,

“This man was with Jesus of Nazareth.”

And again he denied it

with an oath,

“I do not know the man.”

A little later

the bystanders came up and said to Peter,

“Surely you too are one of them;

a for even the way you talk 1 gives you away.”

Then he began to curse and swear,

“I do not know the man!”

And immediately a rooster crowed.

And Peter remembered the word which Jesus had said,

“ a Before a rooster crows,

you will deny Me three times.”

And he went out and wept bitterly.

a Now when morning came,

all the chief priests and the elders of the people conferred together against Jesus

to put Him to death;

and they bound Him,

and led Him away

and a delivered Him

to b Pilate the governor.

Then when a Judas, who had betrayed Him, saw that He had been condemned,

he felt remorse

and returned b the thirty 1 pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders,

saying,

“I have sinned by betraying innocent blood.”

But they said,

“What is that to us?

a See to that yourself!”

And he threw the pieces of silver

into a the temple sanctuary

and departed;

and b he went away and hanged himself.

The chief priests took the pieces of silver and said,

“It is not lawful to put them into the temple treasury,

since it is the price of blood.”

And they conferred together

and 1 with the money bought the Potter’s Field

as a burial place for strangers.

a For this reason that field has been called the Field of Blood to this day.

Then that which was spoken through Jeremiah the prophet was fulfilled:

“ a And 1 they took the thirty pieces of silver ,

the price of the one whose price had been set by the sons of Israel;

a and 1 they gave them for the Potter ’ s Field , as the Lord directed me .”

Rhetorical question: Know that I could appeal to my father ...

Rhetorical question: Scripture must be fulfilled...

Rhetorical question: It is wrong come out with swords and clubs to arrest me as you would against a robber.

Rhetorical question: We need no further witnesses!

Rhetorical question: It is nothing to us.

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Matthew 26:47-27:10

A. Betrayal through Judas

A. Judas and the Crowd Come

While He was still speaking, behold,

Judas, one of the twelve, came up accompanied by a large crowd with swords and clubs, who came from the chief priests and elders of the people.

B. Crowd Arrests Jesus

Now he who was betraying Him gave them a sign, saying,

“Whomever I kiss, He is the one; seize Him.”

Immediately Judas went to Jesus and said, “Hail, Rabbi!” and kissed Him.

And Jesus said to him,

“Friend, do what you have come for.”

Then they came and laid hands on Jesus and seized Him.

C. Jesus Surrenders Willingly - Fulfilling Scripture

And behold, one of those who were with Jesus reached and drew out his sword,

and struck the slave of the high priest

and cut off his ear.

Then Jesus said to him,

“Put your sword back into its place;

for all those who take up the sword shall perish by the sword.

Or do you think that I cannot appeal to My Father,

and He will at once put at My disposal more than twelve legions of angels?

How then will the Scriptures be fulfilled, which say that it must happen this way?”

B'. Jesus Rebukes the Crowd - S cripture Will Be Fulfilled

At that time Jesus said to the crowds,

“Have you come out with swords and clubs to arrest Me as you would against a robber?

Every day I used to sit in the temple teaching

and you did not seize Me.

But all this has taken place to fulfill the Scriptures of the prophets.”

A'. Disciples Flee

Then all the disciples left Him and fled.

B. Delivery to Caiaphas

Those who had seized Jesus led Him away

to Caiaphas, the high priest, where the scribes and the elders were gathered together.

But Peter was following Him at a distance as far

as the courtyard of the high priest,

and entered in,

and sat down with the officers

to see the outcome.

C. Good Confession of Jesus

A. Penalty Should Be Death

Now the chief priests and the whole Council kept trying to obtain false testimony against Jesus,

so that they might put Him to death.

B. False Witnesses

They did not find any, even though many false witnesses came forward.

But later on two came forward,

and said,

“This man stated, ‘I am able to destroy the temple of God

and to rebuild it in three days.’”

C. Jesus Confesses to Be the Messiah

The high priest stood up and said to Him,

“Do You not answer?

What is it that these men are testifying against You?”

But Jesus kept silent.

And the high priest said to Him,

“I adjure You by the living God, that You tell us whether You are the Christ, the Son of God.”

Jesus said to him,

“You have said it yourself;

nevertheless I tell you, hereafter you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of Power, and coming on the clouds of heaven.”

B'. False Verdict

Then the high priest tore his robes and said,

“He has blasphemed!

What further need do we have of witnesses?

A'. Penalty Is Death

Behold, you have now heard the blasphemy;

what do you think?”

They answered,

“He deserves death!”

D. Mocking of Jesus

Then they spat in His face

and beat Him

with their fists;

and others slapped Him,

and said,

“Prophesy to us, You Christ; who is the one who hit You?”

C’. Bad Confession of Peter

Peter's First Denial

Now Peter was sitting outside in the courtyard,

and a servant- girl came to him and said,

“You too were with Jesus the Galilean.”

But he denied it before them all, saying,

“I do not know what you are talking about.”

Peter's Second Denial

When he had gone out to the gateway,

another servant- girl saw him and said to those who were there,

“This man was with Jesus of Nazareth.”

And again he denied it

with an oath,

“I do not know the man.”

Peter's Third Denial

A little later the bystanders came up and said to Peter,

“Surely you too are one of them;

for even the way you talk gives you away.”

Then he began to curse and swear,

“I do not know the man!”

And immediately a rooster crowed.

And Peter remembered the word which Jesus had said,

“Before a rooster crows,

you will deny Me three times.”

And he went out and wept bitterly.

B’. Delivery to Pilate

Now when morning came,

all the chief priests and the elders of the people conferred together against Jesus

to put Him to death;

and they bound Him,

and led Him away

and delivered Him

to Pilate the governor.

A’. Death of Judas

A. Judas' Remorse

Then when Judas, who had betrayed Him, saw that He had been condemned,

he felt remorse

and returned the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders,

saying,

“I have sinned by betraying innocent blood.”

B. Jewish Leaders Response

But they said,

“What is that to us?

See to that yourself!”

A'. Judas' Suicide

And he threw the pieces of silver into the temple sanctuary

and departed;

and he went away

and hanged himself.

B'. Jewish Leaders Response

The chief priests took the pieces of silver and said,

“It is not lawful to put them into the temple treasury,

since it is the price of blood.”

And they conferred together

and with the money bought the Potter’s Field

as a burial place for strangers.

For this reason that field has been called the Field of Blood to this day.

Then that which was spoken through Jeremiah the prophet was fulfilled:

“And they took the thirty pieces of silver,

the price of the one whose price had been set by the sons of Israel;

and they gave them for the Potter’s Field, as the Lord directed me.”

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