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When early morning came, all the chief priests and elders plotted against Jesus to kill Him.
And having bound Him they went and handed Him over to Pontius Pilate, the governor.
3 ⲅ̅ ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲛϭⲓ ⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲥ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲡⲁⲣⲁⲇⲓⲇⲟⲩ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲩⲧϭⲁⲓⲟϥ ⲁϥⲣϩⲧⲏϥ ⲁϥⲕⲧⲟ ⲙⲡⲙⲁⲁⲃ ⲛϩⲁⲧ ⲛⲛⲁⲣⲭⲓⲉⲣⲉⲩⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲉⲡⲣⲉⲥⲃⲩⲧⲉⲣⲟⲥ
(Then Judas, His betrayer, seeing that He had been condemned, felt regret and returned the thirty silver coins to the chief priests and elders
saying, “I sinned, by betraying innocent blood.” But they said: “What do we care? It's your problem!”
So throwing the silver down in the sanctuary he left, and went and hanged himself!
Then the chief priests took the coins and said, “It isn't lawful to put them into the treasury, being blood money.”
So after consultation they bought the potter's field with them, as a burial ground for strangers.
Therefore that field has been called ‘field of blood’ to this day.
9 ⲑ̅ ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲁϥϫⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϭⲓ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩϫⲟⲟϥ ϩⲓⲧⲛ ⲓⲉⲣⲏⲙⲓⲁⲥ ⲡⲉⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲩϫⲓ ⲙⲡⲙⲁⲁⲃ ⲛϩⲁⲧ ⲉⲧⲧⲓⲙⲏ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲧⲁⲓⲏⲩ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲁⲩϯ ϣⲁⲁⲣ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϩⲓⲧⲛ ⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲣⲁⲏⲗ
Then was fulfilled what was spoken through Jeremiah the prophet, namely: “And they took the thirty silver coins, the value of the one who was priced, whom some of the children of Israel priced,
and they gave them for the potter's field, just as the Lord directed me.”)
11 ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ ⲓⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲙⲡⲉⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡϩⲏⲅⲉⲙⲱⲛ ⲁϥϫⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲛϭⲓ ⲡϩⲏⲅⲉⲙⲱⲛ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲣⲣⲟ ⲛⲛⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛϭⲓ ⲓⲏⲥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲟⲕ ⲡⲉⲧϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ
So Jesus stood before the governor. And the governor asked Him saying, “Are you the king of the Jews?” Jesus said to him, “As you say.”
But although the chief priests and elders kept accusing Him, He answered nothing.
Then Pilate says to Him, “Don't you hear all that they are saying against you?”
But He did not answer him, not even one word, so that the governor was really amazed.
Now at the feast the governor was accustomed to release one prisoner to the crowd, whomever they wanted.
Just then they had a notorious prisoner called Barabbas.
17 ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ ⲉⲩⲥⲟⲟⲩϩ ⲇⲉ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲛϭⲓ ⲡⲓⲗⲁⲧⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲧⲣⲁⲕⲁⲛⲓⲙ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲃⲁⲣⲁⲃⲃⲁⲥ ϫⲛ ⲓⲏⲥ ⲡⲉⲧⲉϣⲁⲩⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ
So while they were assembled Pilate said to them, “Whom do you want me to release to you, Barabbas or Jesus who is called Messiah?”
For he knew that they had handed Him over through envy.
19 ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ ⲉϥϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ϩⲓⲡⲃⲏⲙⲁ ⲁⲥϫⲟⲟⲩ ϣⲁⲣⲟϥ ⲛϭⲓ ⲧⲉϥⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲥⲁϩⲱⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲉⲓⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲁⲓϣⲡϩⲁϩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲙⲡⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲣⲁⲥⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲃⲏⲏⲧϥ
Now as he was sitting on the judgment seat, his wife sent to him saying, “Have nothing to do with that righteous man, because I suffered a great deal in a dream today because of Him.”
But the chief priests and elders had persuaded the crowds that they should ask for Barabbas, but destroy Jesus.
21 ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ ⲇⲉ ⲛϭⲓ ⲡϩⲏⲅⲉⲙⲱⲛ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲧⲣⲁⲕⲁⲛⲓⲙ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲉⲓⲥⲛⲁⲩ ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲃⲁⲣⲁⲃⲃⲁⲥ
So the governor spoke up and said to them, “Which of the two do you want me to release to you?” And they said, “Barabbas!”
Pilate says to them, “What then shall I do with Jesus who is called Messiah?” They all say to him, “Let Him be crucified!”
So the governor said, “But, what evil did He do?” But they kept yelling all the more saying, “Let Him be crucified!”
24 ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲛϭⲓ ⲡⲓⲗⲁⲧⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲛϥⲛⲁϯϩⲏⲩ ⲛⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲁⲛ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉⲣⲉⲟⲩϣⲧⲟⲣⲧⲣ ⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛϩⲟⲩⲟ ϥϫⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲁϥⲉⲓⲱ ⲛⲛⲉϥϭⲓϫ ⲙⲡⲉⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ϯⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲥⲛⲟϥ ⲙⲡⲉⲓⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲧⲱⲧⲛ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲣⲱϣⲉ
When Pilate saw that nothing was being gained but rather a riot was starting, he took water and washed his hands in front of the crowd saying: “I am innocent of the blood of this righteous man. It's your problem!”
So in answer all the people said, “His blood be upon us and upon our children!”
Then he released Barabbas to them, but Jesus, after flogging Him, he delivered to be crucified.
Then the governor's soldiers took Jesus into the Praetorium and gathered the whole garrison around Him.
They stripped Him and put a scarlet cloak on Him.
29 ⲕ̅ⲑ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩϣⲱⲛⲧ ⲛⲟⲩⲕⲗⲟⲙ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲛϣⲟⲛⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲧⲁⲗⲟ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲛ ⲧⲉϥⲁⲡⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲕⲁϣ ϩⲛ ⲧⲉϥϭⲓϫ ⲛⲟⲩⲛⲁⲙ ⲁⲩⲡⲁϩⲧⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲩⲥⲱⲃⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲭⲁⲓⲣⲉ ⲡⲣⲣⲟ ⲛⲛⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ
They plaited a crown out of thorns and put it on His head, and a reed in His right hand; and kneeling before Him they would mock Him saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!”
Spitting on Him they took the reed and hit Him repeatedly on the head.
31 ⲗ̅ⲁ̅ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩⲥⲱⲃⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲁⲩⲕⲱ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲕⲁϩⲏⲩ ⲛⲧⲉⲭⲗⲁⲙⲩⲥ ⲁⲩϯ ϩⲓⲱⲱϥ ⲛⲛⲉϥϩⲟⲓⲧⲉ ⲁⲩϫⲓ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲥⲧⲁⲩⲣⲟⲩ ⲙⲙⲟϥ
After they had mocked Him they took the cloak off Him and put His own clothes back on; and they led Him away to be crucified.
Now as they went out they found a man of Cyrene, named Simon; they compelled him to carry His cross.
Upon arriving at a place called Golgotha, which means ‘place of a skull’,
they gave Him sour wine mixed with gall to drink; but having tasted it He would not drink.
Having crucified Him they divided up His clothes by casting lots.
And sitting down there they guarded Him.
And they put the charge against Him over His head in writing: THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS.
Then they crucified two bandits with Him, one on His right and one on His left.
And the passers-by kept blaspheming Him, wagging their heads
40 ⲙ̅ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲃⲱⲗ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲣⲡⲉ ⲉⲧⲕⲱⲧ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲛϣⲟⲙⲛⲧ ⲛϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲁⲧⲟⲩϫⲟⲕ ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲁⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ϩⲓ ⲡⲉⲥⲧⲁⲩⲣⲟⲥ
and saying: “You who destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, save yourself!” “If you are ‘Son of God’, come down from the cross!”
Likewise the chief priests also, mocking with the scribes and elders and Pharisees, said:
42 ⲙ̅ⲃ̅ ϫⲉ ⲁϥⲧⲟⲩϫⲉϩⲉⲛⲕⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲉⲓⲉⲙⲛ ϣϭⲟⲙ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲧⲟⲩϫⲟϥ ⲡⲣⲣⲟ ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲣⲁⲏⲗ ⲡⲉ ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥⲉⲓ ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ϩⲓ ⲡⲉⲥⲧⲁⲩⲣⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ
“He saved others; himself he cannot save!” “If he is ‘King of Israel’ let him come down from the cross now and we will believe him!”
“He trusted in God; let Him rescue him now, if He wants him; for he said, ‘I am God's Son.’”
Even the bandits who were crucified with Him were reviling Him in the same way.
Now from the sixth hour until the ninth hour a darkness came over all the land.
46 ⲙ̅ⲋ̅ ϩⲙ ⲡⲛⲁⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲛϫⲡⲯⲓⲧⲉ ⲁϥϫⲓϣⲕⲁⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϭⲓ ⲓⲏⲥ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛⲥⲙⲏ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲗⲱⲉⲓ ⲉⲗⲱⲉⲓ ⲗⲁⲙⲁ ⲥⲁⲃⲁⲕⲧⲁⲛⲉⲓ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲁⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲁⲕⲕⲁⲁⲧ ⲛⲥⲱⲕ
And about the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice saying, “Eli, Eli, lima sabachtani?” which means, “My God, my God, why have You abandoned me?”
So upon hearing it some of the bystanders said, “This man is calling Elijah.”
Right then one of them ran and took a sponge, filled it with sour wine, put it on a reed and started to give Him a drink;
but the rest said: “Don't! Let's see if Elijah comes to save Him.”
Then Jesus called out again with a great shout and dismissed His spirit.
51 ⲛ̅ⲁ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲓⲥ ϩⲏⲏⲧⲉ ⲉⲓⲥ ⲡⲕⲁⲧⲁⲡⲉⲧⲁⲥⲙⲁ ⲙⲡⲣⲡⲉ ⲁϥⲡⲱϩ ϫⲓⲛ ⲧⲡⲉ ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⲁϥⲣⲥⲛⲁⲩ ⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲁϥⲛⲟⲉⲓⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲣⲁ ⲁⲩⲡⲱϩ
And then, the veil of the temple was ripped in two from top to bottom! And the earth was shaken, and the rocks were split,
and the graves were opened. (And many bodies, of the saints who had fallen asleep, were raised;
and coming forth out of the graves after His resurrection, they entered the holy city and were made visible to many.)
54 ⲛ̅ⲇ̅ ⲡϩⲉⲕⲁⲧⲟⲛⲧⲁⲣⲭⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲛⲙⲙⲁϥ ⲉⲧϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲓⲏⲥ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲡⲕⲙⲧⲟ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲁⲩⲣ ϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲁⲙⲉ ⲛⲉ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ
Now when the centurion and those with him guarding Jesus saw the earthquake and all that happened they were scared stiff and said, “This Man really was the Son of God!”
55 ⲛ̅ⲉ̅ ⲉⲛⲉⲩⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲛϭⲓ ⲟⲩⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲛⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲩϭⲱϣⲧ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲁⲩⲟⲩⲁϩⲟⲩ ⲛⲥⲁ ⲓⲏⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲧⲅⲁⲗⲓⲗⲁⲓⲁ ⲉⲩⲇⲓⲁⲕⲟⲛⲉⲓ ⲛⲁϥ
Many women who followed Jesus from Galilee, ministering to Him, were also there looking on from a distance;
56 ⲛ̅ⲋ̅ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲩⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲧⲉ ⲙⲁⲣⲓⲁ ⲧⲙⲁⲅⲇⲁⲗⲏⲛⲏ ⲙⲛ ⲙⲁⲣⲓⲁ ⲧⲁⲓⲁⲕⲱⲃⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲧⲙⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲓⲱⲥⲏ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲙⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲍⲉⲃⲉⲇⲁⲓⲟⲥ
among whom were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James and Joses, and the mother of the sons of Zebedee.
57 ⲛ̅ⲍ̅ ⲣⲟⲩϩⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉϥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲛϭⲓ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲣⲙⲙⲁⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲁⲣⲓⲙⲁⲑⲁⲓⲁ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲓⲱⲥⲏⲫ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲁϥⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲛⲓⲏⲥ
Now at evening there appeared a rich man from Arimathea, named Joseph, who himself had also become a disciple of Jesus.
This man went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. Then Pilate ordered that the body be given.
So taking the body Joseph wrapped it in clean linen cloth
60 ⲝ̅ ⲁϥⲕⲱ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉϥⲙϩⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲃⲣⲣⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲁϥⲕⲉϩⲕⲱϩϥ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ϩⲛ ⲧⲡⲉⲧⲣⲁ ⲁϥⲥⲕⲟⲣⲕⲣ ⲛⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛⲱⲛⲉ ⲉⲣⲙⲡⲣⲟ ⲙⲡⲉⲙϩⲁⲁⲩ ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ
and placed it in his own new tomb that he had cut out of the rock. Then he rolled a large stone against the door of the tomb and left.
And Mary Magdalene was there, and the other Mary, sitting opposite the grave.
The next day, which is after the Preparation, the chief priests and the Pharisees went together to Pilate
saying: “Sir, we remember that that deceiver, while still alive, said, ‘After three days I am going to rise.’
64 ⲝ̅ⲇ̅ ⲟⲩⲉϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲉ ϭⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲛⲱⲣϫ ⲙⲡⲧⲁⲫⲟⲥ ϣⲁⲡⲙⲉϩϣⲟⲙⲛⲧ ⲛϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲏⲡⲟⲧⲉ ⲛⲥⲉⲉⲓ ⲛϭⲓ ⲛⲉϥⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲛⲥⲉϥⲓⲧϥ ⲛϫⲓⲟⲩⲉ ⲛⲥⲉϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲗⲁⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁϥⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲙⲟⲟⲩⲧ ⲛⲧⲉⲑⲁⲏ ⲙⲡⲗⲁⲛⲏ ⲑⲟ ⲉⲧϣⲟⲣⲡ
Therefore command that the grave be made secure until the third day, lest His disciples come by night and steal Him and say to the people, ‘He was raised from the dead,’ and the last deception will be worse than the first.”
So Pilate said to them, “You have a guard; go make it as secure as you can!”
So they went and secured the grave with the guard, having sealed the stone.
