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Then Jesus said to them, "All of you will turn against me. For it is written,Zechariah 13:7; Matthew 26:31;">[xr] 'I will strike the shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered.'Zechariah 13:7">[fn]

He kept repeating, "Abba!Abba is Heb./Aram. for Father">[fn] Father! All things are possible for you. Take this cup away from me. Yet not what I want but what you want."John 5:30; 6:38; Romans 8:15; Galatians 4:6; Hebrews 5:7;">[xr]

When he went back, he found them asleep. He said to Peter, "Simon, are you asleep? You couldn't stay awake for one hour, could you?

Again he came back and found them asleep, for their eyes were very heavy. They didn't even know what they should say to him.

So Judashe">[fn] immediately went up to Jesushim">[fn] and said, "Rabbi,"Rabbi, Rabbi.">[fn]Rabbi is Heb. for Master and/or Teacher">[fn] , and kissed him tenderly.

Meanwhile, the high priests and the whole CouncilSanhedrin">[fn] were looking for some testimony against Jesus in order to have him put to death, but they couldn't find any.Matthew 26:59;">[xr]

So the crowd came and began to request that hePilate">[fn] do for them what he always did.

Pilate answered them, "Do you want me to release the king of the Jews for you?"

For he knew that the high priests had handed himhim">[fn] over because of jealousy.

But the high priests stirred up the crowd to get him to release Barabbas for them instead.Matthew 27:20; Acts 3:14;">[xr]

So Pilate, wanting to satisfy the crowd, released Barabbas for them, but he had Jesus whipped and handed over to be crucified.Matthew 27:26; John 19:1,16;">[xr]

When some of the people standing there heard this, they said, "Listen! He's calling for Elijah!"Elijah in Heb. sounds like Eloi.">[fn]

They used to accompany him and care for him while he was in Galilee. Many other women who had come up to Jerusalem with him were there, too.Luke 8:2-3;">[xr]

Joseph of Arimathea, a highly respected member of the Council,Sanhedrin">[fn] who was waiting for the kingdom of God, went boldly to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus.Luke 2:25,38;">[xr]

They kept saying to one another, "Who will roll away the stone for us from the entrance to the tomb?"

Then they looked up and saw that the stone had been rolled away. (For it was a very large stone.)

But he said to them, "Stop being astonished! You are looking for Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified. He has been raised. He is not here. Look at the place where they laid him.Matthew 28:5-7;">[xr]

So they left the tomb and ran away, for shock and astonishment had overwhelmed them. They didn't say a thing to anyone, because they were afraid.They reported to those who were with Peter everything they had been commanded. After this, Jesus sent out through them, from east to west, the sacred and indestructible message of eternal salvation. Amen.">[fn]Matthew 28:8; Luke 24:9;">[xr]

Finally he appeared to the eleven disciplesto the eleven themselves">[fn] while they were eating. He rebuked them for their unbelief and stubbornness, because they had not believed those who had seen him after he had risen.Luke 24:36; John 20:19; 1 Corinthians 15:5;">[xr]

I, too, have carefully investigated everything from the beginning and have decided to write an orderly account for you, most excellent Theophilus,Acts 1:1; 11:4; 1 Corinthians 7:40;">[xr]