"*** JOHN 16 ***" 
"Judas leads a band of guards to Jesus   1Now Judas knew the place , for Jesus often went there with his disciples . 2So Judas came to the grove , leading a band of guards and officers from the chief priests and"
"Pharisees . They were carrying burning torches , lanterns and weapons . They fall backwards at the words of Jesus   3Although Jesus knew all that was about to happen he said to them , Who is it you want? Judas the traitor was standing there with them .   4They answered , Jesus of Nazareth .   5Jesus said , I am he,  and immediately they fell backward to the ground . Peter attacks with a sword   6Again Jesus said to them Who is it you want?  and  again they replied , Jesus of Nazareth .   7Jesus said , I told you that I am he.  If you are looking for me, let these men go.   8But"
"Peter who had a sword , drew it and struck a servant of the high priest whose name was Malchus , cutting off his right ear .   9But Jesus commanded Peter saying , Put away your sword. Must I not drink the cup that the Father has given me? Jesus arrested and taken to the house  of the high priest   10Then they arrested Jesus and bound him and took him to the house of the high priest . Peter and John follow Je sus into the courtyard   11Peter and one other disciple followed Jesus . Because this other disciple was known to the high priest , he was able to go with Jesus into the courtyard of"
"the high priest .   12Peter had to remain outside the gate , but the other disciple went out and spoke to theservant girl who kept the gate and brought Peter inside . Peter denies Jesus the first time    The servant girl who kept the gate said to Peter , You are not one of his disciples are you?    Peter replied , I am not .   14Now the night was cold and the servants and guards stood around a charcoal fire they had made to keep warm . Peter also stood with them warming himself . The high priest questions Jesus   15Meanwhile inside the house the high priest questioned Jesus about his"
"disciples and his teaching .   16Jesus answered , I have spoken openly to the world.  I always taught in synagogues or at the Temple where all the people come together. I said nothing in secret. Why question me? Ask those who heard me. They know what I said. Jesus is struck on th e face by an official   17When Jesus said these words one of the officials nearby struck him on the face saying , Is that how you answer the high priest?    18Jesus replied , If I have spoken wrongly testify of the wrong. If I have spoken"
"truthfully why do you strike me? The courtyard of the high priests palace in Jerusalem. Peter denies Jesus two more times   19Now while Peter stood outside warming himself , those who were there with him said to him, Are you not also one of his disciples?    20He denied it again saying , I am not    21Then a servant of the high priest , a relative of the man whose ear Peter had cut off challenged him saying , Did I not see you with him in the olive grove?  and again Peter denied it . The cock crows At that moment a cock began to crow."  
"*** JOHN 17 ***" 
"Very early in the morning  Jesus is taken before Pilate   1Very early in the morning , the chief priests and Pharisees led Jesus from Caiaphas the high priest to the palace of the Roman governor Pilate .   2To avoid uncleanness the Jews did not enter , for they wanted to be able to eat the Passover .  So Pilate came out to them and said , What charge do you bring against this man?    4They replied , If he were not a wrongdoer we would not bring him to you .   5Pilate said , Take him yourselves and judge him by your own Law .   6But they objected saying ,"
"We have no legal right to execute a man . This man opposes payment of taxes to Caesar and claims to bethe Christ , a king . Pilate questions Jesus privately    Pilate then went back inside the palace and summoned Jesus and said to him , Are you the king of the Jews?    8Jesus answered , Do you ask this of yourself or because others say it to you ofme?    Pilate replied , Am I a Jew? It was your own people who handed you over to me . What have you done?    10Jesus said , My kingdom is not of this world. If it were, my followers would fight toprevent my arrest.    Pilate said , You"
"are a king then?    12Jesus answered , You say that I am a king, and for this I was born. I came into the world to testify of truth. Everyone who is on the side of truth believes in me. Pilate finds Jesus innocent of the charge   13Pilate replied , What is truth?  Then he went out again to the Jews and said , I find no basis for the charge against this man . Pilate threatens to release instead  Barabbas the murderer   14However it is customary for me to release to you one prisoner at the time of the Passover . Do you want me to release the King of the Jews  or Barabbas . Now Barabbas"
"was a murderer . The Jews choose Barabbas   15They shouted in reply , Give us Barabbas  Pilate has Jesus flogged   16Then Pilate took Jesus and had him flogged . The Roman soldiers mock and strike Jesus   17After the Roman soldiers had flogged Jesus they twisted together a crown of thorns and placed it on his head , and clothing him in a royal purple robe they mocked him again and again saying , Hail king of the Jews  and slapped him on the face .   18Then they returned him to Pilate . Pilate tries to release Jesus   19Once more Pilate went out to the Jews and said, I am bringing him out"
"to you again . I find no basis for the charge against him .   20Jesus was brought out wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe . Pilate said to them , Here is the man . Priests and Pharisees cry out, Crucify himĀ“   21But as soon as the chief priests and thePharisees saw him they shouted , Crucify him Crucify him    22Pilate answered , You take him and crucify him. As for me I find no basis for the charge against him .   23The Jews replied , According to our Law he must die for he claims to be the Son of God . Pilate again questions Jesus privately   24When Pilate heard this"
"his fear increased . He took Jesus back inside the palace and saidto him , Where do you come from?  But Jesus gave him no answer .    Pilate said , You refuse to speak to me? Do you not realise that I have power to free you or crucify you?    26Jesus answered , You would have no power over me were it not given you from above. Therefore he who handed me over to you is guilty of a greater sin. Pilate again tries to set Jesus free   27Hearing this Pilate sought to release Jesus , but the Jews kept shouting , If you free this man you are no friend of Caesar . Anyone who claims to be a king"
"opposes Caesar .   28When Pilate heard this he brought Jesus out and sat down on the judgement seat . 29It was the day of Preparation during Passover Week , about the sixth hour .  30Pilate said to the Jews , Here is your king .   31They shouted , Take him away Crucify him   32Pilate replied , Shall I crucify your king?    33The chief priests answered , We have no king but Caesar . Pilate finally hands Jesus over  to his soldiers to be crucified   34Finally Pilate gave in to their demands and handed Jesus over to his soldiers to becrucified."  
"*** JOHN 18 ***" 
"Jesus is crucified between two other men   1The soldiers took Jesus and led him out carrying his own cross to the place of the Skull , which is also called Golgotha .   2There they crucified him along with two other men, one on either side . Pilate orders a notice for the cross   3Pilate ordered that a notice be written in Aramaic , Latin and Greek and be fastened to the cross . It read : Jesus of Nazareth , the King of the Jews .   4Many read the sign , for the place where Jesus was crucified was near to the city . The chief priests protest"
"about the  wording of the notice   5The chief priests protested to Pilate saying , Do not write he is the King of the Jews  but that he claimed to be the King of the Jews .   6Pilate answered , What I have written I have written . The clothes of Jesus divided among  the four soldiers   7When the soldiers had crucified Jesus they took his clothes and divided them into fourshares , one for each of them , with the undergarment remaining .  This garment was seamless , woven in one piece from top to bottom .   9They said , Let us not tear it but decide by lot who will get it . This happened"
"that the scripture might be fulfilled which said , They cast lots for my clothing. Jesus requests John to care for his mother   10Near the cross of Jesus stood his mother and her sister , also Mary the wife of Clopas and Mary Magdalene .   11When Jesus saw his mother there and the disciple whom he loved standing nearby , he said to his mother , Mother, behold your son, and to the disciple , Behold your mother. 12From that time on this disciple took her into his care . Jesus sips sour wine to fulfil scripture   13Later , knowing that all was now completed and in order that the scripture"
"might be fulfilled , Jesus said , I thirst.   14A jar of sour wine was there , so they soaked a sponge in it and put it on a hyssop stalk andlifted it to his lips and Jesus received the drink . Jesus dies    Then Jesus cried out , It is finished And he bowed his head and gave up his spirit . Golgotha (the place of the Skull) also known as Calvary,  where Jesus died on a cross. The legs of the other two men are broken   16Now it was the day of Preparation and the                                                                   next day was a High Sabbath . 17Because the Jews did not want"
"bodies left on crosses during the Sabbath , they asked Pilate to have the legs of those who had been crucified broken and the bodies taken down .   18The soldiers therefore broke the legs of the two men who had been crucified with Jesus . Jesus side pierced with a spear   19But when they came to Jesus and saw that he was already dead , they did not break his legs, instead one of the soldiers pierced his side with a spear bringing a sudden flow of blood and water .   20This happened that the scripture , Not one of his bones will be broken would be fulfilled . 21Another scripture says ,"
"They will look on the one they have pierced. Joseph and Nicodemus take down the body of Jesus and place it in a nearby tomb   22Later that day Joseph of Arimathea asked Pilate for the body of Jesus . 23Now Joseph was a disciple of Jesus , but secretly for he feared the Jews .   24Pilate gave him permission and he came and took the body down . 25With him was Nicodemus a ruler of the Jews who earlier had visited Jesus at night .   26Nicodemus brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes and the two of them wrapped the body of Jesus in strips of linen along with the spices , in accordance with Jewish"
"burial customs .   27Near to the place where Jesus was crucified was a garden containing a new tomb in which no one had ever been laid . 28Because it was the Jewish day of Preparation and since the tomb was close by , they laid Jesus there."