What happensPermalink
Judas and soldiers arrest Jesus. The high priest and Pilate question Him (separately). Peter denies Him three times. The Jews ask Pilate to release Barabbas instead of Jesus.
Why it mattersPermalink
These events fulfill multiple prophecies: Judas’s betrayal, Peter’s denial, the disciples’ safety, and Jesus’s method of death (crucifixion by Romans, not stoning by Jews).
Key versePermalink
This was to fulfill the word that Jesus had spoken to show by what kind of death he was going to die.