What happensPermalink
Judas gives back the silver and hangs himself; the elders buy a field with it. Pilate interviews Jesus, pardons Barabbas, tortures Jesus with the crown of thorns and scourging, and hands Him over to the Jews, who crucify Him. Jesus dies, and Joseph and the women bury Him.
Why it mattersPermalink
Jesus has no need to answer to an earthly court, and He has no intention of trying to escape. Jesus’s death is so momentous it disrupts the boundaries of life and death.
Key versePermalink
And Jesus cried out again with a loud voice and yielded up his spirit.