But this has happened so that the scriptures of the prophets would be fulfilled.” Then all the disciples left him and fled.

Now the ones who had arrested Jesus led him to Caiaphas, the high priest, in whose house the experts in the law and the elders had gathered.

But Peter was following him from a distance, all the way to the high priest’s courtyard. After going in, he sat with the guards to see the outcome.

and declared, “This man said, ‘I am able to destroy the temple of God and rebuild it in three days.’”

Now Peter was sitting outside in the courtyard. A slave girl came to him and said, “You also were with Jesus the Galilean.”

When he went out to the gateway, another slave girl saw him and said to the people there, “This man was with Jesus the Nazarene.”

When it was early in the morning, all the chief priests and the elders of the people plotted against Jesus to execute him.

The chief priests took the silver and said, “It is not lawful to put this into the temple treasury, since it is blood money.”

Many women who had followed Jesus from Galilee and given him support were also there, watching from a distance.

Now after the Sabbath, at dawn on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to look at the tomb.

But the angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid; I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified.

But Jesus met them, saying, “Greetings!” They came to him, held on to his feet and worshiped him.

While they were going, some of the guard went into the city and told the chief priests everything that had happened.

So they took the money and did as they were instructed. And this story is told among the Jews to this day.

When it was evening, after sunset, they brought to him all who were sick and demon-possessed.

But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins,” – he said to the paralytic –

Then he said to them, “Is it lawful to do good on the Sabbath, or evil, to save a life or destroy it?” But they were silent.

But whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will never be forgiven, but is guilty of an eternal sin”

He said to them, “The secret of the kingdom of God has been given to you. But to those outside, everything is in parables,

Then the woman, with fear and trembling, knowing what had happened to her, came and fell down before him and told him the whole truth.