The same day Pilate and Herod were made friends together, for before they were at enmity between themselves. – Luke 23:12. When Pilate declared Jesus innocent, the enemies of Christ still persisted in bringing serious charges of sedition against Him. When …

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I am a King. To this end was I born, and for this cause came I into the world, that I should bear witness unto the truth. Every one that is of the truth heareth My voice. —John 18:37. It was …

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Put on the whole armor of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. – Ephesians 6:11. About the dawn of Friday morning, the Sanhedrin, the chief council, convened again to devise some concerted …

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Then did they spit in His face. – Matthew 26:67. Now they arraigned the Lord before the Chief Council, the highest spiritual court of the Jews (the Sanhedrin), which had assembled before Caiaphas. And the chief priests and the elders …

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By Him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of our lips giving thanks to His name. – Hebrews 13:15. When Jesus was led from Gethsemane to Jerusalem, John and Peter followed …

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Took Jesus and bound Him. – John 18:12. “Then the band and the captain and officers of the Jews took Jesus, and bound Him, and led Him away to Annas first, for he was father-in-law to Caiaphas, which was the …

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All this was done that the Scriptures of the prophets might be fulfilled.– Matthew 26:56. Forthwith came Judas, and drew near unto Jesus, and said, “Hail, Master!” (Matthew 26:49), and kissed Him. Jesus, however, said to this thoroughly hardened and …

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If, therefore, ye seek Me, let these go their way. – John 18:8. And immediately, while He yet spake, lo, Judas, one of the Twelve, came, and after him a multitude of Roman soldiers and officers from the chief priests …

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Yet it pleased God to bruise Him. – Isaiah 53:10. Sorrowful unto death, under the burden of God’s wrath and curse, Jesus withdrew from His disciples, and went about a stone’s cast farther into the garden, and falling upon His …

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He hath made Him to be sin for us who knew no sin, that we might be made the righteousness of God in Him. – II Corinthians 5:21. Now they came to Gethsemane. Gethsemane was a garden where olive trees …

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