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Chapter fourteen of The King Nobody Wanted by Norman F. Langford.
This LibriVox recording is in the public domain. Chapter fourteen
the last day, the soldiers bound Jesus and led him
back to Jerusalem. They took him to the palace of
the High Priest. All the chiefs, priests, and rulers were
(00:23):
gathered there in a council meeting. The council had already
decided that Jesus would have to die, but it was
hard to find a reason for killing him. They had
to prove that Jesus had said or done something for
which he could be put to death. They found a
great many people who came and told lies about Jesus,
(00:43):
but no two of them told the same story. At last,
the High Priest, whose name was Caiaphas, stood up and
said to Jesus, you hear all these things that are
being said about you. Aren't you going to defend yourself.
Jesus did not say a word. The High priest spoke again,
in the name of the Living God, I ask you,
(01:06):
are you the Christ, the Messiah, the Son of God.
Jesus answered, you have said it. That was all the
council wanted to hear. Caaphas tore his own clothes in
anger and shouted, why do we need any more witnesses?
You have heard him say it with his own mouth.
He says, He's God. What do you think about it?
(01:29):
The whole council answered, he ought to be put to death.
Then some of them spat in his face. They covered
his eyes and slapped him and shouted, if you were
the Messiah, you would know who hit you. Tell us,
you Messiah, you tell us who hit you. Meanwhile, in
another room of the palace there stood a disciple who
(01:51):
was losing whatever faith he had once had. It was Peter,
one of the other disciples, who knew the High Priest
had gone out head, and he had told the maid
to let Peter in. The maid looked at Peter and said,
you were with Jesus, weren't you. I don't know what
you're talking about, said Peter. The night was cool, and
(02:13):
the servants of the High Priest were standing around a
fire they had made to keep themselves warm. Peter went
over and began to warm himself too. Somebody else said
to him, you are one of jesus disciples. Peter's faith
was all gone. Man, he said, I certainly am not.
But after a while another person spoke up and said,
(02:36):
of course you are one of jesus disciples. You are
from Galilee. We can tell by the way you talk.
Peter began to curse and swear, saying, I don't even
know this Jesus that you are talking about. At that moment,
the rooster began to crow. At the same time, Jesus
passed by the doorway and looked at Peter. Peter remembered
(02:59):
what Jesus had said, before the rooster crows, you will
three times say that you do not know me. Peter
went out of the palace and wept bitterly. The Great
Council of the Jews might say that a man deserved
to die, but they could not put any one to death.
Only the Roman governor could do that. The Roman governor,
(03:20):
whose name was Pontius Pilot, was in Jerusalem for the Passover.
As soon as it was daylight, the council took Jesus
over to Pilot's palace. When Judas Iscariot saw what was happening,
he suddenly realized what he had done. He came to
the chief priests and brought them back the thirty pieces
of silver they had given him for turning traitor. He
(03:44):
cried out, I have sinned. I have betrayed a man
who never did any wrong. The chief priests shrugged their shoulders.
That's nothing to us, they said, take your money and go.
But Judas threw the money down on the floor and
ran out. He took a rope and found a tree
and hanged himself, for after betraying Jesus, he could not
(04:07):
bear to live. Meanwhile, Jesus was standing before Pilot. The
council had told Pilot that Jesus was claiming to be
king of the Jews. They said that he was stirring
up the whole country against Caesar. They thought that Pilot
would put him to death for that, because the Romans
would be afraid that Jesus would lead a revolt against
(04:28):
the Roman government. Pilot said to Jesus, well, are you
the king of the Jews? Jesus answered, simply, you have
said it. Then the priests and rulers burst out with
all kinds of evil stories about Jesus. Pilot spoke to
Jesus again and said, aren't you going to say anything?
(04:49):
Listen to what they are saying about you. But Jesus
did not speak. Pilot was astonished. He could see that
the only reason the council had brought Jesus to him
was that they were jealous of Jesus and hated him.
By now, a large crowd had gathered to watch the trial.
Many of the people in it had been followers of Jesus,
(05:11):
but they followed him no longer. When they saw Jesus
being tried like a criminal, they decided that their priests
and rulers had been right all along. They began to
talk against Jesus among themselves. Pilot wondered how could he
let Jesus go. Suddenly he remembered a Jewish custom. Every passover,
(05:33):
a prisoner was set free. Pilot said, every year at
this time, I set a prisoner free. Now you can
have your choice. You know, we have a man here
named Barabas in jail. He's the fellow that started a
rebellion a little while ago. We were going to crucify him.
And now here is Jesus. Which one shall I let go?
(05:57):
Barabbas the murderer or Jesus who was Christ? A great
shout went up Barabbas. Pilot did not know what to do.
Now he spoke again, to the crowd, well, what should
I do to Jesus, who is called the Christ? Again
there was a great shout, crucify him, hang him up
(06:20):
on a cross until dead. Everyone seemed to be against
Jesus now, however, Pilot tried once more. But he protested,
I can't find that he has been guilty of any crime.
The Jewish rulers replied, we have a law which says
he ought to die because he pretends to be the
(06:41):
son of God. Pilot was worried. Now he spoke to
Jesus again and again. Jesus did not answer. Are you
going to speak to me? Pilot asked, don't you know
that I can crucify you or let you go? Jesus answered,
you wouldn't have any power over me unless God had
(07:01):
given it to you. Pilot, when he heard this, tried
once more to save Jesus. But the crowd was bigger
and louder and more bloodthirsty than ever. Every one was shouting, crucify, crucify.
Shall I crucify your king, asked Pilot. The chief priests
(07:23):
of the Jews, who hated Caesar, answered, we have no
king except Caesar. Pilot was too weak to hold out
any longer. He was beginning to wonder what Caesar would
say if he heard that Pilot refused to crucify a
man who claimed to be the King of the Jews.
Take him, Pilot said, take him and crucify him. But
(07:47):
before the crucifixion came this scourging. Jesus was bound and
beaten with long leather thongs that had cruel pieces of
glass and lead fastened to them, so that they would
hurt all the more. When that was over, and his
back was covered with cuts and bruises, the Roman soldiers
who had scourged him wanted some more sport. They dressed
(08:10):
Jesus in a purple robe. They made a wreath like
the one that the Roman emperor wore, only this one
was made of thorns, which stuck into jesus head so
that his blood ran down his face. Some of the
soldiers spat on him, others made fun of him, bowing
down and saying Hail, King of the Jews. Then the
(08:33):
soldiers stripped the purple clothes off Jesus and put his
own clothes back on him, and led him outside the
city to be crucified. He was too worn out to
carry his own cross as those who were to be
crucified usually did so. The soldiers forced a man from
Syrene named Simon to carry it for him. When they
(08:56):
reached a hill called Calvary, they laid the cross down
on the ground and stripped Jesus of his clothes. They
put Jesus on the cross and stretched out his arms.
They drove a nail through each hand and one through
his feet, fastening him to the cross. Then they stood
(09:16):
the cross upright and let Jesus hang there. On the
top of it was written, this is the King of
the Jews. There was a cross on either side of him,
with a thief hanging on each one. Jesus said, Father,
forgive them, for they know not what they do. The
(09:38):
soldiers took his clothes and divided them up among themselves.
His coat was too good to tear up, so they
threw dice to see which one of them would get it.
Jesus was offered a drink, which would have made the
pain easier to bear, but he would not take it.
People passed to and fro in front of the cross,
(10:00):
shouting insults. He saved others, but he can't save himself.
One of the thieves turned his head and called out
to him angrily, if you are the Christ, save yourself
and us too. But the other thief spoke out of
his pain. Don't you fear God, seeing that we are
(10:20):
all going to die? Aren't you afraid to talk this way?
We deserve to die. But this man never did anything wrong. Then,
turning to Jesus, he said, Lord, remember me when you
come to your kingdom. Jesus said to him, I tell
you to day you will be with me in heaven.
(10:44):
Near the cross stood jesus mother and other women who
loved him. John the Disciple was also there. Jesus called
to his mother and John and said, Mother, from now on,
John will be your son. John, this is your mother.
John took Jesus mother to his own house. The hours
(11:08):
passed by. It was about time for the passover lambs
to be killed in the city. Clouds were beginning to
cover the sun, and it was growing dark, although it
was not yet night. Jesus cried out, my God, my God,
why hast thou forsaken me? There was a stir of
(11:29):
interest in the crowd. Let's see what will happen now.
They thought Jesus was becoming weaker. He said, I am thirsty.
A soldier dipped a sponge in vinegar and held it
up on a stick to jesus lips so that he
could drink. Jesus cried out, once more, it is finished, Father,
(11:52):
into thy hands, I give my spirit. His head sank
down upon his chest. There was a loud sound, like
a clap of thunder, and the earth shook. In the
silence that followed, a Roman soldier spoke this man. He said,
this man was indeed the son of God. But Jesus
(12:15):
did not hear him, for Jesus was dead. When evening came,
Joseph of Arimathea went to see Pilot. Joseph was a
rich man and much respected, and he believed in Jesus.
He went secretly to Pilot, for he was afraid of
the Jews. He asked Pilot if he might have Jesus body,
(12:39):
and Pilot gave permission. Joseph came then to the cross
and took down jesus body. He wrapped it in a
white linen cloth and had it carried away to a tomb,
which had been dug out of the rock. Not until
after the Sabbath could Jesus family and friend come to
put spices on the bar body of him whom they loved.
(13:02):
Jesus's body lay inside the tomb, and a great stone
was rolled against the door. Standing there was a woman
named Mary Magdalene. With Mary, the mother of Jesus, they
watched while the body of Jesus so dear to them
was laid away to rest. End of chapter fourteen.
Chapter fourteen of The King Nobody Wanted by Norman F. Langford.
This LibriVox recording is in the public domain. Chapter fourteen
the last day, the soldiers bound Jesus and led him
back to Jerusalem. They took him to the palace of
the High Priest. All the chiefs, priests, and rulers were
(00:23):
gathered there in a council meeting. The council had already
decided that Jesus would have to die, but it was
hard to find a reason for killing him. They had
to prove that Jesus had said or done something for
which he could be put to death. They found a
great many people who came and told lies about Jesus,
(00:43):
but no two of them told the same story. At last,
the High Priest, whose name was Caiaphas, stood up and
said to Jesus, you hear all these things that are
being said about you. Aren't you going to defend yourself.
Jesus did not say a word. The High priest spoke again,
in the name of the Living God, I ask you,
(01:06):
are you the Christ, the Messiah, the Son of God.
Jesus answered, you have said it. That was all the
council wanted to hear. Caaphas tore his own clothes in
anger and shouted, why do we need any more witnesses?
You have heard him say it with his own mouth.
He says, He's God. What do you think about it?
(01:29):
The whole council answered, he ought to be put to death.
Then some of them spat in his face. They covered
his eyes and slapped him and shouted, if you were
the Messiah, you would know who hit you. Tell us,
you Messiah, you tell us who hit you. Meanwhile, in
another room of the palace there stood a disciple who
(01:51):
was losing whatever faith he had once had. It was Peter,
one of the other disciples, who knew the High Priest
had gone out head, and he had told the maid
to let Peter in. The maid looked at Peter and said,
you were with Jesus, weren't you. I don't know what
you're talking about, said Peter. The night was cool, and
(02:13):
the servants of the High Priest were standing around a
fire they had made to keep themselves warm. Peter went
over and began to warm himself too. Somebody else said
to him, you are one of jesus disciples. Peter's faith
was all gone. Man, he said, I certainly am not.
But after a while another person spoke up and said,
(02:36):
of course you are one of jesus disciples. You are
from Galilee. We can tell by the way you talk.
Peter began to curse and swear, saying, I don't even
know this Jesus that you are talking about. At that moment,
the rooster began to crow. At the same time, Jesus
passed by the doorway and looked at Peter. Peter remembered
(02:59):
what Jesus had said, before the rooster crows, you will
three times say that you do not know me. Peter
went out of the palace and wept bitterly. The Great
Council of the Jews might say that a man deserved
to die, but they could not put any one to death.
Only the Roman governor could do that. The Roman governor,
(03:20):
whose name was Pontius Pilot, was in Jerusalem for the Passover.
As soon as it was daylight, the council took Jesus
over to Pilot's palace. When Judas Iscariot saw what was happening,
he suddenly realized what he had done. He came to
the chief priests and brought them back the thirty pieces
of silver they had given him for turning traitor. He
(03:44):
cried out, I have sinned. I have betrayed a man
who never did any wrong. The chief priests shrugged their shoulders.
That's nothing to us, they said, take your money and go.
But Judas threw the money down on the floor and
ran out. He took a rope and found a tree
and hanged himself, for after betraying Jesus, he could not
(04:07):
bear to live. Meanwhile, Jesus was standing before Pilot. The
council had told Pilot that Jesus was claiming to be
king of the Jews. They said that he was stirring
up the whole country against Caesar. They thought that Pilot
would put him to death for that, because the Romans
would be afraid that Jesus would lead a revolt against
(04:28):
the Roman government. Pilot said to Jesus, well, are you
the king of the Jews? Jesus answered, simply, you have
said it. Then the priests and rulers burst out with
all kinds of evil stories about Jesus. Pilot spoke to
Jesus again and said, aren't you going to say anything?
(04:49):
Listen to what they are saying about you. But Jesus
did not speak. Pilot was astonished. He could see that
the only reason the council had brought Jesus to him
was that they were jealous of Jesus and hated him.
By now, a large crowd had gathered to watch the trial.
Many of the people in it had been followers of Jesus,
(05:11):
but they followed him no longer. When they saw Jesus
being tried like a criminal, they decided that their priests
and rulers had been right all along. They began to
talk against Jesus among themselves. Pilot wondered how could he
let Jesus go. Suddenly he remembered a Jewish custom. Every passover,
(05:33):
a prisoner was set free. Pilot said, every year at
this time, I set a prisoner free. Now you can
have your choice. You know, we have a man here
named Barabas in jail. He's the fellow that started a
rebellion a little while ago. We were going to crucify him.
And now here is Jesus. Which one shall I let go?
(05:57):
Barabbas the murderer or Jesus who was Christ? A great
shout went up Barabbas. Pilot did not know what to do.
Now he spoke again, to the crowd, well, what should
I do to Jesus, who is called the Christ? Again
there was a great shout, crucify him, hang him up
(06:20):
on a cross until dead. Everyone seemed to be against
Jesus now, however, Pilot tried once more. But he protested,
I can't find that he has been guilty of any crime.
The Jewish rulers replied, we have a law which says
he ought to die because he pretends to be the
(06:41):
son of God. Pilot was worried. Now he spoke to
Jesus again and again. Jesus did not answer. Are you
going to speak to me? Pilot asked, don't you know
that I can crucify you or let you go? Jesus answered,
you wouldn't have any power over me unless God had
(07:01):
given it to you. Pilot, when he heard this, tried
once more to save Jesus. But the crowd was bigger
and louder and more bloodthirsty than ever. Every one was shouting, crucify, crucify.
Shall I crucify your king, asked Pilot. The chief priests
(07:23):
of the Jews, who hated Caesar, answered, we have no
king except Caesar. Pilot was too weak to hold out
any longer. He was beginning to wonder what Caesar would
say if he heard that Pilot refused to crucify a
man who claimed to be the King of the Jews.
Take him, Pilot said, take him and crucify him. But
(07:47):
before the crucifixion came this scourging. Jesus was bound and
beaten with long leather thongs that had cruel pieces of
glass and lead fastened to them, so that they would
hurt all the more. When that was over, and his
back was covered with cuts and bruises, the Roman soldiers
who had scourged him wanted some more sport. They dressed
(08:10):
Jesus in a purple robe. They made a wreath like
the one that the Roman emperor wore, only this one
was made of thorns, which stuck into jesus head so
that his blood ran down his face. Some of the
soldiers spat on him, others made fun of him, bowing
down and saying Hail, King of the Jews. Then the
(08:33):
soldiers stripped the purple clothes off Jesus and put his
own clothes back on him, and led him outside the
city to be crucified. He was too worn out to
carry his own cross as those who were to be
crucified usually did so. The soldiers forced a man from
Syrene named Simon to carry it for him. When they
(08:56):
reached a hill called Calvary, they laid the cross down
on the ground and stripped Jesus of his clothes. They
put Jesus on the cross and stretched out his arms.
They drove a nail through each hand and one through
his feet, fastening him to the cross. Then they stood
(09:16):
the cross upright and let Jesus hang there. On the
top of it was written, this is the King of
the Jews. There was a cross on either side of him,
with a thief hanging on each one. Jesus said, Father,
forgive them, for they know not what they do. The
(09:38):
soldiers took his clothes and divided them up among themselves.
His coat was too good to tear up, so they
threw dice to see which one of them would get it.
Jesus was offered a drink, which would have made the
pain easier to bear, but he would not take it.
People passed to and fro in front of the cross,
(10:00):
shouting insults. He saved others, but he can't save himself.
One of the thieves turned his head and called out
to him angrily, if you are the Christ, save yourself
and us too. But the other thief spoke out of
his pain. Don't you fear God, seeing that we are
(10:20):
all going to die? Aren't you afraid to talk this way?
We deserve to die. But this man never did anything wrong. Then,
turning to Jesus, he said, Lord, remember me when you
come to your kingdom. Jesus said to him, I tell
you to day you will be with me in heaven.
(10:44):
Near the cross stood jesus mother and other women who
loved him. John the Disciple was also there. Jesus called
to his mother and John and said, Mother, from now on,
John will be your son. John, this is your mother.
John took Jesus mother to his own house. The hours
(11:08):
passed by. It was about time for the passover lambs
to be killed in the city. Clouds were beginning to
cover the sun, and it was growing dark, although it
was not yet night. Jesus cried out, my God, my God,
why hast thou forsaken me? There was a stir of
(11:29):
interest in the crowd. Let's see what will happen now.
They thought Jesus was becoming weaker. He said, I am thirsty.
A soldier dipped a sponge in vinegar and held it
up on a stick to jesus lips so that he
could drink. Jesus cried out, once more, it is finished, Father,
(11:52):
into thy hands, I give my spirit. His head sank
down upon his chest. There was a loud sound, like
a clap of thunder, and the earth shook. In the
silence that followed, a Roman soldier spoke this man. He said,
this man was indeed the son of God. But Jesus
(12:15):
did not hear him, for Jesus was dead. When evening came,
Joseph of Arimathea went to see Pilot. Joseph was a
rich man and much respected, and he believed in Jesus.
He went secretly to Pilot, for he was afraid of
the Jews. He asked Pilot if he might have Jesus body,
(12:39):
and Pilot gave permission. Joseph came then to the cross
and took down jesus body. He wrapped it in a
white linen cloth and had it carried away to a tomb,
which had been dug out of the rock. Not until
after the Sabbath could Jesus family and friend come to
put spices on the bar body of him whom they loved.
(13:02):
Jesus's body lay inside the tomb, and a great stone
was rolled against the door. Standing there was a woman
named Mary Magdalene. With Mary, the mother of Jesus, they
watched while the body of Jesus so dear to them
was laid away to rest. End of chapter fourteen.
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