[Some of the earliest manuscripts do not include 16:9–20.] 9  [[Now when he rose early on the first day of the week,  he appeared first...

[The New Testament never describes the resurrection. It tells us the tomb was empty and that the disciples saw the risen Lord.]   1  ...

42  And when evening had come, since it was  the day of Preparation   [Friday] , that is, the day before the Sabbath,  43  Joseph of...

33  And when the sixth hour  had come [12 noon] , there was darkness   [a mark of God’s displeasure] over the whole land until the ninth...

[Although not sanctioned under Jewish law, crucifixion was a common sight in Palestine from the first century BC on. It was a Roman...

16  And the soldiers led him away inside the palace (that is, the governor's headquarters [the Praetorium] ), and they called together...

Barnabas 6  Now at the feast he used to release for them one prisoner for whom they asked.  7  And among the rebels in prison, who...

Pilate 1   And as soon as it was morning, the chief priests held a consultation with the elders and scribes and the whole council ....

[The scene turns from Jesus who stood firm to Peter who does not.] 66  And as Peter was below in the courtyard, one of the servant girls...

53  And they led Jesus to the high priest   [Caiaphas, the son-in-law of Annas] . And all the chief priests and the elders and the...