After Jesus had spoken these words, he went out with his disciples across the Kidron valley to a place where there was a garden, which he and his disciples entered. Now Judas, who betrayed him, also knew the place, because Jesus often met there with his disciples. So Judas brought a...

Now Judas, who betrayed him, also knew the place, because Jesus often met there with his disciples. One final introductory note setting the stage not just for this scene but for the whole of the passion narrative: What happens next is no accident. Notice that Jesus goes to a place he knows, a...

After Jesus had spoken these words, he went out with his disciples across the Kidron valley to a place where there was a garden, which he and his disciples entered. In John, there is a clear transition, as we noted, between Jesus’ last meal with his disciples and the commencement of events...

After Jesus had spoken these words,… What words? There is a long-standing debate among careful readers of the Bible about whether the Passion Narratives in each of the Gospels should start before or after the Last Supper. Is the time Jesus spends with his disciples in fellowship and predicts...

After the Sabbath, as the first day of the week was dawning, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to see the tomb. And suddenly there was a great earthquake; for an angel of the Lord, descending from heaven, came and rolled back the stone and sat on it. His appearance was like lightning,...

The next day, that is, after the day of Preparation, the chief priests and the Pharisees gathered before Pilate and said, “Sir, we remember what that impostor said while he was still alive, ‘After three days I will rise again.’ Therefore command that the tomb be made secure until the...