Station # 1
The First Station:Jesus Condemned
Matthew 27:2-11
The Message (MSG)
2Then they tied him up and paraded him to Pilate, the governor.
3Judas, the one who betrayed him, realized that Jesus was doomed. Overcome with remorse, he gave back the thirty silver coins to the high priests, 4saying, "I've sinned. I've betrayed an innocent man."
They said, "What do we care? That's your problem!"
5Judas threw the silver coins into the Temple and left. Then he went out and hung himself.
6The high priests picked up the silver pieces, but then didn't know what to do with them. "It wouldn't be right to give this--a payment for murder!-as an offering in the Temple." 7They decided to get rid of it by buying the "Potter's Field" and use it as a burial place for the homeless. 8That's how the field got called "Murder Meadow," a name that has stuck to this day. 9Then Jeremiah's words became history:
They took the thirty silver pieces,
The price of the one priced by some sons of Israel,
10And they purchased the potter's field.
And so they unwittingly followed the divine instructions to the letter.
11Jesus was placed before the governor, who questioned him: "Are you the "King of the Jews'?"
Jesus said, "If you say so."
And they sent you to your death.
Lord Jesus, Word made flesh,
Light for our dark world,
God come to save us,
may we never send you away.
posted by Kat @ 11:27 PM
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