APPROXIMATE TIME
EVENT
1:00 AM
Prayer and agony at Gethsemane
(Matthew,
Mark, Luke)
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1:30 AM
Betrayal by Judas and arrest of Jesus
(Mark 13:43-46; John 18:12)
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2:00 AM
Irregular, unauthorized inquiry at
Annas's residence (John 18:13-23)
Illegal Trial # 1 - found guilty of irreverence
and rushed to Caiaphas
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3:00 AM
Unofficial trial at Caiaphas's residence
(Matthew 26:57-68; John 18:24)
Illegal Trial # 2 - declared guilty of blasphemy
and rushed to the Sanhedrin (supreme court)
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6:00 AM
Formal, official trial before Sanhedrin
("when it was day")
in their chamber to confirm capital
sentence
(Mark 15:1; Luke 22:66-71)
Illegal Trial # 3 - declared guilty of blasphemy
and rushed to Roman official, Pilate
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6:30 AM
First interrogation by Pilate at official
("when morning had
residence (Matthew 27:1-2, 11-14;
come...and it was early") Luke
23:1-7; John 18:28-38)
Illegal Trial # 4 - Found innocent...but rushed
to Herod Antipas; mob overruled Pilate
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7:00 AM
Audience / mockery before Herod
(Luke 23:8-12)
Illegal Trial # 5 - Mistreated and mocked;
returned to Pilate without decision made
by Herod
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7:30 AM Final
judgment of Pilate
(All Gospels)
Illegal Trial # 6 - Found innocent, but Pilate
"washed his hands" and allowed Him to be
crucified
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8:00 AM Scourging
in Praetorium
(All
Gospels)
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9:00 AM Nailing
of hands and feet to the cross
("it was the third hour") (All
Gospels)
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12:00 NOON
Darkness
("when the sixth hour
(Matthew, Mark, Luke)
had come, darkness fell")
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3:00 PM Death
of Jesus
("and at the ninth hour")
(All Gospels)
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