Jesus’ Trials (Discussion Questions) - Kids Korner

Read Matt 26:57-75; 27:1,2; 11-31

Where was Jesus taken first? [Annas – owned the tents out of which the money changers were thrown in the Temple. They also needed a place to keep him until the 70 members of the Sanhedrin arrived.]
Did Annas have any authority? [No, but he wanted to get even with Jesus. He asked him questions that he wasn't allowed by law to ask.]
How did Jesus respond? [He told him to get witnesses and do it right.]
Why did the guard hit Jesus? [Because he didn't think Jesus should tell Annas how to do his job.]
Where did they take Jesus next? [to Caiaphas. the high priest, before the Sanhedrin (Supreme Court of the Jews)
Did the Jews have the authority to kill Jesus?
What did Caiaphas ask Jesus? [Are you the Son of God?]
What was Jesus' response? [different Gospels give different answers – compare the responses]
Where did Caiaphas send Jesus? [Governor Pilate – Roman official]
Did Pilate think Jesus was guilty of any crime?
Where did Pilate send Jesus? [Herod Antipas]
Why did he send him to Herod? [Jesus was a Galilean and Herod was in control of that area]
What did Herod ask Jesus to do? [miracles, talk]
What did his soldiers do to Jesus? [put a purple robe and a crown of thorns on him, spit and hit him]
Where did Herod send Jesus? [back to Pilate]
What did Pilate have the soldiers do to him? [scourge him]

What is scourging?
Why was it barbaric? [ 40 lashes would kill a man, so they only whipped Jesus 39 times.]
What was the Roman tradition at Passover? [to release a Jewish prisoner]

Jesus' Trials (Discussion Questions)