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The Chosen Season 6: the Scriptures behind Good Friday

Season 6 of The Chosen follows the last day of Jesus’ life, from Gethsemane to the tomb. Here is that day as the four Gospels tell it, in order, with the words of each scene, so you can read the story before or after you watch.

But He was pierced for our transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon Him, and by His stripes we are healed.
— Isaiah 53:5

Verses are from the Berean Standard Bible. Our Bible Moments is not affiliated with The Chosen or Prime Video.

Release dates and episode guide

The scriptures behind each episode are added here the week it airs.

Date	Episode	Scriptures
Nov 15, 2026	Episodes 1–3	Added the week it airs
Nov 22, 2026	Episode 4	Added the week it airs
Nov 29, 2026	Episode 5	Added the week it airs
Dec 6, 2026	Episode 6	Added the week it airs
Spring 2027	Finale, in theaters	Added the week it airs

Good Friday in the Gospels, step by step

In the garden of Gethsemane

Matthew 26:36–46 · Mark 14:32–42 · Luke 22:39–46 · John 18:1

“Father, if You are willing, take this cup from Me. Yet not My will, but Yours be done.”
— Luke 22:42

After the Passover meal Jesus goes out to the Mount of Olives with His disciples. He asks Peter, James and John to keep watch while He prays, and three times He comes back to find them asleep.

Betrayed with a kiss, and arrested

Matthew 26:47–56 · Mark 14:43–52 · Luke 22:47–53 · John 18:2–12

But Jesus asked him, “Judas, are you betraying the Son of Man with a kiss?”
— Luke 22:48

Judas arrives with a crowd sent by the chief priests. Peter draws a sword and cuts off the ear of the high priest’s servant; Jesus heals him, and the disciples run.

Before Annas and Caiaphas

John 18:12–14, 19–24 · Matthew 26:57–68 · Mark 14:53–65

“I am,” said Jesus, “and you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of Power and coming with the clouds of heaven.”
— Mark 14:62

Jesus is taken first to Annas, then to the high priest Caiaphas, where the council looks for testimony against Him. When the high priest asks Him directly whether He is the Christ, He answers.

Peter denies Him three times

Matthew 26:69–75 · Mark 14:66–72 · Luke 22:54–62 · John 18:15–18, 25–27

And the Lord turned and looked at Peter. Then Peter remembered the word that the Lord had spoken to him: “Before the rooster crows today, you will deny Me three times.”
— Luke 22:61

In the courtyard, warming himself by a fire, Peter is asked three times whether he knows Jesus. Three times he says no, and the rooster crows.

Judas

Matthew 27:3–10

“I have sinned by betraying innocent blood,” he said. “What is that to us?” they replied. “You bear the responsibility.”
— Matthew 27:4

When Judas sees that Jesus has been condemned, he brings the thirty pieces of silver back to the chief priests.

Before Pilate

Matthew 27:1–2, 11–14 · Mark 15:1–5 · Luke 23:1–5 · John 18:28–38

“Then You are a king!” Pilate said. “You say that I am a king,” Jesus answered. “For this reason I was born and have come into the world, to testify to the truth. Everyone who belongs to the truth listens to My voice.”
— John 18:37

At daybreak the council hands Jesus over to the Roman governor, Pontius Pilate, who questions Him about being a king.

Before Herod

Luke 23:6–12

Herod questioned Jesus at great length, but He gave no answer.
— Luke 23:9

Hearing that Jesus is from Galilee, Pilate sends Him to Herod Antipas, who has wanted to see a miracle. Jesus does not answer him, and Herod sends Him back.

Barabbas

Matthew 27:15–26 · Mark 15:6–15 · Luke 23:13–25 · John 18:39–40

“What then should I do with Jesus who is called Christ?” Pilate asked. They all answered, “Crucify Him!”
— Matthew 27:22

Pilate offers to release one prisoner for the feast. The crowd asks for Barabbas. Matthew records that Pilate’s wife sent him a warning about a dream.

The crown of thorns

Matthew 27:27–31 · Mark 15:16–20 · John 19:1–16

When Jesus came out wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe, Pilate said to them, “Here is the man!”
— John 19:5

Jesus is flogged, and the soldiers dress Him in a purple robe and a crown of thorns and mock Him as a king. Pilate brings Him out to the crowd.

The road to Golgotha

Matthew 27:32 · Mark 15:21 · Luke 23:26–32 · John 19:17

As the soldiers led Him away, they seized Simon of Cyrene on his way in from the country, and they put the cross on him to carry behind Jesus.
— Luke 23:26

Jesus carries His cross out of the city. A man from Cyrene named Simon is made to carry it behind Him, and women of Jerusalem follow, mourning.

The crucifixion

Matthew 27:33–44 · Mark 15:22–32 · Luke 23:33–43 · John 19:18–27

And Jesus said to him, “Truly I tell you, today you will be with Me in Paradise.”
— Luke 23:43

At the place called the Skull He is crucified between two criminals. Above Him hangs the charge, “The King of the Jews.” One of the criminals asks Jesus to remember him.

Darkness, and His death

Matthew 27:45–56 · Mark 15:33–41 · Luke 23:44–49 · John 19:28–37

When the centurion standing there in front of Jesus saw how He had breathed His last, he said, “Truly this man was the Son of God!”
— Mark 15:39

From noon until three in the afternoon darkness covers the land. Jesus cries out and breathes His last, the curtain of the temple is torn in two, and a centurion standing nearby speaks.

The burial

Matthew 27:57–61 · Mark 15:42–47 · Luke 23:50–56 · John 19:38–42

Now there was a garden in the place where Jesus was crucified, and in the garden a new tomb in which no one had yet been laid.
— John 19:41

Joseph of Arimathea asks Pilate for the body, and with Nicodemus he wraps it in linen with spices and lays it in a new tomb. The women watch where He is laid.

The seven last words of Jesus from the cross

No single Gospel records all seven. Put together, in the order they are usually read:

Then Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.” And they divided up His garments by casting lots.
— Luke 23:34 · For those who crucified Him
And Jesus said to him, “Truly I tell you, today you will be with Me in Paradise.”
— Luke 23:43 · To the criminal beside Him
When Jesus saw His mother and the disciple whom He loved standing nearby, He said to His mother, “Woman, here is your son.” Then He said to the disciple, “Here is your mother.” So from that hour, this disciple took her into his home.
— John 19:26–27 · To His mother and the disciple He loved
About the ninth hour Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” which means, “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?”
— Matthew 27:46 · The cry of Psalm 22
After this, knowing that everything had now been accomplished, and to fulfill the Scripture, Jesus said, “I am thirsty.”
— John 19:28 · “I am thirsty”
When Jesus had received the sour wine, He said, “It is finished.” And bowing His head, He yielded up His spirit.
— John 19:30 · “It is finished”
Then Jesus called out in a loud voice, “Father, into Your hands I commit My Spirit.” And when He had said this, He breathed His last.
— Luke 23:46 · Into the Father’s hands

Written long before

The Gospel writers saw Good Friday foretold in the Hebrew Scriptures:

He was oppressed and afflicted, yet He did not open His mouth. He was led like a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is silent, so He did not open His mouth.
— Isaiah 53:7 · Silent before His accusers (see Luke 23:9)
They divide my garments among them and cast lots for my clothing.
— Psalm 22:18 · Lots cast for His clothing (quoted in John 19:24)
Then I told them, “If it seems right to you, give me my wages; but if not, keep them.” So they weighed out my wages, thirty pieces of silver.
— Zechariah 11:12 · Thirty pieces of silver (see Matthew 27:9–10)

Pray along

Short voiced prayers on these same passages:

Questions

When does The Chosen Season 6 come out?

On Prime Video: episodes 1–3 on November 15, 2026, then one episode a week on November 22, November 29 and December 6. The finale opens in theaters in spring 2027; reports give March 12, 2027.

Where can I watch The Chosen?

Season 6 premieres on Prime Video on November 15, 2026. Seasons 1–5 stream free on The Chosen app (phones, TV devices and the web at watch.thechosen.tv). What each service carries varies by country and changes over time, so check the app or Prime Video where you live.

Is The Chosen on Netflix?

Netflix is not where new seasons of The Chosen come out. Season 6 is coming to Prime Video, and earlier seasons are free on The Chosen app. Some services have carried older seasons in some countries for a time, so search your own service to be sure.

What is Season 6 of The Chosen about?

Good Friday: the last day of Jesus’ life, from the night of His arrest to His crucifixion. The Gospel accounts of those events are on this page, in order.

Where can I read the Bible story behind Season 6?

Matthew 26–27, Mark 14–15, Luke 22–23 and John 18–19. Each Gospel tells the same day with different details; John, for example, records Jesus speaking to His mother from the cross, and only Luke records the visit to Herod.

Is The Chosen accurate to the Bible?

The Chosen is a drama. It keeps to the events of the Gospels, but it adds conversations, backstories and characters to tell them. Reading the passages alongside the show is the best way to see which is which.

Is this page from The Chosen?

No. Our Bible Moments is not affiliated with The Chosen, its creators or Prime Video. This is a free reading companion for viewers.