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Jesus before Pilate
Early in the morning the chief priests with the elders and scribes and the whole Council, immediately held a consultation; and binding Jesus, they led Him away and delivered Him to Pilate.
Early in the morning the chief priests with the elders and scribes and the whole Council, immediately held a consultation; and binding Jesus, they led Him away and delivered Him to Pilate.
Jesus Delivered to Pilate
And as soon as it was morning, the chief priests held a consultation with the elders and scribes and the whole council. And they bound Jesus and led him away and delivered him over to Pilate.
And as soon as it was morning, the chief priests held a consultation with the elders and scribes and the whole council. And they bound Jesus and led him away and delivered him over to Pilate.
Pilate questioned Him, “Are You the King of the Jews?” And He answered him, “It is as you say.”
And Pilate asked him, “Are you the King of the Jews?” And he answered him, “You have said so.”
The chief priests began to accuse Him harshly.
And the chief priests accused him of many things.
Then Pilate questioned Him again, saying, “Do You not answer? See how many charges they bring against You!”
And Pilate again asked him, “Have you no answer to make? See how many charges they bring against you.”
But Jesus made no further answer; so Pilate was amazed.
But Jesus made no further answer, so that Pilate was amazed.
Now at the feast he used to release for them any one prisoner whom they requested.
Pilate Delivers Jesus to Be Crucified
Now at the feast he used to release for them one prisoner for whom they asked.
Now at the feast he used to release for them one prisoner for whom they asked.
The man named Barabbas had been imprisoned with the insurrectionists who had committed murder in the insurrection.
And among the rebels in prison, who had committed murder in the insurrection, there was a man called Barabbas.
The crowd went up and began asking him to do as he had been accustomed to do for them.
And the crowd came up and began to ask Pilate to do as he usually did for them.
Pilate answered them, saying, “Do you want me to release for you the King of the Jews?”
And he answered them, saying, “Do you want me to release for you the King of the Jews?”
For he was aware that the chief priests had handed Him over because of envy.
For he perceived that it was out of envy that the chief priests had delivered him up.
But the chief priests stirred up the crowd to ask him to release Barabbas for them instead.
But the chief priests stirred up the crowd to have him release for them Barabbas instead.
Answering again, Pilate said to them, “Then what shall I do with Him whom you call the King of the Jews?”
And Pilate again said to them, “Then what shall I do with the man you call the King of the Jews?”
But Pilate said to them, “Why, what evil has He done?” But they shouted all the more, “Crucify Him!”
And Pilate said to them, “Why? What evil has he done?” But they shouted all the more, “Crucify him.”
Wishing to satisfy the crowd, Pilate released Barabbas for them, and after having Jesus scourged, he handed Him over to be crucified.
Jesus Is Mocked
The soldiers took Him away into the palace (that is, the Praetorium), and they called together the whole Roman cohort.
They dressed Him up in purple, and after twisting a crown of thorns, they put it on Him;
And they clothed him in a purple cloak, and twisting together a crown of thorns, they put it on him.
and they began to acclaim Him, “Hail, King of the Jews!”
And they began to salute him, “Hail, King of the Jews!”
They kept beating His head with a reed, and spitting on Him, and kneeling and bowing before Him.
And they were striking his head with a reed and spitting on him and kneeling down in homage to him.
After they had mocked Him, they took the purple robe off Him and put His own garments on Him. And they led Him out to crucify Him.
And when they had mocked him, they stripped him of the purple cloak and put his own clothes on him. And they led him out to crucify him.
They pressed into service a passer-by coming from the country, Simon of Cyrene (the father of Alexander and Rufus), to bear His cross.
The Crucifixion
And they compelled a passerby, Simon of Cyrene, who was coming in from the country, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to carry his cross.
And they compelled a passerby, Simon of Cyrene, who was coming in from the country, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to carry his cross.
The Crucifixion
Then they brought Him to the place Golgotha, which is translated, Place of a Skull.
And they brought him to the place called Golgotha (which means Place of a Skull).
They tried to give Him wine mixed with myrrh; but He did not take it.
And they offered him wine mixed with myrrh, but he did not take it.
And they crucified Him, and divided up His garments among themselves, casting lots for them to decide what each man should take.
And they crucified him and divided his garments among them, casting lots for them, to decide what each should take.
It was the third hour when they crucified Him.
The inscription of the charge against Him read, “THE KING OF THE JEWS.”
And the inscription of the charge against him read, “The King of the Jews.”
They crucified two robbers with Him, one on His right and one on His left.
Those passing by were hurling abuse at Him, wagging their heads, and saying, “Ha! You who are going to destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days,
And those who passed by derided him, wagging their heads and saying, “Aha! You who would destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days,
In the same way the chief priests also, along with the scribes, were mocking Him among themselves and saying, “He saved others; He cannot save Himself.
So also the chief priests with the scribes mocked him to one another, saying, “He saved others; he cannot save himself.
“Let this Christ, the King of Israel, now come down from the cross, so that we may see and believe!” Those who were crucified with Him were also insulting Him.
Let the Christ, the King of Israel, come down now from the cross that we may see and believe.” Those who were crucified with him also reviled him.
When the sixth hour came, darkness fell over the whole land until the ninth hour.
At the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, “ELOI, ELOI, LAMA SABACHTHANI?” which is translated, “MY GOD, MY GOD, WHY HAVE YOU FORSAKEN ME?”
And at the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?” which means, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”
When some of the bystanders heard it, they began saying, “Behold, He is calling for Elijah.”
And some of the bystanders hearing it said, “Behold, he is calling Elijah.”
Someone ran and filled a sponge with sour wine, put it on a reed, and gave Him a drink, saying, “Let us see whether Elijah will come to take Him down.”
And someone ran and filled a sponge with sour wine, put it on a reed and gave it to him to drink, saying, “Wait, let us see whether Elijah will come to take him down.”
And Jesus uttered a loud cry, and breathed His last.
And Jesus uttered a loud cry and breathed his last.
And the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom.
And the curtain of the temple was torn in two, from top to bottom.
When the centurion, who was standing right in front of Him, saw the way He breathed His last, he said, “Truly this man was the Son of God!”
There were also some women looking on from a distance, among whom were Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James the Less and Joses, and Salome.
There were also women looking on from a distance, among whom were Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James the younger and of Joses, and Salome.
When He was in Galilee, they used to follow Him and minister to Him; and there were many other women who came up with Him to Jerusalem.
When he was in Galilee, they followed him and ministered to him, and there were also many other women who came up with him to Jerusalem.
Jesus Is Buried
When evening had already come, because it was the preparation day, that is, the day before the Sabbath,
Jesus Is Buried
And when evening had come, since it was the day of Preparation, that is, the day before the Sabbath,
And when evening had come, since it was the day of Preparation, that is, the day before the Sabbath,
Joseph of Arimathea came, a prominent member of the Council, who himself was waiting for the kingdom of God; and he gathered up courage and went in before Pilate, and asked for the body of Jesus.
Joseph of Arimathea, a respected member of the council, who was also himself looking for the kingdom of God, took courage and went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus.
Pilate wondered if He was dead by this time, and summoning the centurion, he questioned him as to whether He was already dead.
And ascertaining this from the centurion, he granted the body to Joseph.
And when he learned from the centurion that he was dead, he granted the corpse to Joseph.
Joseph bought a linen cloth, took Him down, wrapped Him in the linen cloth and laid Him in a tomb which had been hewn out in the rock; and he rolled a stone against the entrance of the tomb.