| 1 As soon as morning came, the chief priests with the elders and the scribes, that is, the whole Sanhedrin, held a council. They bound Jesus, led him away, and handed him over to Pilate. | 1 And as soon as it was morning the chief priests, with the elders and scribes, and the whole council held a consultation; and they bound Jesus and led him away and delivered him to Pilate. |
| 2 Pilate questioned him, "Are you the king of the Jews?" He said to him in reply, "You say so." | 2 And Pilate asked him, "Are you the King of the Jews?" And he answered him, "You have said so." |
| 3 The chief priests accused him of many things. | 3 And the chief priests accused him of many things. |
| 4 Again Pilate questioned him, "Have you no answer? See how many things they accuse you of." | 4 And Pilate again asked him, "Have you no answer to make? See how many charges they bring against you." |
| 5 Jesus gave him no further answer, so that Pilate was amazed. | 5 But Jesus made no further answer, so that Pilate wondered. |
| 6 Now on the occasion of the feast he used to release to them one prisoner whom they requested. | 6 Now at the feast he used to release for them one prisoner for whom they asked. |
| 7 A man called Barabbas was then in prison along with the rebels who had committed murder in a rebellion. | 7 And among the rebels in prison, who had committed murder in the insurrection, there was a man called Barabbas. |
| 8 The crowd came forward and began to ask him to do for them as he was accustomed. | 8 And the crowd came up and began to ask Pilate to do as he was wont to do for them. |
| 9 Pilate answered, "Do you want me to release to you the king of the Jews?" | 9 And he answered them, "Do you want me to release for you the King of the Jews?" |
| 10 For he knew that it was out of envy that the chief priests had handed him over. | 10 For he perceived that it was out of envy that the chief priests had delivered him up. |
| 11 But the chief priests stirred up the crowd to have him release Barabbas for them instead. | 11 But the chief priests stirred up the crowd to have him release for them Barabbas instead. |
| 12 Pilate again said to them in reply, "Then what (do you want) me to do with (the man you call) the king of the Jews?" | 12 And Pilate again said to them, "Then what shall I do with the man whom you call the King of the Jews?" |
| 13 They shouted again, "Crucify him." | 13 And they cried out again, "Crucify him." |
| 14 Pilate said to them, "Why? What evil has he done?" They only shouted the louder, "Crucify him." | 14 And Pilate said to them, "Why, what evil has he done?" But they shouted all the more, "Crucify him." |
| 15 So Pilate, wishing to satisfy the crowd, released Barabbas to them and, after he had Jesus scourged, handed him over to be crucified. | 15 So Pilate, wishing to satisfy the crowd, released for them Barabbas; and having scourged Jesus, he delivered him to be crucified. |
| 16 The soldiers led him away inside the palace, that is, the praetorium, and assembled the whole cohort. | 16 And the soldiers led him away inside the palace (that is, the praetorium); and they called together the whole battalion. |
| 17 They clothed him in purple and, weaving a crown of thorns, placed it on him. | 17 And they clothed him in a purple cloak, and plaiting a crown of thorns they put it on him. |
| 18 They began to salute him with, "Hail, King of the Jews!" | 18 And they began to salute him, "Hail, King of the Jews!" |
| 19 and kept striking his head with a reed and spitting upon him. They knelt before him in homage. | 19 And they struck his head with a reed, and spat upon him, and they knelt down in homage to him. |
| 20 And when they had mocked him, they stripped him of the purple cloak, dressed him in his own clothes, and led him out to crucify him. | 20 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. |
| 21 They pressed into service a passer-by, Simon, a Cyrenian, who was coming in from the country, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to carry his cross. | 21 And they compelled a passer-by, Simon of Cyrene, who was coming in from the country, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to carry his cross. |
| 22 They brought him to the place of Golgotha (which is translated Place of the Skull). | 22 And they brought him to the place called Golgotha (which means the place of a skull). |
| 23 They gave him wine drugged with myrrh, but he did not take it. | 23 And they offered him wine mingled with myrrh; but he did not take it. |
| 24 Then they crucified him and divided his garments by casting lots for them to see what each should take. | 24 And they crucified him, and divided his garments among them, casting lots for them, to decide what each should take. |
| 25 It was nine o'clock in the morning when they crucified him. | 25 And it was the third hour, when they crucified him. |
| 26 The inscription of the charge against him read, "The King of the Jews." | 26 And the inscription of the charge against him read, "The King of the Jews." |
| 27 With him they crucified two revolutionaries, one on his right and one on his left. | 27 And with him they crucified two robbers, one on his right and one on his left. |
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| 29 Those passing by reviled him, shaking their heads and saying, "Aha! You who would destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, | 29 And those who passed by derided him, wagging their heads, and saying, "Aha! You who would destroy the temple and build it in three days, |
| 30 save yourself by coming down from the cross." | 30 save yourself, and come down from the cross!" |
| 31 Likewise the chief priests, with the scribes, mocked him among themselves and said, "He saved others; he cannot save himself. | 31 So also the chief priests mocked him to one another with the scribes, saying, "He saved others; he cannot save himself. |
| 32 Let the Messiah, the King of Israel, come down now from the cross that we may see and believe." Those who were crucified with him also kept abusing him. | 32 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. |
| 33 At noon darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon. | 33 And when the sixth hour had come, there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour. |
| 34 And at three o'clock Jesus cried out in a loud voice, "Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?" which is translated, "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?" | 34 And at the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, "Elo-i, Elo-i, lama sabach-thani?" which means, "My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?" |
| 35 Some of the bystanders who heard it said, "Look, he is calling Elijah." | 35 And some of the bystanders hearing it said, "Behold, he is calling Elijah." |
| 36 One of them ran, soaked a sponge with wine, put it on a reed, and gave it to him to drink, saying, "Wait, let us see if Elijah comes to take him down." | 36 And one ran and, filling a sponge full of vinegar, 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." |
| 37 Jesus gave a loud cry and breathed his last. | 37 And Jesus uttered a loud cry, and breathed his last. |
| 38 The veil of the sanctuary was torn in two from top to bottom. | 38 And the curtain of the temple was torn in two, from top to bottom. |
| 39 When the centurion who stood facing him saw how he breathed his last he said, "Truly this man was the Son of God!" | 39 And when the centurion, who stood facing him, saw that he thus breathed his last, he said, "Truly this man was the Son of God!" |
| 40 There were also women looking on from a distance. Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of the younger James and of Joses, and Salome. | 40 There were also women looking on from afar, among whom were Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James the younger and of Joses, and Salome, |
| 41 These women had followed him when he was in Galilee and ministered to him. There were also many other women who had come up with him to Jerusalem. | 41 who, when he was in Galilee, followed him, and ministered to him; and also many other women who came up with him to Jerusalem. |
| 42 When it was already evening, since it was the day of preparation, the day before the sabbath, | 42 And when evening had come, since it was the day of Preparation, that is, the day before the sabbath, |
| 43 Joseph of Arimathea, a distinguished member of the council, who was himself awaiting the kingdom of God, came and courageously went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. | 43 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. |
| 44 Pilate was amazed that he was already dead. He summoned the centurion and asked him if Jesus had already died. | 44 And Pilate wondered if he were already dead; and summoning the centurion, he asked him whether he was already dead. |
| 45 And when he learned of it from the centurion, he gave the body to Joseph. | 45 And when he learned from the centurion that he was dead, he granted the body to Joseph. |
| 46 Having bought a linen cloth, he took him down, wrapped him in the linen cloth and laid him in a tomb that had been hewn out of the rock. Then he rolled a stone against the entrance to the tomb. | 46 And he bought a linen shroud, and taking him down, wrapped him in the linen shroud, and laid him in a tomb which had been hewn out of the rock; and he rolled a stone against the door of the tomb. |
| 47 Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses watched where he was laid. | 47 Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses saw where he was laid. |