aEarly in the morning the chief priests with the elders and scribes and the whole 1 bCouncil, immediately held a consultation; and binding Jesus, they led Him away and delivered Him to Pilate.
2aPilate questioned Him, "Are You the King of the Jews?" And He *answered him, "It is as you say."
3The chief priests began to accuse Him 1harshly.
4Then Pilate questioned Him again, saying, "Do You not answer? See how many charges they bring against You!"
5But Jesus amade no further answer; so Pilate was amazed.
6aNow at the feast he used to release for them any one prisoner whom they requested.
7The man named Barabbas had been imprisoned with the insurrectionists who had committed murder in the insurrection.
8The crowd went up and began asking him to do as he had been accustomed to do for them.
9Pilate answered them, saying, "Do you want me to release for you the King of the Jews?"
10For he was aware that the chief priests had handed Him over because of envy.
11But the chief priests stirred up the crowd ato ask him to release Barabbas for them instead.
12Answering again, Pilate said to them, "Then what shall I do with Him whom you call the King of the Jews?"
13They shouted 1back, "Crucify Him!"
14But Pilate said to them, "Why, what evil has He done?" But they shouted all the more, "Crucify Him!"
15Wishing to satisfy the crowd, Pilate released Barabbas for them, and after having Jesus ascourged, he handed Him over to be crucified.
aThe soldiers took Him away into bthe 1palace (that is, the Praetorium), and they *called together the whole Roman 2 ccohort.
17They *dressed Him up in purple, and after twisting a crown of thorns, they put it on Him;
18and they began to acclaim Him, "Hail, King of the Jews!"
19They kept beating His head with a 1reed, and spitting on Him, and kneeling and bowing before Him.
20After 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.
21aThey *pressed into service a passer-by coming from the country, Simon of Cyrene (the father of Alexander and bRufus), to bear His cross.
aThen they *brought Him to the place bGolgotha, which is translated, Place of a Skull.
23They tried to give Him awine mixed with myrrh; but He did not take it.
24And they *crucified Him, and * adivided up His garments among themselves, casting 1lots for them to decide 2what each man should take.
25It was the 1 athird hour 2when they crucified Him.
26The inscription of the charge against Him 1read, " aTHE KING OF THE JEWS."
27They *crucified two robbers with Him, one on His right and one on His left.
28[ 1And the Scripture was fulfilled which says, "And He was numbered with transgressors."]
29Those passing by were 1hurling abuse at Him, awagging their heads, and saying, "Ha! You who are going to bdestroy the temple and rebuild it in three days,
30save Yourself, and come down from the cross!"
31In the same way the chief priests also, along with the scribes, were mocking Him among themselves and saying, " aHe saved others; 1He cannot save Himself.
32"Let this Christ, athe King of Israel, now come down from the cross, so that we may see and believe!" bThose who were crucified with Him were also insulting Him.
33aWhen the 1 bsixth hour came, darkness 2fell over the whole land until the 3 bninth hour.
34At the aninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, " bELOI, ELOI, LAMA SABACHTHANI?" which is translated, "MY GOD, MY GOD, WHY HAVE YOU FORSAKEN ME?"
35When some of the bystanders heard it, they began saying, "Behold, He is calling for Elijah."
36Someone ran and filled a sponge with sour wine, put it on a reed, and gave Him a drink, saying, " 1Let us see whether Elijah will come to take Him down."
37aAnd Jesus uttered a loud cry, and breathed His last.
38aAnd the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom.
39aWhen the centurion, who was standing 1right in front of Him, saw 2the way He breathed His last, he said, "Truly this man was 3the Son of God!"
40aThere were also some women looking on from a distance, among whom were Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of 1James bthe 2Less and Joses, and cSalome.
41When He was in Galilee, they used to follow Him and 1 aminister to Him; and there were many other women who came up with Him to Jerusalem.
aWhen evening had already come, because it was bthe preparation day, that is, the day before the Sabbath,
43Joseph of Arimathea came, a aprominent member of the Council, who himself was bwaiting for the kingdom of God; and he cgathered up courage and went in before Pilate, and asked for the body of Jesus.
44Pilate wondered if He was dead by this time, and summoning the centurion, he questioned him as to whether He was already dead.
45And ascertaining this from athe centurion, he granted the body to Joseph.
46Joseph 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.
47aMary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses were looking on to see where He was laid.