^{1 Ref} And the first thing in the morning the chief priests, with those in authority and the scribes and all the Sanhedrin, had a meeting, and put cords round Jesus, and took him away, and gave him up to Pilate.

^{2 Ref} And Pilate put a question to him, Are you the King of the Jews? And he, answering, said to him, You say so.

^{3 Ref} And the chief priests said a number of things against him.

^{4 Ref} And Pilate again put a question, Do you say nothing in answer? see how much evil they say you have done.

^{5 Ref} But Jesus gave no more answers, so that Pilate was full of wonder.

^{6 Ref} Now at the feast every year he let one prisoner go free at their request.

^{7 Ref} And there was one named Barabbas, in prison with those who had gone against the government and in the fight had taken life.

⁸ And the people went up, requesting him to do as he had done for them in other years.

^{9 Ref} And Pilate said in answer to them, Is it your desire that I let the King of the Jews go free?

^{10 Ref} For he saw that the chief priests had given him up through envy.

^{11 Ref} But the people were moved by the chief priests to make him let Barabbas go free.

^{12 Ref} And Pilate again said in answer to them, What then am I to do to him to whom you give the name of the King of the Jews?

¹³ And they said again loudly, To the cross with him!

^{14 Ref} And Pilate said to them, Why, what evil has he done? But their cry was the louder, To the cross!

^{15 Ref} And Pilate, desiring to do what was pleasing to the people, let Barabbas go free, and gave up Jesus, when he had been whipped, to be put to death on the cross.

^{16 Ref} And the men of the army took him away into the square in front of the building which is the Praetorium, and they got together all the band.

^{17 Ref} And they put a purple robe on him, and twisting a crown of thorns, they put it on him;

^{18 Ref} And, as if honouring him, they said, Long life to the King of the Jews!

^{19 Ref} And they gave him blows on the head with a stick and put shame on him and, going down on their knees, gave him worship.

^{20 Ref} And when they had made sport of him, they took the purple robe off him and put his clothing on him. And they took him out to put him to death on the cross.

^{21 Ref} And they made one, Simon of Cyrene, the father of Alexander and Rufus, who was going by, coming from the country, go with them, so that he might take his cross.

^{22 Ref} And they took him to the place named Golgotha, which is, Dead Man's Head.

^{23 Ref} And they gave him wine mixed with myrrh; but he did not take it.

^{24 Ref} And he was nailed to the cross; and they made a division of his clothing among them, putting to the decision of chance what everyone was to take.

^{25 Ref} And it was the third hour when they put him on the cross.

^{26 Ref} And the statement of his crime was put in writing on the cross, THE KING OF THE JEWS.

^{27 Ref} And they put two thieves on crosses with him, one on his right side, and one on his left.

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^{29 Ref} And those who went by made sport of him, shaking their heads, and saying, Ha! you who give the Temple to destruction, and put it up again in three days,

³⁰ Keep yourself from death, and come down from the cross.

^{31 Ref} In the same way the chief priests, laughing at him among themselves with the scribes, said, A saviour of others, he has no salvation for himself.

^{32 Ref} Let the Christ, the King of Israel, come down now from the cross, so that we may see and have belief. And those who were put on crosses with him said evil things against him.

^{33 Ref} And when the sixth hour had come, it was dark over all the land till the ninth hour.

^{34 Ref} And at the ninth hour, Jesus said in a loud voice, Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani? which is, My God, my God, why are you turned away from me?

^{35 Ref} And some of those who were near, hearing it, said, See, he is crying to Elijah.

^{36 Ref} And one of them went quickly and, getting a sponge full of bitter wine, put it on a rod, and gave it to him for drink, saying, Let be; let us see if Elijah will come to take him down.

^{37 Ref} And Jesus gave a loud cry, and gave up his spirit.

^{38 Ref} And the curtain of the Temple was parted in two from end to end.

^{39 Ref} And when the captain, who was near, saw how he gave up his spirit, he said, Truly this man was a son of God.

^{40 Ref} And there were women watching from a distance: among them were Mary Magdalene, and Mary, the mother of James the less and of Joses, and Salome,

^{41 Ref} Who went with him when he was in Galilee and took care of him; and a number of other women who came up with him to Jerusalem.

^{42 Ref} And when it was evening, because it was the time of getting ready, that is, the day before the Sabbath,

^{43 Ref} There came Joseph of Arimathaea, a responsible man in high honour, who was himself waiting for the kingdom of God; and he went in to Pilate without fear, and made a request for the body of Jesus.

^{44 Ref} And Pilate was surprised that he was dead; and, sending for the captain, he put a question to see if he had been dead for long.

^{45 Ref} And when he had news of it from the captain, he let Joseph have the body.

^{46 Ref} And he got a linen cloth and, taking him down, put the linen cloth round him, and put him in a place for the dead which had been cut out of a rock; and a stone was rolled against the door.

^{47 Ref} And Mary Magdalene and Mary, the mother of Joses, saw where he was put.

^{1 Ref} Immediately in the morning the chief priests, with the elders and scribes, and the whole council, held a consultation, and bound Jesus, and carried him away, and delivered him up to Pilate.

^{2 Ref} Pilate asked him, "Are you the King of the Jews?" He answered, "So you say."

^{3 Ref} The chief priests accused him of many things.

^{4 Ref} Pilate again asked him, "Have you no answer? See how many things they testify against you!"

^{5 Ref} But Jesus made no further answer, so that Pilate marveled.

^{6 Ref} Now at the feast he used to release to them one prisoner, whom they asked of him.

^{7 Ref} There was one called Barabbas, bound with those who had made insurrection, men who in the insurrection had committed murder.

⁸ The multitude, crying aloud, began to ask him to do as he always did for them.

^{9 Ref} Pilate answered them, saying, "Do you want me to release to you the King of the Jews?"

^{10 Ref} For he perceived that for envy the chief priests had delivered him up.

^{11 Ref} But the chief priests stirred up the multitude, that he should release Barabbas to them instead.

^{12 Ref} Pilate again asked them, "What then should I do to him whom you call the King of the Jews?"

¹³ They cried out again, "Crucify him!"

^{14 Ref} Pilate said to them, "Why, what evil has he done?" But they cried out exceedingly, "Crucify him!"

^{15 Ref} Pilate, wishing to please the multitude, released Barabbas to them, and handed over Jesus, when he had flogged him, to be crucified.

^{16 Ref} The soldiers led him away within the court, which is the Praetorium; and they called together the whole cohort.

^{17 Ref} They clothed him with purple, and weaving a crown of thorns, they put it on him.

^{18 Ref} They began to salute him, "Hail, King of the Jews!"

^{19 Ref} They struck his head with a reed, and spat on him, and bowing their knees, did homage to him.

^{20 Ref} When they had mocked him, they took the purple off of him, and put his own garments on him. They led him out to crucify him.

^{21 Ref} They compelled one passing by, coming from the country, Simon of Cyrene, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to go with them, that he might bear his cross.

^{22 Ref} They brought him to the place called Golgotha, which is, being interpreted, "The place of a skull."

^{23 Ref} They offered him wine mixed with myrrh to drink, but he didn't take it.

^{24 Ref} Crucifying him, they parted his garments among them, casting lots on them, what each should take.

^{25 Ref} It was the third hour,{9:00 A. M.} and they crucified him.

^{26 Ref} The superscription of his accusation was written over him, "THE KING OF THE JEWS."

^{27 Ref} With him they crucified two robbers; one on his right hand, and one on his left.

²⁸ The Scripture was fulfilled, which says, "He was numbered with transgressors."

^{29 Ref} Those who passed by blasphemed him, wagging their heads, and saying, "Ha! You who destroy the temple, and build it in three days,

³⁰ save yourself, and come down from the cross!"

^{31 Ref} Likewise, also the chief priests mocking among themselves with the scribes said, "He saved others. He can't save himself.

^{32 Ref} Let the Christ, the King of Israel, now come down from the cross, that we may see and believe him.{TR omits "him"}" Those who were crucified with him insulted him.

^{33 Ref} When the sixth hour{or, noon} had come, there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour.{3:00 PM}

^{34 Ref} At the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, "Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani?" which is, being interpreted, "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?"

^{35 Ref} Some of those who stood by, when they heard it, said, "Behold, he is calling Elijah."

^{36 Ref} One ran, and filling a sponge full of vinegar, put it on a reed, and gave it to him to drink, saying, "Let him be. Let's see whether Elijah comes to take him down."

^{37 Ref} Jesus cried out with a loud voice, and gave up the spirit.

^{38 Ref} The veil of the temple was torn in two from the top to the bottom.

^{39 Ref} When the centurion, who stood by opposite him, saw that he cried out like this and breathed his last, he said, "Truly this man was the Son of God!"

^{40 Ref} There were also women watching from afar, among whom were both Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James the less and of Joses, and Salome;

^{41 Ref} who, when he was in Galilee, followed him, and served him; and many other women who came up with him to Jerusalem.

^{42 Ref} When evening had now come, because it was the Preparation Day, that is, the day before the Sabbath,

^{43 Ref} Joseph of Arimathaea, a prominent council member who also himself was looking for the Kingdom of God, came. He boldly went in to Pilate, and asked for Jesus' body.

^{44 Ref} Pilate marveled if he were already dead; and summoning the centurion, he asked him whether he had been dead long.

^{45 Ref} When he found out from the centurion, he granted the body to Joseph.

^{46 Ref} He bought a linen cloth, and taking him down, wound him in the linen cloth, and laid him in a tomb which had been cut out of a rock. He rolled a stone against the door of the tomb.

^{47 Ref} Mary Magdalene and Mary, the mother of Joses, saw where he was laid.