AND immediately the chief priests having held a council in the morning,
with the elders, and scribes, and the whole sanhedrim, after binding
Jesus, led him away, and delivered him up to Pilate. (2)And Pilate
asked him, Art thou the King of the Jews? He answering said to him,
Thou sayest true. (3)And the chief priests laid many accusations
against him. (4)Then Pilate again interrogated him, saying, Answerest
thou nothing? behold how many things they testify against thee. (5)But
Jesus notwithstanding made not a word of reply; so that Pilate
marvelled.
(6)Now at the feast, he released one prisoner to them, whomsoever they
petitioned for. (7)And there was one called Barabbas, bound with those
who had made an insurrection with him, and had committed murder in the
insurrection. (8)And the multitude, clamorous, began to petition him to
do, as he had always done to them. (9)Then Pilate answered them,
saying, Will ye that I release unto you the king of the Jews? (10)(For
he knew that out of envy the chief priests had delivered him up.)
(11)Then the chief priests stirred up the people, that he should rather
release Barabbas unto them. (12)Then Pilate addressing them, said unto
them again, What therefore do you wish that I should do with him whom
ye call the king of the Jews? (13)And they cried out again, Crucify
him. (14)Then Pilate said unto them, But what criminal act hath he
done? And they cried the more vociferously, Crucify him. (15)So Pilate,
willing to do what would be satisfactory to the people, released to
them Barabbas, and delivered Jesus to be scourged, in order to be
crucified.
(16)Then the soldiers led him to the hall, which is the Praetorium, and
called together the whole band. (17)And they invested him with a robe
of purple, and platting a crown of thorns, put it about his head,
(18)and began to pay their salutations to him, Hail, King of the Jews!
(19)And they struck him on the head with a cane, and spat upon him, and
bowing their knees payed him homage. (20)And when they had treated him
with mockery, they took off the purple robe from him, and clothed him
with his own garments, and led him out to crucify him. (21)And they
compel one Simon, a Cyrenian, who was passing by, coming out of the
field, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to carry his cross.
(22)And they convey him to a place called Golgotha, which is being
interpreted, The place of a skull. (23)And they gave him to drink wine
medicated with myrrh: but he received it not. (24)And having crucified
him, they divided his garments, casting the lot upon them, what each
should take. (25)Now it was the third hour, and they crucified him.
(26)And there was an inscription of his crime written over him, THE
KING OF THE JEWS. (27)And with him they crucified two robbers, one on
his right hand, and the other on his left. (28)And the scripture was
fulfilled, which saith, "And he was reckoned among the transgressors."
(29)And they who passed along, blasphemed him, shaking their heads, and
saying, Aha! thou that destroyest the temple, and buildest it in three
days, (30)save thyself, and come down from the cross. (31)And in the
same manner also, the chief priests mocking him, among each other, with
the scribes, said, He saved others, himself he cannot save. (32)Thou
Messiah, King of Israel, come now down from the cross, that we may see,
and believe. Even those who were crucified with him railed on him.
(33)Now when the sixth hour came, there was darkness over all the land
until the ninth hour. (34)And at the ninth hour, Jesus cried with a
loud voice, saying, Eloi, Eloi, lama sabacthani? which is, being
interpreted, My God, my God, for what cause hast thou abandoned me?
(35)And some of those who stood by, hearing him, said, Behold, he
crieth for Elias. (36)Then one ran, and filling a sponge with vinegar,
fixed it round a cane, and gave him to drink, saying, Let alone, let us
see if Elias comes to take him down. (37)Then Jesus, uttering a loud
cry, gave up the ghost.
(38)And the vail of the temple was rent in two from the top to the
bottom. (39)And the centurion, who stood opposite to him, observing,
that with such a cry he gave up the ghost, said, Assuredly this was the
Son of God.
(40)Now there were also women looking on at a distance; among whom also
was Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James the small, and the
mother of Joses, and Salome. (41)These women followed him when he was
in Galilee, and supplied his wants; and many other women who went up
with him to Jerusalem.
(42)And when the evening was now come (since it was the preparation,
that is the day preceding the sabbath), (43)Joseph, who was from
Arimathea, came, a respectable person, a counsellor, and who himself
also was expecting the kingdom of God; taking courage, he went in to
Pilate, and begged the body of Jesus. (44)Then Pilate marvelled that he
should be already dead: and calling for the centurion, he asked him, If
he had been dead any time. (45)And when he knew it from the centurion,
he gave the body to Joseph. (46)And having bought a wrapper of fine
linen, and taken him down, he wrapped him in the linen cloth, and laid
him in a sepulchre, which was hewn out of a rock; and rolled a stone to
the door of the sepulchre. (47)Now Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother
of Joses, saw where he was laid.