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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.
And Pilate asked him, “Are you the King of the Jews?” And he answered him, “You have said so.”
Pilate asked Jesus, “Are you the king of the Jews?”
Jesus replied, “You have said it.”
Jesus replied, “You have said it.”
And the chief priests accused him of many things.
Then the leading priests kept accusing him of many crimes,
And Pilate again asked him, “Have you no answer to make? See how many charges they bring against you.”
and Pilate asked him, “Aren’t you going to answer them? What about all these charges they are bringing against you?”
But Jesus made no further answer, so that Pilate was amazed.
But Jesus said nothing, much to Pilate’s surprise.
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.
Now it was the governor’s custom each year during the Passover celebration to release one prisoner — anyone the people requested.
And among the rebels in prison, who had committed murder in the insurrection, there was a man called Barabbas.
One of the prisoners at that time was Barabbas, a revolutionary who had committed murder in an uprising.
And the crowd came up and began to ask Pilate to do as he usually did for them.
The crowd went to Pilate and asked him to release a prisoner as usual.
And he answered them, saying, “Do you want me to release for you the King of the Jews?”
“Would you like me to release to you this ‘King of the Jews’?” Pilate asked.
For he perceived that it was out of envy that the chief priests had delivered him up.
(For he realized by now that the leading priests had arrested Jesus out of envy.)
But the chief priests stirred up the crowd to have him release for them Barabbas instead.
But at this point the leading priests stirred up the crowd to demand the release of Barabbas instead of Jesus.
And Pilate again said to them, “Then what shall I do with the man you call the King of the Jews?”
Pilate asked them, “Then what should I do with this man you call the king of the Jews?”
And Pilate said to them, “Why? What evil has he done?” But they shouted all the more, “Crucify him.”
“Why?” Pilate demanded. “What crime has he committed?”
But the mob roared even louder, “Crucify him!”
But the mob roared even louder, “Crucify him!”
So to pacify the crowd, Pilate released Barabbas to them. He ordered Jesus flogged with a lead-tipped whip, then turned him over to the Roman soldiers to be crucified.
The Soldiers Mock Jesus
The soldiers took Jesus into the courtyard of the governor’s headquarters (called the Praetorium) and called out the entire regiment.
And they clothed him in a purple cloak, and twisting together a crown of thorns, they put it on him.
They dressed him in a purple robe, and they wove thorn branches into a crown and put it on his head.
And they began to salute him, “Hail, King of the Jews!”
Then they saluted him and taunted, “Hail! King of the Jews!”
And they were striking his head with a reed and spitting on him and kneeling down in homage to him.
And they struck him on the head with a reed stick, spit on him, and dropped to their knees in mock worship.
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.
When they were finally tired of mocking him, they took off the purple robe and put his own clothes on him again. Then they led him away to be crucified.
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.
And they brought him to the place called Golgotha (which means Place of a Skull).
And they brought Jesus to a place called Golgotha (which means “Place of the Skull”).
And they offered him wine mixed with myrrh, but he did not take it.
They offered him wine drugged with myrrh, but he refused it.
And they crucified him and divided his garments among them, casting lots for them, to decide what each should take.
It was nine o’clock in the morning when they crucified him.
And the inscription of the charge against him read, “The King of the Jews.”
A sign announced the charge against him. It read, “The King of the Jews.”
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,
The people passing by shouted abuse, shaking their heads in mockery. “Ha! Look at you now!” they yelled at him. “You said you were going to destroy the Temple and rebuild it in three days.
save yourself, and come down from the cross!”
Well then, save yourself and come down from the cross!”
So also the chief priests with the scribes mocked him to one another, saying, “He saved others; he cannot save himself.
The leading priests and teachers of religious law also mocked Jesus. “He saved others,” they scoffed, “but he can’t save himself!
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.
Let this Messiah, this King of Israel, come down from the cross so we can see it and believe him!” Even the men who were crucified with Jesus ridiculed him.
The Death of Jesus
At noon, darkness fell across the whole land until three o’clock.
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?”
And some of the bystanders hearing it said, “Behold, he is calling Elijah.”
Some of the bystanders misunderstood and thought he was calling for the prophet Elijah.
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.”
One of them ran and filled a sponge with sour wine, holding it up to him on a reed stick so he could drink. “Wait!” he said. “Let’s see whether Elijah comes to take him down!”
And Jesus uttered a loud cry and breathed his last.
Then Jesus uttered another loud cry and breathed his last.
And the curtain of the temple was torn in two, from top to bottom.
And the curtain in the sanctuary of the Temple was torn in two, from top to bottom.
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 followed him and ministered to him, and there were also many other women who came up with him to Jerusalem.
They had been followers of Jesus and had cared for him while he was in Galilee. Many other women who had come with him to Jerusalem were also there.
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, 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.
Joseph of Arimathea took a risk and went to Pilate and asked for Jesus’ body. (Joseph was an honored member of the high council, and he was waiting for the Kingdom of God to come.)
Pilate couldn’t believe that Jesus was already dead, so he called for the Roman officer and asked if he had died yet.
And when he learned from the centurion that he was dead, he granted the corpse to Joseph.
The officer confirmed that Jesus was dead, so Pilate told Joseph he could have the body.
Joseph bought a long sheet of linen cloth. Then he took Jesus’ body down from the cross, wrapped it in the cloth, and laid it in a tomb that had been carved out of the rock. Then he rolled a stone in front of the entrance.