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Jesus before Pilate
Early in the morning the chief priests with the elders and scribes and the whole Council, immediately held a consultation; and binding Jesus, they led Him away and delivered Him to Pilate.
Early in the morning the chief priests with the elders and scribes and the whole Council, immediately held a consultation; and binding Jesus, they led Him away and delivered Him to Pilate.
Jesus Delivered to Pilate
And immediately in the morning the chief priests, having taken counsel with the elders and scribes and the whole sanhedrim, bound Jesus and carried [him] away, and delivered [him] up to Pilate.
And immediately in the morning the chief priests, having taken counsel with the elders and scribes and the whole sanhedrim, bound Jesus and carried [him] away, and delivered [him] up to Pilate.
Pilate questioned Him, “Are You the King of the Jews?” And He answered him, “It is as you say.”
And Pilate asked him, Art *thou* the King of the Jews? And he answered and said to him, *Thou* sayest.
Then Pilate questioned Him again, saying, “Do You not answer? See how many charges they bring against You!”
And Pilate asked him again, saying, Answerest thou nothing? See of how many things they bear witness against thee.
But Jesus made no further answer; so Pilate was amazed.
But Jesus still answered nothing, so that Pilate marvelled.
Now at the feast he used to release for them any one prisoner whom they requested.
The Crowd Chooses Barabbas
But at [the] feast he released to them one prisoner, whomsoever they begged [of him].
But at [the] feast he released to them one prisoner, whomsoever they begged [of him].
The man named Barabbas had been imprisoned with the insurrectionists who had committed murder in the insurrection.
Now there was the [person] named Barabbas bound with those who had made insurrection with [him], [and] that had committed murder in the insurrection.
The crowd went up and began asking him to do as he had been accustomed to do for them.
And the crowd crying out began to beg [that he would do] to them as he had always done.
Pilate answered them, saying, “Do you want me to release for you the King of the Jews?”
But Pilate answered them saying, Will ye that I release to you the King of the Jews?
For he was aware that the chief priests had handed Him over because of envy.
for he knew that the chief priests had delivered him up through envy.
But the chief priests stirred up the crowd to ask him to release Barabbas for them instead.
But the chief priests stirred up the crowd that he might rather release Barabbas to them.
Answering again, Pilate said to them, “Then what shall I do with Him whom you call the King of the Jews?”
Pilate Delivers Jesus to Be Crucified
And Pilate answering said to them again, What will ye then that I do [to him] whom ye call King of the Jews?
And Pilate answering said to them again, What will ye then that I do [to him] whom ye call King of the Jews?
But Pilate said to them, “Why, what evil has He done?” But they shouted all the more, “Crucify Him!”
And Pilate said to them, What evil then has he done? But they cried out the more urgently, Crucify him.
Wishing to satisfy the crowd, Pilate released Barabbas for them, and after having Jesus scourged, he handed Him over to be crucified.
And Pilate, desirous of contenting the crowd, released to them Barabbas, and delivered up Jesus, when he had scourged him, that he might be crucified.
Jesus Is Mocked
The soldiers took Him away into the palace (that is, the Praetorium), and they called together the whole Roman cohort.
The Soldiers Mock Jesus
And the soldiers led him away into the court which is [called the] praetorium, and they call together the whole band.
And the soldiers led him away into the court which is [called the] praetorium, and they call together the whole band.
They dressed Him up in purple, and after twisting a crown of thorns, they put it on Him;
And they clothe him with purple, and bind round on him a crown of thorns which they had plaited.
and they began to acclaim Him, “Hail, King of the Jews!”
And they began to salute him, Hail, King of the Jews!
They kept beating His head with a reed, and spitting on Him, and kneeling and bowing before Him.
And they struck his head with a reed, and spat on him, and, bending the knee, did him homage.
After 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.
And when they had mocked him, they took the purple off him, and put his own clothes on him; and they lead him out that they may crucify him.
They pressed into service a passer-by coming from the country, Simon of Cyrene (the father of Alexander and Rufus), to bear His cross.
The Crucifixion
And they compel to go [with them] a certain passer-by, Simon, a Cyrenian, coming from the field, the father of Alexander and Rufus, that he might carry his cross.
And they compel to go [with them] a certain passer-by, Simon, a Cyrenian, coming from the field, the father of Alexander and Rufus, that he might carry his cross.
The Crucifixion
Then they brought Him to the place Golgotha, which is translated, Place of a Skull.
And they bring him to the place [called] Golgotha, which, being interpreted, is Place of a skull.
They tried to give Him wine mixed with myrrh; but He did not take it.
And they offered him wine [to drink] medicated with myrrh; but he did not take [it].
And they crucified Him, and divided up His garments among themselves, casting lots for them to decide what each man should take.
And having crucified him, they part his clothes amongst [themselves], casting lots on them, what each one should take.
It was the third hour when they crucified Him.
And it was the third hour, and they crucified him.
The inscription of the charge against Him read, “THE KING OF THE JEWS.”
And the superscription of what he was accused of was written up: The King of the Jews.
They crucified two robbers with Him, one on His right and one on His left.
And with him they crucify two robbers, one on his right hand, and one on his left.
[And the Scripture was fulfilled which says, “And He was numbered with transgressors.”]
[And the scripture was fulfilled which says, And he was reckoned with the lawless.]
Those passing by were hurling abuse at Him, wagging their heads, and saying, “Ha! You who are going to destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days,
And they that passed by reviled him, shaking their heads, and saying, Aha, thou that destroyest the temple and buildest it in three days,
In the same way the chief priests also, along with the scribes, were mocking Him among themselves and saying, “He saved others; He cannot save Himself.
In like manner the chief priests also, with the scribes, mocking with one another, said, He saved others; himself he cannot save.
“Let this Christ, the King of Israel, now come down from the cross, so that we may see and believe!” Those who were crucified with Him were also insulting Him.
Let the Christ the King of Israel descend now from the cross, that we may see and may believe. And they that were crucified with him reproached him.
When the sixth hour came, darkness fell over the whole land until the ninth hour.
The Death of Jesus
And when [the] sixth hour was come, there came darkness over the whole land until [the] ninth hour;
And when [the] sixth hour was come, there came darkness over the whole land until [the] ninth hour;
At the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, “ELOI, ELOI, LAMA SABACHTHANI?” which is translated, “MY GOD, MY GOD, WHY HAVE YOU FORSAKEN ME?”
and at the ninth hour, Jesus cried with a loud voice, [saying], Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani? which is, being interpreted, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?
When some of the bystanders heard it, they began saying, “Behold, He is calling for Elijah.”
And some of those who stood by, when they heard [it], said, Behold, he calls for Elias.
Someone ran and filled a sponge with sour wine, put it on a reed, and gave Him a drink, saying, “Let us see whether Elijah will come to take Him down.”
And one, running and filling a sponge with vinegar, fixed it on a reed, and gave him to drink, saying, Let alone, let us see if Elias comes to take him down.
And Jesus uttered a loud cry, and breathed His last.
And Jesus, having uttered a loud cry, expired.
And the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom.
And the veil of the temple was rent in two from the top to the bottom.
When the centurion, who was standing right in front of Him, saw the way He breathed His last, he said, “Truly this man was the Son of God!”
And the centurion who stood by over against him, when he saw that he had expired having thus cried out, said, Truly this man was Son of God.
There were also some women looking on from a distance, among whom were Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James the Less and Joses, and Salome.
And there were women also looking on from afar off, among whom were both Mary of Magdala, and Mary the mother of James the less and of Joses, and Salome;
When He was in Galilee, they used to follow Him and minister to Him; and there were many other women who came up with Him to Jerusalem.
who also, when he was in Galilee, followed him and ministered to him; and many others who came up with him to Jerusalem.
Jesus Is Buried
When evening had already come, because it was the preparation day, that is, the day before the Sabbath,
The Burial of Jesus
And when it was already evening, since it was [the] preparation, that is, [the day] before a sabbath,
And when it was already evening, since it was [the] preparation, that is, [the day] before a sabbath,
Joseph of Arimathea came, a prominent member of the Council, who himself was waiting for the kingdom of God; and he gathered up courage and went in before Pilate, and asked for the body of Jesus.
Joseph of Arimathaea, an honourable councillor, who also himself was awaiting the kingdom of God, coming, emboldened himself and went in to Pilate and begged the body of Jesus.
Pilate wondered if He was dead by this time, and summoning the centurion, he questioned him as to whether He was already dead.
And Pilate wondered if he were already dead; and having called to [him] the centurion, he inquired of him if he had long died.
And ascertaining this from the centurion, he granted the body to Joseph.
And when he knew from the centurion, he granted the body to Joseph.
Joseph 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.
And having bought fine linen, [and] having taken him down, he swathed him in the fine linen, and laid him in a sepulchre which was cut out of rock, and rolled a stone to the door of the sepulchre.