• 1 And straightway in the morning the chief priests held a consultation with the elders and scribes and the whole council, and bound Jesus, and carried him away, and delivered him to Pilate.
  • 2 And Pilate asked him, Are you the King of the Jews? And he answering said to them, You say it.
  • 3 And the chief priests accused him of many things: but he answered nothing.
  • 4 And Pilate asked him again, saying, Answer you nothing? behold how many things they witness against you.
  • 5 But Jesus yet answered nothing; so that Pilate marveled.
  • 6 Now at that feast he released to them one prisoner, whomsoever they desired.
  • 7 And there was one named Barabbas, which lay bound with them that had made insurrection with him, who had committed murder in the insurrection.
  • 8 And the multitude crying aloud began to desire him to do as he had ever done to them.
  • 9 But Pilate answered them, saying, Will you that I release to you the King of the Jews?
  • 10 For he knew that the chief priests had delivered him for envy.
  • 11 But the chief priests moved the people, that he should rather release Barabbas to them.
  • 12 And Pilate answered and said again to them, What will you then that I shall do to him whom you call the King of the Jews?
  • 13 And they cried out again, Crucify him.
  • 14 Then Pilate said to them, Why, what evil has he done? And they cried out the more exceedingly, Crucify him.
  • 15 And so Pilate, willing to content the people, released Barabbas to them, and delivered Jesus, when he had scourged him, to be crucified.
  • 16 And the soldiers led him away into the hall, called Praetorium; and they call together the whole band.
  • 17 And they clothed him with purple, and platted a crown of thorns, and put it about his head,
  • 18 And began to salute him, Hail, King of the Jews!
  • 19 And they smote him on the head with a reed, and did spit on him, and bowing their knees worshipped him.
  • 20 And when they had mocked him, they took off the purple from him, and put his own clothes on him, and led him out to crucify him.
  • 21 And they compel one Simon a Cyrenian, who passed by, coming out of the country, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to bear his cross.
  • 22 And they bring him to the place Golgotha, which is, being interpreted, The place of a skull.
  • 23 And they gave him to drink wine mingled with myrrh: but he received it not.
  • 24 And when they had crucified him, they parted his garments, casting lots on them, what every man should take.
  • 25 And it was the third hour, and they crucified him.
  • 26 And the superscription of his accusation was written over, THE KING OF THE JEWS.
  • 27 And with him they crucify two thieves; the one on his right hand, and the other on his left.
  • 28 And the scripture was fulfilled, which said, And he was numbered with the transgressors.
  • 29 And they that passed by railed on him, wagging their heads, and saying, Ah, you that destroy the temple, and build it in three days,
  • 30 Save yourself, and come down from the cross.
  • 31 Likewise also the chief priests mocking said among themselves with the scribes, He saved others; himself he cannot save.
  • 32 Let Christ the King of Israel descend now from the cross, that we may see and believe. And they that were crucified with him reviled him.
  • 33 And when the sixth hour was come, there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour.
  • 34 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 have you forsaken me?
  • 35 And some of them that stood by, when they heard it, said, Behold, he calls Elias.
  • 36 And one ran and filled a sponge full of vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave him to drink, saying, Let alone; let us see whether Elias will come to take him down.
  • 37 And Jesus cried with a loud voice, and gave up the ghost.
  • 38 And the veil of the temple was rent in two from the top to the bottom.
  • 39 And when the centurion, which stood over against him, saw that he so cried out, and gave up the ghost, he said, Truly this man was the Son of God.
  • 40 There were also women looking on afar off: among whom was Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James the less and of Joses, and Salome;
  • 41 (Who also, when he was in Galilee, followed him, and ministered to him;) and many other women which came up with him to Jerusalem.
  • 42 And now when the even was come, because it was the preparation, that is, the day before the sabbath,
  • 43 Joseph of Arimathaea, an honorable counselor, which also waited for the kingdom of God, came, and went in boldly to Pilate, and craved the body of Jesus.
  • 44 And Pilate marveled if he were already dead: and calling to him the centurion, he asked him whether he had been any while dead.
  • 45 And when he knew it of the centurion, he gave the body to Joseph.
  • 46 And he bought fine linen, and took him down, and wrapped him in the linen, and laid him in a sepulcher which was hewn out of a rock, and rolled a stone to the door of the sepulcher.
  • 47 And Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses beheld where he was laid.