- Early in the morning , the chief priests , - - elders , - scribes , and the whole Sanhedrin devised a plan. They bound - Jesus , led (Him) away , and handed (Him) over to Pilate.
So - Pilate questioned Him , “ Are You the King of the Jews ? ” “ You have said so , ” - - (Jesus) replied ... ....
And the chief priests began to accuse Him of many things.
Then - Pilate questioned Him again ... , “ vvv Have You no answer ... ? Look how many charges they are bringing against You ! ”
But to - Pilate’s amazement , - Jesus made no further reply ... ....
Now {it was Pilate’s custom} at (the) feast to release to (the people) a prisoner vvv of their choosing.
And (a man) named Barabbas was imprisoned with the rebels who had committed murder during the insurrection.
(So) the crowd went up (and) began asking (Pilate) to keep his custom ... ....
“ Do you want me to release to you the King of the Jews ? ” - - Pilate asked ... ....
For he knew (it was) out of envy that the chief priests had handed (Jesus) over ....
But the chief priests stirred up the crowd to have him release - Barabbas to them instead.
(So) - Pilate asked ... them again , “ What then do you want me to do with the (One) you call the King of the Jews ? ”
And - they shouted back , “ Crucify Him ! ”
“ Why ? ” - asked - Pilate -. “ What evil has He done ? ” But - they shouted all the louder , “ Crucify Him ! ”
And wishing to - satisfy the crowd , - Pilate released - Barabbas to them. But - {he had} Jesus flogged , (and) handed Him over to be crucified.
Then the soldiers led (Jesus) away ... into the palace (that is , (the) Praetorium ) and called the whole company {together}.
- They dressed Him in a purple robe , - twisted together a crown of thorns , (and) set (it) on His (head).
And they began to salute Him : “ Hail , King of the Jews ! ”
- They kept striking His - head with a staff and spitting on Him. And they knelt down ... ... (and) bowed before Him.
After ... they had mocked Him , they removed - the purple (robe) and put His own - clothes (back) on Him. Then they led Him out ... to crucify Him.
(Now) Simon of Cyrene , the father of Alexander and Rufus , was passing by on his way in from the country , and (the soldiers) forced (him) to carry the cross of (Jesus).
- They brought (Jesus) to - a place (called) Golgotha , which vvv means (The) Place of the Skull.
There they offered Him wine mixed with myrrh , but He vvv did not take (it).
And they crucified Him. vvv They also divided His - garments by casting lots to decide - what (each of them) would take.
- It was (the) third hour when they crucified Him.
And the charge inscribed - against Him vvv read : THE KING OF THE JEWS.
(Along) with (Jesus) , they crucified two robbers , one on (His) right and one on His left.
And those who passed by heaped abuse on Him , shaking their - heads and saying , “ Aha ! - You who are going to destroy the temple and rebuild (it) in three days ,
come down from the cross (and) save Yourself ! ”
In the same way ... , the chief priests and - scribes mocked (Him) among themselves , saying , “ He saved others , vvv (but) He cannot save Himself !
{Let} the Christ , the King of Israel , come down now from the cross , so that we may see and believe ! ” And even those who were crucified with Him berated Him.
- From (the) sixth hour - until (the) ninth hour darkness came over all the land.
- At the ninth hour , - Jesus cried out vvv in a loud voice , “ Eloi , Eloi , lema sabachthani ? ” which vvv means , “ My - God , My - God , why ... have You forsaken Me ?”
When some of those standing nearby heard (this) , they said , “ Behold , He is calling Elijah. ”
And someone ran and filled a sponge with sour wine. He put (it) on a reed and held it up for (Jesus) to drink ... , saying , “ Leave (Him) alone. Let us see if Elijah comes to take Him down .... ”
But - Jesus let out vvv a loud cry (and) breathed His last.
And the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom.
When the centurion - standing there vvv in front of (Jesus) saw - (how) He had breathed His last , he said , “ Truly this - man was (the) Son of God ! ”
And there were also women watching from a distance. Among them (were) Mary - Magdalene , - Mary the mother of James - the younger and of Joses , and Salome.
(These women) had followed (Jesus) and ministered to Him while He was in - Galilee , and (there were) many other (women) who had come up to Jerusalem with Him.
Now it was already evening. Since it was Preparation Day (that is , (the day) before the Sabbath ) ,
Joseph - of Arimathea , (a) prominent Council member who himself ... was waiting for the kingdom - of God , boldly went ... to - Pilate - to ask for the body - of Jesus.
- - Pilate was surprised (to hear) that vvv (Jesus) was already dead , so he summoned the centurion to ask - if (this was so) ....
- When (Pilate) had confirmed (it) with the centurion , he granted the body - to Joseph.
So (Joseph) bought a linen cloth , took down (the body of Jesus) , wrapped (it) in the cloth , and placed (it) in a tomb that had been cut out of (the) rock. Then he rolled a stone against the entrance to the tomb.
- - Mary - Magdalene and Mary the (mother) of Joseph saw where (His body) was placed.