Then - - Pilate took - Jesus and had (Him) flogged.
- The soldiers twisted together a crown of thorns , set (it) on His - head , and dressed Him in a purple robe.
And they went up to Him {again and again} , - saying , “ Hail , - King of the Jews ! ” and slapping Him in the face ... ....
(Once) again - Pilate came out and said to (the Jews) , “ Look , I am bringing Him out to you to let you know that I find no basis for a charge against Him. ”
(When) - Jesus came out wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe , - (Pilate) said to them , “ (Here is) the man ! ”
- As soon as the chief priests and - officers saw Him , they shouted ... , “ Crucify (Him) ! Crucify (Him) ! ” “ You take Him and crucify (Him) - , ” - Pilate replied ... , “ for I find no basis for a charge against Him. ”
“ We have a law , ” answered - the Jews , “ and according to (that) law He must die , because He declared Himself {to be} (the) Son of God. ”
- When - Pilate heard this - statement , vvv he was even more afraid ,
and he went back into the Praetorium. “ Where are You from ? ” - he asked - -. But - Jesus vvv gave no ... answer.
So - Pilate said to Him , vvv “ Do You refuse to speak to me ? vvv Do You not know that I have authority to release You and vvv authority to crucify You ? ”
Jesus answered - , “ You would have no authority over ... Me if it were not given to you from above. Therefore - the (one who) handed Me over ... to you is {guilty of} greater sin. ”
From then on ... , - Pilate tried to release Him , but the Jews kept shouting ... , “ If you release this (man) , you are no friend - of Caesar. Anyone who declares himself a king is defying - Caesar. ”
(When) - Pilate heard these - words , he brought - Jesus out and sat on (the) judgment seat at a place called (the) Stone Pavement , (which) in Hebrew (is) Gabbatha.
- It was the day of Preparation for the Passover , - about the sixth hour. And (Pilate) said to the Jews , “ Here is your - King ! ”
At this , they shouted , “ Away with Him ! Away (with Him) ! Crucify Him ! ” “ Shall I crucify your - King ? ” - Pilate asked .... “ We have no king but ... Caesar , ” replied the chief priests.
Then ... (Pilate) handed (Jesus) over ... - to be crucified , (and) (the soldiers) took - (Him) {away}.
- Carrying (His) own - cross , He went out to vvv vvv (The) Place of the Skull , which in Hebrew is called Golgotha.
(There) they crucified Him , and with Him two others , (one) on each side ... ... , (with) - Jesus in the middle.
- - Pilate also - vvv had a notice posted on the cross. - It read ... : JESUS OF NAZARETH , THE KING OF THE JEWS.
- Many of the Jews read this - sign , because the place where - Jesus was crucified was near the city , and it was written in Hebrew , Latin , (and) Greek.
So the chief priests of the Jews said - to Pilate , “ {Do} not write , ‘ The King of the Jews , ’ but only that He said , ‘ I am (the) King of the Jews. ’ ”
- Pilate answered , “ What I have written , I have written. ”
- When the soldiers had crucified - Jesus , they divided ... ... His - garments (into) four parts , (one) for each soldier , (with) the tunic (remaining). - - (It) was seamless , woven in one piece ... from - top to bottom.
So they said to one another , vvv “ Let us not tear it .... Instead , let us cast lots to see who (will get) it. ” This was to fulfill the Scripture ... ... : “ They divided My - garments among them , and cast lots for My - clothing.” So that (is what) the soldiers vvv did.
Near the cross - of Jesus stood - His - mother and - vvv vvv (her) sister , (as well as) Mary the (wife) - of Clopas and Mary - Magdalene.
(When) Jesus saw (His) mother and the disciple whom He loved standing nearby , He said to (His) mother , “ Woman , here (is) your - son. ”
Then He said to the disciple , “ Here (is) your - mother. ” So from that - hour , (this) disciple took her into (his) (home).
After this , - knowing that everything vvv had now been accomplished , (and) to fulfill the Scripture , Jesus said , “ I am thirsty. ”
A jar of sour wine was sitting (there). So they soaked a sponge - (in the) wine , put (it) on a stalk of hyssop , (and) lifted it to (His) mouth.
- When Jesus had received the sour wine , - He said , “ It is finished. ” And bowing (His) head , He yielded up (His) spirit.
It was (the) day of Preparation , (and) (the next) day was - a High - Sabbath. In order that the bodies vvv would not remain on the cross during the Sabbath , - the Jews - asked - Pilate to have the legs broken and (the bodies) removed.
So the soldiers came and - broke the legs of the first (man) who had been crucified with (Jesus) , and (those) of the other.
But when they came to - Jesus (and) saw that He was already dead , vvv they did not break His - legs.
Instead , one of the soldiers pierced His - side with a spear , and immediately blood and water flowed out.
- The (one who) saw (it) has testified to this , and his - testimony is true. - He knows that he is telling (the) tRuth - , so that you also may believe.
Now these things happened so that the Scripture would be fulfilled : “ Not one of His bones will be broken.”
And ... , as another Scripture says : “ They will look on the (One) they have pierced.”
Afterward ... ... , Joseph - of Arimathea , who was a disciple - of Jesus (but secretly for - fear of the Jews) , asked - Pilate to let him remove the body - of Jesus. - - Pilate gave him permission , so he came and removed His - body.
- Nicodemus , who had previously come ... ... to (Jesus) at night , also vvv brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes , about seventy-five pounds ....
So they took the body - of Jesus and wrapped it in linen cloths with the spices , according to ... vvv (the) Jewish burial custom.
Now there was a garden in the place where (Jesus) was crucified , and in the garden a new tomb in which no one had yet been ... laid.
And because it was the vvv Jewish day of Preparation (and) the tomb was nearby , they placed - Jesus there.