Then the whole body of them got up and ^abrought Him before Pilate. 2 ^aAnd they began to accuse Him, saying, “We found this man ^bmisleading our nation and ^cforbidding to pay taxes to Caesar, and saying that He Himself is ¹Christ, a King.” 3 So Pilate asked Him, saying, “Are You the King of the Jews?” And He answered him and said, “^aIt is as you say.” 4 Then Pilate said to the chief priests and the crowds, “^aI find no guilt in this man.” 5 But they kept on insisting, saying, “He stirs up the people, teaching all over Judea, ^astarting from Galilee even as far as this place.”

6 When Pilate heard it, he asked whether the man was a Galilean. 7 And when he learned that He belonged to Herod’s jurisdiction, he sent Him to ^aHerod, who himself also was in Jerusalem ¹at that time.

8 Now Herod was very glad when he saw Jesus; for ^ahe had wanted to see Him for a long time, because he had been hearing about Him and was hoping to see some ¹sign performed by Him. 9 And he questioned Him ¹at some length; but ^aHe answered him nothing. 10 And the chief priests and the scribes were standing there, accusing Him vehemently. 11 And Herod with his soldiers, after treating Him with contempt and mocking Him, ^adressed Him in a gorgeous robe and sent Him back to Pilate. 12 Now ^aHerod and Pilate became friends with one another that very day; for before they had been enemies with each other.

13 Pilate summoned the chief priests and the ^arulers and the people, 14 and said to them, “You brought this man to me as one who ^aincites the people to rebellion, and behold, having examined Him before you, I ^bhave found no guilt in this man regarding the charges which you make against Him. 15 No, nor has ^aHerod, for he sent Him back to us; and behold, nothing deserving death has been done by Him. 16 Therefore I will ^apunish Him and release Him.” 17 ¹[Now he was obliged to release to them at the feast one prisoner.]

18 But they cried out all together, saying, “^aAway with this man, and release for us Barabbas!” 19 (He was one who had been thrown into prison for an insurrection made in the city, and for murder.) 20 Pilate, wanting to release Jesus, addressed them again, 21 but they kept on calling out, saying, “Crucify, crucify Him!” 22 And he said to them the third time, “Why, what evil has this man done? I have found in Him no guilt demanding death; therefore I will ^apunish Him and release Him.” 23 But they were insistent, with loud voices asking that He be crucified. And their voices began to prevail. 24 And Pilate pronounced sentence that their demand be granted. 25 And he released the man they were asking for who had been thrown into prison for insurrection and murder, but he delivered Jesus to their will.

26 ^aWhen they led Him away, they seized a man, Simon of ^bCyrene, coming in from the country, and placed on him the cross to carry behind Jesus.

27 And following Him was a large crowd of the people, and of women who were ^1amourning and lamenting Him. 28 But Jesus turning to them said, “Daughters of Jerusalem, stop weeping for Me, but weep for yourselves and for your children. 29 For behold, the days are coming when they will say, ‘^aBlessed are the barren, and the wombs that never bore, and the breasts that never nursed.’ 30 Then they will begin TO ^aSAY TO THE MOUNTAINS, ‘FALL ON US,’ AND TO THE HILLS, ‘COVER US.’ 31 For if they do these things ¹when the tree is green, what will happen ²when it is dry?”

32 ^aTwo others also, who were criminals, were being led away to be put to death with Him.

33 ^aWhen they came to the place called ¹The Skull, there they crucified Him and the criminals, one on the right and the other on the left. 34 ¹But Jesus was saying, “^aFather, forgive them; for they do not know what they are doing.” ^bAnd they cast lots, dividing up His garments among themselves. 35 And the people stood by, looking on. And even the ^arulers were sneering at Him, saying, “He saved others; ^blet Him save Himself if this is the ¹Christ of God, His Chosen One.” 36 The soldiers also mocked Him, coming up to Him, ^aoffering Him sour wine, 37 and saying, “^aIf You are the King of the Jews, save Yourself!” 38 Now there was also an inscription above Him, “^aTHIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.”

39 ^aOne of the criminals who were hanged there was ¹hurling abuse at Him, saying, “Are You not the ²Christ? ^bSave Yourself and us!” 40 But the other answered, and rebuking him said, “Do you not even fear God, since you are under the same sentence of condemnation? 41 And we indeed are suffering justly, for we are receiving ¹what we deserve for our deeds; but this man has done nothing wrong.” 42 And he was saying, “Jesus, remember me when You come ¹in Your kingdom!” 43 And He said to him, “Truly I say to you, today you shall be with Me in ^aParadise.”

44 ^aIt was now about ^1bthe sixth hour, and darkness ²fell over the whole land until ³the ninth hour, 45 ¹because the sun was obscured; and ^athe veil of the temple was torn ²in two. 46 And Jesus, ^acrying out with a loud voice, said, “Father, ^bINTO YOUR HANDS I COMMIT MY SPIRIT.” Having said this, He breathed His last. 47 ^aNow when the centurion saw what had happened, he began ^bpraising God, saying, “Certainly this man was ¹innocent.” 48 And all the crowds who came together for this spectacle, when they observed what had happened, began to return, ^1abeating their breasts. 49 ^aAnd all His acquaintances and ^bthe women who accompanied Him from Galilee were standing at a distance, seeing these things.

50 ^aAnd a man named Joseph, who was a ^bmember of the Council, a good and righteous man 51 (he had not consented to their plan and action), a man from Arimathea, a city of the Jews, who was ^awaiting for the kingdom of God; 52 this man went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. 53 And he took it down and wrapped it in a linen cloth, and laid Him in a tomb cut into the rock, where no one had ever lain. 54 It was ^athe ¹preparation day, and the Sabbath was about to ²begin. 55 Now ^athe women who had come with Him out of Galilee followed, and saw the tomb and how His body was laid. 56 Then they returned and ^aprepared spices and perfumes.

And ^bon the Sabbath they rested according to the commandment.

Then their whole assembly rose up and ^abrought Him before Pilate. 2 ^aAnd they began to accuse Him, saying, “We found this man ^bmisleading our nation and ^cforbidding to pay taxes to Caesar, and saying that He Himself is ¹Christ, a King.” 3 So Pilate asked Him, saying, “Are You the King of the Jews?” And He answered him and said, “^aYou yourself say it.” 4 Then Pilate said to the chief priests and the crowds, “^aI find no guilt in this man.” 5 But they kept on insisting, saying, “He stirs up the people, teaching all over Judea, ^astarting from Galilee even as far as this place.”

6 Now when Pilate heard this, he asked whether the man was a Galilean. 7 And when he learned that He belonged to Herod’s jurisdiction, he sent Him to ^aHerod, who himself also was in Jerusalem in those days.

8 Now when Herod saw Jesus, he rejoiced greatly; for ^ahe had wanted to see Him for a long time, because he had been hearing about Him and was hoping to see some ¹sign performed by Him. 9 And he questioned Him ¹at some length, but ^aHe answered him nothing. 10 And the chief priests and the scribes were standing there, vehemently accusing Him. 11 And Herod with his soldiers, after treating Him with contempt and mocking Him, ^adressed Him in a bright robe and sent Him back to Pilate. 12 Now ^aHerod and Pilate became friends with one another that very day; for before they had been at enmity with each other.

13 And Pilate summoned the chief priests and the ^arulers and the people, 14 and said to them, “You brought this man to me as one who ^1aincites the people to rebellion, and behold, having examined Him before you, I ^bhave found in this man no guilt of what you are accusing Him. 15 No, nor has ^aHerod, for he sent Him back to us; and behold, nothing deserving death has been done by Him. 16 Therefore I will ^apunish Him and release Him.” 17 ¹[Now he was obliged to release to them at the feast one prisoner.]

18 But they cried out all together, saying, “^aAway with this man, and release for us Barabbas!” 19 (He had been thrown into prison for an insurrection made in the city and for murder.) 20 But again Pilate addressed them, wanting to release Jesus, 21 but they kept on calling out, saying, “Crucify, crucify Him!” 22 And he said to them a third time, “Why, what evil has this man done? I have found in Him no guilt worthy of death; therefore I will ^apunish Him and release Him.” 23 But they were insistent, with loud voices asking that He be crucified. And their voices were prevailing. 24 And Pilate pronounced sentence that their demand be granted. 25 And he released the man they were asking for who had been thrown into prison for insurrection and murder, but he delivered Jesus to their will.

26 ^aAnd when they led Him away, they took hold of a man, Simon of ^bCyrene, coming in from the country, and placed on him the cross to carry behind Jesus.

27 And following Him was a large multitude of the people, and of women who were ^1amourning and lamenting Him. 28 But Jesus, turning to them, said, “Daughters of Jerusalem, stop crying for Me, but cry for yourselves and for your children. 29 For behold, the days are coming when they will say, ‘^aBlessed are the barren, and the wombs that never bore, and the breasts that never nursed.’ 30 Then they will begin TO ^aSAY TO THE MOUNTAINS, ‘FALL ON US,’ AND TO THE HILLS, ‘COVER US.’ 31 For if they do these things ¹when the tree is green, what will happen ²when it is dry?”

32 ^aNow two others also, who were criminals, were being led away to be put to death with Him.

33 ^aAnd when they came to the place called ¹The Skull, there they crucified Him and the criminals, one on the right and the other on the left. 34 ¹But Jesus was saying, “^aFather, forgive them; for they do not know what they are doing.” ^bAND THEY CAST LOTS, DIVIDING UP HIS GARMENTS AMONG THEMSELVES. 35 And the people stood by, looking on. And even the ^arulers were scoffing at Him, saying, “He saved others; ^blet Him save Himself if this is the ¹Christ of God, His Chosen One.” 36 And the soldiers also mocked Him, coming up to Him, ^aoffering Him sour wine, 37 and saying, “^aIf You are the King of the Jews, save Yourself!” 38 Now there was also an inscription above Him, “^aTHIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.”

39 ^aAnd one of the criminals hanging there was blaspheming Him, saying, “Are You not the ¹Christ? ^bSave Yourself and us!” 40 But the other answered, and rebuking him said, “Do you not even fear God, since you are under the same sentence of condemnation? 41 And we indeed are suffering justly, for we are receiving ¹what we deserve for what we have done; but this man has done nothing wrong.” 42 And he was saying, “Jesus, remember me when You come ¹in Your kingdom!” 43 And He said to him, “Truly I say to you, today you shall be with Me in ^aParadise.”

44 ^aAnd it was now about ^1bthe sixth hour, and darkness ²fell over the whole land until ³the ninth hour, 45 ¹because the sun was obscured. And ^athe veil of the ²sanctuary was torn ³in two. 46 And Jesus, ^acrying out with a loud voice, said, “Father, ^bINTO YOUR HANDS I COMMIT MY SPIRIT.” Having said this, He breathed His last. 47 ^aNow when the centurion saw what had happened, he began ^bpraising God, saying, “Certainly this man was righteous.” 48 And all the crowds who came together for this spectacle, when they observed what had happened, were returning, ^1abeating their chests. 49 ^aAnd all His acquaintances and ^bthe women who accompanied Him from Galilee were standing at a distance, watching these things.

50 ^aAnd behold, a man named Joseph, who was a ^bCouncil member, a good and righteous man 51 (he had not consented to their counsel and action), a man from Arimathea, a city of the Jews, who was ^awaiting for the kingdom of God; 52 this man went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. 53 And he took it down and wrapped it in a linen cloth, and laid Him in a tomb cut into the rock, where no one had ever lain. 54 It was ^1aPreparation day, and the Sabbath was about to ²begin. 55 Now ^athe women, who had come with Him from Galilee, followed and beheld the tomb and how His body was laid. 56 Then after they returned, they ^aprepared spices and perfumes.

And ^bon the Sabbath they rested according to the commandment.

Then the entire assembly of them set out and ^abrought Him before Pilate. 2 ^aAnd they began to bring charges against Him, saying, “We found this Man ^bmisleading our nation and ^cforbidding us to pay taxes to Caesar, and saying that He Himself is ¹Christ, a King.” 3 Now Pilate asked Him, saying, “So You are the King of the Jews?” And He answered him and said, “^aIt is as you say.” 4 But Pilate said to the chief priests and the crowds, “^aI find no grounds for charges in the case of this Man.” 5 But they kept on insisting, saying, “He is stirring up the people, teaching all over Judea, ^astarting from Galilee, as far as this place!”

6 Now when Pilate heard this, he asked whether the Man was a Galilean. 7 And when he learned that He belonged to Herod’s jurisdiction, he sent Him to ^aHerod, ¹since he also was in Jerusalem ²at this time.

8 Now Herod was overjoyed when he saw Jesus; for ^ahe had wanted to see Him for a long time, because he had been hearing about Him and was hoping to see some ¹sign performed by Him. 9 And he questioned Him ¹at some length; but ^aHe offered him no answer at all. 10 Now the chief priests and the scribes stood there, vehemently charging Him. 11 And Herod, together with his soldiers, treated Him with contempt and mocked Him, ^adressing Him in a brightly shining robe, and sent Him back to Pilate. 12 And so ^aHerod and Pilate became friends with one another that very day; for previously, they had been enemies toward each other.

13 Now Pilate summoned to himself the chief priests, the ^1arulers, and the people, 14 and he said to them, “You brought this Man to me on the ground that ^aHe is inciting the people to revolt; and behold, after examining Him before you, I ^bhave found no basis at all in the case of this Man for the charges which you are bringing against Him. 15 No, nor has ^aHerod, for he sent Him back to us; and behold, nothing deserving death has been done by Him. 16 Therefore I will ^1apunish Him and release Him.” 17 ¹[Now he was obligated to release to them at the feast one prisoner.]

18 But they cried out all together, saying, “^aAway with this Man, and release to us Barabbas!” 19 (He was one who had been thrown into prison for a revolt that took place in the city, and for murder.) 20 But Pilate, wanting to release Jesus, addressed them again, 21 but they kept on crying out, saying, “Crucify, crucify Him!” 22 And he said to them a third time, “Why, what has this Man done wrong? I have found ¹in His case no grounds for a sentence of death; therefore I will ^2apunish Him and release Him.” 23 But they were insistent, with loud voices, demanding that He be crucified. And their voices began to prevail. 24 And so Pilate decided to have their demand carried out. 25 And he released the man for whom they were asking, who had been thrown into prison for a revolt and murder; but he handed Jesus over to their will.

26 ^aAnd when they led Him away, they seized a man, Simon of ^bCyrene, as he was coming in from the country, and placed on him the cross to carry behind Jesus.

27 Now following Him was a large crowd of the people, and of women who were ^1amourning and grieving for Him. 28 But Jesus turned to them and said, “Daughters of Jerusalem, stop weeping for Me, but weep for yourselves and for your children. 29 For behold, days are coming when they will say, ‘^aBlessed are those who cannot bear, and the wombs that have not given birth, and the breasts that have not nursed.’ 30 Then they will begin TO ^aSAY TO THE MOUNTAINS, ‘FALL ON US,’ AND TO THE HILLS, ‘COVER US.’ 31 For if they do these things ¹when the tree is green, what will happen ²when it is dry?”

32 ^aNow two others, who were criminals, were also being led away to be put to death with Him.

33 ^aAnd when they came to the place called ¹The Skull, there they crucified Him and the criminals, one on the right and the other on the left. 34 ¹[But Jesus was saying, “^aFather, forgive them; for they do not know what they are doing.”] ^bAnd they cast lots, dividing His garments among themselves. 35 And the people stood by, watching. And even the ^arulers were sneering at Him, saying, “He saved others; ^blet Him save Himself if this is the ¹Christ of God, His Chosen One.” 36 The soldiers also ridiculed Him, coming up to Him, ^aoffering Him sour wine, 37 and saying, “^aIf You are the King of the Jews, save Yourself!” 38 Now there was also an inscription above Him, “^aTHIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.”

39 ^aOne of the criminals who were hanged there was ¹hurling abuse at Him, saying, “Are You not the ²Christ? ^bSave Yourself and us!” 40 But the other responded, and rebuking him, said, “Do you not even fear God, since you are under the same sentence of condemnation? 41 And we indeed are suffering justly, for we are receiving ¹what we deserve for our crimes; but this Man has done nothing wrong.” 42 And he was saying, “Jesus, remember me when You come into Your kingdom!” 43 And He said to him, “Truly I say to you, today you will be with Me in ^aParadise.”

44 ^aIt was now about ^1bthe sixth hour, and darkness came over the entire land until ²the ninth hour, 45 ¹because the sun stopped shining; and ^athe veil of the temple was torn ²in two. 46 And Jesus, ^acrying out with a loud voice, said, “Father, ^bINTO YOUR HANDS I ENTRUST MY SPIRIT.” And having said this, He ¹died. 47 ^aNow when the centurion saw what had happened, he began ^bpraising God, saying, “This Man was in fact ¹innocent.” 48 And all the crowds who came together for this spectacle, after watching what had happened, began to return home, ^1abeating their chests. 49 ^aAnd all His acquaintances and ^bthe women who accompanied Him from Galilee were standing at a distance, seeing these things.

50 ^aAnd a man named Joseph, who was a ^bmember of the Council, a good and righteous man 51 (he had not consented to their plan and action), a man from Arimathea, a city of the Jews, who was ^awaiting for the kingdom of God— 52 this man went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. 53 And he took it down and wrapped it in a linen cloth, and laid Him in a tomb cut into the rock, where no one had ever lain. 54 It was a ^1apreparation day, and a Sabbath was about to ²begin. 55 Now ^athe women who had come with Him from Galilee followed, and they saw the tomb and how His body was laid. 56 And then they returned and ^aprepared spices and perfumes.

And ^bon the Sabbath they rested according to the commandment.