1Immediately in the morning the chief priests, with the elders and scribes, and the whole council, held a consultation, and bound Jesus, and carried him away, and delivered him to Pilate. 2Pilate asked him, "Are you the King of the Jews?" He answered, "You say so." 3The chief priests accused him of many things. 4Pilate again asked him, "Have you no answer? See how many things they testify against you." 5But Jesus made no further answer, and Pilate was amazed.

6Now at the feast he used to release to them one prisoner, whom they requested. 7There was one called Barabbas, bound with those who had made insurrection, who in the insurrection had committed murder. 8And the crowd went up and began to ask him to do for them according to his custom. 9Pilate answered them, saying, "Do you want me to release to you the King of the Jews?" 10For he perceived that for envy the chief priests had delivered him up. 11But the chief priests stirred up the crowd, that he should release Barabbas to them instead. 12Pilate again asked them, "What then should I do to him whom you call the King of the Jews?" 13They shouted again, "Crucify him." 14Pilate said to them, "Why, what evil has he done?" But they shouted all the louder, "Crucify him." 15Pilate, wishing to please the crowd, released Barabbas to them, and handed over Jesus, when he had flogged him, to be crucified.

16The soldiers led him away within the court, which is the Praetorium; and they called together the whole cohort. 17They clothed him with purple, and weaving a crown of thorns, they put it on him. 18They began to salute him, "Greetings, King of the Jews." 19They struck his head with a reed, and spat on him, and bowing their knees, did homage to him. 20When they had mocked him, they took the purple off of him, and put his own garments on him. They led him out to crucify him.

21And they forced one passing by, Simon of Cyrene, coming from the country, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to go with them, that he might carry his cross.

22And they brought him to the place called Golgotha, which is translated, "The place of a skull." 23They offered him wine mixed with myrrh to drink, but he did not take it. 24Crucifying him, they parted his garments among them, casting lots on them, what each should take. 25It was nine in the morning, and they crucified him. 26The superscription of his accusation was written over him, "THE KING OF THE JEWS."

27With him they crucified two robbers; one on his right hand, and one on his left. 28And the Scripture was fulfilled which says, "And he was numbered with transgressors." 29Those who passed by blasphemed him, wagging their heads, and saying, "Ha. You who destroy the temple, and build it in three days, 30save yourself and come down from the cross." 31Likewise, also the chief priests mocking among themselves with the scribes said, "He saved others. He cannot save himself. 32Let the Christ, the King of Israel, now come down from the cross, that we may see and believe him." Those who were crucified with him insulted him.

33Now when it was noon, there was darkness over the whole land until three in the afternoon. 34Then at three in the afternoon Jesus called out with a loud voice, saying, "Elohi, Elohi, lema shabachthani?" which is translated, "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?" 35Some of those who stood by, when they heard it, said, "Look, he is calling for Elijah." 36One ran, and filling a sponge full of vinegar, put it on a reed, and gave it to him to drink, saying, "Let him be. Let us see whether Elijah comes to take him down." 37Jesus gave a loud cry, and gave up the spirit. 38The veil of the temple was torn in two from the top to the bottom. 39And when the centurion, who stood by opposite him, saw that he cried out like this and breathed his last, he said, "Truly this man was the Son of God."

40There were also women watching from afar, among whom were both Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James the younger and of Josi, and Salome; 41who, when he was in Galilee, followed him, and served him; and many other women who came up with him to Jerusalem.

42When evening had now come, because it was the Preparation Day, that is, the day before the Sabbath, 43Joseph of Arimathaea, a prominent council member who also himself was looking for the Kingdom of God, came. He boldly went in to Pilate, and asked for the body of Jesus. 44Pilate was surprised that he was already dead; and summoning the centurion, he asked him whether he had been dead long. 45When he found out from the centurion, he granted the body to Joseph. 46He bought a linen cloth, and taking him down, wound him in the linen cloth, and placed him in a tomb which had been cut out of a rock. He rolled a stone against the door of the tomb. 47Mary Magdalene and Mary, the mother of Josi, saw where he was placed.