1 A nd immediately when it was morning, the chief priests, with the elders and scribes and the whole council, held a consultation; and when they had bound Jesus, they took Him away '> violently] and handed Him over to Pilate.

Early in the morning the chief priests with the elders and scribes and the whole Council, immediately held a consultation; and binding Jesus, they led Him away and delivered Him to Pilate.

2 A nd Pilate inquired of Him, Are You the King of the Jews? And He replied, It is as you say.

Pilate questioned Him, “Are You the King of the Jews?” And He answered him, “ It is as you say.”

3 A nd the chief priests kept accusing Him of many things.

The chief priests began to accuse Him harshly.

4 A nd Pilate again asked Him, Have You no answer to make? See how many charges they are bringing against You!

Then Pilate questioned Him again, saying, “Do You not answer? See how many charges they bring against You!”

5 B ut Jesus made no further answer at all, so that Pilate wondered and marveled.

But Jesus made no further answer; so Pilate was amazed.

6 N ow at the Feast he set free for them any one prisoner whom they requested.

Now at the feast he used to release for them any one prisoner whom they requested.

7 A nd among the rioters in the prison who had committed murder in the insurrection there was a man named Barabbas.

The man named Barabbas had been imprisoned with the insurrectionists who had committed murder in the insurrection.

8 A nd the throng came up and began asking Pilate to do as he usually did for them.

The crowd went up and began asking him to do as he had been accustomed to do for them.

9 A nd he replied to them, Do you wish me to set free for you the King of the Jews?

Pilate answered them, saying, “Do you want me to release for you the King of the Jews?”

10 F or he was aware that it was '> because they were prompted] by envy that the chief priests had delivered Him up.

For he was aware that the chief priests had handed Him over because of envy.

11 B ut the chief priests stirred up the crowd to get him to release for them Barabbas instead.

But the chief priests stirred up the crowd to ask him to release Barabbas for them instead.

12 A nd again Pilate said to them, Then what shall I do with the Man Whom you call the King of the Jews?

Answering again, Pilate said to them, “Then what shall I do with Him whom you call the King of the Jews?”

13 A nd they shouted back again, Crucify Him!

They shouted back, “Crucify Him!”

14 B ut Pilate said to them, Why? What has He done that is evil? But they shouted with all their might all the more, Crucify Him '> at once]!

But Pilate said to them, “Why, what evil has He done?” But they shouted all the more, “Crucify Him!”

15 S o Pilate, wishing to satisfy the crowd, set Barabbas free for them; and after having Jesus whipped, he handed over to be crucified.

Wishing to satisfy the crowd, Pilate released Barabbas for them, and after having Jesus scourged, he handed Him over to be crucified. Jesus Is Mocked

16 T hen the soldiers led Him away to the courtyard inside the palace, that is, the Praetorium, and they called the entire detachment of soldiers together.

The soldiers took Him away into the palace (that is, the Praetorium), and they called together the whole Roman cohort.

17 A nd they dressed Him in purple, and, weaving together a crown of thorns, they placed it on Him.

They dressed Him up in purple, and after twisting a crown of thorns, they put it on Him;

18 A nd they began to salute Him, Hail (greetings, good health to You, long life to You), King of the Jews!

and they began to acclaim Him, “Hail, King of the Jews!”

19 A nd they struck His head with a staff made of a reed and spat on Him and kept bowing their knees in homage to Him.

They kept beating His head with a reed, and spitting on Him, and kneeling and bowing before Him.

20 A nd when they had making sport of Him, they took the purple off of Him and put His own clothes on Him. And they led Him out to crucify Him.

After they had mocked Him, they took the purple robe off Him and put His own garments on Him. And they led Him out to crucify Him.

21 A nd they forced a passerby, Simon of Cyrene, the father of Alexander and Rufus, who was coming in from the field (country), to carry His cross.

They pressed into service a passer-by coming from the country, Simon of Cyrene (the father of Alexander and Rufus), to bear His cross. The Crucifixion

22 A nd they led Him to Golgotha, meaning The Place of a Skull.

Then they brought Him to the place Golgotha, which is translated, Place of a Skull.

23 A nd they give Him wine mingled with myrrh, but He would not take it.

They tried to give Him wine mixed with myrrh; but He did not take it.

24 A nd they crucified Him; and they divided His garments and distributed them among themselves, throwing lots for them to decide who should take what.

And they crucified Him, and divided up His garments among themselves, casting lots for them to decide what each man should take.

25 A nd it was the third hour (about nine o’clock in the morning) when they crucified Him.

It was the third hour when they crucified Him.

26 A nd the inscription of the accusation against Him was written above, The King of the Jews.

The inscription of the charge against Him read, “ THE KING OF THE JEWS.”

27 A nd with Him they crucified two robbers, one on right hand and one on His left.

They crucified two robbers with Him, one on His right and one on His left.

28 A nd the Scripture was fulfilled which says, He was counted among the transgressors.

'> And the Scripture was fulfilled which says, “And He was numbered with transgressors.”]

29 A nd those who passed by kept reviling Him and reproaching Him abusively in harsh and insolent language, wagging their heads and saying, Aha! You Who would destroy the temple and build it in three days,

Those passing by were hurling abuse at Him, wagging their heads, and saying, “Ha! You who are going to destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days,

30 N ow rescue Yourself '> from death], coming down from the cross!

save Yourself, and come down from the cross!”

31 S o also the chief priests, with the scribes, made sport of Him to one another, saying, He rescued others '> from death]; Himself He is unable to rescue.

In the same way the chief priests also, along with the scribes, were mocking Him among themselves and saying, “ He saved others; He cannot save Himself.

32 L et the Christ (the Messiah), the King of Israel, come down now from the cross, that we may see and trust in and rely on Him and adhere to Him! Those who were crucified with Him also reviled and reproached Him.

Let this Christ, the King of Israel, now come down from the cross, so that we may see and believe!” Those who were crucified with Him were also insulting Him.

33 A nd when the sixth hour (about midday) had come, there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour (about three o’clock).

When the sixth hour came, darkness fell over the whole land until the ninth hour.

34 A nd at the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani?—which means, My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me '> deserting Me and leaving Me helpless and abandoned]?

At the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, “ Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani ?” which is translated, “ My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me ?”

35 A nd some of those standing by, hearing it, said, See! He is calling Elijah!

When some of the bystanders heard it, they began saying, “Behold, He is calling for Elijah.”

36 A nd one man ran, and, filling a sponge with vinegar (a mixture of sour wine and water), put it on a staff made of a reed and gave it to Him to drink, saying, Hold off! Let us see whether Elijah come to take Him down.

Someone ran and filled a sponge with sour wine, put it on a reed, and gave Him a drink, saying, “ Let us see whether Elijah will come to take Him down.”

37 A nd Jesus uttered a loud cry, and breathed out His life.

And Jesus uttered a loud cry, and breathed His last.

38 A nd the curtain of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom.

And the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom.

39 A nd when the centurion who stood facing Him saw Him expire this way, he said, Really, this Man was God’s Son!

When the centurion, who was standing right in front of Him, saw the way He breathed His last, he said, “Truly this man was the Son of God!”

40 N ow some women were there also, looking on from a distance, among whom were Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James the younger and of Joses, and Salome,

There were also some women looking on from a distance, among whom were Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James the Less and Joses, and Salome.

41 W ho, when was in Galilee, were in the habit of accompanying and ministering to Him; and also many other who had come up with Him to Jerusalem.

When He was in Galilee, they used to follow Him and minister to Him; and there were many other women who came up with Him to Jerusalem. Jesus Is Buried

42 A s evening had already come, since it was the day of Preparation, that is, before the Sabbath,

When evening had already come, because it was the preparation day, that is, the day before the Sabbath,

43 J oseph, he of Arimathea, noble and honorable in rank and a respected member of the council (Sanhedrin), who was himself waiting for the kingdom of God, daring the consequences, took courage and ventured to go to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus.

Joseph of Arimathea came, a prominent member of the Council, who himself was waiting for the kingdom of God; and he gathered up courage and went in before Pilate, and asked for the body of Jesus.

44 B ut Pilate wondered whether He was dead so soon, and, having called the centurion, he asked him whether was already dead.

Pilate wondered if He was dead by this time, and summoning the centurion, he questioned him as to whether He was already dead.

45 A nd when he learned from the centurion, he gave the body to Joseph.

And ascertaining this from the centurion, he granted the body to Joseph.

46 A nd Joseph bought a linen cloth '> for swathing dead bodies], and, taking Him down from the cross, he rolled Him up in the linen cloth and placed Him in a tomb which had been hewn out of a rock. Then he rolled a stone against the door of the tomb.

Joseph bought a linen cloth, took Him down, wrapped Him in the linen cloth and laid Him in a tomb which had been hewn out in the rock; and he rolled a stone against the entrance of the tomb.

47 A nd Mary Magdalene and Mary of Joses were '> attentively] observing where He was laid.

Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses were looking on to see where He was laid.