1 T hen Pilate therefore took Jesus, and scourged him.

Then Pilate took Jesus and had Him beaten.

2 A nd the soldiers platted a crown of thorns, and put it on his head, and they put on him a purple robe,

The soldiers put a crown of thorns on His head. They put a purple coat on Him.

3 A nd said, Hail, King of the Jews! and they smote him with their hands.

Then they said, “Hello, King of the Jews!” and hit Him with their hands.

4 P ilate therefore went forth again, and saith unto them, Behold, I bring him forth to you, that ye may know that I find no fault in him.

Pilate went out again and said to the people, “See, I bring Him out to you so you will know I do not find Him guilty.”

5 T hen came Jesus forth, wearing the crown of thorns, and the purple robe. And Pilate saith unto them, Behold the man!

Jesus came out. He had on the crown of thorns and a purple coat. Pilate said to the people, “See! This is the Man!” Pilate Tries to Let Jesus Go Free

6 W hen the chief priests therefore and officers saw him, they cried out, saying, Crucify him, crucify him. Pilate saith unto them, Take ye him, and crucify him: for I find no fault in him.

The religious leaders and the soldiers saw Him. They spoke with loud voices, “Nail Him to a cross! Nail Him to a cross!” Pilate said, “Take Him yourselves and nail Him to a cross. As for me, I do not find Him guilty.”

7 T he Jews answered him, We have a law, and by our law he ought to die, because he made himself the Son of God.

The Jews said to Pilate, “We have a Law that says He should die because He has said He is the Son of God.”

8 W hen Pilate therefore heard that saying, he was the more afraid;

When Pilate heard them say this, he was more afraid.

9 A nd went again into the judgment hall, and saith unto Jesus, Whence art thou? But Jesus gave him no answer.

He went into the court room again. He said to Jesus, “Where do You come from?” Jesus did not say a word.

10 T hen saith Pilate unto him, Speakest thou not unto me? knowest thou not that I have power to crucify thee, and have power to release thee?

Pilate said, “Will You not speak to me? Do You not know that I have the right and the power to nail You to a cross? I have the right and the power to let You go free also.”

11 J esus answered, Thou couldest have no power at all against me, except it were given thee from above: therefore he that delivered me unto thee hath the greater sin.

Jesus said, “You would not have any right or power over Me if it were not given you from above. For this reason the one who handed Me over to you has the worse sin.”

12 A nd from thenceforth Pilate sought to release him: but the Jews cried out, saying, If thou let this man go, thou art not Caesar's friend: whosoever maketh himself a king speaketh against Caesar.

When Pilate heard this, he wanted to let Jesus go free. But the Jews kept saying, “If you let this Man go free, you are not a friend of Caesar! Whoever makes himself as a king is working against Caesar.”

13 W hen Pilate therefore heard that saying, he brought Jesus forth, and sat down in the judgment seat in a place that is called the Pavement, but in the Hebrew, Gabbatha.

When Pilate heard this, he had Jesus brought in front of him. Pilate sat down at the place where men stand in front of him if they are thought to be guilty. The place is called the Stone Floor.

14 A nd it was the preparation of the passover, and about the sixth hour: and he saith unto the Jews, Behold your King!

It was the day to get ready for the special religious gathering to remember how the Jews left Egypt. It was about noon. Pilate said to the Jews, “See, your King!”

15 B ut they cried out, Away with him, away with him, crucify him. Pilate saith unto them, Shall I crucify your King? The chief priests answered, We have no king but Caesar.

They spoke with a loud voice, “Take Him away! Nail Him to a cross!” Pilate said to them, “Do you want me to nail your King to a cross?” The head religious leaders said, “We have no king but Caesar!”

16 T hen delivered he him therefore unto them to be crucified. And they took Jesus, and led him away.

Then Pilate handed Him over to be nailed to a cross. They took Jesus and led Him away. Jesus on the Cross

17 A nd he bearing his cross went forth into a place called the place of a skull, which is called in the Hebrew Golgotha:

Jesus carried His own cross to a hill called the Place of the Skull.

18 W here they crucified him, and two other with him, on either side one, and Jesus in the midst.

There they nailed Him to the cross. With Him were two others. There was one on each side of Jesus.

19 A nd Pilate wrote a title, and put it on the cross. And the writing was Jesus Of Nazareth The King Of The Jews.

Then Pilate put a writing on the cross which said, JESUS OF NAZARETH, THE KING OF THE JEWS.

20 T his title then read many of the Jews: for the place where Jesus was crucified was nigh to the city: and it was written in Hebrew, and Greek, and Latin.

This was read by many of the Jews. The place where Jesus was nailed to the cross was near the city. The writing was written in the Hebrew and the Latin and the Greek languages.

21 T hen said the chief priests of the Jews to Pilate, Write not, The King of the Jews; but that he said, I am King of the Jews.

Then the head religious leaders of the Jews said to Pilate, “Do not write, ‘The King of the Jews’! Write, ‘He said, I am the King of the Jews.’”

22 P ilate answered, What I have written I have written.

Pilate said, “What I have written is to stay just as it is!” They Divided His Clothes

23 T hen the soldiers, when they had crucified Jesus, took his garments, and made four parts, to every soldier a part; and also his coat: now the coat was without seam, woven from the top throughout.

The soldiers who nailed Jesus to the cross took His clothes and divided them in four parts, each soldier getting one part. But His coat which was not sewed was made in one piece.

24 T hey said therefore among themselves, Let us not rend it, but cast lots for it, whose it shall be: that the scripture might be fulfilled, which saith, They parted my raiment among them, and for my vesture they did cast lots. These things therefore the soldiers did.

They said to each other, “Let us not cut it up. Let us draw names to see whose it should be.” This happened as the Holy Writings said it would happen, “They divided My clothes among them and they drew names for My coat.”

25 N ow there stood by the cross of Jesus his mother, and his mother's sister, Mary the wife of Cleophas, and Mary Magdalene.

This is what the soldiers did. The Women at the Cross The mother of Jesus and her sister Mary, the wife of Cleophas, were standing near the cross. Mary Magdalene was there also.

26 W hen Jesus therefore saw his mother, and the disciple standing by, whom he loved, he saith unto his mother, Woman, behold thy son!

Jesus saw His mother and the follower whom He loved standing near. He said to His mother, “Woman, look at your son.”

27 T hen saith he to the disciple, Behold thy mother! And from that hour that disciple took her unto his own home.

Then Jesus said to the follower, “Look at your mother.” From that time the follower took her to his own house. The Death of Jesus

28 A fter this, Jesus knowing that all things were now accomplished, that the scripture might be fulfilled, saith, I thirst.

Jesus knew that everything was now finished. Everything happened as the Holy Writings said it would happen. He said, “I am thirsty.”

29 N ow there was set a vessel full of vinegar: and they filled a spunge with vinegar, and put it upon hyssop, and put it to his mouth.

There was a jar full of sour wine near. They filled a sponge and put it on a stick and put it to His mouth.

30 W hen Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, It is finished: and he bowed his head, and gave up the ghost.

Jesus took the sour wine and said, “It is finished.” He put His head down and gave up His spirit and died. His Bones Were Not Broken

31 T he Jews therefore, because it was the preparation, that the bodies should not remain upon the cross on the sabbath day, (for that sabbath day was an high day,) besought Pilate that their legs might be broken, and that they might be taken away.

This was the day before the special religious gathering to remember how the Jews left Egypt. The next day was the Day of Rest and the great day of the religious gathering. The Jews went to Pilate and asked to have the legs of the men broken. They wanted their bodies taken away so they would not be hanging on the crosses on the Day of Rest.

32 T hen came the soldiers, and brake the legs of the first, and of the other which was crucified with him.

Then the soldiers came and broke the legs of the first man and of the other one who had been nailed to crosses beside Jesus.

33 B ut when they came to Jesus, and saw that he was dead already, they brake not his legs:

They came to Jesus. They saw He was already dead so they did not break His legs.

34 B ut one of the soldiers with a spear pierced his side, and forthwith came there out blood and water.

But one of the soldiers pushed a spear into His side. Blood and water ran out.

35 A nd he that saw it bare record, and his record is true: and he knoweth that he saith true, that ye might believe.

The one who saw it is writing this and what he says is true. He knows he is telling the truth so you may believe.

36 F or these things were done, that the scripture should be fulfilled, A bone of him shall not be broken.

These things happened as the Holy Writings said they would happen, “Not one of His bones will be broken.”

37 A nd again another scripture saith, They shall look on him whom they pierced.

And in another place the Holy Writings say, “They will look at Him Whose side they cut.” The Grave of Jesus

38 A nd after this Joseph of Arimathaea, being a disciple of Jesus, but secretly for fear of the Jews, besought Pilate that he might take away the body of Jesus: and Pilate gave him leave. He came therefore, and took the body of Jesus.

Joseph was from the town of Arimathea. He was a follower of Jesus but was afraid of the Jews. So he worshiped without anyone knowing it. He asked Pilate if he could take away the body of Jesus. Pilate said he could. Then Joseph came and took it away.

39 A nd there came also Nicodemus, which at the first came to Jesus by night, and brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about an hundred pound weight.

Nicodemus came also. The first time he had come to Jesus had been at night. He brought with him a large box of spices.

40 T hen took they the body of Jesus, and wound it in linen clothes with the spices, as the manner of the Jews is to bury.

Then they took the body of Jesus with the spices and put it in linen cloths. This was the way the Jews made a body ready for the grave.

41 N ow in the place where he was crucified there was a garden; and in the garden a new sepulchre, wherein was never man yet laid.

There was a garden near the place where He had been nailed to the cross. In the garden there was a new grave in the side of the hill. No one had ever been laid there.

42 T here laid they Jesus therefore because of the Jews' preparation day; for the sepulchre was nigh at hand.

This place was near by. Because it was the day the Jews got ready for the special religious gathering, they laid Jesus in it.