1 P ilate then took Jesus and scourged Him.

Then Pilate therefore took Jesus, and scourged him.

2 A nd the soldiers twisted together a crown of thorns and put it on His head, and put a purple robe on Him;

And the soldiers platted a crown of thorns, and put it on his head, and arrayed him in a purple garment;

3 a nd they began to come up to Him and say, “ Hail, King of the Jews!” and to give Him slaps in the face.

and they came unto him, and said, Hail, King of the Jews! and they struck him with their hands.

4 P ilate came out again and said to them, “Behold, I am bringing Him out to you so that you may know that I find no guilt in Him.”

And Pilate went out again, and saith unto them, Behold, I bring him out to you, that ye may know that I find no crime in him.

5 J esus then came out, wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe. Pilate said to them, “Behold, the Man!”

Jesus therefore came out, wearing the crown of thorns and the purple garment. And Pilate saith unto them, Behold, the man!

6 S o when the chief priests and the officers saw Him, they cried out saying, “Crucify, crucify!” Pilate said to them, “Take Him yourselves and crucify Him, for I find no guilt in Him.”

When therefore the chief priests and the officers saw him, they cried out, saying, Crucify him, crucify him! Pilate saith unto them, Take him yourselves, and crucify him: for I find no crime in him.

7 T he Jews answered him, “ We have a law, and by that law He ought to die because He made Himself out to be the Son of God.”

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

8 T herefore when Pilate heard this statement, he was even more afraid;

When Pilate therefore heard this saying, he was the more afraid;

9 a nd he entered into the Praetorium again and said to Jesus, “Where are You from?” But Jesus gave him no answer.

and he entered into the Praetorium again, and saith unto Jesus, Whence art thou? But Jesus gave him no answer.

10 S o Pilate said to Him, “You do not speak to me? Do You not know that I have authority to release You, and I have authority to crucify You?”

Pilate therefore saith unto him, Speakest thou not unto me? Knowest thou not that I have power to release thee, and have power to crucify thee?

11 J esus answered, “ You would have no authority over Me, unless it had been given you from above; for this reason he who delivered Me to you has the greater sin.”

Jesus answered him, Thou wouldest have no power against me, except it were given thee from above: therefore he that delivered me unto thee hath greater sin.

12 A s a result of this Pilate made efforts to release Him, but the Jews cried out saying, “ If you release this Man, you are no friend of Caesar; everyone who makes himself out to be a king opposes Caesar.”

Upon this Pilate sought to release him: but the Jews cried out, saying, If thou release this man, thou art not Caesar's friend: every one that maketh himself a king speaketh against Caesar.

13 T herefore when Pilate heard these words, he brought Jesus out, and sat down on the judgment seat at a place called The Pavement, but in Hebrew, Gabbatha.

When Pilate therefore heard these words, he brought Jesus out, and sat down on the judgment-seat at a place called The Pavement, but in Hebrew, Gabbatha.

14 N ow it was the day of preparation for the Passover; it was about the sixth hour. And he said to the Jews, “Behold, your King!”

Now it was the Preparation of the passover: it was about the sixth hour. And he saith unto the Jews, Behold, your King!

15 S o they cried out, “ Away with Him, away with Him, crucify Him!” Pilate said to them, “Shall I crucify your King?” The chief priests answered, “We have no king but Caesar.” The Crucifixion

They therefore 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.

16 S o he then handed Him over to them to be crucified.

Then therefore he delivered him unto them to be crucified.

17 T hey took Jesus, therefore, and He went out, bearing His own cross, to the place called the Place of a Skull, which is called in Hebrew, Golgotha.

They took Jesus therefore: and he went out, bearing the cross for himself, unto the place called The place of a skull, which is called in Hebrew, Golgotha:

18 T here they crucified Him, and with Him two other men, one on either side, and Jesus in between.

where they crucified him, and with him two others, on either side one, and Jesus in the midst.

19 P ilate also wrote an inscription and put it on the cross. It was written, “ JESUS THE NAZARENE, THE KING OF THE JEWS.”

And Pilate wrote a title also, and put it on the cross. And there was written, JESUS OF NAZARETH, THE KING OF THE JEWS.

20 T herefore many of the Jews read this inscription, for the place where Jesus was crucified was near the city; and it was written in Hebrew, Latin and in Greek.

This title therefore read many of the Jews, for the place where Jesus was crucified was nigh to the city; and it was written in Hebrew, and in Latin, and in Greek.

21 S o the chief priests of the Jews were saying to Pilate, “Do not write, ‘ The King of the Jews’; but that He said, ‘I am King of the Jews.’”

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

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

Pilate answered, What I have written I have written.

23 T hen the soldiers, when they had crucified Jesus, took His outer garments and made four parts, a part to every soldier and also the tunic; now the tunic was seamless, woven in one piece.

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

24 S o they said to one another, “ Let us not tear it, but cast lots for it, to decide whose it shall be”; this was to fulfill the Scripture: “ They divided My outer garments among them, and for My clothing they cast lots.”

They said therefore one to another, 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 garments among them, And upon my vesture did they cast lots.

25 T herefore the soldiers did these things. But standing by the cross of Jesus were His mother, and His mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene.

These things therefore the soldiers did. But there were standing by the cross of Jesus his mother, and his mother's sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene.

26 W hen Jesus then saw His mother, and the disciple whom He loved standing nearby, He said to His mother, “ Woman, behold, your son!”

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

27 T hen He said to the disciple, “Behold, your mother!” From that hour the disciple took her into his own household.

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

28 A fter this, Jesus, knowing that all things had already been accomplished, to fulfill the Scripture, said, “ I am thirsty.”

After this Jesus, knowing that all things are now finished, that the scripture might be accomplished, saith, I thirst.

29 A jar full of sour wine was standing there; so they put a sponge full of the sour wine upon a branch of hyssop and brought it up to His mouth.

There was set there a vessel full of vinegar: so they put a sponge full of the vinegar upon hyssop, and brought it to his mouth.

30 T herefore when Jesus had received the sour wine, He said, “ It is finished!” And He bowed His head and gave up His spirit. Care of the Body of Jesus

When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, It is finished: and he bowed his head, and gave up his spirit.

31 T hen the Jews, because it was the day of preparation, so that the bodies would not remain on the cross on the Sabbath ( for that Sabbath was a high day), asked Pilate that their legs might be broken, and that they might be taken away.

The Jews therefore, because it was the Preparation, that the bodies should not remain on the cross upon the sabbath (for the day of that sabbath was a high day), asked of Pilate that their legs might be broken, and that they might be taken away.

32 S o the soldiers came, and broke the legs of the first man and of the other who was crucified with Him;

The soldiers therefore came, and brake the legs of the first, and of the other that was crucified with him:

33 b ut coming to Jesus, when they saw that He was already dead, they did not break His legs.

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

34 B ut one of the soldiers pierced His side with a spear, and immediately blood and water came out.

howbeit one of the soldiers with a spear pierced his side, and straightway there came out blood and water.

35 A nd he who has seen has testified, and his testimony is true; and he knows that he is telling the truth, so that you also may believe.

And he that hath seen hath borne witness, and his witness is true: and he knoweth that he saith true, that ye also may believe.

36 F or these things came to pass to fulfill the Scripture, “ Not a bone of Him shall be broken.”

For these things came to pass, that the scripture might be fulfilled, A bone of him shall not be broken.

37 A nd again another Scripture says, “ They shall look on Him whom they pierced.”

And again another scripture saith, They shall look on him whom they pierced.

38 A fter these things Joseph of Arimathea, being a disciple of Jesus, but a secret one for fear of the Jews, asked Pilate that he might take away the body of Jesus; and Pilate granted permission. So he came and took away His body.

And after these things Joseph of Arimathaea, being a disciple of Jesus, but secretly for fear of the Jews, asked of Pilate that he might take away the body of Jesus: and Pilate gave him leave. He came therefore, and took away his body.

39 N icodemus, who had first come to Him by night, also came, bringing a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about a hundred pounds weight.

And there came also Nicodemus, he who at the first came to him by night, bringing a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about a hundred pounds.

40 S o they took the body of Jesus and bound it in linen wrappings with the spices, as is the burial custom of the Jews.

So they took the body of Jesus, and bound it in linen cloths with the spices, as the custom of the Jews is to bury.

41 N ow in the place where He was crucified there was a garden, and in the garden a new tomb in which no one had yet been laid.

Now in the place where he was crucified there was a garden; and in the garden a new tomb wherein was never man yet laid.

42 T herefore because of the Jewish day of preparation, since the tomb was nearby, they laid Jesus there.

There then because of the Jews' Preparation (for the tomb was nigh at hand) they laid Jesus.