1 S o Pilate then took Jesus, and flogged him.

Pilate then took Jesus and scourged Him.

2 T he soldiers twisted thorns into a crown, and put it on his head, and dressed him in a purple garment.

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

3 T hey kept saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!” and they kept slapping him.

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

4 T hen Pilate went out again, and said to them, “Behold, I bring him out to you, that you may know that I find no basis for a charge against him.”

Pilate 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.”

5 J esus therefore came out, wearing the crown of thorns and the purple garment. Pilate said to them, “Behold, the man!”

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

6 W hen therefore the chief priests and the officers saw him, they shouted, saying, “Crucify! Crucify!” Pilate said to them, “Take him yourselves, and crucify him, for I find no basis for a charge against him.”

So 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.”

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 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.”

8 W hen therefore Pilate heard this saying, he was more afraid.

Therefore when Pilate heard this statement, he was even more afraid;

9 H e 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 said to Jesus, “Where are You from?” But Jesus gave him no answer.

10 P ilate therefore said to him, “Aren’t you speaking to me? Don’t you know that I have power to release you, and have power to crucify you?”

So 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?”

11 J esus answered, “You would have no power at all against me, unless it were given to you from above. Therefore he who delivered me to you has greater sin.”

Jesus 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.”

12 A t this, Pilate was seeking to release him, but the Jews cried out, saying, “If you release this man, you aren’t Caesar’s friend! Everyone who makes himself a king speaks against Caesar!”

As 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.”

13 W hen 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.”

Therefore 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.

14 N ow it was the Preparation Day of the Passover, at about the sixth hour. He said to the Jews, “Behold, your King!”

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

15 T hey 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!”

So 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

16 S o then he delivered him to them to be crucified. So they took Jesus and led him away.

So he then handed Him over to them to be crucified.

17 H e went out, bearing his 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 His own cross, to the place called the Place of a Skull, which is called in Hebrew, Golgotha.

18 w here they crucified him, and with him two others, on either side one, and Jesus in the middle.

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

19 P ilate wrote a title also, and put it on the cross. There was written, “JESUS OF NAZARETH, THE KING OF THE JEWS.”

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

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

Therefore 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.

21 T he chief priests of the Jews therefore said to Pilate, “Don’t write, ‘The King of the Jews,’ but, ‘he said, I am King of the Jews.’”

So 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.’”

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 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.

Then 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.

24 T hen they said to one another, “Let’s not tear it, but cast lots for it to decide whose it will be,” that the Scripture might be fulfilled, which says, “They parted my garments among them. For my cloak they cast lots.” Therefore the soldiers did these things.

So 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.”

25 B ut there were standing by the cross of Jesus his mother, and his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene.

Therefore 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.

26 T herefore when Jesus saw his mother, and the disciple whom he loved standing there, he said to his mother, “Woman, behold your son!”

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

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

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

28 A fter this, Jesus, seeing that all things were now finished, that the Scripture might be fulfilled, said, “I am thirsty.”

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

29 N ow a vessel full of vinegar was set there; so they put a sponge full of the vinegar on hyssop, and held it at his mouth.

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.

30 W hen Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, “It is finished.” He bowed his head, and gave up his spirit.

Therefore 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

31 T herefore the Jews, because it was the Preparation Day, so that the bodies wouldn’t remain on the cross on the Sabbath (for that Sabbath was a special one), asked of Pilate that their legs might be broken, and that they might be taken away.

Then 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.

32 T herefore the soldiers came, and broke the legs of the first, and of the other who was crucified with him;

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

33 b ut when they came to Jesus, and saw that he was already dead, they didn’t break his legs.

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

34 H owever one of the soldiers pierced his side with a spear, and immediately blood and water came out.

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

35 H e who has seen has testified, and his testimony is true. He knows that he tells the truth, that you may believe.

And 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.

36 F or these things happened, that the Scripture might be fulfilled, “A bone of him will not be broken.”

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

37 A gain another Scripture says, “They will look on him whom they pierced.”

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

38 A fter 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 Jesus’ body. Pilate gave him permission. He came therefore and took away his body.

After 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.

39 N icodemus, who at first came to Jesus by night, also came bringing a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about a hundred Roman pounds.

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

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

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

41 N ow in the place where he was crucified there was a garden. In the garden was a new tomb in which no man had ever yet been laid.

Now 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.

42 T hen because of the Jews’ Preparation Day (for the tomb was near at hand) they laid Jesus there.

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