1 T hen, therefore, did Pilate take Jesus and scourge,

So then Pilate took Jesus and scourged (flogged, whipped) Him.

2 a nd the soldiers having plaited a crown of thorns, did place on his head, and a purple garment they put around him,

And the soldiers, having twisted together a crown of thorns, put it on His head, and threw a purple cloak around Him.

3 a nd said, `Hail! the king of the Jews;' and they were giving him slaps.

And they kept coming to Him and saying, Hail, King of the Jews! And they struck Him with the palms of their hands.

4 P ilate, therefore, again went forth without, and saith to them, `Lo, I do bring him to you without, that ye may know that in him I find no fault;'

Then Pilate went out again and said to them, See, I bring Him out to you, so that you may know that I find no fault (crime, cause for accusation) in Him.

5 J esus, therefore, came forth without, bearing the thorny crown and the purple garment; and he saith to them, `Lo, the man!'

So Jesus came out wearing the thorny crown and purple cloak, and Pilate said to them, See, the Man!

6 W hen, therefore, the chief priests and the officers did see him, they cried out, saying, `Crucify, crucify;' Pilate saith to them, `Take ye him -- ye, and crucify; for I find no fault in him;'

When the chief priests and attendants (guards) saw Him, they cried out, Crucify Him! Crucify Him! Pilate said to them, Take Him yourselves and crucify Him, for I find no fault (crime) in Him.

7 t he Jews answered him, `We have a law, and according to our law he ought to die, for he made himself Son of God.'

The Jews answered him, We have a law, and according to that law He should die, because He has claimed and made Himself out to be the Son of God.

8 W hen, therefore, Pilate heard this word, he was the more afraid,

So, when Pilate heard this said, he was more alarmed and awestricken and afraid than before.

9 a nd entered again to the praetorium, and saith to Jesus, `Whence art thou?' and Jesus gave him no answer.

He went into the judgment hall again and said to Jesus, Where are You from? But Jesus did not answer him.

10 P ilate, therefore, saith to him, `To me dost thou not speak? hast thou not known that I have authority to crucify thee, and I have authority to release thee?'

So Pilate said to Him, Will You not speak to me? Do You not know that I have power (authority) to release You and I have power to crucify You?

11 J esus answered, `Thou wouldst have no authority against me, if it were not having been given thee from above; because of this, he who is delivering me up to thee hath greater sin.'

Jesus answered, You would not have any power or authority whatsoever against (over) Me if it were not given you from above. For this reason the sin and guilt of the one who delivered Me over to you is greater.

12 F rom this was Pilate seeking to release him, and the Jews were crying out, saying, `If this one thou mayest release, thou art not a friend of Caesar; every one making himself a king, doth speak against Caesar.'

Upon this, Pilate wanted (sought, was anxious) to release Him, but the Jews kept shrieking, If you release this Man, you are no friend of Caesar! Anybody who makes himself a king sets himself up against Caesar!

13 P ilate, therefore, having heard this word, brought Jesus without -- and he sat down upon the tribunal -- to a place called, `Pavement,' and in Hebrew, Gabbatha;

Hearing this, Pilate brought Jesus out and sat down on the judgment seat at a place called the Pavement —in Hebrew, Gabbatha.

14 a nd it was the preparation of the passover, and as it were the sixth hour, and he saith to the Jews, `Lo, your king!'

Now it was the day of Preparation for the Passover, and it was about the sixth hour (about twelve o’clock noon). He said to the Jews, See, your King!

15 a nd they cried out, `Take away, take away, crucify him;' Pilate saith to them, `Your king shall I crucify?' the chief priests answered, `We have no king except Caesar.'

But they shouted, Away with Him! Away with Him! Crucify Him! Pilate said to them, Crucify your King? The chief priests answered, We have no king but Caesar!

16 T hen, therefore, he delivered him up to them, that he may be crucified, and they took Jesus and led away,

Then he delivered Him over to them to be crucified.

17 a nd bearing his cross, he went forth to the place called of a Skull, which is called in Hebrew Golgotha;

And they took Jesus and led away; so He went out, bearing His own cross, to the spot called The Place of the Skull—in Hebrew it is called Golgotha.

18 w here they crucified him, and with him two others, on this side, and on that side, and Jesus in the midst.

There they crucified Him, and with Him two others—one on either side and Jesus between them.

19 A nd Pilate also wrote a title, and put on the cross, and it was written, `Jesus the Nazarene, the king of the Jews;'

And Pilate also wrote a title (an inscription on a placard) and put it on the cross. And the writing was: Jesus the Nazarene, the King of the Jews.

20 t his title, therefore, read many of the Jews, because the place was nigh to the city where Jesus was crucified, and it was having been written in Hebrew, in Greek, in Roman.

And 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, in Greek.

21 T he chief priests of the Jews said, therefore, to Pilate, `Write not -- The king of the Jews, but that one said, I am king of the Jews;'

Then the chief priests of the Jews said to Pilate, Do not write, The King of the Jews, but, He said, I am King of the Jews.

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

Pilate replied, What I have written, I have written.

23 T he soldiers, therefore, when they did crucify Jesus, took his garments, and made four parts, to each soldier a part, also the coat, and the coat was seamless, from the top woven throughout,

Then the soldiers, when they had crucified Jesus, took His garments and made four parts, one share for each soldier, and also the tunic (the long shirtlike undergarment). But the tunic was seamless, woven from the top throughout.

24 t hey said, therefore, to one another, `We may not rend it, but cast a lot for it, whose it shall be;' that the Writing might be fulfilled, that is saying, `They divided my garments to themselves, and upon my raiment they did cast a lot;' the soldiers, therefore, indeed, did these things.

So they said to one another, Let us not tear it, but let us cast lots to decide whose it shall be. This was to fulfill the Scripture, They parted My garments among them, and for My clothing they cast lots. So the soldiers did these things.

25 A nd there stood by the cross of Jesus his mother, and his mother's sister, Mary of Cleopas, and Mary the Magdalene;

But by the cross of Jesus stood His mother, His mother’s sister, Mary the of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene.

26 J esus, therefore, having seen mother, and the disciple standing by, whom he was loving, he saith to his mother, `Woman, lo, thy son;'

So Jesus, seeing His mother there, and the disciple whom He loved standing near, said to His mother, '> Dear] woman, See, your son!

27 a fterward he saith to the disciple, `Lo, thy mother;' and from that hour the disciple took her to his own.

Then He said to the disciple, See, your mother! And from that hour, the disciple took her into his own.

28 A fter this, Jesus knowing that all things now have been finished, that the Writing may be fulfilled, saith, `I thirst;'

After this, Jesus, knowing that all was now finished (ended), said in fulfillment of the Scripture, I thirst.

29 a vessel, therefore, was placed full of vinegar, and they having filled a sponge with vinegar, and having put around a hyssop stalk, did put to his mouth;

A vessel (jar) full of sour wine (vinegar) was placed there, so they put a sponge soaked in the sour wine on hyssop, and held it to mouth.

30 w hen, therefore, Jesus received the vinegar, he said, `It hath been finished;' and having bowed the head, gave up the spirit.

When Jesus had received the sour wine, He said, It is finished! And He bowed His head and gave up His spirit.

31 T he Jews, therefore, that the bodies might not remain on the cross on the sabbath, since it was the preparation, (for that sabbath day was a great one,) asked of Pilate that their legs may be broken, and they taken away.

Since it was the day of Preparation, in order to prevent the bodies from hanging on the cross on the Sabbath—for that Sabbath was a very solemn and important one—the Jews requested Pilate to have the legs broken and the bodies taken away.

32 T he soldiers, therefore, came, and of the first indeed they did break the legs, and of the other who was crucified with him,

So the soldiers came and broke the legs of the first one, and of the other who had been crucified with Him.

33 a nd having come to Jesus, when they saw him already having been dead, they did not break his legs;

But when they came to Jesus and they saw that He was already dead, they did not break His legs.

34 b ut one of the soldiers with a spear did pierce his side, and immediately there came forth blood and water;

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

35 a nd he who hath seen hath testified, and his testimony is true, and that one hath known that true things he speaketh, that ye also may believe.

And he who saw it (the eyewitness) gives this evidence, and his testimony is true; and he knows that he tells the truth, that you may believe also.

36 F or these things came to pass, that the Writing may be fulfilled, `A bone of him shall not be broken;'

For these things took place, that the Scripture might be fulfilled (verified, carried out), Not one of His bones shall be broken;

37 a nd again another Writing saith, `They shall look to him whom they did pierce.'

And again another Scripture says, They shall look on Him Whom they have pierced.

38 A nd after these things did Joseph of Arimathea -- being a disciple of Jesus, but concealed, through the fear of the Jews -- ask of Pilate, that he may take away the body of Jesus, and Pilate gave leave; he came, therefore, and took away the body of Jesus,

And after this, Joseph of Arimathea—a disciple of Jesus, but secretly for fear of the Jews—asked Pilate to let him take away the body of Jesus. And Pilate granted him permission. So he came and took away His body.

39 a nd Nicodemus also came -- who came unto Jesus by night at the first -- bearing a mixture of myrrh and aloes, as it were, a hundred pounds.

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

40 T hey took, therefore, the body of Jesus, and bound it with linen clothes with the spices, according as it was the custom of the Jews to prepare for burial;

So they took Jesus’ body and bound it in linen cloths with the spices (aromatics), as is the Jews’ customary way to prepare for burial.

41 a nd there was in the place where he was crucified a garden, and in the garden a new tomb, in which no one was yet laid;

Now there was a garden in the place where He was crucified, and in the garden a new tomb, in which no one had ever been laid.

42 t here, therefore, because of the preparation of the Jews, because the tomb was nigh, they laid Jesus.

So there, because of the Jewish day of Preparation since the tomb was near by, they laid Jesus.