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

So then Pilate took Jesus and scourged 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 twisted a crown of thorns and put it on His head, and they put on Him a purple robe.

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

Then they said, “Hail, King of the Jews!” And they struck Him with 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;'

Pilate then went out again, and said to them, “Behold, I am bringing Him out to you, that you may know that I find no fault in Him.” Pilate’s Decision

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

Then Jesus came out, wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe. And Pilate said to them, “Behold 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;'

Therefore, when the chief priests and officers saw Him, they cried out, saying, “Crucify Him, crucify Him! ” Pilate said to them, “You take Him and crucify Him, for I find no fault 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 our law He ought to die, because He made Himself the Son of God.”

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

Therefore, when Pilate heard that saying, he was the more afraid,

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

and went again into the Praetorium, and said to Jesus, “Where are You from?” But Jesus gave him no answer.

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?'

Then Pilate said to Him, “Are You not speaking to me? Do You not know that I have power to crucify You, and power to release 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 could have no power at all against Me unless it had been given you from above. Therefore the one who delivered Me to you has the greater sin.”

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.'

From then on Pilate sought to release Him, but the Jews cried out, saying, “If you let this Man go, you are not Caesar’s friend. Whoever makes himself a king speaks 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;

When Pilate therefore heard that saying, he brought Jesus out and sat down in the judgment seat in a place that is called The Pavement, but 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 Preparation Day of the Passover, and about the sixth hour. And he said to the Jews, “Behold 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 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!”

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 to them to be crucified. So they took Jesus and led Him away. The King on a Cross

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

And He, bearing His cross, went out to a 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 this side, and on that side, and Jesus in the midst.

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

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;'

Now Pilate wrote a title and put it on the cross. And the writing was: JESUS OF NAZARETH, 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.

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

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;'

Therefore the chief priests of the Jews said to Pilate, “Do not write, ‘The King of the Jews,’ but, ‘He said, “I am the 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 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, to each soldier a part, and also the tunic. Now the tunic was without seam, woven from the top in one piece.

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.

They said therefore among themselves, “Let us not tear it, but cast lots for it, whose it shall be,” that the Scripture might be fulfilled which says: “They divided My garments among them, And for My clothing they cast lots.” Therefore the soldiers did these things. Behold Your Mother

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

Now there stood by the cross of Jesus His mother, and His mother’s sister, Mary the wife 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;'

When Jesus therefore saw His mother, and the disciple whom He loved standing by, He said to His mother, “Woman, behold 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, “Behold your mother!” And from that hour that disciple took her to his own home. It Is Finished

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 things were now accomplished, that the Scripture might be fulfilled, said, “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;

Now a vessel full of sour wine was sitting there; and they filled a sponge with sour wine, put it on hyssop, and put it to His mouth.

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

So when Jesus had received the sour wine, He said, “It is finished!” And bowing His head, He gave up His spirit. Jesus’ Side Is Pierced

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.

Therefore, because it was the Preparation Day, that the bodies should not remain on the cross on the Sabbath (for that Sabbath was a high day), the Jews asked Pilate that their legs might be broken, and that they might be 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,

Then the soldiers came and broke the legs of the first and of the other who was 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 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 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 has seen has testified, and his testimony is true; and he knows that he is telling the truth, so that you may believe.

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 were done that the Scripture should be fulfilled, “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 pierced.” Jesus Buried in Joseph’s Tomb

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,

After this, Joseph of Arimathea, being a disciple of Jesus, but secretly, for fear of the Jews, asked Pilate that he might take away the body of Jesus; and Pilate gave him permission. So he came and took the body of Jesus.

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, who at first came to Jesus by night, also 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;

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

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

So there they laid Jesus, because of the Jews’ Preparation Day, for the tomb was nearby.