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[1]THEN the whole company of them rose up, and brought him to Pilate;
[2]And began to accuse him, saying, We found this man misleading our people, and forbidding to pay the head-tax to Caesar; and he says concerning himself that he is a King, even the Christ.
[3]Pilate asked him and said, Are you the king of the Jews? He said to him, You say that.
[4]Then Pilate said to the high priests and the people, I cannot find any fault against this man.
[5]But they shouted and said, He has stirred up our people, teaching throughout Judaea, and beginning from Galilee even to this place.
[6]When Pilate heard the name Galilee, he asked if the man was a Galilean.
[7]And when he knew that he was under the jurisdiction of Herod, he sent him to Herod, because he was in Jerusalem in those days.
[8]When Herod saw Jesus he was exceedingly glad, for he had wanted to see him for a long time, because he had heard many things concerning him; and he hoped to see some miracle by him.
[9]And he asked him many words; but Jesus gave him no answer.
[10]But the high priests and the scribes stood, and accused him bitterly.
[11]And Herod and his soldiers insulted him, and mocked him, and dressed him in a scarlet robe, and sent him to Pilate.
[12]And that day Pilate and Herod became friends with each other; for there was a longstanding enmity between them.
[13]Then Pilate called the high priests and the leaders of the people,
[14]And he said to them, You brought me this man, as if he were misleading your people; and behold, I have examined him before your own eyes, and I have found no fault in this man concerning all that you accuse him.
[15]Not even has Herod; for I sent him to him; and behold, he has done nothing worthy of death.
[16]I will therefore chastise him, and release him.
[17]For there was a custom to release to them one at the feast.
[18]But all the people cried out saying, Get rid of him, and release to us Bar-Abbas;
[19]Who because of sedition and murder which had happened in the city, was cast into prison.
[20]Again Pilate spoke to them, desiring to release Jesus.
[21]But they cried out, saying, Crucify him, crucify him.
[22]And he said to them the third time, What evil has he done? I have found nothing in him, worthy of death; I will therefore chastise him, and release him.
[23]But they persisted with loud voices, and asked to crucify him. And their voice and that of the high priests prevailed.
[24]Then Pilate commanded to have their request granted.
[25]So he released to them the one who because of sedition and murder was cast into prison, whom they asked for; and he delivered Jesus to their will.
[26]And while they took him away, they laid hold of Simon, a Cyrenian, who was coming from the field, and they placed the end of the cross on him, to carry it with Jesus.
[27]And many people followed him, and the women who were mourning and wailing over him.
[28]But Jesus turned to them and said, O daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep over me; but weep over yourselves, and over your own children.
[29]For behold, the days are coming, in which they will say, Blessed are the barren, and the wombs that never gave birth, and the breasts that never gave suck.
[30]Then they will begin to say to the mountains, Fall on us; and to the hills, Cover us.
[31]For if they do these things with the green wood, what will be done with dry wood?
[32]And there were coming with him two others, malefactors, to be put to death.
[33]And when they came to a place which is called The Skull, they crucified him there, and the malefactors, one on his right and one on his left.
[34]And Jesus said, O Father, forgive them, for they know not what they are doing. And they divided his garments and cast lots over them.
[35]The people stood looking on. And even the leaders of the synagogue mocked him, and said, He saved others; let him save himself, if he is the Christ, the chosen one of God.
[36]And the soldiers ridiculed him, as they came near him and offered him vinegar,
[37]Saying to him, If you are the king of the Jews, save yourself.
[38]There was also an inscription which was written over him, in Greek and Roman, and Hebrew, THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.
[39]Now one of the malefactors who were crucified with him, blasphemed against him, saying, If you are the Christ, save yourself and save us also.
[40]But the other rebuked him, and said to him, Do you not fear even God, for you are also in the same judgment?
[41]And ours is just, for we are paid as we deserve and as we have done; but he has done nothing wrong.
[42]And he said to Jesus, Remember me, my Lord, when you come in your kingdom.
[43]Jesus said to him, Truly I say to you today, you will be with me in Paradise.
[44]Now it was about the sixth hour, and darkness fell upon the whole earth, until the ninth hour.
[45]And the sun was darkened, and the door curtains of the temple were torn in the center.
[46]Then Jesus cried with a loud voice and said, O my Father, into thy hands I commit my spirit. He said this and passed away.
[47]When the centurion saw what had happened, he praised God and said, Truly this was a righteous man.
[48]And all the people who were gathered together to see this sight, when they saw what had happened, returned, beating their breasts.
[49]And all the acquaintances of Jesus stood afar off, and the women who had come with him from Galilee, and they were beholding these things.
[50]There was a man named Joseph the counsellor of Arimathaea, a city of Judaea, a good and righteous man.
[51]He did not agree with their wishes and their actions; and he waited for the kingdom of God.
[52]He went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus.
[53]And he took it down and wrapped it in fine linen, and laid it in a hewn tomb, in which no one was ever laid.
[54]This was a Friday, and the sabbath was approaching.
[55]The women who had come with him from Galilee were near, and they saw the tomb, and how his body was laid.
[56]And they returned and prepared spices and perfumes. And on the sabbath they rested, as it is commanded.
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