Verse 1. And straightway in the morning, the chief priests holding a consultation with the ancients and the scribes and the whole council, binding Jesus, led him away, and delivered him to Pilate.
Verse 2. And Pilate asked him: Art thou the king of the Jews? But he answering, saith to him: Thou sayest it.
Verse 3. And the chief priests accused him in many things.
Verse 4. And Pilate again asked him, saying: Answerest thou nothing? behold in how many things they accuse thee.
Verse 5. But Jesus still answered nothing; so that Pilate wondered.
Verse 6. Now on the festival day he was wont to release unto them one of the prisoners, whomsoever they demanded.
Verse 7. And there was one called Barabbas, who was put in prison with some seditious men, who in the sedition had committed murder.
Verse 8. And when the multitude was come up, they began to desire that he would do, as he had ever done unto them.
Verse 9. And Pilate answered them, and said: Will you that I release to you the king of the Jews?
Verse 10. For he knew that the chief priests had delivered him up out of envy.
Verse 11. But the chief priests moved the people, that he should rather release Barabbas to them.
Verse 12. And Pilate again answering, saith to them: What will you then that I do to the king of the Jews?
Verse 13. But they again cried out: Crucify him.
Verse 14. And Pilate saith to them: Why, what evil hath he done? But they cried out the more: Crucify him.
Verse 15. And so Pilate being willing to satisfy the people, released to them Barabbas, and delivered up Jesus, when he had scourged him, to be crucified.
Verse 16. And the soldiers led him away into the court of the palace, and they called together the whole band:
Verse 17. And they clothe him with purple, and platting a crown of thorns, they put it upon him.
Verse 18. And they began to salute him: Hail, king of the Jews.
Verse 19. And they struck his head with a reed: and they did spit on him. And bowing their knees, they adored him.
Verse 20. And after they had mocked him, they took off the purple from him, and put his own garments on him, and they led him out to crucify him.
Verse 21. And they forced one Simon a Cyrenian who passed by, coming out of the country, the father of Alexander and of Rufus, to take up his cross.
Verse 22. And they bring him into the place called Golgotha, which being interpreted is, The place of Calvary.
Verse 23. And they gave him to drink wine mingled with myrrh; but he took it not.
Verse 24. And crucifying him, they divided his garments, casting lots upon them, what every man should take.
Verse 25. And it was the third hour, and they crucified him.
Verse 26. And the inscription of his cause was written over: THE KING OF THE JEWS.
Verse 27. And with him they crucify two thieves; the one on his right hand, and the other on his left.
Verse 28. And the scripture was fulfilled, which saith: And with the wicked he was reputed.
Verse 29. And they that passed by blasphemed him, wagging their heads, and saying: Vah, thou that destroyest the temple of God, and in three days buildest it up again;
Verse 30. Save thyself, coming down from the cross.
Verse 31. In like manner also the chief priests mocking, said with the scribes one to another: He saved others; himself he cannot save.
Verse 32. Let Christ the king of Israel come down now from the cross, that we may see and believe. And they that were crucified with him reviled him.
Verse 33. And when the sixth hour was come, there was darkness over the whole earth until the ninth hour.
Verse 34. And at the ninth hour, Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying: Eloi, Eloi, lamma sabacthani? Which is, being interpreted, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?
Verse 35. And some of the standers by hearing, said: Behold he calleth Elias.
Verse 36. And one running and filling a sponge with vinegar, and putting it upon a reed, gave him to drink, saying: Stay, let us see if Elias come to take him down.
Verse 37. And Jesus having cried out with a loud voice, gave up the ghost.
Verse 38. And the veil of the temple was rent in two, from the top to the bottom.
Verse 39. And the centurion who stood over against him, seeing that crying out in this manner he had given up the ghost, said: Indeed this man was the son of God.
Verse 40. And there were also women looking on afar off: among whom was Mary Magdalen, and Mary the mother of James the less and of Joseph, and Salome:
Verse 41. Who also when he was in Galilee followed him, and ministered to him, and many other women that came up with him to Jerusalem.
Verse 42. And when evening was now come, (because it was the Parasceve, that is, the day before the sabbath,)
Verse 43. Joseph of Arimathea, a noble counsellor, who was also himself looking for the kingdom of God, came and went in boldly to Pilate, and begged the body of Jesus.
Verse 44. But Pilate wondered that he should be already dead. And sending for the centurion, he asked him if he were already dead.
Verse 45. And when he had understood it by the centurion, he gave the body to Joseph.
Verse 46. And Joseph buying fine linen, and taking him down, wrapped him up in the fine linen, and laid him in a sepulchre which was hewed out of a rock. And he rolled a stone to the door of the sepulchre.
Verse 47. And Mary Magdalen, and Mary the mother of Joseph, beheld where he was laid.