And the
whole multitude of them arose, and led him unto
Pilate.
02 And they began to accuse him, saying, We found
this fellow perverting the nation, and forbidding
to give tribute to Caesar, saying that he himself
is Christ a King.
03 And Pilate asked him, saying, Art thou the
King of the Jews? And he answered him and said, Thou
sayest it.
04 Then said Pilate to the chief
priests and to the people, I find no fault in
this man.
05 And they were the more fierce, saying, He
stirreth up the people, teaching throughout all
Jewry, beginning from Galilee to this place.
06 When Pilate heard of Galilee, he asked whether
the man were a Galilaean.
07 And as soon as he knew that he belonged unto
Herod's jurisdiction, he sent him to Herod, who
himself also was at Jerusalem at that time.
08 And when Herod saw Jesus, he was exceeding
glad: for he was desirous to see him of a long
season, because he had heard many things of him;
and he hoped to have seen some miracle done by
him.
09 Then he questioned with him in many words; but
he answered him nothing.
10 And the chief priests and scribes stood and
vehemently accused him.
11 And Herod with his men of war set him at
nought, and mocked him, and arrayed him in a
gorgeous robe, and sent him again to Pilate.
12 And the same day Pilate and Herod were made
friends together: for before they were at enmity
between themselves.
13 And Pilate, when he had called together the
chief priests and the rulers and the people,
14 Said unto them, Ye have brought this man unto
me, as one that perverteth the people: and,
behold, I, having examined him before you, have
found no fault in this man touching those things
whereof ye accuse him:
15 No, nor yet Herod: for I sent you to him; and,
lo, nothing worthy of death is done unto him.
16 I will therefore chastise him, and release
him.
17 (For of necessity he must release one unto
them at the feast.)
18 And they cried out all at once, saying, Away
with this man, and release unto us Barabbas:
19 (Who for a certain sedition made in the city,
and for murder, was cast into prison.)
20 Pilate therefore, willing to release Jesus,
spake again to them.
21 But they cried, saying, Crucify him, crucify
him.
22 And he said unto them the third time, Why,
what evil hath he done? I have found no cause of
death in him: I will therefore chastise him, and
let him go.
23 And they were instant with loud voices,
requiring that he might be crucified. And the
voices of them and of the chief priests
prevailed.
24 And Pilate gave sentence that it should be as
they required.
25 And he released unto them him that for
sedition and murder was cast into prison, whom
they had desired; but he delivered Jesus to their
will.
26 And as they led him away, they laid hold upon
one Simon, a Cyrenian, coming out of the country,
and on him they laid the cross, that he might
bear it after Jesus.
27 And there followed him a great company of
people, and of women, which also bewailed and
lamented him.
28 But Jesus turning unto them said,
Daughters of Jerusalem, weep not for me, but weep
for yourselves, and for your children.
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29 For, behold, the days
are coming, in the which they shall say, Blessed
are the barren, and the wombs that never bare,
and the paps which never gave suck.
30 Then shall they begin to
say to the mountains, Fall on us; and to the
hills, Cover us.
31 For if they do these
things in a green tree, what shall be done in the
dry?
32 And there were also two other,
malefactors, led with him to be put to death.
33 And when they were come to the place, which is
called Calvary, there they crucified him, and the
malefactors, one on the right hand, and the other
on the left.
34 Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them;
for they know not what they do. And they
parted his raiment, and cast lots.
35 And the people stood beholding. And the rulers
also with them derided him, saying, He saved
others; let him save himself, if he be Christ,
the chosen of God.
36 And the soldiers also mocked him, coming to
him, and offering him vinegar,
37 And saying, If thou be the king of the Jews,
save thyself.
38 And a superscription also was written over him
in letters of Greek, and Latin, and Hebrew, THIS
IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.
39 And one of the malefactors which were hanged
railed on him, saying, If thou be Christ, save
thyself and us.
40 But the other answering rebuked him, saying,
Dost not thou fear God, seeing thou art in the
same condemnation?
41 And we indeed justly; for we receive the due
reward of our deeds: but this man hath done
nothing amiss.
42 And he said unto Jesus, Lord, remember me when
thou comest into thy kingdom.
43 And Jesus said unto him, Verily I
say unto thee, To day shalt thou be with me in
paradise.
44 And it was about the sixth
hour, and there was a darkness over all the earth
until the ninth hour.
45 And the sun was darkened, and the veil of the
temple was rent in the midst.
46 And when Jesus had cried with a loud voice, he
said, Father, into thy hands I commend
my spirit: and having said thus, he gave up
the ghost.
47 Now when the centurion saw what was done, he
glorified God, saying, Certainly this was a
righteous man.
48 And all the people that came together to that
sight, beholding the things which were done,
smote their breasts, and returned.
49 And all his acquaintance, and the women that
followed him from Galilee, stood afar off,
beholding these things.
50 And, behold, there was a man named Joseph, a
counsellor; and he was a good man, and a just:
51 (The same had not consented to the counsel and
deed of them;) he was of Arimathaea, a city of
the Jews: who also himself waited for the kingdom
of God.
52 This man went unto Pilate, and begged the body
of Jesus.
53 And he took it down, and wrapped it in linen,
and laid it in a sepulchre that was hewn in
stone, wherein never man before was laid.
54 And that day was the preparation, and the
sabbath drew on.
55 And the women also, which came with him from
Galilee, followed after, and beheld the
sepulchre, and how his body was laid.
56 And they returned, and prepared spices and
ointments; and rested the sabbath day according
to the commandment.
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