And
straightway in the morning the chief priests held
a consultation with the elders and scribes and
the whole council, and bound Jesus, and carried
him away, and delivered him to Pilate.
02 And Pilate asked him, Art thou the King of the
Jews? And he answering said unto them, Thou
sayest it.
03 And the chief priests accused
him of many things: but he answered nothing.
04 And Pilate asked him again, saying, Answerest
thou nothing? behold how many things they witness
against thee.
05 But Jesus yet answered nothing; so that Pilate
marvelled.
06 Now at that feast he released unto them one
prisoner, whomsoever they desired.
07 And there was one named Barabbas, which lay
bound with them that had made insurrection with
him, who had committed murder in the
insurrection.
08 And the multitude crying aloud began to desire
him to do as he had ever done unto them.
09 But Pilate answered them, saying, Will ye that
I release unto you the King of the Jews?
10 For he knew that the chief priests had
delivered him for envy.
11 But the chief priests moved the people, that
he should rather release Barabbas unto them.
12 And Pilate answered and said again unto them,
What will ye then that I shall do unto him whom
ye call the King of the Jews?
13 And they cried out again, Crucify him.
14 Then Pilate said unto them, Why, what evil
hath he done? And they cried out the more
exceedingly, Crucify him.
15 And so Pilate, willing to content the people,
released Barabbas unto them, and delivered Jesus,
when he had scourged him, to be crucified.
16 And the soldiers led him away into the hall,
called Praetorium; and they call together the
whole band.
17 And they clothed him with purple, and platted
a crown of thorns, and put it about his head,
18 And began to salute him, Hail, King of the
Jews!
19 And they smote him on the head with a reed,
and did spit upon him, and bowing their knees
worshipped him.
20 And when they had mocked him, they took off
the purple from him, and put his own clothes on
him, and led him out to crucify him.
21 And they compel one Simon a Cyrenian, who
passed by, coming out of the country, the father
of Alexander and Rufus, to bear his cross.
22 And they bring him unto the place Golgotha,
which is, being interpreted, The place of a
skull.
23 And they gave him to drink wine mingled with
myrrh: but he received it not.
24 And when they had crucified him, they parted
his garments, casting lots upon them, what every
man should take.
25 And it was the third hour, and they crucified
him.
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26 And the superscription of his accusation was
written over, THE KING OF THE JEWS.
27 And with him they crucify two thieves; the one
on his right hand, and the other on his left.
28 And the scripture was fulfilled, which saith,
And he was numbered with the transgressors.
29 And they that passed by railed on him, wagging
their heads, and saying, Ah, thou that destroyest
the temple, and buildest it in three days,
30 Save thyself, and come down from the cross.
31 Likewise also the chief priests mocking said
among themselves with the scribes, He saved
others; himself he cannot save.
32 Let Christ the King of Israel descend now from
the cross, that we may see and believe. And they
that were crucified with him reviled him.
33 And when the sixth hour was come, there was
darkness over the whole land until the ninth
hour.
34 And at the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud
voice, saying,E-lo-i, Eloi, la-ma
sa-bach-tha-ni? which is, being
interpreted, My God, my God, why hast thou
forsaken me?
35 And some of them that stood by, when they
heard it, said, Behold, he calleth Elias.
36 And one ran and filled a spunge full of
vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave him to
drink, saying, Let alone; let us see whether
Elias will come to take him down.
37 And Jesus cried with a loud voice, and gave up
the ghost.
38 And the veil of the temple was rent in twain
from the top to the bottom.
39 And when the centurion, which stood over
against him, saw that he so cried out, and gave
up the ghost, he said, Truly this man was the Son
of God.
40 There were also women looking on afar off:
among whom was Mary Magdalene, and Mary the
mother of James the less and of Joses, and
Salome;
41 (Who also, when he was in Galilee, followed
him, and ministered unto him;) and many other
women which came up with him unto Jerusalem.
42 And now when the even was come, because it was
the preparation, that is, the day before the
sabbath,
43 Joseph of Arimathaea, an honourable
counsellor, which also waited for the kingdom of
God, came, and went in boldly unto Pilate, and
craved the body of Jesus.
44 And Pilate marvelled if he were already dead:
and calling unto him the centurion, he asked him
whether he had been any while dead.
45 And when he knew it of the centurion, he gave
the body to Joseph.
46 And he bought fine linen, and took him down,
and wrapped him in the linen, and laid him in a
sepulchre which was hewn out of a rock, and
rolled a stone unto the door of the sepulchre.
47 And Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of
Joses beheld where he was laid.
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