When the
morning was come, all the chief priests and
elders of the people took counsel against Jesus
to put him to death:
02 And when they had bound him, they led him
away, and delivered him to Pontius Pilate the
governor.
03 Then Judas, which had betrayed him, when he
saw that he was condemned, repented himself, and
brought again the thirty pieces of silver to the
chief priests and elders,
04 Saying, I have sinned in that I have betrayed
the innocent blood. And they said, What is that
to us? see thou to that.
05 And he cast down the pieces of silver in the
temple, and departed, and went and hanged
himself.
06 And the chief priests took the silver pieces,
and said, It is not lawful for to put them into
the treasury, because it is the price of blood.
07 And they took counsel, and bought with them
the potter's field, to bury strangers in.
08 Wherefore that field was called, The field of
blood, unto this day.
09 Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by
Jeremy the prophet, saying, And they took the
thirty pieces of silver, the price of him that
was valued, whom they of the children of Israel
did value;
10 And gave them for the potter's field, as the
Lord appointed me.
11 And Jesus stood before the governor: and the
governor asked him, saying, Art thou the King of
the Jews? And Jesus said unto him, Thou sayest.
12 And when he was accused of the chief priests
and elders, he answered nothing.
13 Then said Pilate unto him, Hearest thou not
how many things they witness against thee?
14 And he answered him to never a word; insomuch
that the governor marvelled greatly.
15 Now at that feast the governor was wont to
release unto the people a prisoner, whom they
would.
16 And they had then a notable prisoner, called
Barabbas.
17 Therefore when they were gathered together,
Pilate said unto them, Whom will ye that I
release unto you? Barabbas, or Jesus which is
called Christ?
18 For he knew that for envy they had delivered
him.
19 When he was set down on the judgment seat, his
wife sent unto him, saying, Have thou nothing to
do with that just man: for I have suffered many
things this day in a dream because of him.
20 But the chief priests and elders persuaded the
multitude that they should ask Barabbas, and
destroy Jesus.
21 The governor answered and said unto them,
Whether of the twain will ye that I release unto
you? They said, Barabbas.
22 Pilate saith unto them, What shall I do then
with Jesus which is called Christ? They all say
unto him, Let him be crucified.
23 And the governor said, Why, what evil hath he
done? But they cried out the more, saying, Let
him be crucified.
24 When Pilate saw that he could prevail nothing,
but that rather a tumult was made, he took water,
and washed his hands before the multitude,
saying, I am innocent of the blood of this just
person: see ye to it.
25 Then answered all the people, and said, His
blood be on us, and on our children.
26 Then released he Barabbas unto them: and when
he had scourged Jesus, he delivered him to be
crucified.
27 Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus
into the common hall, and gathered unto him the
whole band of soldiers.
28 And they stripped him, and put on him a
scarlet robe.
29 And when they had platted a crown of thorns,
they put it upon his head, and a reed in his
right hand: and they bowed the knee before him,
and mocked him, saying, Hail, King of the Jews!
30 And they spit upon him, and took the reed, and
smote him on the head.
31 And after that they had mocked him, they took
the robe off from him, and put his own raiment on
him, and led him away to crucify him.
32 And as they came out, they found a man of
Cyrene, Simon by name: him they compelled to bear
his cross.
33 And when they were come unto a place called
Golgotha, that is to say, a place of a skull,
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34 They gave him vinegar to drink mingled with
gall: and when he had tasted thereof, he would
not drink.
35 And they crucified him, and parted his
garments, casting lots: that it might be
fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, They
parted my garments among them, and upon my
vesture did they cast lots.
36 And sitting down they watched him there;
37 And set up over his head his accusation
written, THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS.
38 Then were there two thieves crucified with
him, one on the right hand, and another on the
left.
39 And they that passed by reviled him, wagging
their heads,
40 And saying, Thou that destroyest the temple,
and buildest it in three days, save thyself. If
thou be the Son of God, come down from the cross.
41 Likewise also the chief priests mocking him,
with the scribes and elders, said,
42 He saved others; himself he cannot save. If he
be the King of Israel, let him now come down from
the cross, and we will believe him.
43 He trusted in God; let him deliver him now, if
he will have him: for he said, I am the Son of
God.
44 The thieves also, which were crucified with
him, cast the same in his teeth.
45 Now from the sixth hour there was darkness
over all the land unto the ninth hour.
46 And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a
loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama
sabachthani? that is to say, My God, my God,
why hast thou forsaken me?
47 Some of them that stood there, when they heard
that, said, This man calleth for Elias.
48 And straightway one of them ran, and took a
spunge, and filled it with vinegar, and put it on
a reed, and gave him to drink.
49 The rest said, Let be, let us see whether
Elias will come to save him.
50 Jesus, when he had cried again with a loud
voice, yielded up the ghost.
51 And, behold, the veil of the temple was rent
in twain from the top to the bottom; and the
earth did quake, and the rocks rent;
52 And the graves were opened; and many bodies of
the saints which slept arose,
53 And came out of the graves after his
resurrection, and went into the holy city, and
appeared unto many.
54 Now when the centurion, and they that were
with him, watching Jesus, saw the earthquake, and
those things that were done, they feared greatly,
saying, Truly this was the Son of God.
55 And many women were there beholding afar off,
which followed Jesus from Galilee, ministering
unto him:
56 Among which was Mary Magdalene, and Mary the
mother of James and Joses, and the mother of
Zebedees children.
57 When the even was come, there came a rich man
of Arimathaea, named Joseph, who also himself was
Jesus' disciple:
58 He went to Pilate, and begged the body of
Jesus. Then Pilate commanded the body to be
delivered.
59 And when Joseph had taken the body, he wrapped
it in a clean linen cloth,
60 And laid it in his own new tomb, which he had
hewn out in the rock: and he rolled a great stone
to the door of the sepulchre, and departed.
61 And there was Mary Magdalene, and the other
Mary, sitting over against the sepulchre.
62 Now the next day, that followed the day of the
preparation, the chief priests and Pharisees came
together unto Pilate,
63 Saying, Sir, we remember that that deceiver
said, while he was yet alive, After three days I
will rise again.
64 Command therefore that the sepulchre be made
sure until the third day, lest his disciples come
by night, and steal him away, and say unto the
people, He is risen from the dead: so the last
error shall be worse than the first.
65 Pilate said unto them, Ye have a watch: go
your way, make it as sure as ye can.
66 So they went, and made the sepulchre sure,
sealing the stone, and setting a watch.
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