1. 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.
2. And Pilate asked him, Art thou the King
of the Jews? And he answering said unto him, Thou
sayest it.
3. And the chief priests accused him of
many things; but he answered nothing.
4. And Pilate asked him again, saying,
Answerest thou nothing? behold how many things they witness against
thee.
5. But Jesus yet answered nothing; so that
Pilate marveled.
6. Now at that feast he released unto them
one prisoner, whomsoever they desired.
7. And there was one named Barabbas, which
lay bound with them that had made insurrection with him, who had
committed murder in the insurrection.
8. And the multitude crying aloud began to
desire him to do as he had ever done unto them.
9. 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 Prae-tor-i-um; and they call together the whole band.
17. And they clothed him with purple, and
platted a crown of thorns, and put it upon 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
Cy-re-ni-an,
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 the 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.
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, E-lo-i,
la-ma sa-bach-tha-ni?
which is, being interpreted, My God, my God, why has thou forsaken me?
35. And some of them that stood by, when
they heard it, said, Behold, he calleth E-li-as.
36. And one ran and filled a sponge full of
vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave him to drink, saying, Let
alone; let us see whether E-li-as 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
Ar-im-a-thae-a, an honorable
counselor, which also waited for the kingdom of God, came, and went in
boldly unto Pilate, and craved the body of Jesus.
44. And Pilate marveled 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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