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1And straightway in the morning the chief priests with the elders and scribes, and the whole council, held a consultation, and bound Jesus, and carried him away, and delivered him up to Pilate.
1Early the next morning, the chief priests, elders, teachers of the law, and the entire council met to make their plan. They tied Jesus up, led him away, and handed him over to Pilate.
2And Pilate asked him, Art thou the King of the Jews? And he answering saith unto him, Thou sayest.
2Pilate asked him, 'Are you the King of the Jews?' Jesus answered, 'You have said it yourself.'
3And the chief priests accused him of many things.
3The chief priests began accusing him of many things.
4And Pilate again asked him, saying, Answerest thou nothing? behold how many things they accuse thee of.
4Then Pilate questioned him again, 'Don't you have anything to say? Look at how many charges they are bringing against you.'
5But Jesus no more answered anything; insomuch that Pilate marvelled.
5But Jesus still said nothing, which amazed Pilate.
6Now at the feast he used to release unto them one prisoner, whom they asked of him.
6Now, at the Passover festival, it was Pilate’s custom to release one prisoner whom the people requested.
7And there was one called Barabbas, lying bound with them that had made insurrection, men who in the insurrection had committed murder.
7A man named Barabbas was in prison with some rebels who had committed murder during an uprising.
8And the multitude went up and began to ask him to do as he was wont to do unto them.
8The crowd came up and began asking Pilate to do for them what he usually did.
9And Pilate answered them, saying, Will ye that I release unto you the King of the Jews?
9Pilate asked them, 'Do you want me to release the King of the Jews for you?'
10For he perceived that for envy the chief priests had delivered him up.
10He knew that the chief priests had handed Jesus over to him only because they were jealous.
11But the chief priests stirred up the multitude, that he should rather release Barabbas unto them.
11But the chief priests stirred up the crowd to ask for Barabbas to be released instead.
12And Pilate again answered and said unto them, What then shall I do unto him whom ye call the King of the Jews?
12Pilate spoke to them again, 'Then what do you want me to do with the man you call the King of the Jews?'
14And Pilate said unto them, Why, what evil hath he done? But they cried out exceedingly, Crucify him.
14'Why?' Pilate asked. 'What crime has he committed?' But they shouted even louder, 'Crucify him!'
15And Pilate, wishing to content the multitude, released unto them Barabbas, and delivered Jesus, when he had scourged him, to be crucified.
15Because Pilate wanted to satisfy the crowd, he released Barabbas to them. He had Jesus whipped and then handed him over to be crucified.
16And the soldiers led him away within the court, which is the Prætorium; and they call together the whole band.
16The soldiers led Jesus away into the courtyard of the palace, called the Praetorium, and called together the entire company of soldiers.
17And they clothe him with purple, and platting a crown of thorns, they put it on him;
17They dressed him in a purple robe and twisted together a crown of thorns and put it on his head.
18and they began to salute him, Hail, King of the Jews!
18Then they began to salute him, shouting, 'Hail, King of the Jews!'
19And they smote his head with a reed, and spat upon him, and bowing their knees worshipped him.
19They hit him on the head with a stick again and again, spit on him, and knelt down as if they were honoring him.
20And when they had mocked him, they took off from him the purple, and put on him his garments. And they lead him out to crucify him.
20After they finished mocking him, they took off the purple robe and put his own clothes back on him. Then they led him out to crucify him.
21And they compel one passing by, Simon of Cyrene, coming from the country, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to go with them, that he might bear his cross.
21A man named Simon from Cyrene, the father of Alexander and Rufus, was passing by on his way in from the country. They forced him to carry Jesus' cross.
22And they bring him unto the place Golgotha, which is, being interpreted, The place of a skull.
22They brought Jesus to the place called Golgotha, which means 'The Place of the Skull.'
23And they offered him wine mingled with myrrh: but he received it not.
23They tried to give him wine mixed with myrrh, but he would not drink it.
24And they crucify him, and part his garments among them, casting lots upon them, what each should take.
24Then they crucified him. They divided up his clothes by throwing dice to see what each person would get.
25And it was the third hour, and they crucified him.
25It was nine o'clock in the morning when they crucified him.
26And the superscription of his accusation was written over, THE KING OF THE JEWS.
26A sign was fastened above him stating the charge against him: THE KING OF THE JEWS.
27And with him they crucify two robbers; one on his right hand, and one on his left.
27They also crucified two outlaws with him, one on his right and one on his left.
29And they that passed by railed on him, wagging their heads, and saying, Ha! thou that destroyest the temple, and buildest it in three days,
29People passing by insulted him, shaking their heads and saying, 'So! You were going to destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days!'
31In like manner also the chief priests mocking him among themselves with the scribes said, He saved others; himself he cannot save.
31In the same way, the chief priests and the teachers of the law mocked him among themselves. They said, 'He saved others, but he can’t save himself!'
32Let the Christ, the King of Israel, now come down from the cross, that we may see and believe. And they that were crucified with him reproached him.
32'Let this Christ, this King of Israel, come down now from the cross so we can see it and believe!' Even the men crucified with him insulted him.
33And when the sixth hour was come, there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour.
33At noon, darkness covered the whole land until three o’clock in the afternoon.
34And at the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani? which is, being interpreted, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?
34At three o'clock, Jesus cried out in a loud voice, 'Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani?' which means, 'My God, my God, why have you abandoned me?'
35And some of them that stood by, when they heard it, said, Behold, he calleth Elijah.
35When some of the people standing nearby heard this, they said, 'Listen, he is calling for Elijah.'
36And one ran, and filling a sponge full of vinegar, put it on a reed, and gave him to drink, saying, Let be; let us see whether Elijah cometh to take him down.
36Someone ran and soaked a sponge in sour wine, put it on a stick, and offered it to him to drink. He said, 'Wait, let’s see if Elijah comes to take him down.'
38And the veil of the temple was rent in two from the top to the bottom.
38At that moment, the curtain in the temple was torn in two from top to bottom.
39And when the centurion, who stood by over against him, saw that he so gave up the ghost, he said, Truly this man was the Son of God.
39When the Roman officer standing right in front of Jesus saw how he died, he said, 'Truly, this man was the Son of God!'
40And there were also women beholding from afar: among whom were both Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James the less and of Joses, and Salome;
40Some women were there watching from a distance. Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of the younger James and Joses, and Salome.
41who, when he was in Galilee, followed him, and ministered unto him; and many other women that came up with him unto Jerusalem.
41They had followed him and cared for his needs when he was in Galilee. Many other women who had come up to Jerusalem with him were also there.
42And when even was now come, because it was the Preparation, that is, the day before the sabbath,
42Evening was approaching. Since it was the day of Preparation—the day before the Sabbath—
43there came Joseph of Arimathæa, a councillor of honorable estate, who also himself was looking for the kingdom of God; and he boldly went in unto Pilate, and asked for the body of Jesus.
43Joseph from Arimathea, a respected member of the council who was himself waiting for the kingdom of God, went boldly to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus.
44And Pilate marvelled if he were already dead: and calling unto him the centurion, he asked him whether he had been any while dead.
44Pilate was surprised to hear that Jesus was already dead. He called the Roman officer and asked him if Jesus had been dead for long.
45And when he learned it of the centurion, he granted the corpse to Joseph.
45When the officer confirmed it, Pilate gave the body to Joseph.
46And he bought a linen cloth, and taking him down, wound him in the linen cloth, and laid him in a tomb which had been hewn out of a rock; and he rolled a stone against the door of the tomb.
46Joseph bought a long sheet of linen cloth. He took the body down, wrapped it in the cloth, and laid it in a tomb that had been carved out of rock. Then he rolled a stone across the entrance to the tomb.