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¹ THEN the whole company of them rose up, and brought him to Pilate;² And began to accuse him, saying, We found this man misleading our people, and forbidding to pay the head-tax to Caesar; and he says concerning himself that he is a King, even the Christ.³ Pilate asked him and said, Are you the king of the Jews? He said to him, You say that.⁴ Then Pilate said to the high priests and the people, I cannot find any fault against this man.⁵ But they shouted and said, He has stirred up our people, teaching throughout Judaea, and beginning from Galilee even to this place.⁶ When Pilate heard the name Galilee, he asked if the man was a Galilean.⁷ And when he knew that he was under the jurisdiction of Herod, he sent him to Herod, because he was in Jerusalem in those days.⁸ When Herod saw Jesus he was exceedingly glad, for he had wanted to see him for a long time, because he had heard many things concerning him; and he hoped to see some miracle by him.⁹ And he asked him many words; but Jesus gave him no answer.¹⁰ But the high priests and the scribes stood, and accused him bitterly.¹¹ And Herod and his soldiers insulted him, and mocked him, and dressed him in a scarlet robe, and sent him to Pilate.¹² And that day Pilate and Herod became friends with each other; for there was a longstanding enmity between them.

¹³ Then Pilate called the high priests and the leaders of the people,¹⁴ And he said to them, You brought me this man, as if he were misleading your people; and behold, I have examined him before your own eyes, and I have found no fault in this man concerning all that you accuse him.¹⁵ Not even has Herod; for I sent him to him; and behold, he has done nothing worthy of death.¹⁶ I will therefore chastise him, and release him.¹⁷ For there was a custom to release to them one at the feast.¹⁸ But all the people cried out saying, Get rid of him, and release to us Bar-Abbas;¹⁹ Who because of sedition and murder which had happened in the city, was cast into prison.²⁰ Again Pilate spoke to them, desiring to release Jesus.²¹ But they cried out, saying, Crucify him, crucify him.²² And he said to them the third time, What evil has he done? I have found nothing in him, worthy of death; I will therefore chastise him, and release him.²³ But they persisted with loud voices, and asked to crucify him. And their voice and that of the high priests prevailed.²⁴ Then Pilate commanded to have their request granted.²⁵ So he released to them the one who because of sedition and murder was cast into prison, whom they asked for; and he delivered Jesus to their will.

²⁶ And while they took him away, they laid hold of Simon, a Cyrenian, who was coming from the field, and they placed the end of the cross on him, to carry it with Jesus.²⁷ And many people followed him, and the women who were mourning and wailing over him.²⁸ But Jesus turned to them and said, O daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep over me; but weep over yourselves, and over your own children.²⁹ For behold, the days are coming, in which they will say, Blessed are the barren, and the wombs that never gave birth, and the breasts that never gave suck.³⁰ Then they will begin to say to the mountains, Fall on us; and to the hills, Cover us.³¹ For if they do these things with the green wood, what will be done with dry wood?

³² And there were coming with him two others, malefactors, to be put to death.³³ And when they came to a place which is called The Skull, they crucified him there, and the malefactors, one on his right and one on his left.³⁴ And Jesus said, O Father, forgive them, for they know not what they are doing. And they divided his garments and cast lots over them.³⁵ The people stood looking on. And even the leaders of the synagogue mocked him, and said, He saved others; let him save himself, if he is the Christ, the chosen one of God.³⁶ And the soldiers ridiculed him, as they came near him and offered him vinegar,³⁷ Saying to him, If you are the king of the Jews, save yourself.³⁸ There was also an inscription which was written over him, in Greek and Roman, and Hebrew, THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.³⁹ Now one of the malefactors who were crucified with him, blasphemed against him, saying, If you are the Christ, save yourself and save us also.⁴⁰ But the other rebuked him, and said to him, Do you not fear even God, for you are also in the same judgment?⁴¹ And ours is just, for we are paid as we deserve and as we have done; but he has done nothing wrong.⁴² And he said to Jesus, Remember me, my Lord, when you come in your kingdom.⁴³ Jesus said to him, Truly I say to you today, you will be with me in Paradise. *

⁴⁴ Now it was about the sixth hour, and darkness fell upon the whole earth, until the ninth hour.⁴⁵ And the sun was darkened, and the door curtains of the temple were torn in the center.⁴⁶ Then Jesus cried with a loud voice and said, O my Father, into thy hands I commit my spirit. He said this and passed away.⁴⁷ When the centurion saw what had happened, he praised God and said, Truly this was a righteous man.⁴⁸ And all the people who were gathered together to see this sight, when they saw what had happened, returned, beating their breasts.⁴⁹ And all the acquaintances of Jesus stood afar off, and the women who had come with him from Galilee, and they were beholding these things.

⁵⁰ There was a man named Joseph the counsellor of Arimathaea, a city of Judaea, a good and righteous man.⁵¹ He did not agree with their wishes and their actions; and he waited for the kingdom of God.⁵² He went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus.⁵³ And he took it down and wrapped it in fine linen, and laid it in a hewn tomb, in which no one was ever laid.⁵⁴ This was a Friday, and the sabbath was approaching.⁵⁵ The women who had come with him from Galilee were near, and they saw the tomb, and how his body was laid.⁵⁶ And they returned and prepared spices and perfumes. And on the sabbath they rested, as it is commanded.