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¹ And the whole multitude of them arose and led him to Pilate.² And they accused him saying, We found this fellow perverting the nation, and forbidding to give tribute to Cesar, saying, that he himself is Christ a king.³ And Pilate asked him saying, Art thou the king of the Jews?⁴ And he answering him said, Thou sayest. Then said Pilate to the chief priests and the multitude, I find no fault in this man.⁵ But they were the more violent saying, He stirreth up the people, teaching through all Judea, beginning from Galilee, to this place.⁶ Pilate hearing of Galilee asked, If the man was a Galilean?⁷ And when he knew, that he belonged to Herod's jurisdiction, he sent him to Herod, who himself was also in Jerusalem at that time.⁸ And Herod seeing Jesus was exceeding glad; for he had been long desirous to see him, because he had heard many things of him, and he hoped to see some miracle done by him.⁹ And he questioned him in many words, but he answered him nothing.¹⁰ And the chief priests and scribes stood and vehemently accused him.¹¹ And Herod, having with his men of war set him at nought, and mocked him, and arrayed him in a splendid robe, sent him back to Pilate.¹² And the same day Pilate and Herod were made friends together: for before they were at enmity between themselves.

¹³ And Pilate having called together the chief priests, and the rulers,¹⁴ and the people, Said to them, Ye have brought this man to me, as perverting the people; and behold, I having examined him before you, have found no fault in this man, touching the things whereof ye accuse him.¹⁵ Nor yet Herod; for I sent you to him; and lo, he hath done nothing worthy of death.¹⁶ I will therefore chastise and release him.¹⁷ For he was under a necessity of releasing one to them at the feast.¹⁸ And they cried all at once saying, Away with this man, and release to us Barabbas:¹⁹ (Who for an insurrection made in the city, and for murder had been cast into prison.)²⁰ Pilate desiring to release Jesus, spake again to them.²¹ But they cried, saying, Crucify, crucify him. He said to them the third time, Why, what evil hath he done?²² I have found no cause of death in him: I will therefore chastise and release him.²³ But they insisted with loud voices, requiring that he should be crucified. And the voices of them and of the chief priests prevailed.²⁴ And Pilate gave sentence, that what they desired should be done.²⁵ And he released to them him, that for insurrection and murder had been cast into prison, whom they desired; but he delivered Jesus to their will.

²⁶ And as they led him away, they laid hold on one Simon a Cyrenian, coming out of the country, and on him they laid the cross, that he might bear it after Jesus.²⁷ And there followed him a great company of people and of women, who also bewailed and lamented him.²⁸ But Jesus turning to them, said, Daughters of Jerusalem, weep not for me, but weep for yourselves and for your children.²⁹ For behold the days are coming in which they will say, Happy are the barren, and the wombs that never bare, and the paps that never gave suck.³⁰ Then shall they say to the mountains, Fall on us; and to the hills, Cover us.³¹ For if they do these things in the green tree, what shall be done in the dry?

³² And there were also led two other men, malefactors, to be put to death with him.³³ And when they were come to the place, called the place of a scull, there they crucified him, and the two malefactors, one on the right-hand, and one on the left.³⁴ Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. And they parted his raiment and cast lots.³⁵ And the people stood beholding. And the rulers also with them derided him, saying, He saved others: let him save himself, if he be the Christ, the chosen of God.³⁶ And the soldiers also mocked him, coming to him, and offering him vinegar,³⁷ And saying, If thou be the king of the Jews, save thyself.³⁸ And a superscription also was written over him in Greek, and Latin, and Hebrew letters, THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.³⁹ And one of the malefactors, who were hanging on the cross, reviled him, saying, If thou be the Christ, save thyself and us.⁴⁰ But the other answering, rebuked him, saying, Dost not thou fear God, seeing thou art in the same condemnation?⁴¹ And we indeed justly; for we receive the due reward of our deeds: but this person hath done nothing amiss.⁴² And he said to Jesus, Lord, remember me, when thou comest in thy kingdom.⁴³ And Jesus said to him, Verily I say unto thee, To-day shalt thou be with me in paradise.

⁴⁴ And it was about the sixth hour; and there was darkness over all the earth till the ninth hour.⁴⁵ And the sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was rent in the midst.⁴⁶ And Jesus crying with a loud voice, said, Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit. And having said thus, he expired.⁴⁷ And the centurion seeing what was done, glorified God, saying, Certainly this was a righteous man.⁴⁸ And all the people who had come together to that sight, beholding the things which were done, returned, smiting their breasts.⁴⁹ And all his acquaintance, and the women who had followed him from Galilee, stood afar off, beholding these things.

⁵⁰ And behold there was a man named Joseph, a counsellor, a good man and a just:⁵¹ (He had not consented to the counsel and deed of them) of Arimathea, a city of the Jews, who also himself waited for the kingdom of God:⁵² This man going to Pilate, asked the body of Jesus.⁵³ And taking it down, he wrapped it in fine linen, and laid it in a sepulchre that was hewn in stone, wherein never man before was laid.⁵⁴ And that day was the preparation, and the sabbath drew on.⁵⁵ And the women who had come with him from Galilee, following after, beheld the sepulchre, and how his body was laid.⁵⁶ And returning they prepared spices and ointments, and rested the sabbath, according to the commandment.