[1] And they all went and took him before Pilate. [2] And they made
statements against him, saying, This man has to our knowledge been teaching
our nation to do wrong, and not to make payment of taxes to Caesar, even
saying that he himself is Christ, a king. [3] And Pilate said to him, Are
you the King of the Jews? And he said in answer, You say so. [4] And Pilate
said to the chief priests and the people, In my opinion this man has done
no wrong. [5] But they became more violent than before, saying, He has made
trouble among the people, teaching through all Judaea from Galilee to this
place. [6] But at these words Pilate said, Is the man a Galilaean? [7] And
when he saw that he was under the authority of Herod, he sent him to Herod,
who was in Jerusalem himself at that time. [8] Now when Herod saw Jesus he
was very glad, having for a long time had a desire to see him, for he had
had accounts of him, and was hoping to see some wonders done by him. [9]
And he put a great number of questions to him, but he said nothing. [10]
And the chief priests and the scribes were there, making statements against
him violently. [11] And Herod, with the men of his army, put shame on him
and made sport of him, and dressing him in shining robes, he sent him back
to Pilate. [12] And that day Herod and Pilate became friends with one
another, for before they had been against one another. [13] And Pilate sent
for the chief priests and the rulers and the people, and said to them, [14]
You say that this man has been teaching the people evil things: now I,
after going into the question before you, see nothing wrong in this man in
connection with the things which you have said against him: [15] And Herod
is of the same opinion, for he has sent him back to us; for, you see, he
has done nothing for which I might put him to death. [16] And so I will
give him punishment and let him go. [17] [] [18] But with loud voices they
said all together, Put this man to death, and make Barabbas free. [19] Now
this man was in prison because of an attack against the government in the
town, in which there had been loss of life. [20] And Pilate again said to
them that it was his desire to let Jesus go free. [21] But crying out they
said, To the cross with him! [22] And he said to them a third time, Why,
what evil has he done? I see no reason for putting him to death: I will
give him punishment and let him go. [23] But they went on crying out
loudly, Let him be put to death on the cross. And they had their way. [24]
And Pilate gave his decision for their desire to be put into effect. [25]
And in answer to their request, he let that man go free who had been in
prison for acting against the government and causing death, and Jesus he
gave up to their pleasure. [26] And while they were taking him away, they
put their hands on Simon of Cyrene, who was coming from the country, and
made him take the cross after Jesus. [27] And a great band of people went
after him, and of women making signs of grief and weeping for him. [28] But
Jesus, turning to them, said, Daughters of Jerusalem, let not your weeping
be for me, but for yourselves and for your children. [29] For the days are
coming in which they will say, Happy are those who have had no children,
whose bodies have never given birth, whose breasts have never given milk.
[30] And they will say to the mountains, Come down on us, and to the hills,
Be a cover over us. [31] For if they do these things when the tree is
green, what will they do when it is dry? [32] And two others, evil-doers,
were taken with him to be put to death. [33] And when they came to the
place which is named Golgotha, they put him on the cross, and the
evil-doers, one on the right side, and the other on the left. [34] And
Jesus said, Father, let them have forgiveness, for they have no knowledge
of what they are doing. And they made division of his clothing among them
by the decision of chance. [35] And the people were looking on. And the
rulers made sport of him, saying, He was a saviour of others; let him do
something for himself, if he is the Christ, the man of God's selection.
[36] And the men of the army made sport of him, coming to him and giving
him bitter wine, [37] And saying, If you are the King of the Jews, get
yourself free. [38] And these words were put in writing over him, THIS IS
THE KING OF THE JEWS. [39] And one of the evil-doers on the cross, with
bitter feeling, said to him, Are you not the Christ? Get yourself and us
out of this. [40] But the other, protesting, said, Have you no fear of God?
for you have a part in the same punishment, [41] And with reason; for we
have the right reward of our acts, but this man has done nothing wrong.
[42] And he said, Jesus, keep me in mind when you come in your kingdom.
[43] And he said to him, Truly I say to you, Today you will be with me in
Paradise. [44] And it was now about the sixth hour; and all the land was
dark till the ninth hour; [45] The light of the sun went out, and the
curtain in the Temple was parted in two. [46] And Jesus gave a loud cry and
said, Father, into your hands I give my spirit: and when he had said this,
he gave up his spirit. [47] And when the captain saw what was done, he gave
praise to God, saying, Without doubt this was an upright man. [48] And all
the people who had come together to see it, when they saw the things which
were done, went back again making signs of grief. [49] And all his friends
and the women who came with him from Galilee, were waiting at a distance,
watching these things. [50] Now there was a man named Joseph, a man of
authority and a good and upright man [51] (He had not given his approval to
their decision or their acts), of Arimathaea, a town of the Jews, who was
waiting for the kingdom of God: [52] This man went to Pilate and made a
request for the body of Jesus. [53] And he took it down, and folding it in
a linen cloth, he put it in a place cut in the rock for a dead body; and no
one had ever been put in it. [54] Now it was the day of making ready and
the Sabbath was coming on. [55] And the women who had come with him from
Galilee went after him and saw the place and how his body had been put to
rest; [56] And they went back and got ready spices and perfumes; and on the
Sabbath they took their rest, in agreement with the law.
