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 . 2And Pilate asked him , Art thou the King of the Jews ? And he answering saith unto him , Thou sayest . 3And the chief priests accused him of many things . 4And Pilate again asked him , saying , Answerest thou nothing ? behold how many things they accuse thee of . 5But Jesus no more answered anything ; insomuch that Pilate marvelled . 6Now at the feast he used to release unto them one prisoner , whom they asked of him . 7And there was one called Barabbas, lying bound with them that had made insurrection , men who in the insurrection had committed murder . 8And the multitude went up and began to ask him to do as he was wont to do unto them . 9And Pilate answered them , saying , Will ye that I release unto you the King of the Jews ? 10For he perceived that for envy the chief priests had delivered him up . 11But the chief priests stirred up the multitude , that he should rather release Barabbas unto them . 12And Pilate again answered and said unto them , What then shall I do unto him whom ye call the King of the Jews ? 13And they cried out again , Crucify him . 14And Pilate said unto them , Why , what evil hath he done ? But they cried out exceedingly , Crucify him . 15And Pilate , wishing to content the multitude , released unto them Barabbas, and delivered Jesus , when he had scourged him , to be crucified .
The Mocking of Jesus
16And the soldiers led him away within the court, which is the Prætorium ; and they call together the whole band . 17And they clothe him with purple , and platting a crown of thorns, they put it on him ; 18and they began to salute him , Hail , King of the Jews ! 19And they smote his head with a reed , and spat upon him , and bowing their knees worshipped 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 .
The Crucifixion
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 . 22And they bring him unto the place Golgotha , which is , being interpreted , The place of a skull . 23And they offered him wine mingled with myrrh : but he received it not . 24And they crucify him , and part his garments among them , casting lots upon them , what each should take . 25And it was the third hour , and they crucified him . 26And the superscription of his accusation was written over , THE KING OF THE JEWS . 27And with him they crucify two robbers ; one on his right hand , and one on his left . 2829And they that passed by railed on him , wagging their heads , and saying , Ha ! thou that destroyest the temple , and buildest it in three days , 30save thyself , and come down from the cross . 31In like manner also the chief priests mocking him among themselves with the scribes said , He saved others ; himself he cannot save . 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 .
The Death of Jesus
33And when the sixth hour was come , there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour . 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 ? 35And some of them that stood by , when they heard it , said , Behold , he calleth 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 . 37And Jesus uttered a loud voice , and gave up the ghost . 38And the veil of the temple was rent in two from the top to the 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 . 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 ; 41who , when he was in Galilee , followed him , and ministered unto him ; and many other women that came up with him unto Jerusalem .
The Burial of Jesus
42And when even was now come , because it was the Preparation , that is , 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 . 44And Pilate marvelled if he were already dead : and calling unto him the centurion , he asked him whether he had been any while dead . 45And when he learned it of the centurion , he granted the corpse 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 . 47And Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses beheld where he was laid .