13 When Pilate heard this, he brought Jesus out and sat down on the judge’s seat(A) at a place known as the Stone Pavement (which in Aramaic(B) is Gabbatha). 14 It was the day of Preparation(C) of the Passover; it was about noon.(D)

“Here is your king,”(E) Pilate said to the Jews.

15 But they shouted, “Take him away! Take him away! Crucify him!”

“Shall I crucify your king?” Pilate asked.

“We have no king but Caesar,” the chief priests answered.

16 Finally Pilate handed him over to them to be crucified.(F)

The Crucifixion of Jesus(G)

So the soldiers took charge of Jesus. 17 Carrying his own cross,(H) he went out to the place of the Skull(I) (which in Aramaic(J) is called Golgotha).

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