^29 (A)And after twisting together a crown of thorns, they put it on His head, and a ^[a]reed in His right hand; and they knelt down before Him and mocked Him, saying, “^(B)Hail, King of the Jews!” ^30 (C)And they spat on Him, and took the reed and began to beat Him on the head. ^31 (D)When they had mocked Him, they took the scarlet robe off Him and put His own garments back on Him, and led Him away to crucify Him.

^32 (E)And as they were coming out, they found a man of ^(F)Cyrene named Simon, ^[b]whom they pressed into service to bear His cross.

The Crucifixion

^33 (G)And when they came to a place called ^(H)Golgotha, which means Place of a Skull, ^34 (I)they gave Him ^(J)wine to drink mixed with gall; and after tasting it, He did not want to drink.

³⁵ And when they had crucified Him, ^(K)they divided up His garments among themselves by casting ^[c]lots. ³⁶ And sitting down, they began to ^(L)keep watch over Him there. ³⁷ And above His head they put up the charge against Him ^[d]which read, “^(M)THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS.”

³⁸ At that time two robbers *were crucified with Him, one on the right and one on the left. ³⁹ And those passing by were blaspheming Him, ^(N)shaking their heads ⁴⁰ and saying, “^(O)You who are going to destroy the sanctuary and rebuild it in three days, save Yourself! ^(P)If You are the Son of God, come down from the cross.” ⁴¹ In the same way the chief priests also, along with the scribes and elders, were mocking Him and saying, ⁴² “^(Q)He saved others; ^[e]He cannot save Himself. ^(R)He is the King of Israel; let Him now come down from the cross, and we will believe in Him. ^43 (S)He trusts in God; let God rescue Him now, if He ^[f]delights in Him; for He said, ‘I am the Son of God.’” ^44 (T)And the robbers who had been crucified with Him were also insulting Him with the same words.

^45 (U)Now from the ^[g]sixth hour darkness ^[h]fell upon all the land until the ^[i]ninth hour. ⁴⁶ And about the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, “^(V)Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?” that is, “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?” ⁴⁷ And some of those who were standing there, when they heard it, began saying, “This man is calling for Elijah.” ^48 (W)And immediately one of them ran, and taking a sponge, he filled it with sour wine and put it on a reed, and gave Him a drink. ⁴⁹ But the rest of them were saying, “^[j]Let us see whether Elijah will come to save Him^[k].” ⁵⁰ And Jesus ^(X)cried out again with a loud voice, and yielded up His spirit. ^51 (Y)And behold, ^(Z)the ^[l]veil of the sanctuary was torn in two from top to bottom; and ^(AA)the earth shook and the rocks were split. ⁵² And the tombs were opened, and many bodies of the ^[m]saints who had ^(AB)fallen asleep were raised; ⁵³ and coming out of the tombs after His resurrection they entered ^(AC)the holy city and appeared to many. ^54 (AD)Now the centurion, and those who were with him ^(AE)keeping guard over Jesus, when they saw ^(AF)the earthquake and the things that were happening, became very frightened and said, “Truly this was ^(AG)God’s Son!”

^55 (AH)And many women were there looking on from a distance, who had followed Jesus from Galilee while ^[n](AI)ministering to Him. ⁵⁶ Among them was ^(AJ)Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James and Joseph, and ^(AK)the mother of the sons of Zebedee.

Jesus Is Buried

^57 (AL)Now when it was evening, there came a rich man from Arimathea, named Joseph, who himself had also become a disciple of Jesus. ⁵⁸ This man went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. Then Pilate ordered it to be given to him. ⁵⁹ And Joseph took the body and wrapped it in a clean linen cloth, ⁶⁰ and laid it in his own new tomb, which he had hewn out in the rock; and he rolled ^(AM)a large stone against the entrance of the tomb and went away. ⁶¹ And ^(AN)Mary Magdalene was there, and the other Mary, sitting opposite the grave.

⁶² Now on the next day, ^[o]the day after ^(AO)the ^[p]Preparation, the chief priests and the Pharisees gathered together with Pilate, ⁶³ and said, “Sir, we remember that when He was still alive that deceiver said, ‘^(AP)After three days I am to rise again.’ ⁶⁴ Therefore, order for the grave to be made secure until the third day, lest His disciples come and steal Him away and say to the people, ‘He has risen from the dead,’ and the last deception will be worse than the first.” ⁶⁵ Pilate said to them, “You have a ^(AQ)guard; go, make it as secure as you know how.” ⁶⁶ And they went and made the grave secure, and along with ^(AR)the guard they set a ^(AS)seal on ^(AT)the stone.

^21 (A)And they *pressed into service a passer-by coming from the countryside, Simon of Cyrene (the father of Alexander and ^(B)Rufus), to ^[a]carry His cross.

The Crucifixion

^22 (C)Then they *brought Him to the place ^(D)Golgotha, which is translated, Place of a Skull. ²³ And they tried to give Him ^(E)wine mixed with myrrh; but He did not take it. ²⁴ And they *crucified Him, and *^(F)divided up His garments among themselves, casting ^[b]lots for them to decide who should take what. ²⁵ Now it was the ^[c](G)third hour, and they crucified Him. ²⁶ And the inscription of the charge against Him ^[d]read, “^(H)THE KING OF THE JEWS.”

²⁷ And they *crucified two robbers with Him, one on His right and one on His left. ^28 [e][And the Scripture was fulfilled which says, “And He was numbered with transgressors.”] ²⁹ And those passing by were blaspheming Him, ^(I)shaking their heads, and saying, “Ha! You who are going to ^(J)destroy the ^[f]sanctuary and rebuild it in three days, ³⁰ save Yourself by coming down from the cross!” ³¹ In the same way, mocking Him to one another, the chief priests also, along with the scribes, were saying, “^(K)He saved others; ^[g]He cannot save Himself. ³² Let this ^[h]Christ, ^(L)the King of Israel, now come down from the cross, so that we may see and believe!” ^(M)Those who were crucified with Him were also insulting Him.

^33 (N)And when the ^[i](O)sixth hour came, darkness ^[j]fell over the whole land until the ^[k](P)ninth hour. ³⁴ And at the ^(Q)ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, “^(R)Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani?” which is translated, “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?” ³⁵ And when some of the bystanders heard it, they began saying, “Look, He is calling for Elijah.” ³⁶ And someone ran and filled a sponge with sour wine, put it on a reed, and gave Him a drink, saying, “^[l]Let us see whether Elijah will come to take Him down.” ^37 (S)And Jesus, uttering a loud cry, breathed His last. ^38 (T)And the veil of the sanctuary was torn in two from top to bottom. ^39 (U)And when the centurion, who was standing ^[m]right in front of Him, saw ^[n]the way He breathed His last, he said, “Truly this man was God’s Son!”

^40 (V)And there were also some women looking on from a distance, among whom were Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James ^(W)the ^[o]Less and Joses, and ^(X)Salome, ⁴¹ who, when He was in Galilee, were following Him and ^[p](Y)serving Him; and there were many other women who came up with Him to Jerusalem.

Jesus Is Buried

^42 (Z)And when evening had already come, because it was ^[q](AA)Preparation day, that is, the day before the Sabbath, ⁴³ Joseph of Arimathea came, a ^(AB)prominent ^[r]Council member, who himself was ^(AC)waiting for the kingdom of God; and he ^(AD)gathered up courage and went in before Pilate, and asked for the body of Jesus. ⁴⁴ And Pilate wondered if He had died by this time, and summoning the centurion, he questioned him as to whether He already died. ⁴⁵ And ascertaining this from ^(AE)the centurion, he granted the body to Joseph. ⁴⁶ And when Joseph had bought a linen cloth and took Him down, he wrapped Him in the linen cloth and laid Him in a tomb which had been hewn out in the rock. And he rolled a stone against the entrance of the tomb. ^47 (AF)And Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses were looking on to see where He had been laid.

Simon Carries the Cross

^26 (A)And when they led Him away, they took hold of a man, Simon of ^(B)Cyrene, coming in from the country, and placed on him the cross to carry behind Jesus.

²⁷ And following Him was a large multitude of the people, and of women who were ^[a](C)mourning and lamenting Him. ²⁸ But Jesus, turning to them, said, “Daughters of Jerusalem, stop crying for Me, but cry for yourselves and for your children. ²⁹ For behold, the days are coming when they will say, ‘^(D)Blessed are the barren, and the wombs that never bore, and the breasts that never nursed.’ ³⁰ Then they will begin to ^(E)say to the mountains, ‘Fall on us,’ and to the hills, ‘Cover us.’ ³¹ For if they do these things ^[b]when the tree is green, what will happen ^[c]when it is dry?”

^32 (F)Now two others also, who were criminals, were being led away to be put to death with Him.

The Crucifixion

^33 (G)And when they came to the place called ^[d]The Skull, there they crucified Him and the criminals, one on the right and the other on the left. ^34 [e]But Jesus was saying, “^(H)Father, forgive them; for they do not know what they are doing.” ^(I)And they cast lots, dividing up His garments among themselves. ³⁵ And the people stood by, looking on. And even the ^(J)rulers were scoffing at Him, saying, “He saved others; ^(K)let Him save Himself if this is the ^[f]Christ of God, His Chosen One.” ³⁶ And the soldiers also mocked Him, coming up to Him, ^(L)offering Him sour wine, ³⁷ and saying, “^(M)If You are the King of the Jews, save Yourself!” ³⁸ Now there was also an inscription above Him, “^(N)THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.”

^39 (O)And one of the criminals hanging there was blaspheming Him, saying, “Are You not the ^[g]Christ? ^(P)Save Yourself and us!” ⁴⁰ But the other answered, and rebuking him said, “Do you not even fear God, since you are under the same sentence of condemnation? ⁴¹ And we indeed are suffering justly, for we are receiving ^[h]what we deserve for what we have done; but this man has done nothing wrong.” ⁴² And he was saying, “Jesus, remember me when You come ^[i]in Your kingdom!” ⁴³ And He said to him, “Truly I say to you, today you shall be with Me in ^(Q)Paradise.”

^44 (R)And it was now about ^[j](S)the sixth hour, and darkness ^[k]fell over the whole land until ^[l]the ninth hour, ^45 [m]because the sun was obscured. And ^(T)the veil of the ^[n]sanctuary was torn ^[o]in two. ⁴⁶ And Jesus, ^(U)crying out with a loud voice, said, “Father, ^(V)into Your hands I commit My spirit.” Having said this, He breathed His last. ^47 (W)Now when the centurion saw what had happened, he began ^(X)praising God, saying, “Certainly this man was righteous.” ⁴⁸ And all the crowds who came together for this spectacle, when they observed what had happened, were returning, ^[p](Y)beating their chests. ^49 (Z)And all His acquaintances and ^(AA)the women who accompanied Him from Galilee were standing at a distance, watching these things.

Jesus Is Buried

^50 (AB)And behold, a man named Joseph, who was a ^(AC)Council member, a good and righteous man ⁵¹ (he had not consented to their counsel and action), a man from Arimathea, a city of the Jews, who was ^(AD)waiting for the kingdom of God; ⁵² this man went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. ⁵³ And he took it down and wrapped it in a linen cloth, and laid Him in a tomb cut into the rock, where no one had ever lain. ⁵⁴ It was ^[q](AE)Preparation day, and the Sabbath was about to ^[r]begin. ⁵⁵ Now ^(AF)the women, who had come with Him from Galilee, followed and beheld the tomb and how His body was laid. ⁵⁶ Then after they returned, they ^(AG)prepared spices and perfumes.

And ^(AH)on the Sabbath they rested according to the commandment.

The Crucifixion

¹⁶ So he then ^(A)delivered Him over to them to be crucified.

^17 (B)They took Jesus, therefore, and He went out, ^[a](C)bearing His own cross, to the place called ^(D)the Place of a Skull, which is called ^(E)in ^[b]Hebrew, Golgotha. ¹⁸ There they crucified Him, and with Him ^(F)two other men, one on either side, and Jesus in between. ¹⁹ And Pilate also wrote an inscription and put it on the cross. It was written, “^(G)JESUS THE NAZARENE, ^(H)THE KING OF THE JEWS.” ²⁰ Therefore many of the Jews read this inscription, for the place where Jesus was crucified was near the city; and it was written ^(I)in ^[c]Hebrew, Latin, and in Greek. ²¹ So the chief priests of the Jews were saying to Pilate, “Do not write, ‘^(J)The King of the Jews;’ but that He said, ‘I am ^(K)King of the Jews.’” ²² Pilate answered, “^(L)What I have written I have written.”

²³ Then ^(M)the soldiers, when they had crucified Jesus, took His garments and made ^(N)four parts, a part to each soldier and also His ^[d]tunic; now that tunic was seamless, woven in one piece from the top. ²⁴ So they said to one another, “^(O)Let us not tear it, but cast lots for it, to decide whose it shall be;” ^(P)this was in order that the Scripture would be fulfilled: “They ^(Q)divided My garments among them, and for My clothing they cast ^[e]lots.” ²⁵ Therefore the soldiers did these things.

^(R)But standing by the cross of Jesus were ^(S)His mother, and His mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and ^(T)Mary Magdalene. ²⁶ When Jesus then saw His mother, and ^(U)the disciple whom He loved standing nearby, He *said to His mother, “^(V)Woman, behold, your son!” ²⁷ Then He *said to the disciple, “Behold, your mother!” From that hour the disciple took her into ^(W)his home.

Scripture Fulfilled—It Is Finished

²⁸ After this, Jesus, ^(X)knowing that all things had already been finished, ^(Y)in order ^[f]to finish the Scripture, *said, “^(Z)I am thirsty.” ²⁹ A jar full of sour wine was standing there; so ^(AA)they put a sponge full of the sour wine upon a branch of hyssop and brought it up to His mouth. ³⁰ Therefore when Jesus had received the sour wine, He said, “^(AB)It is finished!” And bowing His head, He ^(AC)gave up His spirit.

³¹ Then the Jews, because it was ^(AD)the day of Preparation, so that ^(AE)the bodies would not remain on the cross on the Sabbath (^[g]for that Sabbath was a ^(AF)high day), asked Pilate that their legs might be broken, and that they might be taken away. ³² So the soldiers came, and broke the legs of the first man and of the other who was ^(AG)crucified with Him; ³³ but coming to Jesus, when they saw that He was already dead, they did not break His legs. ³⁴ But one of the soldiers pierced His side with a spear, and immediately ^(AH)blood and water came out. ³⁵ And he who has seen has ^(AI)borne witness, and his witness is true; and he knows that he is telling the truth, so that you also may believe. ³⁶ For these things came to pass ^(AJ)in order that the Scripture would be fulfilled, “^(AK)Not a bone of Him shall be ^[h]broken.” ³⁷ And again another Scripture says, “^(AL)They shall look on Him whom they pierced.”

Jesus Is Buried

^38 (AM)Now after these things Joseph of Arimathea, being a disciple of Jesus, but ^(AN)secretly because of his ^(AO)fear of the Jews, asked Pilate that he might take away the body of Jesus; and Pilate granted permission. So he came and took away His body. ^39 (AP)And Nicodemus, who had first come to Him by night, also came, ^(AQ)bringing a ^[i]mixture of ^(AR)myrrh and aloes, weighing about ^[j]one ^(AS)hundred litras. ⁴⁰ So they took the body of Jesus and ^(AT)bound it in ^(AU)linen wrappings with the spices, as is the burial custom of the Jews. ⁴¹ Now in the place where He was crucified there was a garden, and in the garden a ^(AV)new tomb ^(AW)in which no one had yet been laid. ⁴² Therefore because of the Jewish day of ^(AX)Preparation, since the tomb was ^(AY)nearby, they laid Jesus there.