²² Pilate said to them, “What then shall I do with Jesus who is called Christ?”

They all said to him, “Let Him be crucified!”

²³ Then the governor said, ^(A)“Why, what evil has He done?”

But they cried out all the more, saying, “Let Him be crucified!”

²⁴ When Pilate saw that he could not prevail at all, but rather that a ^[a]tumult was rising, he ^(B)took water and washed his hands before the multitude, saying, “I am innocent of the blood of this ^[b]just Person. You see to it.”

²⁵ And all the people answered and said, ^(C)“His blood be on us and on our children.”

²⁶ Then he released Barabbas to them; and when ^(D)he had ^[c]scourged Jesus, he delivered Him to be crucified.

The Soldiers Mock Jesus^(E)

^27 (F)Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the ^[d]Praetorium and gathered the whole ^[e]garrison around Him. ²⁸ And they ^(G)stripped Him and ^(H)put a scarlet robe on Him. ^29 (I)When they had ^[f]twisted a crown of thorns, they put it on His head, and a reed in His right hand. And they bowed the knee before Him and mocked Him, saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!” ³⁰ Then ^(J)they spat on Him, and took the reed and struck Him on the head. ³¹ And when they had mocked Him, they took the robe off Him, put His own clothes on Him, ^(K)and led Him away to be crucified.

The King on a Cross^(L)

^32 (M)Now as they came out, ^(N)they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name. Him they compelled to bear His cross. ^33 (O)And when they had come to a place called Golgotha, that is to say, Place of a Skull, ^34 (P)they gave Him ^[g]sour wine mingled with gall to drink. But when He had tasted it, He would not drink.

^35 (Q)Then they crucified Him, and divided His garments, casting lots, ^[h]that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet:

^36 (S)Sitting down, they kept watch over Him there. ³⁷ And they ^(T)put up over His head the accusation written against Him:

THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS.

^38 (U)Then two robbers were crucified with Him, one on the right and another on the left.

³⁹ And ^(V)those who passed by blasphemed Him, wagging their heads ⁴⁰ and saying, ^(W)“You who destroy the temple and build it in three days, save Yourself! ^(X)If You are the Son of God, come down from the cross.”

⁴¹ Likewise the chief priests also, mocking with the ^[i]scribes and elders, said, ⁴² “He ^(Y)saved others; Himself He cannot save. ^[j]If He is the King of Israel, let Him now come down from the cross, and we will believe ^[k]Him. ^43 (Z)He trusted in God; let Him deliver Him now if He will have Him; for He said, ‘I am the Son of God.’ ”

^44 (AA)Even the robbers who were crucified with Him reviled Him with the same thing.

Jesus Dies on the Cross^(AB)

^45 (AC)Now from the sixth hour until the ninth hour there was darkness over all the land. ⁴⁶ And about the ninth hour ^(AD)Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, “Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?” that is, ^(AE)“My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?”

⁴⁷ Some of those who stood there, when they heard that, said, “This Man is calling for Elijah!” ⁴⁸ Immediately one of them ran and took a sponge, ^(AF)filled it with sour wine and put it on a reed, and offered it to Him to drink.

⁴⁹ The rest said, “Let Him alone; let us see if Elijah will come to save Him.”

⁵⁰ And Jesus ^(AG)cried out again with a loud voice, and ^(AH)yielded up His spirit.

⁵¹ Then, behold, ^(AI)the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom; and the earth quaked, and the rocks were split, ⁵² and the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep were raised; ⁵³ and coming out of the graves after His resurrection, they went into the holy city and appeared to many.

^54 (AJ)So when the centurion and those with him, who were guarding Jesus, saw the earthquake and the things that had happened, they feared greatly, saying, ^(AK)“Truly this was the Son of God!”

⁵⁵ And many women ^(AL)who followed Jesus from Galilee, ministering to Him, were there looking on from afar, ^56 (AM)among whom were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James and ^[l]Joses, and the mother of Zebedee’s sons.

Jesus Buried in Joseph’s Tomb^(AN)

⁵⁷ Now ^(AO)when evening had come, 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 commanded the body to be given to him. ⁵⁹ When Joseph had taken the body, he wrapped it in a clean linen cloth, ⁶⁰ and ^(AP)laid it in his new tomb which he had hewn out of the rock; and he rolled a large stone against the door of the tomb, and departed. ⁶¹ And Mary Magdalene was there, and the other Mary, sitting ^[m]opposite the tomb.

Pilate Sets a Guard

⁶² On the next day, which followed the Day of Preparation, the chief priests and Pharisees gathered together to Pilate, ⁶³ saying, “Sir, we remember, while He was still alive, how that deceiver said, ^(AQ)‘After three days I will rise.’ ⁶⁴ Therefore command that the tomb be made secure until the third day, lest His disciples come ^[n]by night and steal Him away, and say to the people, ‘He has risen from the dead.’ So the last deception will be worse than the first.”

⁶⁵ Pilate said to them, “You have a guard; go your way, make it as secure as you know how.” ⁶⁶ So they went and made the tomb secure, ^(AR)sealing the stone and setting the guard.

He Is Risen^(AS)

28 Now ^(AT)after the Sabbath, as the first day of the week began to dawn, Mary Magdalene ^(AU)and the other Mary came to see the tomb. ² And behold, there was a great earthquake; for ^(AV)an angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled back the stone ^[o]from the door, and sat on it. ^3 (AW)His countenance was like lightning, and his clothing as white as snow. ⁴ And the guards shook for fear of him, and became like ^(AX)dead men.

⁵ But the angel answered and said to the women, “Do not be afraid, for I know that you seek Jesus who was crucified. ⁶ He is not here; for He is risen, ^(AY)as He said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay.