The Crucifixion

^33 (A)And when they came to a place called ^(B)Golgotha, which means Place of a Skull, ^34 (C)they gave Him ^(D)wine mixed with ^[a]bile to drink; and after tasting it, He was unwilling to drink it.

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

³⁸ At that time two ^[d]rebels *were being crucified with Him, one on the right and one on the left. ³⁹ And those passing by were ^[e]speaking abusively to Him, ^(H)shaking their heads, ⁴⁰ and saying, “^(I)You who are going to destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, save Yourself! ^(J)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 “^(K)He saved others; ^[f]He cannot save Himself! ^(L)He is the King of Israel; let Him now come down from the cross, and we will believe in Him. ^43 (M)He has trusted in God; let God rescue Him now, if He ^[g]takes pleasure in Him; for He said, ‘I am the Son of God.’” ^44 (N)And the ^[h]rebels who had been crucified with Him were also insulting Him in the same way.

^45 (O)Now from the ^[i]sixth hour darkness ^[j]fell upon all the land until the ^[k]ninth hour. ⁴⁶ And about the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, “^(P)Eli, Eli, lema sabaktanei?” that is, “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?” ⁴⁷ And some of those who were standing there, when they heard it, said, “This man is calling for Elijah.” ⁴⁸ And ^(Q)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 said, “^[l]Let us see if Elijah comes to save Him^[m].” ⁵⁰ And Jesus ^(R)cried out again with a loud voice, and gave up His spirit. ^51 (S)And behold, ^(T)the ^[n]veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom; and ^(U)the earth shook and the rocks were split. ⁵² Also the tombs were opened, and many bodies of the ^[o]saints who had ^(V)fallen asleep were raised; ⁵³ and coming out of the tombs after His resurrection, they entered ^(W)the holy city and appeared to many. ^54 (X)Now as for the centurion and those who were with him ^(Y)keeping guard over Jesus, when they saw ^(Z)the earthquake and the other things that were happening, they became extremely frightened and said, “Truly this was ^[p](AA)the Son of God!”

^55 (AB)And many women were there watching from a distance, who had followed Jesus from Galilee while ^(AC)caring for Him. ⁵⁶ Among them were ^(AD)Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James and Joseph, and ^(AE)the mother of the sons of Zebedee.

Jesus Is Buried

^57 (AF)Now when it was evening, a rich man from Arimathea came, 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 cut out in the rock; and he rolled ^(AG)a large stone against the entrance of the tomb and went away. ⁶¹ And ^(AH)Mary Magdalene was there, and the other Mary, sitting opposite the tomb.

The Crucifixion

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

²⁷ And they *crucified two ^[f]rebels with Him, one on His right and one on His left.^{[g] 29} Those passing by were ^[h]hurling abuse at Him, ^(G)shaking their heads and saying, “Ha! You who are going to ^(H)destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, ³⁰ save Yourself by coming down from the cross!” ³¹ In the same way the chief priests also, along with the scribes, were mocking Him among themselves and saying, “^(I)He saved others; ^[i]He cannot save Himself! ³² Let this Christ, ^(J)the King of Israel, come down now from the cross, so that we may see and believe!” ^(K)Those who were crucified with Him were also insulting Him.

^33 (L)When the ^[j](M)sixth hour came, darkness ^[k]fell over the whole land until the ^[l](N)ninth hour. ³⁴ At the ^[m](O)ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, “^(P)Eloi, Eloi, lema sabaktanei?” which is translated, “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?” ³⁵ And when some of the bystanders heard Him, 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, “^[n]Let us see if Elijah comes to take Him down.” ^37 (Q)But Jesus let out a loud cry, and ^[o]died. ^38 (R)And the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. ^39 (S)And when the centurion, who was standing ^[p]right in front of Him, saw that He ^[q]died in this way, he said, “Truly this man was ^[r]the Son of God!”

^40 (T)Now there were also some women watching from a distance, among whom were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of ^[s]James ^(U)the ^[t]Less and Joses, and ^(V)Salome. ⁴¹ When He was in Galilee, they used to follow Him and ^(W)serve Him; and there were many other women who came up with Him to Jerusalem.

Jesus Is Buried

^42 (X)When evening had already come, since it was ^(Y)the preparation day, that is, the day before the Sabbath, ⁴³ Joseph of Arimathea came, a ^(Z)prominent member of the Council, who was himself also ^(AA)waiting for the kingdom of God; and he ^(AB)gathered up courage and went in before Pilate, and asked for the body of Jesus. ⁴⁴ Now Pilate wondered if He was dead by this time, and summoning the centurion, he questioned him as to whether He was already dead. ⁴⁵ And after learning this from ^(AC)the centurion, he granted the body to Joseph. ⁴⁶ Joseph bought a linen cloth, took Him down, wrapped Him in the linen cloth, and laid Him in a tomb which had been cut out in the rock; and he rolled a stone against the entrance of the tomb. ^47 (AD)Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses were watching to see where He was laid.

The Crucifixion

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

^39 (I)One of the criminals who were hanged there was ^[d]hurling abuse at Him, saying, “Are You not the ^[e]Christ? ^(J)Save Yourself and us!” ⁴⁰ But the other responded, 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 ^[f]what we deserve for our crimes; but this man has done nothing wrong.” ⁴² And he was saying, “Jesus, remember me when You come into Your kingdom!” ⁴³ And He said to him, “Truly I say to you, today you will be with Me in ^(K)Paradise.”

^44 (L)It was now about ^[g](M)the sixth hour, and darkness came over the entire land until ^[h]the ninth hour, ^45 [i]because the sun stopped shining; and ^(N)the veil of the temple was torn ^[j]in two. ⁴⁶ And Jesus, ^(O)crying out with a loud voice, said, “Father, ^(P)into Your hands I entrust My spirit.” And having said this, He ^[k]died. ^47 (Q)Now when the centurion saw what had happened, he began ^(R)praising God, saying, “This man was in fact ^[l]innocent.” ⁴⁸ And all the crowds who came together for this spectacle, after watching what had happened, began to return home, ^[m](S)beating their chests. ^49 (T)And all His acquaintances and ^(U)the women who accompanied Him from Galilee were standing at a distance, seeing these things.

Jesus Is Buried

^50 (V)And a man named Joseph, who was a ^(W)member of the Council, a good and righteous man ⁵¹ (he had not consented to their plan and action), a man from Arimathea, a city of the Jews, who was ^(X)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 a ^[n](Y)preparation day, and a Sabbath was about to ^[o]begin. ⁵⁵ Now ^(Z)the women who had come with Him from Galilee followed, and they saw the tomb and how His body was laid. ⁵⁶ And then they returned and ^(AA)prepared spices and perfumes.

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

The Crucifixion

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

^17 (B)They took Jesus, therefore, and He went out, ^[a](C)carrying His own cross, to the place called ^(D)the Place of a Skull, which ^(E)in ^[b]Hebrew is called, Golgotha. ¹⁸ There they crucified Him, and with Him ^(F)two other men, one on either side, and Jesus in between. ¹⁹ Now 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, because 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’; rather, write 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 outer garments and made ^(N)four parts: a part to each soldier, and the ^[d]tunic also; but the tunic was seamless, woven ^[e]in one piece. ²⁴ So they said to one another, “^(O)Let’s not tear it, but cast lots for it, to decide whose it shall be.” ^(P)This happened so that the Scripture would be fulfilled: “They ^(Q)divided My garments among themselves, and they cast ^[f]lots for My clothing.” Therefore the soldiers did these things.

^25 (R)Now beside the cross of Jesus stood ^(S)His mother, His mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and ^(T)Mary Magdalene. ²⁶ So when Jesus 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!” And from that hour the disciple took her into ^(W)his own household.

²⁸ After this, Jesus, ^(X)knowing that all things had already been accomplished, ^(Y)in order that the Scripture would be fulfilled, *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 on 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 He bowed His head and ^(AC)gave up His spirit.

Care of the Body of Jesus

³¹ Now then, since it was ^(AD)the day of preparation, to prevent ^(AE)the bodies from remaining on the cross on the Sabbath (^[g]for that Sabbath was a ^(AF)high day), the Jews requested of Pilate that their legs be broken, and the bodies 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 after they came to Jesus, when they saw that He was already dead, they did not break His legs. ³⁴ Yet 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)testified, and his testimony is true; and he knows that he is telling the truth, so that you also may believe. ³⁶ For these things took place ^(AJ)so that the Scripture would be fulfilled: “^(AK)Not a bone of Him shall be ^[h]broken.” ³⁷ And again another Scripture says, “^(AL)They will look at Him whom they pierced.”

³⁸ Now ^(AM)after these things Joseph of Arimathea, being a disciple of Jesus, but a ^(AN)secret one for ^(AO)fear of the ^[i]Jews, requested of Pilate that he might take away the body of Jesus; and Pilate granted permission. So he came and took away His body. ^39 (AP)Nicodemus, who had first come to Him by night, also came, ^(AQ)bringing a ^[j]mixture of ^(AR)myrrh and aloes, about a ^[k](AS)hundred litras weight. 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 was 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.