Jesus Before Caiaphas and the Council

^57 (A)Then ^(B)those who had seized Jesus led him to ^(C)Caiaphas the high priest, where the scribes and the elders had gathered.

³¹ So also the chief priests with the scribes mocked him to one another, saying, ^(A)“He saved others; ^(B)he cannot save himself.

^33 (A)And when they came to the place that is called The Skull, there they crucified him, and the criminals, ^(B)one on his right and one on his left. ³⁴ And Jesus said, “Father, ^(C)forgive them, ^(D)for they know not what they do.”^[a] And they cast lots ^(E)to divide his garments. ³⁵ And ^(F)the people stood by, watching, ^(G)but ^(H)the rulers ^(I)scoffed at him, saying, ^(J)“He saved others; ^(K)let him save himself, ^(L)if he is ^(M)the Christ of God, ^(N)his Chosen One!” ³⁶ The soldiers also mocked him, coming up and ^(O)offering him sour wine ³⁷ and saying, ^(P)“If you are ^(Q)the King of the Jews, save yourself!” ^38 (R)There was also an inscription over him,^[b] “This is ^(S)the King of the Jews.”

^39 (T)One of the criminals who were hanged ^(U)railed at him,^[c] saying, “Are you not ^(V)the Christ? Save yourself and us!” ⁴⁰ But the other rebuked him, saying, “Do you not fear God, since you are under the same sentence of condemnation? ⁴¹ And we indeed justly, for we are receiving the due reward of our deeds; but this man has done nothing wrong.” ⁴² And he said, “Jesus, remember me ^(W)when you come into your kingdom.” ⁴³ And he said to him, “Truly, I say to you, today you will be with me in ^(X)paradise.”

The Death of Jesus

^44 (Y)It was now about the sixth hour,^[d] and there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour,^{[e] 45} while the sun's light failed. And ^(Z)the curtain of the temple was torn in two. ⁴⁶ Then Jesus, ^(AA)calling out with a loud voice, said, “Father, ^(AB)into your hands I ^(AC)commit my spirit!” And having said this ^(AD)he breathed his last. ⁴⁷ Now ^(AE)when the centurion saw what had taken place, ^(AF)he praised God, saying, “Certainly this man was innocent!” ⁴⁸ And all the crowds that had assembled for this spectacle, when they saw what had taken place, returned home ^(AG)beating their breasts. ⁴⁹ And all ^(AH)his acquaintances and ^(AI)the women who had followed him from Galilee ^(AJ)stood at a distance watching these things.

Jesus Is Buried

^50 (AK)Now there was a man named Joseph, from the Jewish town of Arimathea. He was a member of the council, a good and righteous man, ⁵¹ who had not consented to their decision and action; and he ^(AL)was looking for the kingdom of God. ⁵² This man went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. ⁵³ Then he took it down and wrapped it in a linen shroud and ^(AM)laid him in a tomb cut in stone, ^(AN)where no one had ever yet been laid. ⁵⁴ It was the day of ^(AO)Preparation, and the Sabbath was beginning.^{[f] 55 (AP)}The women ^(AQ)who had come with him from Galilee followed and saw the tomb and how his body was laid.

¹² From then on ^(A)Pilate sought to release him, but the Jews cried out, “If you release this man, you are not Caesar's friend. ^(B)Everyone who makes himself a king opposes Caesar.” ¹³ So when Pilate heard these words, he brought Jesus out and sat down on ^(C)the judgment seat at a place called The Stone Pavement, and in Aramaic^[a] Gabbatha. ¹⁴ Now it was ^(D)the day of Preparation of the Passover. It was about the sixth hour.^[b] He said to the Jews, ^(E)“Behold your King!” ¹⁵ They cried out, ^(F)“Away with him, away with him, crucify him!” Pilate said to them, “Shall I crucify your King?” The chief priests answered, “We have no king but Caesar.” ^16 (G)So he ^(H)delivered him over to them to be crucified.

The Crucifixion

So they took Jesus, ¹⁷ and ^(I)he went out, ^(J)bearing his own cross, to the place called The Place of a Skull, which in Aramaic is called Golgotha. ^18 (K)There they crucified him, and with him two others, one on either side, and Jesus between them.