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Jesus Is Led Before Pilate, Who Orders Him Crucified To Please The Crowd
15 And immediately, early-in-the-morning, the chief priests (with the elders and scribes) and the whole Sanhedrin having made a consultation[a], having bound Jesus, took Him away and handed Him over to Pilate. 2 And Pilate questioned Him, “Are You the King of the Jews?” And the One, having responded to him, says “You are saying[b] it ”. 3 And the chief priests were accusing Him as to many things. 4 And Pilate again was questioning Him, saying “Are You not answering anything? Look how many things they are accusing You”. 5 But Jesus no longer answered anything, so that Pilate was marveling. 6 Now at the Feast, he was [in the habit of] releasing for them one prisoner whom they were requesting. 7 And the one being called Barabbas had been bound with the rebels[c] who had committed murder in the rebellion[d]. 8 And having come up, the crowd began to ask him to do as he was [in the habit of] doing for them. 9 And Pilate responded to them, saying “Do you want me to release the King of the Jews for you?” 10 For he knew that the chief priests had handed Him over because of envy[e]. 11 But the chief priests stirred-up the crowd in order that he might release Barabbas for them instead. 12 And Pilate, again having responded, was saying to them “Then what do you want me to do as to the One whom you call the King of the Jews?” 13 And the ones cried-out again[f], “Crucify Him!” 14 But Pilate was saying to them, “What indeed[g] did He do wrong?” But the ones cried out even more, “Crucify Him!” 15 And Pilate, wanting to do enough[h] for the crowd, released Barabbas for them, and handed-over Jesus, having flogged[i] Him, in order that He might be crucified.
Jesus Is Mocked, Beaten, Spit On, And Crucified
16 And the soldiers led Him away inside the palace (that is, the Praetorium[j]). And they call together the whole [Roman] cohort[k]. 17 And they dress Him in a purple[l] cloak. And having woven a crown made-of-thorns, they set it on Him. 18 And they began to greet Him, “Hail[m], King of the Jews!” 19 And they were striking His head with a staff, and spitting-on Him. And while putting-down their knees, they were paying-homage to Him. 20 And when they mocked Him, they stripped the purple cloak off Him and put His garments on Him. And they lead Him out in order that they might crucify Him. 21 And they press-into-service a certain one passing by, coming from the country— Simon, a Cyrenian[n], the father of Alexander and Rufus— in order that he might take up His cross. 22 And they bring Him to the Golgotha[o] place, which being translated is “The Place of a Skull”. 23 And they were giving wine[p] having been mixed-with-myrrh to Him, but the One did not take it. 24 And they crucify Him, and divide His garments among themselves, casting a lot for them to decide who should take what. 25 And it was the third[q] hour, and they crucified Him. 26 And the inscription of His charge had been inscribed “The King of the Jews”. 27 And they crucify two robbers[r] with Him— one on the right side and one on His left side. 28 [s]
The King of Israel Is Mocked While Hanging On The Cross
29 And the ones passing by were blaspheming Him while shaking their heads and saying, “Ha! The One tearing-down the temple and building it in three days— 30 save Yourself, having come down from the cross”. 31 Likewise also the chief priests, mocking Him to one another with the scribes, were saying, “He saved others— Himself He is not able to save! 32 Let the Christ, the King of Israel, come down now from the cross that we may see and believe”. And the ones having been crucified with Him were reproaching Him.
Jesus Dies
33 And having become the sixth hour, a darkness came over the whole land[t] until the ninth hour. 34 And at the ninth hour Jesus shouted with a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?”, which being translated is “My God, My God, for what purpose did You forsake[u] Me?” 35 And some of the ones standing near, having heard, were saying “Look— He is calling Elijah”. 36 And someone— having run, and having filled a sponge of sour-wine[v], having put it on a stick[w]— was giving-a-drink to Him, saying “Leave Him alone. Let us see if Elijah comes to take Him down”. 37 And Jesus, having let-go a loud shout[x], expired[y].
The Curtain of The Temple Is Torn In Two
38 And the curtain of the temple was torn[z] in two from top to bottom. 39 And the centurion standing-by from opposite Him, having seen that He expired in this manner, said “Truly this man was God’s Son[aa]!”
Many Women Followers Watch At a Distance
40 And women were also watching at a distance, among whom were both Mary the Magdalene[ab] and Mary the mother of James the little[ac] and Joses, and Salome[ad]— 41 who, when He was in Galilee, were following Him and serving Him— and many other women having come up with Him to Jerusalem.
Joseph of Arimathea Lays Jesus In a Rock Tomb, With The Women Watching
42 And having already become evening[ae], because it was Preparation[af] day (that is, the-day-before-the-Sabbath), 43 Joseph from Arimathea having come (a prominent council-member[ag] who also himself was waiting-for the kingdom of God), having become daring[ah], went in to Pilate and asked-for the body of Jesus. 44 But Pilate wondered whether He was dead by-this-time. And having summoned the centurion, he asked him whether He died already. 45 And having come-to-know it from the centurion, he granted the corpse to Joseph. 46 And having bought linen-cloth, having taken Him down, he wrapped Him in the linen cloth, and laid Him in a tomb which had been hewn out of rock. And he rolled a stone against[ai] the door of the tomb. 47 And Mary the Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses were observing where He had been laid.
Jesus Rises From The Dead. The Women Find The Tomb Empty
16 And the Sabbath having passed[aj], Mary the Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices in order that having come, they might anoint Him. 2 And very early-in-the-morning on the first day of the week, they come to the tomb— the sun having risen. 3 And they were saying to themselves, “Who will roll-away the stone from the door of the tomb for us?” 4 And having looked-up, they see that the stone has been rolled-away. For it was extremely large. 5 And having entered into the tomb, they saw a young-man sitting at the right, having been clothed-with a white robe. And they were alarmed. 6 But the one says to them, “Do not be alarmed. You are seeking Jesus from-Nazareth, the One having been crucified. He arose, He is not here. Look— the place where they laid Him! 7 But go, tell His disciples and Peter that ‘He is going-ahead-of you to Galilee. You will see Him there, just as He told you’”. 8 And having gone out, they fled from the tomb. For trembling and astonishment was holding them. And they said nothing to anyone, for they were fearing.
[Most Greek manuscripts have this “Long[ak] Ending” after verse 8, but two of the oldest omit it].
Jesus Appears To Mary, Then To Two In The Country, Then To The Eleven
9 And [Jesus] having risen-up early-in-the-morning on the first day of the week, He appeared first to Mary the Magdalene, from whom He had cast-out seven demons. 10 That one, having gone, reported it to the ones having been with Him, while they were mourning and weeping. 11 And-those-ones, having heard that He was alive and was seen by her, did not-believe[al] her. 12 And after these things, He appeared in a different form to two of them walking, while they were proceeding into the country. 13 And those ones, having gone, reported it to the rest. They did not even believe those ones. 14 And later He appeared to the eleven themselves while they were reclining-back [to eat]. And He reproached[am] their unbelief and hardness-of-heart because they did not believe the ones having seen Him arisen.
Jesus Commissions His Followers To Proclaim The Gospel To All Creation
15 And He said to them, “Having gone into all the world, proclaim the good-news to[an] all creation. 16 The one having believed and having been baptized will be saved. But the one having not-believed will be condemned. 17 And these signs will accompany[ao] the ones having believed: in My name they will cast-out demons, they will speak in[ap] new tongues[aq], 18 and they will pick up snakes[ar] with their hands. And if they drink any deadly thing, it will by-no-means[as] hurt[at] them. They will lay hands on sick ones, and they will be well”.
Jesus Is Taken Up Into Heaven
19 So indeed the Lord Jesus, after He spoke to them, was taken-up into heaven and sat-down on the right side of God. 20 And those ones, having gone-forth, proclaimed it everywhere, the Lord working-with them and confirming[au] the word by the signs following-after[av] them.
[A few Greek manuscripts have this “Short[aw] Ending” after verse 8, followed by the “long ending” above]
And they promptly reported all the things having been commanded them to the ones around Peter. And after these things, Jesus Himself also sent-forth the sacred and imperishable proclamation of eternal salvation through them, from the east and as-far-as the west. Amen.
Disciples' Literal New Testament: Serving Modern Disciples by More Fully Reflecting the Writing Style of the Ancient Disciples, Copyright © 2011 Michael J. Magill. All Rights Reserved. Published by Reyma Publishing