15:1 And before dawn, the chief priests held a council with the elders, and the scribes, and the whole Council; and bound Jesus and led Him away and delivered Him to Pilate.
15:2 Then Pilate asked Him, “Are you the King of the Jews?” And He answered, and said to him, “You have said so.”
15:3 And the chief priests accused Him of many things.
15:4 So Pilate asked Him again, saying, “Do you answer nothing? Behold how many things they witness against You.”
15:5 But Jesus answered no more at all, so that Pilate marveled.
15:6 Now at the feast, Pilate would deliver a prisoner to them, whoever they desired.
15:7 And there was one named Barabbas (who was bound with his fellows) who had made insurrection, during which he had committed murder.
15:8 And the people cried aloud and began to desire that Pilate would do as he had always done for them.
15:9 Then Pilate answered them, and said, “Should I release to you the King of the Jews?”
15:10 For he knew that the chief priests had delivered Him out of envy.
15:11 But the chief priests had incited the people to desire Barabbas.
15:12 And Pilate answered, and said to them again, “What then shall I do with Him Whom you call the King of the Jews?”
15:14 Then Pilate said to them, “But, what evil has He done?” And they cried even more fervently, “Crucify Him!”
15:15 So Pilate, willing to content the people, gave them Barabbas, and delivered Jesus - once he had scourged Him - to be crucified.
15:16 Then the soldiers led Him away into the hall (which is the common hall) and called together the whole band,
15:17 and clothed Him with purple, and put a crown of thorns on His head,
15:18 and began to salute Him, saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!”
15:19 And they struck Him on the head with a reed, and spit on Him, and bowed their knees, and did Him reverence.
15:20 And when they had mocked Him, they took the purple off Him, and put His own clothes back on, and led Him out to crucify Him.
15:21 And they compelled one who passed by called Simon of Cyrene (who came out of the country and was father of Alexander and Rufus) to bear His cross.
15:22 And they brought Him to a place named Golgotha (which is by interpretation, ‘Place of Dead Mens’ Skulls’).
15:23 And they gave Him wine to drink, mingled with myrrh. But He did not receive it.
15:24 And when they had crucified Him, they parted His garments, casting lots for what every man should have.
15:25 And it was the third hour when they crucified Him.
15:26 And the title of His cause was written above, ‘THE KING OF THE JEWS.’
15:27 They also crucified two thieves with Him - one on the right and the other on His left.
15:28 Thus the Scripture was fulfilled which says, “And He was counted among the wicked.”
15:29 And those who passed by railed on Him, wagging their heads and saying, “Hey, You who would destroy the Temple, and build it in three days,
15:30 save Yourself! And come down from the cross!”
15:31 Likewise even the chief priests, also mocking, said among themselves with the scribes, “He saved other men! Himself He cannot save!
15:32 “Let Christ, the King of Israel, now come down from the cross, so that we may see and believe!” Those who were crucified with Him also reviled Him.
15:33 Now, when the sixth hour had come, darkness arose over all the land until the ninth hour.
15:34 And at the ninth hour, Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, “Eloi, Eloi, lama-sabachthani?” Which is by interpretation, “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?”
15:35 And some of those who stood by, when they heard it, said, “Behold, He calls Elijah!”
15:36 And one ran and filled a sponge full of vinegar and put it on a reed and gave it to Him, saying, “Let Him alone! Let us see if Elijah will come and take Him down!”
15:37 And Jesus cried with a loud voice and gave up the ghost.
15:38 And the veil of the Temple was torn in two, from the top to the bottom.
15:39 Now when the centurion who stood near Him saw that He, thus crying, gave up the ghost, he said, “Truly this man was the Son of God.”
15:40 There were also women who watched from a distance, among whom were Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of James the less and of Joses, and Salome,
15:41 who also followed Him and ministered to Him when He was in Galilee, and many other women who came up with Him to Jerusalem.
15:42 And now when the night had come (because it was the Day of the Preparation that is before the Sabbath)
15:43 Joseph of Arimathea, an honorable councilman, who also looked for the Kingdom of God, went in boldly to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus.
15:44 And Pilate was surprised that He was already dead. So, he called the centurion and asked him whether He were indeed dead.
15:45 And when he knew the truth from the centurion, he gave the body to Joseph;
15:46 who bought a linen cloth, and took Him down, and wrapped Him in the linen cloth, and laid Him in a tomb that was hewn out of a rock; and rolled a stone over the door of the sepulcher.
15:47 And Mary Magdalene and Mary Joses’ mother beheld where He was laid.
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