Christian Standard Bible | King James Bible |
1As soon as it was morning, having held a meeting with the elders, scribes, and the whole Sanhedrin, the chief priests tied Jesus up, led him away, and handed him over to Pilate. | 1And straightway in the morning the chief priests held a consultation with the elders and scribes and the whole council, and bound Jesus, and carried him away, and delivered him to Pilate. |
2So Pilate asked him, "Are you the King of the Jews?" He answered him, "You say so." | 2And Pilate asked him, Art thou the King of the Jews? And he answering said unto him, Thou sayest it. |
3And the chief priests accused him of many things. | 3And the chief priests accused him of many things: but he answered nothing. |
4Pilate questioned him again, "Aren't you going to answer? Look how many things they are accusing you of!" | 4And Pilate asked him again, saying, Answerest thou nothing? behold how many things they witness against thee. |
5But Jesus still did not answer, and so Pilate was amazed. | 5But Jesus yet answered nothing; so that Pilate marvelled. |
6At the festival Pilate used to release for the people a prisoner whom they requested. | 6Now at that feast he released unto them one prisoner, whomsoever they desired. |
7There was one named Barabbas, who was in prison with rebels who had committed murder during the rebellion. | 7And there was one named Barabbas, which lay bound with them that had made insurrection with him, who had committed murder in the insurrection. |
8The crowd came up and began to ask Pilate to do for them as was his custom. | 8And the multitude crying aloud began to desire him to do as he had ever done unto them. |
9Pilate answered them, "Do you want me to release the King of the Jews for you?" | 9But Pilate answered them, saying, Will ye that I release unto you the King of the Jews? |
10For he knew it was because of envy that the chief priests had handed him over. | 10For he knew that the chief priests had delivered him for envy. |
11But the chief priests stirred up the crowd so that he would release Barabbas to them instead. | 11But the chief priests moved the people, that he should rather release Barabbas unto them. |
12Pilate asked them again, "Then what do you want me to do with the one you call the King of the Jews?" | 12And Pilate answered and said again unto them, What will ye then that I shall do unto him whom ye call the King of the Jews? |
13Again they shouted, "Crucify him!" | 13And they cried out again, Crucify him. |
14Pilate said to them, "Why? What has he done wrong?" But they shouted all the more, "Crucify him!" | 14Then Pilate said unto them, Why, what evil hath he done? And they cried out the more exceedingly, Crucify him. |
15Wanting to satisfy the crowd, Pilate released Barabbas to them; and after having Jesus flogged, he handed him over to be crucified. | 15And so Pilate, willing to content the people, released Barabbas unto them, and delivered Jesus, when he had scourged him, to be crucified. |
16The soldiers led him away into the palace (that is, the governor's residence) and called the whole company together. | 16And the soldiers led him away into the hall, called Praetorium; and they call together the whole band. |
17They dressed him in a purple robe, twisted together a crown of thorns, and put it on him. | 17And they clothed him with purple, and platted a crown of thorns, and put it about his head, |
18And they began to salute him, "Hail, King of the Jews!" | 18And began to salute him, Hail, King of the Jews! |
19They were hitting him on the head with a stick and spitting on him. Getting down on their knees, they were paying him homage. | 19And they smote him on the head with a reed, and did spit upon him, and bowing their knees worshipped him. |
20After they had mocked him, they stripped him of the purple robe and put his clothes on him. They led him out to crucify him. | 20And when they had mocked him, they took off the purple from him, and put his own clothes on him, and led him out to crucify him. |
21They forced a man coming in from the country, who was passing by, to carry Jesus's cross. He was Simon of Cyrene, the father of Alexander and Rufus. | 21And they compel one Simon a Cyrenian, who passed by, coming out of the country, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to bear his cross. |
22They brought Jesus to the place called Golgotha (which means Place of the Skull). | 22And they bring him unto the place Golgotha, which is, being interpreted, The place of a skull. |
23They tried to give him wine mixed with myrrh, but he did not take it. | 23And they gave him to drink wine mingled with myrrh: but he received it not. |
24Then they crucified him and divided his clothes, casting lots for them to decide what each would get. | 24And when they had crucified him, they parted his garments, casting lots upon them, what every man should take. |
25Now it was nine in the morning when they crucified him. | 25And it was the third hour, and they crucified him. |
26The inscription of the charge written against him was: THE KING OF THE JEWS. | 26And the superscription of his accusation was written over, THE KING OF THE JEWS. |
27They crucified two criminals with him, one on his right and one on his left. | 27And with him they crucify two thieves; the one on his right hand, and the other on his left. |
28 | 28And the scripture was fulfilled, which saith, And he was numbered with the transgressors. |
29Those who passed by were yelling insults at him, shaking their heads, and saying, "Ha! The one who would destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, | 29And they that passed by railed on him, wagging their heads, and saying, Ah, thou that destroyest the temple, and buildest it in three days, |
30save yourself by coming down from the cross!" | 30Save thyself, and come down from the cross. |
31In the same way, the chief priests with the scribes were mocking him among themselves and saying, "He saved others, but he cannot save himself! | 31Likewise also the chief priests mocking said among themselves with the scribes, He saved others; himself he cannot save. |
32Let the Messiah, the King of Israel, come down now from the cross, so that we may see and believe." Even those who were crucified with him taunted him. | 32Let Christ the King of Israel descend now from the cross, that we may see and believe. And they that were crucified with him reviled him. |
33When it was noon, darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon. | 33And when the sixth hour was come, there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour. |
34And at three Jesus cried out with a loud voice, "Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani? " which is translated, "My God, my God, why have you abandoned me? " | 34And at the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani? which is, being interpreted, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? |
35When some of those standing there heard this, they said, "See, he's calling for Elijah." | 35And some of them that stood by, when they heard it, said, Behold, he calleth Elias. |
36Someone ran and filled a sponge with sour wine, fixed it on a stick, offered him a drink, and said, "Let's see if Elijah comes to take him down." | 36And one ran and filled a spunge full of vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave him to drink, saying, Let alone; let us see whether Elias will come to take him down. |
37Jesus let out a loud cry and breathed his last. | 37And Jesus cried with a loud voice, and gave up the ghost. |
38Then the curtain of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. | 38And the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom. |
39When the centurion, who was standing opposite him, saw the way he breathed his last, he said, "Truly this man was the Son of God!" | 39And when the centurion, which stood over against him, saw that he so cried out, and gave up the ghost, he said, Truly this man was the Son of God. |
40There were also women watching from a distance. Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James the younger and of Joses, and Salome. | 40There were also women looking on afar off: among whom was Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James the less and of Joses, and Salome; |
41In Galilee these women followed him and took care of him. Many other women had come up with him to Jerusalem. | 41(Who also, when he was in Galilee, followed him, and ministered unto him;) and many other women which came up with him unto Jerusalem. |
42When it was already evening, because it was the day of preparation (that is, the day before the Sabbath), | 42And now when the even was come, because it was the preparation, that is, the day before the sabbath, |
43Joseph of Arimathea, a prominent member of the Sanhedrin who was himself looking forward to the kingdom of God, came and boldly went to Pilate and asked for Jesus's body. | 43Joseph of Arimathaea, an honourable counseller, which also waited for the kingdom of God, came, and went in boldly unto Pilate, and craved the body of Jesus. |
44Pilate was surprised that he was already dead. Summoning the centurion, he asked him whether he had already died. | 44And Pilate marvelled if he were already dead: and calling unto him the centurion, he asked him whether he had been any while dead. |
45When he found out from the centurion, he gave the corpse to Joseph. | 45And when he knew it of the centurion, he gave the body to Joseph. |
46After he bought some linen cloth, Joseph took him down and wrapped him in the linen. Then he laid him in a tomb cut out of the rock and rolled a stone against the entrance to the tomb. | 46And he bought fine linen, and took him down, and wrapped him in the linen, and laid him in a sepulchre which was hewn out of a rock, and rolled a stone unto the door of the sepulchre. |
47Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses were watching where he was laid. | 47And Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses beheld where he was laid. |
The Christian Standard Bible. Copyright © 2017 by Holman Bible Publishers. Used by permission. | King James Bible, text courtesy of BibleProtector.com. |
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