New American Standard Bible 1995 | International Standard Version |
1Early in the morning the chief priests with the elders and scribes and the whole Council, immediately held a consultation; and binding Jesus, they led Him away and delivered Him to Pilate. | 1As soon as it was morning, the high priests convened a meeting with the elders and scribes and the whole Council. They bound Jesus with chains, led him away, and handed him over to Pilate. |
2Pilate questioned Him, "Are You the King of the Jews?" And He answered him, "It is as you say." | 2Pilate asked him, "Are you the king of the Jews?" Jesus answered him, "You say so." |
3The chief priests began to accuse Him harshly. | 3The high priests kept accusing him of many things. |
4Then Pilate questioned Him again, saying, "Do You not answer? See how many charges they bring against You!" | 4So Pilate asked him again, "Don't you have any answer? Look how many accusations they're bringing against you!" |
5But Jesus made no further answer; so Pilate was amazed. | 5But since Jesus no longer answered, Pilate was astonished. |
6Now at the feast he used to release for them any one prisoner whom they requested. | 6At every festival, Pilate would release any one prisoner whom the people requested. |
7The man named Barabbas had been imprisoned with the insurrectionists who had committed murder in the insurrection. | 7Now there was a man in prison named Barabbas. He had been with the insurgents who had committed murder during the rebellion. |
8The crowd went up and began asking him to do as he had been accustomed to do for them. | 8So the crowd came and began to request that Pilate do for them what he always did. |
9Pilate answered them, saying, "Do you want me to release for you the King of the Jews?" | 9Pilate answered them, "Do you want me to release the king of the Jews for you?" |
10For he was aware that the chief priests had handed Him over because of envy. | 10because he knew that the high priests had handed him over due to jealousy. |
11But the chief priests stirred up the crowd to ask him to release Barabbas for them instead. | 11But the high priests stirred up the crowd to get him to release Barabbas for them instead. |
12Answering again, Pilate said to them, "Then what shall I do with Him whom you call the King of the Jews?" | 12So Pilate asked them again, "Then what should I do with the man you call 'the King of the Jews'?" |
13They shouted back, "Crucify Him!" | 13"Crucify him!" they shouted back. |
14But Pilate said to them, "Why, what evil has He done?" But they shouted all the more, "Crucify Him!" | 14"Why?" Pilate asked them. "What has he done wrong?" But they shouted even louder, "Crucify him!" |
15Wishing to satisfy the crowd, Pilate released Barabbas for them, and after having Jesus scourged, he handed Him over to be crucified. | 15So Pilate, wanting to satisfy the crowd, released Barabbas for them, but he had Jesus whipped and handed over to be crucified. |
16The soldiers took Him away into the palace (that is, the Praetorium), and they called together the whole Roman cohort. | 16The soldiers led Jesus into the courtyard of the palace (that is, the governor's headquarters) and called out the whole guard. |
17They dressed Him up in purple, and after twisting a crown of thorns, they put it on Him; | 17They dressed him in a purple robe, twisted some thorns into a victor's crown, and placed it on his head. |
18and they began to acclaim Him, "Hail, King of the Jews!" | 18They began to greet him, "Long live the king of the Jews!" |
19They kept beating His head with a reed, and spitting on Him, and kneeling and bowing before Him. | 19They kept hitting him on the head with a stick, spitting on him, kneeling in front of him, and worshiping him. |
20After they had mocked Him, they took the purple robe off Him and put His own garments on Him. And they led Him out to crucify Him. | 20When they had finished making fun of him, they stripped him of the purple robe, put his own clothes back on him, and led him away to crucify him. |
21They pressed into service a passer-by coming from the country, Simon of Cyrene (the father of Alexander and Rufus), to bear His cross. | 21They forced a certain passer-by named Simon of Cyrene, the father of Alexander and Rufus, who happened to be coming in from the country, to carry Jesus' cross. |
22Then they brought Him to the place Golgotha, which is translated, Place of a Skull. | 22They took Jesus to a place called Golgotha, which means Skull Place. |
23They tried to give Him wine mixed with myrrh; but He did not take it. | 23They tried to give him wine mixed with myrrh, but he wouldn't accept it. |
24And they crucified Him, and divided up His garments among themselves, casting lots for them to decide what each man should take. | 24Then they crucified him. They divided his clothes among themselves by throwing dice to see what each one would get. |
25It was the third hour when they crucified Him. | 25It was nine in the morning when they crucified him. |
26The inscription of the charge against Him read, "THE KING OF THE JEWS." | 26The written notice of the charge against him read, "The king of the Jews." |
27They crucified two robbers with Him, one on His right and one on His left. | 27They crucified two bandits with him, one on his right and the other on his left. |
28And the Scripture was fulfilled which says, "And He was numbered with transgressors." | 28 |
29Those passing by were hurling abuse at Him, wagging their heads, and saying, "Ha! You who are going to destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, | 29Those who passed by kept insulting him, shaking their heads, and saying, "Ha! You who were going to destroy the sanctuary and rebuild it in three days— |
30save Yourself, and come down from the cross!" | 30save yourself and come down from the cross!" |
31In the same way the chief priests also, along with the scribes, were mocking Him among themselves and saying, "He saved others; He cannot save Himself. | 31In the same way, the high priests, along with the scribes, were also making fun of him among themselves. They kept saying, "He saved others, but can't save himself! |
32"Let this Christ, the King of Israel, now come down from the cross, so that we may see and believe!" Those who were crucified with Him were also insulting Him. | 32Let the Messiah, the king of Israel, come down from the cross now, since seeing is believing!" Even the men who were crucified with him kept insulting him. |
33When the sixth hour came, darkness fell over the whole land until the ninth hour. | 33At noon, darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon. |
34At the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, "ELOI, ELOI, LAMA SABACHTHANI?" which is translated, "MY GOD, MY GOD, WHY HAVE YOU FORSAKEN ME?" | 34At three o'clock, Jesus cried out with a loud voice, "Eloi, eloi, lema sabachthani?" (which means, "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?") |
35When some of the bystanders heard it, they began saying, "Behold, He is calling for Elijah." | 35When some of the people standing there heard this, they said, "Listen! He's calling for Elijah!" |
36Someone ran and filled a sponge with sour wine, put it on a reed, and gave Him a drink, saying, "Let us see whether Elijah will come to take Him down." | 36So someone ran and soaked a sponge in some sour wine. Then he put it on a stick and offered Jesus a drink, saying, "Wait! Let's see if Elijah comes to take him down!" |
37And Jesus uttered a loud cry, and breathed His last. | 37Then Jesus gave a loud cry and breathed his last. |
38And the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. | 38The curtain in the sanctuary was torn in two from top to bottom. |
39When the centurion, who was standing right in front of Him, saw the way He breathed His last, he said, "Truly this man was the Son of God!" | 39When the centurion who stood facing Jesus saw how he had cried out and breathed his last, he said, "This man certainly was the Son of God!" |
40There were also some women looking on from a distance, among whom were Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James the Less and Joses, and Salome. | 40Now there were women watching from a distance. Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of young James and Joseph, and Salome. |
41When He was in Galilee, they used to follow Him and minister to Him; and there were many other women who came up with Him to Jerusalem. | 41They used to accompany him and care for him while he was in Galilee. Many other women who had come up to Jerusalem with him were there, too. |
42When evening had already come, because it was the preparation day, that is, the day before the Sabbath, | 42It was the Day of Preparation, that is, the day before the Sabbath. Since it was already evening, |
43Joseph of Arimathea came, a prominent member of the Council, who himself was waiting for the kingdom of God; and he gathered up courage and went in before Pilate, and asked for the body of Jesus. | 43Joseph of Arimathea, a highly respected member of the Council, who was waiting for the kingdom of God, went boldly to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. |
44Pilate wondered if He was dead by this time, and summoning the centurion, he questioned him as to whether He was already dead. | 44Pilate was amazed to hear that Jesus had already died, so he summoned the centurion to ask him if he was in fact dead. |
45And ascertaining this from the centurion, he granted the body to Joseph. | 45When he learned from the centurion that he was dead, he let Joseph have the corpse. |
46Joseph bought a linen cloth, took Him down, wrapped Him in the linen cloth and laid Him in a tomb which had been hewn out in the rock; and he rolled a stone against the entrance of the tomb. | 46Joseph bought some linen cloth, took the body down, wrapped it in the cloth, laid it in a tomb that had been cut out of the rock, and rolled a stone against the door of the tomb. |
47Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses were looking on to see where He was laid. | 47Now Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joseph observed where the body had been laid. |
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