²⁶Then he released for them Barabbas, and having fscourged3 Jesus, delivered him to be crucified.

Jesus Is Mocked

²⁷gThen the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the hgovernor's headquarters,4 and they gathered the whole ibattalion5 before him. ²⁸And they stripped him and put ja scarlet robe on him, ²⁹and twisting together a crown of thorns, they put it on his head and put a reed in his right hand. And kneeling before him, they kmocked him, saying, “Hail, lKing of the Jews!” ³⁰And mthey spit on him and took the reed and struck him on the head. ³¹And when they had mocked him, they stripped him of the robe and put his own clothes on him and nled him away to crucify him.

The Crucifixion

³²opAs they went out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name. They compelled this man to ocarry his cross. ³³qAnd when they came to a place called Golgotha (which means Place of a Skull), ³⁴rthey offered him wine to drink, mixed with sgall, but when he tasted it, he would not drink it. ³⁵And when they had crucified him, tthey divided his garments among them by casting lots. ³⁶Then they sat down and ukept watch over him there. ³⁷And over his head they put the charge against him, which read, “This is Jesus, vthe King of the Jews.” ³⁸Then two wrobbers were crucified with him, xone on the right and one on the left. ³⁹And ythose who passed by zderided him, awagging their heads ⁴⁰and saying, b“You who would destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, save yourself! cIf you are dthe Son of God, come down from the cross.” ⁴¹So also the chief priests, with the scribes and elders, mocked him, saying, ⁴²e“He saved others; fhe cannot save himself. gHe is the King of Israel; let him come down now from the cross, and we will believe in him. ⁴³hHe trusts in God; let God deliver him now, if he desires him. For he said, ‘I am the Son of God.’” ⁴⁴iAnd the robbers who were crucified with him also reviled him in the same way.

The Death of Jesus

⁴⁵Now from the sixth hour6 there was darkness over all the land7 until the ninth hour.8 ⁴⁶And about the ninth hour Jesus jcried out with a loud voice, saying, k“Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” that is, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” ⁴⁷And some of the bystanders, hearing it, said, “This man is calling Elijah.” ⁴⁸And one of them at once ran and took a sponge, filled it with lsour wine, and put it on a reed and mgave it to him to drink. ⁴⁹But the others said, “Wait, let us see whether Elijah will come to save him.” ⁵⁰And Jesus ncried out again with a loud voice and oyielded up his spirit.

⁵¹And behold, pthe curtain of the temple was torn in two, from top to bottom. And qthe earth shook, and the rocks were split. ⁵²The tombs also were opened. And many bodies of rthe saints swho had fallen asleep were raised, ⁵³and coming out of the tombs after his resurrection they went into tthe holy city and appeared to many. ⁵⁴uWhen the centurion and those who were with him, vkeeping watch over Jesus, saw the earthquake and what took place, they were filled with awe and said, w“Truly this was the Son9 of God!”

⁵⁵There were also xmany women there, looking on yfrom a distance, who had followed Jesus from Galilee, zministering to him, ⁵⁶among whom were zMary Magdalene and Mary the mother of James and Joseph and athe mother of the sons of Zebedee.

Jesus Is Buried

⁵⁷bWhen it was evening, there came a rich man from Arimathea, named Joseph, who also was a disciple of Jesus. ⁵⁸He went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. Then Pilate ordered it to be given to him. ⁵⁹And Joseph took the body and wrapped it in a clean linen shroud ⁶⁰and claid it in his own new tomb, dwhich he had cut in the rock. And he rolled ea great stone to the entrance of the tomb and went away. ⁶¹Mary Magdalene and fthe other Mary were there, sitting opposite the tomb.

The Guard at the Tomb

⁶²The next day, that is, after the day of gPreparation, the chief priests and the Pharisees gathered before Pilate ⁶³and said, “Sir, we remember how hthat impostor said, while he was still alive, i‘After three days I will rise.’ ⁶⁴Therefore order the tomb to be made secure until the third day, jlest his disciples go and steal him away and tell the people, ‘He has risen from the dead,’ and the last fraud will be worse than the first.” ⁶⁵Pilate said to them, “You have ka guard10 of soldiers. Go, make it as secure as you can.” ⁶⁶So they went and made the tomb secure by lsealing the stone and setting a guard.

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The Resurrection

¹mNow after the Sabbath, toward the dawn of the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and nthe other Mary went to see the tomb. ²And behold, there was a great earthquake, for oan angel of the Lord descended from heaven and came and rolled back the stone and sat on it. ³pHis appearance was like lightning, and qhis clothing white as snow. ⁴And for fear of him the guards trembled and rbecame like dead men. ⁵But the angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid, for I know that you seek Jesus who was crucified. ⁶He is not here, for he has risen, sas he said. Come, see the place where he1 lay. ⁷Then go quickly and tell his disciples that he has risen from the dead, and behold, the is going before you to Galilee; there you will see him. See, I have told you.” ⁸So they departed quickly from the tomb uwith fear and great joy, and ran to tell his disciples. ⁹And behold, Jesus vmet them and said, “Greetings!” And they came up and wtook hold of his feet and xworshiped him. ¹⁰Then Jesus said to them, “Do not be afraid; ygo and tell zmy brothers to go to Galilee, and there they will see me.”

The Report of the Guard

¹¹While they were going, behold, some of athe guard went into the city and told the chief priests all that had taken place. ¹²And when they had assembled with the elders and taken counsel, they gave a sufficient sum of money to the soldiers ¹³and said, “Tell people, b‘His disciples came by night and stole him away while we were asleep.’ ¹⁴And if this comes to cthe governor's ears, we will dsatisfy him and keep you out of trouble.” ¹⁵So they took the money and did as they were directed. And this story has been spread among the Jews eto this day.

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