23:1 Then
the
whole
company
of
them
arose
and
brought
him
before
Pilate.
23:2 And
they
began
to
accuse
him,
saying,
"We
found
this
man
misleading
our
nation
and
forbidding
us
to
give
tribute
to
Caesar,
and
saying
that
he
himself
is
Christ,
a
king."
23:3 And
Pilate
asked
him,
"Are
you
the
King
of
the
Jews"
And
he
answered
him,
"You
have
said
so."
23:4 Then
Pilate
said
to
the
chief
priests
and
the
crowds,
"I
find
no
guilt
in
this
man."
23:5 But
they
were
urgent,
saying,
"He
stirs
up
the
people,
teaching
throughout
all
Judea,
from
Galilee
even
to
this
place."
23:6 When
Pilate
heard
this,
he
asked
whether
the
man
was
a
Galilean.
23:7 And
when
he
learned
that
he
belonged
to
Herod's
jurisdiction,
he
sent
him
over
to
Herod,
who
was
himself
in
Jerusalem
at
that
time.
23:8 When
Herod
saw
Jesus,
he
was
very
glad,
for
he
had
long
desired
to
see
him,
because
he
had
heard
about
him,
and
he
was
hoping
to
see
some
sign
done
by
him.
23:9 So
he
questioned
him
at
some
length,
but
he
made
no
answer.
23:10 The
chief
priests
and
the
scribes
stood
by,
vehemently
accusing
him.
23:11 And
Herod
with
his
soldiers
treated
him
with
contempt
and
mocked
him.
Then,
arraying
him
in
splendid
clothing,
he
sent
him
back
to
Pilate.
23:12 And
Herod
and
Pilate
became
friends
with
each
other
that
very
day,
for
before
this
they
had
been
at
enmity
with
each
other.
23:13 Pilate
then
called
together
the
chief
priests
and
the
rulers
and
the
people,
23:14 and
said
to
them,
"You
brought
me
this
man
as
one
who
was
misleading
the
people.
And
after
examining
him
before
you,
behold,
I
did
not
find
this
man
guilty
of
any
of
your
charges
against
him.
23:15 Neither
did
Herod,
for
he
sent
him
back
to
us.
Look,
nothing
deserving
death
has
been
done
by
him.
23:16 I
will
therefore
punish
and
release
him."
23:17
23:18 But
they
all
cried
out
together,
"Away
with
this
man,
and
release
to
us
Barabbas"--
23:19 a
man
who
had
been
thrown
into
prison
for
an
insurrection
started
in
the
city
and
for
murder.
23:20 Pilate
addressed
them
once
more,
desiring
to
release
Jesus,
23:21 but
they
kept
shouting,
"Crucify,
crucify
him!"
23:22 A
third
time
he
said
to
them,
"Why,
what
evil
has
he
done
I
have
found
in
him
no
guilt
deserving
death.
I
will
therefore
punish
and
release
him."
23:23 But
they
were
urgent,
demanding
with
loud
cries
that
he
should
be
crucified.
And
their
voices
prevailed.
23:24 So
Pilate
decided
that
their
demand
should
be
granted.
23:25 He
released
the
man
who
had
been
thrown
into
prison
for
insurrection
and
murder,
for
whom
they
asked,
but
he
delivered
Jesus
over
to
their
will.
23:26 And
as
they
led
him
away,
they
seized
one
Simon
of
Cyrene,
who
was
coming
in
from
the
country,
and
laid
on
him
the
cross,
to
carry
it
behind
Jesus.
23:27 And
there
followed
him
a
great
multitude
of
the
people
and
of
women
who
were
mourning
and
lamenting
for
him.
23:28 But
turning
to
them
Jesus
said,
"Daughters
of
Jerusalem,
do
not
weep
for
me,
but
weep
for
yourselves
and
for
your
children.
23:29 For
behold,
the
days
are
coming
when
they
will
say,
'Blessed
are
the
barren
and
the
wombs
that
never
bore
and
the
breasts
that
never
nursed!'
23:30 Then
they
will
begin
to
say
to
the
mountains,
'Fall
on
us,'
and
to
the
hills,
'Cover
us.'
23:31 For
if
they
do
these
things
when
the
wood
is
green,
what
will
happen
when
it
is
dry"
23:32 Two
others,
who
were
criminals,
were
led
away
to
be
put
to
death
with
him.
23:33 And
when
they
came
to
the
place
that
is
called
The
Skull,
there
they
crucified
him,
and
the
criminals,
one
on
his
right
and
one
on
his
left.
23:34 And
Jesus
said,
"Father,
forgive
them,
for
they
know
not
what
they
do."
And
they
cast
lots
to
divide
his
garments.
23:35 And
the
people
stood
by,
watching,
but
the
rulers
scoffed
at
him,
saying,
"He
saved
others;
let
him
save
himself,
if
he
is
the
Christ
of
God,
his
Chosen
One!"
23:36 The
soldiers
also
mocked
him,
coming
up
and
offering
him
sour
wine
23:37 and
saying,
"If
you
are
the
King
of
the
Jews,
save
yourself!"
23:38 There
was
also
an
inscription
over
him,
"This
is
the
King
of
the
Jews."
23:39 One
of
the
criminals
who
were
hanged
railed
at
him,
saying,
"Are
you
not
the
Christ
Save
yourself
and
us!"
23:40 But
the
other
rebuked
him,
saying,
"Do
you
not
fear
God,
since
you
are
under
the
same
sentence
of
condemnation
23:41 And
we
indeed
justly,
for
we
are
receiving
the
due
reward
of
our
deeds;
but
this
man
has
done
nothing
wrong."
23:42 And
he
said,
"Jesus,
remember
me
when
you
come
into
your
kingdom."
23:43 And
he
said
to
him,
"Truly,
I
say
to
you,
today
you
will
be
with
me
in
Paradise."
23:44 It
was
now
about
the
sixth
hour,
and
there
was
darkness
over
the
whole
land
until
the
ninth
hour,
23:45 while
the
sun's
light
failed.
And
the
curtain
of
the
temple
was
torn
in
two.
23:46 Then
Jesus,
calling
out
with
a
loud
voice,
said,
"Father,
into
your
hands
I
commit
my
spirit!"
And
having
said
this
he
breathed
his
last.
23:47 Now
when
the
centurion
saw
what
had
taken
place,
he
praised
God,
saying,
"Certainly
this
man
was
innocent!"
23:48 And
all
the
crowds
that
had
assembled
for
this
spectacle,
when
they
saw
what
had
taken
place,
returned
home
beating
their
breasts.
23:49 And
all
his
acquaintances
and
the
women
who
had
followed
him
from
Galilee
stood
at
a
distance
watching
these
things.
23:50 Now
there
was
a
man
named
Joseph,
from
the
Jewish
town
of
Arimathea.
He
was
a
member
of
the
council,
a
good
and
righteous
man,
23:51 who
had
not
consented
to
their
decision
and
action;
and
he
was
looking
for
the
kingdom
of
God.
23:52 This
man
went
to
Pilate
and
asked
for
the
body
of
Jesus.
23:53 Then
he
took
it
down
and
wrapped
it
in
a
linen
shroud
and
laid
him
in
a
tomb
cut
in
stone,
where
no
one
had
ever
yet
been
laid.
23:54 It
was
the
day
of
Preparation,
and
the
Sabbath
was
beginning.
23:55 The
women
who
had
come
with
him
from
Galilee
followed
and
saw
the
tomb
and
how
his
body
was
laid.
23:56 Then
they
returned
and
prepared
spices
and
ointments.
On
the
Sabbath
they
rested
according
to
the
commandment.