Luke 23 Cross References - Riverside

¹ THEN the whole assemblage arose and led him to Pilate. ² They began accusing him, saying, "We have found this man corrupting our nation and opposing the payment of tribute to Caesar and saying that he himself is Christ a king." ³ Pilate asked him, "Are you the king of the Jews?" Jesus answered him, "I am." ⁴ Pilate said to the high priests and the crowd, "I find nothing criminal in this man." ⁵ But they were violent in saying, "He stirs up the people, teaching through the whole of Judaea. Starting in Galilee, he is now here." ⁶ Pilate, on hearing of Galilee, asked if the man was a Galilaean, ⁷ and when he learned that he was of Herod's jurisdiction he sent him to Herod, who was himself also in Jerusalem during those days. ⁸ Herod on seeing Jesus was much pleased because for a long time he had been anxious to see him on account of hearing about him, and he was hoping to see some miracle done by him. ⁹ He questioned him with many words; but Jesus gave him no answer. ¹⁰ The high priests and the scribes stood and vehemently accused him. ¹¹ Herod along with his soldiers treated him with contempt and after making sport of him and putting a gorgeous robe on him, sent him back to Pilate. ¹² So Herod and Pilate became friends with each other that day. Previously they had been at enmity. ¹³ Pilate called together the high priests and the rulers and the people ¹⁴ and said to them, "You have brought before me this man as one who misguides the people, and yet I, in examining him before you, have found in this man not one criminal thing of all that you charge against him. ¹⁵ No more has Herod; for he has sent him back to us. See, nothing deserving of death has been done by him. ¹⁶ So I will scourge him and release him." ¹⁷ TEXT OMITTED ¹⁸ But the whole crowd cried out together, "Put him out of the way and free Barabbas for us!" ¹⁹ (Barabbas, on account of a riot that had occurred in the city and for murder, had been thrown into prison.) ²⁰ Again Pilate spoke to them, wishing to release Jesus. ²¹ But they shouted, "Crucify him, crucify him!" ²² For the third time he said to them, "What wrong has he done? I have found nothing criminal in him. I will therefore scourge him and let him go." ²³ But they insisted with loud voices asking to have him crucified, and their voices prevailed. ²⁴ So Pilate gave sentence that what they asked should be done. ²⁵ He freed the man who for riot and murder had been thrown into prison — the man they asked for; but Jesus he handed over to their will. ²⁶ As they led him away, they took hold of Simon, a Cyrenian coming from the country, and laid on him the cross to bear behind Jesus. ²⁷ There followed him a great crowd of people and of women who were beating their breasts and bewailing him. ²⁸ Jesus turned and said to them, "Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for me; but weep for yourselves and for your children. ²⁹ For days are coming in which they will say, 'Blessed are the barren and the wombs that never bore and the breasts that never nursed a babe!' ³⁰ Then they will begin and say to the mountains, 'Fall on us!' and to the hills, 'Hide us!' ³¹ For if they do these things in the green tree, what will happen in the dry?" ³² There were also two others, criminals, led with him to be put to death. ³³ When they came to the place called Skull, there they crucified him and the criminals, one on his right and one on his left. ³⁴ Jesus said, "Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do." They divided his clothes by casting lots. ³⁵ The people stood looking on. The rulers scoffed at him, saying, "He saved others; let him save himself, if he is the Christ of God, the Chosen." ³⁶ The soldiers made sport of him, coming up and offering him sour wine ³⁷ and saying, "If you are the King of the Jews, save yourself!" ³⁸ There was a writing over him, THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS ³⁹ One of the criminals who were crucified insulted him, "Are you not the Christ? Save yourself and us." ⁴⁰ But the other rebuked him and said, "Have you no fear of God, since you are under the same sentence? ⁴¹ And we are here justly, for we are receiving our due for our deeds. But this man has done nothing wrong." ⁴² Then he said, "Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom." ⁴³ Jesus said to him, "I tell you truly to-day you will be with me in Paradise." ⁴⁴ It was now about noon, and darkness came over all the land until three, ⁴⁵ the sun being eclipsed. And the curtain in the Temple was torn in the middle. ⁴⁶ Then Jesus said in a loud voice, "Father, into thy hands I commit my spirit." After saying this, he breathed his last. ⁴⁷ When the Centurion saw what had happened, he gave glory to God, saying, "Certainly this was an upright man!" ⁴⁸ And all the crowds that had stood by looking on the scene, after seeing what happened, turned away beating their breasts. ⁴⁹ All his acquaintances and the women who had followed him from Galilee were standing at a distance looking on. ⁵⁰ There was a man named Joseph, a member of the Council, a good and upright man ⁵¹ who had not participated in their plan and action. He was of Arimathaea, a city of the Judaeans, and was looking for the kingdom of God. ⁵² This man went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. ⁵³ He took it down and wrapped it in fine linen and laid him in a tomb cut in the rock where no one was yet lying. ⁵⁴ It was the day of Preparation and the Sabbath was about to begin. ⁵⁵ The women who had come with Jesus from Galilee followed along and saw the tomb and how his body was laid, ⁵⁶ and they went back and prepared perfumes and ointments. On the Sabbath they abstained from work according to the commandment.

¹ WHEN morning came all the high priests and the elders of the people consulted together against Jesus to put him to death. ² After binding him, they led him away and handed him over to Pilate the Governor.

¹¹ Jesus stood before the Governor. The Governor asked him, "Are you the King of the Jews?" Jesus said, "I am." ¹² While he was being accused by the high priests and elders, he answered nothing. ¹³ Then Pilate said to him, "Do you not hear how many things they are testifying against you?" ¹⁴ But Jesus did not answer even one word, so that the Governor was much astonished.

¹ PROMPTLY at dawn the high priests, after holding a consultation with the elders and the scribes and the whole council, bound Jesus and led him away and delivered him over to Pilate. ² Pilate asked him, "Are you the King of the Jews?" He answered him, "I am." ³ The high priests went on making many charges against him. ⁴ Pilate again asked him, "Have you no answer? See how many charges they are making against you." ⁵ But Jesus no longer answered anything, so that Pilate wondered.

⁶⁶ When daylight came, the eldership of the people assembled, both high priests and scribes, and they led him to their council, saying,

²⁸ They led Jesus from Caiaphas to the Castle. It was early morning. The Jews did not enter the Castle, wishing to avoid defilement, so that they might eat the Passover. ²⁹ Pilate went out to them and said, "What charge do you bring against this man?" ³⁰ They answered, "If he were not an evil-doer, we should not have handed him over to you." ³¹ Pilate said to them, "Take him yourselves and judge him by your law." The Jews said to him, "It is not lawful for us to put any one to death." ³² They said this that the word of Jesus might be fulfilled — the word he had spoken indicating by what death he was to die. ³³ Pilate entered the Castle again and called Jesus and said to him, "Are you the King of the Jews?" ³⁴ Jesus answered, "Do you say this of yourself or did others tell you about me?" ³⁵ Pilate answered, "I am not a Jew, am I? Your nation and the high priests have handed you over to me. What have you done?" ³⁶ Jesus answered, "My kingdom is not of this world. If my kingdom were of this world, my subordinates would be fighting to prevent my being delivered up to the Jews. But now my kingdom is not from here." ³⁷ Pilate said to him, "Are you not a king then?" Jesus answered, "I am a king, as you say. For this I was born and for this I have come into the world, to bear witness to the truth. Every one who is of the truth listens to my voice." ³⁸ Pilate said to him, "What is truth?" After saying this he went out again to the Jews and said to them, "I find no crime in him.

²⁷ But in order that we may not mislead them, go to the lake and throw in a hook and take the first fish that comes up. When you open his mouth you will find a coin. Take that and give it to them for me and yourself.

²¹ They said, "Caesar's." He said to them, "Then pay to Caesar what is Caesar's, and pay to God what is God's."

⁵⁹ The high priests and the whole council sought for false testimony against Jesus, so that they might put him to death. ⁶⁰ But they did not find any, although many false witnesses came. Finally, two came forward

¹⁷ Jesus said to them, "Pay what is Caesar's to Caesar, and what is God's to God." They were astonished at him.

⁵⁵ The high priests and all the council tried to get testimony against Jesus in order to put him to death, but they could not find any. ⁵⁶ Many bore false witness against him, but their testimony did not agree.

⁶¹ But he was silent and did not answer a word. Again the High Priest questioned him, "Are you the Christ, the Son of the Blessed?" ⁶² Jesus said, "I am, and you will see the Son of Man sitting on the right hand of power and coming with the clouds of heaven."

²⁰ So watching insidiously for an opportunity they sent spies, who pretended to be honest men, to seize upon anything he might say, so as to hand him over to the authorities and to the power of the Governor. ²¹ They asked him, "Teacher, we know that you speak and teach correctly and that you do not regard personal influences, but you teach the way of God according to truth. ²² Is it right for us to give tribute to Caesar or not?" ²³ He saw through their cunning and said to them, ²⁴ "Show me a coin. Whose head and inscription does it have on it?" They said, "Caesar's." ²⁵ He said to them, "Then pay to Caesar what belongs to Caesar and pay to God what belongs to God."

⁶⁹ But from this time the Son of Man will be seated at the powerful right hand of God." ⁷⁰ They all said, "You then are the Son of God?" He said to them, "I am what you say."

⁵ But they were violent in saying, "He stirs up the people, teaching through the whole of Judaea. Starting in Galilee, he is now here."

¹⁴ and said to them, "You have brought before me this man as one who misguides the people, and yet I, in examining him before you, have found in this man not one criminal thing of all that you charge against him.

³⁰ They answered, "If he were not an evil-doer, we should not have handed him over to you."

³³ Pilate entered the Castle again and called Jesus and said to him, "Are you the King of the Jews?" ³⁴ Jesus answered, "Do you say this of yourself or did others tell you about me?" ³⁵ Pilate answered, "I am not a Jew, am I? Your nation and the high priests have handed you over to me. What have you done?" ³⁶ Jesus answered, "My kingdom is not of this world. If my kingdom were of this world, my subordinates would be fighting to prevent my being delivered up to the Jews. But now my kingdom is not from here." ³⁷ Pilate said to him, "Are you not a king then?" Jesus answered, "I am a king, as you say. For this I was born and for this I have come into the world, to bear witness to the truth. Every one who is of the truth listens to my voice."

¹² After this, Pilate kept trying to release him, but the Jews shouted, "If you let this man go you are not a friend of Caesar. Every one who makes himself a king speaks against Caesar."

²⁰ Bringing them in, they said to the magistrates, "These men, who are Jews, are disturbing our city ²¹ and teaching customs which it is not proper for us, who are Romans, to receive or practice."

⁶ Not finding them, they dragged Jason and certain brethren before the magistrates, shouting, "These men who have upset the world have now come here. ⁷ Jason has received them. They all do contrary to the decrees of Caesar, saying that there is a different king — Jesus."

⁵ We have found this man a pest and an inciter of sedition among all the Jews throughout the world, and a leader of the sect of the Nazarenes.

¹³ nor can they bring you proofs of their accusations against me.

¹⁶ Keep a good conscience that, although you are slandered, those who misrepresent your good life in Christ may be put to shame. ¹⁷ For it is better to suffer, if that should be God's will, for doing good than for doing wrong. ¹⁸ For Christ once for all died for sins, a righteous man for unrighteous men, so that he might lead us to God. He was put to death in the flesh, but made alive in the spirit,

¹¹ Jesus stood before the Governor. The Governor asked him, "Are you the King of the Jews?" Jesus said, "I am."

² Pilate asked him, "Are you the King of the Jews?" He answered him, "I am."

¹⁸ and they began to salute him, "Hail, King of the Jews!"

³² Let the Christ, the King of Israel, come down now from the cross so that we may see and believe." Even the men who were crucified along with him reviled him.

³² He will be great and will be called the Son of the Highest, and the Lord God will give him the throne of his father David. ³³ He will be king over the house of Jacob through the ages, and of his kingdom there will be no end."

³⁸ saying: "Blessed be he who comes as king, in the name of the Lord! Peace in heaven and glory in the heights above!" ³⁹ Some of the Pharisees from the crowd said to him, "Teacher, rebuke your disciples." ⁴⁰ But he said, "I tell you if these become silent, the stones will cry out."

⁷⁰ They all said, "You then are the Son of God?" He said to them, "I am what you say."

³⁸ There was a writing over him, THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS

⁴⁹ Nathanael answered him, "Rabbi, you are the Son of God; you are the King of Israel!"

³ and kept coming up to him and saying, "Hail, King of the Jews!" and slapping him.

¹⁹ Pilate wrote a sign and put it up on the cross. It was written: JESUS THE NAZARENE THE KING OF THE JEWS ²⁰ Many of the Jews read this sign, for the place where Jesus was crucified was near the city, and it was written in Hebrew, in Latin, and in Greek. ²¹ The high priests of the Jews said to Pilate, "Do not write, 'The King of the Jews,' but, 'This man said, I am King of the Jews.' "

¹³ I charge you in the presence of God who gives life to all, and Christ Jesus who before Pontius Pilate made the noble confession,

¹⁹ While he was sitting on the judge's seat, his wife sent to him a message, "Do not have anything to do with that righteous man. For I have suffered much to-day in a dream because of him."

²³ He said, "Why, what wrong has he done?" But they kept shouting furiously, "Have him crucified!" ²⁴ When Pilate saw that he was doing no good, but rather that an uproar was arising, he took some water and washed his hands before the crowd and said, "I am innocent of this blood. You will have to see to it."

¹⁴ But Pilate said to them, "What has he done that was wrong?" But they shouted violently, "Crucify him!"

¹⁴ and said to them, "You have brought before me this man as one who misguides the people, and yet I, in examining him before you, have found in this man not one criminal thing of all that you charge against him. ¹⁵ No more has Herod; for he has sent him back to us. See, nothing deserving of death has been done by him.

²² For the third time he said to them, "What wrong has he done? I have found nothing criminal in him. I will therefore scourge him and let him go."

³⁸ Pilate said to him, "What is truth?" After saying this he went out again to the Jews and said to them, "I find no crime in him.

⁴ Pilate went out again and said to them, "See, I am bringing him out to you that you may know that I find no crime in him." ⁵ Jesus came out wearing the crown of thorns and the purple cloak. Pilate said to them, "Here is the man!" ⁶ When the high priests and their subordinates saw him, they shouted, "Crucify him, crucify him!" Pilate said, "You take him and crucify him. For I find no crime in him."

²⁶ For such was the High Priest that we needed, holy, innocent, unstained, separated from sinners, and made higher than the heavens.

¹⁹ but by precious blood, as of a faultless, spotless lamb, the blood of Christ,

²² He had done no sin, nor was deceit found in his mouth.

¹⁸ For Christ once for all died for sins, a righteous man for unrighteous men, so that he might lead us to God. He was put to death in the flesh, but made alive in the spirit,

¹² When Jesus heard that John had been betrayed, he went away into Galilee. ¹³ Leaving Nazareth, he came and lived in Capernaum on the lake shore on the borders of Zebulun and Naphtali, ¹⁴ so that the word spoken by the prophet Isaiah might be fulfilled: ¹⁵ "Land of Zebulun and land of Naphtali, road to the sea, country beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles, ¹⁶ the people that sat in darkness saw a great light and upon those sitting in the land and shadow of death light dawned."

²³ Jesus went around through the whole of Galilee, teaching in the synagogues and proclaiming the good news of the Kingdom, and healing every disease and every infirmity among the people.

²⁴ When Pilate saw that he was doing no good, but rather that an uproar was arising, he took some water and washed his hands before the crowd and said, "I am innocent of this blood. You will have to see to it."

¹⁴ After John had been betrayed, Jesus came into Galilee, proclaiming the good news of God

¹⁴ Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit to Galilee, and reports about him went out through all the region. ¹⁵ He taught in their synagogues and was praised by all.

⁵³ After he went away from there, the scribes and the Pharisees began to press upon him angrily and cross-question him on many points,

²³ But they insisted with loud voices asking to have him crucified, and their voices prevailed.

⁴³ On the next day Jesus decided to go away to Galilee, and he found Philip and said to him, "Follow me."

¹¹ This beginning of signs Jesus did in Cana in Galilee and displayed his glory, and his disciples believed in him.

⁴¹ Others said, "This is the Christ." Others said, "The Christ is not coming out of Galilee, is he?

⁵² They answered him, "Can it be that you too are from Galilee? Examine and see that from Galilee no prophet arises."

¹⁵ They shouted, "Away with him, away with him! Crucify him!" Pilate said to them, "Shall I crucify your king?" The high priests answered, "We have no king but Caesar."

³³ On hearing this they became furious and wanted to kill them.

⁵⁴ As they listened to these things they were cut to the heart and ground their teeth at him.

⁵⁷ With a great shout they stopped their ears and rushed upon him with one purpose,

³⁷ you know the story that spread through all Judaea. It began in Galilee after the baptism which John proclaimed.

¹⁰ When the strife was becoming violent, the Tribune, fearing that Paul might be torn to pieces by them, ordered the soldiers to go down and take him from the midst of them and bring him into the barracks.

¹ AT that time some were present telling him about the Galilaeans whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices.

³⁷ After him arose Judas the Galilean, in the days of the Census, and led away people after him. He too perished, and all who followed him were scattered.

¹ AT that time Herod the Prince heard the reports about Jesus

¹ IN the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, when Pontius Pilate was Governor of Judaea and Herod Prince of Galilee, and Philip his brother Prince of Ituraea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias Prince of Abilene,

³¹ At that time there came to him some Pharisees, saying, "Go out and leave this place, for Herod purposes to kill you."

¹⁴ The name of Jesus was so much talked about that King Herod heard of it. Some were saying, "John the Baptizer has risen from the dead, and therefore these mighty works are done by him."

²³ He said to them, "Of course, you will quote to me the saying, 'Physician, heal yourself.' 'Whatever we have heard of as done in Capernaum, do here in your native place.'

⁷ Herod the Prince heard of all that was going on, and he was at a loss because it was said by some that John had risen from the dead, ⁸ by some that Elijah had appeared, and by others that some one of the old prophets had arisen. ⁹ Herod said, "John I beheaded. Who is this about whom I hear such things?" And he made efforts to see him.

¹⁹ saying, "Give to me also this power that whoever I lay hands on may receive the Holy Spirit."

⁶ "Do not give what is holy to the dogs, nor east your pearls before swine, for they may trample them under their feet and turn and tear you.

¹⁴ But Jesus did not answer even one word, so that the Governor was much astonished.

³² He said to them, "Go tell that fox, 'See, I am casting out demons and performing cures to-day and to-morrow, and on the third day I will finish.'

³² The passage of Scripture that he was reading was, "He was led as a sheep to slaughter, and as a lamb before his shearer is dumb, so he did not open his mouth.

²³ When he was reviled he did not revile back; he suffered, but made no threat; he committed himself to him who judges justly.

² They began accusing him, saying, "We have found this man corrupting our nation and opposing the payment of tribute to Caesar and saying that he himself is Christ a king."

²⁷ Then the soldiers of the Governor took Jesus with them into the castle and gathered about him all the battalion. ²⁸ They stripped him and put on him a crimson cloak, ²⁹ twisted together a crown of thorns and put it on his head, put a reed into his right hand, and, going down on their knees before him, made sport of him, shouting, "Hail, King of the Jews!" ³⁰ They spit on him, and took the reed and struck him on the head.

¹² He said, "Elijah does come first and reforms everything. How is it written also of the Son of Man that he suffers many things and is treated with contempt?

¹⁶ The soldiers led him away inside the courtyard of the castle and called together the whole battalion. ¹⁷ Then they dressed him in purple and put on him a crown of thorns which they had twisted together, ¹⁸ and they began to salute him, "Hail, King of the Jews!" ¹⁹ They kept striking him on the head with a reed and spitting on him, and bending their knees they did homage to him. ²⁰ After making sport of him, they took off the purple and put his own clothes on him. Then they led him out to crucify him.

⁶⁴ and, after blindfolding him, they asked him, "Prophesy who it is that struck you." ⁶⁵ Many other insulting words they said to him.

⁵ Jesus came out wearing the crown of thorns and the purple cloak. Pilate said to them, "Here is the man!"

²⁷ for truly in this city Herod and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles and the people of Israel, were gathered against thy holy servant Jesus, ²⁸ to do all that thy hands and thy will had predetermined should take place —

¹ THE Pharisees and Sadducees came to Jesus, and, in order to put him to a test, asked him to show them a sign from heaven.

²⁷ for truly in this city Herod and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles and the people of Israel, were gathered against thy holy servant Jesus,

¹³ They have one mind and they give over their power and authority to the Beast. ¹⁴ They will make war with the Lamb, but the Lamb will conquer them, for he is Lord of lords and King of kings. They who are with him, called and chosen and faithful, will also conquer."

²¹ The Governor said to them, "Which of the two do you want me to release for you?" They said, "Barabbas." ²² Pilate said to them, "What, then, shall I do with Jesus who is called Christ?" They all said, "Have him crucified." ²³ He said, "Why, what wrong has he done?" But they kept shouting furiously, "Have him crucified!"

⁴ Pilate went out again and said to them, "See, I am bringing him out to you that you may know that I find no crime in him."

⁴ saying, "I sinned in betraying innocent blood!" But they said, "What is that to us? You must see to that."

⁵⁴ The Centurion and his men who were guarding Jesus, when they saw the earthquake and the things that happened, were greatly terrified and said, "Truly this man was a son of God!"

¹ THEN the whole assemblage arose and led him to Pilate. ² They began accusing him, saying, "We have found this man corrupting our nation and opposing the payment of tribute to Caesar and saying that he himself is Christ a king."

⁴ Pilate said to the high priests and the crowd, "I find nothing criminal in this man." ⁵ But they were violent in saying, "He stirs up the people, teaching through the whole of Judaea. Starting in Galilee, he is now here."

²⁸ Although they found no ground for putting him to death they begged Pilate to have him killed.

²⁶ Then he released Barabbas for them, but scourged Jesus and handed him over to be crucified.

¹⁵ Then Pilate, wishing to satisfy the crowd, set free Barabbas for them and after scourging Jesus handed him over to be crucified.

¹ THEN Pilate took Jesus and scourged him. ² The soldiers twisted a crown of thorns and placed it on his head, threw around him a purple cloak, ³ and kept coming up to him and saying, "Hail, King of the Jews!" and slapping him. ⁴ Pilate went out again and said to them, "See, I am bringing him out to you that you may know that I find no crime in him."

⁴⁰ They were persuaded by him. So they called in the apostles and gave them a flogging and ordered them not to go on speaking in the name of Jesus, and then set them at liberty; ⁴¹ but they went away from before the Council rejoicing because they were thought worthy to be put to shame for the Name.

³⁷ But Paul said to them, "After beating us publicly and without a trial, although we are Romans, they cast us into prison. And are they now sending us out secretly? No, let them come themselves and lead us out."

¹⁵ At every feast the Governor was accustomed to release for the people one prisoner, whomever they chose.

⁶ It was customary that at every feast he should release some one prisoner at their request.

³⁹ But you have a custom that I should release for you one at the Passover. Do you want me to release for you the King of the Jews?"

¹⁵ At every feast the Governor was accustomed to release for the people one prisoner, whomever they chose. ¹⁶ There was at that time a notorious prisoner named Barabbas. ¹⁷ So, when they had gathered, Pilate said to them, "Whom do you want me to release for you, Barabbas or Jesus who is called Christ?" ¹⁸ For he knew that out of jealousy they had handed him over. ¹⁹ While he was sitting on the judge's seat, his wife sent to him a message, "Do not have anything to do with that righteous man. For I have suffered much to-day in a dream because of him." ²⁰ The high priests and the elders persuaded the crowd to ask for Barabbas and destroy Jesus. ²¹ The Governor said to them, "Which of the two do you want me to release for you?" They said, "Barabbas." ²² Pilate said to them, "What, then, shall I do with Jesus who is called Christ?" They all said, "Have him crucified." ²³ He said, "Why, what wrong has he done?" But they kept shouting furiously, "Have him crucified!" ²⁴ When Pilate saw that he was doing no good, but rather that an uproar was arising, he took some water and washed his hands before the crowd and said, "I am innocent of this blood. You will have to see to it." ²⁵ All the people answered, "His blood be on us and on our children!" ²⁶ Then he released Barabbas for them, but scourged Jesus and handed him over to be crucified.

⁶ It was customary that at every feast he should release some one prisoner at their request. ⁷ There was a man called Barabbas in chains among those insurrectionaries who in the insurrection had committed murder. ⁸ The crowd advanced and began asking him to do as he was accustomed to do for them. ⁹ Pilate answered them, "Do you want me to release for you the King of the Jews?" ¹⁰ For he knew that it was on account of envy that the high priests had handed him over. ¹¹ But the high priests incited the crowd to have him rather set free Barabbas for them. ¹² Pilate again asked, "What, then, shall I do with him whom you call the King of the Jews?" ¹³ They again shouted, "Crucify him!" ¹⁴ But Pilate said to them, "What has he done that was wrong?" But they shouted violently, "Crucify him!" ¹⁵ Then Pilate, wishing to satisfy the crowd, set free Barabbas for them and after scourging Jesus handed him over to be crucified.

³⁹ But you have a custom that I should release for you one at the Passover. Do you want me to release for you the King of the Jews?" ⁴⁰ They shouted again, saying, "Not this man, but Barabbas!" Barabbas was a robber.

¹⁵ They shouted, "Away with him, away with him! Crucify him!" Pilate said to them, "Shall I crucify your king?" The high priests answered, "We have no king but Caesar." ¹⁶ Then he delivered him to them to be crucified. So they took Jesus

¹⁴ You disowned the holy and righteous one and begged to have a murderer granted you.

³⁶ For the crowd of people was following and shouting, "Kill him!"

²² They listened up to this point, but now they broke out, shouting, "Away with such a fellow from the earth! He ought never to have lived!"

⁸ She, prompted by her mother, said, "Give me here on a platter the head of John the Baptist." ⁹ The king was grieved, but on account of his oaths and his guests he ordered it to be given her,

²² Pilate said to them, "What, then, shall I do with Jesus who is called Christ?" They all said, "Have him crucified." ²³ He said, "Why, what wrong has he done?" But they kept shouting furiously, "Have him crucified!" ²⁴ When Pilate saw that he was doing no good, but rather that an uproar was arising, he took some water and washed his hands before the crowd and said, "I am innocent of this blood. You will have to see to it." ²⁵ All the people answered, "His blood be on us and on our children!"

¹³ They again shouted, "Crucify him!"

¹⁶ So I will scourge him and release him."

²⁰ Again Pilate spoke to them, wishing to release Jesus.

¹ THEN Pilate took Jesus and scourged him.

⁶ It was customary that at every feast he should release some one prisoner at their request. ⁷ There was a man called Barabbas in chains among those insurrectionaries who in the insurrection had committed murder.

⁴⁰ They shouted again, saying, "Not this man, but Barabbas!" Barabbas was a robber.

³² As they were going out, they chanced upon a man from Cyrene by the name of Simon. This man they impressed to carry the cross of Jesus. ³³ On coming to a place called Golgotha (that is, Skull Place), ³⁴ they gave him wine mixed with gall to drink. He tasted it and would not drink it. ³⁵ When they had crucified him, they divided his clothes by casting lots. ³⁶ Then they sat and kept watch over him there. ³⁷ Above his head they put up the charge against him in writing: THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS ³⁸ At the same time there were crucified along with him two robbers, one on his right and one on his left. ³⁹ The people who went by insulted him, shaking their heads ⁴⁰ and saying, "You who can pull down the Temple and in three days build it up, save yourself! If you are the Son of God, come down from the cross!" ⁴¹ In the same way the high priests, making sport of him, along with the scribes and elders, kept saying, ⁴² "He saved others; he cannot save himself. He is the King of Israel; let him come down now from the cross and we will believe in him. ⁴³ He trusted in God, let him deliver him now if he wants him, for he said, 'I am the Son of God.' " ⁴⁴ In the same way even the robbers who were crucified with him insulted him.

²¹ They impressed a man who was passing by, Simon, a Cyrenian, who was coming in from the country (the father of Alexander and Rufus), to carry his cross. ²² So they brought him to the place Golgotha, which means Skull Place. ²³ They gave him wine flavored with myrrh, but he did not take it. ²⁴ Then they crucified him. They divided his clothes, casting lots what part each should take. ²⁵ It was nine in the morning when they crucified him. ²⁶ The statement of his crime was written up over him: THE KING OF THE JEWS ²⁷ With him were crucified also two robbers, one on his right and one on his left. ²⁸ TEXT OMITTED ²⁹ The people who passed by scoffed at him, shaking their heads and saying, "Ha, you who can pull down the Temple and build it up in three days, ³⁰ save yourself by coining down from the cross." ³¹ In the same way the high priests, jesting with one another, and the scribes said, "He saved others; himself he cannot save. ³² Let the Christ, the King of Israel, come down now from the cross so that we may see and believe." Even the men who were crucified along with him reviled him.

²³ He said to all: "If any one chooses to come after me, let him disown himself and take up his cross every day and follow me.

²⁷ Whoever does not take up his own cross and come after me cannot be a disciple of mine.

¹⁶ Then he delivered him to them to be crucified. So they took Jesus ¹⁷ and laid on him his cross and went out to what is called Skull Place — in Hebrew, Golgotha —

¹⁰ Phrygia and Pamphilia, Egypt and the regions of Libya toward Cyrene, visitors from Rome, Jews and proselytes,

⁶ These they presented before the apostles, who after prayer laid their hands upon them.

⁹ But certain persons from what was called the synagogue of the Libyans and Cyrenians and Alexandrians, and some from Cilicia and Asia, rose up and disputed with Stephen;

¹ THERE were in Antioch among the members of the church several prophets and teachers — Barnabas, and Symeon, who was called Niger, and Lucius of Cyrene and Manaen (a companion in childhood of Prince Herod) and Saul.

⁵⁵ Looking on from a distance, were many women who had followed Jesus from Galilee, waiting upon him.

⁴⁰ There were also some women looking on from a distance. Among them were Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of James the Little and Joses, and Salome,

² and certain women who had been relieved of evil spirits and infirmities — Mary, who was called Magdalene, out of whom seven demons had gone,

⁵² All were weeping and wailing for her. He said, "Do not weep. She is not dead, but asleep."

⁵⁵ The women who had come with Jesus from Galilee followed along and saw the tomb and how his body was laid,

¹⁹ Alas, for the women with child and the nursing mothers in those days!

¹⁷ Alas for the women with child and the nursing mothers in those days! ¹⁸ Pray that it may not be in the winter. ¹⁹ For those will be days of misery such as has not been since the beginning of God's creation until now, and never will be again.

²³ Alas for the women with child and the nursing mothers in those days! For there will be great distress on earth and wrath upon this people, ²⁴ and they will fall by the edge of the sword and will be taken as captives into all the nations. And Jerusalem will be trodden down by the Gentiles until the times of the Gentiles have gone by.

¹⁶ and said to the mountains and the rocks, "Fall on us and hide us from the face of him who sits on the throne and from the wrath of the Lamb,

⁶ In those days men will seek for death and will not find it and will long to die, but death will fly from them.

¹² He has his fan in his hand and will thoroughly clean his threshing-floor. He will gather his grain into his storehouse, but the chaff he will burn with fire unquenchable."

⁶ If any one does not abide in me, he is cast out like a branch and withers, and they gather them and throw them into the fire and they are burned.

⁸ but if it bears thorns and thistles it is judged worthless and is near to being cursed. In the end it will be burnt over.

¹⁷ For the time has come for judgment to begin at the house of God. And if it begins first with us, what will be the end of those who disobey the good news of God? ¹⁸ If the righteous is saved with difficulty, where will the godless and sinful appear?

¹² These are the hidden reefs in your love-feasts while they feast freely with you without fear, shepherds who care only for themselves, waterless clouds driven by winds, trees in autumn fruitless, twice dead, uprooted,

³⁸ At the same time there were crucified along with him two robbers, one on his right and one on his left.

²⁷ With him were crucified also two robbers, one on his right and one on his left.

³⁷ For I tell you that the prophecy must be fulfilled in me — the prophecy, 'He was numbered among the lawless.' For what concerns me is coming to an end."

¹⁸ where they crucified him. And with him they crucified two others, one on this side and one on that, and Jesus between them.

² looking to Jesus the beginner and finisher of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured a cross, thinking little of the shame, and has taken his seat at the right hand of the throne of God.

¹⁹ and will deliver him to the Gentiles to mock and to scourge and to crucify, and on the third day he will be raised."

² "You know that after two days comes the Passover, and the Son of Man is to be betrayed to be crucified."

³³ On coming to a place called Golgotha (that is, Skull Place), ³⁴ they gave him wine mixed with gall to drink. He tasted it and would not drink it.

³³ He said, "See, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be delivered to the high priests and the scribes, and they will condemn him to death and will hand him over to the Gentiles, ³⁴ and they will make sport of him and spit on him and scourge him and kill him. But after three days he will rise."

²² So they brought him to the place Golgotha, which means Skull Place. ²³ They gave him wine flavored with myrrh, but he did not take it.

⁷ that the Son of Man must be betrayed into the hands of sinful men and be crucified and rise on the third day."

¹⁴ As Moses lifted up the serpent in the desert, so must the Son of Man be lifted up,

³³ This he said indicating by what death he was to die. ³⁴ The crowd answered him, "We have heard out of the Law that the Christ remains forever. How do you say that the Son of Man must be lifted up? Who is this Son of Man?"

³² They said this that the word of Jesus might be fulfilled — the word he had spoken indicating by what death he was to die.

¹⁷ and laid on him his cross and went out to what is called Skull Place — in Hebrew, Golgotha — ¹⁸ where they crucified him. And with him they crucified two others, one on this side and one on that, and Jesus between them.

²³ But when he had been delivered up according to the fixed purpose and foreknowledge of God, you crucified and killed him through the hands of lawless men.

³⁰ The God of our fathers raised up Jesus whom you had killed by hanging him on a cross.

²⁹ When they had completely done all that had been predicted about him, they took him down from the cross and laid him in a tomb.

¹³ Christ redeemed us from the curse of the Law by becoming a curse for our sake, for it is written, "Cursed is every one who hangs on a tree,"

¹² For this reason Jesus also, to make the people holy by his own blood, suffered outside the gate. ¹³ Let us go out to him outside the camp and bear the reproaches cast on him.

²⁴ He bore our sins in his own body on the tree that we might die to sins and live to righteousness.

⁴⁴ But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,

²⁵ At that time Jesus said, "I thank thee, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou hast hidden these things from the wise and prudent and hast revealed them to babes.

³⁵ When they had crucified him, they divided his clothes by casting lots. ³⁶ Then they sat and kept watch over him there.

²⁴ Then they crucified him. They divided his clothes, casting lots what part each should take.

²⁷ But I tell you, my hearers, love your enemies; act nobly to those who hate you; ²⁸ bless those who curse you; pray for those who insult you.

⁴⁷ That servant who knew his master's will and is not ready, and has not done according to his will, will be beaten with many lashes. ⁴⁸ But he who did not know and yet has done things worthy of lashes will be beaten with few. From every one to whom much was given, much will be required, and from him to whom they have committed much, men will ask the more.

⁴⁷ When the Centurion saw what had happened, he gave glory to God, saying, "Certainly this was an upright man!" ⁴⁸ And all the crowds that had stood by looking on the scene, after seeing what happened, turned away beating their breasts.

²² If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not have had sin; but now they have no excuse for their sin. ²³ He who hates me hates my Father also. ²⁴ If I had not done among them works which no other did, they would not have sin. But now they have seen and have hated both me and my Father.

¹¹ Jesus answered, "You would not have any authority over me if it were not given you from above. For this reason he who delivered me to you has a greater sin."

²³ The soldiers, when they had crucified Jesus, took his clothes and made four parts, a part to each soldier, and there was his tunic besides. The tunic was seamless, woven from the top entire. ²⁴ They said to one another, "Let us not tear it, but cast lots who shall have it." This was so that the Scripture might be fulfilled, "They parted my garments among them and on my clothing they cast lots." The soldiers did this.

¹⁷ "Now, brethren, I know that you acted in ignorance, as also your rulers did.

⁶⁰ Kneeling he cried aloud, "Lord, do not lay up this sin against them!" After saying this he fell asleep.

¹⁴ Pray for blessings on your persecutors, blessings, not curses.

⁸ None of the rulers of this world knew it, for if they had known it they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.

¹² and labor, working with our own hands. When abused we bless, when persecuted we endure it,

¹³ though before that I spoke profanely and was a persecutor and insolent in outrages. But I received mercy because I did it ignorantly in unbelief.

²⁰ For what credit is it if when you sin and are struck with the fist you are patient? But if though doing well, you suffer and are patient, that is grace in God's sight. ²¹ For to this you were called, because Christ too suffered for you, leaving you an example that you might follow in his foot-steps. ²² He had done no sin, nor was deceit found in his mouth. ²³ When he was reviled he did not revile back; he suffered, but made no threat; he committed himself to him who judges justly.

⁹ not repaying evil for evil or abuse for abuse, but rather blessing, for that is what you were called for — to inherit a blessing.

¹⁷ A voice from the heavens said, "This is my Son, the beloved in whom I delight."

¹⁸ "Behold my servant whom I have chosen, the Beloved in whom my soul delights. I will put my spirit upon him and he will proclaim justice to the Gentiles.

³⁸ At the same time there were crucified along with him two robbers, one on his right and one on his left. ³⁹ The people who went by insulted him, shaking their heads ⁴⁰ and saying, "You who can pull down the Temple and in three days build it up, save yourself! If you are the Son of God, come down from the cross!" ⁴¹ In the same way the high priests, making sport of him, along with the scribes and elders, kept saying, ⁴² "He saved others; he cannot save himself. He is the King of Israel; let him come down now from the cross and we will believe in him. ⁴³ He trusted in God, let him deliver him now if he wants him, for he said, 'I am the Son of God.' "

¹⁴ The Pharisees, who were lovers of money, were listening to all this and they were sneering at him.

⁶⁷ "If you are the Christ, tell us." He said to them, "If I tell you, you will not believe. ⁶⁸ If I question you, you will not answer.

⁴ Coming to him, a living stone, rejected by men but with the Lord chosen and precious,

³⁴ they gave him wine mixed with gall to drink. He tasted it and would not drink it.

⁴⁸ Immediately one of them took a sponge and filled it with sour wine and put it on a reed and gave him a drink.

³⁶ One ran and filled a sponge with sour wine and put it on a reed and gave him a drink, saying, "Let him be. Let us see whether Elijah comes to take him down."

¹¹ Herod along with his soldiers treated him with contempt and after making sport of him and putting a gorgeous robe on him, sent him back to Pilate.

²⁸ After this, Jesus knowing that now all things had been completed, in order that the Scripture might be fulfilled said, "I am thirsty." ²⁹ A pitcher was standing there full of sour wine. Putting a sponge full of sour wine on a hyssop stem, they raised it to his mouth. ³⁰ When Jesus had taken the sour wine, he said, "It is finished," and bowing his head gave up his spirit.

³⁷ Above his head they put up the charge against him in writing: THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS

²⁶ The statement of his crime was written up over him: THE KING OF THE JEWS

³ Pilate asked him, "Are you the king of the Jews?" Jesus answered him, "I am."

¹⁹ Pilate wrote a sign and put it up on the cross. It was written: JESUS THE NAZARENE THE KING OF THE JEWS ²⁰ Many of the Jews read this sign, for the place where Jesus was crucified was near the city, and it was written in Hebrew, in Latin, and in Greek. ²¹ The high priests of the Jews said to Pilate, "Do not write, 'The King of the Jews,' but, 'This man said, I am King of the Jews.' " ²² Pilate answered, "What I have written, I have written."

⁴⁴ In the same way even the robbers who were crucified with him insulted him.

³⁴ I tell you that night there will be two men in one bed; one will be taken with him and the other will be left. ³⁵ There will be two women grinding at the same mill, one will be taken with him and the other will be left."

³⁵ The people stood looking on. The rulers scoffed at him, saying, "He saved others; let him save himself, if he is the Christ of God, the Chosen."

³⁷ and saying, "If you are the King of the Jews, save yourself!"

⁵ But I will show you whom you should fear. Fear him who, after he has killed, has power to cast into Gehenna. Yes, I say, fear him.

¹¹ and have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them,

⁴ Who will not reverence and glorify thy name, O Lord? For thou only art holy. All the nations will come and worship before thee, because thy righteous acts have been made manifest."

¹¹ and insulted the God of heaven for their pains and their ulcers, but they did not repent of their deeds.

¹⁸ I will arise and go to my father and will say to him, Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you. ¹⁹ I am no longer worthy to be called your son. Make me as one of your hired men.'

⁷ Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the Devil and he will flee from you.

⁸ If we say, "We have no sin," we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us. ⁹ If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness:

⁸ But I tell you every one who confesses me before men, him will the Son of Man confess before the angels of God.

¹³ But the tax collector stood far off and would not even lift his eyes to heaven, but beat his breast, saying, 'God be merciful to me, the sinner!'

²⁶ Did not the Christ have to suffer these things and enter into his glory?"

²⁸ Thomas answered him, "My Lord and my God!"

³¹ They said, "Believe in the Lord Jesus and you will be saved, and your household,"

²¹ urging upon both Jews and Greeks the need of a change of heart toward God and of faith in our Lord Jesus.

⁹ that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead you will be saved. ¹⁰ For with the heart a man believes and becomes righteous, and with the mouth he confesses and attains salvation. ¹¹ For the Scripture says, "No one who believes in him will be put to shame." ¹² For there is no difference between Jew and Greek. For there is the same Lord of all, rich toward all who call upon him. ¹³ For "Every one who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved." ¹⁴ How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? How shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? How shall they hear without some one to proclaim him?

¹⁰ nor thieves, nor the avaricious, nor drunkards, nor the abusive, nor extortioners will inherit the kingdom of God. ¹¹ And such some of you were. But you have washed yourselves; but you have been made holy; but you have been pronounced righteous in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and in the Spirit of our God.

¹¹ inquired and searched, trying to find out what time, or what sort of time, the Spirit of Christ which was in them was disclosing when it witnessed beforehand regarding the sufferings of Christ and the glories to follow.

⁶ Therefore it is contained in Scripture, "See, I am laying in Zion a chosen stone, an honored corner stone. He who has faith in him will not be put to shame." ⁷ To you who have faith is the "honor," but to the unbelieving "the stone which the builders rejected — that has become the corner stone,

¹ EVERY one who believes that Jesus is the Christ has been born of God, and every one who loves the father who gave him life loves every one who has received life from that father.

¹¹ This is the testimony: that God has given to us life eternal and this life is in his Son. ¹² He who has the Son has life; he who has not the Son of God has not life. ¹³ I am writing this to you so that you may know that you have life eternal, you who believe in the name of the Son of God.

¹⁵ Have I not the right to do what I will with my own? Is your eye evil because I am good?' ¹⁶ So the last will be first and the first last."

⁴ "What man of you, if he has a hundred sheep and has lost one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the wilderness and go after the lost one until he has found it? ⁵ And when he has found it he lays it on his shoulders with joy,

²⁰ And he arose and came to his father. But while he was still far off, his father saw him and pitied him, and ran and fell on his neck and kissed him tenderly. ²¹ The son said to him, 'Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you. I am no longer worthy to be called your son' — ²² But the father said to his servants, 'Bring out quickly the best robe and put it on him, and put a ring on his hand, and shoes on his feet; ²³ and bring the fattened calf and kill it, and let us eat and make merry. ²⁴ For this, my son, was dead and has come to life; he was lost and has been found.' And they began to be merry.

¹⁰ For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost."

³ For I am going to prepare a place for you, and if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and take you to myself, that where I am you may be also.

²⁴ Father, those thou didst give me — I will that they also may be with me where I am, to behold my glory which thou hast given me, for thou lovedst me before the foundation of the world.

²⁰ But law came in alongside that the fall might be greater; but where sin became greater grace became greater still, ²¹ in order that as sin reigned in death grace might reign through righteousness and issue in life eternal through Jesus Christ our Lord.

⁸ I say we are of good courage and wish rather to live in the land foreign to the body and be at home with the Lord.

³ I know such a man — whether in the body or out of the body I know not; God knows — ⁴ that he was caught up into Paradise and heard unspeakable words which it is not lawful for man to speak.

²³ I am under pressure both ways, having the desire to depart and be with Christ, for it is far better,

¹⁵ The saying is trust-worthy and deserving of full acceptance that "Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners," of whom I am the foremost. ¹⁶ But I received mercy for this reason, that in me, as the foremost, Jesus Christ might show all of his long-suffering for an example for those who are to believe in him and gain life eternal.

²⁵ And so he is able to save perfectly those who come to God through him, since he is forever living to intercede for them.

⁷ Let him who has an ear hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To him who conquers I will grant to eat of the tree of life which is in the Paradise of God.

⁴⁵ From noon darkness came over all the land until three o'clock.

⁵² and the tombs were opened and many bodies of the sleeping saints arose,

³³ At noon darkness fell on all the land and continued until three o'clock. ³⁴ At three Jesus cried with a loud voice, "Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani?" — which means, "My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?"

³⁹ When the Centurion who was standing facing him saw that he expired in this way, he exclaimed, "Truly this man was a son of God!"

¹⁴ It was the Preparation Day of the Passover, about noon. He said to the Jews, "See your king!"

²⁰ The sun will be turned into darkness and the moon into blood before the day of the Lord comes — that great and glorious day.

⁵¹ Suddenly the curtain of the Temple was rent in two from top to bottom. The earth quaked. The rocks were split,

³⁸ Then the curtain in the Temple was torn in two from top to bottom.

¹⁴ For he is our peace. He has made both Jew and Gentile one and has broken down the dividing wall, the enmity. ¹⁵ In his own flesh he has ended the force of the law of commandments in ordinances in order to make the two, in himself, into one new man, thus making peace, ¹⁶ and in order to reconcile both in one body to God through his cross, by slaying the enmity by it. ¹⁷ And he came and brought the good news of peace to you who were far and peace to those who were near. ¹⁸ For through him we, both Jews and Gentiles, have access through one Spirit to the Father.

¹⁹ We have this hope as an anchor of the soul, sure and firm, and it enters into the tent within the curtain

³ Behind the second curtain was the part called the Holy of Holies. ⁴ It had the golden altar of incense and the ark of the covenant all covered with gold. In this was a golden jar with the manna and Aaron's rod that sprouted and the tablets of the covenant. ⁵ Above it were cherubim of glory overshadowing the place of propitiation. Regarding these things it is not now possible to speak in detail. ⁶ But these things being thus arranged, the priests go constantly into the first part of the Tent, performing their services, ⁷ but into the second part the High Priest alone goes once in the year, not without blood, which he offers for himself and for the sins ignorantly committed by the people. ⁸ The Holy Spirit shows this, that the way into the holy place has not yet been made plain while the first Tent is standing.

¹⁹ Since we have, then, brethren, confidence in entering the holy place through the blood of Jesus, ²⁰ by the new and living way which he has made for us through the curtain, that is, his flesh, ²¹ and since we have a great Priest over the house of God, ²² let us come with true hearts in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience and our bodies bathed in pure water.

⁴⁶ About three o'clock Jesus cried out with a loud voice, "Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?" (that is, "My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?") ⁴⁷ Some of those who were standing there said, when they heard it, "This man is calling for Elijah." ⁴⁸ Immediately one of them took a sponge and filled it with sour wine and put it on a reed and gave him a drink. ⁴⁹ The rest said, "Let him alone, let us see whether Elijah comes to save him." ⁵⁰ But Jesus, after calling out again with a loud voice, gave up his spirit. ⁵¹ Suddenly the curtain of the Temple was rent in two from top to bottom. The earth quaked. The rocks were split, ⁵² and the tombs were opened and many bodies of the sleeping saints arose, ⁵³ and, coming out of the tombs after his resurrection, they entered into the holy city and appeared to many. ⁵⁴ The Centurion and his men who were guarding Jesus, when they saw the earthquake and the things that happened, were greatly terrified and said, "Truly this man was a son of God!" ⁵⁵ Looking on from a distance, were many women who had followed Jesus from Galilee, waiting upon him. ⁵⁶ Among them were Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James and Joses, and the mother of the sons of Zebedee.

³⁴ At three Jesus cried with a loud voice, "Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani?" — which means, "My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?" ³⁵ Some of the bystanders, when they heard this, said, "See, he is calling Elijah." ³⁶ One ran and filled a sponge with sour wine and put it on a reed and gave him a drink, saying, "Let him be. Let us see whether Elijah comes to take him down." ³⁷ But Jesus uttered a loud cry and ceased to breathe. ³⁸ Then the curtain in the Temple was torn in two from top to bottom. ³⁹ When the Centurion who was standing facing him saw that he expired in this way, he exclaimed, "Truly this man was a son of God!" ⁴⁰ There were also some women looking on from a distance. Among them were Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of James the Little and Joses, and Salome, ⁴¹ who when he was in Galilee used to follow him and wait on him, and there were many others who had come up with him to Jerusalem.

³⁰ When Jesus had taken the sour wine, he said, "It is finished," and bowing his head gave up his spirit.

⁵⁹ They stoned Stephen as he was praying and saying, "Lord Jesus, receive my spirit."

⁸ The crowds that saw it were astonished and gave glory to God, who had given such power to men.

⁴¹ And we are here justly, for we are receiving our due for our deeds. But this man has done nothing wrong."

⁷ The Jews answered, "We have a law and by that law he ought to die, because he made himself the Son of God."

³⁷ Hearing this they were cut to the heart and said to Peter and the other apostles, "What shall we do, brethren?"

⁶¹ Mary Magdalene remained there and the other Mary, sitting opposite the tomb.

⁴⁷ Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses were looking on to see where Jesus was laid.

²⁷ There followed him a great crowd of people and of women who were beating their breasts and bewailing him.

²¹ The high priests of the Jews said to Pilate, "Do not write, 'The King of the Jews,' but, 'This man said, I am King of the Jews.' " ²² Pilate answered, "What I have written, I have written." ²³ The soldiers, when they had crucified Jesus, took his clothes and made four parts, a part to each soldier, and there was his tunic besides. The tunic was seamless, woven from the top entire. ²⁴ They said to one another, "Let us not tear it, but cast lots who shall have it." This was so that the Scripture might be fulfilled, "They parted my garments among them and on my clothing they cast lots." The soldiers did this. ²⁵ There were standing beside the cross of Jesus his mother and his mother's sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene. ²⁶ When Jesus saw his mother and the disciple whom he loved standing there, he said to his mother, "Woman, there is your son." ²⁷ Then he said to the disciple, "There is your mother." From that hour the disciple took her to his own home.

⁵⁷ In the late afternoon there came a rich man of Arimathaea, named Joseph, who also himself was a disciple of Jesus. ⁵⁸ This man went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus, and Pilate ordered it to be given to him. ⁵⁹ Joseph took the body and wrapped it in a clean linen sheet ⁶⁰ and laid it in his own new tomb, which he had hewn in the rock. Then he rolled a great stone up to the door of the tomb and went away. ⁶¹ Mary Magdalene remained there and the other Mary, sitting opposite the tomb.

⁴² It was now late in the afternoon and, since it was Preparation Day, that is the day before the Sabbath, ⁴³ Joseph of Arimathaea, a councilor of high standing, who himself was looking for the kingdom of God, took courage to go in to Pilate and ask for the body of Jesus. ⁴⁴ Pilate wondered whether he was already dead, but he called in the Centurion and asked him whether Jesus had been long dead. ⁴⁵ Upon learning this from the Centurion, he granted the body to Joseph. ⁴⁶ Joseph bought a linen sheet and took him down and swathed him in it and laid him in a tomb which had been hewn out in the rock. He then rolled a stone against the door of the tomb. ⁴⁷ Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses were looking on to see where Jesus was laid.

²⁵ There was in Jerusalem a man named Simeon, and this man was upright and God-fearing, looking forward to the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him.

³⁸ After this, Joseph of Arimathaea, who was a disciple of Jesus, but secretly for fear of the Jews, asked of Pilate permission to carry away the body of Jesus, and Pilate granted it. So he came and carried his body away. ³⁹ Nicodemus, the man who came to him at first by night, came also bringing a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about a hundred pounds weight. ⁴⁰ They took the body of Jesus and wrapped it in linen cloths with the spices, according to the custom of the Jews in preparing for burial. ⁴¹ There was in the place where he had been crucified a garden and in the garden a new tomb in which no one had been laid. ⁴² There, on account of the Preparation of the Jews, because the tomb was near, they laid Jesus.

² He was a pious man, reverencing God with all his household, doing many acts of charity to the people and praying to God constantly.

²² They said, "Cornelius, a centurion, an upright and God-fearing man, well spoken of by the whole Jewish nation, was directed by a holy angel to send for you to come to his house, and to listen to your words."

²⁴ For he was a good man and full of the Holy Spirit and of faith. A considerable number were added to the Lord.

⁴³ Joseph of Arimathaea, a councilor of high standing, who himself was looking for the kingdom of God, took courage to go in to Pilate and ask for the body of Jesus.

³⁸ She too came up at that time and praised God and spoke about him to all who were looking forward to the redemption of Jerusalem.

⁴² Then he said, "Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom."

⁵⁹ Joseph took the body and wrapped it in a clean linen sheet ⁶⁰ and laid it in his own new tomb, which he had hewn in the rock. Then he rolled a great stone up to the door of the tomb and went away.

⁴⁶ Joseph bought a linen sheet and took him down and swathed him in it and laid him in a tomb which had been hewn out in the rock. He then rolled a stone against the door of the tomb.

⁶² On the next day, that is, the day after the Preparation, the high priests and the Pharisees gathered about Pilate

⁴² It was now late in the afternoon and, since it was Preparation Day, that is the day before the Sabbath,

³¹ The Jews, because it was Preparation Day, in order that the bodies might not remain on the cross on the Sabbath, for that Sabbath was a great day, requested Pilate to have their legs broken to kill them.

⁴² There, on account of the Preparation of the Jews, because the tomb was near, they laid Jesus.

⁴⁹ All his acquaintances and the women who had followed him from Galilee were standing at a distance looking on.

¹ WHEN the Sabbath had passed, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought perfumes to go and anoint him.

¹ BUT on the first day of the week at early dawn they came to the tomb, bringing the perfumes which they had prepared.