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Then the entire assembly of them set out and brought Him before Pilate.

And the whole multitude of them arose, and led him unto Pilate.

And they began to bring charges against Him, saying, "We found this Man misleading our nation and forbidding us to pay taxes to Caesar, and saying that He Himself is Christ, a King."

And they began to accuse him, saying, We found this fellow perverting the nation, and forbidding to give tribute to Caesar, saying that he himself is Christ a King.

Now Pilate asked Him, saying, "So You are the King of the Jews?" And He answered him and said, "It is as you say."

And Pilate asked him, saying, Art thou the King of the Jews? And he answered him and said, Thou sayest it.

But Pilate said to the chief priests and the crowds, "I find no grounds for charges in the case of this Man."

Then said Pilate to the chief priests and to the people, I find no fault in this man.

But they kept on insisting, saying, "He is stirring up the people, teaching all over Judea, starting from Galilee, as far as this place!"

And they were the more fierce, saying, He stirreth up the people, teaching throughout all Jewry, beginning from Galilee to this place.

Now when Pilate heard this, he asked whether the Man was a Galilean.

When Pilate heard of Galilee, he asked whether the man were a Galilaean.

And when he learned that He belonged to Herod's jurisdiction, he sent Him to Herod, since he also was in Jerusalem at this time.

And as soon as he knew that he belonged unto Herod's jurisdiction, he sent him to Herod, who himself also was at Jerusalem at that time.

Now Herod was overjoyed when he saw Jesus; for he had wanted to see Him for a long time, because he had been hearing about Him and was hoping to see some sign performed by Him.

And when Herod saw Jesus, he was exceeding glad: for he was desirous to see him of a long season, because he had heard many things of him; and he hoped to have seen some miracle done by him.

And he questioned Him at some length; but He offered him no answer at all.

Then he questioned with him in many words; but he answered him nothing.

Now the chief priests and the scribes stood there, vehemently charging Him.

And the chief priests and scribes stood and vehemently accused him.

And Herod, together with his soldiers, treated Him with contempt and mocked Him, dressing Him in a brightly shining robe, and sent Him back to Pilate.

And Herod with his men of war set him at nought, and mocked him, and arrayed him in a gorgeous robe, and sent him again to Pilate.

And so Herod and Pilate became friends with one another that very day; for previously, they had been enemies toward each other.

And the same day Pilate and Herod were made friends together: for before they were at enmity between themselves.

Now Pilate summoned to himself the chief priests, the rulers, and the people,

And Pilate, when he had called together the chief priests and the rulers and the people,

and he said to them, "You brought this Man to me on the ground that He is inciting the people to revolt; and behold, after examining Him before you, I have found no basis at all in the case of this Man for the charges which you are bringing against Him.

Said unto them, Ye have brought this man unto me, as one that perverteth the people: and, behold, I, having examined him before you, have found no fault in this man touching those things whereof ye accuse him:

"No, nor has Herod, for he sent Him back to us; and behold, nothing deserving death has been done by Him.

No, nor yet Herod: for I sent you to him; and, lo, nothing worthy of death is done unto him.

"Therefore I will punish Him and release Him."

I will therefore chastise him, and release him.

[Now he was obligated to release to them at the feast one prisoner.]

(For of necessity he must release one unto them at the feast.)

But they cried out all together, saying, "Away with this Man, and release to us Barabbas!"

And they cried out all at once, saying, Away with this man, and release unto us Barabbas:

(He was one who had been thrown into prison for a revolt that took place in the city, and for murder.)

(Who for a certain sedition made in the city, and for murder, was cast into prison.)

But Pilate, wanting to release Jesus, addressed them again,

Pilate therefore, willing to release Jesus, spake again to them.

but they kept on crying out, saying, "Crucify, crucify Him!"

But they cried, saying, Crucify him, crucify him.

And he said to them a third time, "Why, what has this Man done wrong? I have found in His case no grounds for a sentence of death; therefore I will punish Him and release Him."

And he said unto them the third time, Why, what evil hath he done? I have found no cause of death in him: I will therefore chastise him, and let him go.

But they were insistent, with loud voices, demanding that He be crucified. And their voices began to prevail.

And they were instant with loud voices, requiring that he might be crucified. And the voices of them and of the chief priests prevailed.

And so Pilate decided to have their demand carried out.

And Pilate gave sentence that it should be as they required.

And he released the man for whom they were asking, who had been thrown into prison for a revolt and murder; but he handed Jesus over to their will.

And he released unto them him that for sedition and murder was cast into prison, whom they had desired; but he delivered Jesus to their will.

And when they led Him away, they seized a man, Simon of Cyrene, as he was coming in from the country, and placed on him the cross to carry behind Jesus.

And as they led him away, they laid hold upon one Simon, a Cyrenian, coming out of the country, and on him they laid the cross, that he might bear it after Jesus.

Now following Him was a large crowd of the people, and of women who were mourning and grieving for Him.

And there followed him a great company of people, and of women, which also bewailed and lamented him.

But Jesus turned to them and said, "Daughters of Jerusalem, stop weeping for Me, but weep for yourselves and for your children.

But Jesus turning unto them said, Daughters of Jerusalem, weep not for me, but weep for yourselves, and for your children.

"For behold, days are coming when they will say, 'Blessed are those who cannot bear, and the wombs that have not given birth, and the breasts that have not nursed.'

For, behold, the days are coming, in the which they shall say, Blessed are the barren, and the wombs that never bare, and the paps which never gave suck.

"Then they will begin TO SAY TO THE MOUNTAINS, 'FALL ON US,' AND TO THE HILLS, 'COVER US.'

Then shall they begin to say to the mountains, Fall on us; and to the hills, Cover us.

"For if they do these things when the tree is green, what will happen when it is dry?"

For if they do these things in a green tree, what shall be done in the dry?

Now two others, who were criminals, were also being led away to be put to death with Him.

And there were also two other, malefactors, led with him to be put to death.

And when they came to the place called The Skull, there they crucified Him and the criminals, one on the right and the other on the left.

And when they were come to the place, which is called Calvary, there they crucified him, and the malefactors, one on the right hand, and the other on the left.

[But Jesus was saying, "Father, forgive them; for they do not know what they are doing."] And they cast lots, dividing His garments among themselves.

Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. And they parted his raiment, and cast lots.

And the people stood by, watching. And even the rulers were sneering at Him, saying, "He saved others; let Him save Himself if this is the Christ of God, His Chosen One."

And the people stood beholding. And the rulers also with them derided him, saying, He saved others; let him save himself, if he be Christ, the chosen of God.

The soldiers also ridiculed Him, coming up to Him, offering Him sour wine,

And the soldiers also mocked him, coming to him, and offering him vinegar,

and saying, "If You are the King of the Jews, save Yourself!"

And saying, If thou be the king of the Jews, save thyself.

Now there was also an inscription above Him, "THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS."

And a superscription also was written over him in letters of Greek, and Latin, and Hebrew, This Is The King Of The Jews .

One of the criminals who were hanged there was hurling abuse at Him, saying, "Are You not the Christ? Save Yourself and us!"

And one of the malefactors which were hanged railed on him, saying, If thou be Christ, save thyself and us.

But the other responded, and rebuking him, said, "Do you not even fear God, since you are under the same sentence of condemnation?

But the other answering rebuked him, saying, Dost not thou fear God, seeing thou art in the same condemnation?

"And we indeed are suffering justly, for we are receiving what we deserve for our crimes; but this Man has done nothing wrong."

And we indeed justly; for we receive the due reward of our deeds: but this man hath done nothing amiss.

And he was saying, "Jesus, remember me when You come into Your kingdom!"

And he said unto Jesus, Lord, remember me when thou comest into thy kingdom.

And He said to him, "Truly I say to you, today you will be with Me in Paradise."

And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, Today shalt thou be with me in paradise.

It was now about the sixth hour, and darkness came over the entire land until the ninth hour,

And it was about the sixth hour, and there was a darkness over all the earth until the ninth hour.

because the sun stopped shining; and the veil of the temple was torn in two.

And the sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was rent in the midst.

And Jesus, crying out with a loud voice, said, "Father, INTO YOUR HANDS I ENTRUST MY SPIRIT." And having said this, He died.

And when Jesus had cried with a loud voice, he said, Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit: and having said thus, he gave up the ghost.

Now when the centurion saw what had happened, he began praising God, saying, "This Man was in fact innocent."

Now when the centurion saw what was done, he glorified God, saying, Certainly this was a righteous man.

And all the crowds who came together for this spectacle, after watching what had happened, began to return home, beating their chests.

And all the people that came together to that sight, beholding the things which were done, smote their breasts, and returned.

And all His acquaintances and the women who accompanied Him from Galilee were standing at a distance, seeing these things.

And all his acquaintance, and the women that followed him from Galilee, stood afar off, beholding these things.

And a man named Joseph, who was a member of the Council, a good and righteous man

And, behold, there was a man named Joseph, a counsellor; and he was a good man, and a just:

(he had not consented to their plan and action), a man from Arimathea, a city of the Jews, who was waiting for the kingdom of God—

(The same had not consented to the counsel and deed of them;) he was of Arimathaea, a city of the Jews: who also himself waited for the kingdom of God.

this man went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus.

This man went unto Pilate, and begged the body of Jesus.

And he took it down and wrapped it in a linen cloth, and laid Him in a tomb cut into the rock, where no one had ever lain.

And he took it down, and wrapped it in linen, and laid it in a sepulchre that was hewn in stone, wherein never man before was laid.

It was a preparation day, and a Sabbath was about to begin.

And that day was the preparation, and the sabbath drew on.

Now the women who had come with Him from Galilee followed, and they saw the tomb and how His body was laid.

And the women also, which came with him from Galilee, followed after, and beheld the sepulchre, and how his body was laid.

And then they returned and prepared spices and perfumes. And on the Sabbath they rested according to the commandment.

And they returned, and prepared spices and ointments; and rested the sabbath day according to the commandment.