'Then2Pilate5took3Jesus7and8flogged9him. And1the2soldiers3twisted together4a crown5of6thorns7andput [it] on8his9head11and12arrayed15him16in15a purple14robe.13 They came up2to3him,4saying,6“Hail,7King9of the10Jews!”11and12struck13him14with their hands.15 Pilate6went2out4again3and7said8to them,9“See,10I am bringing11him13out14to you12that15you may know16that17I find20no18guilt19in21him.”22 So2Jesus4came1out,5wearing6the7crown9of thorns8and10the11purple12robe.13[Pilate] said15to them,16“Behold17the18man!”19 When1the5chief priests6and7the8officers9saw3him,4they cried out,10“Crucify [him],12crucify [him]!”13Pilate17said14to them,15“Take18him19yourselves20and21crucify [him],22for24I23find26no25guilt29in27him.”28 The3Jews4answered1him,2“We5have7a law,6and8according to9that10law11he ought12to die13because14he has made18himself17the Son15of God.”16 When2Pilate5heard3this6statement,8he was10evenmore9afraid.10 He entered2hisheadquarters5again6and7said8to Jesus,10“Where11are12you13from?”11But15Jesus16gave19him20no18answer.17 So2Pilate5said1to him,3“You [will]8not7speak8to me6? Doyou10not9know10that11I have13authority12to release14you15and16authority17to crucify19you?”20 Jesus3answered1him,2“You would have5no4authority6over7me8at all9unless1011it had been12given13you14from above.15Therefore1617he18who delivered19me20over19to you21has24thegreater22sin.”23 From then on12Pilate4sought5to release6him,7but9the8Jews10cried out,11“If13you release15this man,14you are17not16Caesar’s20friend.18Everyone21who makes25himself24a22king23opposes26Caesar.”28 So2when4Pilate3heard4these7words,6he brought8Jesus11out9and12sat down13on14the judgment seat15at16a place17called18The Stone Pavement,19and21in [Aramaic]20Gabbatha.22 Now2it was1the [day of] Preparation3of the4Passover.5It was7about8thesixth9hour.6He said11to the12Jews,13“Behold14your17King!”16 They3cried out,1“Away with [him],4away with [him],5crucify6him!7”Pilate11said8to them,9“Shall I crucify15your14King?”13The17chief priests18answered,16“We have20no19king21but2223Caesar.”24 So1he delivered3him4over3to them5to be crucified.67So9they took8Jesus,11 and1he went out,6bearing2his own3cross,5to7the [place]8called9The Place11of a Skull,10which12in [Aramaic]14is called13Golgotha.15 There1they crucified3him,2and4with5him6two8others,7one on either side,911and13Jesus15between them.12 Pilate6also3wrote1an inscription4and7put8iton9the10cross.11It read,14“Jesus15of Nazareth,17the18King19of the20Jews.”21 Many5of the7Jews8read6this1inscription,4for9the12place13where16Jesus19was crucified17was11near10the14city,15and20it was21written22in Aramaic,23in Latin,24andin Greek.25 So2the5chief priests6of the7Jews8said1to Pilate,4“Donot9write,10‘The11King12of the13Jews,’14but15rather,16‘This man17said,18I am20King19of the21Jews.’”22 Pilate3answered,1“What4I have written5I have written.”6 When4the1soldiers3had crucified5Jesus,7they took8his11garments10and12divided13theminto four14parts,15one part18for each16soldier;17also19histunic.21But23the24tunic25was22seamless,26woven30in one piece3132from27top [to bottom],29 so2they said1to3one another,4“Let us6not5tear6it,7but8cast lots9for10it11to seewhose12it shall be.”13This wasto fulfill1417the15Scripture16which says,19“They divided20my23garments22among them,24and25for26my29clothing28they cast30lots.”31So34the32soldiers35did37these things,36 but2standing1by3the4cross5of Jesus7werehis10mother9and11his16mother’s15sister,13Mary17the [wife]18of Clopas,20and21Mary22Magdalene.24 WhenJesus1saw3hismother5and6the7disciple8whom10he loved11standing nearby,9he said to12hismother,14“Woman,15behold,16your19son!”18 Then1he said2to the3disciple,4“Behold,5your8mother!”7And9from10that11hour13the15disciple16took14her17to18his own [home].20 After1this,2Jesus,5knowing3that6all8was9now7finished,9said14(to fulfill1011the12Scripture),13“I thirst.”15 A jar1full4of sour wine3stood there,2so6they put11a sponge5full7of the8sour wine9on11a hyssop [branch]10andheld [it] to12his13mouth.15 When1Jesus7had received3the4sour wine,5he said,8“It is finished,”9and10he bowed11[his] head13andgave up14hisspirit.16 Since4it was6the [day of] Preparation,5andso that7the13bodies14would9not8remain9on10the11cross12on15the16Sabbath17(for19that23Sabbath25was18a high20day),22the1Jews3asked26Pilate28that29their31legs33might be broken30and34thatthey might be taken away.35 So2the3soldiers4came1and5broke9the10legs11of the6first,8and12of the13other14who had been crucified with16him.17 But2when6they came5to1Jesus4andsaw7thathe9was10already8dead,10they did12not11break12his13legs.15 But1one2of the3soldiers4pierced9his6side8with a spear,5and10at once12there came out11blood13and14water.15 He2who saw3it has borne witness4— his7testimony10is8true,6and11he12knows13that14he is telling16the truth —15that17you19also18may believe.20 For2these things3took place1that4the5Scripture6might be fulfilled:7“Not9one ofhis11bones8will be broken.”10 And1again2another3Scripture4says,5“They will look6on7him whom8they have pierced.”9 After1these things3Joseph7of9Arimathea,10who was11a disciple12of Jesus,14but16secretly15for17fear19of the20Jews,21asked4Pilate6that22he might take away23the24body25of Jesus,27and28Pilate31gave him permission.29So33he came32and34took away35his38body.37 Nicodemus4also,3who6earlier11had come6to7Jesus8by night,9came1bringing12a mixture13of myrrh14and15aloes,16about17[seventy-five pounds]1819in weight. So2they took1the3body4of Jesus6and7bound8it9in linen cloths10with11the12spices,13as14is16theburial19custom15of the17Jews.18 Now2in3the4place5where6he was crucified7there was1a garden,8and9in10the11garden12a new14tomb13in15which16no one18had19yet17been19laid.20 So2because3of the6Jewish [day] of7Preparation,5since8the11tomb12was10close at hand,9they laid13Jesus15there.1