'Then1the4whole3company5of them6arose2andbrought7him8before9Pilate.11 And2they began1to accuse3him,4saying,5“We found7this man6misleading8our11nation10and12forbidding13usto give16tribute14to Caesar,15and17saying18thathe himself19is22Christ,20a king.”21 And2Pilate3asked4him,5“Are8you7the9King10of the11Jews?”12And14he13answered15him,16“You18have said19so.” Then2Pilate3said4to5the6chief priests7and8the9crowds,10“I find12no11guilt13in14this17man.”16 But2they1were urgent,3saying,4“He stirs up6the7people,8teaching9throughout10all11Judea,13from16Galilee18evento19this place.”20 When2Pilate1heard3this,he asked4whether5the6man7was9a Galilean.8 And1when he learned2that3he belonged to48Herod’s7jurisdiction,6he sent9him10over9to11Herod,12who was13himself15in16Jerusalem17at18that19time.21 When4Herod3saw4Jesus,6he was7very8glad,7for10he had9long111213desired14to see15him,16because1718he had heard19about20him,21and22he was hoping23to see26some24sign25done29by27him.28 So2he questioned1him3at4some length,6but8he7made10no9answer.10 The3chief priests4and5the6scribes7stood by,1vehemently8accusing9him.10 And2Herod6with7his3soldiers9treated1him10with contempt1and11mocked12him. Then,arraying13himin splendid15clothing,14he sent16him17back16to Pilate.19 And2Herod6and7Pilate9became1friends3with14each other15that very11day,13for17before16thisthey had been20at18enmity19with each other.2122 Pilate1then2called together3the4chief priests5and6the7rulers8and9the10people,11 andsaid1to2them,3“You brought4me5this8man7as9onewho was misleading10the11people.12And13after examining18himbefore16you,17behold,14I15did20not19find20this24man23guilty25of any26ofyour charges27against28him.29 Neither2didHerod,3for5he sent4him6back4to7us.8Look,10nothing11deserving12death13has been done15by him.16 I will4therefore2punish1andrelease4him.”3 Missing text1 But2they1all3cried out4together,3“Away with5this man,6and8release7to us9Barabbas”—11 a man1who had been2thrown12into13prison15for3an5insurrection4started6in7the8city9and10for murder.11 Pilate4addressed5them6once more,1desiring7to release8Jesus,10 but2they1kept shouting,3“Crucify,5crucify6him!”7 A third time3he1said4to5them,6“Why,8what7evil9has10he11done?10I have found15in16him17no12guilt13deserving death.14I will21therefore19punish18andrelease21him.”20 But2they1were urgent,3demanding6with loud5[cries]4that he should be crucified.78And9their13voices12prevailed.10 So1Pilate2decided3that5their7demand6should be granted.4 He released1the man3who had been thrown8into9prison10for4insurrection5and6murder,7for whom11they asked,12but14he delivered16Jesus15over16to18their19will.18 And1as2they led3him4away,3they seized5one7Simon6of Cyrene,8who was coming9infrom10the country,11andlaid12on him13the14cross,15to carry16itbehind17Jesus.19 And2there followed1him3a great4multitude5of the6people7and8of women9who10were mourning11and12lamenting13for him.14 But2turning1to3them4Jesus6said,7“Daughters8of Jerusalem,9donot10weep11for12me,13but14weep17for15yourselves16and18for19your22children.21 For1behold,2the days4are coming3when6they will say,7‘Blessed8arethe9barren10and11the12wombs13that14never15bore16and17the breasts18that19never20nursed!’21 Then1they will begin2to say3to the4mountains,5‘Fall6on7us,’8and9to the10hills,11‘Cover12us.’13 For1if2they do8these things7[when]3the4wood6isgreen,5what12will happen13[when it is] dry?”91011 Two6others,4who werecriminals,5were led away1to be put to death9with7him.8 And1when2they came3to4the5place6that is called8The7Skull,9there10they crucified11him,12and13the14criminals,15one16on18hisright19and21one20on22hisleft.23 And2Jesus3said,4“Father,5forgive6them,7for9they know10not8what11they do.”12And14they cast18lots19to divide13his17garments.16 And1the3people4stood by,2watching,5but7the9rulers10scoffed6at him,saying,11“He saved13others;12let him save14himself,15if16he17is18the19Christ20of God,22hisChosen One!”24 The2soldiers6also4mocked1him,3coming up7and4offering9him10sour wine8 and1saying,2“If3you4are5the6King7of the8Jews,9save10yourself!”11 There was1also3an inscription4over5him,6“This11isthe7King8of the9Jews.”10 One1of the3criminals5who were hanged4railed6at him,7saying,8“Are11you10not9the12Christ?13Save14yourself15and16us!”17 But2the3other4rebuked5him,6saying,7“Doyou10not8fear9God,12since13you are18under14the15same16sentence of condemnation?17 And1we2indeed3justly,4for6we are receiving9the due reward5of our deeds;78but11this man10has done14nothing12wrong.”13 And1he said,2“Jesus,3remember4me5when6you come7into8your11kingdom.”10 And1he said2to him,3“Truly,4I say6to you,5today7you will be10with8me9in11Paradise.”13 It was2now3about4thesixth6hour,5and7there was9darkness8over10the12whole11land13until14theninth16hour,15 while3the1sun’s [light]2failed.3And5the6curtain7of the8temple9was torn4in [two].10 Then1Jesus,6calling out2with a loud4voice,3said,7“Father,8into9your11hands I10commit12my15spirit!”14And17having said18this16he breathed his last.19 Now2when1the3centurion4saw1what had taken place,56he praised7God,9saying,10“Certainly11this14man13was16innocent!”15 And1all2the3crowds5that had assembled4for6this9spectacle,8when they saw10what had taken place,1112returned16home beating13their14breasts.15 And2all3his acquaintances56and9the11women10who had followed12him13from7Galilee16stood1at14a distance8watching17these things.18 Now1there wasa man3named4Joseph,5from the Jewish town of Arimathea.He was7a member of the council,6a good10and8righteous12man,9 from11the14Jewish15town13of Arimathea.12who1had3not2consented to4their10decision6and7action;9and7he16was looking for17the18kingdom19of God.21 This man1went2to Pilate4andasked5for the6body7of Jesus.9 Then1he took [it] down2andwrapped3it4in a linen shroud5and6laid17him8in9a tomb10cut in stone,11where12no one15had14ever yet16been14laid.7 It was3the day2of Preparation,4and5the Sabbath6was beginning.7 The3women4who5had come with7him11from8Galilee10followed1andsaw12the13tomb14and15how16his20body19was laid.17 Thenthey returned1and2prepared3spices4and5ointments.6On the8Sabbath10they rested11according to12the13commandment.14