Matthew

<< Mark 15 >>
¹   And straightway in the morning the chief priests held a consultation with the elders and scribes and the whole council, and bound Jesus, and carried him away, and delivered him to Pilate.
²   And Pilate asked him, Art thou the King of the Jews? And he answering said unto them, Thou sayest it.
³   And the chief priests accused him of many things: but he answered nothing.
⁴   And Pilate asked him again, saying, Answerest thou nothing? behold how many things they witness against thee.
⁵   But Jesus yet answered nothing; so that Pilate marvelled.
⁶   Now at that feast he released unto them one prisoner, whomsoever they desired.
⁷   And there was one named Barabbas, which lay bound with them that had made insurrection with him, who had committed murder in the insurrection.
⁸   And the multitude crying aloud began to desire him to do as he had ever done unto them.
⁹   But Pilate answered them, saying, Will ye that I release unto you the King of the Jews?
¹⁰   For he knew that the chief priests had delivered him for envy.
¹¹   But the chief priests moved the people, that he should rather release Barabbas unto them.
¹²   And Pilate answered and said again unto them, What will ye then that I shall do unto him whom ye call the King of the Jews?
¹³   And they cried out again, Crucify him.
¹⁴   Then Pilate said unto them, Why, what evil hath he done? And they cried out the more exceedingly, Crucify him.
¹⁵   And so Pilate, willing to content the people, released Barabbas unto them, and delivered Jesus, when he had scourged him, to be crucified.
¹⁶   And the soldiers led him away into the hall, called Praetorium; and they call together the whole band.
¹⁷   And they clothed him with purple, and platted a crown of thorns, and put it about his head,
¹⁸   And began to salute him, Hail, King of the Jews!
¹⁹   And they smote him on the head with a reed, and did spit upon him, and bowing their knees worshipped him.
²⁰   And when they had mocked him, they took off the purple from him, and put his own clothes on him, and led him out to crucify him.
²¹   And they compel one Simon a Cyrenian, who passed by, coming out of the country, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to bear his cross.
²²   And they bring him unto the place Golgotha, which is, being interpreted, The place of a skull.
²³   And they gave him to drink wine mingled with myrrh: but he received it not.
²⁴   And when they had crucified him, they parted his garments, casting lots upon them, what every man should take.
²⁵   And it was the third hour, and they crucified him.
²⁶   And the superscription of his accusation was written over, THE KING OF THE JEWS.
²⁷   And with him they crucify two thieves; the one on his right hand, and the other on his left.
²⁸   And the scripture was fulfilled, which saith, And he was numbered with the transgressors.
²⁹   And they that passed by railed on him, wagging their heads, and saying, Ah, thou that destroyest the temple, and buildest it in three days,
³⁰   Save thyself, and come down from the cross.
³¹   Likewise also the chief priests mocking said among themselves with the scribes, He saved others; himself he cannot save.
³²   Let Christ the King of Israel descend now from the cross, that we may see and believe. And they that were crucified with him reviled him.
³³   And when the sixth hour was come, there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour.
³⁴   And at the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani? which is, being interpreted, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?
³⁵   And some of them that stood by, when they heard it, said, Behold, he calleth Elias.
³⁶   And one ran and filled a spunge full of vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave him to drink, saying, Let alone; let us see whether Elias will come to take him down.
³⁷   And Jesus cried with a loud voice, and gave up the ghost.
³⁸   And the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom.
³⁹   And when the centurion, which stood over against him, saw that he so cried out, and gave up the ghost, he said, Truly this man was the Son of God.
⁴⁰   There were also women looking on afar off: among whom was Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James the less and of Joses, and Salome;
⁴¹   (Who also, when he was in Galilee, followed him, and ministered unto him;) and many other women which came up with him unto Jerusalem.
⁴²   And now when the even was come, because it was the preparation, that is, the day before the sabbath,
⁴³   Joseph of Arimathaea, an honourable counsellor, which also waited for the kingdom of God, came, and went in boldly unto Pilate, and craved the body of Jesus.
⁴⁴   And Pilate marvelled if he were already dead: and calling unto him the centurion, he asked him whether he had been any while dead.
⁴⁵   And when he knew it of the centurion, he gave the body to Joseph.
⁴⁶   And he bought fine linen, and took him down, and wrapped him in the linen, and laid him in a sepulchre which was hewn out of a rock, and rolled a stone unto the door of the sepulchre.
⁴⁷   And Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses beheld where he was laid.

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