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1 And as soon as it was morning the chief priests, with the elders and scribes, and the whole council held a consultation; and they bound Jesus and led him away and delivered him to Pilate.
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1 Very early in the morning, the chief priests, with the elders, the teachers of the law and the whole Sanhedrin, reached a decision. They bound Jesus, led him away and handed him over to Pilate.
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2 And Pilate asked him, "Are you the King of the Jews?" And he answered him, "You have said so."
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2 "Are you the king of the Jews?" asked Pilate. "Yes, it is as you say," Jesus replied.
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3 And the chief priests accused him of many things.
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3 The chief priests accused him of many things.
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4 And Pilate again asked him, "Have you no answer to make? See how many charges they bring against you."
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4 So again Pilate asked him, "Aren't you going to answer? See how many things they are accusing you of."
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5 But Jesus made no further answer, so that Pilate wondered.
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5 But Jesus still made no reply, and Pilate was amazed.
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6 Now at the feast he used to release for them one prisoner for whom they asked.
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6 Now it was the custom at the Feast to release a prisoner whom the people requested.
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7 And among the rebels in prison, who had committed murder in the insurrection, there was a man called Barab'bas.
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7 A man called Barabbas was in prison with the insurrectionists who had committed murder in the uprising.
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8 And the crowd came up and began to ask Pilate to do as he was wont to do for them.
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8 The crowd came up and asked Pilate to do for them what he usually did.
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9 And he answered them, "Do you want me to release for you the King of the Jews?"
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9 "Do you want me to release to you the king of the Jews?" asked Pilate,
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10 For he perceived that it was out of envy that the chief priests had delivered him up.
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10 knowing it was out of envy that the chief priests had handed Jesus over to him.
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11 But the chief priests stirred up the crowd to have him release for them Barab'bas instead.
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11 But the chief priests stirred up the crowd to have Pilate release Barabbas instead.
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12 And Pilate again said to them, "Then what shall I do with the man whom you call the King of the Jews?"
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12 "What shall I do, then, with the one you call the king of the Jews?" Pilate asked them.
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13 And they cried out again, "Crucify him."
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13 "Crucify him!" they shouted.
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14 And Pilate said to them, "Why, what evil has he done?" But they shouted all the more, "Crucify him."
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14 "Why? What crime has he committed?" asked Pilate. But they shouted all the louder, "Crucify him!"
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15 So Pilate, wishing to satisfy the crowd, released for them Barab'bas; and having scourged Jesus, he delivered him to be crucified.
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15 Wanting to satisfy the crowd, Pilate released Barabbas to them. He had Jesus flogged, and handed him over to be crucified.
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16 And the soldiers led him away inside the palace (that is, the praetorium); and they called together the whole battalion.
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16 The soldiers led Jesus away into the palace (that is, the Praetorium) and called together the whole company of soldiers.
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17 And they clothed him in a purple cloak, and plaiting a crown of thorns they put it on him.
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17 They put a purple robe on him, then twisted together a crown of thorns and set it on him.
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18 And they began to salute him, "Hail, King of the Jews!"
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18 And they began to call out to him, "Hail, king of the Jews!"
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19 And they struck his head with a reed, and spat upon him, and they knelt down in homage to him.
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19 Again and again they struck him on the head with a staff and spit on him. Falling on their knees, they paid homage to him.
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20 And when they had mocked him, they stripped him of the purple cloak, and put his own clothes on him. And they led him out to crucify him.
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20 And when they had mocked him, they took off the purple robe and put his own clothes on him. Then they led him out to crucify him.
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21 And they compelled a passer-by, Simon of Cyre'ne, who was coming in from the country, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to carry his cross.
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21 A certain man from Cyrene, Simon, the father of Alexander and Rufus, was passing by on his way in from the country, and they forced him to carry the cross.
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22 And they brought him to the place called Gol'gotha (which means the place of a skull).
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22 They brought Jesus to the place called Golgotha (which means The Place of the Skull).
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23 And they offered him wine mingled with myrrh; but he did not take it.
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23 Then they offered him wine mixed with myrrh, but he did not take it.
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24 And they crucified him, and divided his garments among them, casting lots for them, to decide what each should take.
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24 And they crucified him. Dividing up his clothes, they cast lots to see what each would get.
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25 And it was the third hour, when they crucified him.
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25 It was the third hour when they crucified him.
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26 And the inscription of the charge against him read, "The King of the Jews."
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26 The written notice of the charge against him read: the king of the jews.
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27 And with him they crucified two robbers, one on his right and one on his left.
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27 They crucified two robbers with him, one on his right and one on his left.
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28 Those who passed by hurled insults at him, shaking their heads and saying, "So! You who are going to destroy the temple and build it in three days,
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29 And those who passed by derided him, wagging their heads, and saying, "Aha! You who would destroy the temple and build it in three days,
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29 come down from the cross and save yourself !"
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30 save yourself, and come down from the cross!"
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30 In the same way the chief priests and the teachers of the law mocked him among themselves. "He saved others," they said, "but he can't save himself !
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31 So also the chief priests mocked him to one another with the scribes, saying, "He saved others; he cannot save himself.
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31 Let this Christ, this King of Israel, come down now from the cross, that we may see and believe." Those crucified with him also heaped insults on him.
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32 Let the Christ, the King of Israel, come down now from the cross, that we may see and believe." Those who were crucified with him also reviled him.
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32 At the sixth hour darkness came over the whole land until the ninth hour.
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33 And when the sixth hour had come, there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour.
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33 And at the ninth hour Jesus cried out in a loud voice, ""Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani? ""--which means, "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?"
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34 And at the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, "E'lo-i, E'lo-i, la'ma sabach-tha'ni?" which means, "My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?"
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34 When some of those standing near heard this, they said, "Listen, he's calling Elijah."
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35 And some of the bystanders hearing it said, "Behold, he is calling Eli'jah."
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35 One man ran, filled a sponge with wine vinegar, put it on a stick, and offered it to Jesus to drink. "Now leave him alone. Let's see if Elijah comes to take him down," he said.
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36 And one ran and, filling a sponge full of vinegar, put it on a reed and gave it to him to drink, saying, "Wait, let us see whether Eli'jah will come to take him down."
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36 With a loud cry, Jesus breathed his last.
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37 And Jesus uttered a loud cry, and breathed his last.
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37 The curtain of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom.
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38 And the curtain of the temple was torn in two, from top to bottom.
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38 And when the centurion, who stood there in front of Jesus, heard his cry and saw how he died, he said, "Surely this man was the Son of God!"
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39 And when the centurion, who stood facing him, saw that he thus breathed his last, he said, "Truly this man was the Son of God!"
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39 Some women were watching from a distance. Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James the younger and of Joses, and Salome.
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40 There were also women looking on from afar, among whom were Mary Mag'dalene, and Mary the mother of James the younger and of Joses, and Salo'me,
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40 In Galilee these women had followed him and cared for his needs. Many other women who had come up with him to Jerusalem were also there.
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41 who, when he was in Galilee, followed him, and ministered to him; and also many other women who came up with him to Jerusalem.
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41 It was Preparation Day (that is, the day before the Sabbath). So as evening approached,
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42 And when evening had come, since it was the day of Preparation, that is, the day before the sabbath,
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42 Joseph of Arimathea, a prominent member of the Council, who was himself waiting for the kingdom of God, went boldly to Pilate and asked for Jesus' body.
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43 Joseph of Arimathe'a, a respected member of the council, who was also himself looking for the kingdom of God, took courage and went to Pilate, and asked for the body of Jesus.
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43 Pilate was surprised to hear that he was already dead. Summoning the centurion, he asked him if Jesus had already died.
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44 And Pilate wondered if he were already dead; and summoning the centurion, he asked him whether he was already dead.
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44 When he learned from the centurion that it was so, he gave the body to Joseph.
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45 And when he learned from the centurion that he was dead, he granted the body to Joseph.
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45 So Joseph bought some linen cloth, took down the body, wrapped it in the linen, and placed it in a tomb cut out of rock. Then he rolled a stone against the entrance of the tomb.
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46 And he bought a linen shroud, and taking him down, wrapped him in the linen shroud, and laid him in a tomb which had been hewn out of the rock; and he rolled a stone against the door of the tomb.
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46 Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses saw where he was laid.
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47 Mary Mag'dalene and Mary the mother of Joses saw where he was laid.
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