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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, made their plans. So they bound Jesus, led him away and handed him over to Pilate.
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At daybreak, the chief priests—with the elders, legal experts, and the whole Sanhedrin—formed a plan. They bound Jesus, led him away, and turned him over to Pilate.
2 “Are you the king of the Jews?” asked Pilate. “You have said so,” Jesus replied.
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Pilate questioned him, "Are you the king of the Jews?" Jesus replied, "That's what you say."
3 The chief priests accused him of many things.
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The chief priests were accusing him of many things.
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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Pilate asked him again, "Aren't you going to answer? What about all these accusations?"
5 But Jesus still made no reply, and Pilate was amazed.
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But Jesus gave no more answers, so that Pilate marveled.
6 Now it was the custom at the festival to release a prisoner whom the people requested.
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During the festival, Pilate released one prisoner to them, whomever they requested.
7 A man called Barabbas was in prison with the insurrectionists who had committed murder in the uprising.
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A man named Barabbas was locked up with the rebels who had committed murder during an uprising.
8 The crowd came up and asked Pilate to do for them what he usually did.
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The crowd pushed forward and asked Pilate to release someone, as he regularly did.
9 “Do you want me to release to you the king of the Jews?” asked Pilate,
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Pilate answered them, "Do you want me to release to you the king of the Jews?"
10 knowing it was out of self-interest that the chief priests had handed Jesus over to him.
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He knew that the chief priests had handed him over because of jealousy.
11 But the chief priests stirred up the crowd to have Pilate release Barabbas instead.
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But the chief priests stirred up the crowd to have him release Barabbas to them instead.
12 “What shall I do, then, with the one you call the king of the Jews?” Pilate asked them.
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Pilate replied, "Then what do you want me to do with the one you call king of the Jews?"
13 “Crucify him!” they shouted.
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They shouted back, "Crucify him!"
14 “Why? What crime has he committed?” asked Pilate. But they shouted all the louder, “Crucify him!”
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Pilate said to them, "Why? What wrong has he done?" They shouted even louder, "Crucify him!"
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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Pilate wanted to satisfy the crowd, so he released Barabbas to them. He had Jesus whipped, then handed him over to be crucified.
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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The soldiers led Jesus away into the courtyard of the palace known as the governor's headquarters, and they called together the whole company of soldiers.
17 They put a purple robe on him, then twisted together a crown of thorns and set it on him.
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They dressed him up in a purple robe and twisted together a crown of thorns and put it on him.
18 And they began to call out to him, “Hail, king of the Jews!”
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They saluted him, "Hey! King of the Jews!"
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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Again and again, they struck his head with a stick. They spit on him and knelt before him to honor him.
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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When they finished mocking him, they stripped him of the purple robe and put his own clothes back on him. Then they led him out to crucify him.
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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Simon, a man from Cyrene, Alexander and Rufus' father, was coming in from the countryside. They forced him to carry his cross.
22 They brought Jesus to the place called Golgotha (which means “the place of the skull”).
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They brought Jesus to the place called Golgotha, which means Skull Place.
23 Then they offered him wine mixed with myrrh, but he did not take it.
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They tried to give him wine mixed with myrrh, but he didn't take it.
24 And they crucified him. Dividing up his clothes, they cast lots to see what each would get.
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They crucified him. They divided up his clothes, drawing lots for them to determine who would take what.
25 It was nine in the morning when they crucified him.
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It was nine in the morning when they crucified him.
26 The written notice of the charge against him read: THE KING OF THE JEWS.
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The notice of the formal charge against him was written, "The king of the Jews."
27 They crucified two rebels with him, one on his right and one on his left.
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They crucified two outlaws with him, one on his right and one on his left.
29 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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People walking by insulted him, shaking their heads and saying, "Ha! So you were going to destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, were you?
30 come down from the cross and save yourself !”
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Save yourself and come down from that cross!"
31 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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In the same way, the chief priests were making fun of him among themselves, together with the legal experts. "He saved others," they said, "but he can't save himself.
32 Let this Messiah, 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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Let the Christ, the king of Israel, come down from the cross. Then we'll see and believe." Even those who had been crucified with Jesus insulted him.
33 At noon, darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon.
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From noon until three in the afternoon the whole earth was dark.
34 And at three in the afternoon Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?” (which means “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”).
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At three, Jesus cried out with a loud shout, "Eloi, eloi, lama sabachthani," which means, "My God, my God, why have you left me?"
35 When some of those standing near heard this, they said, “Listen, he’s calling Elijah.”
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After hearing him, some standing there said, "Look! He's calling Elijah!"
36 Someone ran, filled a sponge with wine vinegar, put it on a staff, 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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Someone ran, filled a sponge with sour wine, and put it on a pole. He offered it to Jesus to drink, saying, "Let's see if Elijah will come to take him down."
37 With a loud cry, Jesus breathed his last.
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But Jesus let out a loud cry and died.
38 The curtain of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom.
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The curtain of the sanctuary was torn in two from top to bottom.
39 And when the centurion, who stood there in front of Jesus, saw how he died, he said, “Surely this man was the Son of God!”
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When the centurion, who stood facing Jesus, saw how he died, he said, "This man was certainly God's Son."
40 Some women were watching from a distance. Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James the younger and of Joseph, and Salome.
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Some women were watching from a distance, including Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of James (the younger one) and Joses, and Salome.
41 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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When Jesus was in Galilee, these women had followed and supported him, along with many other women who had come to Jerusalem with him.
42 It was Preparation Day (that is, the day before the Sabbath). So as evening approached,
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Since it was late in the afternoon on Preparation Day, just before the Sabbath,
43 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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Joseph from Arimathea dared to approach Pilate and ask for Jesus' body. (Joseph was a prominent council member who also eagerly anticipated the coming of God's kingdom.)
44 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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Pilate wondered if Jesus was already dead. He called the centurion and asked him whether Jesus had already died.
45 When he learned from the centurion that it was so, he gave the body to Joseph.
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When he learned from the centurion that Jesus was dead, Pilate gave the dead body to Joseph.
46 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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He bought a linen cloth, took Jesus down from the cross, wrapped him in the cloth, and laid him in a tomb that had been carved out of rock. He rolled a stone against the entrance to the tomb.
47 Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joseph saw where he was laid.
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Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses saw where he was buried.
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