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¹WHEN it was morning, the high priests and the elders of the people took counsel concerning how to put Jesus to death. ²So they bound him, and took him and delivered him to Pilate the governor. ³Then Judas the traitor, when he saw that Jesus was convicted, repented, and went away and brought back the same 30 pieces of silver to the high priests and the elders. ⁴And he said, I have sinned, because I have betrayed innocent blood. But they said to him, What is that to us? You know better. ⁵Then he threw the silver in the temple, and departed. He went and hung himself. ⁶The high priests took the silver and said, It is not lawful to put it in the house of offerings, because it is the price of blood. ⁷And they took counsel, and bought with it the potter's field, for a cemetery for strangers. ⁸On this account that field was called The field of blood, to this day. ⁹Then what was spoken by the prophet was fulfilled, who said, I took the 30 pieces of silver, the costly price which was bargained with the children of Israel. ¹⁰And I gave them for the potter's field, as the Lord commanded me. ¹¹And Jesus stood before the governor; and the governor asked him and said to him, Are you the King of the Jews? Jesus said to him, So you say. ¹²And while the chief priests and elders were accusing him, he gave no answer. ¹³Then Pilate said to him, Do you not hear how much they testify against you? ¹⁴But he did not answer him, not even a word. Because of this Pilate marvelled greatly. ¹⁵Now on every feast day it was the custom of the governor to release 1 prisoner to the people, anyone whom they wanted. ¹⁶They had a well known prisoner, called Bar-Abbas, who was bound. ¹⁷When they were gathered together, Pilate said to them, Whom do you want me to release to you? Bar-Abbas, or Jesus who is called Messiah? ¹⁸For Pilate knew that because of envy they had delivered him. ¹⁹When the governor was sitting on his judgment seat, his wife sent to him and said, Have nothing to do with that righteous man. I have suffered a great deal today in my dream because of him. ²⁰But the high priests and the elders urged the people to ask for Bar-Abbas, and to destroy Jesus. ²¹And the governor answered and said to them, Which of these 2 do you want me to release to you? They said, Bar-Abbas. ²²Pilate said to them, What then will I do with Jesus who is called Messiah? They all said, Let him be crucified. ²³Pilate said to them, What evil has he done? But they cried out even more and said, Let him be crucified. ²⁴Now when Pilate saw that he was gaining nothing, but that instead confusion was increasing, he took water and washed his hands before the people, and said, I am innocent of the blood of this righteous man; do as you please. ²⁵Then all the people answered and said, Let his blood be on us and on our children. ²⁶Then he released to them Bar-Abbas, and had Jesus scourged with whips, and delivered to be crucified.

²⁷Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the Praetorium, and the whole company gathered around him. ²⁸And they removed his clothes and put a scarlet robe on him. ²⁹And they wove a crown of thorns and put it on his head, and a reed in his right hand; and they knelt on their knees before him, and they mocked him and saying, Hail, King of the Jews. ³⁰And they spat in his face, and took the reed and struck him on his head. ³¹And when they had mocked him, they took the robe off of him and put his own clothes on him, and took him away to be crucified. ³²And as they were going out, they found a man of Cyrene, whose name was Simon, whom they compelled to carry his cross. ³³And they came to a place which is called Golgotha, which is interpreted The Skull. ³⁴And they gave him vinegar mixed with gall to drink; and he tasted it, but he would not drink it. ³⁵And when they had crucified him, they divided his clothes by casting lots. ³⁶And they sat there and watched him. ³⁷And they placed above his head in writing the reason for his death: THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS. ³⁸And 2 bandits were crucified with him, 1 on his right and 1 on his left. ³⁹And those who passed by blasphemed against him, nodding their heads, ⁴⁰And saying, You who can tear down the temple and build it in 3 days, deliver yourself, if you are the Son of God come down from the cross. ⁴¹Likewise the high priests were mocking, together with the scribes, the elders and the Pharisees. ⁴²And they were saying, He saved others, but he cannot save himself. If he is the King of Israel, let him come down from the cross now, so that we may see and believe in him. ⁴³He trusted in God; let him save him now, if he is pleased with him; for he said, I am God's Son. ⁴⁴The bandits too, who were crucified with him were disgracing him. ⁴⁵From the 6th hour, there was darkness over all the land, until the 9th hour. ⁴⁶About the 9th hour, Jesus cried out with a loud voice and said, God! God! Why have you forsaken me? ⁴⁷Some of the men who were standing by, when they heard it, said, This man has called for Elijah. ⁴⁸And immediately one of them ran and took a sponge and filled it with vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave him to drink. ⁴⁹But the rest said, Hush! Let us see if Elijah will come save him. ⁵⁰Again Jesus cried out with a loud voice, and gave up his breath. ⁵¹And immediately the door curtains of the temple were torn in 2, from top to bottom, the earth quaked, the rocks split, ⁵²The tombs were opened and the bodies of a great many saints who were sleeping in death rose up, ⁵³And they went out. After his resurrection, they entered into the holy city, and appeared to a great many. ⁵⁴When the centurion and those who were with him watching Jesus, saw the earthquake and all that happened, they were very frightened, and they said, Truly this man was the Son of God. ⁵⁵There were also many women there, who were looking from far away, those who had followed Jesus from Galilee, and who used to minister to him. ⁵⁶One of them was Mary Magdala; and Mary the mother of Jacob and Joses, and the mother of the sons of Zebedee.

⁵⁷When evening came, a rich man of Arimathaea came, whose name was Joseph, who was also a disciple of Jesus. ⁵⁸He went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. And Pilate commanded that the body should be given to him. ⁵⁹So Joseph took the body, and wrapped it in a shroud of fine linen, ⁶⁰And laid it in his own new tomb which was hewn in a rock, and they rolled a large stone, and placed it against the door of the tomb, and went away. ⁶¹And Mary Magdala and the other Mary were there sitting opposite the tomb. ⁶²The next day, which is after sunset, the high priests and the Pharisees together came to Pilate, ⁶³And they said to him, Our lord, we recall that deceiver used to say when he was alive, After 3 days I will rise again. ⁶⁴Therefore, command that precautions be taken at the tomb for 3 days. Lest his disciples come and steal him at night, and say to the people, He has risen from the dead; and the last deception will be worse than the first. ⁶⁵Pilate said to them, You have guards; go and take precautions as best you know. ⁶⁶So they went and kept a watch at the tomb, and together with the guards they sealed the stone.