The chief priests and scribes stood and vehemently accused Him. And Herod
with his men of war set Him at nought, and mocked Him, and arrayed Him
in a gorgeous robe, and sent Him again to Pilate. The same day Pilate
and Herod were made friends together: for before they were at enmity between themselves.
Pilate,
when he had called together the chief priests and the rulers and the
people, said unto them, “Ye have brought this man unto me, as one that
perverteth the people: and, behold, I, having examined Him before you,
have found no fault in this man touching those things whereof ye accuse
Him. No, nor yet Herod:
for I sent you to him; and, lo, nothing worthy of death is done unto
Him. I will therefore chastise Him, and release Him.” (For of necessity,
he must release one unto them at the feast.)They cried out all at once,
saying, “Away with this man, and release unto us Barabbas.” (Who for a
certain sedition made in the city, and for murder, was cast into
prison.)
Pilate therefore, willing to release Jesus, spake again
to them. But they cried, saying, “Crucify Him, crucify Him.” He said
unto them the third time, “Why, what evil hath He done? I have found no
cause of death in Him: I will therefore chastise Him, and let Him go.”
They
were instant with loud voices, requiring that He might be crucified,
and the voices of them and of the chief priests prevailed. Pilate gave
sentence that it should be as they required. He released unto them him
that for sedition and murder was cast into prison, whom they had
desired; but he delivered Jesus to their will.
As they led Him
away, they laid hold upon one Simon, a Cyrenian, coming out of the
country, and on him they laid the cross, that he might bear it after
Jesus. There followed Him a great company of people, and of women, which
also bewailed and lamented Him.But Jesus turning unto them said,
“Daughters of Jerusalem, weep not for me, but weep for yourselves, and
for your children. For, behold, the days are coming, in the which they
shall say, ‘Blessed are the barren, and the wombs that never bare, and
the paps which never gave suck.’ Then shall they begin to say to the
mountains, ‘Fall on us,’ and to the hills, ‘Cover us.’ For if they do
these things in a green tree, what shall be done in the dry?”There were
also two other malefactors led with Him to be put to death. When they
were come to the place, which is called Calvary, there they crucified
Him, and the malefactors, one on the right hand, and the other on the
left.
Then said Jesus,
“Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do.” They parted his
raiment, and cast lots. And the people stood beholding. The rulers also
with them derided Him, saying, “He saved others; let Him save Himself,
if He be Christ, the chosen of God.”
The soldiers also mocked Him, coming to Him, and offering Him vinegar, saying, “If thou be the king of the Jews, save thyself.” A superscription also was written over Him in letters of Greek and Latin and Hebrew, “This Is The King Of The Jews.”
One
of the malefactors which were hanged railed on Him, saying, “If thou be
Christ, save thyself and us.” But the other, answering, rebuked him,
saying, “Dost not thou fear God, seeing thou art in the same
condemnation? And we indeed justly; for we receive the due reward of our
deeds: but this man hath done nothing amiss.”
He said unto Jesus,
“Lord, remember me when thou comest into thy kingdom.” Jesus said unto
him, “Verily I say unto thee, today shalt thou be with me in paradise.”
And
it was about the sixth hour, and there was a darkness over all the
earth until the ninth hour. The sun was darkened, and the veil of the
temple was rent in the midst. When Jesus had cried with a loud voice, He
said, “Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit.” And having said
thus, He gave up the ghost.
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