About three in the afternoon Jesus cried out with a loud voice, “Elí, Elí, lemá sabachtháni?” that is, “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?”

From noon until three in the afternoon darkness came over the whole land.

When it was evening, a rich man from Arimathea named Joseph came, who himself had also become a disciple of Jesus.

Suddenly, the curtain of the sanctuary was split in two from top to bottom; the earth quaked and the rocks were split.

Then Judas, His betrayer, seeing that He had been condemned, was full of remorse and returned the 30 pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders.

They twisted together a crown of thorns, put it on His head, and placed a reed in His right hand. And they knelt down before Him and mocked Him: “Hail, King of the Jews!”

When they had mocked Him, they stripped Him of the robe, put His clothes on Him, and led Him away to crucify Him.

Then they spit on Him, took the reed, and kept hitting Him on the head.

When they came to a place called Golgotha (which means Skull Place),

In the same way even the criminals who were crucified with Him kept taunting Him.

Then two criminals were crucified with Him, one on the right and one on the left.

and saying, “The One who would demolish the sanctuary and rebuild it in three days, save Yourself! If You are the Son of God, come down from the cross!”

Then they sat down and were guarding Him there.

“He saved others, but He cannot save Himself! He is the King of Israel! Let Him come down now from the cross, and we will believe in Him.

Those who passed by were yelling insults at Him, shaking their heads

All the people answered, “His blood be on us and on our children!”

The tombs were also opened and many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep were raised.

Jesus shouted again with a loud voice and gave up His spirit.

As they were going out, they found a Cyrenian man named Simon. They forced this man to carry His cross.

When daybreak came, all the chief priests and the elders of the people plotted against Jesus to put Him to death.

After crucifying Him they divided His clothes by casting lots.

So he threw the silver into the sanctuary and departed. Then he went and hanged himself.

Above His head they put up the charge against Him in writing:

THIS IS JESUS

THE KING OF THE JEWS.

Then the governor’s soldiers took Jesus into headquarters and gathered the whole company around Him.

Then what was spoken through the prophet Jeremiah was fulfilled:

They took the 30 pieces of silver, the price of Him whose price was set by the Israelites,

The next day, which followed the preparation day, the chief priests and the Pharisees gathered before Pilate

Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James and Joseph, and the mother of Zebedee’s sons.

Now Jesus stood before the governor. “Are You the King of the Jews?” the governor asked Him.

Jesus answered, “You have said it.”

Many women who had followed Jesus from Galilee and ministered to Him were there, looking on from a distance.

When Pilate saw that he was getting nowhere, but that a riot was starting instead, he took some water, washed his hands in front of the crowd, and said, “I am innocent of this man’s blood. See to it yourselves!”

After tying Him up, they led Him away and handed Him over to Pilate, the governor.

He has put His trust in God; let God rescue Him now—if He wants Him! For He said, ‘I am God’s Son.’”

While he was sitting on the judge’s bench, his wife sent word to him, “Have nothing to do with that righteous man, for today I’ve suffered terribly in a dream because of Him!”

And while He was being accused by the chief priests and elders, He didn’t answer.

They stripped Him and dressed Him in a scarlet military robe.

At the festival the governor’s custom was to release to the crowd a prisoner they wanted.

When the centurion and those with him, who were guarding Jesus, saw the earthquake and the things that had happened, they were terrified and said, “This man really was God’s Son!”

they gave Him wine mixed with gall to drink. But when He tasted it, He would not drink it.

“You have a guard of soldiers,” Pilate told them. “Go and make it as secure as you know how.”

Then he released Barabbas to them. But after having Jesus flogged, he handed Him over to be crucified.

Pilate asked them, “What should I do then with Jesus, who is called Messiah?”

They all answered, “Crucify Him!”

“I have sinned by betraying innocent blood,” he said.

“What’s that to us?” they said. “See to it yourself!”

Immediately one of them ran and got a sponge, filled it with sour wine, fixed it on a reed, and offered Him a drink.

The chief priests and the elders, however, persuaded the crowds to ask for Barabbas and to execute Jesus.

The chief priests took the silver and said, “It’s not lawful to put it into the temple treasury, since it is blood money.”

But the rest said, “Let’s see if Elijah comes to save Him!”

and placed it in his new tomb, which he had cut into the rock. He left after rolling a great stone against the entrance of the tomb.

and said, “Sir, we remember that while this deceiver was still alive He said, ‘After three days I will rise again.’

At that time they had a notorious prisoner called Barabbas.

When some of those standing there heard this, they said, “He’s calling for Elijah!”

In the same way the chief priests, with the scribes and elders, mocked Him and said,

Therefore that field has been called “Blood Field” to this day.

For he knew they had handed Him over because of envy.

Then they went and made the tomb secure by sealing the stone and setting the guard.

So Joseph took the body, wrapped it in clean, fine linen,

Then Pilate said to Him, “Don’t You hear how much they are testifying against You?”

So when they had gathered together, Pilate said to them, “Who is it you want me to release for you—Barabbas, or Jesus who is called Messiah?”

But He didn’t answer him on even one charge, so that the governor was greatly amazed.

And they came out of the tombs after His resurrection, entered the holy city, and appeared to many.

Then he said, “Why? What has He done wrong?”

But they kept shouting, “Crucify Him!” all the more.

Mary Magdalene and the other Mary were seated there, facing the tomb.

and they gave them for the potter’s field, as the Lord directed me.

So they conferred together and bought the potter’s field with it as a burial place for foreigners.

Therefore give orders that the tomb be made secure until the third day. Otherwise, His disciples may come, steal Him, and tell the people, ‘He has been raised from the dead.’ Then the last deception will be worse than the first.”

The governor asked them, “Which of the two do you want me to release for you?”

“Barabbas!” they answered.

He approached Pilate and asked for Jesus’ body. Then Pilate ordered that it be released.