And about the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, "Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?" (that is, "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?")

Now from the sixth hour, darkness came over all the land until the ninth hour.

Now [when it] was evening, a rich man from Arimathea named Joseph came, who also was a disciple of Jesus himself.

And behold, the curtain of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom, and the earth shook and the rocks were split.

Then [when] Judas, the one who had betrayed him, saw that he had been condemned, he regretted [what he had done] [and] returned the thirty silver coins to the chief priests and elders,

and weaving a crown of thorns, they put [it] on his head, and [put] a reed in his right hand. And kneeling down before him, they mocked him, saying, "Hail, king of the Jews!"

And when they had mocked him, they stripped him of the military cloak and put his [own] clothes on him, and led him away in order to crucify [him].

And they spat on him [and] took the reed and repeatedly struck [him] on his head.

And [when they] came to a place called Golgotha (which {means Place of a Skull}),

And in the same [way] even the robbers who were crucified with him were reviling him.

Then two robbers were crucified with him, one on [his] right and one on [his] left.

and saying, "The one who would destroy the temple and rebuild [it] in three days, save yourself! If you are the Son of God, come down from the cross!"

And they sat down [and] were watching over him there.

"He saved others; he is not able to save himself! He is the king of Israel! Let him come down now from the cross, and we will believe in him!

And those who passed by reviled him, shaking their heads

And all the people answered [and] said, "His blood [be] on us and on our children!"

And the tombs were opened, and many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep were raised,

And Jesus cried out again with a loud voice [and] gave up his spirit.

And [as they] were going out, they found a man of Cyrene {named} Simon. They forced this man to carry his cross.

Now [when it] was early morning, all the chief priests and the elders of the people took counsel against Jesus in order to put him to death.

And [when they] had crucified him, they divided his clothes among themselves [by] casting lots.

And throwing the silver coins into the temple he departed. And he went away [and] hanged himself.

And they put above his head the charge against him {in writing}: "This is Jesus, the king of the Jews."

Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the governor's residence [and] gathered the whole cohort to him.

Then what was spoken by the prophet Jeremiah was fulfilled, who said, "And they took the thirty silver coins, the price of the one who had been priced, [on] whom a price had been set by the sons of Israel,

Now [on] the next day, which is after the day of preparation, the chief priests and the Pharisees assembled before Pilate,

among whom were Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James and Joseph, and the mother of the sons of Zebedee.

So Jesus stood before the governor, and the governor asked him, saying, "Are you the king of the Jews?" And Jesus said, "You say [so]."

And there were many women there, observing from a distance, who had followed Jesus from Galilee, serving him,

So Pilate, [when he] saw that he was accomplishing nothing, but instead an uproar was developing, took water [and] washed his hands before the crowd, saying, "I am innocent of the blood of this man. You see to [it]!"

And [after] tying him up, they led [him] away and handed [him] over to Pilate the governor.

He trusts in God; let him deliver him now if he wants to, because he said, 'I am the Son of God'!"

And [while] he was sitting on the judgment seat, his wife sent [a message] to him, saying, "{Have nothing to do with that righteous man}, for I have suffered much as a result of a dream today because of him.")

And {when he was being accused} by the chief priests and elders he answered nothing.

And they stripped him [and] put a scarlet military cloak around him,

Now at each feast, the governor was accustomed to release one prisoner to the crowd--the one whom they wanted.

Now the centurion and those with him who were guarding Jesus, [when they] saw the earthquake and the things that took place, were extremely frightened, saying, "Truly this man was God's Son!"

they gave him wine mixed with gall to drink, and [when he] tasted [it] he did not want to drink [it].

Pilate said to them, "You have a guard of soldiers. Go, make [it] as secure as you know how."

Then he released Barabbas for them, but [after] he had Jesus flogged, he handed [him] over so that he could be crucified.

Pilate said to them, "What then should I do [with] Jesus, the one who is called Christ?" They all said, "Let him be crucified!"

saying, "I have sinned [by] betraying innocent blood!" But they said, "What [is that] to us? You see to [it]!"

And immediately one of them ran and took a sponge and filled [it] with sour wine and put [it] on a reed [and] gave [it] to him to drink.

But the chief priests and the elders persuaded the crowds that they should ask for Barabbas and put Jesus to death.

But the chief priests took the silver coins [and] said, "It is not permitted to put them into the temple treasury, because it is {blood money}."

But the others said, "Leave [him] alone! let us see if Elijah is coming to save him."

and placed it in his [own] new tomb that he had cut in the rock. And he rolled a large stone to the entrance of the tomb [and] went away.

saying, "Sir, we remember that [while] that deceiver was still alive he said, 'After three days I will rise.'

And at that time they had a notorious prisoner named Jesus Barabbas.

And some of those who were standing there, [when they] heard [it], said, "This man is summoning Elijah!"

In the same way also the chief priests, along with the scribes and elders, were mocking [him], saying,

(For this reason that field has been called the Field of Blood until today.)

(For he knew that they had handed him over because of envy.

So they went with the guard of soldiers [and] made the tomb secure [by] sealing the stone.

And Joseph took the body [and] wrapped it in a clean linen cloth,

Then Pilate said to him, "Do you not hear how many [things] they are testifying against you?"

So [after] they had assembled, Pilate said to them, "Whom do you want me to release for you--Jesus Barabbas or Jesus who is called Christ?"

And he did not reply to him, not even with reference to one statement, so that the governor was very astonished.

and coming out of the tombs after his resurrection, they went into the holy city and appeared to many.

And he said, "Why? What wrong has he done?" But they began to shout even louder, saying, "Let him be crucified!"

Now Mary Magdalene and the other Mary were there, sitting opposite the tomb.

and they gave them for the potter's field, just as the Lord directed me."

And [after] taking counsel, they purchased {with} them the Potter's Field, for a burial place for strangers.

Therefore give orders that the tomb be made secure until the third day, lest his disciples come [and] steal him and tell the people, 'He has been raised from the dead,' and the last deception will be worse than the first."

So the governor answered [and] said to them, "Which of the two do you want me to release for you?" And they said, "Barabbas!"

This man approached Pilate [and] asked for the body of Jesus. Then Pilate ordered [it] to be given [to him].