Then Pilate came out to them and said, “What charge do you bring against this man?”

“You are a king then?” Pilate asked.

“You say that I’m a king,” Jesus replied. “I was born for this, and I have come into the world for this: to testify to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth listens to My voice.”

And they repeatedly came up to Him and said, “Hail, King of the Jews!” and were slapping His face.

Then Jesus came out wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe. Pilate said to them, “Here is the man!”

So the soldiers came and broke the legs of the first man and of the other one who had been crucified with Him.

When they came to Jesus, they did not break His legs since they saw that He was already dead.

But one of the soldiers pierced His side with a spear, and at once blood and water came out.

After this, Joseph of Arimathea, who was a disciple of Jesus—but secretly because of his fear of the Jews—asked Pilate that he might remove Jesus’ body. Pilate gave him permission, so he came and took His body away.

Nicodemus (who had previously come to Him at night) also came, bringing a mixture of about 75 pounds of myrrh and aloes.

On the first day of the week Mary Magdalene came to the tomb early, while it was still dark. She saw that the stone had been removed from the tomb.

Then, following him, Simon Peter came also. He entered the tomb and saw the linen cloths lying there.

In the evening of that first day of the week, the disciples were gathered together with the doors locked because of their fear of the Jews. Then Jesus came, stood among them, and said to them, “Peace to you!”

But one of the Twelve, Thomas (called “Twin”), was not with them when Jesus came.

After eight days His disciples were indoors again, and Thomas was with them. Even though the doors were locked, Jesus came and stood among them. He said, “Peace to you!”

When daybreak came, Jesus stood on the shore. However, the disciples did not know it was Jesus.

But since they were not far from land (about 100 yards away), the other disciples came in the boat, dragging the net full of fish.

“Come and have breakfast,” Jesus told them. None of the disciples dared ask Him, “Who are You?” because they knew it was the Lord.

Jesus came, took the bread, and gave it to them. He did the same with the fish.

“If I want him to remain until I come,” Jesus answered, “what is that to you? As for you, follow Me.”

So this report spread to the brothers that this disciple would not die. Yet Jesus did not tell him that he would not die, but, “If I want him to remain until I come, what is that to you?”