But the chief priests incited the crowd so that he would release for them Barabbas instead.

And Pilate answering said to them again, What will ye then that I do to him whom ye call King of the Jews?

Then Pilate again asked, "Why, what has He done that is wrong?" But they shouted at the top of their voices, "Crucify Him!"

So Pilate, [because he] wanted {to satisfy} the crowd, released for them Barabbas. And [after] he had Jesus flogged, he handed [him] over so that he could be crucified.

So the soldiers led him away into the palace (that is, the governor's residence) and called together the whole cohort.

They placed a purple robe on Him [Note: Matt. 27:28 calls this a "scarlet" robe. In that day, any color with a mixture of "red" in it was often called "purple"], and making a wreath out of thorns, they placed it on His head.

And when they had mocked him, they stripped him of the purple cloak and put his own clothes on him, and they led him out so that they could crucify him.

And they made one, Simon of Cyrene, the father of Alexander and Rufus, who was going by, coming from the country, go with them, so that he might take his cross.

so they brought him to a place called Golgotha, that is, the place of a skull.

It was nine o'clock in the morning and they crucified Him. [Note: John 19:14 indicates that the crucifixion took place about noon. This can be harmonized if we take Mark's account to mean when the entire process began].

and the Writing was fulfilled that is saying, 'And with lawless ones he was numbered.'

And they that passed by reviled him, shaking their heads, and saying, Aha, thou that destroyest the temple and buildest it in three days,

Let the Christ, the King of Israel, come down now from the cross, so that we may see and have belief. And those who were put on crosses with him said evil things against him.

and at the ninth hour Jesus cry'd out with a loud voice, saying, ELOI, ELOI, LAMA SABACHTANI, that is, MY GOD, MY GOD, WHY HAST THOU FORSAKEN ME?

And some of them that stood by when they heard that said, "Behold, he calleth for Elijah."

And [when] the centurion who was standing opposite him saw that he expired like this, he said, "Truly this man was God's Son!"

who, when he was in Galilee, followed him, and ministered unto him; and many other women that came up with him unto Jerusalem.

And when it was evening, because it was the time of getting ready, that is, the day before the Sabbath,

And Pilate was surprised that he was dead; and, sending for the captain, he put a question to see if he had been dead for long.

but when he found out from the captain that He was, he gave him permission to take His body.

And [after] purchasing a linen cloth [and] taking him down, he wrapped [him] in the linen cloth and placed him in a tomb that had been cut from the rock. And he rolled a stone over the entrance of the tomb.

And when the Sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene and Mary, the mother of James, and Salome, got spices, so that they might come and put them on him.

And they said to themselves, Who will roll away the stone for us from the door of the tomb???4 and looking up they saw that the stone was rolled away??or it was very great.

And looking up, they saw that the stone was rolled back; and it was of great size.

but he said to them, "Do not be bewildered. You are looking for Jesus of Nazaret, who was crucified? He has risen, he is not here. That is the place where he was laid.

But go, tell his disciples and Peter that he is going ahead of you to Galilee. You will see him there, just as he told you."

And they went out quickly from the place, because fear and great wonder had come on them: and they said nothing to anyone, because they were full of fear that ...

After Jesus had risen early on the first day of that week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, from whom he had driven out seven demons.

She went and brought word to those that had been with him, who were grieving and weeping.

And they, when it came to their ears that he was living, and had been seen by her, had no belief in it.

After that, he appeared unto two of them in a strange figure, as they walked and went into the country.

After that he appeared unto the eleven as they sat at meat: and cast in their teeth their unbelief, and hardness of heart: because they believed not them which had seen him after his resurrection.

He that believes and is baptised shall be saved, and he that disbelieves shall be condemned.

And these signs shall follow those that have believed: in my name they shall cast out demons; they shall speak with new tongues;

And they went forth, and preached everywhere. And the Lord wrought with them; And confirmed the word with miracles that followed.

Since many have attempted to compile an account concerning the events that have been fulfilled among us,

[that is, people] who were ministers of the word and original eyewitnesses [of these events], and who passed them on to us; [and since]

I determined also, as soon as I had searched out diligently all things from the beginning, that then I would write unto thee, good Theophilus,

So that you might have certain knowledge of those things about which you were given teaching.

It happened that in the days of Herod, king of Judea, [there was] a certain priest, Zechariah by name, of the division of Abijah. And {he had a wife} from the daughters of Aaron, and her name [was] Elizabeth.

Both were perfect before God, and walked in all the laws and ordinances of the Lord, that no man could find fault with them.

And they were without children, because Elisabeth had never given birth, and they were at that time very old.

Now it came about that in his turn he was acting as priest before God,

that, according to the custom of the priesthood, he was chosen by lot to burn incense after entering into the temple of the Lord.

For he will be great in the sight of the Lord and he will not drink any wine or intoxicating drinks [Note: This restriction suggests that John may have taken the special vow of consecration making him a "Nazarite"]. And he will be filled with the Holy Spirit from the time he is born.

and he shall march before him, in the spirit and power of Elias, to reconcile parents and children together, and the unruly to the practice of justice, that the people may be duly dispos'd to receive the Lord.

And Zacharias said unto the angel, "Whereby shall I know this? Seeing that I am old, and my wife well stricken in years."

And the angel answered, and said unto him, "I am Gabriel that stand in the presence of God, and am sent to speak unto thee: and to show thee these glad tidings.

And behold, thou shalt be dumb, and not able to speak until the time that these things be performed, because thou believedst not my words, which shall be fulfilled in their season."

And the people waited for Zacharias, and marveled that he tarried in the temple.

And when he came out he was not able to say anything, and they saw that he had seen a vision in the Temple; and he was making signs to them without words.

And it happened that when the days of his service came to an end, he went away to his home.

After that time, Elisabeth, being certain that she was to become a mother, kept herself from men's eyes for five months, saying,

"This wise hath God dealt with me, in the days when he looked on me, to take from me the rebuke that I suffered among men."

Now in the sixth month [of Elizabeth’s pregnancy] the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city in Galilee called Nazareth,

And the angel came to her, and said, Hail, thou that art highly favored, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women.

When she saw him, she was abashed at his saying: and cast in her mind what manner of salutation that should be.

But Mary said unto the messenger - How, shall this thing be, seeing that, a man, I know not?

And the angel in answer said to her, The Holy Spirit will come on you, and the power of the Most High will come to rest on you, and so that which will come to birth will be named holy, Son of God.

And behold, Elizabeth, thy kinswoman, she also has conceived a son in her old age, and this is the sixth month to her that was called barren:

For nothing that God says [will happen] is impossible."

About that time Mary made a hurried trip to a Judean town in the hill country. [Note: This was be the same province in which Jerusalem was located].

And it happened that when Elizabeth heard the greeting of Mary, the baby in her womb leaped and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit.

How is it that the mother of my Lord comes to me?

no sooner did the sound of your salutation strike mine ear, than the babe leap'd within me for joy.

Happy will she be who had faith that the things which the Lord has said to her will be done.

For he that is mighty hath done to me great things, and holy is his name.

and his mercy is to generations and generations to them that fear him.

He showeth strength with his arm, he scattereth them that are proud in the imagination of their hearts.

His help he has given to Israel, his servant, so that he might keep in mind his mercy to Abraham and his seed for ever,

Now the time came for Elizabeth that she should give birth, and she gave birth to a son.

And it came to the ears of her neighbours and relations that the Lord had been very good to her, and they took part in her joy.

And it happened that on the eighth day they came to circumcise the child, and they were wanting to name him {after} his father Zechariah.

And they said, Not one of your relations has that name.

And fear came on all them that dwelt nigh unto them: And all these sayings were noised abroad throughout all the hill country of Jewry:

and all they that heard them laid them up in their hearts, saying, What manner child shall this be? And the hand of the Lord was with him.

As he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets, who have been since the world began: That we should be saved from our enemies,

That we should be saved from our enemies: And from the hands of all that hate us:

the oath that he swore to Abraham our father, to grant us

That we, being made free from the fear of those who are against us, might give him worship,

all the days of our life, in such holiness and righteousness that are accept before him.

To give light to those in dark places, and in the shade of death, so that our feet may be guided into the way of peace.

Now it came about in those days that an order went out from Caesar Augustus that there was to be a numbering of all the world.

This was the first census that took place while Quirinius was governor of Syria.

and Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, to Judea, to the city of David, that is called Bethlehem, because of his being of the house and family of David,

And it happened that while they were there, {the time came} for her to give birth.

And there were shepherds in that country abiding without, and keeping watch by night over their flock.

Then an angel of the Lord stood by them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, so that they were fearfully frightened.

But the angel said unto them, "Be not afraid: For behold, I bring you tidings of great joy, that shall come to all the people:

that today a Savior, who is Christ the Lord, was born for you in the city of David.

And this is the sign [that will verify it] to you: You will find a baby wrapped in [linen] cloths lying in an animal's feeding trough."

And it happened that when the angels had departed from them into heaven, the shepherds began to say to one another, "Let us go now to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has revealed to us!"

And [when they] saw [it], they made known the statement that had been told to them about this child.

And all that heard it wondered, at those things which were told them of the shepherds.

While Mary treasured up all that they said, and dwelt upon it in her thoughts.

And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all that they had heard and seen, just as it had been told to them.

And when eight days were completed {so that he could be circumcised}, he was named Jesus, his name [that] [he] was called by the angel before he was conceived in the womb.

(just as it is written in the law of the Lord, "Every male that opens the womb will be called holy to the Lord")

and to offer a sacrifice according to that which is said in a law of Lord, a pair of turtledoves, or two young pigeons.

At that time there dwelt at Jerusalem one Simeon, an honest, religious man, one who expected the appearance of the Messiah, and was endued with the spirit of prophecy.