But they cried out in reply saying, Crucify, crucify him.

And 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.

But they kept up the pressure, demanding with loud voices that He be crucified. And their voices won out.

And Pilate gave sentence that it should be as they required.

and let loose unto them, him that for insurrection, and murder, was cast into prison, whom they desired: and delivered Jesus to do with him what they would.

And 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.

A time, I tell you, is coming, when it will be said--'Happy are the women who are barren, and those who have never borne children or nursed them!'

At that time people will 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?

And two other men, who were criminals, were also led out with Jesus to be put to death.

When they arrived at the place called The Skull, they crucified Him there, along with the criminals, one on the right and one on the left.

Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. And they parted his raiment, and cast lots.

And the people stood beholding. And the rulers also scoffed at him, saying, He saved others; let him save himself, if this is the Christ of God, his chosen.

One of the criminals who were hanged there hurled insults at him, saying, "Are you not the Christ? Save yourself and us!"

One of the criminals who had been hanged [on a cross beside Him] kept hurling abuse at Him, saying, “Are You not the Christ? Save Yourself and us [from death]!”

and we indeed justly, for we receive the just recompense of what we have done; but this man has done nothing amiss.

Then Jesus said to him, "Truly I tell you, today you will be with me in Paradise [Note: This is a place in God's presence, referred to as "the third heaven" (II Cor. 12:2-4), and where overcomers will be able to eat from "the tree of life" (Rev. 2:7)]."

And it was about the sixth hour, and there was a darkness over all the earth until the ninth hour.

The light of the sun went out, and the curtain in the Temple was parted in two.

And Jesus, crying out with a loud voice, said, “Father, into Your hands I commit My spirit!” Having said this, He breathed His last.

Now when the centurion saw what was done, he glorified God, saying, Certainly this was a righteous man.

All the crowds who had gathered for this spectacle, when they saw what had happened, began to return [to their homes], beating their breasts [as a sign of mourning or repentance].

And all His acquaintances and the women who had accompanied Him from Galilee were standing at a distance, watching these things.

And just then [there appeared] a member of the [Jewish] Council named Joseph from the city of Arimathea. He was a good man who tried to do what was right,

Then he took it down and wrapped it in linen cloth, and laid it in a tomb that was hewn out of the rock, where no one had ever yet been laid.

And he took it down, and wrapped it in linen, and laid it in a sepulchre that was hewn in stone, wherein never man before was laid.

And it was the day of the Preparation, and the sabbath drew on.

And the women, who had come with him out of Galilee, followed after, and beheld the tomb, and how his body was laid.

And having returned, they prepared spices and perfumed oils; and truly the sabbath were they at rest according to the command.

But on the first day of the week, at early dawn, they came unto the tomb, bringing the spices which they had prepared.

And, on going into it, they could not find the body [of the Lord Jesus].

And it came to pass, as they were much perplexed thereabout, behold, two men stood by them in shining garments:

He is not here, but is risen: remember how he spake unto you when he was yet in Galilee,

saying -- It behoveth the Son of Man to be delivered up to the hands of sinful men, and to be crucified, and the third day to rise again.'

Then they remembered what He had said to them.

It was Mary Magdalene, and Joanna, and Mary the mother of James, and other women that were with them, which told these things unto the apostles.

But what they said seemed nonsense to them, so they did not believe them.

Then arose Peter, and ran unto the sepulchre; and stooping down, he beheld the linen clothes laid by themselves, and departed, wondering in himself at that which was come to pass.

On that same day two of the disciples were walking to Emmaus, a village seven or eight miles from Jerusalem,

And it came to pass, that, while they communed together and reasoned, Jesus himself drew near, and went with them.

And he said unto them, What manner of communications are these that ye have one to another, as ye walk, and are sad?

And one of them, named Cleopas, answering said to him, Thou sojournest alone in Jerusalem, and dost not know what has taken place in it in these days?

And he said unto them, What things? And they said unto him, Concerning Jesus of Nazareth, which was a prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people:

In what way also our High-priests and Rulers delivered him up unto a sentence of death, and crucified him.

But we trusted that it had been he which should have redeemed Israel: and beside all this, to day is the third day since these things were done.

Yea, and certain women also of our company made us astonished, which were early at the sepulchre;

And it was not there; then they came saying that they had seen a vision of angels who said that he was living.

And certain of them which were with us went to the sepulchre, and found it even so as the women had said: but him they saw not.

And he said, O foolish men! how slow you are to give belief to what the prophets have said.

Behooved it not the Christ to suffer these things, and to enter into his glory?

And beginning at Moses and all the prophets, he expounded unto them in all the scriptures the things concerning himself.

But they constrained him, saying, Abide with us: for it is toward evening, and the day is far spent. And he went in to tarry with them.

And it came to pass, as he sat at meat with them, he took bread, and blessed it, and brake, and gave to them.

And their eyes were opened, and they knew him; and he vanished out of their sight.

Upon this, they said to one another, to what ardor did not our affections rise, while he talk'd with us by the way, and while he expounded to us the scriptures?

So, they got up at once and returned to Jerusalem and found the eleven apostles gathered together with some other disciples.

"Yes, it is true: the Master has come back to life. He has been seen by Simon."

And they told what things were done in the way, and how he was known of them in breaking of bread.

While they were yet speaking he stood among them and said, "Peace be to you!"

Startled, and in the utmost alarm, they thought they were looking at a spirit;

And he said to them, "Why are you frightened? And for what [reason] do doubts arise in your hearts?

Behold my hands and my feet, that it is I myself: handle me, and see; for a spirit hath not flesh and bones, as ye see me have.

all the while holding out his hands and his feet, as he was speaking.

And while they yet believed not for joy, and wondered, he said unto them, Have ye here any meat?

And he took it, and did eat before them.

And he said unto them, These are the words which I spake unto you, while I was yet with you, that all things must be fulfilled, which were written in the law of Moses, and in the prophets, and in the psalms, concerning me.

And said unto them, Thus it is written, and thus it behoved Christ to suffer, and to rise from the dead the third day:

And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.

You are to be witnesses to all this, beginning at Jerusalem.

Listen carefully: I am sending the Promise of My Father [the Holy Spirit] upon you; but you are to remain in the city [of Jerusalem] until you are clothed (fully equipped) with power from on high.”

And he led them out as far as to Bethany, and he lifted up his hands, and blessed them.

And it came to pass, while he blessed them, he was parted from them, and carried up into heaven.

and they were continually in the temple blessing and praising God.

The Word [already] existed in the beginning [of time]. [Note: This is a reference to the preexistence of Jesus. See verse 14]. And the Word was with God and the Word was [what] God [was].

It was he that was with God in the beginning.

All things were made by it, and without it was made no thing, that was made.

What came into existence in him was life, and the life was the light of men.

And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.

This man came as a witness, to testify about the Light, so that all might believe [in Christ, the Light] through him.

He was not the Light; it was to bear testimony to the Light that he appeared.

There it was—the true Light [the genuine, perfect, steadfast Light] which, coming into the world, enlightens everyone.

He was in the world,
and the world was created through Him,
yet the world did not recognize Him.

He came to his own creation, yet his own people did not receive him.

which were born not of blood nor of the will of the flesh, nor yet of the will of man: but of God.

And so the Word became flesh and took a place among us for a time; and we saw his glory--such glory as is given to an only son by his father--saw it to be true and full of grace.

John testified [repeatedly] about Him and has cried out [testifying officially for the record, with validity and relevance], “This was He of whom I said, ‘He who comes after me has a higher rank than I and has priority over me, for He existed before me.’”

and out of his fulness did we all receive, and grace over-against grace;

No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him.

And this is the testimony of John, when the Jews sent out of Jerusalem priests and Levites, that they might question him, 'Who art thou?'

And he confessed [truthfully] and did not deny [that he was only a man], but acknowledged, “I am not the Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed)!”

And they asked him, What then? Art thou Elias? And he saith, I am not. Art thou that prophet? And he answered, No.

Then said they unto him, Who art thou? that we may give an answer to them that sent us. What sayest thou of thyself?

He said, “I am the voice of one shouting in the wilderness, ‘Make straight the way of the Lord,’ as the prophet Isaiah said.”

Now it was some of the Pharisees who had been sent to him;

And their next question was: "Why then do you baptize, if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor yet 'the Prophet'?"

John answered them, saying, 'I baptize with water, but in midst of you he hath stood whom ye have not known, this one it is who is coming after me, who hath been before me,

He it is, who coming after me is preferred before me, whose shoe's latchet I am not worthy to unloose.

These things occurred in Bethany across the Jordan [at the Jordan River crossing], where John was baptizing.

He it is of whom I said, A man comes after me who takes a place before me, because he was before me;

I did not recognize Him [as the Messiah]; but I came baptizing in water so that He would be [publicly] revealed to Israel.”