Matthew 27:11–54

¹¹But Jesus stood before the governor. And the governor questioned him, saying, Art thou the King of the Jews? And Jesus said to him, Thou sayest. ¹²And when he was accused of the chief priests and the elders, he answered nothing. ¹³Then says Pilate to him, Hearest thou not how many things they witness against thee? ¹⁴And he answered him not so much as one word, so that the governor wondered exceedingly. ¹⁵Now at the feast the governor was accustomed to release one prisoner to the crowd, whom they would. ¹⁶And they had then a notable prisoner, named Barabbas. ¹⁷They therefore being gathered together, Pilate said to them, Whom will ye that I release to you, Barabbas, or Jesus who is called Christ? ¹⁸For he knew that they had delivered him up through envy. ¹⁹But, as he was sitting on the judgment-seat, his wife sent to him, saying, Have thou nothing to do with that righteous man; for I have suffered to-day many things in a dream because of him. ²⁰But the chief priests and the elders persuaded the crowds that they should beg for Barabbas, and destroy Jesus. ²¹And the governor answering said to them, Which of the two will ye that I release unto you? And they said, Barabbas. ²²Pilate says to them, What then shall I do with Jesus, who is called Christ? They all say, Let him be crucified. ²³And the governor said, What evil then has he done? But they cried more than ever, saying, Let him be crucified. ²⁴And Pilate, seeing that it availed nothing, but that rather a tumult was arising, having taken water, washed his hands before the crowd, saying, I am guiltless of the blood of this righteous one: see ye to it. ²⁵And all the people answering said, His blood be on us and on our children.

²⁶Then he released to them Barabbas; but Jesus, having scourged him, he delivered up that he might be crucified. ²⁷Then the soldiers of the governor, having taken Jesus with them to the praetorium, gathered against him the whole band, ²⁸and having taken off his garment, put on him a scarlet cloak; ²⁹and having woven a crown out of thorns, they put it on his head, and a reed in his right hand; and, bowing the knee before him, they mocked him, saying, Hail, King of the Jews! ³⁰And having spit upon him, they took the reed and beat him on his head. ³¹And when they had mocked him, they took the cloak off him, and put his own clothes on him, and led him away to crucify. ³²And as they went forth they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name; him they compelled to go with them that he might bear his cross.

³³And having come to a place called Golgotha, which means Place of a skull, ³⁴they gave to him to drink vinegar mingled with gall; and having tasted it, he would not drink. ³⁵And having crucified him, they parted his clothes amongst themselves, casting lots. ³⁶And sitting down, they kept guard over him there. ³⁷And they set up over his head his accusation written: This is Jesus, the King of the Jews. ³⁸Then are crucified with him two robbers, one on the right hand and one on the left. ³⁹But the passers-by reviled him, shaking their heads ⁴⁰and saying, Thou that destroyest the temple and buildest it in three days, save thyself. If thou art Son of God, descend from the cross. ⁴¹And in like manner the chief priests also, mocking, with the scribes and elders, said, ⁴²He saved others, himself he cannot save. He is King of Israel: let him descend now from the cross, and we will believe on him. ⁴³He trusted upon God; let him save him now if he will have him. For he said, I am Son of God. ⁴⁴And the robbers also who had been crucified with him cast the same reproaches on him. ⁴⁵Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour; ⁴⁶but about the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? ⁴⁷And some of those who stood there, when they heard it, said, This man calls for Elias. ⁴⁸And immediately one of them running and getting a sponge, having filled it with vinegar and fixed it on a reed, gave him to drink. ⁴⁹But the rest said, Let be; let us see if Elias comes to save him.

⁵⁰And Jesus, having again cried with a loud voice, gave up the ghost. ⁵¹And lo, the veil of the temple was rent in two from the top to the bottom, and the earth was shaken, and the rocks were rent, ⁵²and the tombs were opened; and many bodies of the saints fallen asleep arose, ⁵³and going out of the tombs after his arising, entered into the holy city and appeared unto many. ⁵⁴But the centurion, and they who were with him on guard over Jesus, seeing the earthquake and the things that took place, feared greatly, saying, Truly this man was Son of God.