耶稣在彼拉多面前受审
1清早，祭司长、长老、律法教师和全公会的人商定后，便把耶稣绑起来押送到彼拉多那里。
2彼拉多问耶稣：“你是犹太人的王吗？”
耶稣回答说：“如你所言。”
3祭司长控告耶稣许多罪。
4彼拉多又问道：“你看，他们控告你这么多，你都不回答吗？”
5耶稣仍旧一言不发，彼拉多感到惊奇。
6每年逾越节的时候，彼拉多都会照惯例按犹太人的要求释放一个囚犯。 7那时，有一个囚犯名叫巴拉巴，与其他作乱时杀过人的囚犯关在一起。 8百姓聚来，要求彼拉多照惯例释放囚犯。
9彼拉多问：“你们要我为你们释放犹太人的王吗？” 10因为他知道祭司长把耶稣押来是出于妒忌。 11但祭司长却煽动百姓，叫他们要求彼拉多释放巴拉巴。
12彼拉多只好问：“那么，这位你们称之为犹太人之王的，我如何处置呢？”
13他们喊着说：“把祂钉在十字架上！”
14彼拉多问：“为什么？祂犯了什么罪？”
他们却更大声地喊：“把祂钉在十字架上！”
15为了取悦众人，彼拉多释放了巴拉巴，命人将耶稣鞭打后带出去钉十字架。
耶稣受辱
16于是，卫兵把耶稣带进总督府的院子，集合了全营的兵。 17他们给祂穿上紫袍，用荆棘编成王冠戴在祂头上， 18向祂行礼，并喊着说：“犹太人的王万岁！” 19他们用苇秆打祂的头，向祂吐唾沫，跪拜祂。 20戏弄完了，就脱去祂的紫袍，给祂穿上原来的衣服，押祂出去钉十字架。
钉十字架
21亚历山大和鲁孚的父亲古利奈人西门从乡下来，途经那地方，卫兵就强迫他背耶稣的十字架。 22他们把耶稣带到各各他——意思是“髑髅地”， 23拿没药调和的酒给祂喝，但祂不肯喝。 24他们把耶稣钉在十字架上，还抽签分祂的衣服。 25他们钉祂十字架的时间是在上午九点钟。 26祂的罪状牌上写着“犹太人的王”。
27他们还把两个强盗钉在十字架上，一个在祂右边，一个在祂左边， 28这应验了圣经的话：“祂被列在罪犯中。” 29过路的人都嘲笑祂，摇着头说：“哈，你这要把圣殿拆毁又在三天内重建的人啊， 30救救你自己，从十字架上下来吧！”
31祭司长和律法教师也嘲讽说：“祂救了别人，却救不了自己！ 32以色列的王基督，现在从十字架上下来吧！让我们看看，我们就信了！”与祂同钉十字架的强盗也对祂出言不逊。
耶稣之死
33正午时分，黑暗笼罩着整个大地，一直到下午三点。 34大约在三点，耶稣大声呼喊：“以罗伊，以罗伊，拉马撒巴各大尼？”意思是：“我的上帝，我的上帝，你为什么离弃我？”
35有些站在旁边的人听见了，就说：“听，祂在呼叫以利亚。”
36有人跑去把一块海绵蘸满酸酒，绑在苇秆上送给祂喝，说：“等等，让我们看看以利亚会不会救祂下来。”
37耶稣大叫一声，就断了气。 38圣殿的幔子从上到下裂成两半。 39站在对面的百夫长看见耶稣喊叫15:39 有些古卷无“喊叫”二字。断气的情形，便说：“这人真是上帝的儿子！”
40有些妇女在远处观看，其中有抹大拉的玛丽亚、小雅各和约西的母亲玛丽亚并撒罗米。 41耶稣在加利利时，她们已经跟随祂、服侍祂了。此外还有好些跟着祂上耶路撒冷的妇女。
安葬耶稣
42那天是犹太人的预备日，也就是安息日的前一天。傍晚， 43亚利马太人约瑟鼓起勇气去见彼拉多，要求领取耶稣的遗体。他是一位德高望重的公会议员，一位等候上帝国降临的人。 44彼拉多听见耶稣已经死了，十分惊讶，便把百夫长召来问个明白， 45得知耶稣确实已死，便将耶稣的遗体交给约瑟。
46约瑟把耶稣的遗体取下来，用买来的细麻布裹好，安放在一个在岩壁上凿出的墓穴里，又滚来一块大石头堵住洞口。 47抹大拉的玛丽亚和约西的母亲玛丽亚都亲眼看到了安葬耶稣的地方。
Jesus Is Brought to Pilate
1It was very early in the morning. The chief priests, with the elders, the teachers of the law, and the whole Sanhedrin, made their plans. So they tied Jesus up and led him away. Then they handed him over to Pilate.
2“Are you the king of the Jews?” asked Pilate.
“You have said so,” Jesus replied.
3The chief priests brought many charges against him. 4So Pilate asked him again, “Aren’t you going to answer? See how many things they charge you with.”
5But Jesus still did not reply. Pilate was amazed.
6It was the usual practice at the Passover Feast to let one prisoner go free. The people could choose the one they wanted. 7A man named Barabbas was in prison. He was there with some other people who had fought against the country’s rulers. They had committed murder while they were fighting against the rulers. 8The crowd came up and asked Pilate to do for them what he usually did.
9“Do you want me to let the king of the Jews go free?” asked Pilate. 10He knew that the chief priests had handed Jesus over to him because they wanted to get their own way. 11But the chief priests stirred up the crowd. So the crowd asked Pilate to let Barabbas go free instead.
12“Then what should I do with the one you call the king of the Jews?” Pilate asked them.
13“Crucify him!” the crowd shouted.
14“Why? What wrong has he done?” asked Pilate.
But they shouted even louder, “Crucify him!”
15Pilate wanted to satisfy the crowd. So he let Barabbas go free. He ordered that Jesus be whipped. Then he handed him over to be nailed to a cross.
The Soldiers Make Fun of Jesus
16The soldiers led Jesus away into the palace. It was called the Praetorium. They called together the whole company of soldiers. 17The soldiers put a purple robe on Jesus. Then they twisted thorns together to make a crown. They placed it on his head. 18They began to call out to him, “We honor you, king of the Jews!” 19Again and again they hit him on the head with a stick. They spit on him. They fell on their knees and pretended to honor him. 20After they had made fun of him, they took off the purple robe. They put his own clothes back on him. Then they led him out to nail him to a cross.
Jesus Is Nailed to a Cross
21A man named Simon was passing by. He was from Cyrene. He was the father of Alexander and Rufus. Simon was on his way in from the country. The soldiers forced him to carry the cross. 22They brought Jesus to the place called Golgotha. The word Golgotha means the Place of the Skull. 23Then they gave him wine mixed with spices. But he did not take it. 24They nailed him to the cross. Then they divided up his clothes. They cast lots to see what each of them would get.
25It was nine o’clock in the morning when they crucified him. 26They wrote out the charge against him. It read,
The King of the Jews.
27-28They crucified with him two rebels against Rome. One was on his right and one was on his left. 29Those who passed by shouted at Jesus and made fun of him. They shook their heads and said, “So you are going to destroy the temple and build it again in three days? 30Then come down from the cross! Save yourself!” 31In the same way the chief priests and the teachers of the law made fun of him among themselves. “He saved others,” they said. “But he can’t save himself! 32Let this Messiah, this king of Israel, come down now from the cross! When we see that, we will believe.” Those who were being crucified with Jesus also made fun of him.
Jesus Dies
33At noon, darkness covered the whole land. It lasted three hours. 34At three o’clock in the afternoon Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?” This means “My God, my God, why have you deserted me?” (Psalm 22:1)
35Some of those standing nearby heard Jesus cry out. They said, “Listen! He’s calling for Elijah.”
36Someone ran and filled a sponge with wine vinegar. He put it on a stick. He offered it to Jesus to drink. “Leave him alone,” he said. “Let’s see if Elijah comes to take him down.”
37With a loud cry, Jesus took his last breath.
38The temple curtain was torn in two from top to bottom. 39A Roman commander was standing there in front of Jesus. He saw how Jesus died. Then he said, “This man was surely the Son of God!”
40Not very far away, some women were watching. Mary Magdalene was among them. Mary, the mother of the younger James and of Joseph, was also there. So was Salome. 41In Galilee these women had followed Jesus. They had taken care of his needs. Many other women were also there. They had come up with him to Jerusalem.
Jesus Is Buried
42It was the day before the Sabbath. That day was called Preparation Day. As evening approached, 43Joseph went boldly to Pilate and asked for Jesus’ body. Joseph was from the town of Arimathea. He was a leading member of the Jewish Council. He was waiting for God’s kingdom. 44Pilate was surprised to hear that Jesus was already dead. So he called for the Roman commander. He asked him if Jesus had already died. 45The commander said it was true. So Pilate gave the body to Joseph. 46Then Joseph bought some linen cloth. He took down the body and wrapped it in the linen. He put it in a tomb cut out of rock. Then he rolled a stone against the entrance to the tomb. 47Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joseph saw where Jesus’ body had been placed.
