Jesus Before Pilate
1Very early in the morning, the chief priests, with the elders, the teachers of the law and the whole Sanhedrin, made their plans. So they bound Jesus, led him away and handed him over to Pilate.
2“Are you the king of the Jews?” asked Pilate.
“You have said so,” Jesus replied.
3The chief priests accused him of many things. 4So again Pilate asked him, “Aren’t you going to answer? See how many things they are accusing you of.”
5But Jesus still made no reply, and Pilate was amazed.
6Now it was the custom at the festival to release a prisoner whom the people requested. 7A man called Barabbas was in prison with the insurrectionists who had committed murder in the uprising. 8The crowd came up and asked Pilate to do for them what he usually did.
9“Do you want me to release to you the king of the Jews?” asked Pilate, 10knowing it was out of self-interest that the chief priests had handed Jesus over to him. 11But the chief priests stirred up the crowd to have Pilate release Barabbas instead.
12“What shall I do, then, with the one you call the king of the Jews?” Pilate asked them.
13“Crucify him!” they shouted.
14“Why? What crime has he committed?” asked Pilate.
But they shouted all the louder, “Crucify him!”
15Wanting to satisfy the crowd, Pilate released Barabbas to them. He had Jesus flogged, and handed him over to be crucified.
The Soldiers Mock Jesus
16The soldiers led Jesus away into the palace (that is, the Praetorium) and called together the whole company of soldiers. 17They put a purple robe on him, then twisted together a crown of thorns and set it on him. 18And they began to call out to him, “Hail, king of the Jews!” 19Again and again they struck him on the head with a staff and spit on him. Falling on their knees, they paid homage to him. 20And when they had mocked him, they took off the purple robe and put his own clothes on him. Then they led him out to crucify him.
The Crucifixion of Jesus
21A certain man from Cyrene, Simon, the father of Alexander and Rufus, was passing by on his way in from the country, and they forced him to carry the cross. 22They brought Jesus to the place called Golgotha (which means “the place of the skull”). 23Then they offered him wine mixed with myrrh, but he did not take it. 24And they crucified him. Dividing up his clothes, they cast lots to see what each would get.
25It was nine in the morning when they crucified him. 26The written notice of the charge against him read: the king of the jews.
27They crucified two rebels with him, one on his right and one on his left. 2815:28 Some manuscripts include here words similar to Luke 22:37. 29Those who passed by hurled insults at him, shaking their heads and saying, “So! You who are going to destroy the temple and build it in three days, 30come down from the cross and save yourself!” 31In the same way the chief priests and the teachers of the law mocked 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, that we may see and believe.” Those crucified with him also heaped insults on him.
The Death of Jesus
33At noon, darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon. 34And at three in the afternoon Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?” (which means “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”).15:34 Psalm 22:1
35When some of those standing near heard this, they said, “Listen, he’s calling Elijah.”
36Someone ran, filled a sponge with wine vinegar, put it on a staff, and offered it to Jesus to drink. “Now leave him alone. Let’s see if Elijah comes to take him down,” he said.
37With a loud cry, Jesus breathed his last.
38The curtain of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. 39And when the centurion, who stood there in front of Jesus, saw how he died,15:39 Some manuscripts saw that he died with such a cry he said, “Surely this man was the Son of God!”
40Some women were watching from a distance. Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James the younger and of Joseph,15:40 Greek Joses, a variant of Joseph; also in verse 47 and Salome. 41In Galilee these women had followed him and cared for his needs. Many other women who had come up with him to Jerusalem were also there.
The Burial of Jesus
42It was Preparation Day (that is, the day before the Sabbath). So as evening approached, 43Joseph of Arimathea, a prominent member of the Council, who was himself waiting for the kingdom of God, went boldly to Pilate and asked for Jesus’ body. 44Pilate was surprised to hear that he was already dead. Summoning the centurion, he asked him if Jesus had already died. 45When he learned from the centurion that it was so, he gave the body to Joseph. 46So Joseph bought some linen cloth, took down the body, wrapped it in the linen, and placed it in a tomb cut out of rock. Then he rolled a stone against the entrance of the tomb. 47Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joseph saw where he was laid.
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每逢逾越节，彼拉多都会照惯例按民众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一个囚犯。
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嫉妒。 11但祭司长却煽动百姓，叫他们要求彼拉多释放巴拉巴。
12彼拉多又问他们：“那么，这位你们称为犹太人之王的，我如何处置呢？”
13他们高喊：“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，下令将耶稣鞭打后交出去钉十字架。
耶稣受辱
16于是，士兵把耶稣押进总督府的院子，集合了全营的士兵。 17他们给祂穿上紫袍，用荆棘编成冠冕戴在祂头上， 18向祂行礼，并高呼：“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。”15:28 有古卷无28节。 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同样嘲讽祂，彼此议论说：“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嘲笑祂。
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大约下午三点，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？”15:34 诗篇22:1。
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：“等着吧，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，她们就跟随祂、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，一直在等候上帝的国。 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墓口。 47抹大拉的玛丽亚和约西的母亲玛丽亚都看到了安葬耶稣的地方。
