The Soldiers Mock Jesus
(Isaiah 50:4–11; Matthew 27:27–31; Mark 15:16–20; Luke 22:63–65)

1Then Pilate (armed with a spear) took Jesus (YHWH saves) and had Him flogged. 2The soldiers twisted together a crown of thorns, set it on His head, and dressed Him in a purple robe. 3And they went up to Him again and again, saying, “Hail, King of the Jews (people of praise)!” and slapping Him in the face.

4Once again Pilate (armed with a spear) came out and said to the Jews, “Look (behold), I am bringing Him out to you⁺ to let you⁺ know that I find no basis for a charge against Him.” 5When Jesus (YHWH saves) came out wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe, Pilate said to them, “Here is the man!”

6As soon as the chief priests and officers saw Him, they shouted, “Crucify Him! Crucify Him!”

“You⁺ take Him and crucify Him,” Pilate (armed with a spear) replied, “for I find no basis for a charge against Him.”

7“We have a law,” answered the Jews (people of praise), “and according to that law He must die, because He declared Himself to be the Son of God {Theou}.”

8When Pilate (armed with a spear) heard this statement, he was even more afraid, 9and he went back into the Praetorium. “Where are You from?” he asked.

But Jesus (YHWH saves) gave no answer.

10So Pilate (armed with a spear) said to Him, “Do You refuse to speak to me? Do You not know that I have authority to release You and authority to crucify You?”

11Jesus (YHWH saves) answered, “You would have no authority over Me if it were not given to you from above. Therefore the one who handed Me over to you is guilty of greater sin.”

12From then on, Pilate (armed with a spear) tried to release Him, but the Jews (people of praise) kept shouting, “If you release this man, you are no friend of Caesar (Emporer). Anyone who declares himself a king is defying Caesar.”

13When Pilate (armed with a spear) heard these words, he brought Jesus (YHWH saves) out and sat on the judgment seat at a place called the Stone Pavement, which in Hebrew (in Aramaic)a is Gabbatha. 14It was the day of Preparation for the Passover, about the sixth hour (about noon).b And Pilate said to the Jews (people of praise), “Here is (behold) your⁺ King!”

15At this, they shouted, “Away with Him! Away with Him! Crucify Him!”

“Shall I crucify your⁺ King?” Pilate (armed with a spear) asked.

“We have no king but Caesar (Emporer),” replied the chief priests.

The Crucifixion
(Psalm 22:1–31; Matthew 27:32–44; Mark 15:21–32; Luke 23:26–43)

16Then Pilate handed Jesus over to be crucified, and the soldiers took Him away. 17Carrying His own cross, He went out to The Place of the Skull, which in Hebrew is called Golgotha.

18There they crucified Him, and with Him two others, one on each side, with Jesus (YHWH saves) in the middle.

19Pilate (armed with a spear) also had a notice posted on the cross. It read:

20Many of the Jews (people of praise) read this sign, because the place where Jesus (YHWH saves) was crucified was near the city, and it was written in Hebrew, Latin, and Greek. 21So the chief priests of the Jews (people of praise) said to Pilate (armed with a spear), “Do not write, ‘The King of the Jews,’ but only that He said, ‘I am the King of the Jews.’”

22Pilate (armed with a spear) answered, “What I have written, I have written.”

23When the soldiers had crucified Jesus (YHWH saves), they divided His garments into four parts, one for each soldier, with the tunic remaining. It was seamless, woven in one piece from top to bottom. 24So they said to one another, “Let us not tear it. Instead, let us cast lots to see who will get it.” This was to fulfill the Scripture:

“They divided My garments among them,

and cast lots for My clothing <Psa 22:18>.”c

So that is what the soldiers did.

25Near the cross of Jesus (YHWH saves) stood His mother and her sister, as well as Mary (beloved) the wife of Clopas and Mary Magdalene (of Magdala). 26When Jesus (YHWH saves) saw His mother and the disciple (pupil) whom He loved {ēgapa} standing nearby, He said to His mother, “Woman, here is (behold) your son.” 27Then He said to the disciple (pupil), “Here is (behold) your mother.” So from that hour, this disciple took her into his home.

The Death of Jesus
(Psalm 22:1–31; Matthew 27:45–56; Mark 15:33–41; Luke 23:44–49)

28After this, knowing that everything had now been accomplished, and to fulfill the Scripture, Jesus (YHWH saves) said, “I am thirsty <Psa 22:15>.”d 29A jar of sour wine (A jar of wine vinegar)e was sitting there. So they soaked a sponge in the wine, put it on a stalk of hyssop, and lifted it to His mouth <Psa 69:21>.f 30When Jesus (YHWH saves) had received the sour wine, He said, “It is finished.” And bowing His head, He yielded up His spirit {pneuma}.

Jesus’ Side Is Pierced
(Zechariah 12:10–14)

31It was the day of Preparation, and the next day was a High Sabbath. In order that the bodies would not remain on the cross during the Sabbath, the Jews (people of praise) asked Pilate (armed with a spear) to have the legs broken and the bodies removed. 32So the soldiers came and broke the legs of the first man who had been crucified with Jesus, and those of the other.

33But when they came to Jesus (YHWH saves) and saw that He was already dead, they did not break His legs. 34Instead, one of the soldiers pierced His side with a spear, and immediately blood and water flowed out. 35The one who saw it has testified to this, and his testimony is true. He knows that he is telling the truth, so that you⁺ also may believe.

36Now these things happened so that the Scripture would be fulfilled: “Not one of His bones will be broken <Psa 34:20>.”g 37And, as another Scripture says: “They will look on the One they have pierced <Zec 12:10>.”h

The Burial of Jesus
(Isaiah 53:9–12; Matthew 27:57–61; Mark 15:42–47; Luke 23:50–56)

38Afterward, Joseph (he will add) of Arimathea (High place), who was a disciple (pupil) of Jesus (YHWH saves) (but secretly for fear of the Jews (people of praise)), asked Pilate (armed with a spear) to let him remove the body of Jesus. Pilate gave him permission, so he came and removed His body. 39Nicodemus (victory of the people), who had previously come to Jesus at night, also brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about seventy-five pounds <34 kg>.i 40So they took the body of Jesus (YHWH saves) and wrapped it in linen cloths with the spices, according to the Jewish burial custom.

41Now there was a garden in the place where Jesus was crucified, and in the garden a new tomb in which no one had yet been laid. 42And because it was the Jewish day of Preparation and the tomb was nearby, they placed Jesus (YHWH saves) there.