| International Standard Version | Holman Christian Standard Bible |
| 1As soon as it was morning, the high priests convened a meeting with the elders and scribes and the whole Council. They bound Jesus with chains, led him away, and handed him over to Pilate. | 1As soon as it was morning, the chief priests had a meeting with the elders, scribes, and the whole Sanhedrin. After tying Jesus up, they led Him away and handed Him over to Pilate. |
| 2Pilate asked him, "Are you the king of the Jews?" Jesus answered him, "You say so." | 2So Pilate asked Him, "Are You the King of the Jews?" He answered him, "You have said it." |
| 3The high priests kept accusing him of many things. | 3And the chief priests began to accuse Him of many things. |
| 4So Pilate asked him again, "Don't you have any answer? Look how many accusations they're bringing against you!" | 4Then Pilate questioned Him again, "Are You not answering anything? Look how many things they are accusing You of!" |
| 5But since Jesus no longer answered, Pilate was astonished. | 5But Jesus still did not answer anything, so Pilate was amazed. |
| 6At every festival, Pilate would release any one prisoner whom the people requested. | 6At the festival it was Pilate's custom to release for the people a prisoner they requested. |
| 7Now there was a man in prison named Barabbas. He had been with the insurgents who had committed murder during the rebellion. | 7There was one named Barabbas, who was in prison with rebels who had committed murder during the rebellion. |
| 8So the crowd came and began to request that Pilate do for them what he always did. | 8The crowd came up and began to ask Pilate to do for them as was his custom. |
| 9Pilate answered them, "Do you want me to release the king of the Jews for you?" | 9So Pilate answered them, "Do you want me to release the King of the Jews for you?" |
| 10because he knew that the high priests had handed him over due to jealousy. | 10For he knew it was because of envy that the chief priests had handed Him over. |
| 11But the high priests stirred up the crowd to get him to release Barabbas for them instead. | 11But the chief priests stirred up the crowd so that he would release Barabbas to them instead. |
| 12So Pilate asked them again, "Then what should I do with the man you call 'the King of the Jews'?" | 12Pilate asked them again, "Then what do you want me to do with the One you call the King of the Jews?" |
| 13"Crucify him!" they shouted back. | 13Again they shouted, "Crucify Him!" |
| 14"Why?" Pilate asked them. "What has he done wrong?" But they shouted even louder, "Crucify him!" | 14Then Pilate said to them, "Why? What has He done wrong?" But they shouted, "Crucify Him!" all the more. |
| 15So Pilate, wanting to satisfy the crowd, released Barabbas for them, but he had Jesus whipped and handed over to be crucified. | 15Then, willing to gratify the crowd, Pilate released Barabbas to them. And after having Jesus flogged, he handed Him over to be crucified. |
| 16The soldiers led Jesus into the courtyard of the palace (that is, the governor's headquarters) and called out the whole guard. | 16Then the soldiers led Him away into the courtyard (that is, headquarters) and called the whole company together. |
| 17They dressed him in a purple robe, twisted some thorns into a victor's crown, and placed it on his head. | 17They dressed Him in a purple robe, twisted together a crown of thorns, and put it on Him. |
| 18They began to greet him, "Long live the king of the Jews!" | 18And they began to salute Him, "Hail, King of the Jews!" |
| 19They kept hitting him on the head with a stick, spitting on him, kneeling in front of him, and worshiping him. | 19They kept hitting Him on the head with a reed and spitting on Him. Getting down on their knees, they were paying Him homage. |
| 20When they had finished making fun of him, they stripped him of the purple robe, put his own clothes back on him, and led him away to crucify him. | 20When they had mocked Him, they stripped Him of the purple robe, put His clothes on Him, and led Him out to crucify Him. |
| 21They forced a certain passer-by named Simon of Cyrene, the father of Alexander and Rufus, who happened to be coming in from the country, to carry Jesus' cross. | 21They forced a man coming in from the country, who was passing by, to carry Jesus' cross. He was Simon, a Cyrenian, the father of Alexander and Rufus. |
| 22They took Jesus to a place called Golgotha, which means Skull Place. | 22And they brought Jesus to the place called Golgotha (which means Skull Place). |
| 23They tried to give him wine mixed with myrrh, but he wouldn't accept it. | 23They tried to give Him wine mixed with myrrh, but He did not take it. |
| 24Then they crucified him. They divided his clothes among themselves by throwing dice to see what each one would get. | 24Then they crucified Him and divided His clothes, casting lots for them to decide what each would get. |
| 25It was nine in the morning when they crucified him. | 25Now it was nine in the morning when they crucified Him. |
| 26The written notice of the charge against him read, "The king of the Jews." | 26The inscription of the charge written against Him was: THE KING OF THE JEWS. |
| 27They crucified two bandits with him, one on his right and the other on his left. | 27They crucified two criminals with Him, one on His right and one on His left. |
| 28 | 28So the Scripture was fulfilled that says: And He was counted among outlaws. |
| 29Those who passed by kept insulting him, shaking their heads, and saying, "Ha! You who were going to destroy the sanctuary and rebuild it in three days— | 29Those who passed by were yelling insults at Him, shaking their heads, and saying, "Ha! The One who would demolish the sanctuary and build it in three days, |
| 30save yourself and come down from the cross!" | 30save Yourself by coming down from the cross!" |
| 31In the same way, the high priests, along with the scribes, were also making fun of him among themselves. They kept saying, "He saved others, but can't save himself! | 31In the same way, the chief priests with the scribes were mocking Him to one another and saying, "He saved others; He cannot save Himself! |
| 32Let the Messiah, the king of Israel, come down from the cross now, since seeing is believing!" Even the men who were crucified with him kept insulting him. | 32Let the Messiah, the King of Israel, come down now from the cross, so that we may see and believe." Even those who were crucified with Him were taunting Him. |
| 33At noon, darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon. | 33When it was noon, darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon. |
| 34At three o'clock, Jesus cried out with a loud voice, "Eloi, eloi, lema sabachthani?" (which means, "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?") | 34And at three Jesus cried out with a loud voice, "Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?" which is translated, "My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?" |
| 35When some of the people standing there heard this, they said, "Listen! He's calling for Elijah!" | 35When some of those standing there heard this, they said, "Look, He's calling for Elijah!" |
| 36So someone ran and soaked a sponge in some sour wine. Then he put it on a stick and offered Jesus a drink, saying, "Wait! Let's see if Elijah comes to take him down!" | 36Someone ran and filled a sponge with sour wine, fixed it on a reed, offered Him a drink, and said, "Let's see if Elijah comes to take Him down!" |
| 37Then Jesus gave a loud cry and breathed his last. | 37But Jesus let out a loud cry and breathed His last. |
| 38The curtain in the sanctuary was torn in two from top to bottom. | 38Then the curtain of the sanctuary was split in two from top to bottom. |
| 39When the centurion who stood facing Jesus saw how he had cried out and breathed his last, he said, "This man certainly was the Son of God!" | 39When the centurion, who was standing opposite Him, saw the way He breathed His last, he said, "This man really was God's Son!" |
| 40Now there were women watching from a distance. Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of young James and Joseph, and Salome. | 40There were also women looking on from a distance. Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James the younger and of Joses, and Salome. |
| 41They used to accompany him and care for him while he was in Galilee. Many other women who had come up to Jerusalem with him were there, too. | 41When He was in Galilee, they would follow Him and help Him. Many other women had come up with Him to Jerusalem. |
| 42It was the Day of Preparation, that is, the day before the Sabbath. Since it was already evening, | 42When it was already evening, because it was preparation day (that is, the day before the Sabbath), |
| 43Joseph of Arimathea, a highly respected member of the Council, who was waiting for the kingdom of God, went boldly to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. | 43Joseph of Arimathea, a prominent member of the Sanhedrin who was himself looking forward to the kingdom of God, came and boldly went in to Pilate and asked for Jesus' body. |
| 44Pilate was amazed to hear that Jesus had already died, so he summoned the centurion to ask him if he was in fact dead. | 44Pilate was surprised that He was already dead. Summoning the centurion, he asked him whether He had already died. |
| 45When he learned from the centurion that he was dead, he let Joseph have the corpse. | 45When he found out from the centurion, he gave the corpse to Joseph. |
| 46Joseph bought some linen cloth, took the body down, wrapped it in the cloth, laid it in a tomb that had been cut out of the rock, and rolled a stone against the door of the tomb. | 46After he bought some fine linen, he took Him down and wrapped Him in the linen. Then he placed Him in a tomb cut out of the rock, and rolled a stone against the entrance to the tomb. |
| 47Now Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joseph observed where the body had been laid. | 47Now Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses were watching where He was placed. |
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