| New International Version | Berean Study Bible |
| 1Then Pilate took Jesus and had him flogged. | 1Then Pilate took Jesus and had Him flogged. |
| 2The soldiers twisted together a crown of thorns and put it on his head. They clothed him in a purple robe | 2The soldiers twisted together a crown of thorns, set it on His head, and dressed Him in a purple robe. |
| 3and went up to him again and again, saying, "Hail, king of the Jews!" And they slapped him in the face. | 3And they went up to Him again and again, saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!” and slapping Him in the face. |
| 4Once more Pilate came out and said to the Jews gathered there, "Look, I am bringing him out to you to let you know that I find no basis for a charge against him." | 4Once again Pilate came out and said to the Jews, “Look, I am bringing Him out to you to let you know that I find no basis for a charge against Him.” |
| 5When Jesus came out wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe, Pilate said to them, "Here is the man!" | 5When Jesus 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 their officials saw him, they shouted, "Crucify! Crucify!" But Pilate answered, "You take him and crucify him. As for me, I find no basis for a charge against him." | 6As soon as the chief priests and officers saw Him, they shouted, “Crucify Him! Crucify Him!” “You take Him and crucify Him,” Pilate replied, “for I find no basis for a charge against Him.” |
| 7The Jewish leaders insisted, "We have a law, and according to that law he must die, because he claimed to be the Son of God." | 7“We have a law,” answered the Jews, “and according to that law He must die, because He declared Himself to be the Son of God.” |
| 8When Pilate heard this, he was even more afraid, | 8When Pilate heard this statement, he was even more afraid, |
| 9and he went back inside the palace. "Where do you come from?" he asked Jesus, but Jesus gave him no answer. | 9and he went back into the Praetorium. “Where are You from?” he asked. But Jesus gave no answer. |
| 10"Do you refuse to speak to me?" Pilate said. "Don't you realize I have power either to free you or to crucify you?" | 10So Pilate 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 answered, "You would have no power over me if it were not given to you from above. Therefore the one who handed me over to you is guilty of a greater sin." | 11Jesus 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 tried to set Jesus free, but the Jewish leaders kept shouting, "If you let this man go, you are no friend of Caesar. Anyone who claims to be a king opposes Caesar." | 12From then on, Pilate tried to release Him, but the Jews kept shouting, “If you release this man, you are no friend of Caesar. Anyone who declares himself a king is defying Caesar.” |
| 13When Pilate heard this, he brought Jesus out and sat down on the judge's seat at a place known as the Stone Pavement (which in Aramaic is Gabbatha). | 13When Pilate heard these words, he brought Jesus out and sat on the judgment seat at a place called the Stone Pavement, which in Hebrew is Gabbatha. |
| 14It was the day of Preparation of the Passover; it was about noon. "Here is your king," Pilate said to the Jews. | 14It was the day of Preparation for the Passover, about the sixth hour. And Pilate said to the Jews, “Here is your King!” |
| 15But they shouted, "Take him away! Take him away! Crucify him!" "Shall I crucify your king?" Pilate asked. "We have no king but Caesar," the chief priests answered. | 15At this, they shouted, “Away with Him! Away with Him! Crucify Him!” “Shall I crucify your King?” Pilate asked. “We have no king but Caesar,” replied the chief priests. |
| 16Finally Pilate handed him over to them to be crucified. So the soldiers took charge of Jesus. | 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 Aramaic is called Golgotha). | 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 and Jesus in the middle. | 18There they crucified Him, and with Him two others, one on each side, with Jesus in the middle. |
| 19Pilate had a notice prepared and fastened to the cross. It read: jesus of nazareth, the king of the jews. | 19Pilate also had a notice posted on the cross. It read: JESUS OF NAZARETH, THE KING OF THE JEWS. |
| 20Many of the Jews read this sign, for the place where Jesus was crucified was near the city, and the sign was written in Aramaic, Latin and Greek. | 20Many of the Jews read this sign, because the place where Jesus was crucified was near the city, and it was written in Hebrew, Latin, and Greek. |
| 21The chief priests of the Jews protested to Pilate, "Do not write 'The King of the Jews,' but that this man claimed to be king of the Jews." | 21So the chief priests of the Jews said to Pilate, “Do not write, ‘The King of the Jews,’ but only that He said, ‘I am the King of the Jews.’ ” |
| 22Pilate answered, "What I have written, I have written." | 22Pilate answered, “What I have written, I have written.” |
| 23When the soldiers crucified Jesus, they took his clothes, dividing them into four shares, one for each of them, with the undergarment remaining. This garment was seamless, woven in one piece from top to bottom. | 23When the soldiers had crucified Jesus, 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. |
| 24"Let's not tear it," they said to one another. "Let's decide by lot who will get it." This happened that the scripture might be fulfilled that said, "They divided my clothes among them and cast lots for my garment." So this is what the soldiers did. | 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.” So that is what the soldiers did. |
| 25Near the cross of Jesus stood his mother, his mother's sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene. | 25Near the cross of Jesus stood His mother and her sister, as well as Mary the wife of Clopas and Mary Magdalene. |
| 26When Jesus saw his mother there, and the disciple whom he loved standing nearby, he said to her, "Woman, here is your son," | 26When Jesus saw His mother and the disciple whom He loved standing nearby, He said to His mother, “Woman, here is your son.” |
| 27and to the disciple, "Here is your mother." From that time on, this disciple took her into his home. | 27Then He said to the disciple, “Here is your mother.” So from that hour, this disciple took her into his home. |
| 28Later, knowing that everything had now been finished, and so that Scripture would be fulfilled, Jesus said, "I am thirsty." | 28After this, knowing that everything had now been accomplished, and to fulfill the Scripture, Jesus said, “I am thirsty.” |
| 29A jar of wine vinegar was there, so they soaked a sponge in it, put the sponge on a stalk of the hyssop plant, and lifted it to Jesus' lips. | 29A jar of sour wine was sitting there. So they soaked a sponge in the wine, put it on a stalk of hyssop, and lifted it to His mouth. |
| 30When he had received the drink, Jesus said, "It is finished." With that, he bowed his head and gave up his spirit. | 30When Jesus had received the sour wine, He said, “It is finished.” And bowing His head, He yielded up His spirit. |
| 31Now it was the day of Preparation, and the next day was to be a special Sabbath. Because the Jewish leaders did not want the bodies left on the crosses during the Sabbath, they asked Pilate to have the legs broken and the bodies taken down. | 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 asked Pilate to have the legs broken and the bodies removed. |
| 32The soldiers therefore came and broke the legs of the first man who had been crucified with Jesus, and then those of the other. | 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 and found that he was already dead, they did not break his legs. | 33But when they came to Jesus and saw that He was already dead, they did not break His legs. |
| 34Instead, one of the soldiers pierced Jesus' side with a spear, bringing a sudden flow of blood and water. | 34Instead, one of the soldiers pierced His side with a spear, and immediately blood and water flowed out. |
| 35The man who saw it has given testimony, and his testimony is true. He knows that he tells the truth, and he testifies so that you also may believe. | 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. |
| 36These things happened so that the scripture would be fulfilled: "Not one of his bones will be broken," | 36Now these things happened so that the Scripture would be fulfilled: “Not one of His bones will be broken.” |
| 37and, as another scripture says, "They will look on the one they have pierced." | 37And, as another Scripture says: “They will look on the One they have pierced.” |
| 38Later, Joseph of Arimathea asked Pilate for the body of Jesus. Now Joseph was a disciple of Jesus, but secretly because he feared the Jewish leaders. With Pilate's permission, he came and took the body away. | 38Afterward, Joseph of Arimathea, who was a disciple of Jesus (but secretly for fear of the Jews), asked Pilate to let him remove the body of Jesus. Pilate gave him permission, so he came and removed His body. |
| 39He was accompanied by Nicodemus, the man who earlier had visited Jesus at night. Nicodemus brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about seventy-five pounds. | 39Nicodemus, who had previously come to Jesus at night, also brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about seventy-five pounds. |
| 40Taking Jesus' body, the two of them wrapped it, with the spices, in strips of linen. This was in accordance with Jewish burial customs. | 40So they took the body of Jesus and wrapped it in linen cloths with the spices, according to the Jewish burial custom. |
| 41At the place where Jesus was crucified, there was a garden, and in the garden a new tomb, in which no one had ever been laid. | 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. |
| 42Because it was the Jewish day of Preparation and since the tomb was nearby, they laid Jesus there. | 42And because it was the Jewish day of Preparation and the tomb was nearby, they placed Jesus there. |
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