1 En die hele menigte van hulle het opgestaan en Hom na Pilatus gelei.

2 En hulle het Hom begin beskuldig en sê: Ons het gevind dat hierdie man die volk verlei en verbied om aan die keiser belasting te betaal, terwyl Hy sê dat Hy self Christus, die Koning, is.

3 Toe vra Pilatus Hom en sê: Is U die Koning van die Jode? En Hy antwoord hom en sê: U sê dit.

4 En Pilatus sê vir die owerpriesters en die skare: Ek vind geen skuld in hierdie man nie.

5 Maar hulle het aangehou en gesê: Hy maak die volk oproerig met sy leer die hele Judiadeur, vandat Hy in Galil,a begin het tot hiertoe.

6 En toe Pilatus van Galil,a hoor, vra hy of die man 'n Galil,ër is.

7 En nadat hy verneem het dat Hy uit die magsgebied van Herodes was, stuur hy Hom na Herodes wat self ook in daardie dae in Jerusalem was.

8 En toe Herodes Jesus sien, was hy baie bly, want hy was al geruime tyd begerig om Hom te sien, omdat hy veel van Hom gehoor het; en hy het gehoop om een of ander teken te sien wat deur Hom gedoen sou word.

9 En hy het Hom met baie woorde uitgevra, maar Hy het hom niks geantwoord nie.

10 En die owerpriesters en die skrifgeleerdes het Hom heftig staan en beskuldig.

11 En nadat Herodes saam met sy soldate Hom met veragting behandel en bespot het, werp hy Hom 'n blink kleed om en stuur Hom terug na Pilatus.

12 En Pilatus en Herodes het op daardie dag goeie vriende geword, want hulle was vantevore in vyandskap teenoor mekaar.

13 Toe roep Pilatus die owerpriesters en die owerstes en die volk bymekaar en sê vir hulle:

14 Julle het hierdie man na my gebring as een wat die volk afvallig maak. En nou het ek in julle teenwoordigheid ondersoek ingestel en in hierdie man geen skuld gevind aan die dinge waarvan julle Hom beskuldig nie;

15 ja, ook Herodes nie, want ek het julle na hom gestuur; en daar is deur Hom niks gedoen wat die dood verdien nie.

16 Nadat ek Hom dan gekasty het, sal ek Hom loslaat.

17 En hy was verplig om vir hulle op die fees een los te laat.

18 Maar die hele menigte skreeu en sê: Weg met Hom, en laat vir ons Bar bbas los!

19 Di, was oor 'n sekere opstand wat in die stad plaasgevind het, en oor 'n moord in die gevangenis gewerp.

20 Daarop spreek Pilatus hulle weer toe, omdat hy Jesus wou loslaat;

21 maar hulle het aangehou roep en sê: Kruisig, kruisig Hom!

22 En vir die derde keer sê hy vir hulle: Watter kwaad het Hy dan gedoen? Ek het in Hom niks gevind wat die dood verdien nie. Ek sal Hom dan kasty en loslaat.

23 Maar hulle het aangehou met 'n harde geroep en geëis dat Hy gekruisig moes word; en hulle geroep en die van die owerpriesters het die oorhand gekry.

24 Toe gee Pilatus uitspraak dat aan hulle eis voldoen moet word.

25 En hy het die een vir hulle losgelaat wat oor opstand en moord in die gevangenis gewerp was, die een wat hulle geëis het. Maar Jesus het hy aan hulle wil oorgelewer.

26 En toe hulle Hom weglei, neem hulle 'n sekere Simon van Cir,ne wat van die veld af gekom het, en sit die kruis op hom om dit agter Jesus aan te dra.

27 En 'n groot menigte van die volk het Hom gevolg, en vroue wat rou bedryf en Hom beklaag het.

28 Maar Jesus het Hom omgedraai en vir hulle gesê: Dogters van Jerusalem, moenie oor My ween nie, maar ween oor julleself en oor julle kinders;

29 want daar kom dae waarin hulle sal sê: Gelukkig is die onvrugbares en die moederskote wat nie gebaar en die borste wat nie gesoog het nie.

30 Dan sal hulle vir die berge begin sê: Val op ons! en vir die heuwels: Bedek ons!

31 Want as hulle dit doen aan die groen hout, wat sal met die droë gebeur!

32 En daar is nog twee ander, kwaaddoeners, weggelei om saam met Hom tereggestel te word.

33 En toe hulle op die plek kom wat Hoofskedel genoem word, het hulle Hom daar gekruisig, en die kwaaddoeners, een aan die regter-- en een aan die linkerkant.

34 En Jesus sê: Vader, vergeef hulle, want hulle weet nie wat hulle doen nie. En hulle het sy klere verdeel en die lot daaroor gewerp.

35 En die volk het dit staan en aanskou. En die owerstes het saam met hulle ook geskimp en gesê: Ander het Hy verlos; laat Hy Homself verlos as Hy die Christus, die uitverkorene van God, is.

36 En die soldate het Hom ook bespot en gekom en vir Hom asyn gebring

37 en gesê: As U die Koning van die Jode is, verlos Uself.

38 En daar was ook 'n opskrif bokant Hom geskrywe in Griekse en Romeinse en Hebreeuse letters: HY IS DIE KONING VAN DIE JODE.

39 En een van die kwaaddoeners wat opgehang is, het Hom gesmaad en gesê: As U die Christus is, verlos Uself en ons.

40 Maar die ander een antwoord en bestraf hom en sê: Vrees jy ook God nie, terwyl jy in dieselfde oordeel is? --

41 ons tog regverdiglik, want ons ontvang die verdiende loon vir ons dade, maar Hy het niks verkeerds gedoen nie.

42 En hy sê vir Jesus: Dink aan my, Here, wanneer U in u koninkryk kom.

43 En Jesus antwoord hom: Voorwaar Ek sê vir jou, vandag sal jy saam met My in die Paradys wees.

44 En dit was omtrent die sesde uur, en daar het duisternis oor die hele aarde gekom tot die negende uur toe;

45 en die son is verduister; en die voorhangsel van die tempel het middeldeur geskeur.

46 En Jesus het met 'n groot stem uitgeroep en gesê: Vader, in u hande gee Ek my gees oor! En toe Hy dit gesê het, blaas Hy die laaste asem uit.

47 En toe die hoofman oor honderd sien wat daar gebeur, het hy God verheerlik en gesê: Waarlik, hierdie man was regverdig.

48 En die hele skare wat vir hierdie skouspel bymekaar was, het op hulle borste geslaan toe hulle sien wat gebeur het, en hulle het teruggegaan.

49 En al sy bekendes het ver weg gestaan; ook die vroue wat Hom van Galil,a gevolg het, het hierdie dinge gesien.

50 En daar was 'n man met die naam van Josef, 'n lid van die Raad, 'n goeie en regverdige man

51 -- hy het nie met hulle raad en handelwyse saamgestem nie -- van Arimath,a, 'n stad van die Jode, wat ook self die koninkryk van God verwag het.

52 Hy het na Pilatus gegaan en die liggaam van Jesus gevra

53 en dit afgehaal en in linne toegedraai en dit neergelê in 'n graf wat uit 'n rots gekap was, waar nog nooit iemand in gelê het nie.

54 En dit was die dag van voorbereiding, en die sabbat wou aanbreek.

55 En die vroue wat saam met Hom van Galil,a gekom het, het ook gevolg en die graf gesien en hoe sy liggaam neergelê was.

56 Daarop het hulle teruggegaan en speserye en salf berei en op die sabbat gerus volgens die gebod.

1 And they all went and took him before Pilate.

2 And they made statements against him, saying, This man has to our knowledge been teaching our nation to do wrong, and not to make payment of taxes to Caesar, even saying that he himself is Christ, a king.

3 And Pilate said to him, Are you the King of the Jews? And he said in answer, You say so.

4 And Pilate said to the chief priests and the people, In my opinion this man has done no wrong.

5 But they became more violent than before, saying, He has made trouble among the people, teaching through all Judaea from Galilee to this place.

6 But at these words Pilate said, Is the man a Galilaean?

7 And when he saw that he was under the authority of Herod, he sent him to Herod, who was in Jerusalem himself at that time.

8 Now when Herod saw Jesus he was very glad, having for a long time had a desire to see him, for he had had accounts of him, and was hoping to see some wonders done by him.

9 And he put a great number of questions to him, but he said nothing.

10 And the chief priests and the scribes were there, making statements against him violently.

11 And Herod, with the men of his army, put shame on him and made sport of him, and dressing him in shining robes, he sent him back to Pilate.

12 And that day Herod and Pilate became friends with one another, for before they had been against one another.

13 And Pilate sent for the chief priests and the rulers and the people, and said to them,

14 You say that this man has been teaching the people evil things: now I, after going into the question before you, see nothing wrong in this man in connection with the things which you have said against him:

15 And Herod is of the same opinion, for he has sent him back to us; for, you see, he has done nothing for which I might put him to death.

16 And so I will give him punishment and let him go.

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18 But with loud voices they said all together, Put this man to death, and make Barabbas free.

19 Now this man was in prison because of an attack against the government in the town, in which there had been loss of life.

20 And Pilate again said to them that it was his desire to let Jesus go free.

21 But crying out they said, To the cross with him!

22 And he said to them a third time, Why, what evil has he done? I see no reason for putting him to death: I will give him punishment and let him go.

23 But they went on crying out loudly, Let him be put to death on the cross. And they had their way.

24 And Pilate gave his decision for their desire to be put into effect.

25 And in answer to their request, he let that man go free who had been in prison for acting against the government and causing death, and Jesus he gave up to their pleasure.

26 And while they were taking him away, they put their hands on Simon of Cyrene, who was coming from the country, and made him take the cross after Jesus.

27 And a great band of people went after him, and of women making signs of grief and weeping for him.

28 But Jesus, turning to them, said, Daughters of Jerusalem, let not your weeping be for me, but for yourselves and for your children.

29 For the days are coming in which they will say, Happy are those who have had no children, whose bodies have never given birth, whose breasts have never given milk.

30 And they will say to the mountains, Come down on us, and to the hills, Be a cover over us.

31 For if they do these things when the tree is green, what will they do when it is dry?

32 And two others, evil-doers, were taken with him to be put to death.

33 And when they came to the place which is named Golgotha, they put him on the cross, and the evil-doers, one on the right side, and the other on the left.

34 And Jesus said, Father, let them have forgiveness, for they have no knowledge of what they are doing. And they made division of his clothing among them by the decision of chance.

35 And the people were looking on. And the rulers made sport of him, saying, He was a saviour of others; let him do something for himself, if he is the Christ, the man of God's selection.

36 And the men of the army made sport of him, coming to him and giving him bitter wine,

37 And saying, If you are the King of the Jews, get yourself free.

38 And these words were put in writing over him, THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.

39 And one of the evil-doers on the cross, with bitter feeling, said to him, Are you not the Christ? Get yourself and us out of this.

40 But the other, protesting, said, Have you no fear of God? for you have a part in the same punishment,

41 And with reason; for we have the right reward of our acts, but this man has done nothing wrong.

42 And he said, Jesus, keep me in mind when you come in your kingdom.

43 And he said to him, Truly I say to you, Today you will be with me in Paradise.

44 And it was now about the sixth hour; and all the land was dark till the ninth hour;

45 The light of the sun went out, and the curtain in the Temple was parted in two.

46 And Jesus gave a loud cry and said, Father, into your hands I give my spirit: and when he had said this, he gave up his spirit.

47 And when the captain saw what was done, he gave praise to God, saying, Without doubt this was an upright man.

48 And all the people who had come together to see it, when they saw the things which were done, went back again making signs of grief.

49 And all his friends and the women who came with him from Galilee, were waiting at a distance, watching these things.

50 Now there was a man named Joseph, a man of authority and a good and upright man

51 (He had not given his approval to their decision or their acts), of Arimathaea, a town of the Jews, who was waiting for the kingdom of God:

52 This man went to Pilate and made a request for the body of Jesus.

53 And he took it down, and folding it in a linen cloth, he put it in a place cut in the rock for a dead body; and no one had ever been put in it.

54 Now it was the day of making ready and the Sabbath was coming on.

55 And the women who had come with him from Galilee went after him and saw the place and how his body had been put to rest;

56 And they went back and got ready spices and perfumes; and on the Sabbath they took their rest, in agreement with the law.