1 Logo pela manhã, entraram em conselho os principais sacerdotes com os anciãos, os escribas e todo o Sinédrio; e, amarrando a Jesus, levaram-no e o entregaram a Pilatos. 2 Pilatos o interrogou: És tu o rei dos judeus? Respondeu Jesus: Tu o dizes. 3 Então, os principais sacerdotes o acusavam de muitas coisas. 4 Tornou Pilatos a interrogá-lo: Nada respondes? Vê quantas acusações te fazem! 5 Jesus, porém, não respondeu palavra, a ponto de Pilatos muito se admirar.

6 Ora, por ocasião da festa, era costume soltar ao povo um dos presos, qualquer que eles pedissem. 7 Havia um, chamado Barrabás, preso com amotinadores, os quais em um tumulto haviam cometido homicídio. 8 Vindo a multidão, começou a pedir que lhes fizesse como de costume. 9 E Pilatos lhes respondeu, dizendo: Quereis que eu vos solte o rei dos judeus? 10 Pois ele bem percebia que por inveja os principais sacerdotes lho haviam entregado. 11 Mas estes incitaram a multidão no sentido de que lhes soltasse, de preferência, Barrabás. 12 Mas Pilatos lhes perguntou: Que farei, então, deste a quem chamais o rei dos judeus? 13 Eles, porém, clamavam: Crucifica-o! 14 Mas Pilatos lhes disse: Que mal fez ele? E eles gritavam cada vez mais: Crucifica-o! 15 Então, Pilatos, querendo contentar a multidão, soltou-lhes Barrabás; e, após mandar açoitar a Jesus, entregou-o para ser crucificado.

16 Então, os soldados o levaram para dentro do palácio, que é o pretório, e reuniram todo o destacamento. 17 Vestiram-no de púrpura e, tecendo uma coroa de espinhos, lha puseram na cabeça. 18 E o saudavam, dizendo: Salve, rei dos judeus! 19 Davam-lhe na cabeça com um caniço, cuspiam nele e, pondo-se de joelhos, o adoravam. 20 Depois de o terem escarnecido, despiram-lhe a púrpura e o vestiram com as suas próprias vestes. Então, conduziram Jesus para fora, com o fim de o crucificarem.

21 E obrigaram a Simão Cireneu, que passava, vindo do campo, pai de Alexandre e de Rufo, a carregar-lhe a cruz.

22 E levaram Jesus para o Gólgota, que quer dizer Lugar da Caveira. 23 Deram-lhe a beber vinho com mirra; ele, porém, não tomou. 24 Então, o crucificaram e repartiram entre si as vestes dele, lançando-lhes sorte, para ver o que levaria cada um. 25 Era a hora terceira quando o crucificaram. 26 E, por cima, estava, em epígrafe, a sua acusação: O Rei dos Judeus. 27 Com ele crucificaram dois ladrões, um à sua direita, e outro à sua esquerda. 28 [E cumpriu-se a Escritura que diz:

Com malfeitores foi contado. ]

29 Os que iam passando, blasfemavam dele, meneando a cabeça e dizendo: Ah! Tu que destróis o santuário e, em três dias, o reedificas! 30 Salva-te a ti mesmo, descendo da cruz! 31 De igual modo, os principais sacerdotes com os escribas, escarnecendo, entre si diziam: Salvou os outros, a si mesmo não pode salvar-se; 32 desça agora da cruz o Cristo, o rei de Israel, para que vejamos e creiamos.

Também os que com ele foram crucificados o insultavam.

33 Chegada a hora sexta, houve trevas sobre toda a terra até a hora nona. 34 À hora nona, clamou Jesus em alta voz: Eloí, Eloí, lamá sabactâni? Que quer dizer: Deus meu, Deus meu, por que me desamparaste? 35 Alguns dos que ali estavam, ouvindo isto, diziam: Vede, chama por Elias! 36 E um deles correu a embeber uma esponja em vinagre e, pondo-a na ponta de um caniço, deu-lhe de beber, dizendo: Deixai, vejamos se Elias vem tirá-lo! 37 Mas Jesus, dando um grande brado, expirou. 38 E o véu do santuário rasgou-se em duas partes, de alto a baixo. 39 O centurião que estava em frente dele, vendo que assim expirara, disse: Verdadeiramente, este homem era o Filho de Deus.

40 Estavam também ali algumas mulheres, observando de longe; entre elas, Maria Madalena, Maria, mãe de Tiago, o menor, e de José, e Salomé; 41 as quais, quando Jesus estava na Galileia, o acompanhavam e serviam; e, além destas, muitas outras que haviam subido com ele para Jerusalém.

42 Ao cair da tarde, por ser o dia da preparação, isto é, a véspera do sábado, 43 vindo José de Arimateia, ilustre membro do Sinédrio, que também esperava o reino de Deus, dirigiu-se resolutamente a Pilatos e pediu o corpo de Jesus. 44 Mas Pilatos admirou-se de que ele já tivesse morrido. E, tendo chamado o centurião, perguntou-lhe se havia muito que morrera. 45 Após certificar-se, pela informação do comandante, cedeu o corpo a José. 46 Este, baixando o corpo da cruz, envolveu-o em um lençol que comprara e o depositou em um túmulo que tinha sido aberto numa rocha; e rolou uma pedra para a entrada do túmulo. 47 Ora, Maria Madalena e Maria, mãe de José, observaram onde ele foi posto.

1 And straightway in the morning the chief priests with the elders and scribes, and the whole council, held a consultation, and bound Jesus, and carried him away, and delivered him up to Pilate. 2 And Pilate asked him, Art thou the King of the Jews? And he answering saith unto him, Thou sayest. 3 And the chief priests accused him of many things. 4 And Pilate again asked him, saying, Answerest thou nothing? behold how many things they accuse thee of. 5 But Jesus no more answered anything; insomuch that Pilate marvelled.

6 Now at the feast he used to release unto them one prisoner, whom they asked of him. 7 And there was one called Barabbas, lying bound with them that had made insurrection, men who in the insurrection had committed murder. 8 And the multitude went up and began to ask him to do as he was wont to do unto them. 9 And Pilate answered them, saying, Will ye that I release unto you the King of the Jews? 10 For he perceived that for envy the chief priests had delivered him up. 11 But the chief priests stirred up the multitude, that he should rather release Barabbas unto them. 12 And Pilate again answered and said unto them, What then shall I do unto him whom ye call the King of the Jews? 13 And they cried out again, Crucify him. 14 And Pilate said unto them, Why, what evil hath he done? But they cried out exceedingly, Crucify him. 15 And Pilate, wishing to content the multitude, released unto them Barabbas, and delivered Jesus, when he had scourged him, to be crucified.

16 And the soldiers led him away within the court, which is the Prætorium; and they call together the whole band. 17 And they clothe him with purple, and platting a crown of thorns, they put it on him; 18 and they began to salute him, Hail, King of the Jews! 19 And they smote his head with a reed, and spat upon him, and bowing their knees worshipped him. 20 And when they had mocked him, they took off from him the purple, and put on him his garments. And they lead him out to crucify him.

21 And they compel one passing by, Simon of Cyrene, coming from the country, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to go with them, that he might bear his cross.

22 And they bring him unto the place Golgotha, which is, being interpreted, The place of a skull. 23 And they offered him wine mingled with myrrh: but he received it not. 24 And they crucify him, and part his garments among them, casting lots upon them, what each should take. 25 And it was the third hour, and they crucified him. 26 And the superscription of his accusation was written over, THE KING OF THE JEWS. 27 And with him they crucify two robbers; one on his right hand, and one on his left. 28 29 And they that passed by railed on him, wagging their heads, and saying, Ha! thou that destroyest the temple, and buildest it in three days, 30 save thyself, and come down from the cross. 31 In like manner also the chief priests mocking him among themselves with the scribes said, He saved others; himself he cannot save. 32 Let the Christ, the King of Israel, now come down from the cross, that we may see and believe. And they that were crucified with him reproached him.

33 And when the sixth hour was come, there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour. 34 And at the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani? which is, being interpreted, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? 35 And some of them that stood by, when they heard it, said, Behold, he calleth Elijah. 36 And one ran, and filling a sponge full of vinegar, put it on a reed, and gave him to drink, saying, Let be; let us see whether Elijah cometh to take him down. 37 And Jesus uttered a loud voice, and gave up the ghost. 38 And the veil of the temple was rent in two from the top to the bottom. 39 And when the centurion, who stood by over against him, saw that he so gave up the ghost, he said, Truly this man was the Son of God. 40 And there were also women beholding from afar: among whom were both Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James the less and of Joses, and Salome; 41 who, when he was in Galilee, followed him, and ministered unto him; and many other women that came up with him unto Jerusalem.

42 And when even was now come, because it was the Preparation, that is, the day before the sabbath, 43 there came Joseph of Arimathæa, a councillor of honorable estate, who also himself was looking for the kingdom of God; and he boldly went in unto Pilate, and asked for the body of Jesus. 44 And Pilate marvelled if he were already dead: and calling unto him the centurion, he asked him whether he had been any while dead. 45 And when he learned it of the centurion, he granted the corpse to Joseph. 46 And he bought a linen cloth, and taking him down, wound him in the linen cloth, and laid him in a tomb which had been hewn out of a rock; and he rolled a stone against the door of the tomb. 47 And Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses beheld where he was laid.

1 Very 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.

3 The chief priests accused him of many things.

4 So again Pilate asked him, "Aren't you going to answer? See how many things they are accusing you of."

5 But Jesus still made no reply, and Pilate was amazed.

6 Now it was the custom at the festival to release a prisoner whom the people requested.

7 A man called Barabbas was in prison with the insurrectionists who had committed murder in the uprising.

8 The 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,

10 knowing it was out of self-interest that the chief priests had handed Jesus over to him.

11 But 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!"

15 Wanting to satisfy the crowd, Pilate released Barabbas to them. He had Jesus flogged, and handed him over to be crucified.

16 The soldiers led Jesus away into the palace (that is, the Praetorium) and called together the whole company of soldiers.

17 They put a purple robe on him, then twisted together a crown of thorns and set it on him.

18 And they began to call out to him, "Hail, king of the Jews!"

19 Again and again they struck him on the head with a staff and spit on him. Falling on their knees, they paid homage to him.

20 And 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.

21 A 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.

22 They brought Jesus to the place called Golgotha (which means "the place of the skull").

23 Then they offered him wine mixed with myrrh, but he did not take it.

24 And they crucified him. Dividing up his clothes, they cast lots to see what each would get.

25 It was nine in the morning when they crucified him.

26 The written notice of the charge against him read: THE KING OF THE JEWS.

27 They crucified two rebels with him, one on his right and one on his left.

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29 Those 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,

30 come down from the cross and save yourself!"

31 In 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!

32 Let 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.

33 At noon, darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon.

34 And at three in the afternoon Jesus cried out in a loud voice, (which means "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?" ). [^2]

35 When some of those standing near heard this, they said, "Listen, he's calling Elijah."

36 Someone 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.

37 With a loud cry, Jesus breathed his last.

38 The curtain of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom.

39 And when the centurion, who stood there in front of Jesus, saw how he died, "he said, "Surely this man was the Son of God!"

40 Some women were watching from a distance. Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James the younger and of Joseph, "and Salome.

41 In 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.

42 It was Preparation Day (that is, the day before the Sabbath). So as evening approached,

43 Joseph 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.

44 Pilate was surprised to hear that he was already dead. Summoning the centurion, he asked him if Jesus had already died.

45 When he learned from the centurion that it was so, he gave the body to Joseph.

46 So 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.

47 Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joseph saw where he was laid.