1 E, levantando-se toda a multidão deles, o levaram a Pilatos. 2 E começaram a acusá-lo, dizendo: Havemos achado este pervertendo a nossa nação, proibindo dar o tributo a César e dizendo que ele mesmo é Cristo, o rei. 3 E Pilatos perguntou-lhe, dizendo: Tu és o Rei dos judeus? E ele, respondendo, disse-lhe: Tu o dizes. 4 E disse Pilatos aos principais dos sacerdotes e à multidão: Não acho culpa alguma neste homem. 5 Mas eles insistiam cada vez mais, dizendo: Alvoroça o povo ensinando por toda a Judeia, começando desde a Galileia até aqui. 6 Então, Pilatos, ouvindo falar da Galileia, perguntou se aquele homem era galileu. 7 E, sabendo que era da jurisdição de Herodes, remeteu-o a Herodes, que também, naqueles dias, estava em Jerusalém.

8 E Herodes, quando viu a Jesus, alegrou-se muito, porque havia muito que desejava vê-lo, por ter ouvido dele muitas coisas; e esperava que lhe veria fazer algum sinal. 9 E interrogava-o com muitas palavras, mas ele nada lhe respondia. 10 E estavam os principais dos sacerdotes e os escribas acusando-o com grande veemência. 11 E Herodes, com os seus soldados, desprezou-o, e, escarnecendo dele, vestiu-o de uma roupa resplandecente, e tornou a enviá-lo a Pilatos. 12 E, no mesmo dia, Pilatos e Herodes, entre si, se fizeram amigos; pois, dantes, andavam em inimizade um com o outro.

13 E, convocando Pilatos os principais dos sacerdotes, e os magistrados, e o povo, disse-lhes: 14 Haveis-me apresentado este homem como pervertedor do povo; e eis que, examinando-o na vossa presença, nenhuma culpa, das de que o acusais, acho neste homem. 15 Nem mesmo Herodes, porque a ele vos remeti, e eis que não tem feito coisa alguma digna de morte. 16 Castigá-lo-ei, pois, e soltá-lo-ei. 17 E era-lhe necessário soltar-lhes um detento por ocasião da festa. 18 Mas toda a multidão clamou à uma, dizendo: Fora daqui com este e solta-nos Barrabás. 19 Barrabás fora lançado na prisão por causa de uma sedição feita na cidade e de um homicídio. 20 Falou, pois, outra vez Pilatos, querendo soltar a Jesus. 21 Mas eles clamavam em contrário, dizendo: Crucifica-o! Crucifica-o! 22 Então, ele, pela terceira vez, lhes disse: Mas que mal fez este? Não acho nele culpa alguma de morte. Castigá-lo-ei, pois, e soltá-lo-ei. 23 Mas eles instavam com grandes gritos, pedindo que fosse crucificado. E os seus gritos e os dos principais dos sacerdotes redobravam. 24 Então, Pilatos julgou que devia fazer o que eles pediam. 25 E soltou-lhes o que fora lançado na prisão por uma sedição e homicídio, que era o que pediam; mas entregou Jesus à vontade deles.

26 E, quando o iam levando, tomaram um certo Simão, cireneu, que vinha do campo, e puseram-lhe a cruz às costas, para que a levasse após Jesus.

27 E seguia-o grande multidão de povo e de mulheres, as quais batiam nos peitos e o lamentavam. 28 Porém Jesus, voltando-se para elas, disse: Filhas de Jerusalém, não choreis por mim; chorai, antes, por vós mesmas e por vossos filhos. 29 Porque eis que hão de vir dias em que dirão: Bem-aventuradas as estéreis, e os ventres que não geraram, e os peitos que não amamentaram! 30 Então, começarão a dizer aos montes: Caí sobre nós! E aos outeiros: Cobri-nos! 31 Porque, se ao madeiro verde fazem isso, que se fará ao seco?

32 E também conduziram outros dois, que eram malfeitores, para com ele serem mortos.

33 E, quando chegaram ao lugar chamado a Caveira, ali o crucificaram e aos malfeitores, um, à direita, e outro, à esquerda. 34 E dizia Jesus: Pai, perdoa-lhes, porque não sabem o que fazem. E, repartindo as suas vestes, lançaram sortes. 35 E o povo estava olhando. E também os príncipes zombavam dele, dizendo: Aos outros salvou; salve-se a si mesmo, se este é o Cristo, o escolhido de Deus. 36 E também os soldados escarneciam dele, chegando-se a ele, e apresentando-lhe vinagre, 37 e dizendo: Se tu és o Rei dos judeus, salva-te a ti mesmo. 38 E também, por cima dele, estava um título, escrito em letras gregas, romanas e hebraicas: Este é O Rei dos Judeus.

39 E um dos malfeitores que estavam pendurados blasfemava dele, dizendo: Se tu és o Cristo, salva-te a ti mesmo e a nós. 40 Respondendo, porém, o outro, repreendia-o, dizendo: Tu nem ainda temes a Deus, estando na mesma condenação? 41 E nós, na verdade, com justiça, porque recebemos o que os nossos feitos mereciam; mas este nenhum mal fez. 42 E disse a Jesus: Senhor, lembra-te de mim, quando entrares no teu Reino. 43 E disse-lhe Jesus: Em verdade te digo que hoje estarás comigo no Paraíso.

44 E era já quase a hora sexta, e houve trevas em toda a terra até à hora nona, 45 escurecendo-se o sol; e rasgou-se ao meio o véu do templo. 46 E, clamando Jesus com grande voz, disse: Pai, nas tuas mãos entrego o meu espírito. E, havendo dito isso, expirou. 47 E o centurião, vendo o que tinha acontecido, deu glória a Deus, dizendo: Na verdade, este homem era justo. 48 E toda a multidão que se ajuntara a este espetáculo, vendo o que havia acontecido, voltava batendo nos peitos.

49 E todos os seus conhecidos e as mulheres que juntamente o haviam seguido desde a Galileia estavam de longe vendo essas coisas.

50 E eis que um homem por nome José, senador, homem de bem e justo 51 (que não tinha consentido no conselho e nos atos dos outros), natural de Arimateia, cidade dos judeus, e que também esperava o Reino de Deus, 52 este, chegando a Pilatos, pediu o corpo de Jesus. 53 E, havendo-o tirado, envolveu-o num lençol e pô-lo num sepulcro escavado numa penha, onde ninguém ainda havia sido posto. 54 E era o Dia da Preparação, e amanhecia o sábado. 55 E as mulheres que tinham vindo com ele da Galileia seguiram também e viram o sepulcro e como foi posto o seu corpo. 56 E, voltando elas, prepararam especiarias e unguentos e, no sábado, repousaram, conforme o mandamento.

1 Then the whole crowd got up and took him to Pilate.2 They began to accuse him, "We found this man corrupting our nation, forbidding us to pay taxes to Caesar, and saying that he is the Christ, a king."3 Then Pilate asked him, "Are you the king of the Jews?"He answered him,"You say so."4 Then Pilate said to the high priests and crowds, "I do not find anything blameworthy in this man."5 But they kept insisting, "He is stirring up the people by teaching all over Judea, beginning in Galilee even to this place."6 When Pilate heard this, he asked whether the man was a Galilean.7 When he learned with certainty that Jesus came from Herod's jurisdiction, he sent him off to Herod, who was in Jerusalem at that time.8 Now Herod was very glad to see Jesus, because he had been wanting to see him for a long time on account of what he had heard about him. He was also hoping to see some sign done by him.9 So he continued to question him for a long time, but Jesus gave him no answer at all.10 Meanwhile, the high priests and the scribes stood by and continued to accuse him vehemently.11 Even Herod and his soldiers treated him with contempt and made fun of him. Then he put a magnificent robe on him and sent him back to Pilate.12 So Herod and Pilate became friends with each other that very day. Before this they had been enemies.13 Then Pilate called the high priests, the other leaders, and the people together14 and said to them, "You brought this man to me as one who turns the people against the government. And here in your presence I have examined him and have found him "Not Guilty" of the charges you make against him.15 Nor does Herod, for he sent him back to us. Indeed, he has done nothing to deserve death.16 So I will punish him and let him go."17 Now he was obligated to release someone for them at the festival.18 But they all shouted out together, "Away with this man! Release Barabbas for us!"19 (This was a man who had been put in prison for a revolt that had taken place in the city and for murder.)20 But Pilate wanted to let Jesus go, so he appealed to them again,21 but they continued to shout, "Crucify him! Crucify him!"22 Then he spoke to them a third time: "What has he done wrong? I have found nothing in him worthy of death. So I will punish him and let him go."23 But they kept pressing him with loud shouts, demanding that Jesus be crucified, and their shouts began to prevail.24 Then Pilate pronounced his sentence that their demand should be carried out.25 So he released the man who had been put in prison for revolt and murder—the man they continued to demand—but he let them have their way with Jesus.26 As they led him away, they took hold of Simon, a man from Cyrene, as he was coming in from the country, and they put the cross on him and made him carry it behind Jesus.27 A large crowd of people followed him, including some women who kept beating their breasts and wailing for him.28 But Jesus turned to them and said,"Womenof Jerusalem, stop crying for me, but cry for yourselves and for your children.29 For the days are surely coming when peoplewill say, ‘How blessed are the women who couldn't bear children and the wombs that never bore and the breasts that never nursed!’30 Then they will begin to say to the mountains, ‘Fall on us!’, and to the hills, ‘Cover us up!’31 For if they do this when the wood is green, what will happen when it is dry?"32 Two others, who were criminals, were also led away to be executed with him.33 When they reached the place called The Skull, they crucified him there with the criminals, one on his right and one on his left.34 Jesus kept saying,"Father, forgive them, for they don't know what they're doing." Then they divided his clothes among them by throwing dice.35 Meanwhile, the people stood looking on. Even the leaders were mocking him and saying, "He saved others. Let him save himself, if he is the Christ of God, whom he has chosen!"36 The soldiers also made fun of him, coming up and offering him sour wine37 and saying, "If you are the king of the Jews, save yourself!"38 There was also an inscription over him written in Greek, Latin, and Hebrew: "This is the King of the Jews."39 Now one of the criminals hanging there kept insulting him, saying, "You are the Christ, aren't you? Save yourself and us!"40 But the other one rebuked him, saying, "Aren't you afraid of God, since you are suffering the same penalty?41 We have been condemned justly, for we are getting what we deserve for our deeds, but this man has done nothing wrong."42 Then he went on to say, "Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom!"43 Jesus said to him,"Truly I tell you, today you will be with me in Paradise."44 It was already about noon, and darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon45 because the sun had stopped shining. And the curtain in the sanctuary was torn in two.46 Then Jesus cried out with a loud voice and said,"Father, into your hands I entrust my spirit." After he said this, he breathed his last.47 When the centurion saw what had taken place, he praised God and said, "This man certainly was righteous!"48 When all the crowds who had come together for this spectacle saw what had taken place, they beat their breasts and turned back.49 But all his acquaintances, including the women who had followed him from Galilee, were standing at a distance watching these things.50 Now there was a man named Joseph, a member of the Council, a good and righteous man—51 he had not voted for their plan and action—from the Jewish town of Arimathea; and he was waiting for the kingdom of God.52 He went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus.53 Then he took it down, wrapped it in a linen cloth, and laid it in a tomb cut in the rock, in which no one had yet been laid.54 It was the Preparation Day, and the Sabbath was just beginning.55 So the women who had come with Jesus from Galilee, following close behind, saw the tomb and how his body was laid.56 Then they went back and prepared spices and perfumes, and on the Sabbath they rested according to the commandment.