1 Now when it was morning, all the chief priests and those in authority took thought together with the purpose of putting Jesus to death.2 And they put cords on him and took him away, and gave him up to Pilate, the ruler.3 Then Judas, who was false to him, seeing that he was to be put to death, in his regret took back the thirty bits of silver to the chief priests and those in authority,4 Saying, I have done wrong in giving into your hands an upright man. But they said, What is that to us? it is your business.5 And he put down the silver in the Temple and went out, and put himself to death by hanging.6 And the chief priests took the silver and said, It is not right to put it in the Temple store for it is the price of blood.7 And they made a decision to get with the silver the potter's field, as a place for the dead of other countries.8 For this cause that field was named, The field of blood, to this day.9 Then came true that which was said by Jeremiah the prophet, And they took the thirty bits of silver, the price of him who was valued by the children of Israel;10 And they gave them for the potter's field, as I had word from the Lord.11 And Jesus was before the ruler, who put a question to him, Are you the King of the Jews? And Jesus said to him, You say so.12 But when the chief priests and those in authority made statements against him, he gave no answer.13 Then says Pilate to him, Do you give no attention to what their witnesses say against you?14 And he gave him no answer, not even a word: so that the ruler was greatly surprised.15 Now at the feast it was the way for the ruler to let free to the people one prisoner, at their selection.16 And they had then an important prisoner, whose name was Barabbas.17 So when they came together, Pilate said to them, Whom will you have? Barabbas, or Jesus, who is named Christ?18 For he saw that for envy they had given him up.19 And while he was on the judge's seat, his wife sent to him, saying, Have nothing to do with that upright man, for I have had much trouble this day in a dream because of him.20 Now the chief priests and those in authority got the people to make request for Barabbas, and for Jesus to be put to death.21 But the ruler made answer and said to them, Which of the two is it your pleasure that I let go free? And they said, Barabbas.22 Pilate says to them, What, then, am I to do with Jesus, who is named Christ? They all say, Let him be put to death on the cross.23 And he said, Why, what evil has he done? But they gave loud cries, saying, To the cross with him!24 So when Pilate saw that he was able to do nothing, but that trouble was working up, he took water and, washing his hands before the people, said, The blood of this upright man is not on my hands: you are responsible.25 And all the people made answer and said, Let his blood be on us, and on our children.26 Then he let Barabbas go free: but after having Jesus whipped, he gave him up to be put to death on the cross.27 Then the ruler's armed men took Jesus into the open square, and got all their band together.28 And they took off his clothing, and put on him a red robe.29 And they made a crown of thorns and put it on his head, and put a rod in his right hand, and they went down on their knees before him, and made sport of him, saying, Long life to the King of the Jews.30 And they put shame on him, and gave him blows on the head with the rod.31 And when they had made sport of him, they took the robe off him, and put his clothing on him, and took him away to put him on the cross.32 And while they were coming out, they saw a man of Cyrene, Simon by name, and they made him go with them, so that he might take up his cross.33 And when they came to the place named Golgotha, that is to say, Dead Man's Head,34 They gave him wine mixed with bitter drink: and after tasting it, he took no more.35 And when they had put him on the cross, they made division of his clothing among them by the decision of chance.36 And they were seated there watching him.37 And they put up over his head the statement of his crime in writing, THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS.38 Then two thieves were put on crosses with him, one on the right and one on the left.39 And those who went by said bitter words to him, shaking their heads and saying,40 You who would give the Temple to destruction and put it up again in three days, get yourself free: if you are the Son of God, come down from the cross.41 In the same way, the chief priests, making sport of him, with the scribes and those in authority, said,42 A saviour of others, he has no salvation for himself. If he is the King of Israel, let him now come down from the cross, and we will have faith in him.43 He put his faith in God; let God be his saviour now, if he will have him; for he said, I am the Son of God.44 And the thieves who were on the crosses said evil words to him.45 Now from the sixth hour it was dark over all the land till the ninth hour.46 And about the ninth hour Jesus gave a loud cry, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is, My God, my God, why are you turned away from me?47 And some of those who were near by, hearing it, said, This man is crying to Elijah.48 And straight away one of them went quickly, and took a sponge, and made it full of bitter wine, and put it on a rod and gave him drink.49 And the rest said, Let him be; let us see if Elijah will come to his help.50 And Jesus gave another loud cry, and gave up his spirit.51 And the curtain of the Temple was parted in two from end to end; and there was an earth-shock; and the rocks were broken;52 And the resting-places of the dead came open; and the bodies of a number of sleeping saints came to life;53 And coming out of their resting-places, after he had come again from the dead, they went into the holy town and were seen by a number of people.54 Now the captain and those who were with him watching Jesus, when they saw the earth-shock and the things which were done, were in great fear and said, Truly this was a son of God.55 And a number of women were there, watching from a distance, who had come with Jesus from Galilee, waiting on his needs.56 Among whom was Mary Magdalene, and Mary, the mother of James and Joses, and the mother of the sons of Zebedee.57 And in the evening, there came a man of wealth from Arimathaea, Joseph by name, who was a disciple of Jesus:58 This man went in to Pilate, and made a request for the body of Jesus. Then Pilate gave orders for it to be given to him.59 And Joseph took the body, folding it in clean linen,60 And put it in the resting-place which had been cut out of the rock for himself; and after rolling a great stone to the door of it he went away.61 And Mary Magdalene was there, and the other Mary, seated by the place of the dead.62 Now on the day after the getting ready of the Passover, the chief priests and Pharisees came together to Pilate,63 Saying, Sir, we have in mind how that false man said, while he was still living, After three days I will come again from the dead.64 Give orders, then, that the place where his body is may be made safe till the third day, for fear that his disciples come and take him away secretly and say to the people, He has come back from the dead: and the last error will be worse than the first.65 Pilate said to them, You have watchmen; go and make it as safe as you are able.66 So they went, and made safe the place where his body was, putting a stamp on the stone, and the watchmen were with them.

1 πρωιας δε γενομενης συμβουλιον ελαβον παντες οι αρχιερεις και οι πρεσβυτεροι του λαου κατα του ιησου ωστε θανατωσαι αυτον2 και δησαντες αυτον απηγαγον και παρεδωκαν αυτον ποντιω πιλατω τω ηγεμονι3 τοτε ιδων ιουδας ο παραδιδους αυτον οτι κατεκριθη μεταμεληθεις απεστρεψεν τα τριακοντα αργυρια τοις αρχιερευσιν και τοις πρεσβυτεροις4 λεγων ημαρτον παραδους αιμα αθωον οι δε ειπον τι προς ημας συ οψει5 και ριψας τα αργυρια εν τω ναω ανεχωρησεν και απελθων απηγξατο6 οι δε αρχιερεις λαβοντες τα αργυρια ειπον ουκ εξεστιν βαλειν αυτα εις τον κορβαναν επει τιμη αιματος εστιν7 συμβουλιον δε λαβοντες ηγορασαν εξ αυτων τον αγρον του κεραμεως εις ταφην τοις ξενοις8 διο εκληθη ο αγρος εκεινος αγρος αιματος εως της σημερον9 τοτε επληρωθη το ρηθεν δια ιερεμιου του προφητου λεγοντος και ελαβον τα τριακοντα αργυρια την τιμην του τετιμημενου ον ετιμησαντο απο υιων ισραηλ10 και εδωκαν αυτα εις τον αγρον του κεραμεως καθα συνεταξεν μοι κυριος11 ο δε ιησους εστη εμπροσθεν του ηγεμονος και επηρωτησεν αυτον ο ηγεμων λεγων συ ει ο βασιλευς των ιουδαιων ο δε ιησους εφη αυτω συ λεγεις12 και εν τω κατηγορεισθαι αυτον υπο των αρχιερεων και των πρεσβυτερων ουδεν απεκρινατο13 τοτε λεγει αυτω ο πιλατος ουκ ακουεις ποσα σου καταμαρτυρουσιν14 και ουκ απεκριθη αυτω προς ουδε εν ρημα ωστε θαυμαζειν τον ηγεμονα λιαν15 κατα δε εορτην ειωθει ο ηγεμων απολυειν ενα τω οχλω δεσμιον ον ηθελον16 ειχον δε τοτε δεσμιον επισημον λεγομενον βαραββαν17 συνηγμενων ουν αυτων ειπεν αυτοις ο πιλατος τινα θελετε απολυσω υμιν βαραββαν η ιησουν τον λεγομενον χριστον18 ηδει γαρ οτι δια φθονον παρεδωκαν αυτον19 καθημενου δε αυτου επι του βηματος απεστειλεν προς αυτον η γυνη αυτου λεγουσα μηδεν σοι και τω δικαιω εκεινω πολλα γαρ επαθον σημερον κατ οναρ δι αυτον20 οι δε αρχιερεις και οι πρεσβυτεροι επεισαν τους οχλους ινα αιτησωνται τον βαραββαν τον δε ιησουν απολεσωσιν21 αποκριθεις δε ο ηγεμων ειπεν αυτοις τινα θελετε απο των δυο απολυσω υμιν οι δε ειπον βαραββαν22 λεγει αυτοις ο πιλατος τι ουν ποιησω ιησουν τον λεγομενον χριστον λεγουσιν αυτω παντες σταυρωθητω23 ο δε ηγεμων εφη τι γαρ κακον εποιησεν οι δε περισσως εκραζον λεγοντες σταυρωθητω24 ιδων δε ο πιλατος οτι ουδεν ωφελει αλλα μαλλον θορυβος γινεται λαβων υδωρ απενιψατο τας χειρας απεναντι του οχλου λεγων αθωος ειμι απο του αιματος του δικαιου τουτου υμεις οψεσθε25 και αποκριθεις πας ο λαος ειπεν το αιμα αυτου εφ ημας και επι τα τεκνα ημων26 τοτε απελυσεν αυτοις τον βαραββαν τον δε ιησουν φραγελλωσας παρεδωκεν ινα σταυρωθη27 τοτε οι στρατιωται του ηγεμονος παραλαβοντες τον ιησουν εις το πραιτωριον συνηγαγον επ αυτον ολην την σπειραν28 και εκδυσαντες αυτον περιεθηκαν αυτω χλαμυδα κοκκινην29 και πλεξαντες στεφανον εξ ακανθων επεθηκαν επι την κεφαλην αυτου και καλαμον επι την δεξιαν αυτου και γονυπετησαντες εμπροσθεν αυτου ενεπαιζον αυτω λεγοντες χαιρε ο βασιλευς των ιουδαιων30 και εμπτυσαντες εις αυτον ελαβον τον καλαμον και ετυπτον εις την κεφαλην αυτου31 και οτε ενεπαιξαν αυτω εξεδυσαν αυτον την χλαμυδα και ενεδυσαν αυτον τα ιματια αυτου και απηγαγον αυτον εις το σταυρωσαι32 εξερχομενοι δε ευρον ανθρωπον κυρηναιον ονοματι σιμωνα τουτον ηγγαρευσαν ινα αρη τον σταυρον αυτου33 και ελθοντες εις τοπον λεγομενον γολγοθα ος εστιν λεγομενος κρανιου τοπος34 εδωκαν αυτω πιειν οξος μετα χολης μεμιγμενον και γευσαμενος ουκ ηθελεν πιειν35 σταυρωσαντες δε αυτον διεμερισαντο τα ιματια αυτου βαλλοντες κληρον ινα πληρωθη το ρηθεν υπο του προφητου διεμερισαντο τα ιματια μου εαυτοις και επι τον ιματισμον μου εβαλον κληρον36 και καθημενοι ετηρουν αυτον εκει37 και επεθηκαν επανω της κεφαλης αυτου την αιτιαν αυτου γεγραμμενην ουτος εστιν ιησους ο βασιλευς των ιουδαιων38 τοτε σταυρουνται συν αυτω δυο λησται εις εκ δεξιων και εις εξ ευωνυμων39 οι δε παραπορευομενοι εβλασφημουν αυτον κινουντες τας κεφαλας αυτων40 και λεγοντες ο καταλυων τον ναον και εν τρισιν ημεραις οικοδομων σωσον σεαυτον ει υιος ει του θεου καταβηθι απο του σταυρου41 ομοιως δε και οι αρχιερεις εμπαιζοντες μετα των γραμματεων και πρεσβυτερων ελεγον42 αλλους εσωσεν εαυτον ου δυναται σωσαι ει βασιλευς ισραηλ εστιν καταβατω νυν απο του σταυρου και πιστευσομεν αυτω43 πεποιθεν επι τον θεον ρυσασθω νυν αυτον ει θελει αυτον ειπεν γαρ οτι θεου ειμι υιος44 το δ αυτο και οι λησται οι συσταυρωθεντες αυτω ωνειδιζον αυτω45 απο δε εκτης ωρας σκοτος εγενετο επι πασαν την γην εως ωρας εννατης46 περι δε την εννατην ωραν ανεβοησεν ο ιησους φωνη μεγαλη λεγων ηλι ηλι λαμα σαβαχθανι τουτ εστιν θεε μου θεε μου ινα τι με εγκατελιπες47 τινες δε των εκει εστωτων ακουσαντες ελεγον οτι ηλιαν φωνει ουτος48 και ευθεως δραμων εις εξ αυτων και λαβων σπογγον πλησας τε οξους και περιθεις καλαμω εποτιζεν αυτον49 οι δε λοιποι ελεγον αφες ιδωμεν ει ερχεται ηλιας σωσων αυτον50 ο δε ιησους παλιν κραξας φωνη μεγαλη αφηκεν το πνευμα51 και ιδου το καταπετασμα του ναου εσχισθη εις δυο απο ανωθεν εως κατω και η γη εσεισθη και αι πετραι εσχισθησαν52 και τα μνημεια ανεωχθησαν και πολλα σωματα των κεκοιμημενων αγιων ηγερθη53 και εξελθοντες εκ των μνημειων μετα την εγερσιν αυτου εισηλθον εις την αγιαν πολιν και ενεφανισθησαν πολλοις54 ο δε εκατονταρχος και οι μετ αυτου τηρουντες τον ιησουν ιδοντες τον σεισμον και τα γενομενα εφοβηθησαν σφοδρα λεγοντες αληθως θεου υιος ην ουτος55 ησαν δε εκει γυναικες πολλαι απο μακροθεν θεωρουσαι αιτινες ηκολουθησαν τω ιησου απο της γαλιλαιας διακονουσαι αυτω56 εν αις ην μαρια η μαγδαληνη και μαρια η του ιακωβου και ιωση μητηρ και η μητηρ των υιων ζεβεδαιου57 οψιας δε γενομενης ηλθεν ανθρωπος πλουσιος απο αριμαθαιας τουνομα ιωσηφ ος και αυτος εμαθητευσεν τω ιησου58 ουτος προσελθων τω πιλατω ητησατο το σωμα του ιησου τοτε ο πιλατος εκελευσεν αποδοθηναι το σωμα59 και λαβων το σωμα ο ιωσηφ ενετυλιξεν αυτο σινδονι καθαρα60 και εθηκεν αυτο εν τω καινω αυτου μνημειω ο ελατομησεν εν τη πετρα και προσκυλισας λιθον μεγαν τη θυρα του μνημειου απηλθεν61 ην δε εκει μαρια η μαγδαληνη και η αλλη μαρια καθημεναι απεναντι του ταφου62 τη δε επαυριον ητις εστιν μετα την παρασκευην συνηχθησαν οι αρχιερεις και οι φαρισαιοι προς πιλατον63 λεγοντες κυριε εμνησθημεν οτι εκεινος ο πλανος ειπεν ετι ζων μετα τρεις ημερας εγειρομαι64 κελευσον ουν ασφαλισθηναι τον ταφον εως της τριτης ημερας μηποτε ελθοντες οι μαθηται αυτου νυκτος κλεψωσιν αυτον και ειπωσιν τω λαω ηγερθη απο των νεκρων και εσται η εσχατη πλανη χειρων της πρωτης65 εφη δε αυτοις ο πιλατος εχετε κουστωδιαν υπαγετε ασφαλισασθε ως οιδατε66 οι δε πορευθεντες ησφαλισαντο τον ταφον σφραγισαντες τον λιθον μετα της κουστωδιας