Jesus Delivered to Pilate (Matthew 27:1–2)
2 DBY And Pilate asked him, Art thou the King of the Jews? And he answered and said to him, Thou sayest. BSB BSB: So Pilate questioned Him, “Are You the King of the Jews?” “You have said so,” Jesus replied.
3 DBY And the chief priests accused him urgently. BSB BSB: And the chief priests began to accuse Him of many things.
4 DBY And Pilate asked him again, saying, Answerest thou nothing? See of how many things they bear witness against thee. BSB BSB: Then Pilate questioned Him again, “Have You no answer? Look how many charges they are bringing against You!”
5 DBY But Jesus still answered nothing, so that Pilate marvelled. BSB BSB: But to Pilate’s amazement, Jesus made no further reply.
The Crowd Chooses Barabbas (Matthew 27:15–23; Luke 23:13–25)
6 DBY But at the feast he released to them one prisoner, whomsoever they begged of him . BSB BSB: Now it was Pilate’s custom at the feast to release to the people a prisoner of their choosing.
7 DBY Now there was the person named Barabbas bound with those who had made insurrection with him , and that had committed murder in the insurrection. BSB BSB: And a man named Barabbas was imprisoned with the rebels who had committed murder during the insurrection.
8 DBY And the crowd crying out began to beg that he would do to them as he had always done. BSB BSB: So the crowd went up and began asking Pilate to keep his custom.
9 DBY But Pilate answered them saying, Will ye that I release to you the King of the Jews? BSB BSB: “Do you want me to release to you the King of the Jews?” Pilate asked.
10 DBY for he knew that the chief priests had delivered him up through envy. BSB BSB: For he knew it was out of envy that the chief priests had handed Jesus over.
11 DBY But the chief priests stirred up the crowd that he might rather release Barabbas to them. BSB BSB: But the chief priests stirred up the crowd to have him release Barabbas to them instead.
Pilate Delivers Up Jesus (Matthew 27:24–26)
12 DBY And Pilate answering said to them again, What will ye then that I do to him whom ye call King of the Jews? BSB BSB: So Pilate asked them again, “What then do you want me to do with the One you call the King of the Jews?”
13 DBY And they cried out again, Crucify him. BSB BSB: And they shouted back, “Crucify Him!”
14 DBY And Pilate said to them, What evil then has he done? But they cried out the more urgently, Crucify him. BSB BSB: “Why?” asked Pilate. “What evil has He done?” But they shouted all the louder, “Crucify Him!”
15 DBY And Pilate, desirous of contenting the crowd, released to them Barabbas, and delivered up Jesus, when he had scourged him, that he might be crucified. BSB BSB: And wishing to satisfy the crowd, Pilate released Barabbas to them. But he had Jesus flogged, and handed Him over to be crucified.
The Soldiers Mock Jesus (Isaiah 50:4–11; Matthew 27:27–31; Luke 22:63–65; John 19:1–15)
16 DBY And the soldiers led him away into the court which is called the praetorium, and they call together the whole band. BSB BSB: Then the soldiers led Jesus away into the palace (that is, the Praetorium) and called the whole company together.
17 DBY And they clothe him with purple, and bind round on him a crown of thorns which they had plaited. BSB BSB: They dressed Him in a purple robe, twisted together a crown of thorns, and set it on His head.
18 DBY And they began to salute him, Hail, King of the Jews! BSB BSB: And they began to salute Him: “Hail, King of the Jews!”
19 DBY And they struck his head with a reed, and spat on him, and, bending the knee, did him homage. BSB BSB: They kept striking His head with a staff and spitting on Him. And they knelt down and bowed before Him.
20 DBY And when they had mocked him, they took the purple off him, and put his own clothes on him; and they lead him out that they may crucify him. BSB BSB: After they had mocked Him, they removed the purple robe and put His own clothes back on Him. Then they led Him out to crucify Him.
The Crucifixion (Psalm 22:1–31; Matthew 27:32–44; Luke 23:26–43; John 19:16–27)
21 DBY And they compel to go with them a certain passer-by, Simon, a Cyrenian, coming from the field, the father of Alexander and Rufus, that he might carry his cross. BSB BSB: Now Simon of Cyrene, the father of Alexander and Rufus, was passing by on his way in from the country, and the soldiers forced him to carry the cross of Jesus.
22 DBY And they bring him to the place called Golgotha, which, being interpreted, is Place of a skull. BSB BSB: They brought Jesus to a place called Golgotha, which means The Place of the Skull.
23 DBY And they offered him wine to drink medicated with myrrh; but he did not take it . BSB BSB: There they offered Him wine mixed with myrrh, but He did not take it.
25 DBY And it was the third hour, and they crucified him. BSB BSB: It was the third hour when they crucified Him.
26 DBY And the superscription of what he was accused of was written up: The King of the Jews. BSB BSB: And the charge inscribed against Him read: THE KING OF THE JEWS.
27 DBY And with him they crucify two robbers, one on his right hand, and one on his left. BSB BSB: Along with Jesus, they crucified two robbers, one on His right and one on His left.
28 DBY And the scripture was fulfilled which says, And he was reckoned with the lawless. BSB BSB: Not in the BSB
29 DBY And they that passed by reviled him, shaking their heads, and saying, Aha, thou that destroyest the temple and buildest it in three days, BSB BSB: And those who passed by heaped abuse on Him, shaking their heads and saying, “Aha! You who are going to destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days,
30 DBY save thyself, and descend from the cross. BSB BSB: come down from the cross and save Yourself!”
31 DBY In like manner the chief priests also, with the scribes, mocking with one another, said, He saved others; himself he cannot save. BSB BSB: In the same way, the chief priests and scribes mocked Him among themselves, saying, “He saved others, but He cannot save Himself!
32 DBY Let the Christ the King of Israel descend now from the cross, that we may see and may believe. And they that were crucified with him reproached him. BSB BSB: Let the Christ, the King of Israel, come down now from the cross, so that we may see and believe!” And even those who were crucified with Him berated Him.
The Death of Jesus (Psalm 22:1–31; Matthew 27:45–56; Luke 23:44–49; John 19:28–30)
34 DBY and at the ninth hour, Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying , Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani? which is, being interpreted, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? BSB BSB: At the ninth hour, Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?” which means, “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?” 35 DBY And some of those who stood by, when they heard it , said, Behold, he calls for Elias. BSB BSB: When some of those standing nearby heard this, they said, “Behold, He is calling Elijah.”
36 DBY And one, running and filling a sponge with vinegar, fixed it on a reed, and gave him to drink, saying, Let alone, let us see if Elias comes to take him down. BSB BSB: And someone ran and filled a sponge with sour wine. He put it on a reed and held it up for Jesus to drink, saying, “Leave Him alone. Let us see if Elijah comes to take Him down.”
38 DBY And the veil of the temple was rent in two from the top to the bottom. BSB BSB: And the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom.
39 DBY And the centurion who stood by over against him, when he saw that he had expired having thus cried out, said, Truly this man was Son of God. BSB BSB: When the centurion standing there in front of Jesus saw how He had breathed His last, he said, “Truly this man was the Son of God!”
40 DBY And there were women also looking on from afar off, among whom were both Mary of Magdala, and Mary the mother of James the less and of Joses, and Salome; BSB BSB: And there were also women watching from a distance. Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James the younger and of Joses, and Salome.
41 DBY who also, when he was in Galilee, followed him and ministered to him; and many others who came up with him to Jerusalem. BSB BSB: These women had followed Jesus and ministered to Him while He was in Galilee, and there were many other women who had come up to Jerusalem with Him.
The Burial of Jesus (Isaiah 53:9–12; Matthew 27:57–61; Luke 23:50–56; John 19:38–42)
42 DBY And when it was already evening, since it was the preparation, that is, the day before a sabbath, BSB BSB: Now it was already evening. Since it was Preparation Day (that is, the day before the Sabbath),
43 DBY Joseph of Arimathaea, an honourable councillor, who also himself was awaiting the kingdom of God, coming, emboldened himself and went in to Pilate and begged the body of Jesus. BSB BSB: Joseph of Arimathea, a prominent Council member who himself was waiting for the kingdom of God, boldly went to Pilate to ask for the body of Jesus.
45 DBY And when he knew from the centurion, he granted the body to Joseph. BSB BSB: When Pilate had confirmed it with the centurion, he granted the body to Joseph.
47 DBY And Mary of Magdala and Mary the mother of Joses saw where he was put. BSB BSB: Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joseph saw where His body was placed.