1 Pilate gave orders for Jesus to be beaten with a whip. 2 The soldiers made a crown out of thorn branches and put it on Jesus. Then they put a purple robe on him. 3 They came up to him and said, “Hey, you king of the Jews!” They also hit him with their fists.
4 Once again Pilate went out. This time he said, “I will have Jesus brought out to you again. Then you can see for yourselves that I have not found him guilty.”
5 Jesus came out, wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe. Pilate said, “Here is the man!”
6 When the chief priests and the temple police saw him, they yelled, “Nail him to a cross! Nail him to a cross!”
Pilate told them, “You take him and nail him to a cross! I don't find him guilty of anything.”
7 The crowd replied, “He claimed to be the Son of God! Our law says that he must be put to death.”
8 When Pilate heard this, he was terrified. 9 He went back inside and asked Jesus, “Where are you from?” But Jesus did not answer.
10 “Why won't you answer my question?” Pilate asked. “Don't you know I have the power to let you go free or to nail you to a cross?”
11 Jesus replied, “If God had not given you the power, you couldn't do anything at all to me. But the one who handed me over to you did something even worse.”
12 Then Pilate wanted to set Jesus free. But the crowd again yelled, “If you set this man free, you are no friend of the Emperor! Anyone who claims to be a king is an enemy of the Emperor.”
13 When Pilate heard this, he brought Jesus out. Then he sat down on the judge's bench at the place known as “The Stone Pavement.” In Aramaic this pavement is called “Gabbatha.” 14 It was about noon on the day before Passover, and Pilate said to the crowd, “Look at your king!”
15 “Kill him! Kill him!” they yelled. “Nail him to a cross!”
“So you want me to nail your king to a cross?” Pilate asked.
The chief priests replied, “The Emperor is our king!” 16 Then Pilate handed Jesus over to be nailed to a cross.
Jesus Is Nailed to a Cross
(Matthew 27.32-44Mark 15.21-32Luke 23.26-43)Jesus was taken away, 17 and he carried his cross to a place known as “The Skull.” In Aramaic this place is called “Golgotha.” 18 There Jesus was nailed to the cross, and on each side of him a man was also nailed to a cross.
19 Pilate ordered the charge against Jesus to be written on a board and put above the cross. It read, “Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews.” 20 The words were written in Hebrew, Latin, and Greek.
The place where Jesus was taken wasn't far from the city, and many of the people read the charge against him. 21 So the chief priests went to Pilate and said, “Why did you write that he is King of the Jews? You should have written, ‘He claimed to be King of the Jews.’ ”
22 But Pilate told them, “What is written will not be changed!”
23 After the soldiers had nailed Jesus to the cross, they divided up his clothes into four parts, one for each of them. But his outer garment was made from a single piece of cloth, and it did not have any seams. 24 The soldiers said to each other, “Let's not rip it apart. We will gamble to see who gets it.” This happened so the Scriptures would come true, which say,
“They divided up my clothes
and gambled
for my garments.”
The soldiers then did what they had decided.
25 Jesus' mother stood beside his cross with her sister and Mary the wife of Clopas. Mary Magdalene was standing there too. 26 When Jesus saw his mother and his favorite disciple with her, he said to his mother, “This man is now your son.” 27 Then he said to the disciple, “She is now your mother.” From then on, that disciple took her into his own home.
The Death of Jesus
(Matthew 27.45-56Mark 15.33-41Luke 23.44-49)28 Jesus knew that he had now finished his work. And in order to make the Scriptures come true, he said, “I am thirsty!” 29 A jar of cheap wine was there. Someone then soaked a sponge with the wine and held it up to Jesus' mouth on the stem of a hyssop plant. 30 After Jesus drank the wine, he said, “Everything is done!” He bowed his head and died.
A Spear Is Stuck in Jesus' Side
31 The next day would be both a Sabbath and the Passover. It was a special day for the Jewish people, and they did not want the bodies to stay on the crosses during this day. So they asked Pilate to break the men's legs and take their bodies down. 32 The soldiers first broke the legs of the other two men who were nailed there. 33 But when they came to Jesus, they saw he was already dead, and they did not break his legs.
34 One of the soldiers stuck his spear into Jesus' side, and blood and water came out. 35 We know this is true, because it was told by someone who saw it happen. Now you can have faith too. 36 All this happened so that the Scriptures would come true, which say, “No bone of his body will be broken” 37 and “They will see the one in whose side they stuck a spear.”
Jesus Is Buried
(Matthew 27.57-61Mark 15.42-47Luke 23.50-56)38 Joseph from Arimathea was one of Jesus' disciples. He had kept it secret though, because he was afraid of the Jewish leaders. But now he asked Pilate to let him have Jesus' body. Pilate gave him permission, and Joseph took it down from the cross.
39 Nicodemus also came with about 30 kilograms of spices made from myrrh and aloes. This was the same Nicodemus who had visited Jesus one night. 40 The two men wrapped the body in a linen cloth, together with the spices, which was how the Jewish people buried their dead. 41 In the place where Jesus had been nailed to a cross, there was a garden with a tomb that had never been used. 42 The tomb was nearby, and since it was the time to prepare for the Sabbath, they were in a hurry to put Jesus' body there.
1 Tad Pilāts lika saņemt Jēzu un viņu šaustīt. 2 Kareivji, nopinuši ērkšķu vainagu, uzlika to viņam galvā un aplika viņam purpura apmetni. 3 Tie nāca viņam klāt un teica: “Sveicināts, jūdu Ķēniņ!” – un viņu pļaukāja. 4 Tad Pilāts, atkal iznācis ārā, tiem sacīja: “Redziet, es viņu vedu ārā pie jums, lai jūs zinātu, ka es neatrodu pie viņa nekādas vainas.” 5 Tad Jēzus iznāca ārā ar ērkšķu vainagu galvā un purpura apmetnī. Pilāts tiem sacīja: “Redzi, cilvēks!” 6 Kad virspriesteri un sargi viņu ieraudzīja, tie sāka kliegt: “Sit krustā, sit krustā!” Pilāts viņiem sacīja: “Ņemiet jūs viņu un sitiet krustā, es pie viņa nekādas vainas neatrodu!” 7 Jūdi tam atbildēja: “Mums ir bauslība, un pēc šīs bauslības viņam ir jāmirst, jo viņš ir darījis sevi par Dieva Dēlu.” 8 Kad nu Pilāts šos vārdus dzirdēja, viņš izbijās vēl vairāk. 9 Iegājis atkal pilī, viņš jautāja Jēzum: “No kurienes tu esi?” Bet Jēzus tam neatbildēja. 10 Tad Pilāts viņam sacīja: “Tu nerunā ar mani? Vai tu nezini, ka man ir vara tevi atlaist un vara tevi sist krustā?” 11 Jēzus atbildēja: “Tev pār mani nebūtu nekādas varas, ja tā tev nebūtu dota no augšienes. Tādēļ lielāks grēks ir tam, kas mani tev ir nodevis.” 12 No šī brīža Pilāts meklēja iespēju viņu atlaist. Bet jūdi kliedza: “Ja tu atlaid šo, tad tu neesi cēzara draugs! Katrs, kas pats sevi dara par ķēniņu, ir pret cēzaru!” 13 Šos vārdus dzirdējis, Pilāts Jēzu izveda ārā un apsēdās uz soģa krēsla, vietā, ko sauca Akmeņu bruģis, ebrejiski – Gabata. 14 Bija Pashas sagatavošanas diena – ap sesto stundu. Pilāts sacīja jūdiem: “Redzi, jūsu Ķēniņš!” 15 Tie sāka kliegt: “Nost ar viņu, nost ar viņu! Sit viņu krustā!” Pilāts tiem sacīja: “Vai lai situ krustā jūsu Ķēniņu?” Virspriesteri atbildēja: “Mums nav cita ķēniņa kā vien cēzars!” 16 Tad viņš nodeva Jēzu jūdiem, lai tie sit viņu krustā. Un tie Jēzu saņēma. 17 Savu krustu nesdams, viņš gāja uz tā dēvēto Galvaskausa vietu, ebrejiski – Golgāta, 18 kur tie viņu sita krustā un kopā ar viņu vēl divus citus, katru savā pusē, bet Jēzu tiem pa vidu. 19 Pilāts lika izgatavot uzrakstu un piestiprināt pie krusta. Uz tā bija rakstīts: Jēzus, Nācarietis, jūdu Ķēniņš. 20 Daudzi jūdi lasīja šo uzrakstu, jo vieta, kur Jēzus tika sists krustā, bija tuvu pie pilsētas. Rakstīts bija ebrejiski, latīniski un grieķiski. 21 Jūdu virspriesteri sacīja Pilātam: “Neraksti: jūdu Ķēniņš, raksti, kā viņš pats ir sacījis: es esmu jūdu Ķēniņš.” 22 Pilāts atbildēja: “Ko esmu rakstījis, to esmu rakstījis.” 23 Kad kareivji Jēzu bija situši krustā, tie ņēma viņa drēbes un sadalīja uz četriem – katram kareivim pa daļai; tie ņēma arī kreklu, kas nebija šūts, bet noausts vienā gabalā no augšas līdz apakšai. 24 Tad kareivji viens otram sacīja: “Neplēsīsim to, bet lozēsim, kam tas tiks,” – tā piepildījās Raksti: tie manas drēbes sadalīja savā starpā, un par manu apģērbu tie meta kauliņus. – Kareivji tā arī darīja. 25 Pie Jēzus krusta stāvēja viņa māte un viņa mātesmāsa Marija, Kleopa sieva, un Marija Magdalēna. 26 Ieraudzījis savu māti un mācekli, ko viņš mīlēja, tai līdzās stāvam, Jēzus savai mātei sacīja: “Sieviete, redzi, tavs dēls!” 27 Pēc tam viņš sacīja māceklim: “Redzi, tava māte!” Kopš tā brīža māceklis ņēma viņu pie sevis.
Jēzus nāve
(Mt 27:45–56Mk 15:33–41Lk 23:44–49)28 Tad Jēzus, zinādams, ka viss jau ir pabeigts, lai piepildītos Raksti, sacīja: “Man slāpst!” 29 Tur stāvēja trauks, pilns ar etiķi; tie aptina ap īzapa stiebru sūkli, piesūcinātu ar etiķi, un cēla to pie viņa mutes. 30 Etiķi nobaudījis, Jēzus sacīja: “Viss piepildīts!” – un, galvu noliecis, atdeva garu. 31 Tā kā bija Pashas sagatavošanas diena – un šī sabata diena bija īpaši nozīmīga – jūdi lūdza Pilātu salauzt stilbkaulus krustā sistajiem un viņus no krusta noņemt, lai viņu miesas sabatā nepaliktu pie krusta. 32 Tad kareivji nāca un salauza stilbkaulus pirmajam un tāpat arī otrajam, kas kopā ar Jēzu bija sisti krustā. 33 Nonākuši pie Jēzus un redzēdami, ka viņš jau ir miris, tie viņam stilbkaulus nesalauza. 34 Bet kāds no kareivjiem iedūra šķēpu viņa sānos, un tūlīt iztecēja asinis un ūdens. 35 To apliecina tas, kas to ir redzējis, un viņa liecība ir patiesa; un viņš zina, ka viņš runā patiesi, lai arī jūs ticētu. 36 Tas notika, lai piepildītos Raksti: nevienu viņa kaulu nebūs satriekt. 37 Vēl cita Rakstu vieta saka: un tie raudzīsies uz to, ko caurdūruši.
Jēzus tiek guldīts kapā
(Mt 27:57–61Mk 15:42–47Lk 23:50–56)38 Bet pēc tā visa Jāzeps no Arimatejas, kas bija Jēzus māceklis, gan tikai slepenībā, jo bijās no jūdiem, lūdza Pilātu atļaut noņemt Jēzus miesas; un Pilāts atļāva. Tad viņš nāca un Jēzus miesas noņēma. 39 Atnāca arī Nikodēms, kas jau kādreiz naktī bija nācis pie viņa, un atnesa maisījumu no mirrēm un alvejas; kādas simts mārciņas. 40 Tad viņi ņēma Jēzus miesas un satina tās linu autā kopā ar smaržvielām, kā tas piederas pēc jūdu bēru paraduma. 41 Tajā vietā, kur viņu sita krustā, bija dārzs un šajā dārzā jauna kapavieta, kurā neviens vēl nebija guldīts. 42 Jūdu Pashas sagatavošanas dienas dēļ tie guldīja Jēzu tur, jo šī kapavieta bija tuvu.
