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So Pilate then took Jesus and flogged him.

The soldiers twisted thorns into a crown and put it on his head, and dressed him in a purple garment.

They kept saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!” and they kept slapping him.

Then Pilate went out again, and said to them, “Behold, I bring him out to you, that you may know that I find no basis for a charge against him.”

Jesus therefore came out, wearing the crown of thorns and the purple garment. Pilate said to them, “Behold, the man!”

When therefore the chief priests and the officers saw him, they shouted, saying, “Crucify! Crucify!” Pilate said to them, “Take him yourselves and crucify him, for I find no basis for a charge against him.”

The Jews answered him, “We have a law, and by our law he ought to die, because he made himself the Son of God.”

When therefore Pilate heard this saying, he was more afraid.

He entered into the Praetorium again, and said to Jesus, “Where are you from?” But Jesus gave him no answer.

Pilate therefore said to him, “Aren’t you speaking to me? Don’t you know that I have power to release you and have power to crucify you?”

Jesus answered, “You would have no power at all against me, unless it were given to you from above. Therefore he who delivered me to you has greater sin.”

At this, Pilate was seeking to release him, but the Jews cried out, saying, “If you release this man, you aren’t Caesar’s friend! Everyone who makes himself a king speaks against Caesar!”

When Pilate therefore heard these words, he brought Jesus out and sat down on the judgment seat at a place called “The Pavement”, but in Hebrew, “Gabbatha.”

Now it was the Preparation Day of the Passover, at about the sixth hour. He said to the Jews, “Behold, your King!”

They cried out, “Away with him! Away with him! Crucify him!” Pilate said to them, “Shall I crucify your King?” The chief priests answered, “We have no king but Caesar!”

So then he delivered him to them to be crucified. So they took Jesus and led him away.

He went out, bearing his cross, to the place called “The Place of a Skull”, which is called in Hebrew, “Golgotha”,

where they crucified him, and with him two others, on either side one, and Jesus in the middle.

Pilate wrote a title also, and put it on the cross. There was written, “JESUS OF NAZARETH, THE KING OF THE JEWS.”

Therefore many of the Jews read this title, for the place where Jesus was crucified was near the city; and it was written in Hebrew, in Latin, and in Greek.

The chief priests of the Jews therefore said to Pilate, “Don’t write, ‘The King of the Jews,’ but, ‘he said, “I am King of the Jews.”’”

Pilate answered, “What I have written, I have written.”

Then the soldiers, when they had crucified Jesus, took his garments and made four parts, to every soldier a part; and also the tunic. Now the tunic was without seam, woven from the top throughout.

Then they said to one another, “Let’s not tear it, but cast lots for it to decide whose it will be,” that the Scripture might be fulfilled, which says, “They parted my garments among them. They cast lots for my clothing.” Therefore the soldiers did these things.

But standing by Jesus’ cross were his mother, his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene.

Therefore when Jesus saw his mother, and the disciple whom he loved standing there, he said to his mother, “Woman, behold, your son!”

Then he said to the disciple, “Behold, your mother!” From that hour, the disciple took her to his own home.

After this, Jesus, seeing that all things were now finished, that the Scripture might be fulfilled, said, “I am thirsty!”

Now a vessel full of vinegar was set there; so they put a sponge full of the vinegar on hyssop, and held it at his mouth.

When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, “It is finished!” Then he bowed his head and gave up his spirit.

Therefore the Jews, because it was the Preparation Day, so that the bodies wouldn’t remain on the cross on the Sabbath (for that Sabbath was a special one), asked of Pilate that their legs might be broken and that they might be taken away.

Therefore the soldiers came and broke the legs of the first and of the other who was crucified with him;

but when they came to Jesus and saw that he was already dead, they didn’t break his legs.

However, one of the soldiers pierced his side with a spear, and immediately blood and water came out.

He who has seen has testified, and his testimony is true. He knows that he tells the truth, that you may believe.

For these things happened that the Scripture might be fulfilled, “A bone of him will not be broken.”

Again another Scripture says, “They will look on him whom they pierced.”

After these things, Joseph of Arimathaea, being a disciple of Jesus, but secretly for fear of the Jews, asked of Pilate that he might take away Jesus’ body. Pilate gave him permission. He came therefore and took away his body.

Nicodemus, who at first came to Jesus by night, also came bringing a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about a hundred Roman pounds.

So they took Jesus’ body, and bound it in linen cloths with the spices, as the custom of the Jews is to bury.

Now in the place where he was crucified there was a garden. In the garden was a new tomb in which no man had ever yet been laid.

Then, because of the Jews’ Preparation Day (for the tomb was near at hand), they laid Jesus there.

فأَخَذَ بيلاطُسُ يسوعَ وجَلَدَه

ثُمَّ ضفَرَ الجُنودُ إِكليلًا مِن شَوكٍ ووضَعوه على رَأسِه، وأَلبَسوه رِداءً أُرجُوانِيًّا

وأَخَذوا يَدنُونَ مِنهُ فيَقولون: «السَّلامُ علَيكَ يا مَلِكَ اليَهود!» وكانوا يَلطِمونَه

وخَرَجَ بيلاطُسُ ثانِيًا وقالَ لَهم: «ها إِنِّي أُخرِجُه إِلَيكم لتَعلَموا أَنِّي لا أَجِدُ فيه سَبَبًا لِٱتِّهامِه»

فخَرَجَ يسوعُ وعلَيه إِكْليلُ الشَّوكِ والرِّداءُ الأُرجُوانيّ، فقالَ لَهم بيلاطُس: «ها هُوَذا الرَّجُل!»

فلَمَّا رآه عُظَماءُ الكَهَنَةِ والحَرَس صاحوا: «إِصْلِبْه! إِصْلِبْهُ!» قالَ لَهم بيلاطُس: «خُذوه أَنتُم فٱصلِبوه، فإِنِّي لا أَجِدُ فيه سَبَبًا لِٱتِّهامه»

أَجابَه اليَهود: «لَنا شَريعَة، وبِحَسَبِ هٰذهِ الشَّريعة يَجِبُ علَيه أَن يَموت لِأَنَّه جَعَلَ نَفْسَه ٱبنَ الله»

فلَمَّا سَمِعَ بيلاطُسُ هٰذا الكَلامَ ٱشتَدَّ خَوفُه

فعادَ إِلى دارِ الحُكومَة وقالَ لِيَسوع: «مِن أَينَ أَنتَ؟» فلَم يُجِبْه يسوعُ بِشَيء

فقالَ له بيلاطُس: «أَلا تُكَلِّمُني؟ أَفَلَستَ تَعلَمُ أَنَّ لي سُلْطانًا على أَن أُخلِيَ سبيلَكَ، وسُلطانًا على أَن أَصلِبَكَ؟»

أَجابَهُ يسوع: «لو لم تُعطَ السُّلطانَ مِن عَلُ، لَما كانَ لَكَ علَيَّ مِن سُلْطان، ولِذٰلِكَ فالَّذي أَسلَمَني إِلَيكَ علَيه خَطيئَةٌ كبيرة»

فحاوَلَ بيلاطُسُ مِن ذٰلك الحينِ أَن يُخلِيَ سَبيلَه، ولٰكِنَّ اليَهودَ صاحوا: «إِن أَخلَيتَ سَبيلَه، فَلَستَ صَديقًا لِقَيصَر، لِأَنَّ كُلَّ مَن يَجعَلُ نَفْسَه مَلِكًا يَخرُجُ على قَيصَر»

فلَمَّا سَمِعَ بيلاطُسُ هٰذا الكَلام، أَمَرَ بإِخراجِ يسوع، وأَجلَسَه على كُرسيِّ القَضاءِ في مَكانٍ يُسَمَّى البَلاط ويُقالُ له بِالعِبرِيَّةِ غَبَّاثَة

وكانَ ذٰلكَ اليَومُ يَومَ تَهيِئَةِ الفِصْح، والسَّاعَةُ تُقارِبُ الظُّهْر. فقالَ لِليَهود: «ها هُوَذا مَلِكُكم!»

فصاحوا: «أَعدِمْه! أَعدِمْه! إِصْلِبْهُ!» قالَ لَهم بيلاطس: «أَأَصلِبُ مَلِكَكُم؟» أَجابَ عُظَماءُ الكَهَنَة: «لا مَلِكَ علَينا إِلَّا قَيصَر!»

فأَسلَمَه إِليهم لِيُصلَب. فأَمسَكوا يسوع

فخَرَجَ حامِلًا صَليبَه إِلى المَكانِ الَّذي يُقالُ لَه مَكانَ الجُمجُمة، ويقالُ لهُ بِالعِبرِيَّةِ جُلْجُثَة

فَصَلبوهُ فيه، وصَلَبوا معَه آخَرَين، كُلٌّ مِنهُما في جِهَة، وبَينَهما يسوع

وكَتَبَ بيلاطُسُ رُقعَةً وجَعَلَها على الصَّليب، وكانَ مَكتوبًا فيها: «يسوعُ النَّاصِريُّ مَلِكُ اليَهود»

وهٰذِه الرُّقعَةُ قَرَأَها كَثيرٌ مِنَ اليَهود، لِأَنَّ المكانَ الَّذي صُلِبَ فيه يسوع كانَ قَريبًا مِنَ المَدينَة. وكانَتِ الكِتابَةُ بِالعِبرِيَّةِ واللَّاتينيَّةِ واليُونانِيَّة

فقالَ عُظَماءُ كَهَنَةِ اليَهودِ لِبيلاطُس: «لا تَكتُبْ: مَلِكُ اليَهود، بلِ ٱكتُبْ: قالَ هٰذا الرَّجُل: إِنِّي مَلِكُ اليَهود»

أَجابَ بيلاطس: «ما كُتِبَ قد كُتِب!»

وأَمَّا الجُنود فبَعدَما صَلَبوا يسوع أَخذوا ثِيابَه وجَعلوها أَربَعَ حِصَص، لِكُلِّ جُندِيٍّ حِصَّة. وأَخَذوا القَميصَ أَيضًا وكانَ غَيرَ مَخيط، مَنسوجًا كُلُّه مِن أَعلاهُ إِلى أَسفَلِه

فقالَ بَعضُهم لِبَعض: «لا نَشُقَّه، بل نَقتَرِعُ علَيه، فنَرى لِمَن يَكون». فتَمَّتِ الآية: «إقتَسَموا ثِيابي وعلى لِباسي ٱقتَرعوا». فهٰذا ما فَعَلَه الجُنود

هُناكَ عِندَ صَليبِ يسوع، وقَفَت أُمُّه، وأُختُ أُمِّه مَريَمُ ٱمرأَةُ قَلُوبا، ومَريَمُ المِجدَلِيَّة

فرأَى يسوعُ أُمَّه وإِلى جانِبِها التِّلميذُ الحَبيبُ إِلَيه. فقالَ لِأُمِّه: «أَيَّتها المَرأَة، هٰذا ٱبنُكِ»

ثُمَّ قالَ لِلتِّلميذ: «هٰذه أُمُّكَ». ومُنذُ تِلكَ السَّاعَةِ ٱستَقبَلَها التِّلميذُ في بَيتِه

وبَعدَ ذٰلك، كانَ يَسوعُ يَعلَمُ أَنَّ كُلَّ شَيءٍ قدِ ٱنتَهى، فلِكَي يَتِمَّ الكِتاب، قالَ: «أَنا عَطْشان»

وكانَ هُناكَ إِناءٌ مَمْلوءٌ خَلًّا. فوَضَعوا إِسْفَنْجَةً مُبتَلَّةً بِالخَلِّ على ساقِ زوفى، وأَدنَوها مِن فَمِه

فلَمَّا تَناوَلَ يسوعُ الخَلَّ قال: «تَمَّ كُلُّ شَيء». ثُمَّ حَنى رأسَه وأَسلَمَ الرُّوح

وكانَ ذٰلكَ اليَومُ يَومَ التَّهيِئَة، فَسأَلَ اليَهودُ بيلاطُس أَن تُكسَرَ سُوقُ المَصلوبين وتُنزَلَ أَجسادُهُم، لِئَلَّا تَبْقى على الصَّليبِ يَومَ السَّبت، لِأَنَّ ذاكَ السَّبْتَ يَوْمٌ مُكرَّم

فجاءَ الجُنودُ فكَسروا ساقَيِ الأَوَّلِ والآخَرِ اللَّذَينِ صُلِبا معَه

أَمَّا يسوع فلَمَّا وَصَلوا إِليه ورأَوهُ قد مات، لَم يَكسِروا ساقَيْه

لٰكِنَّ واحِدًا مِنَ الجُنودِ طَعَنه بِحَربَةٍ في جَنبِه، فخَرَجَ لِوَقتِه دَمٌ وماء

والَّذي رأَى شَهِد، وشَهادَتُه صَحيحة، وذاك يَعلَمُ أَنَّه يَقولُ الحَقَّ لِتُؤمِنوا أَنتُم أَيضًا

فقد كانَ هٰذا لِيَتِمَّ الكِتاب: «لن يُكسَرَ له عَظْم»

ووَرَدَ أَيضًا في آيةٍ أُخرى مِنَ الكِتاب: «سَيَنظُرونَ إِلى مَن طَعَنوا»

وبَعدَ ذٰلِك جاءَ يوسُفُ الرَّاميّ، وكانَ تِلميذًا لِيَسوعَ يُخْفي أَمرَهُ خَوفًا مِنَ اليَهود، فسأَلَ بيلاطُسَ أَن يأخُذَ جُثمانَ يَسوع، فأَذِنَ له بيلاطُس. فجاءَ فأَخَذَ جُثْمانَه

وجاءَ نيقوديمُس أَيضًا، وهوَ الَّذي ذهَبَ إِلى يَسوعَ لَيلًا مِن قَبلُ، وكانَ مَعه خَليطٌ مِنَ المُرِّ والعودِ مِقدارُه نَحوُ مائةِ دِرهَم

فحَمَلوا جُثْمانَ يسوع ولَفُّوهُ بِلَفائِفَ مع الطِّيب، كما جَرَت عادةُ اليَهودِ في دَفنِ مَوتاهُم

وكانَ في المَوضِعِ الَّذي صُلِبَ فيهِ بُستان، وفي البُستانِ قَبرٌ جَديد لم يَكُنْ قد وُضِعَ فيهِ أَحَد

وكانَ القَبرُ قَريبًا فَوضَعوا فيه يَسوع بِسَبَبِ تَهْيِئَةِ السَّبْتِ عِندَ اليَهود