Глава 15

  • 1. And straightway in the morning the chiefe Priests helde a consultation with the Elders and Scribes, and the whole Councell, and bound Iesus, and caried him away, and deliuered him to Pilate.
  • 2. And Pilate asked him, Art thou the King of the Iewes? And hee answering, said vnto him, Thou sayest it.
  • 3. And the chiefe Priests accused him of many things: but hee answered nothing.
  • 4. And Pilate asked him againe, saying, Answerest thou nothing? behold how many things they witnesse against thee.
  • 5. But Iesus yet answered nothing, so that Pilate marueiled.
  • 6. Now at that Feast he released vnto them one prisoner, whomsoeuer they desired.
  • 7. And there was one named Barabbas, which lay bound with them that had made insurrection with him, who had committed murder in the insurrection.
  • 8. And the multitude crying alowd, began to desire him to doe as he had euer done vnto them.
  • 9. But Pilate answered them, saying, Will ye that I release vnto you the King of the Iewes?
  • 10. (For hee knew that the chiefe Priests had deliuered him for enuie.)
  • 11. But the chiefe Priests mooued the people, that hee should rather release Barabbas vnto them.
  • 12. And Pilate answered, and said againe vnto them, What will yee then that I shall do vnto him whom ye call the King of the Iewes?
  • 13. And they cried out againe, Crucifie him.
  • 14. Then Pilate saide vnto them, Why, what euill hath hee done? And they cried out the more exceedingly, Crucifie him.
  • 15. And so Pilate, willing to content the people, released Barabbas vnto them, and deliuered Iesus, when he had scourged him, to be crucified.
  • 16. And the souldiers led him away into the hall, called Pretorium, and they call together the whole band.
  • 17. And they clothed him with purple, and platted a crowne of thornes, and put it about his head,
  • 18. And beganne to salute him, Haile King of the Iewes.
  • 19. And they smote him on the head with a reed, and did spit vpon him, and bowing their knees, worshipped him.
  • 20. And when they had mocked him, they tooke off the purple from him, and put his owne clothes on him, and led him out to crucifie him.
  • 21. And they compell one Simon a Cyrenian, who passed by, comming out of the country, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to beare his Crosse.
  • 22. And they bring him vnto the place Golgotha, which is, being interpreted, the place of a skull.
  • 23. And they gaue him to drinke, wine mingled with myrrhe: but he receiued it not.
  • 24. And when they had crucified him, they parted his garments, casting lots vpon them, what euery man should take.
  • 25. And it was the third houre, and they crucified him.
  • 26. And the superscription of his accusation was written ouer, THE KING OF THE IEWES.
  • 27. And with him they crucifie two theeues, the one on his right hand, and the other on his left.
  • 28. And the Scripture was fulfilled, which sayeth, And hee was numbred with the transgressours.
  • 29. And they that passed by, railed on him, wagging their heads, and saying, Ah thou that destroyest the Temple, and buildest it in three dayes,
  • 30. Saue thy selfe, and come downe from the Crosse.
  • 31. Likewise also the chiefe Priests mocking, said among themselues with the Scribes, He saued others, himselfe he cannot saue.
  • 32. Let Christ the King of Israel descend now from the Crosse, that we may see and beleeue: And they that were crucified with him, reuiled him.
  • 33. And when the sixth houre was come, there was darkenesse ouer the whole land, vntill the ninth houre.
  • 34. And at the ninth houre, Iesus cryed with a loude voice, saying, Eloi, Eloi, lamasabachthani? which is, being interpreted, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?
  • 35. And some of them that stood by, when they heard it, said, Behold, he calleth Elias.
  • 36. And one ranne, and filled a spunge full of vineger, and put it on a reed, and gaue him to drinke, saying, Let alone, let vs see whether Elias will come to take him downe.
  • 37. And Iesus cryed with a loude voice, and gaue vp the ghost.
  • 38. And the vaile of the Temple was rent in twaine, from the top to the bottome.
  • 39. And when the Centurion which stood ouer against him, saw that hee so cryed out, and gaue vp the ghost, hee said, Truely this man was the Sonne of God.
  • 40. There were also women looking on afarre off, among whom was Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of Iames the lesse, and of Ioses, and Salome:
  • 41. Who also when hee was in Galile, followed him, and ministred vnto him, and many other women which came vp with him vnto Hierusalem.
  • 42. And now when the euen was come, (because it was the Preparation, that is, the day before the Sabbath)
  • 43. Ioseph of Arimathea, an honourable counseller, which also waited for the kingdome of God, came, and went in boldly vnto Pilate, and craued the body of Iesus.
  • 44. And Pilate marueiled if he were already dead, and calling vnto him the Centurion, hee asked him whether hee had beene any while dead.
  • 45. And when he knew it of the Centurion, he gaue the body to Ioseph.
  • 46. And hee bought fine linnen, and tooke him downe, and wrapped him in the linnen, and laide him in a sepulchre, which was hewen out of a rocke, and rolled a stone vnto the doore of the sepulchre.
  • 47. And Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of Ioses behelde where he was laide.