3 Pilate asked 'Īsā, ‘Are you the king of the Jews?’

‘You have said it,’ 'Īsā replied.

4 Pilate said to the Jewish high priests and the crowd, ‘I find no reason to punish this man.’

5 But they insisted saying, ‘He stirs up the people throughout the whole of Judea with his teaching. He began in Galilee, and now he's come here.’

6 When he heard this, Pilate asked if the man was a Galilean. 7 Now Galilee was under Herod's^c jurisdiction, so when Pilate found out that 'Īsā was from there, he sent him to Herod, who was also in Jerusalem at that time.

8 Herod was very glad to see 'Īsā, because for a long time he had wanted to see him. He had heard about 'Īsā and hoped to see him perform some kind of sign. 9 He asked 'Īsā many questions, but 'Īsā did not answer him. 10 The Jewish high priests and the ulema stood there vehemently accusing him. 11 Then Herod and his soldiers treated 'Īsā with contempt. They ridiculed him by dressing him in majestic clothes. Then Herod sent him back to Pilate. 12 On that day Herod and Pilate became friends. Before this they had been enemies.

13 Pilate called together the Jewish high priests, the leaders and the people. 14 He said to them, ‘You have brought this man to me as someone who is leading the people astray. Now I have examined him in your presence and I find no basis for your accusations against him. 15 Neither has Herod, for he sent him back to us. He has not done anything to deserve death. 16(17) So I'll have him scourged and then set him free.’

18 They all shouted together, ‘Take this man away! Release Barabbas for us!’^d 19 (Barabbas had been thrown in jail for taking part in a rebellion in the city, and for murder).

20 Again Pilate addressed them, wanting to release 'Īsā. 21 But they kept on shouting, ‘Crucify him! Crucify him!’

22 A third time Pilate said to them, ‘What crime has this man committed? I find no reason to put him to death. So I'll have him scourged and then set him free.’

23 Shouting loudly, they kept up the pressure, demanding that he be crucified, and their voices prevailed. 24 So Pilate decided that their demand be carried out. 25 He released the man they were asking for, who had been thrown into jail for rebellion and murder. Then Pilate handed 'Īsā over (to the Roman soldiers) just as the Jewish high priests, the leaders and the people had wanted.

26 As the Roman soldiers led him away, they seized a man called Simon from Cyrene, who was coming in from the country, and they put the cross on him, and made him carry it behind 'Īsā.

27 A large crowd of people were following him, including women who were striking their breasts and mourning for him. 28 'Īsā turned towards them and said, ‘Daughters of Jerusalem, don't weep for me; weep for yourselves and for your children. 29 For the days are coming when people will say, “Blessed are the women who are unable to conceive, the wombs which have never given birth and the breasts that have never nursed!” 30 At that time

31 For if they do these things when the tree is green, what will happen when it's dried up?’^f

32 Two others, both criminals, were also led away with 'Īsā to be put to death.^g 33 When they came to the place called the Skull, the soldiers crucified 'Īsā^h there, along with the criminals, one on his right and the other on his left.ⁱ 34 'Īsā said, ‘ Heavenly Father,^j forgive them. They don't know what they are doing.’^k

The soldiers also divided up his clothes by casting lots.^l

35 The people stood there watching, and the leaders ridiculed him,^m ‘He saved others; let him save himself if he's Allah's Masīh, the Chosen One!’

36 The soldiers also mocked him. Coming close, they offered him sour vinegarⁿ 37 and said, ‘If you're the king of the Jews, save yourself.’

38 A written sign was fastened above him with these words: ‘THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.’^o

39 One of the criminals hanging there hurled insults at 'Īsā; ‘You're al-Masīh aren't you? Then save yourself and us!’

40 But the other criminal replied with a rebuke, ‘Don't you fear Allah, since you're condemned with the same sentence? 41 We're punished justly, because we're getting what we deserve for what we've done. But this man hasn't done anything wrong’ 42 Then he said, ‘'Īsā, remember me when you come into your kingdom.’

43 'Īsā said to him, ‘Truly I tell you, today you will be with me in paradise.’

44 By now it was about noon, and darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon, 45 for the sun's light went out.^p The curtain in al-Bayt ul-Muqaddas was torn down the middle.^q 46 In a loud voice 'Īsā cried out, ‘ Heavenly Father, into your hands I entrust my spirit.’^r Having said this, he died.

47 The centurion^s saw what happened and praised Allah, saying, ‘Truly this man was righteous.’ 48 All the people who had gathered to watch this spectacle saw what happened, and they returned home, striking their chests. 49 All those who knew 'Īsā, including the women who had followed him from Galilee, stood at a distance and saw these things.^t

50 Now there was a man named Yūsuf, who was a member of the Jewish ruling council. He was a good and righteous man, 51 and had not agreed with the decision and action of the council (in condemning 'Īsā). He was from the Jewish town of Arimathea, and he was longing for the kingdom of Allah^u to come. 52 He went to Pilate and asked for the body of 'Īsā. 53 Taking it down from the cross, he wrapped it in a linen cloth. Then he placed the body in a tomb hewn out of rock, in which no one had ever been buried. 54 It was the day of Preparation,^v and the Sabbath^w was about to begin.^x

55 The women who had travelled with 'Īsā from Galilee followed Yūsuf and saw the tomb and how 'Īsā's body was placed in it. 56 Then they went home and prepared spices and ointments. Then they rested on the Sabbath as the commandment required.^y