1 Pilate told men to hurt Jesus. They hit Him hard. 2 Soldiers made a crown from sharp plants and put it on His head. They put a purple coat on Him. 3 The soldiers said, “Hi, King of the Jews,” but they made fun and hit Him. ✋ 4 Pilate came out and said, “I see no wrong in Him.” ️ 5 Jesus came out with the crown and the coat. Pilate said, “Look at Him.” 6 The leaders saw Him and yelled, “Put Him on a cross!” Pilate said, “You do it. I see no wrong.” ✋ 7 The Jews said, “He said He is God’s Son. He must die.” 8 Pilate heard this and was more afraid. 9 Pilate went in and asked Jesus, “Where are You from?” Jesus did not answer. 10 Pilate said, “Will You not talk? I can free You or put You on a cross.” ️⚖️ 11 Jesus said, <jesus>You have no power over Me. God gave you this. The one who gave Me to you did a bigger wrong.</jesus> ✝️ 12 Pilate tried to let Jesus go. The crowd said, “If you do, you are not Caesar’s friend. He says He is a king.” 13 Pilate brought Jesus out and sat on the judge seat at the stone floor place, called Gabbatha. 14 It was Passover Prep day. It was about that time. Pilate said, “Look at your King!” ⏰ 15 They yelled, “Away with Him! Put Him on a cross!” Pilate said, “Shall I put your King on a cross?” The priests said, “We have no king but Caesar.” 16 Then Pilate gave Jesus to them. They took Jesus to put Him on a cross. ➡️✝️ 17 Jesus carried His cross to Skull Place, called Golgotha. 18 They put Him on a cross there. Two men were with Him, one on each side. Jesus was in the middle. ✝️✝️✝️ 19 Pilate wrote a sign and put it on the cross: “Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews.” 20 Many Jews read the sign. The place was near the city. It was written in Aramaic, Latin, and Greek. ️ 21 The priests said to Pilate, “Do not write ‘King of the Jews.’ Write, ‘He said, I am King of the Jews.’” ✍️ 22 Pilate said, “What I wrote, I wrote.” ✅ 23 The soldiers took His clothes. They split them in four parts. His shirt was in one piece. 24 They said, “Do not rip it. Let us play a game to see who gets it.” This made an old word from God come true. 25 Near His cross were His mom, His mom’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene. 26 Jesus saw His mom and the friend He loved. He said to His mom, <jesus>Mom, here is your son.</jesus> ❤️ 27 Then He said to the friend, <jesus>Here is your mom.</jesus> From then on, the friend took her home. 28 Later, Jesus knew all was done. To make the old word from God come true, He said, <jesus>I am thirsty.</jesus> 29 They put sour drink on a sponge on a branch and held it to His mouth. 30 When Jesus drank, He said, <jesus>It is done.</jesus> He bowed His head and died. ✝️ 31 It was Prep day. They did not want bodies on crosses on the big rest day. They asked Pilate to break legs and take them down. 32 The soldiers broke the legs of the first man and the other man. 33 They saw Jesus was already dead. They did not break His legs. ✋ 34 One soldier poked His side with a spear. Blood and water came out at once. 35 The man who saw this says, “It is true,” so you can believe. ️✅ 36 This made the old word from God come true: “No bone of His will be broken.” 37 Another old word says, “They will look at the One they hurt.” 38 After this, Joseph of Arimathea, a secret friend of Jesus, asked Pilate to take Jesus’ body. Pilate said yes. Joseph took it. 39 Nicodemus came too. He brought many spices. 40 They wrapped Jesus’ body in cloth with the spices. That is how the Jews put a body in a tomb. 41 Near the cross was a garden. In the garden was a new tomb. No one had been in it. 42 It was Prep day, and the tomb was close. They put Jesus there. ♂️