John 19:14

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

It was about midday on the day before Passover, and Pilate said to the crowd, “Look at your king!”

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On the next day, which was a Sabbath, the chief priests and the Pharisees went together to Pilate.

Jesus came out, wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe. Pilate said, “Here is the man!”

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.

It was about nine o'clock in the morning when they nailed him to the cross.

They came up to him and said, “Hey, you king of the Jews!” They also hit him with their fists.

It was Friday, and the Sabbath was about to begin.

It was now the evening before the Sabbath, and the Jewish people were getting ready for that sacred day.

At midday the sky turned dark and stayed that way until three o'clock.

Around midday the sky turned dark and stayed that way until the middle of the afternoon.