Luke 23:11-36

11And Herod with his soldiers, after treating Him with contempt and mocking and ridiculing Him, dressed Him in a gorgeous robe and sent Him back to Pilate.

12Now that very day Herod and Pilate became friends with each other—before this they had been enemies.

13Pilate summoned the chief priests and the rulers and the people,

14and said to them, “You brought this man before me as one who corrupts and incites the people to rebellion. After examining Him before you, I have found no guilt in this Man regarding the charges which you make against Him.

15No, nor has Herod, for he sent Him back to us; and indeed, He has done nothing to deserve death.

16Therefore I will punish Him [to teach Him a lesson] and release Him.”

17[Now he was obligated to release to them one prisoner at the Feast.]

18But they [loudly] shouted out all together, saying, “Away with this Man, and release Barabbas to us!”

19(He was one who had been thrown into prison for an insurrection that happened in the city, and for murder.)

20Pilate addressed them again, wanting to release Jesus,

21but they kept shouting out, “Crucify, crucify Him!”

22A third time he said to them, “Why, what wrong has He done? I have found no guilt [no crime, no offense] in Him demanding death; therefore I will punish Him [to teach Him a lesson] and release Him.”

23But they were insistent and unrelenting, demanding with loud voices that Jesus be crucified. And their voices began to prevail and accomplish their purpose.

24Pilate pronounced sentence that their demand be granted.

25And he released the man they were asking for who had been thrown into prison for insurrection and murder, but he handed over Jesus to their will.

26When they led Him away, they seized a man, Simon of Cyrene, who was coming in [to the city] from the country, and placed on him the cross to carry behind Jesus.

27Following Him was a large crowd of the people, including women who were mourning and wailing for Him.

28But Jesus, turning toward them, said, “Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for Me, but weep for yourselves and for your children.

29For behold, the days are coming when they will say, ‘Blessed are the barren, and the wombs that have not given birth, and the breasts that have never nursed.’

30Then they will begin to say to the mountains, ‘Fall on us!’ and to the hills, ‘Cover us!’

31For if they do these things when the tree is green, what will happen when it is dry?”

32Two others also, who were criminals, were being led away to be executed with Him.

33When they came to the place called The Skull, there they crucified Him and the criminals, one on the right and one on the left.

34And Jesus was saying, “Father, forgive them; for they do not know what they are doing.” And they cast lots, dividing His clothes among themselves.

35Now the people stood by, watching; but even the rulers ridiculed and sneered at Him, saying, “He saved others [from death]; let Him save Himself if He is the Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed) of God, His Chosen One.”

36The soldiers also mocked Him, coming up to Him and [cruelly] offering Him sour wine,