Berean Standard Bible
Luke 23
(Matthew 27:11–14; John 18:28–40)
2AndδὲdeG1161they beganG756to accuseκατηγορεῖνkatēgoreinG2723HimαὐτοῦautouG846,sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004, “We foundεὕραμενheuramenG2147thisτοῦτονtoutonG3778mansubvertingδιαστρέφονταdiastrephontaG1294ourG1473τὸtoG3588nationἔθνοςethnosG1484καὶkaiG2532,forbiddingκωλύονταkōluontaG2967payment of taxesφόρους διδόναιphorous didonaiG5411G1325to CaesarΚαίσαριKaisariG2541,andκαὶkaiG2532proclaimingλέγονταlegontaG3004Himselfἑαυτὸνhe'autonG1438to beG1510ChristχριστὸνchristonG5547,a KingβασιλέαbasileaG935.”
3SoδὲdeG1161ὉHoG3588PilateΠιλᾶτοςPilatosG4091askedἠρώτησενērōtēsenG2065HimαὐτὸνautonG846λέγων·legōnG3004, “AreεἶeiG1510YouσὺsuG4771theὁhoG3588KingβασιλεὺςbasileusG935of theτῶνtōnG3588JewsἸουδαίων;IoudaiōnG2453?” “YouσὺsuG4771have saidλέγεις.legeisG3004soδὲdeG1161ὁhoG3588,” JesusrepliedἀποκριθεὶςapokritheisG611αὐτῷautōG846ἔφη·ephēG5346.
4ThenδὲdeG1161ὁhoG3588PilateΠιλᾶτοςPilatosG4091saidεἶπενeipenG2036toπρὸςprosG4314theτοὺςtousG3588chief priestsἀρχιερεῖςarchiereisG749andκαὶkaiG2532theτοὺςtousG3588crowdsὄχλους·ochlousG3793, “I findεὑρίσκωheuriskōG2147noοὐδὲνoudenG3762basis for a chargeαἴτιονaitionG159againstἐνenG1722thisτούτῳ.toutōG3778τῷtōG3588manἀνθρώπῳanthrōpōG444.”
5ButδὲdeG1161οἱhoiG3588they kept insistingἐπίσχυον λέγοντεςepischuon legontesG2001G3004ὅτιhotiG3754, “He stirs upἀνασείειanaseieiG383theτὸνtonG3588peopleλαὸνlaonG2992allὅληςholēsG3650overκαθ᾽kath᾽G2596τῆςtēsG3588JudeaἸουδαίαςIoudaiasG2449with HisteachingδιδάσκωνdidaskōnG1321καὶkaiG2532.He beganG756inἀπὸapoG575τῆςtēsG3588GalileeΓαλιλαίαςGalilaiasG1056and has comeall the wayἕωςhe'ōsG2193hereὧδε.¶hōdeG5602.”
Jesus before Herod
7AndκαὶkaiG2532learningἐπιγνοὺςepignousG1921thatὅτιhotiG3754Jesuswasἐστίν,estinG1510underἐκekG1537Herod’sἩρῴδουHērōdouG2264τῆςtēsG3588jurisdictionἐξουσίαςexousiasG1849,he sent Himἀνέπεμψεν αὐτὸνanepempsen autonG375G846toπρὸςprosG4314HerodἩρῴδηνHērōdēnG2264, whohimselfκαὶ αὐτὸνkai autonG846G2532wasὄνταontaG1510inἐνenG1722JerusalemἹεροσολύμοιςHi'erosolumoisG2414atἐνenG1722thatταύταιςtautaisG3778ταῖςtaisG3588timeἡμέραις.¶hēmeraisG2250.
8WhenδὲdeG1161ὉHoG3588HerodἩρῴδηςHērōdēsG2264sawG3708τὸνtonG3588JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424,he wasἦνēnG1510greatlyλίαν·lianG3029pleasedἐχάρηecharēG5463γὰρgarG1063.He had wantedθέλωνthelōnG2309to seeG3708HimαὐτὸνautonG846forἐξexG1537a longἱκανῶνhikanōnG2425timeχρόνωνchronōnG5550,becauseδιὰdiaG1223τὸtoG3588he had heardἀκούεινakoueinG191aboutπερὶperiG4012HimαὐτοῦautouG846andκαὶkaiG2532was hopingἤλπιζένēlpizenG1679to seeG3708ὑπ᾽hup᾽G5259HimαὐτοῦautouG846performγινόμενον.ginomenonG1096aτιtiG5100miracleσημεῖονsēmeionG4592.
11AndδὲdeG1161evenκαὶkaiG2532HerodἩρῴδηςHērōdēsG2264andσὺνsunG4862ὁhoG3588hisαὐτὸνautonG846soldiersστρατεύμασινstrateumasinG4753ridiculedἐξουθενήσας αὐτοῦexouthenēsas autouG1848G846τοῖςtoisG3588andκαὶkaiG2532mockedἐμπαίξας,empaixasG1702Him.Dressing Him inπεριβαλὼνperibalōnG4016a fineλαμπρὰνlampranG2986robeἐσθῆταesthētaG2066,they sent Him backἀνέπεμψεν αὐτὸνanepempsen autonG375G846toτῷtōG3588PilateΠιλάτῳ.PilatōG4091.
12Thatὅ ἐνho enG1722G3588G846dayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250δὲdeG1161τεteG5037ὁhoG3588HerodἩρῴδηςHērōdēsG2264andκαὶkaiG2532τῇtēaG3588PilateG4091becameἐγένοντοegenontoG1096friendsφίλοιphiloiG5384μετ᾽met᾽G3326ἀλλήλων·allēlōnG240γὰρgarG1063;before thisπροϋπῆρχονproupērchonG4391timethey had beenὄντεςontesG1510enemiesἐν ἔχθρᾳ πρὸςen echthra prosG1722G2189G4314G848.
The Crowd Chooses Barabbas
(Matthew 27:15–23; Mark 15:6–11)
14andsaidεἶπενeipenG2036toπρὸςprosG4314themαὐτούς·autousG846, “You broughtπροσηνέγκατέprosēnegkateG4374meG1473thisτοῦτονtoutonG3778τὸνtonG3588manἄνθρωπονanthrōponG444asὡςhōsG5613one whowas incitingἀποστρέφονταapostrephontaG654theτὸνtonG3588people to rebellionλαόν·laonG2992καὶkaiG2532.IG1473have examinedἀνακρίναςanakrinasG350HimhereἰδοὺidouG2400in your presenceἐνώπιον ὑμῶνenōpion humōnG1799G4771andfoundεὗρονheuronG2147ἐνenG1722Himτῷ ἀνθρώπῳ τούτῳtō anthrōpō toutōG3778G3588G444notοὐθὲνouthenG3762guiltyαἴτιονaitionG159ofὧνhōnG3739your chargesκατηγορεῖτεkatēgoreiteG2723againstκατ᾽kat᾽G2596Himαὐτοῦ·autouG846.
15ἀλλ᾽all᾽G235NeitherοὐδὲoudeG3761hasHerodἩρῴδης·HērōdēsG2264,forγὰρgarG1063he sent Him backἀνέπεμψεν αὐτὸνanepempsen autonG375G846toπρὸςprosG4314usG1473καὶkaiG2532.As you can seeἰδοὺidouG2400,Heαὐτῷ.autōG846hasἐστὶνestinG1510doneπεπραγμένονpepragmenonG4238nothingοὐδὲνoudenG3762deservingἄξιονaxionG514of deathθανάτουthanatouG2288.
22δὲdeG1161ὉHoG3588A thirdτρίτονtritonG5154timehe saidεἶπενeipenG2036toπρὸςprosG4314themαὐτούς·autousG846γὰρgarG1063, “WhatτίtiG5101evilκακὸνkakonG2556has thisοὗτος;houtosG3778mandoneἐποίησενepoiēsenG4160?I have foundεὗρονheuronG2147inἐνenG1722Himαὐτῷ.autōG846noοὐδὲνoudenG3762offense worthyαἴτιονaitionG159of deathθανάτουthanatouG2288.SoοὖνounG3767after I punishπαιδεύσαςpaideusasG3811HimαὐτὸνautonG846,I will releaseἀπολύσω.apolusōG630Him.”
23ButδὲdeG1161οἱhoiG3588they were insistentἐπέκειντοepekeintoG1945,demandingαἰτούμενοιaitoumenoiG154with loud voicesφωναῖς μεγάλαιςphōnais megalaisG5456G3173forαὐτὸνautonG846Jesusto be crucifiedσταυρωθῆναι,staurōthēnaiG4717.AndκαὶkaiG2532theirαὐτῶνautōnG846αἱhaiG3588clamorφωναὶphōnaiG5456prevailedκατίσχυονkatischuonG2729.
25AsδὲdeG1161ὃνhonG3739they had requestedᾐτοῦντο·ētountoG154,he releasedἀπέλυσενapelusenG630theτὸνtonG3588oneimprisonedβεβλημένον εἰς φυλακὴνbeblēmenon eis phulakēnG906G1519G5438forδιὰdiaG1223insurrectionστάσινstasinG4714andκαὶkaiG2532murderφόνονphononG5408,andδὲdeG1161he handedπαρέδωκενparedōkenG3860τὸνtonG3588JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424over toτῷtōG3588theirαὐτῶν.¶autōnG846willθελήματιthelēmatiG2307.
The Crucifixion
(Psalm 22:1–31; Matthew 27:32–44; Mark 15:21–32; John 19:16–27)
26ΚαὶKaiG2532AsὡςhōsG5613the soldiersled Him awayἀπήγαγον αὐτόν,apēgagon autonG520G846,they seizedἐπιλαβόμενοιepilabomenoiG1949SimonΣίμωνάSimōnaG4613τιναtinaG5100of CyreneΚυρηναῖονKurēnaionG2956on his way inἐρχόμενονerchomenonG2064fromἀπ᾽ap᾽G575the countryἀγροῦagrouG68, andthey putἐπέθηκανepethēkanG2007theτὸνtonG3588crossσταυρὸνstauronG4716on himαὐτῷautōG846to carryφέρεινphereinG5342behindὄπισθενopisthenG3693τοῦtouG3588JesusἸησοῦ.¶IēsouG2424.
28ButδὲdeG1161ὁhoG3588JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424turnedστραφεὶςstrapheisG4762toπρὸςprosG4314themαὐτὰςautasG846andsaidεἶπεν·eipenG2036, “DaughtersθυγατέρεςthugateresG2364of JerusalemἸερουσαλήμ,IerousalēmG2419,do notμὴmēG3361weepκλαίετεklaieteG2799forἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909Meἐμέ,emeG1473,butπλὴνplēnG4133weepκλαίετεklaieteG2799forἐφ᾽eph᾽G1909yourselvesἑαυτὰςhe'autasG1438andκαὶkaiG2532forἐπὶepiG1909yourὑμῶν.humōnG4771τὰtaG3588childrenτέκναteknaG5043.
29ὅτιhotiG3754LookἰδοὺidouG2400, thedaysἡμέραιhēmeraiG2250are comingἔρχονταιerchontaiG2064whenἐν αἷςen haisG1722G3739peoplewill sayG2046, ‘BlessedμακάριαιmakariaiG3107aretheαἱhaiG3588barrenστεῖραιsteiraiG4723womenκαὶkaiG2532,theαἱhaiG3588wombsκοιλίαιkoiliaiG2836thatαἳhaiG3739neverοὐκoukG3756boreἐγέννησανegennēsanG1080,andκαὶkaiG2532breastsμαστοὶmastoiG3149thatοἳhoiG3739neverοὐκoukG3756nursedἔθρεψαν.ethrepsanG5142!’
33καὶkaiG2532WhenὅτεhoteG3753they cameἦλθονēlthonG2064toἐπὶepiG1909theτὸνtonG3588placeτόπονtoponG5117τὸνtonG3588calledκαλούμενονkaloumenonG2564The SkullΚρανίον,KranionG2898,they crucifiedἐσταύρωσανestaurōsanG4717HimαὐτὸνautonG846thereἐκεῖekeiG1563,along withκαὶkaiG2532theτοὺςtousG3588criminalsκακούργους,kakourgousG2557,oneὃνhonG3739μὲνmenG3303onἐκekG1537Hisrightδεξιῶν,dexiōnG1188andδὲdeG1161the otherὃνhonG3739onἐξexG1537Hisleftἀριστερῶν.aristerōnG710.
34ThenδὲdeG1161[[ὁhoG3588JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424saidG2036, “Fatherπάτερ,paterG3962,forgiveἄφεςaphesG863themαὐτοῖς·autoisG846,forγὰρgarG1063they do not knowοὐouG3756G1492whatτίtiG5101they are doingποιοῦσιν.]]poiousinG4160.”AndδὲdeG1161they divided upδιαμεριζόμενοιdiamerizomenoiG1266HisαὐτοῦautouG846τὰtaG3588garmentsἱμάτιαhimatiaG2440by castingἔβαλονebalonG906lotsκλήρους.klērousG2819.
35καὶkaiG2532TheὁhoG3588peopleλαὸςlaosG2992stoodεἱστήκειheistēkeiG2476watchingθεωρῶν.theōrōnG2334,andδὲdeG1161theοἱhoiG3588rulersἄρχοντεςarchontesG758καὶkaiG2532sneered atἐξεμυκτήριζονexemuktērizonG1592Him,sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004, “He savedἔσωσεν,esōsenG4982othersἄλλουςallousG243;let Him saveσωσάτωsōsatōG4982Himselfἑαυτόν,he'autonG1438ifεἰeiG1487HeοὗτόςhoutosG3778isἐστινestinG1510theὁhoG3588ChristχριστὸςchristosG5547τοῦtouG3588of GodθεοῦtheouG2316,theὁhoG3588Chosenἐκλεκτός.¶eklektosG1588One.”
39δὲdeG1161OneΕἷςHeisG1520of theτῶνtōnG3588criminalsκακούργωνkakourgōnG2557who hungκρεμασθέντωνkremasthentōnG2910thereheaped abuse onἐβλασφήμειeblasphēmeiG987HimαὐτὸνautonG846. “Are YouεἶeiG1510G4771notοὐχὶouchiG3780theὁhoG3588Christχριστός;christosG5547?”he saidλέγων·legōnG3004. “SaveσῶσονsōsonG4982YourselfG4572andκαὶkaiG2532usG1473!”
40ButδὲdeG1161theὁhoG3588otherἕτεροςheterosG2087onerebukedἈποκριθεὶς ἐπιτιμῶνApokritheis epitimōnG611G2008himαὐτῷautōG846,sayingἔφη·ephēG5346, “Do youσὺsuG4771not evenοὐδὲoudeG3761fearφοβῇphobēaG5399τὸνtonG3588GodθεὸνtheonG2316,sinceὅτιhotiG3754you areεἶ;eiG1510underἐνenG1722theτῷtōG3588sameαὐτῷautōG846judgmentκρίματιkrimatiG2917?
41καὶkaiG2532WeG1473are punishedμὲνmenG3303justlyδικαίως,dikaiōsG1346,forγὰρgarG1063we are receivingἀπολαμβάνομεν·apolambanomenG618whatὧνhōnG3739our actionsἐπράξαμενepraxamenG4238deserveἄξιαaxiaG514.ButδὲdeG1161thismanοὗτοςhoutosG3778has doneἔπραξεν.epraxenG4238nothingοὐδὲνoudenG3762wrongἄτοπονatoponG824.”
The Death of Jesus
(Psalm 31:1–24; Matthew 27:45–56; Mark 15:33–41; John 19:28–30)
46ThenκαὶkaiG2532ὁhoG3588JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424called outφωνήσαςphōnēsasG5455in a loud voiceφωνῇ μεγάλῃ εἶπεν·phōnēa megalē eipenG3173G5456G2036, “Fatherπάτερ,paterG3962,intoεἰςeisG1519YourσουsouG4771handsχεῖράςcheirasG5495I commitπαρατίθεμαιparatithemaiG3908MyG1473τὸtoG3588SpiritπνεῦμάpneumaG4151.”And whenδὲdeG1161He had saidεἰπὼνeipōnG2036thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778,He breathed His lastἐξέπνευσεν.¶exepneusenG1606.
47WhenδὲdeG1161theὁhoG3588centurionἑκατοντάρχηςhekatontarchēsG1543sawG3708whatτὸtoG3588had happenedγενόμενονgenomenonG1096,he gave gloryἐδόξαζενedoxazenG1392τὸνtonG3588to GodθεὸνtheonG2316,sayingλέγων·legōnG3004, “SurelyὄντωςontōsG3689thisοὗτοςhoutosG3778wasἦν.ēnG1510arighteousδίκαιοςdikaiosG1342ὁhoG3588manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444.”
48AndκαὶkaiG2532whenallπάντεςpantesG3956theοἱhoiG3588peopleὄχλοιochloiG3793who had gatheredσυμπαραγενόμενοιsumparagenomenoiG4836forἐπὶepiG1909thisταύτην,tautēnG3778τὴνtēnG3588spectacleθεωρίανtheōrianG2335sawθεωρήσαντεςtheōrēsantesG2334whatτὰtaG3588had happenedγενόμενα,genomenaG1096,they returnedὑπέστρεφον.¶hupestrephonG5290homebeatingτύπτοντεςtuptontesG5180theirτὰtaG3588breastsστήθηstēthēG4738.
49ButδὲdeG1161allπάντες ἀπὸpantes apoG3956G575those whoοἱhoiG3588knewγνωστοὶgnōstoiG1110JesusαὐτῷautōG846,includingκαὶkaiG2532thewomenγυναῖκεςgunaikesG1135whoαἱhaiG3588had followedσυνακολουθοῦσαιsunakolouthousaiG4870HimαὐτῷautōG846fromἀπὸapoG575τῆςtēsG3588GalileeΓαλιλαίαςGalilaiasG1056,stoodΕἱστήκεισανHeistēkeisanG2476at a distanceμακρόθενmakrothenG3113watchingὁρῶσαιhorōsaiG3708these thingsταῦτα.¶tautaG3778.
The Burial of Jesus
(Isaiah 53:9–12; Matthew 27:57–61; Mark 15:42–47; John 19:38–42)
51whoοὗτοςhoutosG3778had not consentedοὐκ ἦν συγκατατεθειμένοςouk ēn sugkatatetheimenosG1510G3756G4784toτῇtēaG3588theirαὐτῶν·autōnG846decisionβουλῇboulēaG1012orκαὶkaiG2532τῇtēaG3588actionπράξειpraxeiG4234. He wasfromἀπὸapoG575theJudean townπόλεως τῶν Ἰουδαίων,poleōs tōn IoudaiōnG4172G3588G2453ofArimatheaἉριμαθαίαςHarimathaiasG707andὃςhosG3739was waiting forπροσεδέχετοprosedechetoG4327theτὴνtēnG3588kingdomβασιλείανbasileianG932τοῦtouG3588of Godθεοῦ,theouG2316.
53ThenκαὶkaiG2532he took it downκαθελὼνkathelōnG2507,wrappedἐνετύλιξενenetulixenG1794itαὐτὸautoG846in a linen clothσινδόνιsindoniG4616,andκαὶkaiG2532placedἔθηκενethēkenG5087itαὐτὸνautonG846inἐνenG1722a tombμνήματιmnēmatiG3418cut into the rockλαξευτῷlaxeutōG2991,whereG3739no oneοὐκ οὐδεὶςouk oudeisG3762G3756had yetἦν οὔπωēn oupōG3768G1510been laidκείμενος.¶keimenosG2749.
55δὲdeG1161TheαἱhaiG3588womenγυναῖκεςgunaikesG1135whoαἵτινεςaitinesG3748had come withἦσαν συνεληλυθυῖαιēsan sunelēluthuiaiG1510G4905Jesusαὐτῷ,autōG846fromἐκekG1537τῆςtēsG3588GalileeΓαλιλαίαςGalilaiasG1056followedκατακολουθήσασαιkatakolouthēsasaiG2628, andthey sawἐθεάσαντοetheasantoG2300theτὸtoG3588tombμνημεῖονmnēmeionG3419andκαὶkaiG2532howὡςhōsG5613Hisαὐτοῦ.autouG846τὸtoG3588bodyσῶμαsōmaG4983was placedἐτέθηetethēG5087.
56ThenδὲdeG1161they returnedὑποστρέψασαιhupostrepsasaiG5290to prepareἡτοίμασανhētoimasanG2090spicesἀρώματαarōmataG759andκαὶkaiG2532perfumesμύραmuraG3464.AndκαὶkaiG2532they restedἡσύχασανhēsuchasanG2270μὲνmenG3303on theτὸtoG3588SabbathσάββατονsabbatonG4521,according toκατὰkataG2596theτὴνtēnG3588commandmentἐντολήν.¶entolēnG1785.
Commentaries on Luke 23
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Catena Aurea
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- John Lightfoot Commentary
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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