Luke 23
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Luke 23:11-36

11AndG1161 evenG2532 HerodG2264 andG4862 hisG846 soldiersG4753 ridiculedG1848G846 andG2532 mockedG1702 Him. Dressing Him inG4016 a fineG2986 robeG2066, they sent Him backG375G846 toG3588 PilateG4091.

12ThatG1722G3588G846 dayG2250 HerodG2264 andG2532 PilateG4091 becameG1096 friendsG5384; before thisG4391 time they had beenG1510 enemiesG1722G2189G4314G848.

13ThenG1161 PilateG4091 called togetherG4779 theG3588 chief priestsG749, theG3588 rulersG758, andG2532 theG3588 peopleG2992, 14and saidG2036 toG4314 themG846, “You broughtG4374 meG1473 thisG3778 manG444 asG5613 one who was incitingG654 theG3588 people to rebellionG2992. IG1473 have examinedG350 Him hereG2400 in your presenceG1799G4771 and foundG2147 Him notG3762 guiltyG159 ofG3739 your chargesG2723 againstG2596 HimG846. 15NeitherG3761 has HerodG2264, forG1063 he sent Him backG375G846 toG4314 usG1473. As you can seeG2400, HeG846 hasG1510 doneG4238 nothingG3762 deservingG514 of deathG2288. 16ThereforeG3767 I will punishG3811 HimG846 and releaseG630 Him.”1

18ButG1161 they all cried outG349 in unisonG3826G3004: “Away withG142 thisG3778 man! ReleaseG630 BarabbasG912 to usG1473!” 19(Barabbas had been imprisonedG906G1722G3588G5438 forG1223 anG5100 insurrectionG4714 inG1722 theG3588 cityG4172, andG2532 for murderG5408.)

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WantingG2309 to releaseG630 JesusG2424, PilateG4091 addressedG4377 themG846 againG3825, 21butG1161 they kept shoutingG2019G3004, “CrucifyG4717 Him! CrucifyG4717 HimG846!”

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A thirdG5154 time he saidG2036 toG4314 themG846, “WhatG5101 evilG2556 has thisG3778 man doneG4160? I have foundG2147 inG1722 HimG846 noG3762 offense worthyG159 of deathG2288. SoG3767 after I punishG3811 HimG846, I will releaseG630 Him.”

23ButG1161 they were insistentG1945, demandingG154 with loud voicesG5456G3173 forG846 Jesus to be crucifiedG4717. AndG2532 theirG846 clamorG54562 prevailedG2729. 24SoG2532 PilateG4091 sentencedG1948 that theirG846 demandG155 be metG1096. 25AsG1161 they had requestedG154, he releasedG630 theG3588 one imprisonedG906G1519G5438 forG1223 insurrectionG4714 andG2532 murderG5408, andG1161 he handedG3860 JesusG2424 over toG3588 theirG846 willG2307.

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AsG5613 the soldiers led Him awayG520G846, they seizedG1949 SimonG4613 of CyreneG2956 on his way inG2064 fromG575 the countryG68, and they putG2007 theG3588 crossG4716 on himG846 to carryG5342 behindG3693 JesusG2424.

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A greatG4183 numberG4128 of peopleG2992 followedG190 HimG846, includingG2532 womenG1135 whoG3739 kept mourningG2875 andG2532 wailingG2354 for HimG846. 28ButG1161 JesusG2424 turnedG4762 toG4314 themG846 and saidG2036, “DaughtersG2364 of JerusalemG2419, do notG3361 weepG2799 forG1909 MeG1473, butG4133 weepG2799 forG1909 yourselvesG1438 andG2532 forG1909 yourG4771 childrenG5043. 29LookG2400, the daysG2250 are comingG2064 whenG1722G3739 people will sayG2046, ‘BlessedG3107 are theG3588 barrenG4723 women, theG3588 wombsG2836 thatG3739 neverG3756 boreG1080, andG2532 breastsG3149 thatG3739 neverG3756 nursedG5142!’ 30At that timeG5119

‘they will sayG756G3004 to theG3588 mountainsG3735, “FallG4098 onG1909 usG1473!”andG2532 to theG3588 hillsG1015, “CoverG2572 usG1473!”’3

31ForG3754 ifG1487 men doG4160 these thingsG3778 while theG3588 treeG3586 is greenG5200, whatG5101 will happenG1096 when it is dryG3584?”

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TwoG1417 othersG2087, who were criminalsG2557, were also led awayG2532G71 to be executedG337 withG4862 Jesus.

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WhenG3753 they cameG2064 toG1909 theG3588 placeG5117 calledG2564 The SkullG2898,4 they crucifiedG4717 HimG846 thereG1563, along withG2532 theG3588 criminalsG2557, oneG3739 onG1537 His rightG1188 andG1161 the other onG1537 His leftG710.

34ThenG1161 JesusG2424 saidG2036, “FatherG3962, forgiveG863 themG846, forG1063 they do not knowG3756G1492 whatG5101 they are doingG4160.”5 AndG1161 they divided upG1266 HisG846 garmentsG2440 by castingG906 lotsG2819.6

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TheG3588 peopleG2992 stoodG2476 watchingG2334, andG1161 theG3588 rulersG758 sneered atG1592 Him,7 sayingG3004, “He savedG4982 othersG243; let Him saveG4982 HimselfG1438 ifG1487 He isG1510 theG3588 ChristG5547 of GodG2316, theG3588 ChosenG1588 One.”

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TheG3588 soldiersG4757 alsoG2532 mockedG1702 HimG846 and came upG4334 to offerG4374 HimG846 sour wineG3690.8

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Notes

  1. 1. Luke 23:16 BYZ and TR include 17Now Pilate was obligated to release to the people one prisoner at the feast; see Matthew 27:15 and Mark 15:6. ↩
  2. 2. Luke 23:23 BYZ and TR include and that of the chief priests. ↩
  3. 3. Luke 23:30 Hosea 10:8 ↩
  4. 4. Luke 23:33 Greek Kranion; Vulgate Calvariae, rendered in some translations as Calvary ↩
  5. 5. Luke 23:34 Some manuscripts do not include Then Jesus said, “Father... what they are doing.” ↩
  6. 6. Luke 23:34 See Psalm 22:18. ↩
  7. 7. Luke 23:35 See Psalm 22:7. ↩
  8. 8. Luke 23:36 Or to offer Him wine vinegar ↩

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