Luke 23:11-36

11Then Herod, with his soldiers, treated him with contempt, mocked him, dressed him in bright clothing, and sent him back to Pilate.

12That very day Herod and Pilate became friends. Previously, they had been enemies.

13Pilate called together the chief priests, the leaders, and the people,

14and said to them, “You have brought me this man as one who misleads the people. But in fact, after examining him in your presence, I have found no grounds to charge this man with those things you accuse him of.

15Neither has Herod, because he sent him back to us. Clearly, he has done nothing to deserve death.

16Therefore, I will have him whipped and then release him.”

18Then they all cried out together, “Take this man away! Release Barabbas to us!”

19(He had been thrown into prison for a rebellion that had taken place in the city, and for murder.)

20Wanting to release Jesus, Pilate addressed them again,

21but they kept shouting, “Crucify! Crucify him!”

22A third time he said to them, “Why? What has this man done wrong? I have found in him no grounds for the death penalty. Therefore, I will have him whipped and then release him.”

23But they kept up the pressure, demanding with loud voices that he be crucified, and their voices won out.

24So Pilate decided to grant their demand

25and released the one they were asking for, who had been thrown into prison for rebellion and murder. But he handed Jesus over to their will.

26As they led him away, they seized Simon, a Cyrenian, who was coming in from the country, and laid the cross on him to carry behind Jesus.

27A large crowd of people followed him, including women who were mourning and lamenting him.

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

29Look, the days are coming when they will say, ‘Blessed are the women without children, the wombs that never bore, and the breasts that 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 wood is green, what will happen when it is dry?”

32Two others — criminals  — were also led away to be executed with him.

33When they arrived at the place called The Skull, they crucified him there, along with the criminals, one on the right and one on the left.

34Then Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, because they do not know what they are doing.” And they divided his clothes and cast lots.

35The people stood watching, and even the leaders were scoffing: “He saved others; let him save himself if this is God’s Messiah, the Chosen One!”

36The soldiers also mocked him. They came offering him sour wine