New American Standard Bible 1995

Luke 23

Jesus before Pilate

1ThenΚαὶKaiG2532the wholeἅπανhapanG537bodyπλῆθοςplēthosG4128of them gotἀναστὰνanastanG450up andbroughtἤγαγονēgagonG71Him beforeἐπὶepiG1909PilateΠιλᾶτον.¶PilatonG4091.

2And they beganἬρξαντοĒrxantoG757to accuseκατηγορεῖνkatēgoreinG2723Him, sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004, “We foundεὕραμενheuramenG2147thisG3778manτοῦτονtoutonG3778misleadingδιαστρέφονταdiastrephontaG1294our nationἔθνοςethnosG1484andforbiddingκωλύονταkōluontaG2967to payδιδόναιdidonaiG1325taxesφόρουςphorousG5411to CaesarΚαίσαριKaisariG2541,and sayingλέγονταlegontaG3004that He Himselfἑαυτὸνhe'autonG1438isChristχριστὸνchristonG5547,a KingβασιλέαbasileaG935.”

3SoG1161PilateΠιλᾶτοςPilatosG4091askedἠρώτησενērōtēsenG2065Him, sayingλέγων·legōnG3004, “Are You the KingβασιλεὺςbasileusG935of the JewsἸουδαίων;IoudaiōnG2453?”And He answeredἀποκριθεὶςapokritheisG611him and saidἔφη·ephēG5346, “It is asyou sayλέγεις.legeisG3004.”

4ThenκαὶkaiG2532PilateΠιλᾶτοςPilatosG4091saidG3004to the chiefἀρχιερεῖςarchiereisG749priestsG749and the crowdsὄχλους·ochlousG3793, “I findεὑρίσκωheuriskōG2147noοὐδὲνoudenG3762guiltαἴτιονaitionG159in thisτούτῳ.toutōG3778manἀνθρώπῳanthrōpōG444.”

5But they kept on insistingἐπίσχυονepischuonG2001,sayingλέγοντεςlegontesG3004, “He stirsἀνασείειanaseieiG383up the peopleλαὸνlaonG2992,teachingδιδάσκωνdidaskōnG1321allὅληςholēsG3650overκαθ᾽kath᾽G2596JudeaG2453,startingἀρξάμενοςarxamenosG757from GalileeΓαλιλαίαςGalilaiasG1056even as farἕωςhe'ōsG2193as thisG5602placeG5602.”

6WhenδὲdeG1161PilateΠιλᾶτοςPilatosG4091heardἀκούσαςakousasG191it, he askedἐπηρώτησενepērōtēsenG1905whetherεἰeiG1487the manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444was a GalileanΓαλιλαῖόςGalilaiosG1057.

7And when he learnedἐπιγνοὺςepignousG1921that He belongedἐκekG1510 G1537to Herod’sἩρῴδουHērōdouG2264jurisdictionἐξουσίαςexousiasG1849,he sentἀνέπεμψενanepempsenG375Him toHerodἩρῴδηνHērōdēnG2264,who himselfG846alsoG2532was in JerusalemἹεροσολύμοιςHi'erosolumoisG2414at that timeἡμέραις.¶hēmeraisG2250.

Jesus before Herod

8NowδὲdeG1161HerodἩρῴδηςHērōdēsG2264was veryλίαν·lianG3029gladἐχάρηecharēG5463when he sawG3708JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424; forhe hadἦνēnG1510wantedθέλωνthelōnG2309to seeG3708Him for a longἱκανῶνhikanōnG2425timeχρόνωνchronōnG5550,becauseδιὰdiaG1223he had been hearingἀκούεινakoueinG191aboutπερὶperiG4012Him and was hopingἤλπιζένēlpizenG1679to seeG3708someτιtiG5100signσημεῖονsēmeionG4592performedγινόμενον.ginomenonG1096by Him.

9And he questionedἐπηρώταepērōtaG1905Himat someG2425lengthλόγοιςlogoisG3056 G2425; butHe answeredἀπεκρίνατοapekrinatoG611him nothingοὐδὲνoudenG3762.

10And the chiefἀρχιερεῖςarchiereisG749priestsG749and the scribesγραμματεῖςgrammateisG1122were standingεἱστήκεισανheistēkeisanG2476there, accusingκατηγοροῦντεςkatēgorountesG2723Him vehementlyεὐτόνωςeutonōsG2159.

11And HerodἩρῴδηςHērōdēsG2264with his soldiersστρατεύμασινstrateumasinG4753,after treatingG1848Him with contemptG1848and mockingἐμπαίξας,empaixasG1702Him,dressedπεριβαλὼνperibalōnG4016Him in a gorgeousλαμπρὰνlampranG2986robeἐσθῆταesthētaG2066and sentG375Him backἀνέπεμψενanepempsenG375to PilateΠιλάτῳ.PilatōG4091.

12NowδὲdeG1161HerodἩρῴδηςHērōdēsG2264and PilateG4091becameἐγένοντοegenontoG1096friendsφίλοιphiloiG5384with oneἀλλήλων·allēlōnG240anotherG240that veryG846dayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250;for beforeG4391they had beenὄντεςontesG4391 G1510enemiesἔχθρᾳechthraG2189with eachG848otherG848.

Pilate Seeks Jesus’ Release

13PilateΠιλᾶτοςPilatosG4091summonedσυγκαλεσάμενοςsugkalesamenosG4779the chiefἀρχιερεῖςarchiereisG749priestsG749and therulersἄρχονταςarchontasG758and the peopleλαὸνlaonG2992,

14and saidG3004to them, “You broughtπροσηνέγκατέprosēnegkateG4374thisτοῦτονtoutonG3778manἄνθρωπονanthrōponG444to me as one whoincitesG654the peopleλαόν·laonG2992to rebellionG654,and beholdἰδοὺidouG2400,having examinedἀνακρίναςanakrinasG350Him beforeἐνώπιονenōpionG1799you, Ihave foundεὗρονheuronG2147noοὐθὲνouthenG3762guiltαἴτιονaitionG159in thisτούτῳtoutōG3778manἀνθρώπῳanthrōpōG444regarding the chargesG2723whichὧνhōnG3739you makeG2723againstκατ᾽kat᾽G2596Him.

15Noἀλλ᾽all᾽G235,norοὐδὲoudeG3761hasHerodἩρῴδης·HērōdēsG2264,for he sentG375Him backἀνέπεμψενanepempsenG375to us; and beholdἰδοὺidouG2400,nothingοὐδὲνoudenG3762deservingἄξιονaxionG514deathθανάτουthanatouG2288has beenἐστὶνestinG1510doneπεπραγμένονpepragmenonG4238by Him.

16ThereforeοὖνounG3767I willpunishπαιδεύσαςpaideusasG3811Him and releaseἀπολύσω.apolusōG630Him.”

17[NowG1161he was obligedG2192 G318to releaseG630to them at the feastG1859oneG1520prisoner.]

18But they criedἀνέκραγονanekragonG349out allG3826togetherG3826,sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004, “AwayαἶρεaireG142with thisG3778manτοῦτον,toutonG3778,and releaseἀπόλυσονapolusonG630for us BarabbasΒαραββᾶν·BarabbanG912!”

19(He was oneG3748whoG3748had been thrownβληθεὶςblētheisG906into prisonφυλακῇ.¶phulakēaG5438for an insurrectionστάσινstasinG4714madeγενομένηνgenomenēnG1096in the cityπόλειpoleiG4172,and for murderφόνονphononG5408.)

20PilateΠιλᾶτοςPilatosG4091,wantingθέλωνthelōnG2309to releaseἀπολῦσαιapolusaiG630JesusἸησοῦν.IēsounG2424,addressedπροσεφώνησενprosephōnēsenG4377them againΠάλινPalinG3825,

21but they kept on callingἐπεφώνουνepephōnounG2019out, sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004, “CrucifyσταύρουstaurouG4717,crucifyσταύρουstaurouG4717Him!”

22And he saidG3004to them the thirdτρίτονtritonG5154timeG5154, “WhyγὰρgarG1063,whatτίtiG5101evilκακὸνkakonG2556has thisG3778manοὗτος;houtosG3778doneἐποίησενepoiēsenG4160?I have foundεὗρονheuronG2147in Him noοὐδὲνoudenG3762guiltαἴτιονaitionG159demandingdeathθανάτουthanatouG2288;thereforeοὖνounG3767I willpunishπαιδεύσαςpaideusasG3811Him and releaseἀπολύσω.apolusōG630Him.”

23But they were insistentἐπέκειντοepekeintoG1945,with loudμεγάλαιςmegalaisG3173voicesφωναῖςphōnaisG5456askingαἰτούμενοιaitoumenoiG154that He be crucifiedσταυρωθῆναι,staurōthēnaiG4717.And their voicesφωναὶphōnaiG5456beganto prevailκατίσχυονkatischuonG2729.

24And PilateΠιλᾶτοςPilatosG4091pronouncedG1948sentenceG1948that their demandαἴτημαaitēmaG155be grantedγενέσθαιgenesthaiG1096.

25And he releasedἀπέλυσενapelusenG630the man they were askingᾐτοῦντο·ētountoG154for who had been thrownβεβλημένονbeblēmenonG906into prisonφυλακὴνphulakēnG5438for insurrectionστάσινstasinG4714and murderφόνονphononG5408,but he deliveredπαρέδωκενparedōkenG3860JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424to their willθελήματιthelēmatiG2307.

Simon Bears the Cross

26WhenὡςhōsG5613they ledG520Him awayἀπήγαγονapēgagonG520,they seizedἐπιλαβόμενοιepilabomenoiG1949a manτιναtinaG5100,SimonΣίμωνάSimōnaG4613ofCyreneΚυρηναῖονKurēnaionG2956,comingἐρχόμενονerchomenonG2064in from the countryἀγροῦagrouG68,and placedἐπέθηκανepethēkanG2007on him the crossσταυρὸνstauronG4716to carryφέρεινphereinG5342behindὄπισθενopisthenG3693JesusἸησοῦ.¶IēsouG2424.

27And followingἨκολούθειĒkoloutheiG190Him was a largeπολὺpoluG4183crowdπλῆθοςplēthosG4128of the peopleλαοῦlaouG2992,and of womenγυναικῶνgunaikōnG1135whoαἳhaiG3739weremourningἐκόπτοντοekoptontoG2875and lamentingἐθρήνουνethrēnounG2354Him.

28But JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424turningστραφεὶςstrapheisG4762to them saidG3004,“DaughtersθυγατέρεςthugateresG2364of JerusalemἸερουσαλήμ,IerousalēmG2419,stopμὴmēG3361weepingκλαίετεklaieteG2799for Me, but weepκλαίετεklaieteG2799for yourselvesἑαυτὰςhe'autasG1438and for your childrenτέκναteknaG5043.

29For beholdἰδοὺidouG2400,the daysἡμέραιhēmeraiG2250are comingἔρχονταιerchontaiG2064whenἐνenG1722 G3739they will sayG3004, ‘BlessedμακάριαιmakariaiG3107are the barrenστεῖραιsteiraiG4723,and the wombsκοιλίαιkoiliaiG2836that neverοὐκoukG3756boreἐγέννησανegennēsanG1080,and the breastsμαστοὶmastoiG3149that neverοὐκoukG3756nursedἔθρεψαν.ethrepsanG5142.’

30ThenτότεtoteG5119they will beginἄρξονταιarxontaiG757tosayλέγεινlegeinG3004to the mountainsὄρεσιν·oresinG3735, ‘FallπέσετεpeseteG4098on us,’ and to the hillsβουνοῖς·bounoisG1015, ‘CoverκαλύψατεkalupsateG2572us.’

31For ifεἰeiG1487they doποιοῦσιν,poiousinG4160theseG3778thingsταῦταtautaG3778whenἐνenG1722the treeξύλῳxulōG3586is greenὑγρῷhugrōG5200,whatτίtiG5101will happenγένηται;¶genētaiG1096whenἐνenG1722it is dryξηρῷxērōG3584?”

32TwoδύοduoG1417othersἕτεροιheteroiG2087alsoκαὶkaiG2532,who were criminalsκακοῦργοιkakourgoiG2557,were being ledG71awayἬγοντοĒgontoG71to be putG337to deathG337with Him.

The Crucifixion

33WhenὅτεhoteG3753they cameἦλθονēlthonG2064to the placeτόπονtoponG5117calledκαλούμενονkaloumenonG2564The SkullΚρανίον,KranionG2898,thereἐκεῖekeiG1563they crucifiedἐσταύρωσανestaurōsanG4717Him and the criminalsκακούργους,kakourgousG2557,oneὃνhonG3739on the rightδεξιῶν,dexiōnG1188and the otherὃνhonG3739on the leftἀριστερῶν.aristerōnG710.

34But JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424was sayingἔλεγεν·elegenG3004, “Fatherπάτερ,paterG3962,forgiveἄφεςaphesG863them; for they do not knowG3609whatτίtiG5101they are doingποιοῦσιν.]]poiousinG4160.”And they castἔβαλονebalonG906lotsκλήρους.klērousG2819,dividingG1266up His garmentsἱμάτιαhimatiaG2440amongG1266themselves.

35And the peopleλαὸςlaosG2992stoodεἱστήκειheistēkeiG2476by, lookingθεωρῶν.theōrōnG2334on. And evenG2532therulersἄρχοντεςarchontesG758were sneeringἐξεμυκτήριζονexemuktērizonG1592at Him, sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004, “He savedἔσωσεν,esōsenG4982othersἄλλουςallousG243;let Him saveσωσάτωsōsatōG4982Himselfἑαυτόν,he'autonG1438ifεἰeiG1487thisοὗτόςhoutosG3778is theChristχριστὸςchristosG5547of GodθεοῦtheouG2316,His ChosenG1588OneG1588.”

36The soldiersστρατιῶταιstratiōtaiG4757alsoκαὶkaiG2532mockedἐνέπαιξανenepaixanG1702Him, comingπροσερχόμενοι,proserchomenoiG4334up to Him,offeringπροσφέροντεςprospherontesG4374Him sourὄξοςoxosG3690wineG3690,

37and sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004, “IfεἰeiG1487You are the KingβασιλεὺςbasileusG935of the JewsἸουδαίων,IoudaiōnG2453,saveσῶσονsōsonG4982YourselfG4572!”

38NowδὲdeG1161there was alsoκαὶkaiG2532an inscriptionἐπιγραφὴepigraphēG1923aboveἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909Him, “THISοὗτος.¶houtosG3778IS THE KINGβασιλεὺςbasileusG935OF THE JEWSἸουδαίωνIoudaiōnG2453.”

39OneΕἷςHeisG1520of the criminalsκακούργωνkakourgōnG2557who were hangedκρεμασθέντωνkremasthentōnG2910there washurlingG987abuseG987at Him, sayingλέγων·legōnG3004, “Are You not theChristχριστός;christosG5547?SaveσῶσονsōsonG4982YourselfG4572and us!”

40But the otherἕτεροςheterosG2087answeredἈποκριθεὶςApokritheisG611,and rebukingἐπιτιμῶνepitimōnG2008him saidἔφη·ephēG5346, “Do you not evenοὐδὲoudeG3761fearφοβῇphobēaG5399GodθεὸνtheonG2316,sinceὅτιhotiG3754you are underἐνenG1722the sameG846sentenceG2917of condemnationG2917?

41And we indeedμὲνmenG3303are sufferingjustlyδικαίως,dikaiōsG1346,for we are receivingἀπολαμβάνομεν·apolambanomenG618whatG3739we deserveἄξιαaxiaG514for our deedsἐπράξαμενepraxamenG3739 G4238;but thisG3778manοὗτοςhoutosG3778has doneἔπραξεν.epraxenG4238nothingοὐδὲνoudenG3762wrongἄτοπονatoponG824.”

42And he was sayingἔλεγεν·elegenG3004, “JesusἸησοῦ,IēsouG2424,rememberμνήσθητίmnēsthētiG3403me whenὅτανhotanG3752You comeἔλθῃςelthēsG2064in Your kingdomβασιλείανbasileianG932!”

43And He saidλέγω·legōG3004to him,“TrulyἀμήνamēnG281I sayG3004to you, todayσήμερονsēmeronG4594you shall be with Me inParadiseπαραδείσῳ.¶paradeisōG3857.”

44It was nowἤδηēdēG2235aboutὡσεὶhōseiG5616the sixthἕκτη,hektēG1623hourὥραhōraG5610,and darknessσκότοςskotosG4655fellἐγένετοegenetoG1096overἐφ᾽eph᾽G1909the wholeὅληνholēnG3650landγῆνgēnG1093untilἕωςhe'ōsG2193the ninthG1729hourὥραςhōrasG5610,

45because the sunἡλίουhēliouG2246was obscuredἐκλιπόντος.eklipontosG1587; andthe veilκαταπέτασμαkatapetasmaG2665of the templeναοῦnaouG3485was tornἐσχίσθηeschisthēG4977in twoμέσον.mesonG3319.

46And JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424,cryingφωνήσαςphōnēsasG5455out with a loudμεγάλῃmegalēG3173voiceφωνῇphōnēaG5456,saidG3004,“Fatherπάτερ,paterG3962,into Your handsχεῖράςcheirasG5495I commitπαρατίθεμαιparatithemaiG3908My spiritπνεῦμάpneumaG4151.”Having saidG3004thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778,He breathedG1606His lastἐξέπνευσεν.¶exepneusenG1606.

47NowδὲdeG1161when the centurionἑκατοντάρχηςhekatontarchēsG1543sawG3708what had happenedγενόμενονgenomenonG1096, he beganpraisingἐδόξαζενedoxazenG1392GodθεὸνtheonG2316,sayingλέγων·legōnG3004, “CertainlyὄντωςontōsG3689thisοὗτοςhoutosG3778manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444wasinnocentδίκαιοςdikaiosG1342.”

48And allπάντεςpantesG3956the crowdsὄχλοιochloiG3793who cameG4836togetherG4836for thisταύτην,tautēnG3778spectacleθεωρίανtheōrianG2335,when they observedθεωρήσαντεςtheōrēsantesG2334what had happenedγενόμενα,genomenaG1096, beganto returnὑπέστρεφον.¶hupestrephonG5290,beatingτύπτοντεςtuptontesG5180their breastsστήθηstēthēG4738.

49And allπάντεςpantesG3956His acquaintancesγνωστοὶgnōstoiG1110andthe womenγυναῖκεςgunaikesG1135who accompaniedσυνακολουθοῦσαιsunakolouthousaiG4870Him from GalileeΓαλιλαίαςGalilaiasG1056were standingΕἱστήκεισανHeistēkeisanG2476at a distanceμακρόθενmakrothenG3113,seeingὁρῶσαιhorōsaiG3708theseG3778thingsταῦτα.¶tautaG3778.

Jesus Is Buried

50And a manἀνὴρanērG435namedὀνόματιonomatiG3686JosephἸωσὴφIōsēphG2501, who was amemberβουλευτὴςbouleutēsG1010of the CouncilG1010,a goodἀγαθὸςagathosG18and righteousδίκαιος·dikaiosG1342manἀνὴρanērG435

51(he had not consentedσυγκατατεθειμένοςsugkatatetheimenosG4784to their planβουλῇboulēaG1012and actionπράξειpraxeiG4234), a manfrom ArimatheaἉριμαθαίαςHarimathaiasG707,a cityπόλεωςpoleōsG4172of the JewsἸουδαίων,IoudaiōnG2453,whoὃςhosG3739waswaitingπροσεδέχετοprosedechetoG4327for the kingdomβασιλείανbasileianG932of Godθεοῦ,theouG2316;

52thisG3778manG3778wentπροσελθὼνproselthōnG4334to PilateΠιλάτῳPilatōG4091and askedᾐτήσατοētēsatoG154for the bodyσῶμαsōmaG4983of JesusἸησοῦ.IēsouG2424.

53And he tookG2507it downκαθελὼνkathelōnG2507and wrappedἐνετύλιξενenetulixenG1794it in a linenσινδόνιsindoniG4616clothG4616,and laidἔθηκενethēkenG5087Him in a tombμνήματιmnēmatiG3418cutG2991into the rockG2991,whereοὗhouG3757noοὐκoukG3756oneοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762had everοὔπωoupōG3768lainκείμενος.¶keimenosG2749.

54It was thepreparationπαρασκευῆς,paraskeuēsG3904dayἡμέραhēmeraG2250,and the SabbathσάββατονsabbatonG4521was aboutG2020tobeginG2020.

55NowδὲdeG1161the womenγυναῖκεςgunaikesG1135whoαἵτινεςaitinesG3748had comeσυνεληλυθυῖαιsunelēluthuiaiG4905with Him out of GalileeΓαλιλαίαςGalilaiasG1056followedκατακολουθήσασαιkatakolouthēsasaiG2628,and sawἐθεάσαντοetheasantoG2300the tombμνημεῖονmnēmeionG3419and howὡςhōsG5613His bodyσῶμαsōmaG4983was laidἐτέθηetethēG5087.

56ThenG2532they returnedὑποστρέψασαιhupostrepsasaiG5290andpreparedἡτοίμασανhētoimasanG2090spicesἀρώματαarōmataG759and perfumesμύραmuraG3464. Andon the SabbathσάββατονsabbatonG4521they restedἡσύχασανhēsuchasanG2270accordingκατὰkataG2596to the commandmentἐντολήν.¶entolēnG1785.