New American Standard Bible 1995

Luke 23:26-36

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.

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,

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