New American Standard Bible 1995

Luke 23:32-56

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,

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.

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.

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