Luke 23

Jesus before Pilate

1ThenG2532 the wholeG537 bodyG4128 of them gotG450 up and 1broughtG71 Him beforeG1909 PilateG4091. 22And they beganG757 to accuseG2723 Him, sayingG3004, “We foundG2147 thisG3778 manG3778 3misleadingG1294 our nationG1484 and 4forbiddingG2967 to payG1325 taxesG5411 to CaesarG2541, and sayingG3004 that He HimselfG1438 is 5ChristG5547, a KingG935.” 3SoG1161 PilateG4091 askedG2065 Him, sayingG3004, “Are You the KingG935 of the JewsG2453?” And He answeredG611 him and saidG5346, “6It is as you sayG3004.” 4ThenG2532 PilateG4091 saidG3004 to the chiefG749 priestsG749 and the crowdsG3793, “7I findG2147 noG3762 guiltG159 in thisG3778 manG444.” 5But they kept on insistingG2001, sayingG3004, “He stirsG383 up the peopleG2992, teachingG1321 allG3650 overG2596 JudeaG2453, 8startingG757 from GalileeG1056 even as farG2193 as thisG5602 placeG5602.”

6WhenG1161 PilateG4091 heardG191 it, he askedG1905 whetherG1487 the manG444 was a GalileanG1057. 7And when he learnedG1921 that He belongedG1510G1537 to Herod’sG2264 jurisdictionG1849, he sentG375 Him to 9HerodG2264, who himselfG846 alsoG2532 was in JerusalemG2414 10at that timeG2250.

Jesus before Herod

8NowG1161 HerodG2264 was veryG3029 gladG5463 when he sawG3708 JesusG2424; for 11he hadG1510 wantedG2309 to seeG3708 Him for a longG2425 timeG5550, becauseG1223 he had been hearingG191 aboutG4012 Him and was hopingG1679 to seeG3708 someG5100 12signG4592 performedG1096 by Him. 9And he questionedG1905 Him 13at someG2425 lengthG3056G2425; but 14He answeredG611 him nothingG3762. 10And the chiefG749 priestsG749 and the scribesG1122 were standingG2476 there, accusingG2723 Him vehementlyG2159. 11And HerodG2264 with his soldiersG4753, after treatingG1848 Him with contemptG1848 and mockingG1702 Him, 15dressedG4016 Him in a gorgeousG2986 robeG2066 and sentG375 Him backG375 to PilateG4091. 12NowG1161 16HerodG2264 and PilateG4091 becameG1096 friendsG5384 with oneG240 anotherG240 that veryG846 dayG2250; for beforeG4391 they had beenG4391G1510 enemiesG2189 with eachG848 otherG848.

Pilate Seeks Jesus’ Release

13PilateG4091 summonedG4779 the chiefG749 priestsG749 and the 17rulersG758 and the peopleG2992, 14and saidG3004 to them, “You broughtG4374 thisG3778 manG444 to me as one who 18incitesG654 the peopleG2992 to rebellionG654, and beholdG2400, having examinedG350 Him beforeG1799 you, I 19have foundG2147 noG3762 guiltG159 in thisG3778 manG444 regarding the chargesG2723 whichG3739 you makeG2723 againstG2596 Him. 15NoG235, norG3761 has 20HerodG2264, for he sentG375 Him backG375 to us; and beholdG2400, nothingG3762 deservingG514 deathG2288 has beenG1510 doneG4238 by Him. 16ThereforeG3767 I will 21punishG3811 Him and releaseG630 Him.” 17[22NowG1161 he was obligedG2192G318 to releaseG630 to them at the feastG1859 oneG1520 prisoner.]

18But they criedG349 out allG3826 togetherG3826, sayingG3004, “23AwayG142 with thisG3778 manG3778, and releaseG630 for us BarabbasG912!” 19(He was oneG3748 whoG3748 had been thrownG906 into prisonG5438 for an insurrectionG4714 madeG1096 in the cityG4172, and for murderG5408.) 20PilateG4091, wantingG2309 to releaseG630 JesusG2424, addressedG4377 them againG3825, 21but they kept on callingG2019 out, sayingG3004, “CrucifyG4717, crucifyG4717 Him!” 22And he saidG3004 to them the thirdG5154 timeG5154, “WhyG1063, whatG5101 evilG2556 has thisG3778 manG3778 doneG4160? I have foundG2147 in Him noG3762 guiltG159 demanding deathG2288; thereforeG3767 I will 24punishG3811 Him and releaseG630 Him.” 23But they were insistentG1945, with loudG3173 voicesG5456 askingG154 that He be crucifiedG4717. And their voicesG5456 began to prevailG2729. 24And PilateG4091 pronouncedG1948 sentenceG1948 that their demandG155 be grantedG1096. 25And he releasedG630 the man they were askingG154 for who had been thrownG906 into prisonG5438 for insurrectionG4714 and murderG5408, but he deliveredG3860 JesusG2424 to their willG2307.

Simon Bears the Cross

2625WhenG5613 they ledG520 Him awayG520, they seizedG1949 a manG5100, SimonG4613 of 26CyreneG2956, comingG2064 in from the countryG68, and placedG2007 on him the crossG4716 to carryG5342 behindG3693 JesusG2424.

27And followingG190 Him was a largeG4183 crowdG4128 of the peopleG2992, and of womenG1135 whoG3739 were 2728mourningG2875 and lamentingG2354 Him. 28But JesusG2424 turningG4762 to them saidG3004, “DaughtersG2364 of JerusalemG2419, stopG3361 weepingG2799 for Me, but weepG2799 for yourselvesG1438 and for your childrenG5043. 29For beholdG2400, the daysG2250 are comingG2064 whenG1722G3739 they will sayG3004, ‘29BlessedG3107 are the barrenG4723, and the wombsG2836 that neverG3756 boreG1080, and the breastsG3149 that neverG3756 nursedG5142.’ 30ThenG5119 they will beginG757 to 30sayG3004 to the mountainsG3735, ‘FallG4098 on us,’ and to the hillsG1015, ‘CoverG2572 us.’ 31For ifG1487 they doG4160 theseG3778 thingsG3778 31whenG1722 the treeG3586 is greenG5200, whatG5101 will happenG1096 32whenG1722 it is dryG3584?”

3233TwoG1417 othersG2087 alsoG2532, who were criminalsG2557, were being ledG71 awayG71 to be putG337 to deathG337 with Him.

The Crucifixion

3334WhenG3753 they cameG2064 to the placeG5117 calledG2564 35The SkullG2898, thereG1563 they crucifiedG4717 Him and the criminalsG2557, oneG3739 on the rightG1188 and the otherG3739 on the leftG710. 3436But JesusG2424 was sayingG3004, “37FatherG3962, forgiveG863 them; for they do not knowG3609 whatG5101 they are doingG4160.” 38And they castG906 lotsG2819, dividingG1266 up His garmentsG2440 amongG1266 themselves. 35And the peopleG2992 stoodG2476 by, lookingG2334 on. And evenG2532 the 39rulersG758 were sneeringG1592 at Him, sayingG3004, “He savedG4982 othersG243; 40let Him saveG4982 HimselfG1438 ifG1487 thisG3778 is the 41ChristG5547 of GodG2316, His ChosenG1588 OneG1588.” 36The soldiersG4757 alsoG2532 mockedG1702 Him, comingG4334 up to Him, 42offeringG4374 Him sourG3690 wineG3690, 37and sayingG3004, “43IfG1487 You are the KingG935 of the JewsG2453, saveG4982 YourselfG4572!” 38NowG1161 there was alsoG2532 an inscriptionG1923 aboveG1909 Him, “44THISG3778 IS THE KINGG935 OF THE JEWSG2453.”

3945OneG1520 of the criminalsG2557 who were hangedG2910 there was 46hurlingG987 abuseG987 at Him, sayingG3004, “Are You not the 47ChristG5547? 48SaveG4982 YourselfG4572 and us!” 40But the otherG2087 answeredG611, and rebukingG2008 him saidG5346, “Do you not evenG3761 fearG5399 GodG2316, sinceG3754 you are underG1722 the sameG846 sentenceG2917 of condemnationG2917? 41And we indeedG3303 are suffering justlyG1346, for we are receivingG618 49whatG3739 we deserveG514 for our deedsG3739G4238; but thisG3778 manG3778 has doneG4238 nothingG3762 wrongG824.” 42And he was sayingG3004, “JesusG2424, rememberG3403 me whenG3752 You comeG2064 50in Your kingdomG932!” 43And He saidG3004 to him, “TrulyG281 I sayG3004 to you, todayG4594 you shall be with Me in 51ParadiseG3857.”

4452It was nowG2235 aboutG5616 5354the sixthG1623 hourG5610, and darknessG4655 55fellG1096 overG1909 the wholeG3650 landG1093 untilG2193 56the ninthG1729 hourG5610, 4557because the sunG2246 was obscuredG1587; and 58the veilG2665 of the templeG3485 was tornG4977 59in twoG3319. 46And JesusG2424, 60cryingG5455 out with a loudG3173 voiceG5456, saidG3004, “FatherG3962, 61into Your handsG5495 I commitG3908 My spiritG4151.” Having saidG3004 thisG3778, He breathedG1606 His lastG1606. 4762NowG1161 when the centurionG1543 sawG3708 what had happenedG1096, he began 63praisingG1392 GodG2316, sayingG3004, “CertainlyG3689 thisG3778 manG444 was 64innocentG1342.” 48And allG3956 the crowdsG3793 who cameG4836 togetherG4836 for thisG3778 spectacleG2335, when they observedG2334 what had happenedG1096, began to returnG5290, 6566beatingG5180 their breastsG4738. 4967And allG3956 His acquaintancesG1110 and 68the womenG1135 who accompaniedG4870 Him from GalileeG1056 were standingG2476 at a distanceG3113, seeingG3708 theseG3778 thingsG3778.

Jesus Is Buried

5069And a manG435 namedG3686 JosephG2501, who was a 70memberG1010 of the CouncilG1010, a goodG18 and righteousG1342 manG435 51(he had not consentedG4784 to their planG1012 and actionG4234), a man from ArimatheaG707, a cityG4172 of the JewsG2453, whoG3739 was 71waitingG4327 for the kingdomG932 of GodG2316; 52thisG3778 manG3778 wentG4334 to PilateG4091 and askedG154 for the bodyG4983 of JesusG2424. 53And he tookG2507 it downG2507 and wrappedG1794 it in a linenG4616 clothG4616, and laidG5087 Him in a tombG3418 cutG2991 into the rockG2991, whereG3757 noG3756 oneG3762 had everG3768 lainG2749. 54It was 72the 73preparationG3904 dayG2250, and the SabbathG4521 was aboutG2020 to 74beginG2020. 55NowG1161 75the womenG1135 whoG3748 had comeG4905 with Him out of GalileeG1056 followedG2628, and sawG2300 the tombG3419 and howG5613 His bodyG4983 was laidG5087. 56ThenG2532 they returnedG5290 and 76preparedG2090 spicesG759 and perfumesG3464.

And 77on the SabbathG4521 they restedG2270 accordingG2596 to the commandmentG1785.