New American Standard Bible 2020

Luke 23

Jesus before Pilate

1ThenΚαὶKaiG2532the entireἅπανhapanG537assemblyπλῆθοςplēthosG4128of them setG450outG450andbroughtἤγαγονēgagonG71Him beforeἐπὶepiG1909PilateΠιλᾶτον.¶PilatonG4091.

2And they beganἬρξαντοĒrxantoG757to bringG2723chargesG2723againstG2723Him, sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004, “We foundεὕραμενheuramenG2147thisG3778ManτοῦτονtoutonG3778misleadingδιαστρέφονταdiastrephontaG1294our nationἔθνοςethnosG1484andforbiddingκωλύονταkōluontaG2967usto payδιδόναιdidonaiG1325taxesφόρουςphorousG5411to CaesarΚαίσαριKaisariG2541,and sayingλέγονταlegontaG3004that He Himselfἑαυτὸνhe'autonG1438isChristχριστὸνchristonG5547,a KingβασιλέαbasileaG935.”

3NowG1161PilateΠιλᾶτοςPilatosG4091askedἠρώτησενērōtēsenG2065Him, sayingλέγων·legōnG3004, “SoYou are the KingβασιλεὺςbasileusG935of the JewsἸουδαίων;IoudaiōnG2453?”And He answeredἀποκριθεὶςapokritheisG611him and saidἔφη·ephēG5346, “It is asyou sayλέγεις.legeisG3004.”

4But PilateΠιλᾶτοςPilatosG4091saidG3004to the chiefἀρχιερεῖςarchiereisG749priestsG749and the crowdsὄχλους·ochlousG3793, “I findεὑρίσκωheuriskōG2147noοὐδὲνoudenG3762groundsG159forG159chargesG159in the case ofthisτούτῳ.toutōG3778ManἀνθρώπῳanthrōpōG444.”

5But they kept on insistingἐπίσχυονepischuonG2001,sayingλέγοντεςlegontesG3004, “He is stirringG383upG383the peopleλαὸνlaonG2992,teachingδιδάσκωνdidaskōnG1321allὅληςholēsG3650overκαθ᾽kath᾽G2596JudeaἸουδαίαςIoudaiasG2449,startingἀρξάμενοςarxamenosG757from GalileeΓαλιλαίαςGalilaiasG1056,asG2193farG2193asG2193thisG5602placeG5602!”

6NowδὲdeG1161when PilateΠιλᾶτοςPilatosG4091heardἀκούσαςakousasG191this,he askedἐπηρώτησενepērōtēsenG1905whetherεἰeiG1487the ManἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444was a GalileanΓαλιλαῖόςGalilaiosG1057.

7And when he learnedἐπιγνοὺςepignousG1921that He belongedἐκekG1510 G1537to Herod’sἩρῴδουHērōdouG2264jurisdictionἐξουσίαςexousiasG1849,he sentἀνέπεμψενanepempsenG375Him toHerodἩρῴδηνHērōdēnG2264,since he alsoG2532was in JerusalemἹεροσολύμοιςHi'erosolumoisG2414at thisταύταιςtautaisG3778timeἡμέραις.¶hēmeraisG2250.

Jesus before Herod

8NowδὲdeG1161HerodἩρῴδηςHērōdēsG2264was overjoyedἐχάρη λίαν·echarē lianG3029 G5463when he sawG3708JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424; forhe hadἦνēnG1510wantedθέλωνthelōnG2309to seeG3708Him for a longἱκανῶνhikanōnG2425timeχρόνωνchronōnG5550,becauseδιὰdiaG1223he had been hearingἀκούεινakoueinG191aboutπερὶperiG4012Him and was hopingἤλπιζένēlpizenG1679to seeG3708someτιtiG5100signσημεῖονsēmeionG4592performedγινόμενον.ginomenonG1096by Him.

9And he questionedἐπηρώταepērōtaG1905Himat someG2425lengthλόγοιςlogoisG3056 G2425; butHe offeredG611him noG3762answerἀπεκρίνατοapekrinatoG611atG3762allG3762.

10Now the chiefἀρχιερεῖςarchiereisG749priestsG749and the scribesγραμματεῖςgrammateisG1122stoodεἱστήκεισανheistēkeisanG2476there,vehementlyεὐτόνωςeutonōsG2159chargingκατηγοροῦντεςkatēgorountesG2723Him.

11And HerodἩρῴδηςHērōdēsG2264,togetherσὺνsunG4862with his soldiersστρατεύμασινstrateumasinG4753,treatedG1848Him withG1848contemptG1848and mockedἐμπαίξας,empaixasG1702Him,dressingπεριβαλὼνperibalōnG4016Him in a brightlyG2986shiningG2986robeἐσθῆταesthētaG2066,and sentG375Him backἀνέπεμψενanepempsenG375to PilateΠιλάτῳ.PilatōG4091.

12And soHerodἩρῴδηςHērōdēsG2264and PilateG4091becameἐγένοντοegenontoG1096friendsφίλοιphiloiG5384with oneἀλλήλων·allēlōnG240anotherG240that veryG846dayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250;for previouslyG4391,they had beenὄντεςontesG4391 G1510enemiesἔχθρᾳechthraG2189towardπρὸςprosG4314eachG848otherG848.

Pilate Seeks Jesus’ Release

13NowδὲdeG1161PilateΠιλᾶτοςPilatosG4091summonedσυγκαλεσάμενοςsugkalesamenosG4779to himself the chiefἀρχιερεῖςarchiereisG749priestsG749, therulersἄρχονταςarchontasG758,and the peopleλαὸνlaonG2992,

14and he saidG3004to them, “You broughtπροσηνέγκατέprosēnegkateG4374thisτοῦτονtoutonG3778ManἄνθρωπονanthrōponG444to me onG5613theG5613groundG5613thatG5613He is incitingG654the peopleλαόν·laonG2992to revoltG654;and beholdἰδοὺidouG2400,after examiningἀνακρίναςanakrinasG350HimbeforeἐνώπιονenōpionG1799you, Ihave foundεὗρονheuronG2147noG3762basisαἴτιονaitionG159atG3762allG3762in the case ofthisτούτῳtoutōG3778ManἀνθρώπῳanthrōpōG444for the chargesG2723whichὧνhōnG3739you are bringingG2723againstκατ᾽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 obligatedG2192 G318to releaseG630to them at the feastG1859oneG1520prisoner.]

18But they criedG349outG349allG3826togetherG3826,sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004, “AwayαἶρεaireG142with thisG3778Manτοῦτον,toutonG3778,and releaseἀπόλυσονapolusonG630to us BarabbasΒαραββᾶν·BarabbanG912!”

19(He wasoneG3748whoG3748had been thrownβληθεὶςblētheisG906into prisonφυλακῇ.¶phulakēaG5438for a revoltστάσινstasinG4714that tookG1096placeG1096in the cityπόλειpoleiG4172,and for murderφόνονphononG5408.)

20But PilateΠιλᾶτοςPilatosG4091,wantingθέλωνthelōnG2309to releaseἀπολῦσαιapolusaiG630JesusἸησοῦν.IēsounG2424,addressedπροσεφώνησενprosephōnēsenG4377them againΠάλινPalinG3825,

21but they kept on cryingἐπεφώνουνepephōnounG2019outG2019,sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004, “CrucifyσταύρουstaurouG4717,crucifyσταύρουstaurouG4717Him!”

22And he saidG3004to them a thirdτρίτονtritonG5154timeG5154, “WhyγὰρgarG1063,whatτίtiG5101has thisG3778Manοὗτος;houtosG3778doneἐποίησενepoiēsenG4160wrongκακὸνkakonG2556?I have foundεὗρονheuronG2147in His case noοὐδὲνoudenG3762groundsαἴτιονaitionG159for a sentence ofdeathθανάτουthanatouG2288;thereforeοὖνounG3767I willpunishπαιδεύσαςpaideusasG3811Him and releaseἀπολύσω.apolusōG630Him.”

23But they were insistentἐπέκειντοepekeintoG1945,with loudμεγάλαιςmegalaisG3173voicesφωναῖςphōnaisG5456,demandingαἰτούμενοιaitoumenoiG154that He be crucifiedσταυρωθῆναι,staurōthēnaiG4717.And their voicesφωναὶphōnaiG5456beganto prevailκατίσχυονkatischuonG2729.

24And soPilateΠιλᾶτοςPilatosG4091decidedἐπέκρινενepekrinenG1948to have their demandαἴτημαaitēmaG155carriedG1096outG1096.

25And he releasedἀπέλυσενapelusenG630the manG3588for whomὃνhonG3739they were askingᾐτοῦντο·ētountoG154,who had been thrownβεβλημένονbeblēmenonG906into prisonφυλακὴνphulakēnG5438for a revoltστάσινstasinG4714and murderφόνονphononG5408;but he handedG3860JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424overG3860to their willθελήματιthelēmatiG2307.

Simon Carries the Cross

26And whenὡςhōsG5613they ledG520Him awayἀπήγαγονapēgagonG520,they seizedἐπιλαβόμενοιepilabomenoiG1949a manτιναtinaG5100,SimonΣίμωνάSimōnaG4613ofG2956CyreneΚυρηναῖονKurēnaionG2956,as he was comingἐρχόμενονerchomenonG2064in from the countryἀγροῦagrouG68,and placedG2007onG2007him the crossσταυρὸνstauronG4716to carryφέρεινphereinG5342behindὄπισθενopisthenG3693JesusἸησοῦ.¶IēsouG2424.

27NowδὲdeG1161followingἨκολούθειĒkoloutheiG190Him was a largeπολὺpoluG4183crowdπλῆθοςplēthosG4128of the peopleλαοῦlaouG2992,and of womenγυναικῶνgunaikōnG1135whoαἳhaiG3739weremourningἐκόπτοντοekoptontoG2875and grievingἐθρήνουνethrēnounG2354for Him.

28But JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424turnedστραφεὶςstrapheisG4762to them and saidG3004,“DaughtersθυγατέρεςthugateresG2364of JerusalemἸερουσαλήμ,IerousalēmG2419,stopμὴmēG3361weepingκλαίετεklaieteG2799for Me, but weepκλαίετεklaieteG2799for yourselvesἑαυτὰςhe'autasG1438and for your childrenτέκναteknaG5043.

29For beholdἰδοὺidouG2400,daysἡμέραιhēmeraiG2250are comingἔρχονταιerchontaiG2064whenἐνenG1722 G3739they will sayG3004, ‘BlessedμακάριαιmakariaiG3107are thoseG3588who cannotG4723bearG4723,and the wombsκοιλίαιkoiliaiG2836that have not givenG1080birthG1080,and the breastsμαστοὶmastoiG3149that have not nursedἔθρεψαν.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?”

32NowδὲdeG1161twoδύοduoG1417othersἕτεροιheteroiG2087,who were criminalsκακοῦργοιkakourgoiG2557,were alsoκαὶkaiG2532being ledG71awayἬγοντοĒgontoG71to be putG337toG337deathG337with Him.

The Crucifixion

33And whenὅτεhoteG3753they cameἦλθονēlthonG2064to the placeτόπονtoponG5117calledκαλούμενονkaloumenonG2564The SkullΚρανίον,KranionG2898,thereἐκεῖekeiG1563they crucifiedἐσταύρωσανestaurōsanG4717Him and the criminalsκακούργους,kakourgousG2557,oneὃνhonG3739on the rightδεξιῶν,dexiōnG1188and the otherὃνhonG3739on the leftἀριστερῶν.aristerōnG710.

34[But JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424was sayingἔλεγεν·elegenG3004, “Fatherπάτερ,paterG3962,forgiveἄφεςaphesG863them; for they do not knowG3609whatτίtiG5101they are doingποιοῦσιν.]]poiousinG4160.”]And they castἔβαλονebalonG906lotsκλήρους.klērousG2819,dividingG1266His garmentsἱμάτιαhimatiaG2440amongG1266themselves.

35And the peopleλαὸςlaosG2992stoodεἱστήκειheistēkeiG2476by, watchingθεωρῶν.theōrōnG2334.And evenG2532therulersἄρχοντεςarchontesG758were sneeringἐξεμυκτήριζονexemuktērizonG1592at Him, sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004, “He savedἔσωσεν,esōsenG4982othersἄλλουςallousG243;let Him saveσωσάτωsōsatōG4982Himselfἑαυτόν,he'autonG1438ifεἰeiG1487thisοὗτόςhoutosG3778is theChristχριστὸςchristosG5547of GodθεοῦtheouG2316,His ChosenG1588OneG1588.”

36The soldiersστρατιῶταιstratiōtaiG4757alsoκαὶkaiG2532ridiculedἐνέπαιξανenepaixanG1702Him, comingG4334upG4334to 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 otherἕτεροςheterosG2087respondedἈποκριθεὶςApokritheisG611,and rebukingἐπιτιμῶνepitimōnG2008him, saidἔφη·ephēG5346, “Do you not evenοὐδὲoudeG3761fearφοβῇphobēaG5399GodθεὸνtheonG2316,sinceὅτιhotiG3754you are underἐνenG1722the sameG846sentenceG2917ofG2917condemnationG2917?

41And we indeedμὲνmenG3303are sufferingjustlyδικαίως,dikaiōsG1346,for we are receivingἀπολαμβάνομεν·apolambanomenG618whatG3739we deserveἄξιαaxiaG514for our crimesἐπράξαμενepraxamenG3739 G4238;but thisG3778ManοὗτοςhoutosG3778has doneἔπραξεν.epraxenG4238nothingοὐδὲνoudenG3762wrongἄτοπονatoponG824.”

42And he was sayingἔλεγεν·elegenG3004, “JesusἸησοῦ,IēsouG2424,rememberμνήσθητίmnēsthētiG3403me whenὅτανhotanG3752You comeἔλθῃςelthēsG2064into Your kingdomβασιλείανbasileianG932!”

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

44It was nowἤδηēdēG2235aboutὡσεὶhōseiG5616the sixthἕκτη,hektēG1623hourὥραhōraG5610,and darknessσκότοςskotosG4655cameἐγένετοegenetoG1096overἐφ᾽eph᾽G1909the entireὅληνholēnG3650landγῆνgēnG1093untilἕωςhe'ōsG2193the ninthG1729hourὥραςhōrasG5610,

45because the sunἡλίουhēliouG2246stoppedG1587shiningG1587; andthe veilκαταπέτασμαkatapetasmaG2665of the templeναοῦnaouG3485was tornἐσχίσθηeschisthēG4977in twoμέσον.mesonG3319.

46And JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424,cryingG5455outG5455with a loudμεγάλῃmegalēG3173voiceφωνῇphōnēaG5456,saidG3004,“Fatherπάτερ,paterG3962,into Your handsχεῖράςcheirasG5495I entrustπαρατίθεμαιparatithemaiG3908My spiritπνεῦμάpneumaG4151.”And having saidG3004thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778, Hediedἐξέπνευσεν.¶exepneusenG1606.

47NowδὲdeG1161when the centurionἑκατοντάρχηςhekatontarchēsG1543sawG3708what had happenedγενόμενονgenomenonG1096, he beganpraisingἐδόξαζενedoxazenG1392GodθεὸνtheonG2316,sayingλέγων·legōnG3004, “ThisοὗτοςhoutosG3778ManἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444was in factὄντωςontōsG3689innocentδίκαιοςdikaiosG1342.”

48And allπάντεςpantesG3956the crowdsὄχλοιochloiG3793who cameG4836togetherG4836for thisταύτην,tautēnG3778spectacleθεωρίανtheōrianG2335,after watchingθεωρήσαντεςtheōrēsantesG2334what had happenedγενόμενα,genomenaG1096, beganto returnὑπέστρεφον.¶hupestrephonG5290home,beatingτύπτοντεςtuptontesG5180their chestsστήθηstēthēG4738.

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

Jesus Is Buried

50And a manἀνὴρanērG435namedὀνόματιonomatiG3686JosephἸωσὴφIōsēphG2501, who was amemberβουλευτὴςbouleutēsG1010ofG1010theG1010CouncilG1010,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 tombμνήματιmnēmatiG3418cutG2991intoG2991theG2991rockG2991,whereοὗhouG3757noοὐκoukG3756oneοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762had everοὔπωoupōG3768lainκείμενος.¶keimenosG2749.

54It was apreparationπαρασκευῆς,paraskeuēsG3904dayἡμέραhēmeraG2250,and a SabbathσάββατονsabbatonG4521was about tobeginἐπέφωσκεν.epephōskenG2020.

55NowδὲdeG1161the womenγυναῖκεςgunaikesG1135whoαἵτινεςaitinesG3748had comeσυνεληλυθυῖαιsunelēluthuiaiG4905with Him from GalileeΓαλιλαίαςGalilaiasG1056followedκατακολουθήσασαιkatakolouthēsasaiG2628,and they sawἐθεάσαντοetheasantoG2300the tombμνημεῖονmnēmeionG3419and howὡςhōsG5613His bodyσῶμαsōmaG4983was laidἐτέθηetethēG5087.

56And thenthey returnedὑποστρέψασαιhupostrepsasaiG5290andpreparedἡτοίμασανhētoimasanG2090spicesἀρώματαarōmataG759and perfumesμύραmuraG3464. Andon the SabbathσάββατονsabbatonG4521they restedἡσύχασανhēsuchasanG2270accordingκατὰkataG2596to the commandmentἐντολήν.¶entolēnG1785.