New American Standard Bible 2020

Luke 23:27-49

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.

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.

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