Luke 23

¹And having risen up, all the multitude of them led Him to Pilate.

²And they began to accuse Him, saying, “We found this man misleading our nation and forbidding taxes to be given to Caesar, and declaring Himself to be Christ, a King.”

³And Pilate questioned Him, saying, “Are You the King of the Jews?” And answering him, He was saying, “You say.”

⁴And Pilate said to the chief priests and the crowds, “I find no guilt in this man.”

⁵But they kept insisting, saying, “He stirs up the people, teaching throughout all of Judea, and He has begun from Galilee even to here.”

⁶And Pilate, having heard, asked whether the man is a Galilean.

⁷And having learned that He is from the jurisdiction of Herod, he sent Him up to Herod, he himself being also in Jerusalem in those days.

⁸And Herod, having seen Jesus, was exceedingly glad; for of a long time he is wanting to see Him, because of hearing concerning Him; and he was hoping to see some sign done by Him.

⁹And he kept questioning Him in many words, but He answered him nothing.

¹⁰And the chief priests and the scribes had been standing by, vehemently accusing Him.

¹¹And Herod, with his troops, having treated Him with contempt and also having mocked Him, having put on Him splendid apparel, sent Him back to Pilate.

¹²And both Herod and Pilate became friends with one another on that day; for previously they were at enmity between themselves.

¹³And Pilate, having called together the chief priests and the rulers and the people,

¹⁴said to them, “You brought to me this man as one misleading the people; and behold, having examined Him before you, I found nothing in this man guilty of that accusation you are bringing against Him—

¹⁵no, nor even Herod, for he sent Him back to us. And behold, nothing worthy of death is done by Him.

¹⁶Therefore, having chastised Him, I will release Him.”

¹⁷—

¹⁸But they cried out all together, saying, “Away with this man, and release to us Barabbas,”

¹⁹who was one having been cast into the prison on account of a certain insurrection having been made in the city, and murder.

²⁰Therefore Pilate, wanting to release Jesus, called to them again.

²¹But they were crying out, saying, “Crucify! Crucify Him!”

²²And he said to them a third time, “What evil indeed did this man commit? I found no cause of death in Him. Therefore having chastised Him, I will release Him.”

²³But they were urgent, asking with loud voices for Him to be crucified. And their voices were prevailing.

²⁴And Pilate sentenced their demand to be done.

²⁵And he released the one having been cast into prison on account of insurrection and murder, whom they had asked for; and Jesus he delivered up to their will.

²⁶And as they led Him away, having laid hold on Simon, a certain man of Cyrene coming from the country, they put upon him the cross, to carry it behind Jesus.

²⁷And a great multitude of the people were following Him, and of women who were mourning and lamenting for Him.

²⁸But having turned to them, Jesus said, “Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for Me, but weep for yourselves and for your children.

²⁹For behold, the days are coming in which they will say, ‘Blessed are the barren, and the wombs that never did bear, and the breasts that never nursed!’

³⁰Then ‘they will begin to say to the mountains, “Fall upon us,” and to the hills, “Cover us.”’

³¹For if they do these things in the green tree, what might happen in the dry?”

³²And two other criminals also were being led away to be put to death with Him.

³³And when they came to the place called The Skull, there they crucified Him, and the criminals, one on the right hand and one on the left hand.

³⁴And Jesus was saying, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they do.” And they cast lots, dividing His garments.

³⁵And the people stood, looking on. And the rulers also were deriding Him, saying, “He saved others; let Him save Himself if this is the Christ of God, the Chosen One.”

³⁶And the soldiers also mocked Him, coming near, offering Him sour wine

³⁷and saying, “If You are the King of the Jews, save Yourself!”

³⁸And there was also an inscription over Him: THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.

³⁹And one of the criminals having been hanged was railing at Him, saying, “Are You not the Christ? Save Yourself and us!”

⁴⁰But the other, answering, was rebuking him, saying, “Do you not even fear God, since you are under the same judgment,

⁴¹and we indeed justly? For we are receiving back things worthy of what we did, but this man did nothing wrong.”

⁴²And he was saying, “Jesus, remember me when You come into Your kingdom!”

⁴³And He said to him, “Truly I say to you, today you will be with Me in Paradise.”

⁴⁴And now it was about the sixth hour, and darkness came over all the land until the ninth hour,

⁴⁵the sun having darkened, and the veil of the temple was torn in the middle.

⁴⁶And having called out in a loud voice, Jesus said, “Father, into Your hands I commit My Spirit.” And having said this, He breathed His last.

⁴⁷And having seen that having taken place, the centurion was glorifying God, saying, “Certainly this man was righteous.”

⁴⁸And all the crowds having come together to this spectacle, having seen the things having taken place, were turning back, beating their breasts.

⁴⁹But all from those who knew Him, and the women, those having followed Him from Galilee, stood afar off, beholding these things.

⁵⁰And behold, a man named Joseph, being also a Council member, a good and righteous man—

⁵¹he was not having consented to their counsel and deed—from Arimathea, a city of the Jews, who was waiting for the kingdom of God,

⁵²he, having gone to Pilate, asked for the body of Jesus.

⁵³And having taken it down, he wrapped it in a linen cloth and placed it in a tomb cut in a rock, in which no one yet was laid.

⁵⁴And it was the Day of Preparation, and Sabbath was beginning.

⁵⁵And the women who had come with Him out of Galilee, having followed, saw the tomb and how His body was laid.

⁵⁶And having returned, they prepared spices and anointing oils. And they rested indeed on the Sabbath according to the commandment.