Luke 23
1 The whole company of them rose up and brought him before Pilate.
Then they all rose in a body and led Jesus before Pilate.
2 They began to accuse him, saying, “We found this man perverting the nation, forbidding paying taxes to Caesar, and saying that he himself is Christ, a king.”
And they began to accuse him, ‘This is a man whom we found misleading our people, preventing them from paying taxes to the Emperor, and giving out that he himself is “Christ, a king.”’
3 Pilate asked him, “Are you the King of the Jews?” He answered him, “So you say.”
‘Are you the king of the Jews?’ Pilate asked him. ‘It is true,’ replied Jesus.
4 Pilate said to the chief priests and the multitudes, “I find no basis for a charge against this man.”
But Pilate, turning to the chief priests and the people, said, ‘I do not see anything to find fault with in this man.’
5 But they insisted, saying, “He stirs up the people, teaching throughout all Judea, beginning from Galilee even to this place.”
But they insisted, ‘He is stirring up the people by his teaching all through Judea; he began with Galilee and has now come here.’
6 But when Pilate heard Galilee mentioned, he asked if the man was a Galilean.
Hearing this, Pilate asked if the man was a Galilean;
7 When he found out that he was in Herod’s jurisdiction, he sent him to Herod, who was also in Jerusalem during those days.
and, having satisfied himself that Jesus came under Herod’s jurisdiction, he sent him to Herod, who also was at Jerusalem at the time.
8 Now when Herod saw Jesus, he was exceedingly glad, for he had wanted to see him for a long time, because he had heard many things about him. He hoped to see some miracle done by him.
When Herod saw Jesus, he was exceedingly pleased, for he had been wanting to see him for a long time, having heard a great deal about him; and he was hoping to see some sign given by him.
9 He questioned him with many words, but he gave no answers.
So he questioned him at some length, but Jesus made no reply.
10 The chief priests and the scribes stood, vehemently accusing him.
Meanwhile the chief priests and the teachers of the Law stood by and vehemently accused him.
11 Herod with his soldiers humiliated him and mocked him. Dressing him in luxurious clothing, they sent him back to Pilate.
And Herod, with his soldiers, treated Jesus with scorn; he mocked him by throwing a gorgeous robe round him, and then sent him back to Pilate.
12 Herod and Pilate became friends with each other that very day, for before that they were enemies with each other.
And Herod and Pilate became friends that very day, for before that there had been ill-will between them.
13 Pilate called together the chief priests, the rulers, and the people,
So Pilate summoned the chief priests, and the leading men, and the people,
14 and said to them, “You brought this man to me as one that perverts the people, and behold, having examined him before you, I found no basis for a charge against this man concerning those things of which you accuse him.
and said to them, ‘You brought this man before me charged with misleading the people; and yet, for my part, though I examined him before you, I did not find this man to blame for any of the things of which you accuse him;
15 Neither has Herod, for I sent you to him, and see, nothing worthy of death has been done by him.
nor did Herod either; for he has sent him back to us. And, as a fact, he has not done anything deserving death;
16 I will therefore chastise him and release him.”
so I will have him scourged, and then release him.’
17 Now he had to release one prisoner to them at the feast.
18 But they all cried out together, saying, “Away with this man! Release to us Barabbas!”—
But they began to shout as one man, ‘Kill this fellow, but release Barabbas for us.’
19 one who was thrown into prison for a certain revolt in the city, and for murder.
(Barabbas was a man who had been put in prison for a riot that had broken out in the city and for murder.)
20 Then Pilate spoke to them again, wanting to release Jesus,
Pilate, however, wanting to release Jesus, called to them again;
21 but they shouted, saying, “Crucify! Crucify him!”
but they kept calling out, ‘Crucify, crucify him!’
22 He said to them the third time, “Why? What evil has this man done? I have found no capital crime in him. I will therefore chastise him and release him.”
‘Why, what harm has this man done?’ Pilate said to them for the third time. ‘I have found nothing in him for which he could be condemned to death. So I will have him scourged, and then release him.’
23 But they were urgent with loud voices, asking that he might be crucified. Their voices and the voices of the chief priests prevailed.
But they persisted in loudly demanding his crucifixion; and their clamour gained the day.
24 Pilate decreed that what they asked for should be done.
Pilate decided that their demand should be granted.
25 He released him who had been thrown into prison for insurrection and murder, for whom they asked, but he delivered Jesus up to their will.
He released the man who had been put in prison for riot and murder, as they demanded, and gave Jesus up to be dealt with as they pleased.
26 When they led him away, they grabbed one Simon of Cyrene, coming from the country, and laid the cross on him to carry it after Jesus.
And, as they were leading Jesus away, they laid hold of Simon from Cyrene, who was on his way in from the country, and they put the cross on his shoulders, for him to carry it behind Jesus.
27 A great multitude of the people followed him, including women who also mourned and lamented him.
There was a great crowd of people following him, many being women who were beating their breasts and wailing for him.
28 But Jesus, turning to them, said, “Daughters of Jerusalem, don’t weep for me, but weep for yourselves and for your children.
So Jesus turned and said to them, ‘Women of Jerusalem, do not weep for me, but weep for yourselves and for your children.
29 For behold, the days are coming in which they will say, ‘Blessed are the barren, the wombs that never bore, and the breasts that never nursed.’
A time, I tell you, is coming, when it will be said – “Happy are the women who are barren, and those who have never borne children or nursed them!”
30 Then they will begin to tell the mountains, ‘Fall on us!’ and tell the hills, ‘Cover us.’
At that time people will begin to say to the mountains “Fall on us,” and to the hills “Cover us.”
31 For if they do these things in the green tree, what will be done in the dry?”
If what you see is done while the tree is green, what will happen when it is dry?’
32 There were also others, two criminals, led with him to be put to death.
There were two others also, criminals, led out to be executed with Jesus.
33 When they came to the place that is called “The Skull”, they crucified him there with the criminals, one on the right and the other on the left.
When they had reached the place called “The Skull,” there they crucified Jesus and the criminals, one on the right, and one on the left.
34 Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they don’t know what they are doing.” Dividing his garments amongst them, they cast lots.
Then Jesus said, ‘Father, forgive them; they do not know what they are doing.’ His clothes they divided among them by casting lots.
35 The people stood watching. The rulers with them also scoffed at him, saying, “He saved others. Let him save himself, if this is the Christ of God, his chosen one!”
Meanwhile the people stood looking on. Even the leading men said with a sneer, ‘He saved others, let him save himself, if he is God’s Christ, his chosen one.’
36 The soldiers also mocked him, coming to him and offering him vinegar,
The soldiers, too, came up in mockery, bringing him common wine,
37 and saying, “If you are the King of the Jews, save yourself!”
and saying as they did so, ‘If you are the king of the Jews, save yourself.’
38 An inscription was also written over him in letters of Greek, Latin, and Hebrew: “THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.”
Above him were the words – “THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.”
39 One of the criminals who was hanged insulted him, saying, “If you are the Christ, save yourself and us!”
One of the criminals who were hanging beside Jesus railed at him. ‘Aren’t you the Christ? Save yourself and us,’ he said.
40 But the other answered, and rebuking him said, “Don’t you even fear God, seeing you are under the same condemnation?
But the other rebuked him. ‘Haven’t you,’ he said, ‘any fear of God, now that you are under the same sentence?
41 And we indeed justly, for we receive the due reward for our deeds, but this man has done nothing wrong.”
And we justly so, for we are only reaping our deserts, but this man has not done anything wrong.
42 He said to Jesus, “Lord, remember me when you come into your Kingdom.”
Jesus,’ he went on, ‘do not forget me when you have come to your kingdom.’
43 Jesus said to him, “Assuredly I tell you, today you will be with me in Paradise.”
And Jesus answered, ‘I tell you, this very day you will be with me in Paradise.’
44 It was now about the sixth hour, and darkness came over the whole land until the ninth hour.
It was nearly midday, when a darkness came over the whole country, lasting until three in the afternoon,
45 The sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was torn in two.
the sun being eclipsed; and the Temple curtain was torn down the middle.
46 Jesus, crying with a loud voice, said, “Father, into your hands I commit my spirit!” Having said this, he breathed his last.
Then Jesus, with a loud cry, said, ‘Father, into your hands I commit my spirit.’ And with these words he expired.
47 When the centurion saw what was done, he glorified God, saying, “Certainly this was a righteous man.”
The Roman centurion, on seeing what had happened, praised God, exclaiming, ‘This must have been a good man!’
48 All the multitudes that came together to see this, when they saw the things that were done, returned home beating their chests.
All the people who had collected to see the sight watched what occurred, and then went home beating their breasts.
49 All his acquaintances and the women who followed with him from Galilee stood at a distance, watching these things.
All the friends of Jesus had been standing at a distance, with the women who accompanied him from Galilee, watching all this.
50 Behold, there was a man named Joseph, who was a member of the council, a good and righteous man
Now there was a man of the name of Joseph, who was a member of the Council, and who bore a good and upright character.
51 (he had not consented to their counsel and deed), from Arimathaea, a city of the Jews, who was also waiting for God’s Kingdom.
(This man had not assented to the decision and action of the Council.) He belonged to Arimathea, a town in Judea, and lived in expectation of the kingdom of God.
52 This man went to Pilate, and asked for Jesus’ body.
He now went to see Pilate, and asked for the body of Jesus;
53 He took it down and wrapped it in a linen cloth, and laid him in a tomb that was cut in stone, where no one had ever been laid.
and, when he had taken it down, he wrapped it in a linen sheet, and laid him in a tomb cut out of stone, in which no one had yet been buried.
54 It was the day of the Preparation, and the Sabbath was drawing near.
It was the Preparation day, and just before the Sabbath began.
55 The women who had come with him out of Galilee followed after, and saw the tomb and how his body was laid.
The women who had accompanied Jesus from Galilee followed, and saw the tomb and how the body of Jesus was laid,
56 They returned and prepared spices and ointments. On the Sabbath they rested according to the commandment.
and then went home, and prepared spices and perfumes. During the Sabbath they rested, as directed by the commandment.
