Luke 23:1-45 ▼

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

2 And 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.”

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

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

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

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

7 And 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.

8 And 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.

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

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

11 And 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.

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

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

14 said 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—

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

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

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

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

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

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

22 And 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.”

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

24 And Pilate sentenced their demand to be done.

25 And 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.

26 And 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.

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

28 But having turned to them, Jesus said, “Daughters 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, and the wombs that never did bear, and the breasts that never nursed!’

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

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

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

33 And 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.

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

35 And 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.”

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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