Luke 23

¹Then the whole company of them arose and brought him before Pilate .

²And they began to accuse him , saying , We found this misleading our nation and forbidding us to give tribute to Caesar , and saying that he himself is Christ , a king .

³And Pilate asked him , Are you the King of the Jews ? And he answered him , You have said so.

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

⁵But they were urgent , saying , He stirs up the people , teaching throughout all Judea , from Galilee even to this place .

⁶When Pilate heard this, he asked whether the man was a Galilean .

⁷And when he learned that he belonged to Herod’s jurisdiction , he sent him over to Herod , who was himself in Jerusalem at that time .

⁸When Herod saw Jesus , he was very glad , for he had long desired to see him , because he had heard about him , and he was hoping to see some sign done by him .

⁹So he questioned him at some length , but he made no answer .

¹⁰The chief priests and the scribes stood by, vehemently accusing him .

¹¹And Herod with his soldiers treated him with contempt and mocked him. Then, arraying him in splendid clothing , he sent him back to Pilate .

¹²And Herod and Pilate became friends with each other that very day , for before this they had been at enmity with each other .

¹³Pilate then called together the chief priests and the rulers and the people ,

¹⁴and said to them , You brought me this man as one who was misleading the people . And after examining him before you , behold , I did not find this man guilty of any of your charges against him .

¹⁵Neither did Herod , for he sent him back to us . Look , nothing deserving death has been done by him .

¹⁶I will therefore punish and release him .

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

¹⁹a man who had been thrown into prison for an insurrection started in the city and for murder .

²⁰Pilate addressed them once more , desiring to release Jesus ,

²¹but they kept shouting , Crucify , crucify him !

²²A third time he said to them , Why , what evil has he done ? I have found in him no guilt deserving death . I will therefore punish and release him .

²³But they were urgent , demanding with loud cries that he should be crucified . And their voices prevailed .

²⁴So Pilate decided that their demand should be granted .

²⁵He released the man who had been thrown into prison for insurrection and murder , for whom they asked , but he delivered Jesus over to their will .

²⁶And as they led him away , they seized one Simon of Cyrene , who was coming in from the country , and laid on him the cross , to carry it behind Jesus .

²⁷And there followed him a great multitude of the people and of women who were mourning and lamenting for him .

²⁸But turning 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 when they will say , Blessed are the barren and the wombs that never bore and the breasts that never nursed !

³⁰Then they will begin to say to the mountains , Fall on us , and to the hills , Cover us .

³¹For if they do these things when the wood is green , what will happen when it is dry ?

³²Two others , who were criminals , were led away to be put to death with him .

³³And when they came to the place that is called The Skull , there they crucified him , and the criminals , one on his right and one on his left .

³⁴And Jesus said , Father , forgive them , for they know not what they do . And they cast lots to divide his garments .

³⁵And the people stood by, watching , but the rulers scoffed at him, saying , He saved others ; let him save himself , if he is the Christ of God , his Chosen One !

³⁶The soldiers also mocked him , coming up and offering him sour wine

³⁷and saying , If you are the King of the Jews , save yourself !

³⁸There was also an inscription over him , This is the King of the Jews .

³⁹One of the criminals who were hanged railed at him , saying , Are you not the Christ ? Save yourself and us !

⁴⁰But the other rebuked him , saying , Do you not fear God , since you are under the same sentence of condemnation ?

⁴¹And we indeed justly , for we are receiving the due reward of our deeds ; but this man has done nothing wrong .

⁴²And he said , 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 .

⁴⁴It was now about the sixth hour , and there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour ,

⁴⁵while the sun’s light failed . And the curtain of the temple was torn in two .

⁴⁶Then Jesus , calling out with a loud voice , said , Father , into your hands I commit my spirit ! And having said this he breathed his last .

⁴⁷Now when the centurion saw what had taken place , he praised God , saying , Certainly this man was innocent !

⁴⁸And all the crowds that had assembled for this spectacle , when they saw what had taken place , returned beating their breasts .

⁴⁹And all his acquaintances and the women who had followed him from Galilee stood at a distance watching these things .

⁵⁰Now there was a man named Joseph , from the Jewish town of Arimathea . He was a member of the council , a good and righteous man ,

⁵¹who had not consented to their decision and action ; and he was looking for the kingdom of God .

⁵²This man went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus .

⁵³Then he took it down and wrapped it in a linen shroud and laid him in a tomb cut in stone , where no one had ever yet been laid .

⁵⁴It was the day of Preparation , and the Sabbath was beginning .

⁵⁵The women who had come with him from Galilee followed and saw the tomb and how his body was laid .

⁵⁶Then they returned and prepared spices and ointments . On the Sabbath they rested according to the commandment .