Luke 23
1 Then the whole crowd got up and took him to Pilate.ISV — Luke 23:1
2 They began to accuse him, “We found this man corrupting our nation, forbidding us to pay taxes to Caesar, and saying that he is the Messiah, a king.”ISV — Luke 23:2
3 Then Pilate asked him, “Are you the king of the Jews?” He answered, “You say so.”ISV — Luke 23:3
4 Then Pilate told the high priests and crowds, “I do not find anything chargeable in this man.”ISV — Luke 23:4
5 But they kept insisting, “He is stirring up the people with what he teaches all over Judea, from where he started in Galilee to this place.”ISV — Luke 23:5
6 When Pilate heard this, he asked whether the man was a Galilean.ISV — Luke 23:6
7 When he learned with certainty that Jesus came from Herod’s jurisdiction, he sent him off to Herod, who was in Jerusalem at that time.ISV — Luke 23:7
8 Now Herod was very glad to see Jesus, because he had been wanting to see him for a long time on account of what he had heard about him. He was also hoping to see some sign done by him.ISV — Luke 23:8
9 So he continued to question him for a long time, but Jesus gave him no answer at all.ISV — Luke 23:9
10 Meanwhile, the high priests and the scribes stood nearby and continued to accuse him vehemently.ISV — Luke 23:10
11 Even Herod and his soldiers treated him with contempt and made fun of him. He put a magnificent robe on Jesus and sent him back to Pilate.ISV — Luke 23:11
12 So Herod and Pilate became friends with each other that very day. Before this they had been enemies. ( ; ; )ISV — Luke 23:12
13 Then Pilate called the high priests, the other leaders, and the people togetherISV — Luke 23:13
14 and told them, “You brought this man to me as one who turns the people against the government. And here in your presence I have examined him and have found him ‘Not Guilty’ of the charges you make against him.ISV — Luke 23:14
15 Neither does Herod, because he sent him back to us! Indeed, this man has done nothing to deserve death.ISV — Luke 23:15
16 So I will punish him and let him go.”ISV — Luke 23:16
17 Now he was obligated to release someone for them at the festival. ISV — Luke 23:17
18 But they all shouted out together, “Away with this man! Release Barabbas for us!”ISV — Luke 23:18
19 (This man had been put in prison for murder and for a revolt that had taken place in the city.)ISV — Luke 23:19
20 But Pilate wanted to let Jesus go, so he appealed to them again,ISV — Luke 23:20
21 but they continued to shout, “Crucify him! Crucify him!”ISV — Luke 23:21
22 Then he spoke to them a third time: “What has he done wrong? I have found nothing in him worthy of death. So I will punish him and let him go.”ISV — Luke 23:22
23 But they kept pressing him with loud shouts, demanding that Jesus be crucified, and their shouts began to prevail.ISV — Luke 23:23
24 Then Pilate pronounced his sentence that their demand should be carried out.ISV — Luke 23:24
25 So he released the man who had been put in prison for revolt and murder—the man whose release they continued to demand—but he let them have their way with Jesus. ( ; ; )ISV — Luke 23:25
26 As they led Jesus away, they grabbed Simon, a man from Cyrene, as he was coming in from the country, and they put the cross on him and made him carry it behind Jesus.ISV — Luke 23:26
27 A large crowd of people followed him, including some women who kept mourning and wailing for him.ISV — Luke 23:27
28 But Jesus turned to them and said, “Women of Jerusalem, stop crying for me. Instead, cry for yourselves and for your children,ISV — Luke 23:28
29 because the time is surely coming when people will say, ‘How blessed are the women who couldn’t bear children and the wombs that never bore and the breasts that never nursed!’ISV — Luke 23:29
30 Then people will begin to say to the mountains, ‘Fall on us!’, and to the hills, ‘Cover us up!’ ISV — Luke 23:30
31 And if they do this when the wood is green, what will happen when it is dry?”ISV — Luke 23:31
32 Two others, who were criminals, were also led away to be executed with Jesus. ISV — Luke 23:32
33 When they reached the place called The Skull, they crucified him there with the criminals, one on his right and one on his left.ISV — Luke 23:33
34 Jesus kept saying, “Father, forgive them, because they don’t know what they’re doing.” Then they divided his clothes among them by throwing dice.ISV — Luke 23:34
35 Meanwhile, the people stood looking on. The leaders were mocking him by saying, “He saved others. Let him save himself, if he is the Messiah of God, the chosen one!”ISV — Luke 23:35
36 The soldiers also made fun of Jesus by coming up and offering him sour wine,ISV — Luke 23:36
37 saying, “If you are the king of the Jews, save yourself!”ISV — Luke 23:37
38 There was also an inscription over him written in Greek, Latin, and Hebrew: “This is the King of the Jews.”ISV — Luke 23:38
39 Now one of the criminals hanging there kept insulting him, “You are the Messiah, aren’t you? Save yourself…and us!”ISV — Luke 23:39
40 But the other criminal rebuked him, “Aren’t you afraid of God, since you are suffering the same penalty?ISV — Luke 23:40
41 We have been condemned justly, because we are getting what we deserve for what we have done, but this man has done nothing wrong.”ISV — Luke 23:41
42 Then he went on to plead, “Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom!”ISV — Luke 23:42
43 Jesus told him, “I tell you with certainty, today you will be with me in Paradise.” ( ; ; )ISV — Luke 23:43
44 It was already about noon, and the whole land became dark until three in the afternoon ISV — Luke 23:44
45 because the sun had stopped shining, and the curtain in the sanctuary was torn in two.ISV — Luke 23:45
46 Then Jesus cried out with a loud voice and said, “Father, into your hands I entrust my spirit.” After he said this, he breathed his last.ISV — Luke 23:46
47 When the centurion saw what had taken place, he praised God and said, “This man certainly was righteous!”ISV — Luke 23:47
48 When all the crowds who had come together for this spectacle saw what had taken place, they beat their chests and left.ISV — Luke 23:48
49 But all his acquaintances, including the women who had followed him from Galilee, were standing at a distance watching these things. ( ; ; )ISV — Luke 23:49
50 Now there was a man named Joseph, a member of the Council, a good and righteous man—ISV — Luke 23:50
51 he had not voted for their plan and action—from the Jewish town of Arimathea; and he was waiting for the kingdom of God.ISV — Luke 23:51
52 He went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus.ISV — Luke 23:52
53 Then he took it down, wrapped it in a linen cloth, and laid it in a tomb cut in the rock, in which no one had yet been laid.ISV — Luke 23:53
54 It was the Preparation Day, and the Sabbath was just beginning.ISV — Luke 23:54
55 So the women who had come with Jesus from Galilee, following close behind, saw the tomb and how his body was laid.ISV — Luke 23:55
56 Then they went back and prepared spices and perfumes, and on the Sabbath they rested according to the commandment.ISV — Luke 23:56