Luke 23:17-53

¹⁷(For it was necessary for him to release one to them at the feast.)

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

¹⁹who because of a certain insurrection having occurred in the city had been thrown into prison, and for murder.

²⁰Pilate, therefore, wishing to release Jesus, again called out to them.

²¹But they cried out, saying, “Crucify, crucify Him!”

²²Then he said to them the third time, “Why, what evil has He done? I have found no guilt deserving death in Him. Therefore when I have flogged Him, I will release Him.”

²³But they were insistent, demanding with loud voices that He be crucified. And their voices and those of the chief priests prevailed.

²⁴So Pilate decided that their request should be carried out.

²⁵And he released whom they were requesting, who because of insurrection and murder had been thrown into prison; but he delivered Jesus to their will.

²⁶And as they led Him away, they laid hold of a certain man, Simon a Cyrenian, as he was coming from the country, and on him they laid the cross, that he might carry it behind Jesus.

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

²⁸But Jesus, turning to them, 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 which did not give birth, and breasts which did not nurse!’

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

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

³²And they also were leading two others with Him, evildoers, to be put to death.

³³And when they came to the place which is called Calvary, there they crucified Him and the evildoers, one on the right, and one on the left.

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

³⁵And the people stood, watching. And the rulers with them also were sneering, saying, “He saved others; let Him save Himself if He is the Christ, the elect of God.”

³⁶The soldiers also mocked Him, coming and offering Him sour wine,

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

³⁸And an inscription also was written over Him, in Greek, Latin, and Hebrew letters: THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.

³⁹Then one of the evildoers who were hanged blasphemed Him, saying, “If You are the Christ, save Yourself and us.”

⁴⁰But the other, answering, rebuked him, saying, “Do you not even fear God, seeing you are under the same condemnation?

⁴¹And we indeed justly, for we are receiving the due reward of our deeds; but this Man did nothing wrong.”

⁴²Then he said to Jesus, “Lord, remember me when You come in Your kingdom.”

⁴³And Jesus said to him, “Assuredly I say to you, today you shall be with Me in Paradise.”

⁴⁴Now it was about the sixth hour, and darkness came upon the whole land until the ninth hour.

⁴⁵Then the sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was torn in two.

⁴⁶And Jesus, calling out with a loud voice, said, “Father, ‘into Your hands I will commit My spirit.’ ” And after He said these things, He breathed His last.

⁴⁷And when the centurion saw what had happened, he glorified God, saying, “Certainly this was a righteous Man!”

⁴⁸And all the crowds which came together for this spectacle, when they saw what had happened, beat their own chests and returned.

⁴⁹But all His acquaintances, and the women who followed Him from Galilee, stood at a distance, watching these things.

⁵⁰And behold, there was a man named Joseph, a council member, a good and righteous man

⁵¹(this man had not agreed to their decision and deed), from Arimathea, a city of the Jews, who himself was also waiting for the kingdom of God.

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

⁵³And having taken it down, he wrapped it in a linen cloth, and put it in a tomb cut out of rock, where no one had ever lain before.