Luke 23:17-53

¹⁷for it was necessary for him to release to them one at every feast,

¹⁸and they cried out — the whole multitude — saying, 'Away with this one, and release to us Barabbas,'

¹⁹who had been, because of a certain sedition made in the city, and murder, cast into prison.

²⁰Pilate again then — wishing to release Jesus — called to them,

²¹but they were calling out, saying, 'Crucify, crucify him.'

²²And he a third time said unto them, 'Why, what evil did he? no cause of death did I find in him; having chastised him, then, I will release him.'

²³And they were pressing with loud voices asking him to be crucified, and their voices, and those of the chief priests, were prevailing,

²⁴and Pilate gave judgment for their request being done,

²⁵and he released him who because of sedition and murder hath been cast into the prison, whom they were asking, and Jesus he gave up to their will.

²⁶And as they led him away, having taken hold on Simon, a certain Cyrenian, coming from the field, they put on him the cross, to bear it behind Jesus.

²⁷And there was following him a great multitude of the people, and of women, who also were beating themselves and lamenting him,

²⁸and Jesus having turned unto them, said, 'Daughters of Jerusalem, weep not for me, but for yourselves weep ye, and for your children;

²⁹for, lo, days do come, in which they shall say, Happy the barren, and wombs that did not bare, and paps that did not give suck;

³⁰then they shall begin to say to the mountains, Fall on us, and to the hills, Cover us; —

³¹for, if in the green tree they do these things — in the dry what may happen?'

³²And there were also others — two evil-doers — with him, to be put to death;

³³and when they came to the place that is called Skull, there they crucified him and the evil-doers, one on the right hand and one on the left.

³⁴And Jesus said, 'Father, forgive them, for they have not known what they do;' and parting his garments they cast a lot.

³⁵And the people were standing, looking on, and the rulers also were sneering with them, saying, 'Others he saved, let him save himself, if this be the Christ, the choice one of God.'

³⁶And mocking him also were the soldiers, coming near and offering vinegar to him,

³⁷and saying, 'If thou be the king of the Jews, save thyself.'

³⁸And there was also a superscription written over him, in letters of Greek, and Roman, and Hebrew, 'This is the King of the Jews.'

³⁹And one of the evil-doers who were hanged, was speaking evil of him, saying, 'If thou be the Christ, save thyself and us.'

⁴⁰And the other answering, was rebuking him, saying, 'Dost thou not even fear God, that thou art in the same judgment?

⁴¹and we indeed righteously, for things worthy of what we did we receive back, but this one did nothing out of place;'

⁴²and he said to Jesus, 'Remember me, lord, when thou mayest come in thy reign;'

⁴³and Jesus said to him, 'Verily I say to thee, To-day with me thou shalt be in the paradise.'

⁴⁴And it was, as it were, the sixth hour, and darkness came over all the land till the ninth hour,

⁴⁵and the sun was darkened, and the vail of the sanctuary was rent in the midst,

⁴⁶and having cried with a loud voice, Jesus said, 'Father, to Thy hands I commit my spirit;' and these things having said, he breathed forth the spirit.

⁴⁷And the centurion having seen what was done, did glorify God, saying, 'Really this man was righteous;'

⁴⁸and all the multitudes who were come together to this sight, beholding the things that came to pass, smiting their breasts did turn back;

⁴⁹and all his acquaintances stood afar off, and women who did follow him from Galilee, beholding these things.

⁵⁰And lo, a man, by name Joseph, being a counsellor, a man good and righteous,

⁵¹— he was not consenting to their counsel and deed — from Arimathea, a city of the Jews, who also himself was expecting the reign of God,

⁵²he, having gone near to Pilate, asked the body of Jesus,

⁵³and having taken it down, he wrapped it in fine linen, and placed it in a tomb hewn out, where no one was yet laid.