Luke 23:18-53

¹⁸But they cried out in a mass saying, Away with this man and release Barabbas to us;

¹⁹who was one who, for a certain tumult which had taken place in the city, and for murder, had been cast into prison.

²⁰Pilate therefore, desirous to release Jesus, again addressed them.

²¹But they cried out in reply saying, Crucify, crucify him.

²²And he said the third time to them, What evil then has this man done? I have found no cause of death in him: I will chastise him therefore and release him.

²³But they were urgent with loud voices, begging that he might be crucified. And their voices and those of the chief priests prevailed.

²⁴And Pilate adjudged that what they begged should take place.

²⁵And he released him who, for tumult and murder, had been cast into prison, whom they begged for, and Jesus he delivered up to their will.

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

²⁷And a great multitude of the people, and of women who wailed and lamented him, followed him.

²⁸And Jesus turning round to them said, Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep over me, but weep over yourselves and over your children;

²⁹for behold, days are coming in which they will say, Blessed are the barren, and wombs that have not borne, and breasts that have not given suck.

³⁰Then shall they begin to say to the mountains, Fall upon us; and to the hills, Cover us:

³¹for if these things are done in the green tree, what shall take place in the dry?

³²Now two others also, malefactors, were led with him to be put to death.

³³And when they came to the place which is called Skull, there they crucified him, and the malefactors, one on the right hand, the other on the left.

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

³⁵And the people stood beholding, and the rulers also with them sneered, saying, He has saved others; let him save himself if this is the Christ, the chosen one of God.

³⁶And the soldiers also made game of him, coming up offering him vinegar,

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

³⁸And there was also an inscription written over him in Greek, and Roman, and Hebrew letters: This is the King of the Jews.

³⁹Now one of the malefactors who had been hanged spoke insultingly to him, saying, Art not thou the Christ? save thyself and us.

⁴⁰But the other answering rebuked him, saying, Dost thou too not fear God, thou that art under the same judgment?

⁴¹and we indeed justly, for we receive the just recompense of what we have done; but this man has done nothing amiss.

⁴²And he said to Jesus, Remember me, Lord, when thou comest in thy kingdom.

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

⁴⁴And it was about the sixth hour, and there came darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour.

⁴⁵And the sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple rent in the midst.

⁴⁶And Jesus, having cried with a loud voice, said, Father, into thy hands I commit my spirit. And having said this, he expired.

⁴⁷Now the centurion, seeing what took place, glorified God, saying, In very deed this man was just.

⁴⁸And all the crowds who had come together to that sight, having seen the things that took place, returned, beating their breasts.

⁴⁹And all those who knew him stood afar off, the women also who had followed him from Galilee, beholding these things.

⁵⁰And behold, a man named Joseph, who was a councillor, a good man and a just

⁵¹(this man had not assented to their counsel and deed), of Arimathaea, a city of the Jews, who also waited, himself also, for the kingdom of God

⁵²— he having gone to Pilate begged the body of Jesus;

⁵³and having taken it down, wrapped it in fine linen and placed him in a tomb hewn in the rock, where no one had ever been laid.