Luke 23
1 The whole council rose and took him to Pilate.
Then the whole company rose up and brought him to Pilate,
2 There they started to accuse him. “We found this man deceiving our nation, telling people not to pay taxes to Caesar, and claiming he is Messiah, a king,” they said.
and began to accuse him. "We have found this fellow perverting our nation, and forbidding to give tribute to Caesar, and proclaiming that he is the Messiah and King."
3 “Are you the King of the Jews?” Pilate asked him. “So you say,” replied Jesus.
Then Pilate asked him, "Are you the King of the Jews?" And he answered him saying, "Certainly I am."
4 Then Pilate said to the chief priests and the crowds, “I don't find this man guilty of any crime.”
And Pilate said to the chief priest and the crowd, "I find no harm in this man."
5 But they insisted, saying, “He is inciting rebellion all over Judea with his teachings, from Galilee to right here in Jerusalem.”
But they repeatedly insisted, "He is stirring up the people throughout all Judea with his teaching which started from Galilee."
6 When he heard this, Pilate asked, “Is this man a Galilean?”
When Pilate heard the word "Galilee" he asked if the man were a Galilean,
7 When he discovered that Jesus came under Herod's jurisdiction, he sent him to Herod who was also in Jerusalem at the time.
and when he learned that he belonged to Herod’s jurisdiction he sent him to Herod, who himself happened to be in Jerusalem during those days.
8 Herod was very pleased to see Jesus since he had wanted to meet him for a long time. He had heard about Jesus and was hoping to see him perform a miracle.
Now when Herod saw Jesus he was exceedingly glad. He had long been wanting to see him, because he had heard so much about him, and was hoping to see some miracles performed by him.
9 He asked Jesus many questions, but Jesus did not answer him at all.
So he had been asking him many questions, but Jesus made no answers.
10 The chief priests and religious teachers stood there, angrily accusing him.
Meanwhile the high priests and Scribes were standing around, and continually making accusations to him against him.
11 Herod and his soldiers treated Jesus with contempt and mocked him. Then they placed a royal robe on him and sent him back to Pilate.
Then Herod and his soldiers set him at naught, and mocked him, and throwing about him a gorgeous robe, sent him back to Pilate.
12 From that day on Herod and Pilate were friends—before that they had been enemies.
Herod and Pilate became friends again from that very day; for before they had been at enmity between themselves.
13 Pilate called together the chief priests, rulers, and the people,
So Pilate called together the chief priests and the rulers and the people,
14 and told them, “You brought this man before me, accusing him of inciting the people to rebellion. I've carefully examined him in your presence, and do not find him guilty of the charges you have brought against him.
and said to them. "You brought before me this man as one who incited the people to rebellion. I have examined him in your presence, and I find no fault in this man regarding the charges that you brought against him.
15 Neither did Herod, for he sent him back to us. He has done nothing that demands he should be put to death.
Neither does Herod; for he sent him back to us. You see that he has done nothing worthy of death.
16 So I will have him flogged and then release him.”
I will therefore, after flogging him, release him."
"Now he had to release to them at the feast one prisoner."
18 But they all shouted together, “Kill this man, and release Barabbas to us.”
Then the whole crowd shouted out, "Away with this man, and release to us Barabbas."
19 (Barabbas had been put in prison for taking part in a rebellion in the city, and for murder.)
(This was a man who had been thrown in prison on account of a riot which had occurred in the city, and for murder.)
20 Pilate wanted to release Jesus, so spoke to them again.
Then Pilate spoke to them again, because he wished to release Jesus;
21 But they kept on shouting, “Crucify him! Crucify him!”
but they continued to shout out and say, "Crucify! Crucify him!"
22 Pilate asked them for the third time, “But why? What crime has he committed? I don't find any reason for executing him. So I will have him flogged and then release him.”
For the third time he appealed to them. "But what crime has he committed? I have found in him nothing that deserves death. I will therefore flog him, and let him go."
23 But they continued insisting with loud shouts, demanding that he be crucified. Their shouting succeeded,
But they kept shouting the more insistently, demanding that he should be crucified, and their shouts won the day.
24 and Pilate gave the sentence they demanded.
So Pilate gave sentence what they wished should be done.
25 He released the man imprisoned for rebellion and murder, but he sent Jesus to be put to death in accordance with their demands.
He released the man who had been put in prison for riot and murder, the man whom they asked for; but Jesus he handed over to their will.
26 As the soldiers led him away, they seized a man called Simon of Cyrene, who had come in from the countryside. They put the cross on him and made him carry it behind Jesus.
And when they led him away they took hold of Simon, a Cyrenean, who was coming in from the country, and laid the cross on him to carry it behind Jesus.
27 A large crowd followed him, along with women who were mourning and lamenting him.
He was also followed by a great crowd of people, and of women too, who were beating their breast and lamenting him.
28 Jesus turned to them and said, “Daughters of Jerusalem, don't weep for me. Weep for yourselves and your children.
But Jesus turned to and said. "Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for me;
29 For the time is coming when they'll say, ‘Happy are those who are childless, and those who never had babies, and those who never nursed them.’
"but weep for yourselves and for your children. For behold, the days are coming when they shall say, ‘Blessed are the barren, and the wombs that have never bore children, and the breasts that never suckled.’
30 They'll say to the mountains, ‘Fall down on us,’ and to the hills, ‘Cover us.’
"Then they will begin to say to the mountains, ‘Fall on us!’ and to the hills, ‘Cover us!’
31 For if they do this to wood that is green, what will happen when it's dried out?”
"For if this is what they do in the green tree, what will they do in the dry?"
32 They also took two others who were criminals to be executed with him.
And there were led out with him to be executed, two criminals also.
33 When they reached the place called the Skull they crucified him together with the criminals, one on his right, and the other on his left.
When they came to the place called "The Skull," there they crucified him and the criminals also, one upon his right hand, and one upon his left.
34 Jesus said, “Father, please forgive them, for they don't know what they're doing.” They divided up his clothes by throwing dice for them.
Jesus kept saying, "Father forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing." And they divided his garments among them, casting lots for them,
35 The people stood and watched and the leaders sneered at Jesus. “He saved others, let him save himself, if he is really God's Messiah, the Chosen One,” they said.
and the people stood looking on. Even the rulers repeatedly taunted him, saying, "He saved others, let him save himself, if this fellow is indeed the Christ of God, His Chosen One!"
36 The soldiers also mocked him, coming up to him and offering him wine vinegar, saying,
Even the soldiers made sport of him by coming up and offering him sour wine,
37 “If you're the King of the Jews, then save yourself.”
saying, "If you are the King of the Jews, save yourself."
38 Above Jesus was a sign on which it was written, “This is the King of the Jews.”
For there was an inscription over his head, THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.
39 One of the criminals hanging there joined in the insults against Jesus. “Aren't you the Messiah?” he asked. “Then save yourself—and us too!”
And one of the criminals who had been hung there kept reviling him, saying. "Are you not the Christ? Save yourself and us."
40 But the other criminal disagreed and argued with him, “Don't you fear God even when you're suffering the same punishment?” he asked.
But the other, answering, reproved him, saying. "Have you no fear of God even? When you are suffering the same punishment as he?
41 “For us the sentence is right since we're being punished for what we did, but this man didn't do anything wrong.”
"We indeed justly, for we are receiving due retribution for what we have done. But he has done no wrong."
42 Then he said, “Jesus, please remember me when you come into your kingdom.”
Then he added, "Jesus, remember me when you come in your kingdom."
43 Jesus replied, “I promise you today you will be with me in paradise.”
"In solemn truth I tell you," said Jesus, "that this day you shall be with me in Paradise."
44 By this time it was around noon and darkness fell over the whole land until three in the afternoon.
It was now about the sixth hour, and a darkness came over the whole land until the ninth hour.
45 The sun's light was shut out, and the Temple veil was torn in two.
And the sun was darkened, and the curtain of the sanctuary was torn in two in the Temple.
46 Jesus called out in a loud voice, “Father, I place myself in your hands.” Having said this he breathed his last.
Then with a loud cry, Jesus said, "Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit!" And after uttering these words, he yielded up his spirit.
47 When the centurion saw what had happened he praised God and said, “Surely this man was innocent.”
When the army captain saw what had happened, he glorified God, saying, "This man was really innocent!"
48 When all the crowds that had come to watch saw what happened they went home beating their chests in grief.
And all the crowds who had assembled to see this spectacle, after witnessing what had been done, were returning beating upon their breast.
49 But all those who knew Jesus, including the women who'd followed him from Galilee, watched from a distance.
But all his acquaintances and the women who had been his followers continued to stand at a distance, looking on.
50 There was a man called Joseph who was good and honest. He was a member of the council,
Now there was a man named Joseph, a member of the Council, a good man and a righteous,
51 but he hadn't agreed with its decisions and actions. He came from the Jewish town of Arimathea, and was waiting expectantly for the kingdom of God.
he who came from the Jewish town of Arimathea, and who was on the watch for the kingdom of God. He had not concurred in the designs and deed of the council.
52 Joseph went to Pilate and asked for Jesus' body.
This man went to Pilate, and begged for the body of Jesus.
53 Once he'd taken it down, he wrapped it in a linen cloth. He laid Jesus in an unused tomb cut into the rock.
Then taking it down, he wrapped it in linen, and placed it in a tomb hewn in the rock, where no man has ever been laid.
54 It was preparation day and the Sabbath would soon begin.
And it was the day of preparation and the Sabbath was near at hand.
55 The women who had come with Jesus from Galilee had followed Joseph and had seen the tomb where Jesus' body had been laid.
Then the women who had accompanied him out of Galilee followed after, and noted the tomb, and how his body was placed.
56 They returned home and prepared spices and ointments. But on the Sabbath they rested, observing the commandment.
Then they returned and prepared spices and perfumes.
