Luke 23
1 AND the whole multitude of them rising up, led him to Pilate,
Then they all rose in a body and led Jesus before Pilate.
2 and began to accuse him, saying, We have found this fellow perverting the nation, and forbidding to pay tribute to Caesar; pretending that he himself is the King Messiah.
And they began to accuse him: “This is a man whom we found misleading our people, preventing them from paying taxes to the Emperor, and giving out that he himself is ‘Christ, a King.’”
3 Then Pilate interrogated him, saying, Art thou the King of the Jews? And he answering said to him, Thou sayest so.
“Are you the King of the Jews?” Pilate asked him. “It is true,” replied Jesus.
4 Then said Pilate unto the chief priests and the multitudes, I find nothing culpable in this man.
But Pilate, turning to the Chief Priests and the people, said: “I do not see anything to find fault with in this man.”
5 But they were urgent, saying, He stirreth up the people, teaching through all Judea, beginning from Galilee even to this place.
But they insisted: “He is stirring up the people by his teaching all through Judea; he began with Galilee and has now come here.”
6 When Pilate heard of Galilee, he asked whether the man were a Galilean?
Hearing this, Pilate asked if the man was a Galilean;
7 And when he knew that he came out of Herod’s jurisdiction, he sent him to Herod, who was himself at Jerusalem in those days.
and, having satisfied himself that Jesus came under Herod’s jurisdiction, he sent him to Herod, who also was at Jerusalem at the time.
8 Now when Herod saw Jesus, he was vastly delighted: for he had been long desirous to see him, because he had heard many things of him; and he hoped to see some miracle wrought by him.
When Herod saw Jesus, he was exceedingly pleased, for he had been wanting to see him for a long time, having heard a great deal about him; and he was hoping to see some sign given by him.
9 And he put a variety of questions to him; but he made him no reply.
So he questioned him at some length, but Jesus made no reply.
10 And the chief priests and the scribes stood up vehemently accusing him.
Meanwhile the Chief Priests and the Teachers of the Law stood by and vehemently accused him.
11 Then Herod with his guards treated him with contempt, and in derision clothed him in a splendid robe, and sent him back to Pilate.
And Herod, with his soldiers, treated Jesus with scorn; he mocked him by throwing a gorgeous robe round him, and then sent him back to Pilate.
12 And Pilate and Herod the same day became friends together: for they had previously been at enmity with each other.
And Herod and Pilate became friends that very day, for before that there had been ill-will between them.
13 Then Pilate, convoking the chief priests and the rulers and the people,
So Pilate summoned the Chief Priests, and the leading men, and the people,
14 said unto them, Ye have brought this man to me, as one who perverteth the people: and lo! on examining him before you, I have found nothing culpable in this man, respecting the charges ye bring against him:
and said to them: “You brought this man before me charged with misleading the people; and yet, for my part, though I examined him before you, I did not find this man to blame for any of the things of which you accuse him;
15 nor Herod neither: for I referred you to him; and, lo, nothing is done to this man, as if he deserved death.
nor did Herod either; for he has sent him back to us. And, as a fact, he has not done anything deserving death;
16 I will therefore, after scourging, discharge him.
so I shall have him scourged, and then release him.”
17 (Now he held it necessary to release one to them at the feast.)
18 Then the whole multitude set up a cry, saying, Away with this fellow, and release unto us Barabbas!
But they began to shout as one man: “Kill this fellow, but release Barabbas for us.”
19 (who for a certain sedition raised in the city, and for murder, had been cast into prison.)
(Barabbas was a man who had been put in prison for a riot that had broken out in the city and for murder.)
20 Again therefore Pilate called out to them, desirous to see Jesus at liberty.
Pilate, however, wanting to release Jesus, called to them again;
21 But they clamoured the more, saying, Crucify, crucify him.
but they kept calling out: “Crucify, crucify him!”
22 Then the third time he said to them, What evil hath this man done? I have found nothing deserving death in him: I will therefore, after scourging, discharge him.
“Why, what harm has this man done?” Pilate said to them for the third time. “I have found nothing in him for which he could be condemned to death. So I will have him scourged, and then release him.”
23 But they were instant with the most clamorous vociferations, soliciting that he might be crucified. And their clamours, and those of the chief priests, bore him down.
But they persisted in loudly demanding his crucifixion; and their clamour gained the day.
24 Then Pilate decreed that their petition should be granted.
Pilate decided that their demand should be granted.
25 Then released he to them him who for sedition and murder had been cast into prison; but he gave up Jesus to their will.
He released the man who had been put in prison for riot and murder, as they demanded, and gave Jesus up to be dealt with as they pleased.
26 And as they led him out, laying hold on one Simon, a Cyrenian, who was coming from the country, they laid on him the cross, to carry after Jesus.
And, as they were leading Jesus away, they laid hold of Simon from Cyrene, who was on his way in from the country, and they put the cross on his shoulders, for him to carry it behind Jesus.
27 And a great multitude of the people and of women followed him, who also beat their breasts and lamented him bitterly.
There was a great crowd of people following him, many being women who were beating their breasts and wailing for him.
28 But Jesus turning to them, said, Daughters of Jerusalem, weep not for me, but for yourselves, and for your children.
So Jesus turned and said to them: “Women of Jerusalem, do not weep for me, but weep for yourselves and for your children.
29 For, behold, the days are coming, in which they shall say, Blessed are the barren, and the wombs which have not borne, and the breasts which never suckled.
A time, I tell you, is coming, when it will be said — ‘Happy are the women who are barren, and those who have never borne children or nursed them!’
30 Then shall they begin to say to the mountains, Fall on us! and to the hills, Cover us!
At that time people will begin to say to the mountains ‘Fall on us,’ and to the hills ‘Cover us.’
31 For if they do all these things with the green wood, what will be done with the dry?
If what you see is done while the tree is green, what will happen when it is dry?”
32 Now there were two other persons, malefactors, led out with him to be executed.
There were two others also, criminals, led out to be executed with Jesus.
33 And when they came to a place called Calvary, there they crucified him, and the malefactors, the one on the right hand, and the other on the left.
When they had reached the place called ‘The Skull,’ there they crucified Jesus and the criminals, one on the right, and one on the left.
34 And Jesus said, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. Then dividing his garments, they cast the lot.
Then Jesus said: “Father, forgive them; they do not know what they are doing.” His clothes they divided among them by casting lots.
35 And the people stood looking on. And the rulers also with them derided him, saying, He saved others; let him save himself, if this fellow is the Messiah, the elect of God.
Meanwhile the people stood looking on. Even the leading men said with a sneer: “He saved others, let him save himself, if he is God’s Christ, his Chosen One.”
36 And the soldiers also insulted him, coming and offering him vinegar,
The soldiers, too, came up in mockery, bringing him common wine,
37 and saying, if thou art the King of the Jews, save thyself.
and saying as they did so: “If you are the King of the Jews, save yourself.”
38 And there was an inscription written over him in Greek, Roman, and Hebrew characters, THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.
Above him were the words — ‘THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.’
39 Then one of the suspended malefactors blasphemed him, saying, If thou art the Messiah, save thyself and us.
One of the criminals who were hanging beside Jesus railed at him. “Are not you the Christ? Save yourself and us,” he said.
40 But the other addressing him, rebuked him, saying, Hast thou no fear of God, when thou art under the same condemnation?
But the other rebuked him. “Have not you,” he said, “any fear of God, now that you are under the same sentence?
41 And we indeed justly, for we receive deserved punishment for the crimes we have committed: but this man hath done nothing amiss.
And we justly so, for we are only reaping our deserts, but this man has not done anything wrong.
42 And he said to Jesus, Remember me, Lord, when thou comest in thy kingdom.
Jesus,” he went on, “do not forget me when you have come to your Kingdom.”
43 And Jesus said to him. Verily I say unto thee, To-day thou shalt be with me in paradise.
And Jesus answered: “I tell you, this very day you shall be with me in Paradise.”
44 And it was about the sixth hour, and there was darkness over all the land until the ninth hour.
It was nearly mid-day, when a darkness came over the whole country, lasting till three in the afternoon,
45 And the sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was rent in the midst.
the sun being eclipsed; and the Temple curtain was torn down the middle.
46 And Jesus crying with a loud voice, said, Father, into thy hands I commit my spirit: and having said this, he expired.
Then Jesus, with a loud cry, said: “Father, into thy hands I commit my spirit.” And with these words he expired.
47 And the centurion observing what had come to pass, glorified God, saying, Verily this man was a righteous person.
The Roman Captain, on seeing what had happened, praised God, exclaiming: “This must have been a good man!”
48 And all the multitudes who had come together for this spectacle, when they saw the things which were done, beating their breasts, returned.
All the people who had collected to see the sight watched what occurred, and then went home beating their breasts.
49 And all his acquaintance stood afar off, and the women which followed him from Galilee, beholding these things.
All the friends of Jesus had been standing at a distance, with the women who accompanied him from Galilee, watching all this.
50 And lo! a man named Joseph, being a member of the council, a good man, and a just;
Now there was a man of the name of Joseph, who was a member of the Council, and who bore a good and upright character.
51 (who had not given his assent to their determination and deed; ) being of Arimathea, a city of the Jews: who himself also expected the coming of the kingdom of God.
(This man had not assented to the decision and action of the Council.) He belonged to Ramah, a town in Judea, and lived in expectation of the Kingdom of God.
52 He went in to Pilate, and begged the body of Jesus.
He now went to see Pilate, and asked for the body of Jesus;
53 And taking it down from the cross, he wrapped it in linen cloth, and laid it in a sepulchre hewn out of a rock, where none had ever yet lain.
and, when he had taken it down, he wrapped it in a linen sheet, and laid him in a tomb cut out of stone, in which no one had yet been buried.
54 And that was the preparation-day, and the sabbath’s twilight was approaching.
It was the Preparation Day, and just before the Sabbath began.
55 Then the women also, his attendants, who had followed him out of Galilee, observed the sepulchre, and how his corpse was laid out.
The women who had accompanied Jesus from Galilee followed, and saw the tomb and how the body of Jesus was laid,
56 And returning, they made preparation of aromatics and unguents; and they rested the sabbath-day, according to the commandment.
and then went home, and prepared spices and perfumes.
