Luke 23
1 And having risen, the whole multitude of them led Him to Pilate,
And they all went and took him before Pilate.
2 and began to accuse Him, saying, “We found this One perverting the nation, and forbidding to give tribute to Caesar, saying Himself to be Christ, a king.”
And they made statements against him, saying, This man has to our knowledge been teaching our nation to do wrong, and not to make payment of taxes to Caesar, even saying that he himself is Christ, a king.
3 And Pilate questioned Him, saying, “You are the King of the Jews?” And He answering him, said, “You say [it].”
And Pilate said to him, Are you the King of the Jews? And he said in answer, You say so.
4 And Pilate said to the chief priests and the multitude, “I find no fault in this Man”;
And Pilate said to the chief priests and the people, In my opinion this man has done no wrong.
5 and they were the more urgent, saying, “He stirs up the people, teaching throughout the whole of Judea—having begun from Galilee—to this place.”
But they became more violent than before, saying, He has made trouble among the people, teaching through all Judaea from Galilee to this place.
6 And Pilate having heard of Galilee, questioned if the Man is a Galilean,
But at these words Pilate said, Is the man a Galilaean?
7 and having known that He is from the jurisdiction of Herod, he sent Him back to Herod, he also being in Jerusalem in those days.
And when he saw that he was under the authority of Herod, he sent him to Herod, who was in Jerusalem himself at that time.
8 And Herod rejoiced exceedingly having seen Jesus, for he was wishing to see Him for a long [time], because of hearing many things about Him, and he was hoping to see some sign done by Him,
Now when Herod saw Jesus he was very glad, having for a long time had a desire to see him, for he had had accounts of him, and was hoping to see some wonders done by him.
9 and was questioning Him in many words, and He answered him nothing.
And he put a great number of questions to him, but he said nothing.
10 And the chief priests and the scribes stood vehemently accusing Him,
And the chief priests and the scribes were there, making statements against him violently.
11 and Herod with his soldiers having set Him at nothing, and having mocked, having cast radiant apparel around Him, sent Him back to Pilate,
And Herod, with the men of his army, put shame on him and made sport of him, and dressing him in shining robes, he sent him back to Pilate.
12 and both Pilate and Herod became friends with one another on that day, for they were previously at enmity between themselves.
And that day Herod and Pilate became friends with one another, for before they had been against one another.
13 And Pilate having called together the chief priests, and the rulers, and the people,
And Pilate sent for the chief priests and the rulers and the people, and said to them,
14 said to them, “You brought this Man to me as perverting the people, and behold, I having examined [Him] before you, found no fault in this Man in those things you bring forward against Him;
You say that this man has been teaching the people evil things: now I, after going into the question before you, see nothing wrong in this man in connection with the things which you have said against him:
15 no, neither Herod, for he sent Him back to us, and behold, nothing worthy of death is having been done by Him;
And Herod is of the same opinion, for he has sent him back to us; for, you see, he has done nothing for which I might put him to death.
16 having corrected, therefore, I will release Him,”
And so I will give him punishment and let him go.
17 [[for it was necessary for him to release to them one at every celebration, ]]
18 and they cried out—the whole multitude—saying, “Away with this One, and release Barabbas to us,”
But with loud voices they said all together, Put this man to death, and make Barabbas free.
19 who had been cast into prison, because of a certain sedition made in the city, and murder.
Now this man was in prison because of an attack against the government in the town, in which there had been loss of life.
20 Pilate again then—wishing to release Jesus—called to them,
And Pilate again said to them that it was his desire to let Jesus go free.
21 but they were calling out, saying, “Crucify! Crucify Him!”
But crying out they said, To the cross with him!
22 And he said to them a third time, “Why, what evil did He do? I found no cause of death in Him; having corrected Him, then, I will release [Him].”
And he said to them a third time, Why, what evil has he done? I see no reason for putting him to death: I will give him punishment and let him go.
23 And they were pressing with loud voices asking Him to be crucified, and their voices, and those of the chief priests, were prevailing,
But they went on crying out loudly, Let him be put to death on the cross. And they had their way.
24 and Pilate gave judgment for their request being done,
And Pilate gave his decision for their desire to be put into effect.
25 and he released him who because of sedition and murder has been cast into the prison, whom they were asking for, and he gave up Jesus to their will.
And in answer to their request, he let that man go free who had been in prison for acting against the government and causing death, and Jesus he gave up to their pleasure.
26 And as they led Him away, having taken hold on Simon, a certain Cyrenian, coming from the field, they put the cross on him to carry [it] behind Jesus.
And while they were taking him away, they put their hands on Simon of Cyrene, who was coming from the country, and made him take the cross after Jesus.
27 And a great multitude of the people were following Him, and of women, who also were beating themselves and lamenting Him,
And a great band of people went after him, and of women making signs of grief and weeping for him.
28 and Jesus having turned to them, said, “Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for Me, but weep for yourselves and for your children;
But Jesus, turning to them, said, Daughters of Jerusalem, let not your weeping be for me, but for yourselves and for your children.
29 for behold, days come in which they will say, Blessed the barren, and wombs that did not bear, and breasts that did not give suck;
For the days are coming in which they will say, Happy are those who have had no children, whose bodies have never given birth, whose breasts have never given milk.
30 then they will begin to say to the mountains, Fall on us, and to the hills, Cover us;
And they will say to the mountains, Come down on us, and to the hills, Be a cover over us.
31 for if they do these things in the green tree, what may happen in the dry?”
For if they do these things when the tree is green, what will they do when it is dry?
32 And there were also others—two evildoers—with Him, to be put to death;
And two others, evil-doers, were taken with him to be put to death.
33 and when they came to the place that is called “[Place] of [the] Skull,” there they crucified Him and the evildoers, one on the right hand and one on the left.
And when they came to the place which is named Golgotha, they put him on the cross, and the evil-doers, one on the right side, and the other on the left.
34 And Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they have not known what they do”; and parting His garments they cast a lot.
And Jesus said, Father, let them have forgiveness, for they have no knowledge of what they are doing. And they made division of his clothing among them by the decision of chance.
35 And the people were standing, looking on, and the rulers were also sneering with them, saying, “He saved others, let Him save Himself, if this be the Christ, the Chosen One of God.”
And the people were looking on. And the rulers made sport of him, saying, He was a saviour of others; let him do something for himself, if he is the Christ, the man of God's selection.
36 And the soldiers were also mocking Him, coming near and offering vinegar to Him,
And the men of the army made sport of him, coming to him and giving him bitter wine,
37 and saying, “If You are the King of the Jews, save Yourself.”
And saying, If you are the King of the Jews, get yourself free.
38 And there was also an inscription written over Him [[in letters of Greek, and Latin, and Hebrew]]: “THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.”
And these words were put in writing over him, THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.
39 And one of the evildoers who were hanged was slandering Him, saying, “If You are the Christ, save Yourself and us.”
And one of the evil-doers on the cross, with bitter feeling, said to him, Are you not the Christ? Get yourself and us out of this.
40 And the other answering, was rebuking him, saying, “Do you not even fear God, that you are in the same judgment?
But the other, protesting, said, Have you no fear of God? for you have a part in the same punishment,
41 And we indeed justly, for we are receiving back [things] worthy of what we did, but this One did nothing out of place”;
And with reason; for we have the right reward of our acts, but this man has done nothing wrong.
42 and he said to Jesus, “Remember me, Lord, when You may come in Your kingdom”;
And he said, Jesus, keep me in mind when you come in your kingdom.
43 and Jesus said to him, “Truly I say to you, today you will be with Me in Paradise.”
And he said to him, Truly I say to you, Today you will be with me in Paradise.
44 And it was, as it were, the sixth hour, and darkness came over all the land until the ninth hour,
And it was now about the sixth hour; and all the land was dark till the ninth hour;
45 and the sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was torn in the middle,
The light of the sun went out, and the curtain in the Temple was parted in two.
46 and having cried with a loud voice, Jesus said, “Father, into Your hands I commit My spirit”; now having said this, He breathed His last.
And Jesus gave a loud cry and said, Father, into your hands I give my spirit: and when he had said this, he gave up his spirit.
47 And the centurion having seen what was done, glorified God, saying, “Truly this Man was righteous”;
And when the captain saw what was done, he gave praise to God, saying, Without doubt this was an upright man.
48 and all the multitudes having come together to this sight, beholding the things that came to pass, turned back striking their breasts;
And all the people who had come together to see it, when they saw the things which were done, went back again making signs of grief.
49 and all His acquaintances stood far off, and women who followed Him from Galilee, beholding these things.
And all his friends and the women who came with him from Galilee, were waiting at a distance, watching these things.
50 And behold, a man, by name Joseph, being a counselor, a man good and righteous,
Now there was a man named Joseph, a man of authority and a good and upright man
51 from Arimathea, a city of the Jews, who also himself was expecting the Kingdom of God, he was not consenting to their counsel and deed,
(He had not given his approval to their decision or their acts), of Arimathaea, a town of the Jews, who was waiting for the kingdom of God:
52 he having gone near to Pilate, asked for the body of Jesus,
This man went to Pilate and made a request for the body of Jesus.
53 and having taken it down, he wrapped it in fine linen, and placed it in a hewn out tomb, where no one was yet laid.
And he took it down, and folding it in a linen cloth, he put it in a place cut in the rock for a dead body; and no one had ever been put in it.
54 And it was [the] Day of Preparation, and Sabbath was approaching,
Now it was the day of making ready and the Sabbath was coming on.
55 and the women who also have come with Him out of Galilee having followed after, beheld the tomb, and how His body was placed,
And the women who had come with him from Galilee went after him and saw the place and how his body had been put to rest;
56 and having turned back, they made ready spices and ointments, and on the Sabbath, indeed, they rested, according to the command.
And they went back and got ready spices and perfumes; and on the Sabbath they took their rest, in agreement with the law.
