Luke 23:44-54

The Death of Jesus

44 ¹It was now about the sixth hour,^[a] and there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour,^[b]

45 while the sun's light failed. And ²the curtain of the temple was torn in two.

46 Then Jesus, ³calling out with a loud voice, said, "Father, ⁴into your hands I ⁵commit my spirit!" And having said this ⁶he breathed his last.

47 Now ⁷when the centurion saw what had taken place, ⁸he praised God, saying, "Certainly this man was innocent!"

48 And all the crowds that had assembled for this spectacle, when they saw what had taken place, returned home ⁹beating their breasts.

49 And all ¹⁰his acquaintances and ¹¹the women who had followed him from Galilee ¹²stood at a distance watching these things.

Jesus Is Buried

50 ¹³Now there was a man named Joseph, from the Jewish town of Arimathea. He was a member of the council, a good and righteous man,

51 who had not consented to their decision and action; and he ¹⁴was looking for the kingdom of God.

52 This man went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus.

53 Then he took it down and wrapped it in a linen shroud and ¹⁵laid him in a tomb cut in stone, ¹⁶where no one had ever yet been laid.

54 It was the day of ¹⁷Preparation, and the Sabbath was beginning.^[c]