Luke 23:26-56

Simon Bears the Cross

26 ¹When they led Him away, they seized a man, Simon of ²Cyrene, coming in from the country, and placed on him the cross to carry behind Jesus.

27 And following Him was a large crowd of the people, and of women who were ³mourning and lamenting Him.

28 But Jesus turning to them said, "Daughters of Jerusalem, stop weeping for Me, but weep for yourselves and for your children.

29 "For behold, the days are coming when * they will say, '⁴Blessed are the barren, and the wombs that never bore, and the breasts that never nursed.'

30 "Then they will begin TO ⁵SAY TO THE MOUNTAINS, 'FALL ON US,' AND TO THE HILLS, 'COVER US.'

31 "For if they do these things when the tree is green, what will happen when it is dry?"

32 ⁶Two others also, who were criminals, were being led away to be put to death with Him.

The Crucifixion

33 ⁷When they came to the place called The Skull, there they crucified Him and the criminals, one on the right and the other on the left.

34 But Jesus was saying, "⁸Father, forgive them; for they do not know what they are doing." ⁹And they cast lots, dividing up His garments among themselves.

35 And the people stood by, looking on. And even the ¹⁰rulers were sneering at Him, saying, "He saved others; ¹¹let Him save Himself if this is the Christ of God, His Chosen One."

36 The soldiers also mocked Him, coming up to Him, ¹²offering Him sour wine

37 and saying, "¹³If You are the King of the Jews, save Yourself!"

38 Now there was also an inscription above Him, "¹⁴THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.

39 ¹⁵One of the criminals who were hanged there was hurling abuse at Him, saying, "Are You not the Christ? ¹⁶Save Yourself and us!"

40 But the other answered, and rebuking him said, "Do you not even fear God, since you are under the same sentence of condemnation?

41 "And we indeed are suffering justly, for we are receiving what we deserve for our deeds *; but this man has done nothing wrong."

42 And he was saying, "Jesus, remember me when You come in Your kingdom!"

43 And He said to him, "Truly I say to you, today you shall be with Me in ¹⁷Paradise."

44 ¹⁸It was now about ¹⁹the sixth hour, and darkness fell over the whole land until the ninth hour,

45 because the sun was obscured; and ²⁰the veil of the temple was torn in two.

46 And Jesus, ²¹crying out with a loud voice, said, "Father, ²²INTO YOUR HANDS I COMMIT MY SPIRIT." Having said this, He breathed His last.

47 ²³Now when the centurion saw what had happened, he began ²⁴praising God, saying, "Certainly this man was innocent."

48 And all the crowds who came together for this spectacle, when they observed what had happened, began to return, ²⁵beating their breasts.

49 ²⁶And all His acquaintances and ²⁷the women who accompanied Him from Galilee were standing at a distance, seeing these things.

Jesus Is Buried

50 ²⁸And a man named Joseph, who was a ²⁹member of the Council, a good and righteous man

51 (he had not consented to their plan and action ), a man from Arimathea, a city of the Jews, who was ³⁰waiting for the kingdom of God;

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

53 And he took it down and wrapped it in a linen cloth, and laid Him in a tomb cut into the rock, where no one had ever lain.

54 It was ³¹the preparation day, and the Sabbath was about to begin.

55 Now ³²the women who had come with Him out of Galilee followed, and saw the tomb and how His body was laid.

56 Then they returned and ³³prepared spices and perfumes. And ³⁴ on the Sabbath they rested according to the commandment.

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Cross References 34

1. Luke 23:26: {Matthew 27:32; Mark 15:21;} John 19:17
2. Matthew 27:32
3. Luke 8:52
4. Matthew 24:19; Luke 11:27; Luke 21:23
5. Hosea 10:8; Isaiah 2:19, 20; Revelation 6:16
6. Matthew 27:38; Mark 15:27; John 19:18
7. Luke 23:33-43: {Matthew 27:33-44; Mark 15:22-32; John 19:17-24}
8. Matthew 11:25; Luke 22:42
9. Psalms 22:18; John 19:24
10. Luke 23:13
11. Matthew 27:43
12. Matthew 27:48
13. Matthew 27:43
14. Matthew 27:37; Mark 15:26; John 19:19
15. Matthew 27:44; Mark 15:32; Luke 23:39-43
16. Luke 23:35, 37
17. 2 Corinthians 12:4; Revelation 2:7
18. Luke 23:44-49: {Matthew 27:45-56; Mark 15:33-41}
19. John 19:14
20. Exodus 26:31-33; Matthew 27:51
21. Matthew 27:50; Mark 15:37; John 19:30
22. Psalms 31:5
23. Matthew 27:54; Mark 15:39
24. Matthew 9:8
25. Luke 8:52; Luke 18:13
26. Matthew 27:55; Mark 15:40; Luke 8:2; John 19:25
27. Matthew 27:55; Mark 15:40; Luke 8:2; John 19:25
28. Luke 23:50-56: {Matthew 27:57-61; Mark 15:42-47; John 19:38-42}
29. Mark 15:43
30. Mark 15:43; Luke 2:25
31. Matthew 27:62; Mark 15:42
32. Luke 23:49
33. Mark 16:1; Luke 24:1
34. Exodus 20:10; Deuteronomy 5:14

Footnotes 19

[a]. Lit "beating the breast"
[b]. Lit "in the green tree"
[c]. Lit "in the dry"
[d]. In Lat "Calvarius;" or "Calvary"
[e]. Some early mss do not contain "But Jesus was saying...doing"
[f]. I.e. Messiah
[g]. Or "blaspheming"
[h]. I.e. Messiah
[i]. Lit "things worthy of what we have done"
[j]. Or "into"
[k]. I.e. noon
[l]. Or "occurred"
[m]. I.e. 3 p.m.
[n]. Lit "the sun failing"
[o]. Lit "in the middle"
[p]. Lit "righteous"
[q]. I.e. as a traditional sign of mourning or contrition
[r]. I.e. preparation for the Sabbath
[s]. Lit "dawn"