Luke 23:26-34

The Crucifixion

26 ¹And as they led him away, they seized one Simon of Cyrene, who was coming in from the country, and laid on him the cross, to carry it behind Jesus.

27 And there followed him a great multitude of the people and of women who were ²mourning and lamenting for him.

28 But turning to them Jesus said, “Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for me, but weep for yourselves and for your children.

29 For behold, ³the days are coming when they will say, ⁴‘Blessed are the barren and the wombs that never bore and the breasts that never nursed! ’

30 ⁵Then they will begin to say to the mountains, ‘Fall on us, ’ and to the hills, ‘Cover us. ’

31 For ⁶if they do these things when ⁷the wood is green, what will happen ⁸when it is dry? ”

32 ⁹Two others, who were criminals, were led away to be put to death with him.

33 ¹⁰And when they came to the place that is called The Skull, there they crucified him, and the criminals, ¹¹one on his right and one on his left.

34 And Jesus said, “Father, ¹²forgive them, ¹³for they know not what they do. ” ^[a] And they cast lots ¹⁴to divide his garments.

Cross References

• 1. 23:26 Matt. 27:32; Mark 15:21; [John 19:17]
• 2. 23:27 ch. 8:52; Matt. 11:17
• 3. 23:29 See ch. 17:22
• 4. 23:29 ch. 21:23; Matt. 24:19; Mark 13:17
• 5. 23:30 Hos. 10:8; Rev. 6:16; [Isa. 2:19]
• 6. 23:31 [Prov. 11:31; 1 Pet. 4:17]
• 7. 23:31 Ezek. 20:47
• 8. 23:31 Ezek. 20:47
• 9. 23:32 Matt. 27:38; Mark 15:27; John 19:18; [Matt. 20:21]
• 10. 23:33 Matt. 27:33; Mark 15:22; John 19:17
• 11. 23:33 [See ver. 32 above]
• 12. 23:34 Isa. 53:12; See Matt. 5:44
• 13. 23:34 [Mark 10:38]; See Acts 3:17
• 14. 23:34 Ps. 22:18; Matt. 27:35; Mark 15:24; John 19:23

Footnotes

• [a] 23:34 Some manuscripts omit the sentence 'And Jesus . . . what they do'