Luke 23:26-43

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.

35 And ¹⁵the people stood by, watching, ¹⁶but ¹⁷the rulers ¹⁸scoffed at him, saying, ¹⁹“He saved others; ²⁰let him save himself, ²¹if he is ²²the Christ of God, ²³his Chosen One! ”

36 The soldiers also mocked him, coming up and ²⁴offering him sour wine

37 and saying, ²⁵“If you are ²⁶the King of the Jews, save yourself! ”

38 ²⁷There was also an inscription over him, ^[b]“This is ²⁸the King of the Jews. ”

39 ²⁹One of the criminals who were hanged ³⁰railed at him, ^[c] saying, “Are you not ³¹the Christ? Save yourself and us! ”

40 But the other rebuked him, saying, “Do you not fear God, since you are under the same sentence of condemnation?

41 And we indeed justly, for we are receiving the due reward of our deeds; but this man has done nothing wrong. ”

42 And he said, “Jesus, remember me ³²when you come into your kingdom. ”

43 And he said to him, “Truly, I say to you, today you will be with me in ³³Paradise. ”

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
• 15. 23:35 Ps. 22:7, 17
• 16. 23:35 Matt. 27:41, 42; Mark 15:31, 32
• 17. 23:35 See ch. 24:20
• 18. 23:35 ch. 16:14
• 19. 23:35 [ch. 4:23]
• 20. 23:35 [Matt. 26:53, 54; John 10:18]
• 21. 23:35 [ch. 4:3, 9]
• 22. 23:35 See ch. 9:20; Matt. 1:17
• 23. 23:35 ch. 9:35; Isa. 42:1; [Matt. 12:18; 1 Pet. 2:4]
• 24. 23:36 [Ps. 69:21; Matt. 27:48; Mark 15:36; John 19:29]
• 25. 23:37 ver. 35
• 26. 23:37 See ver. 3
• 27. 23:38 Matt. 27:37; Mark 15:26; John 19:19; [John 19:21, 22]
• 28. 23:38 [See ver. 37 above]
• 29. 23:39 [Matt. 27:44; Mark 15:32]
• 30. 23:39 See Matt. 27:39
• 31. 23:39 ver. 35, 37
• 32. 23:42 [Matt. 16:28]
• 33. 23:43 2 Cor. 12:3; Rev. 2:7

Footnotes

• [a] 23:34 Some manuscripts omit the sentence 'And Jesus . . . what they do'
• [b] 23:38 Some manuscripts add 'in letters of Greek and Latin and Hebrew'
• [c] 23:39 Or 'blasphemed him'