Luke 23:33-55

33 ¹And when they came to the place that is called The Skull, there they crucified him, and the criminals, ²one on his right and one on his left.

34 And Jesus said, “Father, ³forgive them, ⁴for they know not what they do. ” ^[a] And they cast lots ⁵to divide his garments.

35 And ⁶the people stood by, watching, ⁷but ⁸the rulers ⁹scoffed at him, saying, ¹⁰“He saved others; ¹¹let him save himself, ¹²if he is ¹³the Christ of God, ¹⁴his Chosen One! ”

36 The soldiers also mocked him, coming up and ¹⁵offering him sour wine

37 and saying, ¹⁶“If you are ¹⁷the King of the Jews, save yourself! ”

38 ¹⁸There was also an inscription over him, ^[b]“This is ¹⁹the King of the Jews. ”

39 ²⁰One of the criminals who were hanged ²¹railed at him, ^[c] saying, “Are you not ²²the 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 ²³when you come into your kingdom. ”

43 And he said to him, “Truly, I say to you, today you will be with me in ²⁴Paradise. ”

The Death of Jesus

44 ²⁵It was now about the sixth hour, ^[d] and there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour, ^[e]

45 while the sun’s light failed. And ²⁶the curtain of the temple was torn in two.

46 Then Jesus, ²⁷calling out with a loud voice, said, “Father, ²⁸into your hands I ²⁹commit my spirit! ”And having said this ³⁰he breathed his last.

47 Now ³¹when the centurion saw what had taken place, ³²he 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 ³³beating their breasts.

49 And all ³⁴his acquaintances and ³⁵the women who had followed him from Galilee ³⁶stood at a distance watching these things.

Jesus Is Buried

50 ³⁷Now 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 ³⁸was 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 ³⁹laid him in a tomb cut in stone, ⁴⁰where no one had ever yet been laid.

54 It was the day of ⁴¹Preparation, and the Sabbath was beginning. ^[f]

55 ⁴²The women ⁴³who had come with him from Galilee followed and saw the tomb and how his body was laid.

Cross References

• 1. 23:33 Matt. 27:33; Mark 15:22; John 19:17
• 2. 23:33 [See ver. 32 above]
• 3. 23:34 Isa. 53:12; See Matt. 5:44
• 4. 23:34 [Mark 10:38]; See Acts 3:17
• 5. 23:34 Ps. 22:18; Matt. 27:35; Mark 15:24; John 19:23
• 6. 23:35 Ps. 22:7, 17
• 7. 23:35 Matt. 27:41, 42; Mark 15:31, 32
• 8. 23:35 See ch. 24:20
• 9. 23:35 ch. 16:14
• 10. 23:35 [ch. 4:23]
• 11. 23:35 [Matt. 26:53, 54; John 10:18]
• 12. 23:35 [ch. 4:3, 9]
• 13. 23:35 See ch. 9:20; Matt. 1:17
• 14. 23:35 ch. 9:35; Isa. 42:1; [Matt. 12:18; 1 Pet. 2:4]
• 15. 23:36 [Ps. 69:21; Matt. 27:48; Mark 15:36; John 19:29]
• 16. 23:37 ver. 35
• 17. 23:37 See ver. 3
• 18. 23:38 Matt. 27:37; Mark 15:26; John 19:19; [John 19:21, 22]
• 19. 23:38 [See ver. 37 above]
• 20. 23:39 [Matt. 27:44; Mark 15:32]
• 21. 23:39 See Matt. 27:39
• 22. 23:39 ver. 35, 37
• 23. 23:42 [Matt. 16:28]
• 24. 23:43 2 Cor. 12:3; Rev. 2:7
• 25. 23:44 Matt. 27:45; Mark 15:33; [John 19:14]
• 26. 23:45 Ex. 26:31-33; 2 Chr. 3:14
• 27. 23:46 [Matt. 27:50; Mark 15:37; John 19:30]
• 28. 23:46 Cited from Ps. 31:5; [Acts 7:59]
• 29. 23:46 1 Pet. 4:19
• 30. 23:46 [John 10:18]
• 31. 23:47 Matt. 27:54; Mark 15:39
• 32. 23:47 See ch. 7:16
• 33. 23:48 ch. 18:13
• 34. 23:49 Ps. 88:8
• 35. 23:49 ver. 55; John 19:25; See ch. 8:2
• 36. 23:49 Ps. 38:11
• 37. 23:50 For ver. 50-56, see Matt. 27:57-61; Mark 15:42-47; John 19:38-42
• 38. 23:51 ch. 2:25, 38
• 39. 23:53 [Isa. 53:9]
• 40. 23:53 [Mark 11:2]
• 41. 23:54 See Matt. 27:62
• 42. 23:55 Matt. 28:1
• 43. 23:55 ver. 49

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'
• [d] 23:44 That is, noon
• [e] 23:44 That is, 3 p.m.
• [f] 23:54 Greek 'was dawning'