Luke 23:33-56

33 When they came to the place called the Skull, they crucified him there, along with the criminals—one on his right, the other on his left.

34 Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.”^[a] And they divided up his clothes by casting lots.

35 The people stood watching, and the rulers even sneered at him. They said, “He saved others; let him save himself if he is God’s Messiah, the Chosen One.”

36 The soldiers also came up and mocked him. They offered him wine vinegar

37 and said, “If you are the king of the Jews, save yourself.”

38 There was a written notice above him, which read: THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.

39 One of the criminals who hung there hurled insults at him: “Aren’t you the Messiah? Save yourself and us!”

40 But the other criminal rebuked him. “Don’t you fear God,” he said, “since you are under the same sentence?

41 We are punished justly, for we are getting what our deeds deserve. But this man has done nothing wrong.”

42 Then he said, “Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom.^[b] ”

43 Jesus answered him, “Truly I tell you, today you will be with me in paradise.”

The Death of Jesus

44 It was now about noon, and darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon,

45 for the sun stopped shining. And the curtain of the temple was torn in two.

46 Jesus called out with a loud voice, “Father, into your hands I commit my spirit.”^[c] When he had said this, he breathed his last.

47 The centurion, seeing what had happened, praised God and said, “Surely this was a righteous man.”

48 When all the people who had gathered to witness this sight saw what took place, they beat their breasts and went away.

49 But all those who knew him, including the women who had followed him from Galilee, stood at a distance, watching these things.

The Burial of Jesus

50 Now there was a man named Joseph, a member of the Council, a good and upright man,

51 who had not consented to their decision and action. He came from the Judean town of Arimathea, and he himself was waiting for the kingdom of God.

52 Going to Pilate, he asked for Jesus’ body.

53 Then he took it down, wrapped it in linen cloth and placed it in a tomb cut in the rock, one in which no one had yet been laid.

54 It was Preparation Day, and the Sabbath was about to begin.

55 The women who had come with Jesus from Galilee followed Joseph and saw the tomb and how his body was laid in it.

56 Then they went home and prepared spices and perfumes. But they rested on the Sabbath in obedience to the commandment.

Cross References

• 1. S Matthew 11:25
• 2. S Matthew 5:44
• 3. Psalms 22:18
• 4. Psalms 22:17
• 5. Isaiah 42:1
• 6. Psalms 22:7
• 7. Psalms 69:21; Matthew 27:48
• 8. Luke 4:3,9
• 9. S Matthew 2:2
• 10. ver 35,37
• 11. S ver 4
• 12. S Matthew 16:27
• 13. 2 Corinthians 12:3,4; Revelation 2:7
• 14. Amos 8:9
• 15. Exodus 26:31-33; Hebrews 9:3,8
• 16. Hebrews 10:19,20
• 17. Matthew 27:50
• 18. Psalms 31:5; 1 Peter 2:23
• 19. John 19:30
• 20. S Matthew 9:8
• 21. Luke 18:13
• 22. Luke 8:2
• 23. Psalms 38:11
• 24. Luke 2:25,38
• 25. Matthew 27:62
• 26. ver 49
• 27. Mark 16:1; Luke 24:1
• 28. Exodus 12:16; Exodus 20:10

Footnotes

• [a] Some early manuscripts do not have this sentence.
• [b] Some manuscripts "come with your kingly power"
• [c] Psalm 31:5