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Luke 23

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1 The whole assembly got up and led Jesus to Pilate and

2 began to accuse him. They said, "We have found this man misleading our people, opposing the payment of taxes to Caesar, and claiming that he is the Christ, a king."

3 Pilate asked him, "Are you the king of the Jews?" Jesus replied, "That's what you say."

4 Then Pilate said to the chief priests and the crowds, "I find no legal basis for action against this man."

5 But they objected strenuously, saying, "He agitates the people with his teaching throughout Judea—starting from Galilee all the way here."

6 Hearing this, Pilate asked if the man was a Galilean.

7 When he learned that Jesus was from Herod's district, Pilate sent him to Herod, who was also in Jerusalem at that time.

8 Herod was very glad to see Jesus, for he had heard about Jesus and had wanted to see him for quite some time. He was hoping to see Jesus perform some sign.

9 Herod questioned Jesus at length, but Jesus didn't respond to him.

10 The chief priests and the legal experts were there, fiercely accusing Jesus.

11 Herod and his soldiers treated Jesus with contempt. Herod mocked him by dressing Jesus in elegant clothes and sent him back to Pilate.

12 Pilate and Herod became friends with each other that day. Before this, they had been enemies.

13 Then Pilate called together the chief priests, the rulers, and the people.

14 He said to them, "You brought this man before me as one who was misleading the people. I have questioned him in your presence and found nothing in this man's conduct that provides a legal basis for the charges you have brought against him.

15 Neither did Herod, because Herod returned him to us. He's done nothing that deserves death.

16 Therefore, I'll have him whipped, then let him go."

18 But with one voice they shouted, "Away with this man! Release Barabbas to us." (

19 Barabbas had been thrown into prison because of a riot that had occurred in the city, and for murder.)

20 Pilate addressed them again because he wanted to release Jesus.

21 They kept shouting out, "Crucify him! Crucify him!"

22 For the third time, Pilate said to them, "Why? What wrong has he done? I've found no legal basis for the death penalty in his case. Therefore, I will have him whipped, then let him go."

23 But they were adamant, shouting their demand that Jesus be crucified. Their voices won out.

24 Pilate issued his decision to grant their request.

25 He released the one they asked for, who had been thrown into prison because of a riot and murder. But he handed Jesus over to their will.

26 As they led Jesus away, they grabbed Simon, a man from Cyrene, who was coming in from the countryside. They put the cross on his back and made him carry it behind Jesus.

27 A huge crowd of people followed Jesus, including women, who were mourning and wailing for him.

28 Jesus turned to the women and said, "Daughters of Jerusalem, don't cry for me. Rather, cry for yourselves and your children.

29 The time will come when they will say, ‘Happy are those who are unable to become pregnant, the wombs that never gave birth, and the breasts that never nursed a child.'

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

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

32 They also led two other criminals to be executed with Jesus.

33 When they arrived at the place called The Skull, they crucified him, along with the criminals, one on his right and the other on his left.

34 Jesus said, "Father, forgive them, for they don't know what they're doing." They drew lots as a way of dividing up his clothing.

35 The people were standing around watching, but the leaders sneered at him, saying, "He saved others. Let him save himself if he really is the Christ sent from God, the chosen one."

36 The soldiers also mocked him. They came up to him, offering him sour wine

37 and saying, "If you really are the king of the Jews, save yourself."

38 Above his head was a notice of the formal charge against him. It read "This is the king of the Jews."

39 One of the criminals hanging next to Jesus insulted him: "Aren't you the Christ? Save yourself and us!"

40 Responding, the other criminal spoke harshly to him, "Don't you fear God, seeing that you've also been sentenced to die?

41 We are rightly condemned, for we are receiving the appropriate sentence for what we did. But this man has done nothing wrong."

42 Then he said, "Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom."

43 Jesus replied, "I assure you that today you will be with me in paradise."

44 It was now about noon, and darkness covered the whole earth until about three o'clock,

45 while the sun stopped shining. Then the curtain in the sanctuary tore down the middle.

46 Crying out in a loud voice, Jesus said, "Father, into your hands I entrust my life." After he said this, he breathed for the last time.

47 When the centurion saw what happened, he praised God, saying, "It's really true: this man was righteous."

48 All the crowds who had come together to see this event returned to their homes beating their chests after seeing what had happened.

49 And everyone who knew him, including the women who had followed him from Galilee, stood at a distance observing these things.

50 Now there was a man named Joseph who was a member of the council. He was a good and righteous man.

51 He hadn't agreed with the plan and actions of the council. He was from the Jewish city of Arimathea and eagerly anticipated God's kingdom.

52 This man went to Pilate and asked for Jesus' body.

53 Taking it down, he wrapped it in a linen cloth and laid it in a tomb carved out of the rock, in which no one had ever been buried.

54 It was the Preparation Day for the Sabbath, and the Sabbath was quickly approaching.

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

56 then they went away and prepared fragrant spices and perfumed oils. They rested on the Sabbath, in keeping with the commandment.

Revised Standard Version RSV

1 Then the whole company of them arose, and brought him before Pilate.

2 And they began to accuse him, saying, "We found this man perverting our nation, and forbidding us to give tribute to Caesar, and saying that he himself is Christ a king."

3 And Pilate asked him, "Are you the King of the Jews?" And he answered him, "You have said so."

4 And Pilate said to the chief priests and the multitudes, "I find no crime in this man.

5 But they were urgent, saying, "He stirs up the people, teaching throughout all Judea, from Galilee even to this place."

6 When Pilate heard this, he asked whether the man was a Galilean.

7 And when he learned that he belonged to Herod's jurisdiction, he sent him over to Herod, who was himself in Jerusalem at that time.

8 When Herod saw Jesus, he was very glad, for he had long desired to see him, because he had heard about him, and he was hoping to see some sign done by him.

9 So he questioned him at some length; but he made no answer.

10 The chief priests and the scribes stood by, vehemently accusing him.

11 And Herod with his soldiers treated him with contempt and mocked him; then, arraying him in gorgeous apparel, he sent him back to Pilate.

12 And Herod and Pilate became friends with each other that very day, for before this they had been at enmity with each other.

13 Pilate then called together the chief priests and the rulers and the people,

14 and said to them, "You brought me this man as one who was perverting the people; and after examining him before you, behold, I did not find this man guilty of any of your charges against him

15 neither did Herod, for he sent him back to us. Behold, nothing deserving death has been done by him;

16 I will therefore chastise him and release him."

18 But they all cried out together, "Away with this man, and release to us Barabbas"--

19 a man who had been thrown into prison for an insurrection started in the city, and for murder

20 Pilate addressed them once more, desiring to release Jesus;

21 but they shouted out, "Crucify, crucify him!

22 A third time he said to them, "Why, what evil has he done? I have found in him no crime deserving death; I will therefore chastise him and release him."

23 But they were urgent, demanding with loud cries that he should be crucified. And their voices prevailed.

24 So Pilate gave sentence that their demand should be granted.

25 He released the man who had been thrown into prison for insurrection and murder, whom they asked for; but Jesus he delivered up to their will.

26 And as they led him away, they seized one Simon of Cyre'ne, 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 bewailed and lamented him.

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

29 For behold, the days are coming when they will say, 'Blessed are the barren, and the wombs that never bore, and the breasts that never gave suck!'

30 Then they will begin to say to the mountains, 'Fall on us'; and to the hills, 'Cover us.'

31 For if they do this when the wood is green, what will happen when it is dry?"

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

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

34 And Jesus said, "Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do." And they cast lots to divide his garments.

35 And the people stood by, watching; but the rulers scoffed at him, saying, "He saved others; let him save himself, if he is the Christ of God, his Chosen One!"

36 The soldiers also mocked him, coming up and offering him vinegar

37 and saying, "If you are the King of the Jews, save yourself!"

38 There was also an inscription over him, "This is the King of the Jews.

39 One of the criminals who were hanged railed at him, saying, "Are you not the 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 when you come into your kingdom."

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

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

45 while the sun's light failed; and the curtain of the temple was torn in two.

46 Then Jesus, crying with a loud voice, said, "Father, into thy hands I commit my spirit!" And having said this he breathed his last.

47 Now when the centurion saw what had taken place, he praised God, and said, "Certainly this man was innocent!"

48 And all the multitudes who assembled to see the sight, when they saw what had taken place, returned home beating their breasts.

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

50 Now there was a man named Joseph from the Jewish town of Arimathe'a. He was a member of the council, a good and righteous man,

51 who had not consented to their purpose and deed, and he was 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 laid him in a rock-hewn tomb, where no one had ever yet been laid.

54 It was the day of Preparation, and the sabbath was beginning.

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

56 then they returned, and prepared spices and ointments. On the sabbath they rested according to the commandment.