| 23:1 | Then* the whole group of them rose up and brought Jesus* before Pilate.* |
| 23:2 | They* began to accuse* him, saying, “We found this man subverting* our nation, forbidding* us to pay the tribute tax* to Caesar* and claiming that he himself is Christ,* a king.” |
| 23:3 | So* Pilate asked Jesus,* “Are you the king* of the Jews?” He replied, “You say so.”* |
| 23:4 | Then* Pilate said to the chief priests and the crowds, “I find no basis for an accusation* against this man.” |
| 23:5 | But they persisted* in saying, “He incites* the people by teaching throughout all Judea. It started in Galilee and ended up here!”* |
| 23:6 | Now when Pilate heard this, he asked whether the man was a Galilean. |
| 23:7 | When* he learned that he was from Herod’s jurisdiction,* he sent him over to Herod,* who also happened to be in Jerusalem* at that time. |
| 23:8 | When* Herod saw Jesus, he was very glad, for he had long desired to see him, because he had heard about him and was hoping to see him perform* some miraculous sign.* |
| 23:9 | So* Herod* questioned him at considerable length; Jesus* gave him no answer. |
| 23:10 | The chief priests and the experts in the law* were there, vehemently accusing him.* |
| 23:11 | Even Herod with his soldiers treated him with contempt and mocked him. Then,* dressing him in elegant clothes,* Herod* sent him back to Pilate. |
| 23:12 | That very day Herod and Pilate became friends with each other,* for prior to this they had been enemies.* |
| 23:13 | Then* Pilate called together the chief priests, the* rulers, and the people, |
| 23:14 | and said to them, “You brought me this man as one who was misleading* the people. When I examined him before you, I* did not find this man guilty* of anything you accused him of doing. |
| 23:15 | Neither did Herod, for he sent him back to us. Look, he has done nothing* deserving death.* |
| 23:16 | I will therefore have him flogged* and release him.”* |
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| 23:18 | But they all shouted out together,* “Take this man* away! Release Barabbas for us!” |
| 23:19 | (This* was a man who had been thrown into prison for an insurrection* started in the city, and for murder.)* |
| 23:20 | Pilate addressed them once again because he wanted* to release Jesus. |
| 23:21 | But they kept on shouting,* “Crucify, crucify* him!” |
| 23:22 | A third time he said to them, “Why? What wrong has he done? I have found him guilty* of no crime deserving death.* I will therefore flog* him and release him.” |
| 23:23 | But they were insistent,* demanding with loud shouts that he be crucified. And their shouts prevailed. |
| 23:24 | So* Pilate* decided* that their demand should be granted. |
| 23:25 | He released the man they asked for, who had been thrown in prison for insurrection and murder. But he handed Jesus over* to their will.* |
| 23:26 | As* they led him away, they seized Simon of Cyrene,* who was coming in from the country.* They placed the cross on his back and made him carry it behind Jesus.* |
| 23:27 | A great number of the people followed him, among them women* who were mourning* and wailing for him. |
| 23:28 | But Jesus turned to them and said, “Daughters of Jerusalem,* do not weep for me, but weep for yourselves* and for your children. |
| 23:29 | For this is certain:* The days are coming when they will say, ‘Blessed are the barren, the wombs that never bore children, and the breasts that never nursed!’* |
| 23:30 | Then they will begin to say to the mountains,* ‘Fall on us!’ and to the hills, ‘Cover us!’* |
| 23:31 | For if such things are done* when the wood is green, what will happen when it is dry?”* |
| 23:32 | Two other criminals* were also led away to be executed with him. |
| 23:33 | So* when they came to the place that is called “The Skull,”* they crucified* him there, along with the criminals, one on his right and one on his left. |
| 23:34 | [But Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they don’t know what they are doing.”]* Then* they threw dice* to divide his clothes.* |
| 23:35 | The people also stood there watching, but the rulers ridiculed* him, saying, “He saved others. Let him save* himself if* he is the Christ* of God, his chosen one!” |
| 23:36 | The soldiers also mocked him, coming up and offering him sour wine,* |
| 23:37 | and saying, “If* you are the king of the Jews, save yourself!” |
| 23:38 | There was also an inscription* over him, “This is the king of the Jews.” |
| 23:39 | One of the criminals who was hanging there railed at him, saying, “Aren’t* you the Christ?* Save yourself and us!” |
| 23:40 | But the other rebuked him, saying,* “Don’t* you fear God, since you are under the same sentence of condemnation?* |
| 23:41 | And we rightly so, for we are getting what we deserve for what we did, but this man has done nothing* wrong.” |
| 23:42 | Then* he said, “Jesus, remember me* when you come in* your kingdom.” |
| 23:43 | And Jesus* said to him, “I tell you the truth,* today* you will be with me in paradise.”* |
| 23:44 | It was now* about noon,* and darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon,* |
| 23:45 | because the sun’s light failed.* The temple curtain* was torn in two. |
| 23:46 | Then Jesus, calling out with a loud voice, said, “Father, into your hands I commit my spirit!”* And after he said this he breathed his last. |
| 23:47 | Now when the centurion* saw what had happened, he praised God and said, “Certainly this man was innocent!”* |
| 23:48 | And all the crowds that had assembled for this spectacle, when they saw what had taken place, returned home beating their breasts.* |
| 23:49 | And all those who knew Jesus* stood at a distance, and the women who had followed him from Galilee saw* these things. |
| 23:50 | Now* there was a man named Joseph who was a member of the council,* a good and righteous man. |
| 23:51 | (He* had not consented* to their plan and action.) He* was from the Judean town* of Arimathea, and was looking forward to* the kingdom of God.* |
| 23:52 | He went to Pilate and asked for the body* of Jesus. |
| 23:53 | Then* he took it down, wrapped it in a linen cloth,* and placed it* in a tomb cut out of the rock,* where no one had yet been buried.* |
| 23:54 | It was the day of preparation* and the Sabbath was beginning.* |
| 23:55 | The* women who had accompanied Jesus* from Galilee followed, and they saw the tomb and how his body was laid in it. |
| 23:56 | Then* they returned and prepared aromatic spices* and perfumes.* On the Sabbath they rested according to the commandment.* |
Luke 23 - NET Bible [draft]
