| 23:1 | Then the whole multitude of them arose and led Him to Pilate. |
| 23:2 | And they began to accuse Him, saying, "We found this [fellow] perverting the nation, and forbidding to pay taxes to Caesar, saying that He Himself is Christ, a King." |
| 23:3 | Then Pilate asked Him, saying, "Are You the King of the Jews?" He answered him and said, "[It is as] you say." |
| 23:4 | So Pilate said to the chief priests and the crowd, "I find no fault in this Man." |
| 23:5 | But they were the more fierce, saying, "He stirs up the people, teaching throughout all Judea, beginning from Galilee to this place." |
| 23:6 | When Pilate heard of Galilee, he asked if the Man were a Galilean. |
| 23:7 | And as soon as he knew that He belonged to Herod's jurisdiction, he sent Him to Herod, who was also in Jerusalem at that time. |
| 23:8 | Now when Herod saw Jesus, he was exceedingly glad; for he had desired for a long [time] to see Him, because he had heard many things about Him, and he hoped to see some miracle done by Him. |
| 23:9 | Then he questioned Him with many words, but He answered him nothing. |
| 23:10 | And the chief priests and scribes stood and vehemently accused Him. |
| 23:11 | Then Herod, with his men of war, treated Him with contempt and mocked [Him], arrayed Him in a gorgeous robe, and sent Him back to Pilate. |
| 23:12 | That very day Pilate and Herod became friends with each other, for previously they had been at enmity with each other. |
| 23:13 | Then Pilate, when he had called together the chief priests, the rulers, and the people, |
| 23:14 | said to them, "You have brought this Man to me, as one who misleads the people. And indeed, having examined [Him] in your presence, I have found no fault in this Man concerning those things of which you accuse Him; |
| 23:15 | "no, neither did Herod, for I sent you back to him; and indeed nothing deserving of death has been done by Him. |
| 23:16 | "I will therefore chastise Him and release [Him]" |
| 23:17 | (for it was necessary for him to release one to them at the feast). |
| 23:18 | And they all cried out at once, saying, "Away with this [Man], and release to us Barabbas" |
| 23:19 | who had been thrown into prison for a certain rebellion made in the city, and for murder. |
| 23:20 | Pilate, therefore, wishing to release Jesus, again called out to them. |
| 23:21 | But they shouted, saying, "Crucify [Him], crucify Him!" |
| 23:22 | Then he said to them the third time, "Why, what evil has He done? I have found no reason for death in Him. I will therefore chastise Him and let [Him] go." |
| 23:23 | But they were insistent, demanding with loud voices that He be crucified. And the voices of these men and of the chief priests prevailed. |
| 23:24 | So Pilate gave sentence that it should be as they requested. |
| 23:25 | And he released to them the one they requested, who for rebellion and murder had been thrown into prison; but he delivered Jesus to their will. |
| 23:26 | Now as they led Him away, they laid hold of a certain man, Simon a Cyrenian, who was coming from the country, and on him they laid the cross that he might bear [it] after Jesus. |
| 23:27 | And a great multitude of the people followed Him, and women who also mourned and lamented Him. |
| 23:28 | But Jesus, turning to them, said, "Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for Me, but weep for yourselves and for your children. |
| 23:29 | "For indeed the days are coming in which they will say, `Blessed [are] the barren, wombs that never bore, and breasts which 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 they do these things in the green wood, what will be done in the dry?" |
| 23:32 | There were also two others, criminals, led with Him to be put to death. |
| 23:33 | And when they had come to the place called Calvary, there they crucified Him, and the criminals, one on the right hand and the other on the left. |
| 23:34 | Then Jesus said, "Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they do." And they divided His garments and cast lots. |
| 23:35 | And the people stood looking on. But even the rulers with them sneered, saying, "He saved others; let Him save Himself if He is the Christ, the chosen of God." |
| 23:36 | The soldiers also mocked Him, coming and offering Him sour wine, |
| 23:37 | and saying, "If You are the King of the Jews, save Yourself." |
| 23:38 | And an inscription also was written over Him in letters of Greek, Latin, and Hebrew: THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS. |
| 23:39 | Then one of the criminals who were hanged blasphemed Him, saying, "If You are the Christ, save Yourself and us." |
| 23:40 | But the other, answering, rebuked him, saying, "Do you not even fear God, seeing you are under the same condemnation? |
| 23:41 | "And we indeed justly, for we receive the due reward of our deeds; but this Man has done nothing wrong." |
| 23:42 | Then he said to Jesus, "Lord, remember me when You come into Your kingdom." |
| 23:43 | And Jesus said to him, "Assuredly, I say to you, today you will be with Me in Paradise." |
| 23:44 | Now it was about the sixth hour, and there was darkness over all the earth until the ninth hour. |
| 23:45 | Then the sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was torn in two. |
| 23:46 | And when Jesus had cried out with a loud voice, He said, "Father, `into Your hands I commit My spirit.'"Having said this, He breathed His last. |
| 23:47 | So when the centurion saw what had happened, he glorified God, saying, "Certainly this was a righteous Man!" |
| 23:48 | And the whole crowd who came together to that sight, seeing what had been done, beat their breasts and returned. |
| 23:49 | But all His acquaintances, and the women who followed Him from Galilee, stood at a distance, watching these things. |
| 23:50 | Now behold, [there was] a man named Joseph, a council member, a good and just man. |
| 23:51 | He had not consented to their decision and deed. [He was] from Arimathea, a city of the Jews, who himself was also waiting for the kingdom of God. |
| 23:52 | This man went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. |
| 23:53 | Then he took it down, wrapped it in linen, and laid it in a tomb [that was] hewn out of the rock, where no one had ever lain before. |
| 23:54 | That day was the Preparation, and the Sabbath drew near. |
| 23:55 | And the women who had come with Him from Galilee followed after, and they observed the tomb and how His body was laid. |
| 23:56 | Then they returned and prepared spices and fragrant oils. And they rested on the Sabbath according to the commandment. |
Luke 23 - New King James Version
