Luke 23:13–34

¹³And Pilate, having called together the chief priests and the rulers and the people, ¹⁴said to them, Ye have brought to me this man as turning away the people to rebellion, and behold, I, having examined him before you, have found nothing criminal in this man as to the things of which ye accuse him; ¹⁵nor Herod either, for I remitted you to him, and behold, nothing worthy of death is done by him. ¹⁶Having chastised him therefore, I will release him. ¹⁷(Now he was obliged to release one for them at the feast.) ¹⁸But they cried out in a mass saying, Away with this man and release Barabbas to us; ¹⁹who was one who, for a certain tumult which had taken place in the city, and for murder, had been cast into prison. ²⁰Pilate therefore, desirous to release Jesus, again addressed them. ²¹But they cried out in reply saying, Crucify, crucify him. ²²And he said the third time to them, What evil then has this man done? I have found no cause of death in him: I will chastise him therefore and release him. ²³But they were urgent with loud voices, begging that he might be crucified. And their voices and those of the chief priests prevailed. ²⁴And Pilate adjudged that what they begged should take place. ²⁵And he released him who, for tumult and murder, had been cast into prison, whom they begged for, and Jesus he delivered up to their will.

²⁶And as they led him away, they laid hold on a certain Simon, a Cyrenian, coming from the field, and put the cross upon him to bear it behind Jesus. ²⁷And a great multitude of the people, and of women who wailed and lamented him, followed him. ²⁸And Jesus turning round to them said, Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep over me, but weep over yourselves and over your children; ²⁹for behold, days are coming in which they will say, Blessed are the barren, and wombs that have not borne, and breasts that have not given suck. ³⁰Then shall they begin to say to the mountains, Fall upon us; and to the hills, Cover us: ³¹for if these things are done in the green tree, what shall take place in the dry?

³²Now two others also, malefactors, were led with him to be put to death. ³³And when they came to the place which is called Skull, there they crucified him, and the malefactors, one on the right hand, the other on the left. ³⁴And Jesus said, Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do. And, parting out his garments, they cast lots.