Luke 23:26–49

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. ³⁵And the people stood beholding, and the rulers also with them sneered, saying, He has saved others; let him save himself if this is the Christ, the chosen one of God. ³⁶And the soldiers also made game of him, coming up offering him vinegar, ³⁷and saying, If thou be the king of the Jews, save thyself. ³⁸And there was also an inscription written over him in Greek, and Roman, and Hebrew letters: This is the King of the Jews. ³⁹Now one of the malefactors who had been hanged spoke insultingly to him, saying, Art not thou the Christ? save thyself and us. ⁴⁰But the other answering rebuked him, saying, Dost thou too not fear God, thou that art under the same judgment? ⁴¹and we indeed justly, for we receive the just recompense of what we have done; but this man has done nothing amiss. ⁴²And he said to Jesus, Remember me, Lord, when thou comest in thy kingdom. ⁴³And Jesus said to him, Verily I say to thee, To-day shalt thou be with me in paradise.

⁴⁴And it was about the sixth hour, and there came darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour. ⁴⁵And the sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple rent in the midst. ⁴⁶And Jesus, having cried with a loud voice, said, Father, into thy hands I commit my spirit. And having said this, he expired. ⁴⁷Now the centurion, seeing what took place, glorified God, saying, In very deed this man was just. ⁴⁸And all the crowds who had come together to that sight, having seen the things that took place, returned, beating their breasts. ⁴⁹And all those who knew him stood afar off, the women also who had followed him from Galilee, beholding these things.