Luke 23:44–56

The Death of Jesus

^44mIt was now about the sixth hour,⁵ and there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour,^{6 45}while the sun’s light failed. And ⁿthe curtain of the temple was torn in two. ⁴⁶Then Jesus, ^ocalling out with a loud voice, said, “Father, ^pinto your hands I ^qcommit my spirit!” And having said this ^rhe breathed his last. ⁴⁷Now ^swhen the centurion saw what had taken place, ^the praised God, saying, “Certainly this man was innocent!” ⁴⁸And all the crowds that had assembled for this spectacle, when they saw what had taken place, returned home ^ubeating their breasts. ⁴⁹And all ^vhis acquaintances and ^wthe women who had followed him from Galilee ^xstood at a distance watching these things.

Jesus Is Buried

^50yNow there was a man named Joseph, from the Jewish town of Arimathea. He was a member of the council, a good and righteous man, ⁵¹who had not consented to their decision and action; and he ^zwas looking for the kingdom of God. ⁵²This man went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. ⁵³Then he took it down and wrapped it in a linen shroud and ^alaid him in a tomb cut in stone, ^bwhere no one had ever yet been laid. ⁵⁴It was the day of ^cPreparation, and the Sabbath was beginning.^{7 55d}The women ^ewho had come with him from Galilee followed and saw the tomb and how his body was laid. ⁵⁶Then they returned and ^fprepared spices and ointments.

On the Sabbath they rested ^gaccording to the commandment.