Luke 23

23And ^athe whole multitude of them arose, and led him unto Pilate. ²And they began to accuse him, saying, We found this fellow ^bperverting the nation, and ^cforbidding to give ^dtribute to Caesar, saying ^ethat he himself is Christ a King. ^3fAnd Pilate asked him, saying, ^eArt thou the King of the Jews? And he answered him and said, Thou sayest it. ⁴Then said Pilate to the chief priests and to the people, ^gI find no fault in this man. ⁵And they were the more fierce, saying, He ^hstirreth up the people, teaching throughout all Jewry, ⁱbeginning from ^kGalilee to this place. ⁶When Pilate heard of Galilee, he asked whether the man were a Galilaean. ⁷And as soon as he knew that he belonged unto ^lHerod’s jurisdiction, he ^msent him to Herod, who himself also was at Jerusalem at that time. ⁸And when Herod saw Jesus, he was exceeding glad: for ⁿhe was desirous to see him of a long season, because ^ohe had heard many things of him; and he hoped to have seen some miracle done by him. ⁹Then he questioned with him in many words; but he answered him nothing. ¹⁰And the chief priests and scribes stood and ^pvehemently accused him. ¹¹And Herod with his ^qmen of war ^rset him at nought, and ^smocked him, and ^tarrayed him in a ^ugorgeous robe, and ^msent him again to Pilate. ¹²And the same day ^xPilate and Herod were made friends together: for before they were at enmity between themselves.

¹³And Pilate, when he had called together the chief priests and the rulers and the people, ¹⁴Said unto them, ^yYe have brought this man unto me, as one that ^bperverteth the people: and, behold, I, ^zhaving examined him before you, ^ahave found no fault in this man touching those things whereof ye accuse him: ¹⁵No, nor yet Herod: for ^mI sent you to him; and, lo, nothing worthy of death is done unto him. ^16bI will therefore chastise him, and release him. ^17c(For of necessity he must release one unto them at the feast.) ¹⁸And they cried out all at once, saying, ^dAway with this man, and release unto us Barabbas: ¹⁹(Who for a certain sedition made in the city, and for ^dmurder, was cast into prison.) ²⁰Pilate therefore, willing to release Jesus, spake again to them. ²¹But they cried, saying, Crucify him, crucify him. ²²And he said unto them ^ethe third time, Why, what evil hath he done? I have found no cause of death in him: ^bI will therefore chastise him, and let him go. ²³And they were instant with loud voices, requiring that he might be crucified. And the voices of them and of the chief priests prevailed. ²⁴And Pilate ^||fgave sentence that it should be as they required. ²⁵And he released unto them ^dhim that for sedition and murder was cast into prison, whom they had desired; ^gbut he delivered Jesus to their will.

^26hAnd as they led him away, they laid hold upon one Simon, a Cyrenian, coming out of the country, and on him they laid the cross, that he might bear it after Jesus. ²⁷And there followed him a great company of people, and of women, which also ⁱbewailed and lamented him. ²⁸But Jesus turning unto them said, ^kDaughters of Jerusalem, weep not for me, but weep for yourselves, and for your children. ²⁹For, behold, the days are coming, in the which they shall say, ^lBlessed are the barren, and the wombs that never bare, and the paps which never gave suck. ^30mThen shall they begin to say to the mountains, Fall on us; and to the hills, Cover us. ³¹For if they do these things in ⁿa green tree, ^owhat shall be done in the dry? ^32pAnd there were also two ^qother, malefactors, led with him to be put to death.

^33rAnd when they were come to the place, which is called ^||Calvary, there they crucified him, ^pand the malefactors, one on the right hand, and the other on the left. ³⁴Then said Jesus, ^sFather, ^tforgive them; for ^uthey know not what they do. And ^xthey parted his raiment, and cast lots. ³⁵And ^ythe people stood beholding. And ^zthe rulers also with them ^aderided him, saying, He saved others; let him save himself, if he be Christ, ^bthe chosen of God. ³⁶And the soldiers also ^cmocked him, coming to him, and offering him ^dvinegar, ³⁷And saying, ^eIf thou be the king of the Jews, save thyself. ³⁸And a ^fsuperscription also was written over him in letters ^gof Greek, and Latin, and ^ghHebrew, ⁱTHIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.

^39jAnd one of the malefactors which were hanged ^krailed on him, saying, ^lIf thou be Christ, save thyself and us. ⁴⁰But the other answering rebuked him, saying, Dost not thou fear God, seeing thou art in the same condemnation? ⁴¹And we indeed justly; for we receive the due reward of our deeds: but this man hath done ^mnothing amiss. ⁴²And he said unto Jesus, Lord, remember me when thou comest ⁿinto thy kingdom. ⁴³And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, To day shalt thou be with me in ^oparadise.

⁴⁴And it was about the sixth hour, and there was a darkness over all the ^||earth until the ninth hour. ⁴⁵And ^pthe sun was darkened, and ^qthe veil of the temple was rent in the midst. ⁴⁶And when Jesus had cried ^rwith a loud voice, he said, ^sFather, ^tinto thy hands I ^ucommend my spirit: and having said thus, ^xhe gave up the ghost.

^47yNow when the centurion saw what was done, ^zhe glorified God, saying, Certainly this was a righteous man. ⁴⁸And all the people that came together ^ato that sight, beholding the things which were done, ^bsmote their breasts, and returned. ⁴⁹And ^call his acquaintance, and ^dthe women that followed him from Galilee, stood afar off, beholding these things.

^50eAnd, behold, there was a man named Joseph, ^fa counseller; and he was a ^ffgood man, and a just: ⁵¹(The same had not consented to the counsel and deed of them;) he was of Arimathaea, a city of the Jews: ^fwho also himself ^gwaited for the kingdom of God. ⁵²This man went unto Pilate, and begged the body of Jesus. ⁵³And he took it down, and wrapped it in linen, and laid it in a sepulchre that was hewn in stone, ^hwherein never man before was laid. ⁵⁴And that day was ⁱthe preparation, and the sabbath ^kdrew on.

⁵⁵And ^lthe women also, which came with him from Galilee, followed after, and ^mbeheld the sepulchre, and how his body was laid. ⁵⁶And they returned, and ⁿprepared spices and ointments; and rested the sabbath day ^oaccording to the commandment.