Luke 23:33–46

³³When they came to the place called the Skull, they crucified him there, along with the criminals—one on his right, the other on his left. ³⁴Jesus said, “Father,^s forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.”^ct And they divided up his clothes by casting lots.^u

³⁵The people stood watching, and the rulers even sneered at him.^v They said, “He saved others; let him save himself if he is God’s Messiah, the Chosen One.”^w

³⁶The soldiers also came up and mocked him.^x They offered him wine vinegar^{y 37}and said, “If you are the king of the Jews,^z save yourself.”

³⁸There was a written notice above him, which read: this is the king of the jews.^a

³⁹One of the criminals who hung there hurled insults at him: “Aren’t you the Messiah? Save yourself and us!”^b

⁴⁰But the other criminal rebuked him. “Don’t you fear God,” he said, “since you are under the same sentence? ⁴¹We are punished justly, for we are getting what our deeds deserve. But this man has done nothing wrong.”^c

⁴²Then he said, “Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom.^d”^d

⁴³Jesus answered him, “Truly I tell you, today you will be with me in paradise.”^e

The Death of Jesus

23:44–49pp—Mt 27:45–56; Mk 15:33–41; Jn 19:29–30

⁴⁴It was now about noon, and darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon,^{f 45}for the sun stopped shining. And the curtain of the temple^g was torn in two.^{h 46}Jesus called out with a loud voice,ⁱ “Father, into your hands I commit my spirit.”^ej When he had said this, he breathed his last.^k