Luke 23:26–49

Christ is Crucified

Matt. 27:31–56; Mark 15:20–41; John 19:16–30

^26xNow as they led Him away, they laid hold of a certain man, Simon a Cyrenian, who was coming from the country, and on him they laid the cross that he might bear it after Jesus.

²⁷And a great multitude of the people followed Him, and women who also mourned and lamented Him. ²⁸But Jesus, turning to them, said, “Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for Me, but weep for yourselves and for your children. ^29yFor indeed the days are coming in which they will say, ‘Blessed are the barren, wombs that never bore, and breasts which never nursed!’ ³⁰Then they will begin ^z‘to say to the mountains, “Fall on us!” and to the hills, “Cover us!” ’ ^31aFor if they do these things in the green wood, what will be done in the dry?”

^32bThere were also two others, criminals, led with Him to be put to death. ³³And ^cwhen they had come to the place called Calvary, there they crucified Him, and the criminals, one on the right hand and the other on the left. ³⁴⁸Then Jesus said, “Father, ^dforgive them, for ^ethey do not know what they do.”

And ^fthey divided His garments and cast lots. ³⁵And ^gthe people stood looking on. But even the ^hrulers with them sneered, saying, “He saved others; let Him save Himself if He is the Christ, the chosen of God.”

³⁶The soldiers also mocked Him, coming and offering Him ⁱsour wine, ³⁷and saying, “If You are the King of the Jews, save Yourself.”

^38jAnd an inscription also was ⁹written over Him in letters of Greek, Latin, and Hebrew:

THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS

^39kThen one of the criminals who were hanged blasphemed Him, saying, ¹“If You are the Christ, save Yourself and us.”

⁴⁰But the other, answering, rebuked him, saying, “Do you not even fear God, seeing you are under the same condemnation? ⁴¹And we indeed justly, for we receive the due reward of our deeds; but this Man has done ^lnothing wrong.” ⁴²Then he said ²to Jesus, “Lord, remember me when You come into Your kingdom.”

⁴³And Jesus said to him, “Assuredly, I say to you, today you will be with Me in ^mParadise.”

⁴⁴ⁿNow it ³was about the sixth hour, and there was darkness over all the earth until the ninth hour. ⁴⁵Then the sun was ⁴darkened, and ^othe veil of the temple was torn in ⁵two. ⁴⁶And when Jesus had cried out with a loud voice, He said, “Father, ^p‘into Your hands I commit My spirit.’ ” ^qHaving said this, He breathed His last.

^47rSo when the centurion saw what had happened, he glorified God, saying, “Certainly this was a righteous Man!”

⁴⁸And the whole crowd who came together to that sight, seeing what had been done, beat their breasts and returned. ^49sBut all His acquaintances, and the women who followed Him from Galilee, stood at a distance, watching these things.