Luke

¹Their whole group arose and brought Jesus before Pilate. ²They began to bring charges against him, saying, “We have found this man perverting the nation, forbidding to pay taxes to Caesar, and saying that he himself is Christ, a king.”

³So Pilate questioned him, saying, “Are you the King of the Jews?”

Jesus replied, “You say it.”

⁴Pilate said to the chief priests and to the crowd, “I find no basis for a charge against this man.”

⁵Still, they insisted, saying, “He stirs up the people, teaching throughout all Judea, beginning from Galilee [and] even to this place.” ⁶But when Pilate heard Galilee mentioned, he asked if the man was a Galilean. ⁷When he found out that Jesus was from Herod’s jurisdiction, he sent him to Herod, who was also in Jerusalem during those days.

⁸Now when Herod saw Jesus, he was extremely glad because he had desired to see him for a long time as he had heard many things about him, and he hoped to see some miracle done by him. ⁹He questioned Jesus with many words, but Jesus gave no reply. ¹⁰[Meanwhile], the scribes and the chief priests stood by, vehemently accusing him. ¹¹Then Herod and his soldiers humiliated and mocked Jesus.⁹⁴² Dressing him in a luxurious robe, they sent him back to Pilate. ¹²And Herod and Pilate became friends that very day, [although] before this, they had been enemies.

Pilate condemns the Lord to be crucified

¹³Pilate called together the chief priests, the rulers, and the people. ¹⁴He said to them, “You brought this man to me as someone who perverts the people, and behold, I did not find this man guilty of any of your charges against him. ¹⁵Neither has Herod, for I sent you back to him⁹⁴³. As you can see, this man has done nothing worthy of death! ¹⁶Therefore, I will punish him and [then] release him.”

¹⁷<Now Pilate had to release one prisoner to them at the feast.>^{944 18}But they all cried out together, saying, “Away with this man! Release Barabbas ”to us!” ¹⁹This one had been thrown into prison for a certain rebellion⁹⁴⁵ in the city, and for murder.

²⁰Then Pilate addressed them once more, desiring to release Jesus. ²¹But they shouted, saying, “Crucify! Crucify him!”

²²For the third time, Pilate said to them, “Why? What evil has this man done? I have found nothing worthy of death in him. I will therefore chastise him and release him.” ²³But they were insistent with loud voices, demanding that Jesus⁹⁴⁶ be crucified. And their shouts and the shouts of the chief priests prevailed. ²⁴So Pilate decreed that what they were asking for should be done. ²⁵He released Barabbas, who had been thrown into prison for insurrection and murder, as the people had requested. But Jesus he delivered up to their will.

Simon of Cyrene—The way of the cross

²⁶As the soldiers were leading Jesus away, they seized Simon, a Cyrenian [who was] coming from the countryside. They laid the cross on him, to carry it after Jesus. ²⁷A great multitude of the people followed him, including women who also mourned and lamented him. ²⁸But Jesus, turning to them, said, “Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for me! Instead, weep for yourselves and for your children! ²⁹For behold, the days are coming in which people will say, ‘Blessed are the barren, the wombs that never bore, and the breasts that never nursed.’ ³⁰Then people will begin to tell the mountains, ‘Fall on us!’ and to tell the hills, ‘Cover us.’^{947 31}For if they do these things when the wood is green, what will be done when it is dry?”

³²There were also others, two criminals, [who were] led with him to be put to death.

The Lord is crucified—Paradise promised to the condemned

³³When they arrived at the place which is called The Skull,⁹⁴⁸ the soldiers⁹⁴⁹ crucified him there with the criminals, one on the right and the other on the left.

³⁴Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.”⁹⁵⁰

Dividing his garments among them, the soldiers⁹⁵¹ [began to] cast lots.^{952 35}The people stood by, watching, and with them the rulers also scoffed at him, saying, “He saved others! Let him save himself, if this is the anointed one,⁹⁵³ the chosen of God!”

³⁶The soldiers also mocked him, coming up to him, offering him vinegar, ³⁷and saying, “If you are the King of the Jews, save yourself!”

³⁸An inscription was also written over him in letters of Greek, Latin, and Hebrew, “This is the king of the Jews.”

³⁹One of the criminals who hanged there began to insult Jesus,⁹⁵⁴ saying, “If you are the Christ, save yourself and us as well!”

⁴⁰But the other spoke up and rebuked him, saying, “Do you not even fear God, since you are under the same condemnation? ⁴¹We indeed [are punished] justly, because we are receiving the due reward for our deeds, but this man has done nothing wrong.” ⁴²He then said to Jesus, “Lord,⁹⁵⁵ remember me when you come in⁹⁵⁶ your Kingdom.”

⁴³And Jesus said to him, “Amen, I tell you: today, you will be with me in Paradise.”⁹⁵⁷

The Lord’s death and burial

⁴⁴It was about the sixth hour,⁹⁵⁸ and darkness came over the whole land⁹⁵⁹ until the ninth hour,^{960 45}because the sun’s light failed. And the veil of the sanctuary was torn in two. ⁴⁶Crying with a loud voice, Jesus said, “Father, into your hands I commit my spirit!” Having said this, he breathed his last.

⁴⁷When the centurion saw what had taken place, he glorified God, saying, “Certainly, this was a righteous man.” ⁴⁸And all the multitudes that had come together to this sight, seeing what had happened, returned home beating their breasts. ⁴⁹But all those who knew Jesus⁹⁶¹ and the women who had followed with him from Galilee stood at a distance, watching these things.

⁵⁰And behold, there was a man named Joseph, who was a member of the council, a good and righteous man ⁵¹(who had not consented to their counsel and deed). He was from Arimathea, a city of the Jews, and he was also waiting for the Kingdom of God. ⁵²This man went to Pilate and asked for Jesus’ body. ⁵³He took it down, wrapped it in a linen shroud and laid him in a tomb that was cut in stone, where no one had ever been laid. ⁵⁴It was the [day of the] Preparation,⁹⁶² and the Sabbath was drawing near. ⁵⁵And the women who had come with Jesus⁹⁶³ out of Galilee followed [Joseph] and saw the tomb, and how his body was laid. ⁵⁶They returned [home], and prepared spices and ointments. On the Sabbath, they rested according to the commandment.

The Lord’s resurrection

942. Greek “him”
943. CT reads “for he sent him back to us” instead of “for I sent you back to him”
944. CT omits verse 17 which may be an ancient marginal annotation. It is present in many manuscripts (א W Δ, Θ, Ψ, Byzantine; in D it is placed after 23:19) but missing in some very important authorities (P75, A, B, L).
945. Or “uprising”
946. Greek “he”
947. Hosea 10:8; Revelation 6:16
948. Greek Krani,on
949. Greek “they”
950. CT places this section (Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.”) in double brackets to indicate its absence from many early manuscripts (P75, א corrected, B, D, W, and Θ).
951. Greek “they”
952. See Psalm 22:18/21 LXX
953. That is “Christ” or “Messiah”
954. Greek “him”
955. CT reads “then he said, “Jesus, remember me…”
956. Or “into”
957. Compare 16:22; 10:5 and note
958. The day began with sunset and time was counted from sunrise, so the sixth hour was about noon.
959. Or “earth.” This was confirmed by Thallus and Phlegon of Tralles to extend as far as Asia Minor.
960. 3:00 pm
961. Greek “him”
962. Greek paraskeuh/j
963. Greek “him”