Luke 23:18-43

English Standard Version

Pilate Delivers Jesus to Be Crucified

^18 (A)But they all cried out together, ^(B)“Away with this man, and release to us Barabbas”— ¹⁹ a man who had been thrown into prison for an insurrection started in the city and ^(C)for murder. ²⁰ Pilate addressed them once more, desiring to release Jesus, ²¹ but they kept shouting, “Crucify, crucify him!” ²² A third time he said to them, “Why? ^(D)What evil has he done? ^(E)I have found in him no guilt deserving death. ^(F)I will therefore punish and release him.” ²³ But they were urgent, demanding with loud cries that he should be crucified. And their voices prevailed. ²⁴ So Pilate decided that their demand should be granted. ²⁵ He released the man who had been thrown into prison ^(G)for insurrection and murder, for whom they asked, ^(H)but he delivered Jesus over to their will.

The Crucifixion

^26 (I)And as they led him away, they seized one Simon of Cyrene, who was coming in from the country, and laid on him the cross, to carry it behind Jesus. ²⁷ And there followed him a great multitude of the people and of women who were ^(J)mourning and lamenting for him. ²⁸ But turning to them Jesus said, “Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for me, but weep for yourselves and for your children. ²⁹ For behold, ^(K)the days are coming when they will say, ^(L)‘Blessed are the barren and the wombs that never bore and the breasts that never nursed!’ ^30 (M)Then they will begin to say to the mountains, ‘Fall on us,’ and to the hills, ‘Cover us.’ ³¹ For ^(N)if they do these things when ^(O)the wood is green, what will happen ^(P)when it is dry?”

^32 (Q)Two others, who were criminals, were led away to be put to death with him. ^33 (R)And when they came to the place that is called The Skull, there they crucified him, and the criminals, ^(S)one on his right and one on his left. ³⁴ And Jesus said, “Father, ^(T)forgive them, ^(U)for they know not what they do.”^[a] And they cast lots ^(V)to divide his garments. ³⁵ And ^(W)the people stood by, watching, ^(X)but ^(Y)the rulers ^(Z)scoffed at him, saying, ^(AA)“He saved others; ^(AB)let him save himself, ^(AC)if he is ^(AD)the Christ of God, ^(AE)his Chosen One!” ³⁶ The soldiers also mocked him, coming up and ^(AF)offering him sour wine ³⁷ and saying, ^(AG)“If you are ^(AH)the King of the Jews, save yourself!” ^38 (AI)There was also an inscription over him,^[b] “This is ^(AJ)the King of the Jews.”

^39 (AK)One of the criminals who were hanged ^(AL)railed at him,^[c] saying, “Are you not ^(AM)the Christ? Save yourself and us!” ⁴⁰ But the other rebuked him, saying, “Do you not fear God, since you are under the same sentence of condemnation? ⁴¹ And we indeed justly, for we are receiving the due reward of our deeds; but this man has done nothing wrong.” ⁴² And he said, “Jesus, remember me ^(AN)when you come into your kingdom.” ⁴³ And he said to him, “Truly, I say to you, today you will be with me in ^(AO)paradise.”