Luke 23-24

English Standard Version

Jesus Before Pilate

23 ^(A)Then the whole company of them arose and brought him before Pilate. ² And they began to accuse him, saying, “We found this man ^(B)misleading our nation and ^(C)forbidding us to give tribute to ^(D)Caesar, and saying that he himself is Christ, ^(E)a king.” ^3 (F)And Pilate asked him, ^(G)“Are you the King of the Jews?” And he answered him, ^(H)“You have said so.” ⁴ Then Pilate said to the chief priests and the crowds, ^(I)“I find no guilt in this man.” ⁵ But they were urgent, saying, “He stirs up the people, teaching throughout all Judea, ^(J)from Galilee even to this place.”

Jesus Before Herod

⁶ When Pilate heard this, he asked whether the man was a Galilean. ⁷ And when he learned that he belonged to ^(K)Herod's jurisdiction, he sent him over to Herod, who was himself in Jerusalem at that time. ⁸ When Herod saw Jesus, he was very glad, ^(L)for he had long desired to see him, ^(M)because he had heard about him, and he was hoping ^(N)to see some sign done by him. ⁹ So he questioned him at some length, but he made no answer. ¹⁰ The chief priests and the scribes stood by, vehemently accusing him. ¹¹ And Herod with his soldiers ^(O)treated him with contempt and ^(P)mocked him. Then, ^(Q)arraying him in splendid clothing, he sent him back to Pilate. ¹² And ^(R)Herod and Pilate became friends with each other that very day, for before this they had been at enmity with each other.

¹³ Pilate then called together the chief priests and ^(S)the rulers and the people, ¹⁴ and said to them, “You brought me this man ^(T)as one who was misleading the people. And ^(U)after examining him before you, behold, I ^(V)did not find this man guilty of any of your charges against him. ¹⁵ Neither did Herod, for ^(W)he sent him back to us. Look, nothing deserving death has been done by him. ^16 (X)I will therefore punish and release him.”^[a]

Pilate Delivers Jesus to Be Crucified

^18 (Y)But they all cried out together, ^(Z)“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 ^(AA)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? ^(AB)What evil has he done? ^(AC)I have found in him no guilt deserving death. ^(AD)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 ^(AE)for insurrection and murder, for whom they asked, ^(AF)but he delivered Jesus over to their will.

The Crucifixion

^26 (AG)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 ^(AH)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, ^(AI)the days are coming when they will say, ^(AJ)‘Blessed are the barren and the wombs that never bore and the breasts that never nursed!’ ^30 (AK)Then they will begin to say to the mountains, ‘Fall on us,’ and to the hills, ‘Cover us.’ ³¹ For ^(AL)if they do these things when ^(AM)the wood is green, what will happen ^(AN)when it is dry?”

^32 (AO)Two others, who were criminals, were led away to be put to death with him. ^33 (AP)And when they came to the place that is called The Skull, there they crucified him, and the criminals, ^(AQ)one on his right and one on his left. ³⁴ And Jesus said, “Father, ^(AR)forgive them, ^(AS)for they know not what they do.”^[b] And they cast lots ^(AT)to divide his garments. ³⁵ And ^(AU)the people stood by, watching, ^(AV)but ^(AW)the rulers ^(AX)scoffed at him, saying, ^(AY)“He saved others; ^(AZ)let him save himself, ^(BA)if he is ^(BB)the Christ of God, ^(BC)his Chosen One!” ³⁶ The soldiers also mocked him, coming up and ^(BD)offering him sour wine ³⁷ and saying, ^(BE)“If you are ^(BF)the King of the Jews, save yourself!” ^38 (BG)There was also an inscription over him,^[c] “This is ^(BH)the King of the Jews.”

^39 (BI)One of the criminals who were hanged ^(BJ)railed at him,^[d] saying, “Are you not ^(BK)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 ^(BL)when you come into your kingdom.” ⁴³ And he said to him, “Truly, I say to you, today you will be with me in ^(BM)paradise.”

The Death of Jesus

^44 (BN)It was now about the sixth hour,^[e] and there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour,^{[f] 45} while the sun's light failed. And ^(BO)the curtain of the temple was torn in two. ⁴⁶ Then Jesus, ^(BP)calling out with a loud voice, said, “Father, ^(BQ)into your hands I ^(BR)commit my spirit!” And having said this ^(BS)he breathed his last. ⁴⁷ Now ^(BT)when the centurion saw what had taken place, ^(BU)he praised God, saying, “Certainly this man was innocent!” ⁴⁸ And all the crowds that had assembled for this spectacle, when they saw what had taken place, returned home ^(BV)beating their breasts. ⁴⁹ And all ^(BW)his acquaintances and ^(BX)the women who had followed him from Galilee ^(BY)stood at a distance watching these things.

Jesus Is Buried

^50 (BZ)Now there was a man named Joseph, from the Jewish town of Arimathea. He was a member of the council, a good and righteous man, ⁵¹ who had not consented to their decision and action; and he ^(CA)was looking for the kingdom of God. ⁵² This man went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. ⁵³ Then he took it down and wrapped it in a linen shroud and ^(CB)laid him in a tomb cut in stone, ^(CC)where no one had ever yet been laid. ⁵⁴ It was the day of ^(CD)Preparation, and the Sabbath was beginning.^{[g] 55 (CE)}The women ^(CF)who had come with him from Galilee followed and saw the tomb and how his body was laid. ⁵⁶ Then they returned and ^(CG)prepared spices and ointments.

On the Sabbath they rested ^(CH)according to the commandment.

The Resurrection

24 ^(CI)But on the first day of the week, at early dawn, they went to the tomb, ^(CJ)taking the spices they had prepared. ² And they found ^(CK)the stone rolled away from the tomb, ³ but when they went in they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus. ⁴ While they were perplexed about this, behold, ^(CL)two ^(CM)men stood by them in dazzling apparel. ⁵ And as they were ^(CN)frightened and bowed their faces to the ground, the men said to them, “Why do you seek the living among the dead? ⁶ He is not here, but has risen. Remember how he told you, ^(CO)while he was still in Galilee, ^7 (CP)that the Son of Man ^(CQ)must be delivered into the hands of sinful men and ^(CR)be crucified and on ^(CS)the third day rise.” ⁸ And ^(CT)they remembered his words, ⁹ and returning from the tomb they ^(CU)told all these things to the eleven and to all the rest. ¹⁰ Now it was ^(CV)Mary Magdalene and ^(CW)Joanna and Mary the mother of James and the other women with them who told these things to the apostles, ¹¹ but these words seemed to them an idle tale, and ^(CX)they did not believe them. ¹² But ^(CY)Peter rose and ran to the tomb; stooping and looking in, he saw ^(CZ)the linen cloths by themselves; and he went home marveling at what had happened.

On the Road to Emmaus

¹³ That very day ^(DA)two of them were going to a village named Emmaus, about seven miles^[h] from Jerusalem, ¹⁴ and they were talking with each other about all these things that had happened. ¹⁵ While they were talking and discussing together, Jesus himself drew near and went with them. ^16 (DB)But their eyes were kept from recognizing him. ¹⁷ And he said to them, “What is this conversation that you are holding with each other as you walk?” And they stood still, looking sad. ¹⁸ Then one of them, named Cleopas, answered him, “Are you the only visitor to Jerusalem who does not know the things that have happened there in these days?” ¹⁹ And he said to them, “What things?” And they said to him, “Concerning Jesus of Nazareth, a man who was ^(DC)a prophet ^(DD)mighty in deed and word before God and all the people, ²⁰ and ^(DE)how our chief priests and ^(DF)rulers delivered him up to be condemned to death, and crucified him. ²¹ But we had hoped that he was ^(DG)the one to redeem Israel. Yes, and besides all this, it is now ^(DH)the third day since these things happened. ²² Moreover, some women of our company amazed us. ^(DI)They were at the tomb early in the morning, ²³ and ^(DJ)when they did not find his body, they came back saying that ^(DK)they had even seen a vision of angels, who said that he was alive. ^24 (DL)Some of those who were with us went to the tomb and found it just as the women had said, but him they did not see.” ²⁵ And he said to them, “O foolish ones, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken! ^26 (DM)Was it not necessary that ^(DN)the Christ should suffer these things and enter into ^(DO)his glory?” ²⁷ And ^(DP)beginning with ^(DQ)Moses and ^(DR)all the Prophets, he interpreted to them in all the Scriptures the things concerning himself.

²⁸ So they drew near to the village to which they were going. ^(DS)He acted as if he were going farther, ²⁹ but they urged him strongly, saying, “Stay with us, for it is toward evening and ^(DT)the day is now far spent.” So he went in to stay with them. ³⁰ When he was at table with them, he took the bread and ^(DU)blessed and broke it and gave it to them. ^31 (DV)And their eyes were opened, and they recognized him. And ^(DW)he vanished from their sight. ³² They said to each other, ^(DX)“Did not our hearts burn within us while he talked to us on the road, while he ^(DY)opened to us the Scriptures?” ³³ And they rose that same hour and returned to Jerusalem. And they ^(DZ)found the eleven and ^(EA)those who were with them gathered together, ³⁴ saying, “The Lord has risen indeed, and ^(EB)has appeared to Simon!” ³⁵ Then they told what had happened on the road, and ^(EC)how he was known to them in ^(ED)the breaking of the bread.

Jesus Appears to His Disciples

³⁶ As they were talking about these things, ^(EE)Jesus himself stood among them, and said to them, “Peace to you!” ³⁷ But they were ^(EF)startled and ^(EG)frightened and ^(EH)thought they saw a spirit. ³⁸ And he said to them, “Why are you troubled, and why do doubts arise in your hearts? ³⁹ See my hands and my feet, that it is I myself. ^(EI)Touch me, and see. For a spirit does not have flesh and bones as you see that I have.” ⁴⁰ And when he had said this, ^(EJ)he showed them his hands and his feet. ⁴¹ And while they still disbelieved ^(EK)for joy and were marveling, ^(EL)he said to them, “Have you anything here to eat?” ⁴² They gave him a piece of broiled fish,^{[i] 43} and he took it and ate before them.

⁴⁴ Then he said to them, ^(EM)“These are my words that I spoke to you while I was still with you, ^(EN)that everything written about me in the Law of Moses and the Prophets and the Psalms must be fulfilled.” ⁴⁵ Then ^(EO)he opened their minds to understand the Scriptures, ⁴⁶ and said to them, “Thus ^(EP)it is written, ^(EQ)that the Christ should suffer and on the third day ^(ER)rise from the dead, ⁴⁷ and that ^(ES)repentance for^[j] the forgiveness of sins should be proclaimed ^(ET)in his name ^(EU)to all nations, ^(EV)beginning from Jerusalem. ^48 (EW)You are witnesses of these things. ⁴⁹ And behold, I am sending ^(EX)the promise of my Father upon you. But stay in the city until you ^(EY)are clothed with ^(EZ)power ^(FA)from on high.”

The Ascension

⁵⁰ And ^(FB)he led them out as far as ^(FC)Bethany, and lifting up his hands he blessed them. ⁵¹ While he blessed them, ^(FD)he parted from them and was carried up into heaven. ⁵² And they ^(FE)worshiped him and ^(FF)returned to Jerusalem ^(FG)with great joy, ⁵³ and ^(FH)were continually in the temple ^(FI)blessing God.