Luke 23:27-43

English Standard Version

²⁷And there followed him a great multitude of the people and of women who were ^(A)mourning and lamenting for him. ²⁸But turning to them Jesus said, “Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for me, but weep for yourselves and for your children. ²⁹For behold, ^(B)the days are coming when they will say, ^(C)‘Blessed are the barren and the wombs that never bore and the breasts that never nursed!’ ³⁰^(D)Then they will begin to say to the mountains, ‘Fall on us,’ and to the hills, ‘Cover us.’ ³¹For ^(E)if they do these things when ^(F)the wood is green, what will happen ^(G)when it is dry?”

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

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