Luke 22:38-23:48

English Standard Version

³⁸ And they said, “Look, Lord, here are two ^(A)swords.” And he said to them, ^(B)“It is enough.”

Jesus Prays on the Mount of Olives

^39 (C)And he came out and went, ^(D)as was his custom, to ^(E)the Mount of Olives, and the disciples followed him. ^40 (F)And when he came to ^(G)the place, he said to them, ^(H)“Pray that you may not ^(I)enter into temptation.” ⁴¹ And he withdrew from them about a stone's throw, and ^(J)knelt down and prayed, ⁴² saying, ^(K)“Father, if you are willing, remove ^(L)this cup from me. ^(M)Nevertheless, not my will, but yours, be done.” ⁴³ And there appeared to him ^(N)an angel from heaven, strengthening him. ⁴⁴ And ^(O)being in agony he prayed more earnestly; and his sweat became like great drops of blood falling down to the ground.^{[a] 45} And when he rose from prayer, he came to the disciples and found them sleeping for sorrow, ⁴⁶ and he said to them, “Why are you sleeping? Rise and ^(P)pray that you may not enter into temptation.”

Betrayal and Arrest of Jesus

^47 (Q)While he was still speaking, there came a crowd, and the man called ^(R)Judas, one of the twelve, was leading them. He drew near to Jesus to kiss him, ⁴⁸ but Jesus said to him, “Judas, would you betray the Son of Man with a kiss?” ⁴⁹ And when those who were around him saw what would follow, they said, “Lord, shall we strike ^(S)with the sword?” ⁵⁰ And one of them struck the servant^[b] of the high priest and cut off his right ear. ⁵¹ But Jesus said, “No more of this!” And he touched his ear and healed him. ⁵² Then Jesus said to the chief priests and ^(T)officers of the temple and elders, who had come out against him, “Have you come out as against a robber, with swords and clubs? ⁵³ When ^(U)I was with you day after day in the temple, you did not lay hands on me. But this is ^(V)your hour, and ^(W)the power of darkness.”

Peter Denies Jesus

^54 (X)Then they seized him and led him away, bringing him into the high priest's house, ^(Y)and Peter was following at a distance. ^55 (Z)And when they had kindled a fire in the middle of ^(AA)the courtyard and sat down together, Peter sat down among them. ⁵⁶ Then a servant girl, seeing him as he sat in the light and looking closely at him, said, “This man also was with him.” ⁵⁷ But he denied it, saying, “Woman, I do not know him.” ⁵⁸ And a little later someone else saw him and said, “You also are one of them.” But Peter said, “Man, I am not.” ⁵⁹ And after an interval of about an hour still another ^(AB)insisted, saying, “Certainly this man also was with him, for he too is a Galilean.” ⁶⁰ But Peter said, “Man, I do not know what you are talking about.” And immediately, while he was still speaking, the rooster crowed. ⁶¹ And the Lord turned and ^(AC)looked at Peter. And Peter remembered the saying of the Lord, how he had said to him, ^(AD)“Before the rooster crows today, you will ^(AE)deny me three times.” ⁶² And he went out and wept bitterly.

Jesus Is Mocked

^63 (AF)Now the men who were holding Jesus in custody were mocking him as they beat him. ^64 (AG)They also blindfolded him and kept asking him, ^(AH)“Prophesy! ^(AI)Who is it that struck you?” ⁶⁵ And they said many other things against him, ^(AJ)blaspheming him.

Jesus Before the Council

^66 (AK)When day came, ^(AL)the assembly of the elders of the people gathered together, both chief priests and scribes. And they led him away to their ^(AM)council, and they ^(AN)said, ^67 (AO)“If you are ^(AP)the Christ, tell us.” But he said to them, “If I tell you, you will not believe, ⁶⁸ and if I ask you, you will not answer. ⁶⁹ But from now on the Son of Man shall be seated ^(AQ)at the right hand of the power of God.” ⁷⁰ So they all said, “Are you ^(AR)the Son of God, then?” And he said to them, ^(AS)“You say that I am.” ⁷¹ Then they said, “What further testimony do we need? We have heard it ourselves from his own lips.”

Jesus Before Pilate

23 ^(AT)Then the whole company of them arose and brought him before Pilate. ² And they began to accuse him, saying, “We found this man ^(AU)misleading our nation and ^(AV)forbidding us to give tribute to ^(AW)Caesar, and saying that he himself is Christ, ^(AX)a king.” ^3 (AY)And Pilate asked him, ^(AZ)“Are you the King of the Jews?” And he answered him, ^(BA)“You have said so.” ⁴ Then Pilate said to the chief priests and the crowds, ^(BB)“I find no guilt in this man.” ⁵ But they were urgent, saying, “He stirs up the people, teaching throughout all Judea, ^(BC)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 ^(BD)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, ^(BE)for he had long desired to see him, ^(BF)because he had heard about him, and he was hoping ^(BG)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 ^(BH)treated him with contempt and ^(BI)mocked him. Then, ^(BJ)arraying him in splendid clothing, he sent him back to Pilate. ¹² And ^(BK)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 ^(BL)the rulers and the people, ¹⁴ and said to them, “You brought me this man ^(BM)as one who was misleading the people. And ^(BN)after examining him before you, behold, I ^(BO)did not find this man guilty of any of your charges against him. ¹⁵ Neither did Herod, for ^(BP)he sent him back to us. Look, nothing deserving death has been done by him. ^16 (BQ)I will therefore punish and release him.”^[c]

Pilate Delivers Jesus to Be Crucified

^18 (BR)But they all cried out together, ^(BS)“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 ^(BT)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? ^(BU)What evil has he done? ^(BV)I have found in him no guilt deserving death. ^(BW)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 ^(BX)for insurrection and murder, for whom they asked, ^(BY)but he delivered Jesus over to their will.

The Crucifixion

^26 (BZ)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 ^(CA)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, ^(CB)the days are coming when they will say, ^(CC)‘Blessed are the barren and the wombs that never bore and the breasts that never nursed!’ ^30 (CD)Then they will begin to say to the mountains, ‘Fall on us,’ and to the hills, ‘Cover us.’ ³¹ For ^(CE)if they do these things when ^(CF)the wood is green, what will happen ^(CG)when it is dry?”

^32 (CH)Two others, who were criminals, were led away to be put to death with him. ^33 (CI)And when they came to the place that is called The Skull, there they crucified him, and the criminals, ^(CJ)one on his right and one on his left. ³⁴ And Jesus said, “Father, ^(CK)forgive them, ^(CL)for they know not what they do.”^[d] And they cast lots ^(CM)to divide his garments. ³⁵ And ^(CN)the people stood by, watching, ^(CO)but ^(CP)the rulers ^(CQ)scoffed at him, saying, ^(CR)“He saved others; ^(CS)let him save himself, ^(CT)if he is ^(CU)the Christ of God, ^(CV)his Chosen One!” ³⁶ The soldiers also mocked him, coming up and ^(CW)offering him sour wine ³⁷ and saying, ^(CX)“If you are ^(CY)the King of the Jews, save yourself!” ^38 (CZ)There was also an inscription over him,^[e] “This is ^(DA)the King of the Jews.”

^39 (DB)One of the criminals who were hanged ^(DC)railed at him,^[f] saying, “Are you not ^(DD)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 ^(DE)when you come into your kingdom.” ⁴³ And he said to him, “Truly, I say to you, today you will be with me in ^(DF)paradise.”

The Death of Jesus

^44 (DG)It was now about the sixth hour,^[g] and there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour,^{[h] 45} while the sun's light failed. And ^(DH)the curtain of the temple was torn in two. ⁴⁶ Then Jesus, ^(DI)calling out with a loud voice, said, “Father, ^(DJ)into your hands I ^(DK)commit my spirit!” And having said this ^(DL)he breathed his last. ⁴⁷ Now ^(DM)when the centurion saw what had taken place, ^(DN)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 ^(DO)beating their breasts.