Luke 22:63-23:49

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Jesus Is Mocked

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

Jesus Before the Council

^66 (F)When day came, ^(G)the assembly of the elders of the people gathered together, both chief priests and scribes. And they led him away to their ^(H)council, and they ^(I)said, ^67 (J)“If you are ^(K)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 ^(L)at the right hand of the power of God.” ⁷⁰ So they all said, “Are you ^(M)the Son of God, then?” And he said to them, ^(N)“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 ^(O)Then the whole company of them arose and brought him before Pilate. ² And they began to accuse him, saying, “We found this man ^(P)misleading our nation and ^(Q)forbidding us to give tribute to ^(R)Caesar, and saying that he himself is Christ, ^(S)a king.” ^3 (T)And Pilate asked him, ^(U)“Are you the King of the Jews?” And he answered him, ^(V)“You have said so.” ⁴ Then Pilate said to the chief priests and the crowds, ^(W)“I find no guilt in this man.” ⁵ But they were urgent, saying, “He stirs up the people, teaching throughout all Judea, ^(X)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 ^(Y)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, ^(Z)for he had long desired to see him, ^(AA)because he had heard about him, and he was hoping ^(AB)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 ^(AC)treated him with contempt and ^(AD)mocked him. Then, ^(AE)arraying him in splendid clothing, he sent him back to Pilate. ¹² And ^(AF)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 ^(AG)the rulers and the people, ¹⁴ and said to them, “You brought me this man ^(AH)as one who was misleading the people. And ^(AI)after examining him before you, behold, I ^(AJ)did not find this man guilty of any of your charges against him. ¹⁵ Neither did Herod, for ^(AK)he sent him back to us. Look, nothing deserving death has been done by him. ^16 (AL)I will therefore punish and release him.”^[a]

Pilate Delivers Jesus to Be Crucified

^18 (AM)But they all cried out together, ^(AN)“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 ^(AO)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? ^(AP)What evil has he done? ^(AQ)I have found in him no guilt deserving death. ^(AR)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 ^(AS)for insurrection and murder, for whom they asked, ^(AT)but he delivered Jesus over to their will.

The Crucifixion

^26 (AU)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 ^(AV)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, ^(AW)the days are coming when they will say, ^(AX)‘Blessed are the barren and the wombs that never bore and the breasts that never nursed!’ ^30 (AY)Then they will begin to say to the mountains, ‘Fall on us,’ and to the hills, ‘Cover us.’ ³¹ For ^(AZ)if they do these things when ^(BA)the wood is green, what will happen ^(BB)when it is dry?”

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

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

The Death of Jesus

^44 (CB)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 ^(CC)the curtain of the temple was torn in two. ⁴⁶ Then Jesus, ^(CD)calling out with a loud voice, said, “Father, ^(CE)into your hands I ^(CF)commit my spirit!” And having said this ^(CG)he breathed his last. ⁴⁷ Now ^(CH)when the centurion saw what had taken place, ^(CI)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 ^(CJ)beating their breasts. ⁴⁹ And all ^(CK)his acquaintances and ^(CL)the women who had followed him from Galilee ^(CM)stood at a distance watching these things.