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Jesus Sentenced to Death

13 Pilate then called together the chief priests, the leaders, and the people 14 and said to them, “You brought me this man as one who was inciting the people, and here I have examined him in your presence and have not found this man guilty of any of your charges against him.(A) 15 Neither has Herod, for he sent him back to us. Indeed, he has done nothing to deserve death. 16 I will therefore have him flogged and release him.”[a](B)

18 Then they all shouted out together, “Away with this fellow! Release Barabbas for us!”(C) 19 (This was a man who had been put in prison for an insurrection that had taken place in the city and for murder.) 20 Pilate, wanting to release Jesus, addressed them again, 21 but they kept shouting, “Crucify, crucify him!” 22 A third time he said to them, “Why, what evil has he done? I have found in him no ground for the sentence of death; I will therefore have him flogged and then release him.”(D) 23 But they kept urgently demanding with loud shouts that he should be crucified, and their voices prevailed. 24 So Pilate gave his verdict that their demand should be granted. 25 He released the man they asked for, the one who had been put in prison for insurrection and murder, and he handed Jesus over as they wished.

The Crucifixion of Jesus

26 As they led him away, they seized a man, Simon of Cyrene, who was coming from the country, and they laid the cross on him and made him carry it behind Jesus.(E) 27 A great number of the people followed him, and among them were women who were beating their breasts and wailing for him.(F) 28 But Jesus turned to them and said, “Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for me, but weep for yourselves and for your children.(G) 29 For the days are surely coming when they will say, ‘Blessed are the barren, and the wombs that never bore, and the breasts that never nursed.’ 30 Then they will begin to say to the mountains, ‘Fall on us,’ and to the hills, ‘Cover us.’(H) 31 For if they do this when the wood is green, what will happen when it is dry?”(I)

32 Two others also, who were criminals, were led away to be put to death with him.(J) 33 When they came to the place that is called The Skull, they crucified Jesus[b] there with the criminals, one on his right and one on his left. [[34 Then Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.”]][c] And they cast lots to divide his clothing.(K) 35 And the people stood by watching, but the leaders scoffed at him, saying, “He saved others; let him save himself if he is the Messiah[d] of God, his chosen one!”(L) 36 The soldiers also mocked him, coming up and offering him sour wine(M) 37 and saying, “If you are the King of the Jews, save yourself!” 38 There was also an inscription over him,[e] “This is the King of the Jews.”

39 One of the criminals who were hanged there kept deriding[f] him and saying, “Are you not the Messiah?[g] Save yourself and us!”(N) 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 have been condemned justly, for we are getting what we deserve for our deeds, but this man has done nothing wrong.”(O) 42 Then he said, “Jesus, remember me when you come in[h] your kingdom.” 43 He replied, “Truly I tell you, today you will be with me in paradise.”(P)

The Death of Jesus

44 It was now about noon, and darkness came over the whole land[i] until three in the afternoon, 45 while the sun’s light failed,[j] and the curtain of the temple was torn in two.(Q) 46 Then Jesus, crying out with a loud voice, said, “Father, into your hands I commend my spirit.” Having said this, he breathed his last.(R)

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Footnotes

  1. 23.16 Here, or after 23.19, other ancient authorities add 23.17: Now he was obliged to release someone for them at the festival
  2. 23.33 Gk him
  3. 23.34 Other ancient authorities lack the sentence Then Jesus . . . what they are doing
  4. 23.35 Or the Christ
  5. 23.38 Other ancient authorities add written in Greek and Latin and Hebrew (that is, Aramaic)
  6. 23.39 Or blaspheming
  7. 23.39 Or the Christ
  8. 23.42 Other ancient authorities read into
  9. 23.44 Or earth
  10. 23.45 Or the sun was eclipsed. Other ancient authorities read the sun was darkened