Luk 23 | ESV | STEP | Then the whole company of them arose and brought him before Pilate .

1 ^aThen the whole company of them arose and brought him before Pilate. 2 And they began to accuse him, saying, “We found this man ^bmisleading our nation and ^cforbidding us to give tribute to ^dCaesar, and saying that he himself is Christ, ^ea king.” 3 ^fAnd 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, ^jfrom 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 ^kHerod’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, ^lfor he had long desired to see him, ^mbecause he had heard about him, and he was hoping ⁿto 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 ^otreated him with contempt and ^pmocked him. Then, ^qarraying him in splendid clothing, he sent him back to Pilate. 12 And ^rHerod 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 ^sthe rulers and the people, 14 and said to them, “You brought me this man ^tas one who was misleading the people. And ^uafter examining him before you, behold, I ^vdid not find this man guilty of any of your charges against him. 15 Neither did Herod, for ^whe sent him back to us. Look, nothing deserving death has been done by him. 16 ^xI will therefore punish and release him.” ^{▼▼Here, or after verse 19, some manuscripts add verse 17: Now he was obliged to release one man to them at the festival}

Pilate Delivers Jesus to Be Crucified

18 ^zBut they all cried out together, ^aa“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 ^abfor 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, ^acWhat evil has he done? ^adI have found in him no guilt deserving death. ^aeI 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 ^affor insurrection and murder, for whom they asked, ^agbut he delivered Jesus over to their will.

The Crucifixion

26 ^ahAnd 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 ^aimourning 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, ^ajthe days are coming when they will say, ^ak‘Blessed are the barren and the wombs that never bore and the breasts that never nursed!’ 30 ^alThen they will begin to say to the mountains, ‘Fall on us,’ and to the hills, ‘Cover us.’ 31 For ^amif they do these things when ^anthe wood is green, what will happen ^aowhen it is dry?”

32 ^apTwo others, who were criminals, were led away to be put to death with him. 33 ^aqAnd when they came to the place that is called The Skull, there they crucified him, and the criminals, ^arone on his right and one on his left. 34 And Jesus said, “Father, ^asforgive them, ^atfor they know not what they do.” ^{▼▼Some manuscripts omit the sentence And Jesus . . . what they do} And they cast lots ^avto divide his garments. 35 And ^awthe people stood by, watching, ^axbut ^aythe rulers ^azscoffed at him, saying, ^ba“He saved others; ^bblet him save himself, ^bcif he is ^bdthe Christ of God, ^behis Chosen One!” 36 The soldiers also mocked him, coming up and ^bfoffering him sour wine 37 and saying, ^bg“If you are ^bhthe King of the Jews, save yourself!” 38 ^biThere was also an inscription over him, ^{▼▼Some manuscripts add in letters of Greek and Latin and Hebrew} “This is ^bkthe King of the Jews.”

39 ^blOne of the criminals who were hanged ^bmrailed at him, ^{▼▼Or blasphemed him} saying, “Are you not ^bothe 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 ^bpwhen you come into your kingdom.” 43 And he said to him, “Truly, I say to you, today you will be with me in ^bqparadise.”

The Death of Jesus

44 ^brIt was now about the sixth hour, ^{▼▼That is, noon} and there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour, ^{▼▼That is, 3 p.m.} 45 while the sun’s light failed. And ^buthe curtain of the temple was torn in two. 46 Then Jesus, ^bvcalling out with a loud voice, said, “Father, ^bwinto your hands I ^bxcommit my spirit!” And having said this ^byhe breathed his last. 47 Now ^bzwhen the centurion saw what had taken place, ^cahe 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 ^cbbeating their breasts. 49 And all ^cchis acquaintances and ^cdthe women who had followed him from Galilee ^cestood at a distance watching these things.

Jesus Is Buried

50 ^cfNow 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 ^cgwas 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 ^chlaid him in a tomb cut in stone, ^ciwhere no one had ever yet been laid. 54 It was the day of ^cjPreparation, and the Sabbath was beginning. ^{▼▼Greek was dawning} 55 ^clThe women ^cmwho had come with him from Galilee followed and saw the tomb and how his body was laid. 56 Then they returned and ^cnprepared spices and ointments.

On the Sabbath they rested ^coaccording to the commandment.