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The Gospel According to St. Luke

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- Chapter 23 -

(Matthew 27:11–14; John 18:28–40)
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And having risen, the whole multitude of them led Him to Pilate,
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and began to accuse Him, saying, “We found this One perverting the nation, and forbidding to give tribute to Caesar, saying Himself to be Christ, a king.”
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And Pilate questioned Him, saying, “You are the King of the Jews?” And He answering him, said, “You say [it].”
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And Pilate said to the chief priests and the multitude, “I find no fault in this Man”;
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and they were the more urgent, saying, “He stirs up the people, teaching throughout the whole of Judea—having begun from Galilee—to this place.”

Jesus before Herod

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And Pilate having heard of Galilee, questioned if the Man is a Galilean,
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and having known that He is from the jurisdiction of Herod, he sent Him back to Herod, he also being in Jerusalem in those days.
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And Herod rejoiced exceedingly having seen Jesus, for he was wishing to see Him for a long [time], because of hearing many things about Him, and he was hoping to see some sign done by Him,
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and was questioning Him in many words, and He answered him nothing.
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And the chief priests and the scribes stood vehemently accusing Him,
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and Herod with his soldiers having set Him at nothing, and having mocked, having cast radiant apparel around Him, sent Him back to Pilate,
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and both Pilate and Herod became friends with one another on that day, for they were previously at enmity between themselves.

The Crowd Chooses Barabbas

(Matthew 27:15–23; Mark 15:6–11)
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And Pilate having called together the chief priests, and the rulers, and the people,
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said to them, “You brought this Man to me as perverting the people, and behold, I having examined [Him] before you, found no fault in this Man in those things you bring forward against Him;
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no, neither Herod, for he sent Him back to us, and behold, nothing worthy of death is having been done by Him;
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having corrected, therefore, I will release Him,”
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[[for it was necessary for him to release to them one at every celebration,]]
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and they cried out—the whole multitude—saying, “Away with this One, and release Barabbas to us,”
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who had been cast into prison, because of a certain sedition made in the city, and murder.
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Pilate again then—wishing to release Jesus—called to them,
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but they were calling out, saying, “Crucify! Crucify Him!”
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And he said to them a third time, “Why, what evil did He do? I found no cause of death in Him; having corrected Him, then, I will release [Him].”
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And they were pressing with loud voices asking Him to be crucified, and their voices, and those of the chief priests, were prevailing,
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and Pilate gave judgment for their request being done,
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and he released him who because of sedition and murder has been cast into the prison, whom they were asking for, and he gave up Jesus to their will.

The Crucifixion

(Psalm 22:1–31; Matthew 27:32–44; Mark 15:21–32; John 19:16–27)
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And as they led Him away, having taken hold on Simon, a certain Cyrenian, coming from the field, they put the cross on him to carry [it] behind Jesus.
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And a great multitude of the people were following Him, and of women, who also were beating themselves and lamenting Him,
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and Jesus having turned to them, said, “Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for Me, but weep for yourselves and for your children;
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for behold, days come in which they will say, Blessed the barren, and wombs that did not bear, and breasts that did not give suck;
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then they will begin to say to the mountains, Fall on us, and to the hills, Cover us;
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for if they do these things in the green tree, what may happen in the dry?”
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And there were also others—two evildoers—with Him, to be put to death;
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and when they came to the place that is called “[Place] of [the] Skull,” there they crucified Him and the evildoers, one on the right hand and one on the left.
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And Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they have not known what they do”; and parting His garments they cast a lot.
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And the people were standing, looking on, and the rulers were also sneering with them, saying, “He saved others, let Him save Himself, if this be the Christ, the Chosen One of God.”
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And the soldiers were also mocking Him, coming near and offering vinegar to Him,
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and saying, “If You are the King of the Jews, save Yourself.”
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And there was also an inscription written over Him [[ in letters of Greek, and Latin, and Hebrew]]: “THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.”
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And one of the evildoers who were hanged was slandering Him, saying, “If You are the Christ, save Yourself and us.”
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And the other answering, was rebuking him, saying, “Do you not even fear God, that you are in the same judgment?
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And we indeed justly, for we are receiving back [things] worthy of what we did, but this One did nothing out of place”;
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and he said to Jesus, “Remember me, Lord, when You may come in Your kingdom”;
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and Jesus said to him, “Truly I say to you, today you will be with Me in Paradise.”

The Death of Jesus

(Psalm 31:1–24; Matthew 27:45–56; Mark 15:33–41; John 19:28–30)
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And it was, as it were, the sixth hour, and darkness came over all the land until the ninth hour,
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and the sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was torn in the middle,
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and having cried with a loud voice, Jesus said, “Father, into Your hands I commit My spirit”; now having said this, He breathed His last.
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And the centurion having seen what was done, glorified God, saying, “Truly this Man was righteous”;
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and all the multitudes having come together to this sight, beholding the things that came to pass, turned back striking their breasts;
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and all His acquaintances stood far off, and women who followed Him from Galilee, beholding these things.

The Burial of Jesus

(Isaiah 53:9–12; Matthew 27:57–61; Mark 15:42–47; John 19:38–42)
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And behold, a man, by name Joseph, being a counselor, a man good and righteous,
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from Arimathea, a city of the Jews, who also himself was expecting the Kingdom of God, he was not consenting to their counsel and deed,
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he having gone near to Pilate, asked for the body of Jesus,
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and having taken it down, he wrapped it in fine linen, and placed it in a hewn out tomb, where no one was yet laid.
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And it was [the] Day of Preparation, and Sabbath was approaching,
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and the women who also have come with Him out of Galilee having followed after, beheld the tomb, and how His body was placed,
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and having turned back, they made ready spices and ointments, and on the Sabbath, indeed, they rested, according to the command.
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(Matthew 27:11–14; John 18:28–40)
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The whole company of them rose up and brought him before Pilate.
2
They began to accuse him, saying, “We found this man perverting the nation, forbidding paying taxes to Caesar, and saying that he himself is Christ, a king.”
3
Pilate asked him, “Are you the King of the Jews?” He answered him, “So you say.”
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Pilate said to the chief priests and the multitudes, “I find no basis for a charge against this man.”
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But they insisted, saying, “He stirs up the people, teaching throughout all Judea, beginning from Galilee even to this place.”

Jesus before Herod

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But when Pilate heard Galilee mentioned, he asked if the man was a Galilean.
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When he found out that he was in Herod’s jurisdiction, he sent him to Herod, who was also in Jerusalem during those days.
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Now when Herod saw Jesus, he was exceedingly glad, for he had wanted to see him for a long time, because he had heard many things about him. He hoped to see some miracle done by him.
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He questioned him with many words, but he gave no answers.
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The chief priests and the scribes stood, vehemently accusing him.
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Herod with his soldiers humiliated him and mocked him. Dressing him in luxurious clothing, they sent him back to Pilate.
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Herod and Pilate became friends with each other that very day, for before that they were enemies with each other.

The Crowd Chooses Barabbas

(Matthew 27:15–23; Mark 15:6–11)
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Pilate called together the chief priests, the rulers, and the people,
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and said to them, “You brought this man to me as one that perverts the people, and behold, having examined him before you, I found no basis for a charge against this man concerning those things of which you accuse him.
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Neither has Herod, for I sent you to him, and see, nothing worthy of death has been done by him.
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I will therefore chastise him and release him.”
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Now he had to release one prisoner to them at the feast.(a)
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But they all cried out together, saying, “Away with this man! Release to us Barabbas!”—
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one who was thrown into prison for a certain revolt in the city, and for murder.
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Then Pilate spoke to them again, wanting to release Jesus,
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but they shouted, saying, “Crucify! Crucify him!”
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He said to them the third time, “Why? What evil has this man done? I have found no capital crime in him. I will therefore chastise him and release him.”
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But they were urgent with loud voices, asking that he might be crucified. Their voices and the voices of the chief priests prevailed.
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Pilate decreed that what they asked for should be done.
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He released him who had been thrown into prison for insurrection and murder, for whom they asked, but he delivered Jesus up to their will.

The Crucifixion

(Psalm 22:1–31; Matthew 27:32–44; Mark 15:21–32; John 19:16–27)
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When they led him away, they grabbed one Simon of Cyrene, coming from the country, and laid the cross on him to carry it after Jesus.
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A great multitude of the people followed him, including women who also mourned and lamented him.
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But Jesus, turning to them, said, “Daughters of Jerusalem, don’t weep for me, but weep for yourselves and for your children.
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For behold, the days are coming in which they will say, ‘Blessed are the barren, the wombs that never bore, and the breasts that never nursed.’
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Then they will begin to tell the mountains, ‘Fall on us!’ and tell the hills, ‘Cover us.’ (b)
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For if they do these things in the green tree, what will be done in the dry?”
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There were also others, two criminals, led with him to be put to death.
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When they came to the place that is called “The Skull”, they crucified him there with the criminals, one on the right and the other on the left.
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Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they don’t know what they are doing.” Dividing his garments among them, they cast lots.
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The people stood watching. The rulers with them also scoffed at him, saying, “He saved others. Let him save himself, if this is the Christ of God, his chosen one!”
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The soldiers also mocked him, coming to him and offering him vinegar,
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and saying, “If you are the King of the Jews, save yourself!”
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An inscription was also written over him in letters of Greek, Latin, and Hebrew: “THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.”
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One of the criminals who was hanged insulted him, saying, “If you are the Christ, save yourself and us!”
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But the other answered, and rebuking him said, “Don’t you even fear God, seeing you are under the same condemnation?
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And we indeed justly, for we receive the due reward for our deeds, but this man has done nothing wrong.”
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He said to Jesus, “Lord, remember me when you come into your Kingdom.”
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Jesus said to him, “Assuredly I tell you, today you will be with me in Paradise.”

The Death of Jesus

(Psalm 31:1–24; Matthew 27:45–56; Mark 15:33–41; John 19:28–30)
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It was now about the sixth hour,(c) and darkness came over the whole land until the ninth hour.(d)
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The sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was torn in two.
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Jesus, crying with a loud voice, said, “Father, into your hands I commit my spirit!” Having said this, he breathed his last.
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When the centurion saw what was done, he glorified God, saying, “Certainly this was a righteous man.”
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All the multitudes that came together to see this, when they saw the things that were done, returned home beating their breasts.
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All his acquaintances and the women who followed with him from Galilee stood at a distance, watching these things.

The Burial of Jesus

(Isaiah 53:9–12; Matthew 27:57–61; Mark 15:42–47; John 19:38–42)
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Behold, there was a man named Joseph, who was a member of the council, a good and righteous man
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(he had not consented to their counsel and deed), from Arimathaea, a city of the Jews, who was also waiting for God’s Kingdom.
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This man went to Pilate, and asked for Jesus’ body.
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He took it down and wrapped it in a linen cloth, and laid him in a tomb that was cut in stone, where no one had ever been laid.
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It was the day of the Preparation, and the Sabbath was drawing near.
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The women who had come with him out of Galilee followed after, and saw the tomb and how his body was laid.
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They returned and prepared spices and ointments. On the Sabbath they rested according to the commandment.

Footnotes

(a)23:17 NU omits verse 17.
(b)23:30 ℘ Hosea 10:8
(c)23:44 Time was counted from sunrise, so the sixth hour was about noon.
(d)23:44 p.m.
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