Luke 23 - English Standard Version Anglicised (ESVUK)

Jesus Before Pilate

23 ^(A)Then the whole company of them arose and brought him before Pilate. ² And they began to accuse him, saying, “We found this man ^(B)misleading our nation and ^(C)forbidding us to give tribute to ^(D)Caesar, and saying that he himself is Christ, ^(E)a king.” ^{3 (F)}And 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, ^(J)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 ^(K)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, ^(L)for he had long desired to see him, ^(M)because he had heard about him, and he was hoping ^(N)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 ^(O)treated him with contempt and ^(P)mocked him. Then, ^(Q)arraying him in splendid clothing, he sent him back to Pilate. ¹² And ^(R)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 ^(S)the rulers and the people, ¹⁴ and said to them, “You brought me this man ^(T)as one who was misleading the people. And ^(U)after examining him before you, behold, I ^(V)did not find this man guilty of any of your charges against him. ¹⁵ Neither did Herod, for ^(W)he sent him back to us. Look, nothing deserving death has been done by him. ^{16 (X)}I will therefore punish and release him.”^[a]

Pilate Delivers Jesus to Be Crucified

^{18 (Y)}But they all cried out together, ^(Z)“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 ^(AA)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, ^(AB)what evil has he done? ^(AC)I have found in him no guilt deserving death. ^(AD)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 ^(AE)for insurrection and murder, for whom they asked, ^(AF)but he delivered Jesus over to their will.

The Crucifixion

^{26 (AG)}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 ^(AH)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, ^(AI)the days are coming when they will say, ^(AJ)‘Blessed are the barren and the wombs that never bore and the breasts that never nursed!’ ^{30 (AK)}Then they will begin to say to the mountains, ‘Fall on us’, and to the hills, ‘Cover us.’ ³¹ For ^(AL)if they do these things when ^(AM)the wood is green, what will happen ^(AN)when it is dry?”

^{32 (AO)}Two others, who were criminals, were led away to be put to death with him. ^{33 (AP)}And when they came to the place that is called The Skull, there they crucified him, and the criminals, ^(AQ)one on his right and one on his left. ³⁴ And Jesus said, “Father, ^(AR)forgive them, ^(AS)for they know not what they do.”^[b] And they cast lots ^(AT)to divide his garments. ³⁵ And ^(AU)the people stood by, watching, ^(AV)but ^(AW)the rulers ^(AX)scoffed at him, saying, ^(AY)“He saved others; ^(AZ)let him save himself, ^(BA)if he is ^(BB)the Christ of God, ^(BC)his Chosen One!” ³⁶ The soldiers also mocked him, coming up and ^(BD)offering him sour wine ³⁷ and saying, ^(BE)“If you are ^(BF)the King of the Jews, save yourself!” ^{38 (BG)}There was also an inscription over him,^[c] “This is ^(BH)the King of the Jews.”

^{39 (BI)}One of the criminals who were hanged ^(BJ)railed at him,^[d] saying, “Are you not ^(BK)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 ^(BL)when you come into your kingdom.” ⁴³ And he said to him, “Truly, I say to you, today you will be with me in ^(BM)Paradise.”

The Death of Jesus

^{44 (BN)}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 ^(BO)the curtain of the temple was torn in two. ⁴⁶ Then Jesus, ^(BP)calling out with a loud voice, said, “Father, ^(BQ)into your hands I ^(BR)commit my spirit!” And having said this ^(BS)he breathed his last. ⁴⁷ Now ^(BT)when the centurion saw what had taken place, ^(BU)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 ^(BV)beating their breasts. ⁴⁹ And all ^(BW)his acquaintances and ^(BX)the women who had followed him from Galilee ^(BY)stood at a distance watching these things.

Jesus Is Buried

^{50 (BZ)}Now 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 ^(CA)was 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 ^(CB)laid him in a tomb cut in stone, ^(CC)where no one had ever yet been laid. ⁵⁴ It was the day of ^(CD)Preparation, and the Sabbath was beginning.^{[g] 55 (CE)}The women ^(CF)who had come with him from Galilee followed and saw the tomb and how his body was laid. ⁵⁶ Then they returned and ^(CG)prepared spices and ointments.

On the Sabbath they rested ^(CH)according to the commandment.

Footnotes

1. Luke 23:16 Here, or after verse 19, some manuscripts add verse 17: Now he was obliged to release one man to them at the festival
2. Luke 23:34 Some manuscripts omit the sentence And Jesus… what they do
3. Luke 23:38 Some manuscripts add in letters of Greek and Latin and Hebrew
4. Luke 23:39 Or blasphemed him
5. Luke 23:44 That is, noon
6. Luke 23:44 That is, 3 p.m.
7. Luke 23:54 Greek was dawning

Cross references

1. Luke 23:1 : Matt. 27:2; Mark 15:1; John 18:28
2. Luke 23:2 : ver. 14; [Acts 17:6, 7; 24:5]
3. Luke 23:2 : [ch. 20:25]
4. Luke 23:2 : ch. 2:1; 3:1
5. Luke 23:2 : John 18:33, 36, 37; 19:12; [Acts 17:7]
6. Luke 23:3 : Matt. 27:11; Mark 15:2
7. Luke 23:3 : ver. 37, 38; Matt. 2:2; John 18:39; 19:3
8. Luke 23:3 : See ch. 22:70
9. Luke 23:4 : ver. 14, 22; John 18:38; 19:4, 6; [Matt. 27:24; 1 Pet. 2:22]
10. Luke 23:5 : ch. 4:14; Matt. 4:12, 23; Mark 1:14; John 1:43; 2:11
11. Luke 23:7 : See ch. 3:1
12. Luke 23:8 : ch. 9:9
13. Luke 23:8 : Matt. 14:1; Mark 6:14
14. Luke 23:8 : See Matt. 12:38
15. Luke 23:11 : Mark 9:12; Acts 4:11
16. Luke 23:11 : ch. 18:32
17. Luke 23:11 : [Matt. 27:28; Mark 15:17]
18. Luke 23:12 : Acts 4:27; [Ps. 2:2]
19. Luke 23:13 : See ch. 24:20
20. Luke 23:14 : ver. 2
21. Luke 23:14 : Acts 3:13
22. Luke 23:14 : ver. 4
23. Luke 23:15 : ver. 11
24. Luke 23:16 : ver. 22; John 19:1; [Acts 5:40]
25. Luke 23:18 : For ver. 18-25, see Matt. 27:15-26; Mark 15:6-15; John 18:39, 40; 19:16
26. Luke 23:18 : [Acts 21:36; 22:22]
27. Luke 23:19 : Acts 3:14
28. Luke 23:22 : [ver. 41; John 8:46]
29. Luke 23:22 : ver. 14, 15
30. Luke 23:22 : ver. 16
31. Luke 23:25 : ver. 19
32. Luke 23:25 : John 19:16
33. Luke 23:26 : Matt. 27:32; Mark 15:21; [John 19:17]
34. Luke 23:27 : ch. 8:52; Matt. 11:17
35. Luke 23:29 : See ch. 17:22
36. Luke 23:29 : ch. 21:23; Matt. 24:19; Mark 13:17
37. Luke 23:30 : Hos. 10:8; Rev. 6:16; [Isa. 2:19]
38. Luke 23:31 : [Prov. 11:31; 1 Pet. 4:17]
39. Luke 23:31 : Ezek. 20:47
40. Luke 23:31 : Ezek. 20:47
41. Luke 23:32 : Matt. 27:38; Mark 15:27; John 19:18; [Matt. 20:21]
42. Luke 23:33 : Matt. 27:33; Mark 15:22; John 19:17
43. Luke 23:33 : [See ver. 32 above]; Matt. 27:38; Mark 15:27; John 19:18; [Matt. 20:21]
44. Luke 23:34 : Isa. 53:12; See Matt. 5:44
45. Luke 23:34 : [Mark 10:38]; See Acts 3:17
46. Luke 23:34 : Ps. 22:18; Matt. 27:35; Mark 15:24; John 19:23
47. Luke 23:35 : Ps. 22:7, 17
48. Luke 23:35 : Matt. 27:41, 42; Mark 15:31, 32
49. Luke 23:35 : See ch. 24:20
50. Luke 23:35 : ch. 16:14
51. Luke 23:35 : [ch. 4:23]
52. Luke 23:35 : [Matt. 26:53, 54; John 10:18]
53. Luke 23:35 : [ch. 4:3, 9]
54. Luke 23:35 : See ch. 9:20; Matt. 1:17
55. Luke 23:35 : ch. 9:35; Isa. 42:1; [Matt. 12:18; 1 Pet. 2:4]
56. Luke 23:36 : [Ps. 69:21; Matt. 27:48; Mark 15:36; John 19:29]
57. Luke 23:37 : ver. 35
58. Luke 23:37 : See ver. 3
59. Luke 23:38 : Matt. 27:37; Mark 15:26; John 19:19; [John 19:21, 22]
60. Luke 23:38 : [See ver. 37 above]; See ver. 3
61. Luke 23:39 : [Matt. 27:44; Mark 15:32]
62. Luke 23:39 : See Matt. 27:39
63. Luke 23:39 : ver. 35, 37
64. Luke 23:42 : [Matt. 16:28]
65. Luke 23:43 : 2 Cor. 12:3; Rev. 2:7
66. Luke 23:44 : Matt. 27:45; Mark 15:33; [John 19:14]
67. Luke 23:45 : Ex. 26:31-33; 2 Chr. 3:14
68. Luke 23:46 : [Matt. 27:50; Mark 15:37; John 19:30]
69. Luke 23:46 : Cited from Ps. 31:5; [Acts 7:59]
70. Luke 23:46 : 1 Pet. 4:19
71. Luke 23:46 : [John 10:18]
72. Luke 23:47 : Matt. 27:54; Mark 15:39
73. Luke 23:47 : See ch. 7:16
74. Luke 23:48 : ch. 18:13
75. Luke 23:49 : Ps. 88:8
76. Luke 23:49 : ver. 55; John 19:25; See ch. 8:2
77. Luke 23:49 : Ps. 38:11
78. Luke 23:50 : For ver. 50-56, see Matt. 27:57-61; Mark 15:42-47; John 19:38-42
79. Luke 23:51 : ch. 2:25, 38
80. Luke 23:53 : [Isa. 53:9]
81. Luke 23:53 : [Mark 11:2]
82. Luke 23:54 : See Matt. 27:62
83. Luke 23:55 : Matt. 28:1
84. Luke 23:55 : ver. 49
85. Luke 23:56 : ch. 24:1; Mark 16:1; [John 19:39]
86. Luke 23:56 : Ex. 20:10; Deut. 5:14