Luke 23 - New American Standard Bible (NASB)

Jesus before Pilate

23 Then the entire assembly of them set out and ^(A)brought Him before Pilate. ^{2 (B)}And they began to bring charges against Him, saying, “We found this man ^(C)misleading our nation and ^(D)forbidding us to pay taxes to Caesar, and saying that He Himself is ^[a]Christ, a King.” ³ Now Pilate asked Him, saying, “So You are the King of the Jews?” And He answered him and said, “^(E)It is as you say.” ⁴ But Pilate said to the chief priests and the crowds, “^(F)I find no grounds for charges in the case of this man.” ⁵ But they kept on insisting, saying, “He is stirring up the people, teaching all over Judea, ^(G)starting from Galilee, as far as this place!”

⁶ Now when Pilate heard this, he asked whether the man was a Galilean. ⁷ And when he learned that He belonged to Herod’s jurisdiction, he sent Him to ^(H)Herod, ^[b]since he also was in Jerusalem ^[c]at this time.

Jesus before Herod

⁸ Now Herod was overjoyed when he saw Jesus; for ^(I)he had wanted to see Him for a long time, because he had been hearing about Him and was hoping to see some ^[d]sign performed by Him. ⁹ And he questioned Him ^[e]at some length; but ^(J)He offered him no answer at all. ¹⁰ Now the chief priests and the scribes stood there, vehemently charging Him. ¹¹ And Herod, together with his soldiers, treated Him with contempt and mocked Him, ^(K)dressing Him in a brightly shining robe, and sent Him back to Pilate. ¹² And so ^(L)Herod and Pilate became friends with one another that very day; for previously, they had been enemies toward each other.

Pilate Seeks Jesus’ Release

¹³ Now Pilate summoned to himself the chief priests, the ^[f](M)rulers, and the people, ¹⁴ and he said to them, “You brought this man to me on the ground that ^(N)he is inciting the people to revolt; and behold, after examining Him before you, I ^(O)have found no basis at all in the case of this man for the charges which you are bringing against Him. ¹⁵ No, nor has ^(P)Herod, for he sent Him back to us; and behold, nothing deserving death has been done by Him. ¹⁶ Therefore I will ^[g](Q)punish Him and release Him.” ¹⁷ [^[h]Now he was obligated to release to them at the feast one prisoner.]

¹⁸ But they cried out all together, saying, “^(R)Away with this man, and release to us Barabbas!” ¹⁹ (He was one who had been thrown into prison for a revolt that took place in the city, and for murder.) ²⁰ But Pilate, wanting to release Jesus, addressed them again, ²¹ but they kept on crying out, saying, “Crucify, crucify Him!” ²² And he said to them a third time, “Why, what has this man done wrong? I have found ^[i]in His case no grounds for a sentence of death; therefore I will ^[j](S)punish Him and release Him.” ²³ But they were insistent, with loud voices, demanding that He be crucified. And their voices began to prevail. ²⁴ And so Pilate decided to have their demand carried out. ²⁵ And he released the man for whom they were asking, who had been thrown into prison for a revolt and murder; but he handed Jesus over to their will.

Simon Carries the Cross

^{26 (T)}And when they led Him away, they seized a man, Simon of ^(U)Cyrene, as he was coming in from the country, and placed on him the cross to carry behind Jesus.

²⁷ Now following Him was a large crowd of the people, and of women who were ^[k](V)mourning and grieving for Him. ²⁸ But Jesus turned to them and said, “Daughters of Jerusalem, stop weeping for Me, but weep for yourselves and for your children. ²⁹ For behold, days are coming when they will say, ‘^(W)Blessed are those who cannot bear, and the wombs that have not given birth, and the breasts that have not nursed.’ ³⁰ Then they will begin to ^(X)say to the mountains, ‘Fall on us,’ and to the hills, ‘Cover us.’ ³¹ For if they do these things ^[l]when the tree is green, what will happen ^[m]when it is dry?”

^{32 (Y)}Now two others, who were criminals, were also being led away to be put to death with Him.

The Crucifixion

^{33 (Z)}And when they came to the place called ^[n]The Skull, there they crucified Him and the criminals, one on the right and the other on the left. ³⁴ [^[o]But Jesus was saying, “^(AA)Father, forgive them; for they do not know what they are doing.”] ^(AB)And they cast lots, dividing His garments among themselves. ³⁵ And the people stood by, watching. And even the ^(AC)rulers were sneering at Him, saying, “He saved others; ^(AD)let Him save Himself if this is the ^[p]Christ of God, His Chosen One.” ³⁶ The soldiers also ridiculed Him, coming up to Him, ^(AE)offering Him sour wine, ³⁷ and saying, “^(AF)If You are the King of the Jews, save Yourself!” ³⁸ Now there was also an inscription above Him, “^(AG)THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.”

^{39 (AH)}One of the criminals who were hanged there was ^[q]hurling abuse at Him, saying, “Are You not the ^[r]Christ? ^(AI)Save Yourself and us!” ⁴⁰ But the other responded, and rebuking him, said, “Do you not even fear God, since you are under the same sentence of condemnation? ⁴¹ And we indeed are suffering justly, for we are receiving ^[s]what we deserve for our crimes; but this man has done nothing wrong.” ⁴² And he was saying, “Jesus, remember me when You come into Your kingdom!” ⁴³ And He said to him, “Truly I say to you, today you will be with Me in ^(AJ)Paradise.”

^{44 (AK)}It was now about ^[t](AL)the sixth hour, and darkness came over the entire land until ^[u]the ninth hour, ^{45 [v]}because the sun stopped shining; and ^(AM)the veil of the temple was torn ^[w]in two. ⁴⁶ And Jesus, ^(AN)crying out with a loud voice, said, “Father, ^(AO)into Your hands I entrust My spirit.” And having said this, He ^[x]died. ^{47 (AP)}Now when the centurion saw what had happened, he began ^(AQ)praising God, saying, “This man was in fact ^[y]innocent.” ⁴⁸ And all the crowds who came together for this spectacle, after watching what had happened, began to return home, ^[z](AR)beating their chests. ^{49 (AS)}And all His acquaintances and ^(AT)the women who accompanied Him from Galilee were standing at a distance, seeing these things.

Jesus Is Buried

^{50 (AU)}And a man named Joseph, who was a ^(AV)member of the Council, a good and righteous man ⁵¹ (he had not consented to their plan and action), a man from Arimathea, a city of the Jews, who was ^(AW)waiting for the kingdom of God— ⁵² this man went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. ⁵³ And he took it down and wrapped it in a linen cloth, and laid Him in a tomb cut into the rock, where no one had ever lain. ⁵⁴ It was a ^[aa](AX)preparation day, and a Sabbath was about to ^[ab]begin. ⁵⁵ Now ^(AY)the women who had come with Him from Galilee followed, and they saw the tomb and how His body was laid. ⁵⁶ And then they returned and ^(AZ)prepared spices and perfumes.

And ^(BA)on the Sabbath they rested according to the commandment.

Footnotes

1. Luke 23:2 I.e., the Messiah
2. Luke 23:7 Lit himself also being in
3. Luke 23:7 Lit in these days
4. Luke 23:8 I.e., confirming miracle
5. Luke 23:9 Lit in considerable words
6. Luke 23:13 I.e., other Jewish leaders
7. Luke 23:16 I.e., by scourging
8. Luke 23:17 Most early mss do not contain this v
9. Luke 23:22 Lit in Him no
10. Luke 23:22 I.e., by scourging
11. Luke 23:27 Lit beating their breasts
12. Luke 23:31 Lit in the green tree
13. Luke 23:31 Lit in the dry
14. Luke 23:33 Gr Kranion, Lat Calvaria (Calvary)
15. Luke 23:34 Most early mss do not contain But Jesus was saying...doing
16. Luke 23:35 I.e., Messiah
17. Luke 23:39 Or blaspheming
18. Luke 23:39 I.e., Messiah
19. Luke 23:41 Lit things worthy of what we have done
20. Luke 23:44 I.e., noon
21. Luke 23:44 I.e., 3 p.m.
22. Luke 23:45 Lit the sun failing
23. Luke 23:45 Lit in the middle
24. Luke 23:46 Lit expired
25. Luke 23:47 Lit righteous
26. Luke 23:48 I.e., as a traditional sign of mourning or contrition
27. Luke 23:54 I.e., preparation for the Sabbath
28. Luke 23:54 Lit dawn

Cross references

1. Luke 23:1 : Matt 27:2; Mark 15:1; John 18:28
2. Luke 23:2 : Luke 23:2, 3: Matt 27:11-14; Mark 15:2-5; John 18:29-37
3. Luke 23:2 : Luke 23:14
4. Luke 23:2 : Luke 20:22; John 18:33ff; 19:12; Acts 17:7
5. Luke 23:3 : Luke 22:70
6. Luke 23:4 : Matt 27:23; Mark 15:14; Luke 23:14, 22; John 18:38; 19:4, 6
7. Luke 23:5 : Matt 4:12
8. Luke 23:7 : Matt 14:1; Mark 6:14; Luke 3:1; 9:7; 13:31
9. Luke 23:8 : Luke 9:9
10. Luke 23:9 : Matt 27:12, 14; Mark 15:5; John 19:9
11. Luke 23:11 : Matt 27:28
12. Luke 23:12 : Acts 4:27
13. Luke 23:13 : Luke 23:35; John 7:26, 48; 12:42; Acts 3:17; 4:5, 8; 13:27
14. Luke 23:14 : Luke 23:2
15. Luke 23:14 : Luke 23:4
16. Luke 23:15 : Luke 9:9
17. Luke 23:16 : Matt 27:26; Mark 15:15; Luke 23:22; John 19:1; Acts 16:37
18. Luke 23:18 : Luke 23:18-25: Matt 27:15-26; Mark 15:6-15; John 18:39-19:16
19. Luke 23:22 : Luke 23:16
20. Luke 23:26 : Luke 23:26: Matt 27:32; Mark 15:21; John 19:17
21. Luke 23:26 : Matt 27:32
22. Luke 23:27 : Luke 8:52
23. Luke 23:29 : Matt 24:19; Luke 11:27; 21:23
24. Luke 23:30 : Hos 10:8; Is 2:19, 20; Rev 6:16
25. Luke 23:32 : Matt 27:38; Mark 15:27; John 19:18
26. Luke 23:33 : Luke 23:33-43: Matt 27:33-44; Mark 15:22-32; John 19:17-24
27. Luke 23:34 : Matt 11:25; Luke 22:42
28. Luke 23:34 : Ps 22:18; John 19:24
29. Luke 23:35 : Luke 23:13
30. Luke 23:35 : Matt 27:43
31. Luke 23:36 : Matt 27:48
32. Luke 23:37 : Matt 27:43
33. Luke 23:38 : Matt 27:37; Mark 15:26; John 19:19
34. Luke 23:39 : Luke 23:39-43: Matt 27:44; Mark 15:32
35. Luke 23:39 : Luke 23:35, 37
36. Luke 23:43 : 2 Cor 12:4; Rev 2:7
37. Luke 23:44 : Luke 23:44-49: Matt 27:45-56; Mark 15:33-41
38. Luke 23:44 : John 19:14
39. Luke 23:45 : Ex 26:31-33; Matt 27:51
40. Luke 23:46 : Matt 27:50; Mark 15:37; John 19:30
41. Luke 23:46 : Ps 31:5
42. Luke 23:47 : Matt 27:54; Mark 15:39
43. Luke 23:47 : Matt 9:8
44. Luke 23:48 : Luke 8:52; 18:13
45. Luke 23:49 : Matt 27:55f; Mark 15:40f; Luke 8:2; John 19:25
46. Luke 23:49 : Matt 27:55f; Mark 15:40f; Luke 8:2; John 19:25
47. Luke 23:50 : Luke 23:50-56: Matt 27:57-61; Mark 15:42-47; John 19:38-42
48. Luke 23:50 : Mark 15:43
49. Luke 23:51 : Mark 15:43; Luke 2:25
50. Luke 23:54 : Matt 27:62; Mark 15:42
51. Luke 23:55 : Luke 23:49
52. Luke 23:56 : Mark 16:1; Luke 24:1
53. Luke 23:56 : Ex 20:10f; Deut 5:14