Luke 23:26-24:12
New American Standard Bible
Simon Carries the Cross
26 (A)And when they led Him away, they seized a man, Simon of (B)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 [a](C)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, ‘(D)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 (E)say to the mountains, ‘Fall on us,’ and to the hills, ‘Cover us.’ 31 For if they do these things [b]when the tree is green, what will happen [c]when it is dry?”
32 (F)Now two others, who were criminals, were also being led away to be put to death with Him.
The Crucifixion
33 (G)And when they came to the place called [d]The Skull, there they crucified Him and the criminals, one on the right and the other on the left. 34 [[e]But Jesus was saying, “(H)Father, forgive them; for they do not know what they are doing.”] (I)And they cast lots, dividing His garments among themselves. 35 And the people stood by, watching. And even the (J)rulers were sneering at Him, saying, “He saved others; (K)let Him save Himself if this is the [f]Christ of God, His Chosen One.” 36 The soldiers also ridiculed Him, coming up to Him, (L)offering Him sour wine, 37 and saying, “(M)If You are the King of the Jews, save Yourself!” 38 Now there was also an inscription above Him, “(N)THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.”
39 (O)One of the criminals who were hanged there was [g]hurling abuse at Him, saying, “Are You not the [h]Christ? (P)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 [i]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 (Q)Paradise.”
44 (R)It was now about [j](S)the sixth hour, and darkness came over the entire land until [k]the ninth hour, 45 [l]because the sun stopped shining; and (T)the veil of the temple was torn [m]in two. 46 And Jesus, (U)crying out with a loud voice, said, “Father, (V)into Your hands I entrust My spirit.” And having said this, He [n]died. 47 (W)Now when the centurion saw what had happened, he began (X)praising God, saying, “This Man was in fact [o]innocent.” 48 And all the crowds who came together for this spectacle, after watching what had happened, began to return home, [p](Y)beating their chests. 49 (Z)And all His acquaintances and (AA)the women who accompanied Him from Galilee were standing at a distance, seeing these things.
Jesus Is Buried
50 (AB)And a man named Joseph, who was a (AC)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 (AD)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 [q](AE)preparation day, and a Sabbath was about to [r]begin. 55 Now (AF)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 (AG)prepared spices and perfumes.
And (AH)on the Sabbath they rested according to the commandment.
The Resurrection
24 (AI)But on the first day of the week, at early dawn, they came to the tomb bringing the spices which they had prepared. 2 And they found the stone rolled away from the tomb, 3 but when they entered, they did not find the body of (AJ)the Lord Jesus. 4 While they were perplexed about this, behold, (AK)two men suddenly (AL)stood near them in gleaming clothing; 5 and as [s]the women were terrified and bowed their faces to the ground, the men said to them, “Why are you seeking the living One among the dead? 6 He is not here, but He (AM)has [t]risen. Remember how He spoke to you (AN)while He was still in Galilee, 7 saying that (AO)the Son of Man must be handed over to sinful men, and be crucified, and on the third day rise from the dead.” 8 And (AP)they remembered His words, 9 and returned from the tomb and reported all these things to the eleven, and to all the rest. 10 Now these women were (AQ)Mary Magdalene, Joanna, and Mary the mother of James; also the other women with them were telling these things to (AR)the apostles. 11 But these words appeared [u]to them as nonsense, and they (AS)would not believe [v]the women. 12 Nevertheless, Peter got up and (AT)ran to the tomb; and when he stooped and looked in, he *saw the linen wrappings [w]only; and he went away (AU)to his [x]home, marveling at what had happened.
Footnotes
- Luke 23:27 Lit beating their breasts
- Luke 23:31 Lit in the green tree
- Luke 23:31 Lit in the dry
- Luke 23:33 Gr Kranion, Lat Calvaria (Calvary)
- Luke 23:34 Most early mss do not contain But Jesus was saying...doing
- Luke 23:35 I.e., Messiah
- Luke 23:39 Or blaspheming
- Luke 23:39 I.e., Messiah
- Luke 23:41 Lit things worthy of what we have done
- Luke 23:44 I.e., noon
- Luke 23:44 I.e., 3 p.m.
- Luke 23:45 Lit the sun failing
- Luke 23:45 Lit in the middle
- Luke 23:46 Lit expired
- Luke 23:47 Lit righteous
- Luke 23:48 I.e., as a traditional sign of mourning or contrition
- Luke 23:54 I.e., preparation for the Sabbath
- Luke 23:54 Lit dawn
- Luke 24:5 Lit they
- Luke 24:6 Or been raised
- Luke 24:11 Lit in their sight
- Luke 24:11 Lit them
- Luke 24:12 Or by themselves
- Luke 24:12 Lit own home
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