Luke 22:47-23:43

English Standard Version

Betrayal and Arrest of Jesus

^47 (A)While he was still speaking, there came a crowd, and the man called ^(B)Judas, one of the twelve, was leading them. He drew near to Jesus to kiss him, ⁴⁸ but Jesus said to him, “Judas, would you betray the Son of Man with a kiss?” ⁴⁹ And when those who were around him saw what would follow, they said, “Lord, shall we strike ^(C)with the sword?” ⁵⁰ And one of them struck the servant^[a] of the high priest and cut off his right ear. ⁵¹ But Jesus said, “No more of this!” And he touched his ear and healed him. ⁵² Then Jesus said to the chief priests and ^(D)officers of the temple and elders, who had come out against him, “Have you come out as against a robber, with swords and clubs? ⁵³ When ^(E)I was with you day after day in the temple, you did not lay hands on me. But this is ^(F)your hour, and ^(G)the power of darkness.”

Peter Denies Jesus

^54 (H)Then they seized him and led him away, bringing him into the high priest's house, ^(I)and Peter was following at a distance. ^55 (J)And when they had kindled a fire in the middle of ^(K)the courtyard and sat down together, Peter sat down among them. ⁵⁶ Then a servant girl, seeing him as he sat in the light and looking closely at him, said, “This man also was with him.” ⁵⁷ But he denied it, saying, “Woman, I do not know him.” ⁵⁸ And a little later someone else saw him and said, “You also are one of them.” But Peter said, “Man, I am not.” ⁵⁹ And after an interval of about an hour still another ^(L)insisted, saying, “Certainly this man also was with him, for he too is a Galilean.” ⁶⁰ But Peter said, “Man, I do not know what you are talking about.” And immediately, while he was still speaking, the rooster crowed. ⁶¹ And the Lord turned and ^(M)looked at Peter. And Peter remembered the saying of the Lord, how he had said to him, ^(N)“Before the rooster crows today, you will ^(O)deny me three times.” ⁶² And he went out and wept bitterly.

Jesus Is Mocked

^63 (P)Now the men who were holding Jesus in custody were mocking him as they beat him. ^64 (Q)They also blindfolded him and kept asking him, ^(R)“Prophesy! ^(S)Who is it that struck you?” ⁶⁵ And they said many other things against him, ^(T)blaspheming him.

Jesus Before the Council

^66 (U)When day came, ^(V)the assembly of the elders of the people gathered together, both chief priests and scribes. And they led him away to their ^(W)council, and they ^(X)said, ^67 (Y)“If you are ^(Z)the Christ, tell us.” But he said to them, “If I tell you, you will not believe, ⁶⁸ and if I ask you, you will not answer. ⁶⁹ But from now on the Son of Man shall be seated ^(AA)at the right hand of the power of God.” ⁷⁰ So they all said, “Are you ^(AB)the Son of God, then?” And he said to them, ^(AC)“You say that I am.” ⁷¹ Then they said, “What further testimony do we need? We have heard it ourselves from his own lips.”

Jesus Before Pilate

23 ^(AD)Then the whole company of them arose and brought him before Pilate. ² And they began to accuse him, saying, “We found this man ^(AE)misleading our nation and ^(AF)forbidding us to give tribute to ^(AG)Caesar, and saying that he himself is Christ, ^(AH)a king.” ^3 (AI)And Pilate asked him, ^(AJ)“Are you the King of the Jews?” And he answered him, ^(AK)“You have said so.” ⁴ Then Pilate said to the chief priests and the crowds, ^(AL)“I find no guilt in this man.” ⁵ But they were urgent, saying, “He stirs up the people, teaching throughout all Judea, ^(AM)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 ^(AN)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, ^(AO)for he had long desired to see him, ^(AP)because he had heard about him, and he was hoping ^(AQ)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 ^(AR)treated him with contempt and ^(AS)mocked him. Then, ^(AT)arraying him in splendid clothing, he sent him back to Pilate. ¹² And ^(AU)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 ^(AV)the rulers and the people, ¹⁴ and said to them, “You brought me this man ^(AW)as one who was misleading the people. And ^(AX)after examining him before you, behold, I ^(AY)did not find this man guilty of any of your charges against him. ¹⁵ Neither did Herod, for ^(AZ)he sent him back to us. Look, nothing deserving death has been done by him. ^16 (BA)I will therefore punish and release him.”^[b]

Pilate Delivers Jesus to Be Crucified

^18 (BB)But they all cried out together, ^(BC)“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 ^(BD)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? ^(BE)What evil has he done? ^(BF)I have found in him no guilt deserving death. ^(BG)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 ^(BH)for insurrection and murder, for whom they asked, ^(BI)but he delivered Jesus over to their will.

The Crucifixion

^26 (BJ)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 ^(BK)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, ^(BL)the days are coming when they will say, ^(BM)‘Blessed are the barren and the wombs that never bore and the breasts that never nursed!’ ^30 (BN)Then they will begin to say to the mountains, ‘Fall on us,’ and to the hills, ‘Cover us.’ ³¹ For ^(BO)if they do these things when ^(BP)the wood is green, what will happen ^(BQ)when it is dry?”

^32 (BR)Two others, who were criminals, were led away to be put to death with him. ^33 (BS)And when they came to the place that is called The Skull, there they crucified him, and the criminals, ^(BT)one on his right and one on his left. ³⁴ And Jesus said, “Father, ^(BU)forgive them, ^(BV)for they know not what they do.”^[c] And they cast lots ^(BW)to divide his garments. ³⁵ And ^(BX)the people stood by, watching, ^(BY)but ^(BZ)the rulers ^(CA)scoffed at him, saying, ^(CB)“He saved others; ^(CC)let him save himself, ^(CD)if he is ^(CE)the Christ of God, ^(CF)his Chosen One!” ³⁶ The soldiers also mocked him, coming up and ^(CG)offering him sour wine ³⁷ and saying, ^(CH)“If you are ^(CI)the King of the Jews, save yourself!” ^38 (CJ)There was also an inscription over him,^[d] “This is ^(CK)the King of the Jews.”

^39 (CL)One of the criminals who were hanged ^(CM)railed at him,^[e] saying, “Are you not ^(CN)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 ^(CO)when you come into your kingdom.” ⁴³ And he said to him, “Truly, I say to you, today you will be with me in ^(CP)paradise.”