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Lucas 23
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Jesús y Pilato

23 Luego, todos los de la Junta Suprema se pusieron de pie y llevaron a Jesús ante Pilato, el gobernador romano. 2 Cuando llegaron, comenzaron a acusar a Jesús y dijeron:

—Señor gobernador, encontramos a este hombre alborotando al pueblo para que se rebele contra Roma. Dice que no debemos pagar impuestos al emperador, y que él es el Mesías. Es decir, se cree rey.

3 Pilato le preguntó a Jesús:

—¿De verdad eres el rey de los judíos?

Jesús respondió:

—Tú lo dices.

4 Entonces Pilato les dijo a los sacerdotes principales y a la gente que se había reunido:

—No hay ninguna razón para condenar a este hombre.

5 Pero los acusadores insistieron:

—Con sus enseñanzas está alborotando al pueblo. Lo ha hecho en toda la región de Judea. Comenzó en la región de Galilea y ahora ha llegado aquí.

6 Cuando Pilato oyó eso, les preguntó si Jesús era de Galilea. 7 Ellos dijeron que sí, por lo que Pilato se dio cuenta de que Jesús debía ser juzgado por Herodes Antipas, el rey de esa región. Por eso envió a Jesús ante Herodes, que en ese momento estaba en Jerusalén.

Jesús y Herodes

8 Cuando Herodes vio a Jesús, se puso muy contento, porque hacía tiempo que quería conocerlo. Había oído hablar mucho de él, y esperaba verlo hacer un milagro. 9 Le hizo muchas preguntas, pero Jesús no respondió nada.

10 Los sacerdotes principales y los maestros de la Ley estaban allí, y lo acusaban con insistencia.

11 Herodes y sus soldados insultaron a Jesús, y para burlarse de él lo vistieron como si fuera un rey. Luego lo enviaron a Pilato.

12 Herodes y Pilato, que antes eran enemigos, se hicieron amigos ese día.

¡Que lo claven en una cruz!

13 Pilato reunió entonces a los sacerdotes principales, al pueblo y a sus líderes, 14 y les dijo:

—Ustedes trajeron a este hombre, y lo acusan de alborotar al pueblo contra Roma. Pero le he hecho muchas preguntas delante de ustedes, y no creo que sea culpable. 15 Tampoco Herodes cree que sea culpable, y por eso lo envió de vuelta. Este hombre no ha hecho nada malo, y no merece morir. 16-17 Ordenaré que lo azoten como castigo, y luego lo dejaré en libertad.[a]

18 Pero toda la gente que estaba allí gritó:

—¡Ordena que maten a Jesús! ¡Deja libre a Barrabás!

19 Este Barrabás estaba en la cárcel por haberse rebelado contra el gobierno de Roma en la ciudad de Jerusalén, y por haber matado a una persona.

20 Pilato quería dejar libre a Jesús. Por eso habló otra vez con todos los que estaban allí. 21 Pero ellos gritaron:

—¡Que lo claven en una cruz! ¡Que lo claven en una cruz!

22 Pilato habló con ellos por tercera vez, y les dijo:

—¿Por qué quieren que muera? ¿Qué mal ha hecho? Por lo que sé, este hombre no ha hecho nada malo para merecer la muerte. Ordenaré que lo azoten, y luego lo dejaré en libertad.

23 Pero ellos siguieron gritando con más fuerza, pidiendo que mataran a Jesús. Al fin, Pilato les hizo caso. 24-25 Ordenó que mataran a Jesús como ellos querían, y dejó libre a Barrabás, el rebelde y asesino.

Jesús es clavado en la cruz

26 Los soldados se llevaron a Jesús para clavarlo en una cruz. En el camino detuvieron a un hombre llamado Simón, y lo obligaron a llevar la cruz detrás de Jesús. Simón era del pueblo de Cirene, y en ese momento volvía del campo.

27 Muchas personas seguían a Jesús. Entre ellas había muchas mujeres, que gritaban y lloraban de tristeza por él. 28 Jesús se volvió y les dijo:

«¡Mujeres de Jerusalén! No lloren por mí. Más bien, lloren por ustedes y por sus hijos. 29 Porque llegará el momento en que la gente dirá: “¡Dichosas las mujeres que no pueden tener hijos! ¡Dichosas las que nunca fueron madres ni tuvieron niños que alimentar!” 30 Esa gente deseará que una montaña les caiga encima y las mate. 31 Porque si a mí, que no he hecho nada malo, me matan así, ¿qué no les pasará a los que hacen lo malo?»

32 También llevaron a dos malvados, para matarlos junto con Jesús. 33 Cuando llegaron al lugar llamado La Calavera,[b] los soldados clavaron a Jesús en la cruz. También clavaron a los dos criminales, uno a la derecha y el otro a la izquierda de Jesús.

34 Poco después, Jesús dijo: «¡Padre, perdona a toda esta gente! ¡Ellos no saben lo que hacen!»[c]

Mientras los soldados hacían un sorteo para ver quién de ellos se quedaría con la ropa de Jesús, 35 la gente miraba todo lo que pasaba. Los líderes del pueblo, entre tanto, se burlaban de Jesús y decían: «Él salvó a otros, y si de verdad es el Mesías que Dios eligió, que se salve a sí mismo.»

36 Los soldados también se burlaban de él. Le ofrecieron vinagre para que lo bebiera, 37 y le dijeron: «¡Si en verdad eres el Rey de los judíos, sálvate a ti mismo!»

38 Sobre la cabeza de Jesús había un letrero que decía: «Éste es el Rey de los judíos».

39 Uno de los criminales que estaban clavados junto a Jesús también lo insultaba:

—¿No que tú eres el Mesías? Sálvate tú, y sálvanos a nosotros también.

40 Pero el otro hombre lo reprendió:

—¿No tienes miedo de Dios? ¿Acaso no estás sufriendo el mismo castigo? 41 Nosotros sí merecemos el castigo, porque hemos sido muy malos; pero este hombre no ha hecho nada malo para merecerlo.

42 Luego, le dijo a Jesús:

—Jesús, no te olvides de mí cuando comiences a reinar.

43 Jesús le dijo:

—Te aseguro que hoy estarás conmigo en el paraíso.[d]

Jesús muere

44-45 Como a las doce del día el sol dejó de brillar, y todo el país quedó en oscuridad hasta las tres de la tarde. La cortina del templo se partió en dos, de arriba abajo. 46 Jesús gritó con fuerza y dijo: «¡Padre, mi vida está en tus manos!»

Después de decir esto, murió.

47 El capitán romano vio lo que había pasado, alabó a Dios y dijo: «En verdad, éste era un hombre bueno.»

48 Al ver todo eso, la gente que estaba allí volvió a su casa llena de tristeza, pues se sentía culpable.

49 Todos los amigos íntimos de Jesús, y las mujeres que lo habían seguido desde Galilea, se mantenían a cierta distancia, mirando lo que pasaba.

El entierro de Jesús

50-51 Había un hombre llamado José, que era del pueblo de Arimatea, en la región de Judea. Este hombre era bueno y honesto, y deseaba que Dios comenzara ya a reinar en el mundo. Era miembro de la Junta Suprema, pero cuando la Junta decidió que Jesús debía morir, él no estuvo de acuerdo.

52 José fue a hablar con Pilato, y le pidió el cuerpo de Jesús para enterrarlo. 53 Por eso fue y bajó de la cruz el cuerpo, lo envolvió en una tela fina, y lo puso en una tumba hecha en una gran roca. Esa tumba nunca antes había sido usada. 54 Ese día era viernes, y los judíos se preparaban para el descanso del día sábado, que estaba a punto de empezar.

55 Las mujeres que habían seguido a Jesús desde Galilea fueron con José a la tumba, y vieron cómo colocaban el cuerpo de Jesús. 56 Luego regresaron a su casa y prepararon perfumes para ponérselos al cuerpo de Jesús. Pero tuvieron que descansar el día sábado, tal como lo ordenaba la ley de Moisés.

Footnotes

  1. Lucas 23:16 Lo dejaré en libertad: Algunos mss. griegos agregan: Pilato dijo esto, porque en cada fiesta de la Pascua acostumbraba dejar libre a un preso.
  2. Lucas 23:33 La Calavera: No se sabe bien por qué se le dio este nombre al lugar donde crucificaron a Jesús. Probablemente era una enorme roca que tenía la forma de una calavera. Otros piensan que el nombre se debe a las muchas personas que murieron crucificadas en ese lugar.
  3. Lucas 23:34 Varios mss. griegos muy importantes no tienen la frase: Jesús dijo: «¡Padre, perdona a toda esta gente! ¡Ellos no saben lo que hacen!».
  4. Lucas 23:43 Paraíso: Esta palabra, en griego, se usaba para hablar del jardín de Edén. En la época de Jesús se usaba para hablar del lugar donde los hijos de Dios viven en paz y felicidad, hasta que llegue el día final, cuando Dios juzgará a todos.
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Lucas 23
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Jesús ante Pilato

(Mt. 27.1-2,11-14; Mr. 15.1-5; Jn. 18.28-38)

23 Levantándose entonces toda la muchedumbre de ellos, llevaron a Jesús a Pilato. 2 Y comenzaron a acusarle, diciendo: A este hemos hallado que pervierte a la nación, y que prohíbe dar tributo a César, diciendo que él mismo es el Cristo, un rey. 3 Entonces Pilato le preguntó, diciendo: ¿Eres tú el Rey de los judíos? Y respondiéndole él, dijo: Tú lo dices. 4 Y Pilato dijo a los principales sacerdotes, y a la gente: Ningún delito hallo en este hombre. 5 Pero ellos porfiaban, diciendo: Alborota al pueblo, enseñando por toda Judea, comenzando desde Galilea hasta aquí.

Jesús ante Herodes

6 Entonces Pilato, oyendo decir, Galilea, preguntó si el hombre era galileo. 7 Y al saber que era de la jurisdicción de Herodes, le remitió a Herodes, que en aquellos días también estaba en Jerusalén. 8 Herodes, viendo a Jesús, se alegró mucho, porque hacía tiempo que deseaba verle; porque había oído muchas cosas acerca de él, y esperaba verle hacer alguna señal. 9 Y le hacía muchas preguntas, pero él nada le respondió. 10 Y estaban los principales sacerdotes y los escribas acusándole con gran vehemencia. 11 Entonces Herodes con sus soldados le menospreció y escarneció, vistiéndole de una ropa espléndida; y volvió a enviarle a Pilato. 12 Y se hicieron amigos Pilato y Herodes aquel día; porque antes estaban enemistados entre sí.

Jesús sentenciado a muerte

(Mt. 27.15-26; Mr. 15.6-15; Jn. 18.38—19.16)

13 Entonces Pilato, convocando a los principales sacerdotes, a los gobernantes, y al pueblo, 14 les dijo: Me habéis presentado a este como un hombre que perturba al pueblo; pero habiéndole interrogado yo delante de vosotros, no he hallado en este hombre delito alguno de aquellos de que le acusáis. 15 Y ni aun Herodes, porque os remití a él; y he aquí, nada digno de muerte ha hecho este hombre. 16 Le soltaré, pues, después de castigarle. 17 Y tenía necesidad de soltarles uno en cada fiesta.

18 Mas toda la multitud dio voces a una, diciendo: ¡Fuera con este, y suéltanos a Barrabás! 19 Este había sido echado en la cárcel por sedición en la ciudad, y por un homicidio. 20 Les habló otra vez Pilato, queriendo soltar a Jesús; 21 pero ellos volvieron a dar voces, diciendo: ¡Crucifícale, crucifícale! 22 Él les dijo por tercera vez: ¿Pues qué mal ha hecho este? Ningún delito digno de muerte he hallado en él; le castigaré, pues, y le soltaré. 23 Mas ellos instaban a grandes voces, pidiendo que fuese crucificado. Y las voces de ellos y de los principales sacerdotes prevalecieron. 24 Entonces Pilato sentenció que se hiciese lo que ellos pedían; 25 y les soltó a aquel que había sido echado en la cárcel por sedición y homicidio, a quien habían pedido; y entregó a Jesús a la voluntad de ellos.

Crucifixión y muerte de Jesús

(Mt. 27.32-56; Mr. 15.21-41; Jn. 19.17-30)

26 Y llevándole, tomaron a cierto Simón de Cirene, que venía del campo, y le pusieron encima la cruz para que la llevase tras Jesús. 27 Y le seguía gran multitud del pueblo, y de mujeres que lloraban y hacían lamentación por él. 28 Pero Jesús, vuelto hacia ellas, les dijo: Hijas de Jerusalén, no lloréis por mí, sino llorad por vosotras mismas y por vuestros hijos. 29 Porque he aquí vendrán días en que dirán: Bienaventuradas las estériles, y los vientres que no concibieron, y los pechos que no criaron. 30 Entonces comenzarán a decir a los montes: Caed sobre nosotros; y a los collados: Cubridnos.(A) 31 Porque si en el árbol verde hacen estas cosas, ¿en el seco, qué no se hará?

32 Llevaban también con él a otros dos, que eran malhechores, para ser muertos. 33 Y cuando llegaron al lugar llamado de la Calavera, le crucificaron allí, y a los malhechores, uno a la derecha y otro a la izquierda. 34 Y Jesús decía: Padre, perdónalos, porque no saben lo que hacen. Y repartieron entre sí sus vestidos, echando suertes.(B) 35 Y el pueblo estaba mirando; y aun los gobernantes se burlaban de él, diciendo: A otros salvó; sálvese a sí mismo, si este es el Cristo, el escogido de Dios. 36 Los soldados también le escarnecían, acercándose y presentándole vinagre, 37 y diciendo: Si tú eres el Rey de los judíos, sálvate a ti mismo. 38 Había también sobre él un título escrito con letras griegas, latinas y hebreas: ESTE ES EL REY DE LOS JUDÍOS.

39 Y uno de los malhechores que estaban colgados le injuriaba, diciendo: Si tú eres el Cristo, sálvate a ti mismo y a nosotros. 40 Respondiendo el otro, le reprendió, diciendo: ¿Ni aun temes tú a Dios, estando en la misma condenación? 41 Nosotros, a la verdad, justamente padecemos, porque recibimos lo que merecieron nuestros hechos; mas este ningún mal hizo. 42 Y dijo a Jesús: Acuérdate de mí cuando vengas en tu reino. 43 Entonces Jesús le dijo: De cierto te digo que hoy estarás conmigo en el paraíso.

44 Cuando era como la hora sexta, hubo tinieblas sobre toda la tierra hasta la hora novena. 45 Y el sol se oscureció, y el velo(C) del templo se rasgó por la mitad. 46 Entonces Jesús, clamando a gran voz, dijo: Padre, en tus manos encomiendo mi espíritu.(D) Y habiendo dicho esto, expiró. 47 Cuando el centurión vio lo que había acontecido, dio gloria a Dios, diciendo: Verdaderamente este hombre era justo. 48 Y toda la multitud de los que estaban presentes en este espectáculo, viendo lo que había acontecido, se volvían golpeándose el pecho. 49 Pero todos sus conocidos, y las mujeres(E) que le habían seguido desde Galilea, estaban lejos mirando estas cosas.

Jesús es sepultado

(Mt. 27.57-61; Mr. 15.42-47; Jn. 19.38-42)

50 Había un varón llamado José, de Arimatea, ciudad de Judea, el cual era miembro del concilio, varón bueno y justo. 51 Este, que también esperaba el reino de Dios, y no había consentido en el acuerdo ni en los hechos de ellos, 52 fue a Pilato, y pidió el cuerpo de Jesús. 53 Y quitándolo, lo envolvió en una sábana, y lo puso en un sepulcro abierto en una peña, en el cual aún no se había puesto a nadie. 54 Era día de la preparación, y estaba para comenzar el día de reposo.[a] 55 Y las mujeres que habían venido con él desde Galilea, siguieron también, y vieron el sepulcro, y cómo fue puesto su cuerpo. 56 Y vueltas, prepararon especias aromáticas y ungüentos; y descansaron el día de reposo,[b] conforme al mandamiento.(F)

Footnotes

  1. Lucas 23:54 Aquí equivale a sábado.
  2. Lucas 23:56 Aquí equivale a sábado.
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Luke 23
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23 So the whole council got up and took Jesus to Pilate. 2 They brought accusations against Him.

Sanhedrin: We have observed this man leading our nation astray. He even forbade us to pay our taxes to Caesar. He claims to be the Anointed One and a King Himself.

Pilate: 3 Are You the King of the Jews?

Jesus: It’s as you say.

Pilate (to the chief priest and crowd): 4 I find this man guilty of no crime.

Sanhedrin (growing more intense): 5 He has been stirring up discontent among the people all over Judea. He started up in Galilee, and now He’s brought His brand of trouble all the way to Jerusalem!

Pilate: 6 Just a minute. Is this man a Galilean?

7 When Pilate learned that Jesus was indeed Galilean—which meant He was officially under Herod’s jurisdiction—Pilate sent Him over to Herod, who was currently in Jerusalem. 8 Herod was fascinated to meet Jesus for he had heard about Him for a long time. He was hoping he might be treated to a miracle or two. 9 He interrogated Jesus for quite a while, but Jesus remained silent, refusing to answer his questions. 10 Meanwhile the chief priests and religious scholars had plenty to say—angrily hurling accusations at Jesus.

11 Eventually Herod and his soldiers began to insult Jesus, mocking and degrading Him. They put expensive clothing on Him and sent Him back to Pilate. 12 This ended a long-standing rift between Herod and Pilate; they became friends from that day forward.

13 Pilate assembled the chief priests and other Jewish authorities.

Pilate: 14 You presented this man to me as a rabble-rouser, but I examined Him in your presence and found Him not guilty of the charges you have leveled against Him. 15 Herod also examined Him and released Him to my custody. So He hasn’t done anything deserving the death penalty. 16 I’ll see to it that He is properly whipped and then let Him go.

[17 It was the custom for Pilate to set one prisoner free during the holiday festivities.][a]

Crowd (all shouting at once): 18 Away with this man! Free Barabbas instead!

Crucifixion is a favorite Roman punishment for insurrectionists, slaves, and prisoners of war. Anyone daring to defy the power and authority of Caesar is executed in this public and humiliating way. Jesus indeed is a revolutionary. He doesn’t come to proclaim a new religion, but a new kingdom—a new way of life. He is indeed a threat to Caesar’s way of doing things, a way that co-opts the religious leaders.

Jesus’ revolution is a peaceful revolution. He doesn’t advocate the use of violence—in fact, when one of His disciples uses the sword to try to protect Jesus from arrest, Jesus heals the “enemy” and rebukes His disciple. So Jesus doesn’t support the regime of Caesar or follow the usual violent path of revolution: He leads a revolutionary revolution—in a path of love, healing, justice, and reconciliation.

Jesus appropriates and transforms the symbol of their power into a symbol of His greater power. He makes the cross not the icon of violent domination, but the reverse. By hanging on the cross and speaking of forgiveness, Jesus shows that there is a greater power at work in the world than the power of domination: it’s the power of God’s saving and reconciling love.

19 Barabbas had been imprisoned after being convicted of an insurrection he had led in Jerusalem. He had also committed murder. 20 Pilate argued with them, wishing he could release Jesus, 21 but they wouldn’t be silenced.

Crowd (shouting): Crucify Him! Crucify Him!

Pilate (countering a third time): 22 Why? What has He done that is so evil? I have found in Him no offense worthy of capital punishment. As I said, I will punish Him and then release Him.

23 But they would not relent. They shouted louder and louder that He should be crucified, and eventually Pilate capitulated. 24 So he pronounced the punishment they demanded.

25 He released the rebel and murderer Barabbas—the insurrectionist they had pleaded for in His place—and he handed Jesus over to them to do with as they desired.

26 On the way to the place of crucifixion, they pulled a man from the crowd—his name was Simon of Cyrene, a person from the countryside who happened to be entering the city at that moment. They put Jesus’ cross on Simon’s shoulders, and he followed behind Jesus. 27 Along with Him was a huge crowd of common people, including many women shrieking and wailing in grief.

Jesus (to the people in the crowd): 28 Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for Me. Weep instead for yourselves and weep for your children. 29 Days are coming when people will say, “Blessed are the infertile; blessed are the wombs that never bore a child; blessed are the breasts that never nursed an infant.” 30 People will beg the mountains, “Surround us!” They’ll plead with the hills, “Cover us!”[b] 31 For if they treat Me like this when I’m like green unseasoned wood, what will they do to a nation that’s ready to burn like seasoned firewood?

32 Jesus wasn’t the only one being crucified that day. There were two others, criminals, who were also being led to their execution. 33 When they came to the place known as “The Skull,” they crucified Jesus there, in the company of criminals, one to the right of Jesus and the other to His left.

Jesus: 34 [Father, forgive them, for they don’t know what they’re doing.][c]

Meanwhile they were drawing lots to see who would win Jesus’ clothing. 35 The crowd of people stood, watching.

Authorities (mocking Jesus): So He was supposed to rescue others, was He? He was supposed to be God’s Anointed, the Liberating King? Let’s see Him start by liberating Himself!

36 The soldiers joined in the mockery. First, they pretended to offer Him a soothing drink—but it was sour wine.

Soldiers: 37 Hey, if You’re the King of the Jews, why don’t You free Yourself!

38 Even the inscription they placed over Him was intended to mock Him—“This is the King of the Jews!” [This was written in Greek, Latin, and Hebrew.][d]

39 One of the criminals joined in the cruel talk.

Cynical Criminal: You’re supposed to be the Anointed One, right? Well—do it! Rescue Yourself and us!

40 But the other criminal told him to be quiet.

Believing Criminal: Don’t you have any fear of God at all? You’re getting the same death sentence He is! 41 We’re getting what we deserve since we’ve committed crimes, but this man hasn’t done anything wrong at all! 42 (turning to Jesus) Jesus, when You come into Your kingdom, please remember me.

Jesus: 43 I promise you that this very day you will be with Me in paradise.

44 At this point, it was about noon, and a darkness fell over the whole region. The darkness persisted until about three in the afternoon, 45 and at some point during this darkness, the curtain in the temple was torn in two.

The tearing of this heavy curtain in the temple is highly symbolic. Because this curtain separated the holiest place in the temple from the rest of the temple, some see in this act a symbol of God opening the way for unholy humans to enter into His holy presence: Jesus’ death brought forgiveness and opened the way for all to come to God. Others see in the curtain’s being torn the opposite meaning: God’s presence can no longer be confined to any single geographical place. The suffering and death of Jesus ended one age of human history, and now a new era has begun. Now God is on the move, at large, invading the whole world. Or perhaps this graphic image means both.

Jesus (shouting out loudly): 46 Father, I entrust My spirit into Your hands![e]

And with those words, He exhaled—and breathed no more.

47 The Centurion[f]—one of the soldiers who performed the execution—saw all this, and he praised God.

Centurion: No doubt, this man must have been innocent.

48 The crowds of common people who had gathered and watched the whole ordeal through to its conclusion left for their homes, pounding on their own chests in profound grief. 49 And all who knew Jesus personally, including the group of women who had been with Him from the beginning in Galilee, stood at a distance, watching all of these things unfold.

50 Meanwhile a man named Joseph had been at work. He was a member of the council, a good and fair man, 51 from a Judean town called Arimathea. He had objected to the plans and actions of the council; he was seeking the kingdom of God. 52 He had gone to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. 53 He removed the body from the cross and wrapped it in a shroud made of fine linen. He then laid the body in a cavelike tomb cut from solid rock, a tomb that never had been used before. 54 It was Preparation Day—the day before the holy Sabbath—and it was about to begin at sundown. 55 The women who had accompanied Jesus from the beginning in Galilee now came, took note of where the tomb was and how His body had been prepared, 56 then left to prepare spices and ointments for His proper burial. They ceased their work on the Sabbath so they could rest as the Hebrew Scriptures required.

Footnotes

  1. 23:17 The earliest manuscripts omit verse 17.
  2. 23:30 Hosea 10:8
  3. 23:34 The earliest manuscripts omit this portion.
  4. 23:38 Some early manuscripts omit this portion.
  5. 23:46 Psalm 31:5
  6. 23:47 A Roman military officer in charge of 100 soldiers
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Luke 23
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Pilate asks Jesus questions

23 All the people at the meeting stood up to leave. They took Jesus to stand in front of Pilate.[a] 2 Then they all started to tell Pilate that Jesus had done bad things. They said, ‘We found this man when he was telling our people wrong things. He said that we must not pay taxes to the Roman government. He also said that he himself is the Messiah, that is, a king.’

3 Pilate asked Jesus, ‘Are you the king of the Jews?’ Jesus replied, ‘You have said it.’

4 Pilate then said to the leaders of the priests and to all the crowd of people, ‘I cannot find any reason to say that this man is guilty.’ 5 But they continued to speak strongly to him. They said, ‘He makes the people angry and ready to fight against the government. He has taught these bad things everywhere in Judea. He started in Galilee and now he has come to Jerusalem.’

6 When Pilate heard this, he asked if Jesus came from Galilee. 7 He discovered that he was from the country where Herod ruled. So Pilate sent Jesus to stand in front of Herod. Herod was also in Jerusalem at that time.[b]

Herod asks Jesus questions

8 Herod was very happy to see Jesus. He had heard about him and he had wanted to meet him for a long time. He wanted to see Jesus do something to show God's power. 9 He asked Jesus many questions, but Jesus did not answer any of them. 10 The leaders of the priests and the teachers of God's Law stood there. They were shouting out that Jesus had done many bad things. 11 Then Herod and his soldiers started to laugh at Jesus. They were saying things to make him feel bad. They put a beautiful coat on him. Then they sent him back to Pilate. 12 That same day, Herod and Pilate became friends. Until then, they had not liked each other.

Pilate and the Jewish leaders argue about Jesus

13 Pilate then told the leaders of the priests, the leaders of the Jews and the people to come back to him. 14 He said to them, ‘You brought this man to me. You said that he was causing the people to fight against their rulers. Listen! I have asked him some questions in front of you. But I have not found that he has done anything wrong. 15 Herod also did not find that he had done anything wrong. That is why he has sent him back to me. You can see this. He has not done anything bad that means he ought to die. 16 So I will just punish him. I will command a soldier to hit him with whips. Then I will let him go.’

17 [Pilate usually let one person go free out of the prison at Passover time.][c]

18 But the crowd all shouted together, ‘Take this man away and kill him! We want Barabbas to go free.’

19 Barabbas had fought against the Roman rulers in Jerusalem. He had also killed somebody. That is why the rulers had put him in prison. 20 But Pilate still wanted to let Jesus go. So he spoke to the crowd again. 21 But they continued to shout. They were shouting, ‘Kill him on a cross, kill him on a cross.’[d]

22 Pilate asked them the same question for the third time. ‘Why should I kill him? What wrong things has he done? You want me to say that he should die. But I have not found anything wrong that would cause me to say that. So I will punish him. I will command my soldiers to hit him with a whip. Then I will let him go.’

23 But they continued to shout at Pilate, ‘Kill him on a cross.’ They continued to shout very much. So, in the end, 24 Pilate did what they wanted. 25 They had asked Pilate to let Barabbas go free out of the prison. He was the man that had caused the Jewish people to fight against the Roman rulers. He had also killed somebody. He was the man that Pilate let go free. As for Jesus, Pilate commanded the soldiers to take him away. He let the people do to him what they wanted.

They kill Jesus on a cross

26 So the soldiers took Jesus away, to go to the place where they would kill him. On the way, they took hold of a man called Simon. This man was from the town of Cyrene. He was coming in from outside the city. The soldiers took the cross that Jesus was carrying on his shoulders. They made Simon carry it instead as he walked behind Jesus.

27 A very large crowd of people were following Jesus. There were many women among them. They were crying with loud voices. They were weeping and crying because they were very sad. 28 So Jesus turned round and he said to them, ‘You women that live in Jerusalem, do not weep for me. Instead, cry for yourselves and for your children. 29 Listen! Days will come when people will say, “It is better for those women that could not have babies. Those women that never had babies to feed are the happy ones!” 30 People will begin to say, “It would be better if we were dead.” They will ask the mountains to fall on top of them. They will ask the hills to cover them up. 31 There is much trouble and pain now. But much worse things will happen! Now the fire burns slowly. But soon it will be like a fire that quickly burns dry wood!’[e]

32 The soldiers also took two other men out of the prison. These men had done bad things. The soldiers would kill them and Jesus together. 33 They took them to the place that is called ‘The Skull’. There they fixed Jesus to a cross to die. They also fixed the two bad men to crosses. One of these men was on the right side of Jesus. The other was on his left side.

34 Jesus said, ‘Father, these people do not know what they are doing. So please forgive them.’

The soldiers then picked up Jesus' clothes for themselves. They played a game to decide who would receive each piece of his clothes. 35 The people stood there and they were watching. The Jewish leaders were laughing at Jesus. They said, ‘He saved other people, did he? Then he should save his own life! Then we will know that he is really the Messiah, the man that God has chosen.’

36 The soldiers also laughed at him. They came up to him and they offered him cheap wine to drink. 37 They said, ‘If you are really the King of the Jews, save your own life.’

38 There was also a notice fixed at the top of the cross. It said, ‘This is the King of the Jews.’

39 One of the bad men on a cross at the side of Jesus started to insult him. He shouted, ‘You say that you are the Messiah, don't you? Then save your own life and save our lives too!’

40 But the bad man on the other cross told him that he should be quiet. He said, ‘You should be more afraid of God. We will die here, as well as him. 41 We two men have done very bad things. So it is right that we should die. But this man has not done anything wrong.’ 42 Then the man said to Jesus, ‘Remember me, Jesus, when you start to rule in your kingdom.’ 43 Jesus replied, ‘I promise you, today you will be with me in paradise.’

Jesus dies

44 It was now about midday. The whole country became dark for three hours. 45 The sun did not give any light. Then the curtain inside the temple tore into two parts. 46 Then Jesus shouted loudly, ‘Father, I give my spirit to you.’ After he shouted this, he died.

47 There was a captain of the soldiers there. When he saw what had happened, he praised God. He said. ‘I am sure that this man had not done anything wrong.’

48 A very big crowd had come together to watch the men die. They saw what had happened. Then they began to go home. They were very sad, and they were hitting their own bodies with their hands. 49 The friends of Jesus were there. The women that had come with him from Galilee were also there. They were all standing a long way away. They also saw what happened to him.

Joseph buries Jesus

50 A man called Joseph was also there. He was one of a special group of important Jewish leaders.[f] He was a good man that wanted to do right things. 51 He was from the Jewish town of Arimathea. He had not agreed with the other leaders that Jesus should die. He was waiting for God to begin to rule his people in his kingdom.

52 So Joseph went to see Pilate. He asked Pilate for the dead body of Jesus. Pilate agreed to this. 53 Joseph then went to the place where Jesus died. He took the dead body down from the cross. He put a piece of linen cloth around the body. Then he put the body into a large hole in the rock. People had made that hole to put dead bodies in, but it was the first time that anyone had used it.[g]

54 This all happened on the day before the Jewish day of rest. It was nearly time for the Jewish day of rest to begin.[h]

Jesus becomes alive again

55 The women who had come with Jesus from Galilee followed Joseph. They saw the place where the hole in the rock was. They also saw Joseph put Jesus' body into the empty hole. 56 Then they returned to the house where they were staying in Jerusalem. They prepared spices and oil that had a beautiful smell. On the Jewish day of rest they obeyed God's Law and they did not work.

Footnotes

  1. 23:1 Pontius Pilate ruled over this part of the land that the Romans ruled. He ruled over Jerusalem.
  2. 23:7 Herod was a king and he ruled over the whole of Galilee. It was Herod that had killed John the Baptist.
  3. 23:17 Verse 17 is not in many copies of Luke.
  4. 23:21 Roman rulers fixed bad people to a big cross made from wood, to kill them.
  5. 23:31 Again, Jesus is telling the people that enemies will soon destroy Jerusalem. Jesus is like a tree that is alive. He has not done anything wrong. But still the Romans will kill him on a cross. The bad people in Jerusalem are like dry wood. They have done many wrong things. The Romans will do worse things to them.
  6. 23:50 This was the same group that asked Jesus questions. They had wanted Pilate to kill Jesus.
  7. 23:53 At that time, they put dead bodies in a hole in a rock. Then the family and friends closed the front with a big stone.
  8. 23:54 For the Jews, the end of a day was when the sun went down, at about six o'clock in the evening. Then the next day began.
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23 Then the whole assembly rose and led him off to Pilate.(A) 2 And they began to accuse him, saying, “We have found this man subverting our nation.(B) He opposes payment of taxes to Caesar(C) and claims to be Messiah, a king.”(D)

3 So Pilate asked Jesus, “Are you the king of the Jews?”

“You have said so,” Jesus replied.

4 Then Pilate announced to the chief priests and the crowd, “I find no basis for a charge against this man.”(E)

5 But they insisted, “He stirs up the people all over Judea by his teaching. He started in Galilee(F) and has come all the way here.”

6 On hearing this, Pilate asked if the man was a Galilean.(G) 7 When he learned that Jesus was under Herod’s jurisdiction, he sent him to Herod,(H) who was also in Jerusalem at that time.

8 When Herod saw Jesus, he was greatly pleased, because for a long time he had been wanting to see him.(I) From what he had heard about him, he hoped to see him perform a sign of some sort. 9 He plied him with many questions, but Jesus gave him no answer.(J) 10 The chief priests and the teachers of the law were standing there, vehemently accusing him. 11 Then Herod and his soldiers ridiculed and mocked him. Dressing him in an elegant robe,(K) they sent him back to Pilate. 12 That day Herod and Pilate became friends(L)—before this they had been enemies.

13 Pilate called together the chief priests, the rulers and the people, 14 and said to them, “You brought me this man as one who was inciting the people to rebellion. I have examined him in your presence and have found no basis for your charges against him.(M) 15 Neither has Herod, for he sent him back to us; as you can see, he has done nothing to deserve death. 16 Therefore, I will punish him(N) and then release him.” [17] [a]

18 But the whole crowd shouted, “Away with this man! Release Barabbas to us!”(O) 19 (Barabbas had been thrown into prison for an insurrection in the city, and for murder.)

20 Wanting to release Jesus, Pilate appealed to them again. 21 But they kept shouting, “Crucify him! Crucify him!”

22 For the third time he spoke to them: “Why? What crime has this man committed? I have found in him no grounds for the death penalty. Therefore I will have him punished and then release him.”(P)

23 But with loud shouts they insistently demanded that he be crucified, and their shouts prevailed. 24 So Pilate decided to grant their demand. 25 He released the man who had been thrown into prison for insurrection and murder, the one they asked for, and surrendered Jesus to their will.

The Crucifixion of Jesus(Q)

26 As the soldiers led him away, they seized Simon from Cyrene,(R) who was on his way in from the country, and put the cross on him and made him carry it behind Jesus.(S) 27 A large number of people followed him, including women who mourned and wailed(T) for him. 28 Jesus turned and said to them, “Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for me; weep for yourselves and for your children.(U) 29 For the time will come when you will say, ‘Blessed are the childless women, the wombs that never bore and the breasts that never nursed!’(V) 30 Then

“‘they will say to the mountains, “Fall on us!”
    and to the hills, “Cover us!”’[b](W)

31 For if people do these things when the tree is green, what will happen when it is dry?”(X)

32 Two other men, both criminals, were also led out with him to be executed.(Y) 33 When they came to the place called the Skull, they crucified him there, along with the criminals—one on his right, the other on his left. 34 Jesus said, “Father,(Z) forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.”[c](AA) And they divided up his clothes by casting lots.(AB)

35 The people stood watching, and the rulers even sneered at him.(AC) They said, “He saved others; let him save himself if he is God’s Messiah, the Chosen One.”(AD)

36 The soldiers also came up and mocked him.(AE) They offered him wine vinegar(AF) 37 and said, “If you are the king of the Jews,(AG) save yourself.”

38 There was a written notice above him, which read: this is the king of the jews.(AH)

39 One of the criminals who hung there hurled insults at him: “Aren’t you the Messiah? Save yourself and us!”(AI)

40 But the other criminal rebuked him. “Don’t you fear God,” he said, “since you are under the same sentence? 41 We are punished justly, for we are getting what our deeds deserve. But this man has done nothing wrong.”(AJ)

42 Then he said, “Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom.[d]”(AK)

43 Jesus answered him, “Truly I tell you, today you will be with me in paradise.”(AL)

The Death of Jesus(AM)

44 It was now about noon, and darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon,(AN) 45 for the sun stopped shining. And the curtain of the temple(AO) was torn in two.(AP) 46 Jesus called out with a loud voice,(AQ) “Father, into your hands I commit my spirit.”[e](AR) When he had said this, he breathed his last.(AS)

47 The centurion, seeing what had happened, praised God(AT) and said, “Surely this was a righteous man.” 48 When all the people who had gathered to witness this sight saw what took place, they beat their breasts(AU) and went away. 49 But all those who knew him, including the women who had followed him from Galilee,(AV) stood at a distance,(AW) watching these things.

The Burial of Jesus(AX)

50 Now there was a man named Joseph, a member of the Council, a good and upright man, 51 who had not consented to their decision and action. He came from the Judean town of Arimathea, and he himself was waiting for the kingdom of God.(AY) 52 Going to Pilate, he asked for Jesus’ body. 53 Then he took it down, wrapped it in linen cloth and placed it in a tomb cut in the rock, one in which no one had yet been laid. 54 It was Preparation Day,(AZ) and the Sabbath was about to begin.

55 The women who had come with Jesus from Galilee(BA) followed Joseph and saw the tomb and how his body was laid in it. 56 Then they went home and prepared spices and perfumes.(BB) But they rested on the Sabbath in obedience to the commandment.(BC)

Footnotes

  1. Luke 23:17 Some manuscripts include here words similar to Matt. 27:15 and Mark 15:6.
  2. Luke 23:30 Hosea 10:8
  3. Luke 23:34 Some early manuscripts do not have this sentence.
  4. Luke 23:42 Some manuscripts come with your kingly power
  5. Luke 23:46 Psalm 31:5
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