Luke 23:26-49

Christian Standard Bible

The Way to the Cross

²⁶ As^(A) they led him away, they seized Simon, a Cyrenian,^(B) who was coming in from the country, and laid the cross^(C) on him to carry behind Jesus. ²⁷ A large crowd of people followed him, including women who were mourning and lamenting him.^{(D) 28} But turning to them, Jesus said, “Daughters of Jerusalem,^(E) do not weep for me, but weep for yourselves and your children. ²⁹ Look, the days are coming^(F) when they will say, ‘Blessed are the women without children, the wombs that never bore, and the breasts that never nursed!’^{(G) 30} Then they will begin to say to the mountains, ‘Fall on us!’ and to the hills, ‘Cover us!’ ^{[a](H) 31} For if they do these things when the wood is green, what will happen when it is dry?”^(I)

Crucified between Two Criminals

³² Two others—criminals^(J)—were also led away to be executed with him. ³³ When^(K) they arrived at the place called The Skull, they crucified him there, along with the criminals, one on the right and one on the left. ³⁴ Then Jesus said, “Father,^(L) forgive^(M) them, because they do not know what they are doing.”^[b](N) And they divided his clothes and cast lots.^(O)

³⁵ The^(P) people stood watching, and even the leaders were scoffing:^(Q) “He saved others; let him save himself if this is God’s Messiah, the Chosen One!” ^{(R) 36} The soldiers also mocked him. They came offering him sour wine^{(S) 37} and said, “If you are the king of the Jews,^(T) save yourself!”

³⁸ An inscription was above him:^[c] This Is the King of the Jews.

³⁹ Then^(U) one of the criminals hanging there began to yell insults at^[d] him: “Aren’t you the Messiah? Save yourself and us!”

⁴⁰ But the other answered, rebuking him: “Don’t you even fear God,^(V) since you are undergoing the same punishment? ⁴¹ We are punished justly, because we’re getting back what we deserve for the things we did, but this man has done nothing wrong.”^{(W) 42} Then he said, “Jesus, remember me^[e](X) when you come into your kingdom.”^(Y)

⁴³ And he said to him, “Truly I tell you, today you will be with me in paradise.”^(Z)

The Death of Jesus

⁴⁴ It^(AA) was now about noon,^[f] and darkness came over the whole land^[g] until three,^{[h] 45} because the sun’s light failed.^[i] The curtain^(AB) of the sanctuary was split down the middle. ⁴⁶ And Jesus called out with a loud voice, “Father, into your hands I entrust my spirit.”^[j](AC) Saying this, he breathed his last.

⁴⁷ When the centurion saw what happened, he began to glorify^(AD) God, saying, “This man really was righteous!” ^{[k] 48} All the crowds that had gathered for this spectacle, when they saw what had taken place, went home, striking their chests.^{(AE) 49} But^(AF) all who knew him, including the women who had followed him from Galilee, stood at a distance,^(AG) watching these things.