Luke 23:26-38

English Standard Version

The Crucifixion

²⁶^(A)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. ²⁷And there followed him a great multitude of the people and of women who were ^(B)mourning and lamenting for him. ²⁸But turning to them Jesus said, “Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for me, but weep for yourselves and for your children. ²⁹For behold, ^(C)the days are coming when they will say, ^(D)‘Blessed are the barren and the wombs that never bore and the breasts that never nursed!’ ³⁰^(E)Then they will begin to say to the mountains, ‘Fall on us,’ and to the hills, ‘Cover us.’ ³¹For ^(F)if they do these things when ^(G)the wood is green, what will happen ^(H)when it is dry?”

³²^(I)Two others, who were criminals, were led away to be put to death with him. ³³^(J)And when they came to the place that is called The Skull, there they crucified him, and the criminals, ^(K)one on his right and one on his left. ³⁴And Jesus said, “Father, ^(L)forgive them, ^(M)for they know not what they do.”^[a] And they cast lots ^(N)to divide his garments. ³⁵And ^(O)the people stood by, watching, ^(P)but ^(Q)the rulers ^(R)scoffed at him, saying, ^(S)“He saved others; ^(T)let him save himself, ^(U)if he is ^(V)the Christ of God, ^(W)his Chosen One!” ³⁶The soldiers also mocked him, coming up and ^(X)offering him sour wine ³⁷and saying, ^(Y)“If you are ^(Z)the King of the Jews, save yourself!” ³⁸^(AA)There was also an inscription over him,^[b] “This is ^(AB)the King of the Jews.”