Luke 23:26-43

Tree of Life Version

Executed on the Stake

²⁶ As they led Him away, they grabbed a man, Simon of Cyrene, coming in from the countryside. They placed on him the cross-beam,^[a] to carry behind Yeshua.

²⁷ Now a great multitude of people was following Him, including women who were mourning and singing dirges for Him. ²⁸ But Yeshua, turning to them, said, “Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for Me, but for yourselves and your children. ²⁹ For indeed, the days are coming when they will say, ‘Blessed are barren, and the wombs that never gave birth, and the breasts that did not feed.’

³¹ “For if they do these things when the wood is green, what will happen when it is dry?”

³² Others, two evildoers, were also led away to be put to death with Him. ³³ When they came to the place called the Skull, there they crucified Him and the evildoers, one on His right and the other on His left.

³⁴ But Yeshua was saying, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.” Then they cast lots, dividing up His clothing.^[c]

³⁵ The people stood there watching. And even the leaders were sneering at Him, saying, “He saved others; let Him save Himself if He is the Messiah of God, the Chosen One!”^[d]

³⁶ The soldiers likewise mocked Him, coming up and bringing Him sour wine, ^{[e] 37} and saying, “If You are the King of the Jews, save Yourself.”

³⁸ Now there was also an inscription over Him:^[f] THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS. ³⁹ One of the evildoers hanging there was jeering at Him, saying, “Aren’t You the Messiah? Save Yourself—and us!”

⁴⁰ But the other one, rebuking him, replied, “Don’t you fear God, since you are under the same sentence? ⁴¹ We’re getting what we deserve for our actions, and rightly so—but this One has done nothing wrong.” ⁴² And he said, “Yeshua, remember me when You come into Your kingdom.”

⁴³ Yeshua said to him, “Amen, I tell you, today you shall be with Me in Paradise.”