Luke 23:39-56
New King James Version
39 (A)Then one of the criminals who were hanged blasphemed Him, saying, [a]“If You are the Christ, save Yourself and us.”
40 But the other, answering, rebuked him, saying, “Do you not even fear God, seeing you are under the same condemnation? 41 And we indeed justly, for we receive the due reward of our deeds; but this Man has done (B)nothing wrong.” 42 Then he said [b]to Jesus, “Lord, remember me when You come into Your kingdom.”
43 And Jesus said to him, “Assuredly, I say to you, today you will be with Me in (C)Paradise.”
Jesus Dies on the Cross(D)
44 (E)Now it [c]was about the sixth hour, and there was darkness over all the earth until the ninth hour. 45 Then the sun was [d]darkened, and (F)the veil of the temple was torn in [e]two. 46 And when Jesus had cried out with a loud voice, He said, “Father, (G)‘into Your hands I commit My spirit.’ ” (H)Having said this, He breathed His last.
47 (I)So when the centurion saw what had happened, he glorified God, saying, “Certainly this was a righteous Man!”
48 And the whole crowd who came together to that sight, seeing what had been done, beat their breasts and returned. 49 (J)But all His acquaintances, and the women who followed Him from Galilee, stood at a distance, watching these things.
Jesus Buried in Joseph’s Tomb(K)
50 (L)Now behold, there was a man named Joseph, a council member, a good and just man. 51 He had not consented to their decision and deed. He was from Arimathea, a city of the Jews, (M)who[f] himself was also waiting for the kingdom of God. 52 This man went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. 53 (N)Then he took it down, wrapped it in linen, and laid it in a tomb that was hewn out of the rock, where no one had ever lain before. 54 That day was (O)the Preparation, and the Sabbath drew near.
55 And the women (P)who had come with Him from Galilee followed after, and (Q)they observed the tomb and how His body was laid. 56 Then they returned and (R)prepared spices and fragrant oils. And they rested on the Sabbath (S)according to the commandment.
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- Luke 23:39 NU Are You not the Christ? Save
- Luke 23:42 NU “Jesus, remember me
- Luke 23:44 NU adds already
- Luke 23:45 NU obscured
- Luke 23:45 the middle
- Luke 23:51 NU who was waiting
Luke 23:39-56
English Standard Version
39 (A)One of the criminals who were hanged (B)railed at him,[a] saying, “Are you not (C)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 (D)when you come into your kingdom.” 43 And he said to him, “Truly, I say to you, today you will be with me in (E)paradise.”
The Death of Jesus
44 (F)It was now about the sixth hour,[b] and there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour,[c] 45 while the sun's light failed. And (G)the curtain of the temple was torn in two. 46 Then Jesus, (H)calling out with a loud voice, said, “Father, (I)into your hands I (J)commit my spirit!” And having said this (K)he breathed his last. 47 Now (L)when the centurion saw what had taken place, (M)he praised God, saying, “Certainly this man was innocent!” 48 And all the crowds that had assembled for this spectacle, when they saw what had taken place, returned home (N)beating their breasts. 49 And all (O)his acquaintances and (P)the women who had followed him from Galilee (Q)stood at a distance watching these things.
Jesus Is Buried
50 (R)Now there was a man named Joseph, from the Jewish town of Arimathea. He was a member of the council, a good and righteous man, 51 who had not consented to their decision and action; and he (S)was looking for the kingdom of God. 52 This man went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. 53 Then he took it down and wrapped it in a linen shroud and (T)laid him in a tomb cut in stone, (U)where no one had ever yet been laid. 54 It was the day of (V)Preparation, and the Sabbath was beginning.[d] 55 (W)The women (X)who had come with him from Galilee followed and saw the tomb and how his body was laid. 56 Then they returned and (Y)prepared spices and ointments.
On the Sabbath they rested (Z)according to the commandment.
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- Luke 23:39 Or blasphemed him
- Luke 23:44 That is, noon
- Luke 23:44 That is, 3 p.m.
- Luke 23:54 Greek was dawning
Luke 23:39-56
New American Standard Bible
39 (A)One of the criminals who were hanged there was [a]hurling abuse at Him, saying, “Are You not the [b]Christ? (B)Save Yourself and us!” 40 But the other responded, and rebuking him, said, “Do you not even fear God, since you are under the same sentence of condemnation? 41 And we indeed are suffering justly, for we are receiving [c]what we deserve for our crimes; but this Man has done nothing wrong.” 42 And he was saying, “Jesus, remember me when You come into Your kingdom!” 43 And He said to him, “Truly I say to you, today you will be with Me in (C)Paradise.”
44 (D)It was now about [d](E)the sixth hour, and darkness came over the entire land until [e]the ninth hour, 45 [f]because the sun stopped shining; and (F)the veil of the temple was torn [g]in two. 46 And Jesus, (G)crying out with a loud voice, said, “Father, (H)into Your hands I entrust My spirit.” And having said this, He [h]died. 47 (I)Now when the centurion saw what had happened, he began (J)praising God, saying, “This Man was in fact [i]innocent.” 48 And all the crowds who came together for this spectacle, after watching what had happened, began to return home, [j](K)beating their chests. 49 (L)And all His acquaintances and (M)the women who accompanied Him from Galilee were standing at a distance, seeing these things.
Jesus Is Buried
50 (N)And a man named Joseph, who was a (O)member of the Council, a good and righteous man 51 (he had not consented to their plan and action), a man from Arimathea, a city of the Jews, who was (P)waiting for the kingdom of God— 52 this man went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. 53 And he took it down and wrapped it in a linen cloth, and laid Him in a tomb cut into the rock, where no one had ever lain. 54 It was a [k](Q)preparation day, and a Sabbath was about to [l]begin. 55 Now (R)the women who had come with Him from Galilee followed, and they saw the tomb and how His body was laid. 56 And then they returned and (S)prepared spices and perfumes.
And (T)on the Sabbath they rested according to the commandment.
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- Luke 23:39 Or blaspheming
- Luke 23:39 I.e., Messiah
- Luke 23:41 Lit things worthy of what we have done
- Luke 23:44 I.e., noon
- Luke 23:44 I.e., 3 p.m.
- Luke 23:45 Lit the sun failing
- Luke 23:45 Lit in the middle
- Luke 23:46 Lit expired
- Luke 23:47 Lit righteous
- Luke 23:48 I.e., as a traditional sign of mourning or contrition
- Luke 23:54 I.e., preparation for the Sabbath
- Luke 23:54 Lit dawn
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