2.
By the Roman rulers
23:1-25
Luke 23
:1
23:1
And the entire multitude of them rose up and
aled Him before
1Pilate.
Luke 23
:2
23:2
And they began to accuse Him, saying, We found this man
1perverting our nation and forbidding
people to
apay taxes to
bCaesar, and saying that He Himself is Christ, a
cKing.
Luke 23
:3
23:3
And Pilate
aasked Him, saying, Are You the
bKing of the Jews? And answering him, He said,
1It is as you
csay.
Luke 23
:4
23:4
And Pilate said to the chief priests and the crowds, I find
ano fault in this man.
Luke 23
:5
23:5
But they were vehement, saying, He stirs up the people, teaching throughout the whole of Judea, beginning from
1aGalilee even to this place.
Luke 23
:6
23:6
And when Pilate heard
this, he asked whether the man was a
aGalilean.
Luke 23
:7
23:7
And when he realized that He was of
aHerod's jurisdiction, he sent Him up to Herod, who also himself was in Jerusalem in those days.
Luke 23
:8
23:8
And when Herod saw Jesus, he rejoiced greatly, for he had wanted to
asee Him for a considerable time, because he had
bheard about Him, and was hoping to see some
csign done by Him.
Luke 23
:9
23:9
And he questioned Him with
1many words, but He answered him
2nothing.
Luke 23
:10
23:10
And the chief priests and the scribes stood by, vehemently accusing Him.
Luke 23
:11
23:11
And Herod with his soldiers, having
adespised Him and
bmocked Him, cthrew around
Him splendid clothing and sent Him back to Pilate.
Luke 23
:12
23:12
And both
aHerod and Pilate became friends with one another on that very day, for they had previously been at enmity toward each other.
Luke 23
:13
23:13
And Pilate, calling together the chief priests and the
arulers and the people,
Luke 23
:14
23:14
Said to them, You have brought this man to me as one who
1aturns the people away, and behold, I have examined
Him before you and found
bno fault in this man regarding the accusations you bring against Him.
Luke 23
:15
23:15
No, neither has Herod, for he sent Him back to us, and behold, nothing worthy of death has been done by Him.
Luke 23
:16
23:16
I will therefore
adiscipline Him and
brelease Him.
Luke 23
:17
23:17
1aNow he was obliged to release to them one
prisoner at the feast.
Luke 23
:18
23:18
But they cried out all together, saying, Take this man
aaway and
brelease to us Barabbas.
Luke 23
:19
23:19
He was one who, for a certain
ainsurrection that occurred in the city and for murder, had been thrown into the prison.
Luke 23
:20
23:20
But Pilate, wanting to release Jesus, addressed them again;
Luke 23
:21
23:21
But they continued to shout, saying, Crucify, crucify Him!
Luke 23
:22
23:22
But he said to them a third time, Why, what evil has this man
adone? I have found
bno cause of death in Him; I will therefore
cdiscipline Him and release
Him.
Luke 23
:23
23:23
But they pressed him with loud voices, asking that He be
1acrucified, and their voices prevailed.
Luke 23
:24
23:24
And Pilate
1gave sentence that their request be carried out,
Luke 23
:25
23:25
And he released him who had been thrown into prison for
ainsurrection and murder, whom they asked for; but Jesus he
bdelivered up to their will.
C.
Crucified
23:26-49
1.
Suffering the persecution of men
vv. 26-43
Luke 23
:26
23:26
And as they led Him away, they laid hold of
1aSimon, a certain Cyrenian, coming from the country, and they placed the cross upon him to carry
it behind Jesus.
Luke 23
:27
23:27
And a great multitude of the people and of women who were mourning and lamenting Him followed Him.
Luke 23
:28
23:28
But Jesus turned to them and said,
1aDaughters of
bJerusalem, do not weep over Me, but weep over yourselves and over your children.
Luke 23
:29
23:29
For behold, the
adays are coming in which they will say, Blessed are the barren, and the wombs which have not borne, and the breasts which have not
bnourished.
Luke 23
:30
23:30
Then they will begin to say to the
amountains, Fall on us! and to the hills, Cover us!
Luke 23
:31
23:31
For if they do these things with the
1tree full of sap, what will happen with the one that is
adry?
Luke 23
:32
23:32
And atwo others also,
who were criminals, were led with Him to be executed.
Luke 23
:33
23:33
And when they came to the place called The
1aSkull, there they
bcrucified Him and the
ccriminals, one on the right and one on the left.
Luke 23
:34
23:34
And Jesus said, Father,
aforgive them, for they do
bnot know what they are doing. And dividing His garments, they cast
clots.
Luke 23
:35
23:35
And the people stood by,
alooking on. And the
brulers also
csneered, saying, He
dsaved others; let Him save
eHimself if this is the
fChrist of God, the
gChosen One!
Luke 23
:36
23:36
And the soldiers also
amocked Him, coming to
Him and offering Him
1bvinegar,
Luke 23
:37
23:37
And saying, If You are the
aKing of the Jews, save Yourself!
Luke 23
:38
23:38
And there was also an inscription over
1Him: This Is The
aKing Of The JEWS.
Luke 23
:39
23:39
And one of the criminals who were hanged
there ablasphemed Him, saying, Are You not the Christ? Save Yourself and us!
Luke 23
:40
23:40
But the other, answering, rebuked him and said, Do you not even fear God, since you are in the same
1judgment?
Luke 23
:41
23:41
And we justly, for we are receiving what we deserve for what we did, but this Man has done nothing
1amiss.
Luke 23
:42
23:42
1And he said, Jesus, remember me when You
acome into Your kingdom.
Luke 23
:43
23:43
And He said to him,
1Truly I say to you, Today you shall be with Me in
2Paradise.
2.
Suffering the judgment of God for sinners to accomplish a vicarious death for them
vv. 44-49
Luke 23
:44
23:44
And it was now about the
1asixth hour, and
bdarkness fell over the whole land until the ninth hour,
Luke 23
:45
23:45
1The sun's
light failing; and the
2aveil of the temple was split down the middle.
Luke 23
:46
23:46
And crying with a
aloud voice, Jesus said, Father, into Your hands
1I bcommit My spirit. And saying this, He expired.
Luke 23
:47
23:47
Now when the
acenturion saw what had happened, he
bglorified God, saying, Certainly this man was
crighteous.
Luke 23
:48
23:48
And all the crowds who came together at this spectacle, when they beheld the things that happened, returned, beating their
abreasts.
Luke 23
:49
23:49
And all those who
aknew Him, and the
bwomen who accompanied Him from Galilee, stood at a
cdistance, observing these things.
D.
Buried
23:50-56
Luke 23
:50
23:50
And behold, there was a man named
1aJoseph, who was a member of the Council, and a good and righteous man
Luke 23
:51
23:51
(This man had not consented to their counsel and action), from Arimathea, a city of the Jews, who was
aexpecting the kingdom of God.
Luke 23
:52
23:52
This man came to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus.
Luke 23
:53
23:53
And he took
it down and wrapped it in a fine linen cloth, and
1laid Him in a tomb hewn in the rock, where
ano one had ever lain.
Luke 23
:54
23:54
And it was the day of
1preparation, and the Sabbath was
2coming on.
Luke 23
:55
23:55
And the women who had come together with Him out of Galilee followed after and beheld the tomb and how His body was laid.
Luke 23
:56
23:56
And they returned and prepared
aspices and
bointment. And on the
cSabbath they
1rested according to the commandment.
