Luke 23:13-38 - LSB - Legacy Standard Bible

Luke 23:13-38

Pilate Grants the Crowd’s Request

13 And Pilate summoned the chief priests and the ^arulers and the people, 14 and said to them, “You brought this man to me as one who ¹^aincites the people to rebellion, and behold, having examined Him before you, I ^bhave found in this man no guilt of what you are accusing Him. 15 No, nor has ^aHerod, for he sent Him back to us; and behold, nothing deserving death has been done by Him. 16 Therefore I will ^apunish Him and release Him.” 17 ¹[Now he was obliged to release to them at the feast one prisoner.]
18 But they cried out all together, saying, “^aAway with this man, and release for us Barabbas!” 19 (He had been thrown into prison for an insurrection made in the city and for murder.) 20 But again Pilate addressed them, wanting to release Jesus, 21 but they kept on calling out, saying, “Crucify, crucify Him!” 22 And he said to them a third time, “Why, what evil has this man done? I have found in Him no guilt worthy of death; therefore I will ^apunish Him and release Him.” 23 But they were insistent, with loud voices asking that He be crucified. And their voices were prevailing. 24 And Pilate pronounced sentence that their demand be granted. 25 And he released the man they were asking for who had been thrown into prison for insurrection and murder, but he delivered Jesus to their will.

Simon Carries the Cross

26 ^aAnd when they led Him away, they took hold of a man, Simon of ^bCyrene, coming in from the country, and placed on him the cross to carry behind Jesus.
27 And following Him was a large multitude of the people, and of women who were ¹^amourning and lamenting Him. 28 But Jesus, turning to them, said, “Daughters of Jerusalem, stop crying for Me, but cry for yourselves and for your children. 29 For behold, the days are coming when they will say, ‘^aBlessed are the barren, and the wombs that never bore, and the breasts that never nursed.’ 30 Then they will begin to ^asay to the mountains, ‘Fall on us,’ and to the hills, ‘Cover us.’ 31 For if they do these things ¹when the tree is green, what will happen ²when it is dry?”
32 ^aNow two others also, who were criminals, were being led away to be put to death with Him.

The Crucifixion

33 ^aAnd when they came to the place called ¹The Skull, there they crucified Him and the criminals, one on the right and the other on the left. 34 ¹But Jesus was saying, “^aFather, forgive them; for they do not know what they are doing.” ^bAnd they cast lots, dividing up His garments among themselves. 35 And the people stood by, looking on. And even the ^arulers were scoffing at Him, saying, “He saved others; ^blet Him save Himself if this is the ¹Christ of God, His Chosen One.” 36 And the soldiers also mocked Him, coming up to Him, ^aoffering Him sour wine, 37 and saying, “^aIf You are the King of the Jews, save Yourself!” 38 Now there was also an inscription above Him, “^aTHIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.”