Luke 23

About Luke Luke gives an orderly account of Jesus' life, with special care for the poor, outsiders and women.

And the whole multitude of them arose, and led him unto Pilate.SelectedLuke 23:1Ask

And they began to accuse him, saying, We found this fellow perverting the nation, and forbidding to give tribute to Caesar, saying that he himself is Christ a King.SelectedLuke 23:2Ask

And Pilate asked him, saying, Art thou the King of the Jews? And he answered him and said, Thou sayest it.SelectedLuke 23:3Ask

Then said Pilate to the chief priests and to the people, I find no fault in this man.SelectedLuke 23:4Ask

And they were the more fierce, saying, He stirreth up the people, teaching throughout all Jewry, beginning from Galilee to this place.SelectedLuke 23:5Ask

When Pilate heard of Galilee, he asked whether the man were a Galilaean.SelectedLuke 23:6Ask

And as soon as he knew that he belonged unto Herod’s jurisdiction, he sent him to Herod, who himself also was at Jerusalem at that time.SelectedLuke 23:7Ask

And when Herod saw Jesus, he was exceeding glad: for he was desirous to see him of a long season, because he had heard many things of him; and he hoped to have seen some miracle done by him.SelectedLuke 23:8Ask

Then he questioned with him in many words; but he answered him nothing.SelectedLuke 23:9Ask

And the chief priests and scribes stood and vehemently accused him.SelectedLuke 23:10Ask

And Herod with his men of war set him at nought, and mocked him, and arrayed him in a gorgeous robe, and sent him again to Pilate.SelectedLuke 23:11Ask

And the same day Pilate and Herod were made friends together: for before they were at enmity between themselves.SelectedLuke 23:12Ask

And Pilate, when he had called together the chief priests and the rulers and the people,SelectedLuke 23:13Ask

Said unto them, Ye have brought this man unto me, as one that perverteth the people: and, behold, I, having examined him before you, have found no fault in this man touching those things whereof ye accuse him:SelectedLuke 23:14Ask

No, nor yet Herod: for I sent you to him; and, lo, nothing worthy of death is done unto him.SelectedLuke 23:15Ask

I will therefore chastise him, and release him.SelectedLuke 23:16Ask

(For of necessity he must release one unto them at the feast.)SelectedLuke 23:17Ask

And they cried out all at once, saying, Away with this man, and release unto us Barabbas:SelectedLuke 23:18Ask

(Who for a certain sedition made in the city, and for murder, was cast into prison.)SelectedLuke 23:19Ask

Pilate therefore, willing to release Jesus, spake again to them.SelectedLuke 23:20Ask

But they cried, saying, Crucify him, crucify him.SelectedLuke 23:21Ask

And he said unto them the third time, Why, what evil hath he done? I have found no cause of death in him: I will therefore chastise him, and let him go.SelectedLuke 23:22Ask

And they were instant with loud voices, requiring that he might be crucified. And the voices of them and of the chief priests prevailed.SelectedLuke 23:23Ask

And Pilate gave sentence that it should be as they required.SelectedLuke 23:24Ask

And he released unto them him that for sedition and murder was cast into prison, whom they had desired; but he delivered Jesus to their will.SelectedLuke 23:25Ask

And as they led him away, they laid hold upon one Simon, a Cyrenian, coming out of the country, and on him they laid the cross, that he might bear it after Jesus.SelectedLuke 23:26Ask

And there followed him a great company of people, and of women, which also bewailed and lamented him.SelectedLuke 23:27Ask

But Jesus turning unto them said, Daughters of Jerusalem, weep not for me, but weep for yourselves, and for your children.SelectedLuke 23:28Ask

For, behold, the days are coming, in the which they shall say, Blessed are the barren, and the wombs that never bare, and the paps which never gave suck.SelectedLuke 23:29Ask

Then shall they begin to say to the mountains, Fall on us; and to the hills, Cover us.SelectedLuke 23:30Ask

For if they do these things in a green tree, what shall be done in the dry?SelectedLuke 23:31Ask

And there were also two other, malefactors, led with him to be put to death.SelectedLuke 23:32Ask

And when they were come to the place, which is called Calvary, there they crucified him, and the malefactors, one on the right hand, and the other on the left.SelectedLuke 23:33Ask

Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. And they parted his raiment, and cast lots.SelectedLuke 23:34Ask

And the people stood beholding. And the rulers also with them derided him, saying, He saved others; let him save himself, if he be Christ, the chosen of God.SelectedLuke 23:35Ask

And the soldiers also mocked him, coming to him, and offering him vinegar,SelectedLuke 23:36Ask

And saying, If thou be the king of the Jews, save thyself.SelectedLuke 23:37Ask

And a superscription also was written over him in letters of Greek, and Latin, and Hebrew, THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.SelectedLuke 23:38Ask

And one of the malefactors which were hanged railed on him, saying, If thou be Christ, save thyself and us.SelectedLuke 23:39Ask

But the other answering rebuked him, saying, Dost not thou fear God, seeing thou art in the same condemnation?SelectedLuke 23:40Ask

And we indeed justly; for we receive the due reward of our deeds: but this man hath done nothing amiss.SelectedLuke 23:41Ask

And he said unto Jesus, Lord, remember me when thou comest into thy kingdom.SelectedLuke 23:42Ask

And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, To day shalt thou be with me in paradise.SelectedLuke 23:43Ask

And it was about the sixth hour, and there was a darkness over all the earth until the ninth hour.SelectedLuke 23:44Ask

And the sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was rent in the midst.SelectedLuke 23:45Ask

And when Jesus had cried with a loud voice, he said, Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit: and having said thus, he gave up the ghost.SelectedLuke 23:46Ask

Now when the centurion saw what was done, he glorified God, saying, Certainly this was a righteous man.SelectedLuke 23:47Ask

And all the people that came together to that sight, beholding the things which were done, smote their breasts, and returned.SelectedLuke 23:48Ask

And all his acquaintance, and the women that followed him from Galilee, stood afar off, beholding these things.SelectedLuke 23:49Ask

And, behold, there was a man named Joseph, a counsellor; and he was a good man, and a just:SelectedLuke 23:50Ask

(The same had not consented to the counsel and deed of them;) he was of Arimathaea, a city of the Jews: who also himself waited for the kingdom of God.SelectedLuke 23:51Ask

This man went unto Pilate, and begged the body of Jesus.SelectedLuke 23:52Ask

And he took it down, and wrapped it in linen, and laid it in a sepulchre that was hewn in stone, wherein never man before was laid.SelectedLuke 23:53Ask

And that day was the preparation, and the sabbath drew on.SelectedLuke 23:54Ask

And the women also, which came with him from Galilee, followed after, and beheld the sepulchre, and how his body was laid.SelectedLuke 23:55Ask

And they returned, and prepared spices and ointments; and rested the sabbath day according to the commandment.SelectedLuke 23:56Ask

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