St Luke 23

¹AND the whole multitude of them rising up, led him to Pilate.

²And they began to accuse him, saying: We have found this man perverting our nation, and forbidding to give tribute to Caesar, and saying that he is Christ the king.

³And Pilate asked him, saying: Art thou the king of the Jews? But he answering, said: Thou sayest it.

⁴And Pilate said to the chief priests and to the multitudes: I find no cause in this man.

⁵But they were more earnest, saying: He stirreth up the people, teaching throughout all Judea, beginning from Galilee to this place.

⁶But Pilate hearing Galilee, asked if the man were of Galilee?

⁷And when he understood that he was of Herod's jurisdiction, he sent him away to Herod, who was also himself at Jerusalem, in those days.

⁸And Herod, seeing Jesus, was very glad; for he was desirous of a long time to see him, because he had heard many things of him; and he hoped to see some sign wrought by him.

⁹And he questioned him in many words. But he answered him nothing.

¹⁰And the chief priests and the scribes stood by, earnestly accusing him.

¹¹And Herod with his army set him at nought, and mocked him, putting on him a white garment, and sent him back to Pilate.

¹²And Herod and Pilate were made friends, that same day; for before they were enemies one to another.

¹³And Pilate, calling together the chief priests, and the magistrates, and the people,

¹⁴Said to them: You have presented unto me this man, as one that perverteth the people; and behold I, having examined him before you, find no cause in this man, in those things wherein you accuse him.

¹⁵No, nor Herod neither. For I sent you to him, and behold, nothing worthy of death is done to him.

¹⁶I will chastise him therefore, and release him.

¹⁷Now of necessity he was to release unto them one upon the feast day.

¹⁸But the whole multitude together cried out, saying: Away with this man, and release unto us Barabbas:

¹⁹Who, for a certain sedition made in the city, and for a murder, was cast into prison.

²⁰And Pilate again spoke to them, desiring to release Jesus.

²¹But they cried again, saying: Crucify him, crucify him.

²²And he said to them the third time: Why, what evil hath this man done? I find no cause of death in him. I will chastise him therefore, and let him go.

²³But they were instant with loud voices, requiring that he might be crucified; and their voices prevailed.

²⁴And Pilate gave sentence that it should be as they required.

²⁵And he released unto them him who for murder and sedition, had been cast into prison, whom they had desired; but Jesus he delivered up to their will.

²⁶And as they led him away, they laid hold of one Simon of Cyrene, coming from the country; and they laid the cross on him to carry after Jesus.

²⁷And there followed him a great multitude of people, and of women, who bewailed and lamented him.

²⁸But Jesus turning to them, said: Daughters of Jerusalem, weep not over me; but weep for yourselves, and for your children.

²⁹For behold, the days shall come, wherein they will say: Blessed are the barren, and the wombs that have not borne, and the paps that have not given suck.

³⁰Then shall they begin to say to the mountains: Fall upon us; and to the hills: Cover us.

³¹For if in the green wood they do these things, what shall be done in the dry?

³²And there were also two other malefactors led with him to be put to death.

³³And when they were come to the place which is called Calvary, they crucified him there; and the robbers, one on the right hand, and the other on the left.

³⁴And Jesus said: Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do. But they, dividing his garments, cast lots.

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

³⁶And the soldiers also mocked him, coming to him, and offering him vinegar,

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

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

³⁹And one of those robbers who were hanged, blasphemed him, saying: If thou be Christ, save thyself and us.

⁴⁰But the other answering, rebuked him, saying: Neither dost thou fear God, seeing thou art condemned under the same condemnation?

⁴¹And we indeed justly, for we receive the due reward of our deeds; but this man hath done no evil.

⁴²And he said to Jesus: Lord, remember me when thou shalt come into thy kingdom.

⁴³And Jesus said to him: Amen I say to thee, this day thou shalt be with me in paradise.

⁴⁴And it was almost the sixth hour; and there was darkness over all the earth until the ninth hour.

⁴⁵And the sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was rent in the midst.

⁴⁶And Jesus crying out with a loud voice, said: Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit. And saying this, he gave up the ghost.

⁴⁷Now the centurion, seeing what was done, glorified God, saying: Indeed this was a just man.

⁴⁸And all the multitude of them that were come together to that sight, and saw the things that were done, returned striking their breasts.

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

⁵⁰And behold there was a man named Joseph, who was a counsellor, a good and just man,

⁵¹(The same had not consented to their counsel and doings;) of Arimathea, a city of Judea; who also himself looked for the kingdom of God.

⁵²This man went to Pilate, and begged the body of Jesus.

⁵³And taking him down, he wrapped him in fine linen, and laid him in a sepulchre that was hewed in stone, wherein never yet any man had been laid.

⁵⁴And it was the day of the Parasceve, and the sabbath drew on.

⁵⁵And the women that were come with him from Galilee, following after, saw the sepulchre, and how his body was laid.

⁵⁶And returning, they prepared spices and ointments; and on the sabbath day they rested, according to the commandment.