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Luke 23

1 Jesus is brought before Pilate and Herod 18 Of Barabbas, 26 Of Simon of Cyrenian 27 The women make lamentation 33 Christ crucified 34 He praieth for his enemies 40 He converteth the theif and many others at his death, 53 And is buried.
1.Then the whole multitude of them arose, and led him unto aPilate.
2.And they began to accuse him, saying, We have found this man perverting the people, and *forbidding to pay tribute to Cesar, saying, That he is Christ a King.
3.*And Pilate asked him, saying, Art thou the King of the Jewes? And he answered him, and said, Thou saist it.
4.Then said Pilate to the high Priests, and to the people, I find no faute in this man.
5.But they were the more fierce, saying, He moveth the people, teaching through out all Judea, beginning at Galile, even to this place.
6.Now when Pilate heard of Galile, he asked whether the man were a Galilean.
7.And when he knewe that he was of Herod’s jurisdiction, he bsent him to Herod, which was also at Jerusalem ^in those days.
8.And when Herod saw Jesus, he was exceedingly glad: for he was cdesirous to see him of a long season, because he had heard many things of him, and trusted to have seen some ^sign done by him.
9.Then questioned he with him of many things: but he answered him dnothing.
10.The high Priests also and Scribes stood forth and accused him vehemently.
11.And Herod with his ^men of war, despised him, and mocked him, and arrayed him in e^white, and sent him again to Pilate.
12.And the same day Pilate and Herod were made friends together: for before they were enemies one to another.
13.¶ Then Pilate called together the high Priests, and the rulers, and the people,
14.And said unto them, Ye have brought this man unto me, as one that perverted the people: and behold, I have examined him before you, and have found no faute in this man, of those things whereof ye accuse him:
15.No, nor yet Herod: for I sent you to him: and lo, nothing worthy of death is done ^to him.
16.I will therefore chastise him, and let him loose.
17.(For of fnecessity he must have let one loose unto them at the feast.)
18.Then all the multitude cryed at once, saying, Away with him, and deliver to us Barabbas:
19.Which for a certain insurrection made in the city, and murther was cast in prison.
20.Then Pilate spake again to them, willing to let Jesus loose.
21.But they cryed, saying, Crucify, crucify him.
22.*And he said unto them the third time, But what evil hath he done? I find gno cause of death in him: I will therefore chastise him, and let him loose.
23.But they were instant with loud voices, and required that he might be crucified: and the voices of them and of the high Priests prevailed.
24.So Pilate gave sentence, that it should be as they required.
25.And he let loose unto them him that for insurrection and murther was cast into prison, whom they desired, and delivered Jesus to do with him what they would.
26.*And as they led him away, they caught one Simon of Cyrene, coming out of the field, and on him they laid the cross, to bear it after Jesus.
27.And there followed him a great multitude of people, and of women, which women bewailed and lamented him.
28.But Jesus turned back unto them, and said, ^Daughters of Jerusalem, weep not for me, but weep for your selves, and for your children.
29.For behold, the days will come, when men shall say, Blessed are the barren, and the wombs that never bare, and the pappes which never gave suck.
30.Then shall they begin to say to the mountains, *Fall on us: and to the hills, Cover us.
31.*For if they do these things to a hgreen tree, what shalbe done to the dry?
32.*And there were two others, which were evil doers, led with him to be slain.
33.And when they were come to the place, which is called ^Calverie, there they crucified him, and the evil doers: one at the right hand, and the other at the left.
34.Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them: for they know not what they do. And they parted his rayment, and cast lots.
35.And the people stood, and beheld: and the rulers mocked him with them, saying, He saved others: let him save him self, if he be the Christ, the iChosen of God.
36.The soldiers also mocked him, and came and offered him kviengar.
37.And said, If thou be the King of the Jewes, save thy self.
38.And a superscription was also written over him, in lGreek letters, and in Latin, and in Hebrew, THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWES.
39.¶ And one of the evil doers, which were hanged, railed on him, saying, If thou be the Christ, save thy self and us.
40.But the other answered, and rebuked him, saying, mFearest thou not God, seeing thou art in the same condemnation?
41.We are in deed righteously here: for we receive things worthy of that we have done: but this man hath done nothing amiss.
42.And he said unto Jesus, Lord, remember me, when thou comest into thy kingdom.
43.Then Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, to day shalt thou be with me in Paradise.
44.¶ And it was about the nsixt hour: and there was a darkness over all the land, until the ninth hour.
45.And the sun was darkened, and the vail of the Temple rent through the middes.
46.And Jesus cryed with a loud voice, and said, *Father, into thine hands I commend my spirit. And when he thus had said, He gave up the ghost.
47.¶ Now when the ^oCenturion saw what was done, he glorified God, saying, Of a surety this man was just.
48.And all the people that came together to that sight, beholding the things, which were done, smote their breasts, and returned.
49.And all his acquaintance stood a far off, and the women that followed him from Galile, beholding these things.
50.*And behold, there was a man named Joseph, which was a counsellor, a good man and a just.
51.He did not consent to the counsel and deed of them, which was of Arimathea, a city of the Jewes: who also him self ^pwaited for the kingdom of God.
52.He went unto Pilate, and asked the body of Jesus,
53.And took it down, and wrapped it in a linen cloth, and laid it in a tomb hewen out of a rock, wherein was never man yet laid.
54.And that day was the qPreparation, and the Sabbath rdrew on.
55.And the women also that followed after, which came with him from Galile, beheld the sepulchre, and how his body was laid.
56.And they returned and prepared odours, and ointments, and rested the Sabbath day according to the commandment.

Notes

1-a.
Who was the chief governor, and had the examination of matters of life and death.
2-*.
Mt. 22.21, Mk. 12.17.
3-*.
Mt. 27.11, Mk. 15.2, John 18.33.
7-^.
Or, at that time.
7-b.
To rid his hands, and to gratify Herod.
8-^.
Or, miracle.
8-c.
Of a certain curiosity.
9-d.
For Christ came not to defend himself, neither yet would please the vain curiosity of this tyrant.
11-^.
Or, bands, or train.
11-^-1.
Or, in bright colour.
11-e.
Commonly this was a robe of honour, or excellency: but it was given to Christ in mockage.
15-^.
Or, by him.
17-f.
For the Romans had given such franchises and liberties to the Jews, which was but a tradition, and not according to the word of God.
22-*.
Mt. 27.23, Mk. 15.14, John 18.32 and 19.4.
22-g.
The judge gives sentence with Christ, before he condemns him, whereby plainly appears Jesus’ innocency.
26-*.
Mt. 27.32, Mk. 15.21.
28-O.
r, women of Jerusalem.
30-*.
Is. 2.19, Hos. 10.8, Rev. 6.16.
31-*.
1 Pet. 4.17.
31-h.
If the innocent be thus handled, what shall the wicked man be?
32-*.
Mt. 27.38, Mk. 15.27, John 19.18.
33-^.
Or, the place of skulls.
35-i.
Whom God has before all others appointed to be the Messiah: otherwise the Scriptures calls them the elect of God, whom he has chosen before all beginning to life everlasting.
36-k.
Mixed with myrrh and gall to hasten his death.
38-l.
That the thing might be known to all nations, because these three languages were most common.
40-m.
The condemnation which you now suffer, causes it you not the fear God?
44-n.
Which was midday.
46-*.
Ps. 31.5.
47-^.
Or, Captain.
47-o.
The Roman Captain who had charge over an hundred men.
50-*.
Mt. 27.57, Mk. 15.43, John 19.38.
51-^.
Or, had embraced.
51-p.
He looked for the redeemer, by whom all should be restored.
54-q.
When men prepared all things ready, for the feast.
54-r.
That is, began the same evening.