THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO ST. LUKE 23

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1 And the whole multitude of them arose and led him unto Pilate ⚑

2 And they began to accuse him saying We found this fellow perverting the nation and forbidding to give tribute to Cæsar saying that he himself is Christ a King ⚑

3 And Pilate asked him saying Art thou the King of the Jews And he answered him and said Thou sayest it ⚑

4 Then said Pilate to the chief priests and to the people I find no fault in this man ⚑

5 And they were the more fierce saying He stirreth up the people teaching throughout all Jewry beginning from Galilee to this place ⚑

6 When Pilate heard of Galilee he asked whether the man were a Galilæan ⚑

7 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 ⚑

8 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 ⚑

9 Then he questioned with him in many words but he answered him nothing ⚑

10 And the chief priests and scribes stood and vehemently accused him ⚑

11 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 ⚑

12 And the same day Pilate and Herod were made friends together for before they were at enmity between themselves ⚑

13 And Pilate when he had called together the chief priests and the rulers and the people ⚑

14 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 ⚑

15 No nor yet Herod for I sent you to him and lo nothing worthy of death is done unto him ⚑

16 I will therefore chastise him and release him ⚑

17 For of necessity he must release one unto them at the feast ⚑

18 And they cried out all at once saying Away with this man and release unto us Barabbas ⚑

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

20 Pilate therefore willing to release Jesus spake again to them ⚑

21 But they cried saying Crucify him crucify him ⚑

22 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 ⚑

23 And they were instant with loud voices requiring that he might be crucified And the voices of them and of the chief priests prevailed ⚑

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

25 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 ⚑

26 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 ⚑

27 And there followed him a great company of people and of women which also bewailed and lamented him ⚑

28 But Jesus turning unto them said Daughters of Jerusalem weep not for me but weep for yourselves and for your children ⚑

29 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 ⚑

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 in a green tree what shall be done in the dry ⚑

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

33 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 ⚑

34 Then said Jesus Father forgive them for they know not what they do And they parted his raiment and cast lots ⚑

35 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 ⚑

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

37 And saying If thou be the king of the Jews save thyself ⚑

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

39 And one of the malefactors which were hanged railed on him saying If thou be Christ save thyself and us ⚑

40 But the other answering rebuked him saying Dost not thou fear God seeing thou art in the same condemnation ⚑

41 And we indeed justly for we receive the due reward of our deeds but this man hath done nothing amiss ⚑

42 And he said unto Jesus Lord remember me when thou comest into thy kingdom ⚑

43 And Jesus said unto him Verily I say unto thee To day shalt thou be with me in paradise ⚑

44 And it was about the sixth hour and there was a darkness over all the earth until the ninth hour ⚑

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

46 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 ⚑

47 Now when the centurion saw what was done he glorified God saying Certainly this was a righteous man ⚑

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 and the women that followed him from Galilee stood afar off beholding these things ⚑

50 And behold there was a man named Joseph a counsellor and he was a good man and a just ⚑

51 The same had not consented to the counsel and deed of them he was of rimathæa a city of the Jews who also himself waited for the kingdom of God ⚑

52 This man went unto Pilate and begged the body of Jesus ⚑

53 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 ⚑

54 And that day was the preparation and the sabbath drew on ⚑

55 And the women also which came with him from Galilee followed after and beheld the sepulchre and how his body was laid ⚑

56 And they returned and prepared spices and ointments and rested the sabbath day according to the commandment ⚑

King James Version (1769) with Apocrypha · Crosswire Bible Society / eBible.org (standard text of 1769) · Public Domain

Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · public domain