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Luke 23 :: King James Version (KJV)

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Jesus before Pilate

(Mat 27:1, 2, 11–14; Mar 15:1–5; Jhn 18:28–38 )
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:1 - And G2532 the whole G537 multitude G4128 of them G846 arose, G450 and led G71 him G846 unto G1909 Pilate. G4091
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:2 - And G1161 they began G756 to accuse G2723 him, G846 saying, G3004 We found G2147 this G5126 fellow perverting G1294 the nation, G1484 and G2532 forbidding G2967 to give G1325 tribute G5411 to Caesar, G2541 saying G3004 that he himself G1438 is G1511 Christ G5547 a King. G935
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:3 - And G1161 Pilate G4091 asked G1905 him, G846 saying, G3004 Art G1488 thou G4771 the King G935 of the Jews? G2453 And G1161 he answered G611 him G846 and said, G5346 Thou G4771 sayest G3004 it.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:4 - Then G1161 said G2036 Pilate G4091 to G4314 the chief priests G749 and G2532 to the people, G3793 I find G2147 no G3762 fault G158 in G1722 this G5129 man. G444
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:5 - And G1161 they were the more fierce, G2001 saying, G3004 G3754 He stirreth up G383 the people, G2992 teaching G1321 throughout G2596 all G3650 Jewry, G2449 beginning G756 from G575 Galilee G1056 to G2193 this place. G5602
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:6 - When G1161 Pilate G4091 heard G191 of Galilee, G1056 he asked G1905 whether G1487 the man G444 were G2076 a Galilaean. G1057
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:7 - And G2532 as soon as he knew G1921 that G3754 he belonged G2076 unto G1537 Herod's G2264 jurisdiction, G1849 he sent G375 him G846 to G4314 Herod, G2264 who G5607  himself G846 also G2532 was G5607 at G1722 Jerusalem G2414 at G1722 that G5025 time. G2250

Jesus before Herod

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:8 - And G1161 when Herod G2264 saw G1492 Jesus, G2424 he was exceeding G3029 glad: G5463 for G1063 he was G2258 desirous G2309 to see G1492 him G846 of G1537 a long G2425 season, because G1223 he had heard G191 many things G4183 of G4012 him; G846 and G2532 he hoped G1679 to have seen G1492 some G5100 miracle G4592 done G1096 by G5259 him. G846
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:9 - Then G1161 he questioned G1905 with him G846 in G1722 many G2425 words; G3056 but G1161 he G846 answered G611 him G846 nothing. G3762
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:10 - And G1161 the chief priests G749 and G2532 scribes G1122 stood G2476 and vehemently G2159 accused G2723 him. G846
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:11 - And G1161 Herod G2264 with G4862 his G846 men of war G4753 set G1848  him G846 at nought, G1848 and G2532 mocked G1702 him, and arrayed G4016 him G846 in a gorgeous G2986 robe, G2066 and sent G375  him G846 again G375 to Pilate. G4091
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:12 - And G1161 G3739 the same G1722 G846 day G2250 Pilate G4091 and G2532 Herod G2264 were made G1096 friends G5384 together: G3326 G5037 G240 for G1063 before G4391 they were G5607 at G1722 enmity G2189 between G4314 themselves. G1438

Pilate Seeks Jesus' Release

(Mat 27:15–26; Mar 15:6–15; Jhn 18:38—19:16 )
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:13 - And G1161 Pilate, G4091 when he had called together G4779 the chief priests G749 and G2532 the rulers G758 and G2532 the people, G2992
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:14 - Said G2036 unto G4314 them, G846 Ye have brought G4374 this G5129 man G444 unto me, G3427 as G5613 one that perverteth G654 the people: G2992 and, G2532 behold, G2400 I, G1473 having examined G350 him before G1799 you, G5216 have found G2147 no G3762 fault G158 in G1722 this G5126 man G444 touching those things G3739 whereof G2596 ye accuse G2723 him: G846
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:15 - No, G235 nor yet G3761 Herod: G2264 for G1063 I sent G375 you G5209 to G4314 him; G846 and, G2532 lo, G2400 nothing G3762 worthy G514 of death G2288 is G2076 done G4238 unto him. G846
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:16 - I will G3811  therefore G3767 chastise G3811 him, G846 and release G630 him.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:17 - (For G1161 of necessity G318 he must G2192 release G630 one G1520 unto them G846 at G2596 the feast.) G1859
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:18 - And G1161 they cried out G349 all at once, G3826 saying, G3004 Away with G142 this G5126 man, and G1161 release G630 unto us G2254 Barabbas: G912
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:19 - (Who G3748 for G2258 G1223 a certain G5100 sedition G4714 made G1096 in G1722 the city, G4172 and G2532 for murder, G5408 was cast G906 into G1519 prison.) G5438
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:20 - Pilate G4091 therefore, G3767 willing G2309 to release G630 Jesus, G2424 spake G4377  again G3825 to them. G4377
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:21 - But G1161 they cried, G2019 saying, G3004 Crucify G4717 him, crucify G4717 him. G846
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:22 - And G1161 he said G2036 unto G4314 them G846 the third time, G5154 Why, G1063 what G5101 evil G2556 hath G4160  he G3778 done? G4160 I have found G2147 no G3762 cause G158 of death G2288 in G1722 him: G846 I will G3811  therefore G3767 chastise G3811 him, G846 and let him go. G630
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:23 - And G1161 they were instant G1945 with loud G3173 voices, G5456 requiring G154 that he G846 might be crucified. G4717 And G2532 the voices G5456 of them G846 and G2532 of the chief priests G749 prevailed. G2729
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:24 - And G1161 Pilate G4091 gave sentence G1948 that it should be as G1096 they G846 required. G155
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:25 - And G1161 he released G630 unto them G846 him that for G1223 sedition G4714 and G2532 murder G5408 was cast G906 into G1519 prison, G5438 whom G3739 they had desired; G154 but G1161 he delivered G3860 Jesus G2424 to their G846 will. G2307

Simon Bears the Cross

(Mat 27:32–44; Mar 15:21–32; Jhn 19:17–24 )
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:26 - And G2532 as G5613 they led G520  him G846 away, G520 they laid hold upon G1949 one G5100 Simon, G4613 a Cyrenian, G2956 coming G2064 out of G575 the country, G68 and on G2007  him G846 they laid G2007 the cross, G4716 that he might bear G5342 it after G3693 Jesus. G2424
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:27 - And G1161 there followed G190 him G846 a great G4183 company G4128 of people, G2992 and G2532 of women, G1135 which G3739 also G2532 bewailed G2875 and G2532 lamented G2354 him. G846
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:28 - But G1161 Jesus G2424 turning G4762 unto G4314 them G846 said, G2036 Daughters G2364 of Jerusalem, G2419 weep G2799 not G3361 for G1909 me, G1691 but G4133 weep G2799 for G1909 yourselves, G1438 and G2532 for G1909 your G5216 children. G5043
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:29 - For, G3754 behold, G2400 the days G2250 are coming, G2064 in G1722 the which G3739 they shall say, G2046 Blessed G3107 are the barren, G4723 and G2532 the wombs G2836 that G3739 never G3756 bare, G1080 and G2532 the paps G3149 which G3739 never G3756 gave suck. G2337
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:30 - Then G5119 shall they begin G756 to say G3004 to the mountains, G3735 Fall G4098 on G1909 us; G2248 and G2532 to the hills, G1015 Cover G2572 us. G2248
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:31 - For G3754 if G1487 they do G4160 these things G5023 in G1722 a green G5200 tree, G3586 what G5101 shall be done G1096 in G1722 the dry? G3584
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:32 - And G1161 there were also G2532 two G1417 other, G2087 malefactors, G2557 led G71 with G4862 him G846 to be put to death. G337

The Crucifixion

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:33 - And G2532 when G3753 they were come G565 to G1909 the place, G5117 which G3588 is called G2564 Calvary, G2898 there G1563 they crucified G4717 him, G846 and G2532 the malefactors, G2557 one G3739 G3303 on G1537 the right hand, G1188 and G1161 the other G3739 on G1537 the left. G710
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:34 - Then G1161 said G3004 Jesus, G2424 Father, G3962 forgive G863 them; G846 for G1063 they know G1492 not G3756 what G5101 they do. G4160 And G1161 they parted G1266 his G846 raiment, G2440 and cast G906 lots. G2819
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:35 - And G2532 the people G2992 stood G2476 beholding. G2334 And G1161 the rulers G758 also G2532 with G4862 them G846 derided G1592 him, saying, G3004 He saved G4982 others; G243 let him save G4982 himself, G1438 if G1487 he G3778 be G2076 Christ, G5547 the chosen G1588 of God. G2316
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:36 - And G1161 the soldiers G4757 also G2532 mocked G1702 him, G846 coming G4334 to him, and G2532 offering G4374 him G846 vinegar, G3690
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:37 - And G2532 saying, G3004 If G1487 thou G4771 be G1488 the king G935 of the Jews, G2453 save G4982 thyself. G4572
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:38 - And G1161 a superscription G1923 also G2532 was G2258 written G1125 over G1909 him G846 in letters G1121 of Greek, G1673 and G2532 Latin, G4513 and G2532 Hebrew, G1444 THIS G3778 IS G2076 THE KING G935 OF THE JEWS. G2453
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:39 - And G1161 one G1520 of the malefactors G2557 which were hanged G2910 railed G987 on him, G846 saying, G3004 If G1487 thou G4771 be G1488 Christ, G5547 save G4982 thyself G4572 and G2532 us. G2248
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:40 - But G1161 the other G2087 answering G611 rebuked G2008 him, G846 saying, G3004 Dost G5399  not G3761 thou G4771 fear G5399 God, G2316 seeing G3754 thou art G1488 in G1722 the same G846 condemnation? G2917
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:41 - And G2532 we G2249 indeed G3303 justly; G1346 for G1063 we receive G618 the due reward G514 of our G3739 deeds: G4238 but G1161 this man G3778 hath done G4238 nothing G3762 amiss. G824
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:42 - And G2532 he said G3004 unto Jesus, G2424 Lord, G2962 remember G3415 me G3450 when G3752 thou comest G2064 into G1722 thy G4675 kingdom. G932
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:43 - And G2532 Jesus G2424 said G2036 unto him, G846 Verily G281 I say G3004 unto thee, G4671 To day G4594 shalt thou be G2071 with G3326 me G1700 in G1722 paradise. G3857
(Mat 27:45–56; Mar 15:33–41; Jhn 19:25–30 )
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:44 - And G1161 it was G2258 about G5616 the sixth G1623 hour, G5610 and G2532 there was G1096 a darkness G4655 over G1909 all G3650 the earth G1093 until G2193 the ninth G1766 hour. G5610
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:45 - And G2532 the sun G2246 was darkened, G4654 and G2532 the veil G2665 of the temple G3485 was rent G4977 in the midst. G3319
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:46 - And G2532 when Jesus G2424 had cried G5455 with a loud G3173 voice, G5456 he said, G2036 Father, G3962 into G1519 thy G4675 hands G5495 I commend G3908 my G3450 spirit: G4151 and G2532 having said G2036 thus, G5023 he gave up the ghost. G1606
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:47 - Now G1161 when the centurion G1543 saw G1492 what was done, G1096 he glorified G1392 God, G2316 saying, G3004 Certainly G3689 this G3778 was G2258 a righteous G1342 man. G444
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:48 - And G2532 all G3956 the people G3793 that came together G4836 to G1909 that G5026 sight, G2335 beholding G2334 the things which were done, G1096 smote G5180 their G1438 breasts, G4738 and returned. G5290
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:49 - And G1161 all G3956 his G846 acquaintance, G1110 and G2532 the women G1135 that followed G4870 him G846 from G575 Galilee, G1056 stood G2476 afar off, G3113 beholding G3708 these things. G5023

Jesus Is Buried

(Mat 27:57–61; Mar 15:42–47; Jhn 19:38–42 )
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:50 - And, G2532 behold, G2400 there was a man G435 named G3686 Joseph, G2501 a counsellor; G1010 and he was a good G5225 G18 man, G435 and G2532 a just: G1342
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:51 - (The same G3778 had G4784  not G3756 consented G4784 G2258 to the counsel G1012 and G2532 deed G4234 of them;) G846 he was of G575 Arimathaea, G707 a city G4172 of the Jews: G2453 G2532 who G3739 also G2532 himself G846 waited for G4327 the kingdom G932 of God. G2316
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:52 - This G3778 man went G4334 unto Pilate, G4091 and begged G154 the body G4983 of Jesus. G2424
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:53 - And G2532 he took G2507  it G846 down, G2507 and wrapped G1794 it G846 in linen, G4616 and G2532 laid G5087 it G846 in G1722 a sepulchre G3418 that was hewn in stone, G2991 wherein G3757 never G3756 man G3764 before G3762 was G2258 laid. G2749
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:54 - And G2532 that day G2250 was G2258 the preparation, G3904 and G2532 the sabbath G4521 drew on. G2020
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:55 - And G1161 the women G1135 also, G2532 which G3748 came G2258 G4905 with him G846 from G1537 Galilee, G1056 followed after, G2628 and beheld G2300 the sepulchre, G3419 and G2532 how G5613 his G846 body G4983 was laid. G5087
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:56 - And they returned, G5290 and G1161 prepared G2090 spices G759 and G2532 ointments; G3464 and G2532 rested G2270 G3303 the sabbath day G4521 according G2596 to the commandment. G1785
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