路加福音 23

耶稣在彼拉多面前受审

（太27．1－2，11－14；可15．1－5；约18．28－38）

1 众人都起来，把耶稣解到彼拉多面前。 2 他们开始控告他说：“我们见这人煽惑我们的国民，禁止我们纳税给凯撒，并说自己是基督，是王。” 3 彼拉多问耶稣：“你是犹太人的王吗？”耶稣回答：“是你说的。” 4 彼拉多对祭司长们和众人说：“我查不出这人有什么罪来。” 5 但他们越发竭力地说：“他煽动百姓，在犹太全地传道，从加利利起，直到这里了。”

耶稣在希律面前受审

6  彼拉多一听见，就问：“这人是加利利人吗？” 7 既知道耶稣属希律所管，彼拉多就把他送到希律那里去。那时希律正在耶路撒冷。 8 希律看见耶稣就非常高兴；因为听见过他的事，早就想要见他，并且指望看他行些神迹， 9 于是问他许多的话，耶稣却一言不答。 10 那些祭司长和文士都站着，竭力控告他。 11 希律和他的士兵就藐视耶稣，戏弄他，给他穿上华丽的衣服，把他送回彼拉多那里去。 12 从前希律和彼拉多彼此有仇，在那一天竟成了朋友。

耶稣被判死刑

（太27．15－26；可15．6－15；约18．39－19．16）

13  彼拉多传齐了众祭司长、官长和百姓， 14 对他们说：“你们解这人到我这里，说他是煽惑百姓的。看哪，我也曾在你们面前审问他，并没有查出这人犯过你们控告他的任何罪； 15 就是希律也是如此，所以把他送回来。可见他没有做什么该死的事。 16 所以，我要责打他，把他释放。”t 18 众人却一齐喊着说：“除掉这个人！释放巴拉巴给我们！” 19 这巴拉巴是因在城里作乱和杀人而下在监里的。 20 彼拉多愿意释放耶稣，就再次向他们讲话。 21 无奈他们喊着说：“把他钉十字架！把他钉十字架！” 22 彼拉多第三次对他们说：“为什么呢？这人做了什么恶事呢？我并没有查出他有什么该死的罪来。所以，我要责打他，把他释放。” 23 他们大声催逼彼拉多，要求他把耶稣钉十字架；他们的声音终于得胜。 24 彼拉多这才照他们的要求定案； 25 又把他们所要求的那因作乱和杀人而下在监里的人释放了，而把耶稣交给他们，随他们的意思处置。

耶稣被钉十字架

（太27．32－44；可15．21－32；约19．17－27）

26 他们把耶稣带去的时候，有一个古利奈人西门从乡下来，他们就拿住他，把十字架搁在他身上，叫他背着跟在耶稣后面。 27 有许多百姓跟随耶稣，其中有好些妇女为他号啕痛哭。 28 耶稣转身对她们说：“耶路撒冷的女子，不要为我哭，要为你们自己和你们的儿女哭。 29 因为日子将到，人要说：‘不生育的、未曾怀孕的，和未曾哺乳孩子的有福了！’

30 那时，人要向大山说： ‘倒在我们身上！’ 向小山说： ‘遮盖我们！’

31 他们若在树木青绿的时候做这些事，那么在枯干的时候将会怎么样呢？” 32 另外有两个犯人也被带来和耶稣一同处死。 33 到了一个地方，名叫髑髅地，他们就在那里把耶稣钉在十字架上，又钉了两个犯人：一个在右边，一个在左边。 〔 34 这时，耶稣说：“父啊！赦免他们，因为他们所做的，他们不知道。”t〕士兵就抽签分他的衣服。 35 百姓站在那里观看。官长也嘲笑他，说：“他救了别人，他若是基督，是上帝所拣选的，救救他自己吧！” 36 士兵也戏弄他，上前拿醋送给他喝， 37 说：“你若是犹太人的王，救救你自己吧！” 38 在耶稣上方有一个牌子写着：“这是犹太人的王。”

39 同钉的犯人中有一个讥笑他，说：“你不是基督吗？救救你自己和我们吧！” 40 另一个就应声责备他，说：“你是一样受刑的，还不怕上帝吗？ 41 我们是应得的，因为我们是自作自受，但这个人没有做过一件不对的事。” 42 他对耶稣说：“耶稣啊，你进入你国的时候，求你记念我。” 43 耶稣对他说：“我实在告诉你，今日你要同我在乐园里了。”t

耶稣之死

（太27．45－56；可15．33－41；约19．28－30）

44 那时大约是正午，全地都黑暗了，直到下午三点钟， 45 太阳变黑了，殿的幔子从当中裂为两半。 46 耶稣大声喊着说：“父啊，我将我的灵交在你手里！”他说了这话，气就断了。 47 百夫长看见所发生的事，就归荣耀给上帝，说：“这人真是个义人！” 48 聚集观看这事的众人，见了所发生的事，都捶着胸回去了。 49 所有与耶稣熟悉的人，和从加利利跟着他来的妇女们，都远远地站着，看这些事。

耶稣的安葬

（太27．57－61；可15．42－47；约19．38－42）

50 有一个人名叫约瑟，是个议员，为人善良正直， 51 却没有附从别人的所谋所为。他是犹太的亚利马太城人，素常盼望着上帝的国。 52 这人去见彼拉多，请求要耶稣的身体。 53 他把耶稣的身体取下来，用细麻布裹好，安放在凿岩而成的坟墓里；那坟墓从来没有葬过人。 54 那日是预备日，安息日快到了。 55 那些从加利利和耶稣同来的妇女跟在后面，看见了坟墓和他的身体怎样安放。 56 她们就回去，预备了香料香膏。在安息日，她们遵照诫命安息了。

LUKE 23

Pilate Questions Jesus

(Matthew 27.1,2,11-14; Mark 15.1-5; John 18.28-38)

1 Everyone in the council got up and led Jesus off to Pilate.

2 They started accusing him and said, “We caught this man trying to get our people to riot and to stop paying taxes to the Emperor. He also claims that he is the Messiah, our king.”

3 Pilate asked Jesus, “Are you the king of the Jews?”
“Those are your words,” Jesus answered.

4 Pilate told the chief priests and the crowd, “I don't find him guilty of anything.”

5 But they all kept on saying, “He has been teaching and causing trouble all over Judea. He started in Galilee and has now come all the way here.”

Jesus //Is Brought before Herod

6 When Pilate heard this, he asked, “Is this man from Galilee?”

7 After Pilate learned that Jesus came from the region ruled by Herod, t he sent him to Herod, who was in Jerusalem at that time.

8 For a long time Herod had wanted to see Jesus and was very happy because he finally had this chance. He had heard many things about Jesus and hoped to see him work a miracle.
9 Herod asked him a lot of questions, but Jesus did not answer.

10 Then the chief priests and the teachers of the Law of Moses stood up and accused him of all kinds of bad things.
11 Herod and his soldiers made fun of Jesus and insulted him. They put a fine robe on him and sent him back to Pilate.

12 That same day Herod and Pilate became friends, even though they had been enemies before this.

The Death Sentence

(Matthew 27.15-26; Mark 15.6-15; John 18.39—19.16)

13 Pilate called together the chief priests, the leaders, and the people. 14 He told them, “You brought Jesus to me and said he was a troublemaker. But I have questioned him here in front of you, and I have not found him guilty of anything that you say he has done. 15 Herod didn't find him guilty either and sent him back. This man doesn't deserve to be put to death!

16-17 I will just have him beaten with a whip and set free.”t
18 But the whole crowd shouted, “Kill Jesus! Give us Barabbas!”

19 Now Barabbas was in jail because he had started a riot in the city and had murdered someone.
20 Pilate wanted to set Jesus free, so he spoke again to the crowds.

21 But they kept shouting, “Nail him to a cross! Nail him to a cross!”

22 Pilate spoke to them a third time, “But what crime has he done? I have not found him guilty of anything for which he should be put to death. I will have him beaten with a whip and set free.”
23 The people kept on shouting as loud as they could for Jesus to be put to death. 24 Finally, Pilate gave in.

25 He freed the man who was in jail for rioting and murder, because he was the one the crowd wanted to be set free. Then Pilate handed Jesus over for them to do what they wanted with him.

Jesus Is Nailed to a Cross

(Matthew 27.31-44; Mark 15.21-32; John 19.17-27)

26 As Jesus was being led away, some soldiers grabbed hold of a man named Simon who was from Cyrene. He was coming in from the fields, but they put the cross on him and made him carry it behind Jesus.
27 A large crowd was following Jesus, and in the crowd a lot of women were crying and weeping for him.

28 Jesus turned to the women and said:
Women of Jerusalem, don't cry for me! Cry for yourselves and for your children. 29 Someday people will say, “Women who never had children are really fortunate!” 30 t At that time everyone will say to the mountains, “Fall on us!” They will say to the hills, “Hide us!”

31 If this can happen when the wood is green, what do you think will happen when it is dry?t
32 Two criminals were led out to be put to death with Jesus.

33 When the soldiers came to the place called “The Skull,”t they nailed Jesus to a cross. They also nailed the two criminals to crosses, one on each side of Jesus.

34-35  t Jesus said, “Father, forgive these people! They don't know what they're doing.”t
While the crowd stood there watching Jesus, the soldiers gambled for his clothes. The leaders insulted him by saying, “He saved others. Now he should save himself, if he really is God's chosen Messiah!”
36  t The soldiers made fun of Jesus and brought him some wine.

37 They said, “If you are the king of the Jews, save yourself!”

38 Above him was a sign that said, “This is the King of the Jews.”

39 One of the criminals hanging there also insulted Jesus by saying, “Aren't you the Messiah? Save yourself and save us!”
40 But the other criminal told the first one off, “Don't you fear God? Aren't you getting the same punishment as this man? 41 We got what was coming to us, but he didn't do anything wrong.”

42 Then he said to Jesus, “Remember me when you come into power!”

43 Jesus replied, “I promise that today you will be with me in paradise.”t

The Death of Jesus

(Matthew 27.45-56; Mark 15.33-41; John 19.28-30)

44 Around noon the sky turned dark and stayed that way until the middle of the afternoon. 45 t The sun stopped shining, and the curtain in the templet split down the middle.

46 t Jesus shouted, “Father, I put myself in your hands!” Then he died.

47 When the Roman officer saw what had happened, he praised God and said, “Jesus must really have been a good man!”
48 A crowd had gathered to see the terrible sight. Then after they had seen it, they felt brokenhearted and went home.

49 t All of Jesus' close friends and the women who had come with him from Galilee stood at a distance and watched.

Jesus Is Buried

(Matthew 27.57-61; Mark 15.42-47; John 19.38-42)

50-51 There was a man named Joseph, who was from Arimathea in Judea. Joseph was a good and honest man, and he was eager for God's kingdom to come. He was also a member of the council, but he did not agree with what they had decided.
52 Joseph went to Pilate and asked for Jesus' body. 53 He took the body down from the cross and wrapped it in fine cloth. Then he put it in a tomb that had been cut out of solid rock and had never been used.

54 It was Friday, and the Sabbath was about to begin.t
55 The women who had come with Jesus from Galilee followed Joseph and watched how Jesus' body was placed in the tomb. 56 t Then they went to prepare some sweet-smelling spices for his burial. But on the Sabbath they rested, as the Law of Moses commands.