Lukáš 23

1 Tu celé zhromaždenie vstalo, odviedli ho k Pilátovi2 a začali naňho žalovať: „Tohto sme pristihli, ako rozvracia náš národ, zakazuje platiť dane cisárovi a tvrdí o sebe, že je Mesiáš, kráľ.“3 Pilát sa ho spýtal: „Si židovský kráľ?“ On odpovedal: „Sám to hovoríš.“4 Pilát povedal veľkňazom a zástupom: „Ja nenachádzam nijakú vinu na tomto človeku.“5 Ale oni naliehali: „Poburuje ľud a učí po celej Judei; počnúc od Galiley až sem.“6 Len čo to Pilát počul, opýtal sa, či je ten človek Galilejčan.7 A keď sa dozvedel, že podlieha Herodesovej právomoci, poslal ho k Herodesovi, lebo aj on bol v tých dňoch v Jeruzaleme.8 Keď Herodes uvidel Ježiša, veľmi sa zaradoval. Už dávno ho túžil vidieť, lebo o ňom počul, a dúfal, že ho uvidí urobiť nejaký zázrak.9 Mnoho sa ho vypytoval, ale on mu na nič neodpovedal.10 Stáli tam aj veľkňazi a zákonníci a nástojčivo naň žalovali.11 Ale Herodes so svojimi vojakmi ním opovrhol, urobil si z neho posmech, dal ho obliecť do bielych šiat a poslal ho nazad k Pilátovi.12 V ten deň sa Herodes a Pilát spriatelili, lebo predtým žili v nepriateľstve.13 Pilát zvolal veľkňazov, predstavených a ľud14 a povedal im: „Priviedli ste mi tohto človeka, že poburuje ľud. Ja som ho pred vami vypočúval a nenašiel som na tomto človeku nič z toho, čo na neho žalujete.15 Ale ani Herodes, lebo nám ho poslal späť. Vidíte, že neurobil nič, za čo by si zasluhoval smrť.16 Potrescem ho teda a prepustím.“17 (Bol totiž povinný prepustiť im na sviatky jedného.)18 Tu celý dav skríkol: „Preč s ním a prepusť nám Barabáša!“19 Ten bol uväznený pre akúsi vzburu v meste a pre vraždu.20 Pilát k nim znova prehovoril, lebo chcel Ježiša prepustiť.21 Ale oni vykrikovali: „Ukrižuj! Ukrižuj ho!“22 On k nim tretí raz prehovoril: „A čo zlé urobil? Nenašiel som na ňom nič, za čo by si zasluhoval smrť. Potrestám ho teda a prepustím.“23 Ale oni veľkým krikom dorážali a žiadali, aby ho dal ukrižovať. Ich krik sa stupňoval24 a Pilát sa rozhodol vyhovieť ich žiadosti:25 prepustil toho, ktorého si žiadali, čo bol uväznený pre vzburu a vraždu, kým Ježiša vydal ich zvoli.26 Ako ho viedli, chytili istého Šimona z Cyrény, ktorý sa vracal z poľa, a položili naň kríž, aby ho niesol za Ježišom.27 Šiel za ním veľký zástup ľudu aj žien, ktoré nad ním kvílili a nariekali.28 Ježiš sa k nim obrátil a povedal: „Dcéry jeruzalemské, neplačte nado mnou, ale plačte samy nad sebou a nad svojimi deťmi.29 Lebo prichádzajú dni, keď povedia: »Blahoslavené neplodné, loná, čo nerodili, a prsia, čo nepridájali!«30 Vtedy začnú hovoriť vrchom: »Padnite na nás!« a kopcom: »Prikryte nás!«31 Lebo keď toto robia so zeleným stromom, čo sa stane so suchým?“32 Vedno s ním viedli na popravu ešte dvoch zločincov.33 Keď prišli na miesto, ktoré sa volá Lebka, ukrižovali jeho i zločincov: jedného sprava, druhého zľava.34 Ježiš povedal: „Otče, odpusť im, lebo nevedia, čo robia.“ Potom hodili lós a rozdelili si jeho šaty.35 Ľud tam stál a díval sa. Poprední muži sa mu posmievali a vraveli: „Iných zachraňoval, nech zachráni aj seba, ak je Boží Mesiáš, ten vyvolenec.“36 Aj vojaci sa mu posmievali. Chodili k nemu, podávali mu ocot37 a hovorili: „Zachráň sa, ak si židovský kráľ!“38 Nad ním bol nápis: „Toto je židovský kráľ.“39 A jeden zo zločincov, čo viseli na kríži, sa mu rúhal: „Nie si ty Mesiáš?! Zachráň seba i nás!“40 Ale druhý ho zahriakol: „Ani ty sa nebojíš Boha, hoci si odsúdený na to isté?41 Lenže my spravodlivo, lebo dostávame, čo sme si skutkami zaslúžili. Ale on neurobil nič zlé.“42 Potom povedal: „Ježišu, spomeň si na mňa, keď prídeš do svojho kráľovstva.“43 On mu odpovedal: „Veru, hovorím ti: Dnes budeš so mnou v raji.“44 Bolo už okolo dvanástej hodiny a nastala tma po celej zemi až do tretej hodiny popoludní.45 Slnko sa zatmelo, chrámová opona sa roztrhla napoly46 a Ježiš zvolal mocným hlasom: „Otče, do tvojich rúk porúčam svojho ducha.“ Po tých slovách vydýchol.47 Keď stotník videl, čo sa stalo, oslavoval Boha, hovoriac: „Tento človek bol naozaj spravodlivý.“48 A celé zástupy tých, čo sa zišli na toto divadlo a videli, čo sa deje, bili sa do pŕs a vracali sa domov.49 Všetci jeho známi stáli obďaleč i ženy, ktoré ho sprevádzali z Galiley, a dívali sa na to.50 Tu istý muž menom Jozef, člen rady, dobrý a spravodlivý človek51 z judejského mesta Arimatey, ktorý nesúhlasil s ich rozhodnutím ani činmi a očakával Božie kráľovstvo,52 zašiel k Pilátovi a poprosil o Ježišovo telo.53 Keď ho sňal, zavinul ho do plátna a uložil do vytesaného hrobu, v ktorom ešte nik neležal.54 Bol Prípravný deň a už sa začínala sobota.55 Odprevádzali ho ženy, ktoré s ním prišli z Galiley. Pozreli si hrob aj to, ako uložili jeho telo.56 Potom sa vrátili domov a pripravili si voňavé oleje a masti. Ale v sobotu zachovali podľa prikázania pokoj.

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

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)

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)

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.