--- title: "Luke 23 — World English Bible | Favorite Scriptures" description: "Read Luke 23 in the World English Bible. Free Bible reading, no account needed. Browse books and chapters, then save favorite passages in your personal library." last_updated: "2026-10-08" doc_version: "1" language: "en" canonical: "https://favoritescriptures.com/bible/luke/23" --- [Home](/)/[Bible](/bible)/[Luke](/bible/luke)/23 World English Bible # Luke 23 [1](#verse-1) The whole company of them rose up and brought him before Pilate. [2](#verse-2) They began to accuse him, saying, “We found this man perverting the nation, forbidding paying taxes to Caesar, and saying that he himself is Christ, a king.” [3](#verse-3) Pilate asked him, “Are you the King of the Jews?” He answered him, “So you say.” [4](#verse-4) Pilate said to the chief priests and the multitudes, “I find no basis for a charge against this man.” [5](#verse-5) But they insisted, saying, “He stirs up the people, teaching throughout all Judea, beginning from Galilee even to this place.” [6](#verse-6) But when Pilate heard Galilee mentioned, he asked if the man was a Galilean. [7](#verse-7) When he found out that he was in Herod’s jurisdiction, he sent him to Herod, who was also in Jerusalem during those days. [8](#verse-8) Now when Herod saw Jesus, he was exceedingly glad, for he had wanted to see him for a long time, because he had heard many things about him. He hoped to see some miracle done by him. [9](#verse-9) He questioned him with many words, but he gave no answers. [10](#verse-10) The chief priests and the scribes stood, vehemently accusing him. [11](#verse-11) Herod with his soldiers humiliated him and mocked him. Dressing him in luxurious clothing, they sent him back to Pilate. [12](#verse-12) Herod and Pilate became friends with each other that very day, for before that they were enemies with each other. [13](#verse-13) Pilate called together the chief priests, the rulers, and the people, [14](#verse-14) and said to them, “You brought this man to me as one that perverts the people, and behold, having examined him before you, I found no basis for a charge against this man concerning those things of which you accuse him. [15](#verse-15) Neither has Herod, for I sent you to him, and see, nothing worthy of death has been done by him. [16](#verse-16) I will therefore chastise him and release him.” [17](#verse-17) Now he had to release one prisoner to them at the feast. [18](#verse-18) But they all cried out together, saying, “Away with this man! Release to us Barabbas!”— [19](#verse-19) one who was thrown into prison for a certain revolt in the city, and for murder. [20](#verse-20) Then Pilate spoke to them again, wanting to release Jesus, [21](#verse-21) but they shouted, saying, “Crucify! Crucify him!” [22](#verse-22) He said to them the third time, “Why? What evil has this man done? I have found no capital crime in him. I will therefore chastise him and release him.” [23](#verse-23) But they were urgent with loud voices, asking that he might be crucified. Their voices and the voices of the chief priests prevailed. [24](#verse-24) Pilate decreed that what they asked for should be done. [25](#verse-25) He released him who had been thrown into prison for insurrection and murder, for whom they asked, but he delivered Jesus up to their will. [26](#verse-26) When they led him away, they grabbed one Simon of Cyrene, coming from the country, and laid the cross on him to carry it after Jesus. [27](#verse-27) A great multitude of the people followed him, including women who also mourned and lamented him. [28](#verse-28) But Jesus, turning to them, said, “Daughters of Jerusalem, don’t weep for me, but weep for yourselves and for your children. [29](#verse-29) For behold, the days are coming in which they will say, ‘Blessed are the barren, the wombs that never bore, and the breasts that never nursed.’ [30](#verse-30) Then they will begin to tell the mountains, ‘Fall on us!’ and tell the hills, ‘Cover us.’ [31](#verse-31) For if they do these things in the green tree, what will be done in the dry?” [32](#verse-32) There were also others, two criminals, led with him to be put to death. [33](#verse-33) When they came to the place that is called “The Skull”, they crucified him there with the criminals, one on the right and the other on the left. [34](#verse-34) Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they don’t know what they are doing.” Dividing his garments among them, they cast lots. [35](#verse-35) The people stood watching. The rulers with them also scoffed at him, saying, “He saved others. Let him save himself, if this is the Christ of God, his chosen one!” [36](#verse-36) The soldiers also mocked him, coming to him and offering him vinegar, [37](#verse-37) and saying, “If you are the King of the Jews, save yourself!” [38](#verse-38) An inscription was also written over him in letters of Greek, Latin, and Hebrew: “THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.” [39](#verse-39) One of the criminals who was hanged insulted him, saying, “If you are the Christ, save yourself and us!” [40](#verse-40) But the other answered, and rebuking him said, “Don’t you even fear God, seeing you are under the same condemnation? [41](#verse-41) And we indeed justly, for we receive the due reward for our deeds, but this man has done nothing wrong.” [42](#verse-42) He said to Jesus, “Lord, remember me when you come into your Kingdom.” [43](#verse-43) Jesus said to him, “Assuredly I tell you, today you will be with me in Paradise.” [44](#verse-44) It was now about the sixth hour, and darkness came over the whole land until the ninth hour. [45](#verse-45) The sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was torn in two. [46](#verse-46) Jesus, crying with a loud voice, said, “Father, into your hands I commit my spirit!” Having said this, he breathed his last. [47](#verse-47) When the centurion saw what was done, he glorified God, saying, “Certainly this was a righteous man.” [48](#verse-48) All the multitudes that came together to see this, when they saw the things that were done, returned home beating their chests. [49](#verse-49) All his acquaintances and the women who followed with him from Galilee stood at a distance, watching these things. [50](#verse-50) Behold, there was a man named Joseph, who was a member of the council, a good and righteous man [51](#verse-51) (he had not consented to their counsel and deed), from Arimathaea, a city of the Jews, who was also waiting for God’s Kingdom. [52](#verse-52) This man went to Pilate, and asked for Jesus’ body. [53](#verse-53) He took it down and wrapped it in a linen cloth, and laid him in a tomb that was cut in stone, where no one had ever been laid. [54](#verse-54) It was the day of the Preparation, and the Sabbath was drawing near. [55](#verse-55) The women who had come with him out of Galilee followed after, and saw the tomb and how his body was laid. [56](#verse-56) They returned and prepared spices and ointments. On the Sabbath they rested according to the commandment. 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