Lucas 23

Jesus perante Pilatos

1 Toda a assembleia levantou-se e *Mt 27.2;Mc 15.1;Jo 18.28conduziu Jesus a Pilatos. 2 *Lc 23.2-3;Mt 27.11-14;Mc 15.2-5;Jo 18.29-37Começaram a acusá-lo, dizendo: Achamos este homem *Lc 23.14pervertendo a nossa nação, *cp.Lc 20.22;Jo 18.33ss.;19.12;At 17.7vedando pagar tributo a César e dizendo ser ele Cristo, Rei. 3 Pilatos perguntou-lhe: És tu o rei dos judeus? Respondeu-lhe Jesus: *Lc 22.70Tu o dizes. 4 Disse Pilatos aos principais sacerdotes e à multidão: *Lc 23.14,22;Mt 27.23;Mc 15.14;Jo 18.38;19.4,6Não acho culpa alguma neste homem. 5 Mas eles instavam ainda mais, dizendo: Ele agita o povo, ensinando por toda a Judeia, *Mt 4.12desde a Galileia, onde começou, até aqui. 6 Pilatos, ouvindo isso, perguntou se o homem era galileu. 7 Quando soube que era da jurisdição de Herodes, o enviou ao mesmo *Mt 14.1;Mc 6.14; cp.Lc 3.1;9.7;13.31Herodes, que, naqueles dias, se achava em Jerusalém.

Jesus perante Herodes

8 Herodes, vendo a Jesus, ficou muito contente; pois, *Lc 9.9de longo tempo, queria vê-lo, porque tinha ouvido falar a respeito dele; e esperava vê-lo fazer um milagre. 9 Fez-lhe muitas perguntas; *cp.Mt 27.12,14;Mc 15.5;Jo 19.9mas Jesus nada lhe respondeu. 10 Os principais sacerdotes e os escribas estavam ali, acusando-o com veemência. 11 Herodes, com a sua guarda, desprezou-o, e escarneceu dele e, *cp.Mt 27.28vestindo-o com um manto resplandecente, tornou a enviá-lo a Pilatos. 12 Naquele dia, *cp.At 4.27Herodes e Pilatos vieram a ser amigos; pois, antes, eram inimigos um do outro.

Jesus outra vez perante Pilatos

13 Reunindo Pilatos os principais sacerdotes, *Lc 23.35;Jo 7.26,48;12.42;At 3.17;4.5,8;13.27as autoridades e o povo, 14 disse-lhes: Apresentastes-me este homem *Lc 23.2como agitador do povo, e eis que, interrogando-o eu diante de vós, *Lc 23.4não achei nele nenhuma culpa das que o acusais. 15 Nem tampouco *Mt 14.1;Mc 6.14; cp.Lc 3.1;9.7;13.31Herodes, pois no-lo tornou a enviar; nada tem feito ele digno de morte. 16 Portanto, depois de o *cp.Mt 27.26;Mc 15.15;Jo 19.1;At 16.37;Lc 23.22castigar, soltá-lo-ei*Alguns manuscritos inserem v. 17: E era-lhe necessário soltar-lhes um pela festa.. 17 [E era-lhe necessário soltar-lhes um pela festa.] 18 Todos, à uma, começaram a gritar: *Lc 23.18-25;Mt 27.15-26;Mc 15.6-15; cp. Jo 18.39—19.16Seja morto este, e solta-nos Barrabás — 19 o qual tinha sido preso por causa de uma sedição na cidade e por um homicídio. 20 Pilatos, querendo soltar a Jesus, falou-lhes de novo. 21 Mas eles gritavam: Crucifica-o! Crucifica-o! 22 Falou-lhes ainda pela terceira vez: Pois que mal fez ele? Não achei nele causa alguma de morte; portanto, depois de o *Lc 23.16castigar, soltá-lo-ei. 23 Mas eles insistiam em altas vozes, pedindo que fosse crucificado. E o seu clamor prevaleceu. 24 Decidiu Pilatos que se fizesse o que eles pediam; 25 soltou aquele que havia sido preso por causa da sedição e do homicídio, a quem eles pediam, mas entregou a Jesus à vontade deles.

Simão leva a cruz de Jesus

26 *Lc 23.26;Mt 27.33;Mc 15.21; cp.Jo 19.17Quando o conduziram, pegaram num certo Simão, *Mt 27.32cireneu, que vinha do campo, e puseram a cruz sobre ele, para que a levasse após Jesus.

Jesus no caminho do Calvário

27 Seguia-o uma grande multidão de povo e de mulheres, as quais o *Lc 8.52pranteavam e lamentavam. 28 Porém Jesus, voltando-se para elas, disse: Filhas de Jerusalém, não choreis por mim; mas chorai por vós mesmas e por vossos filhos, 29 porque dias virão em que se dirá: *Mt 24.19;Lc 21.23; cp.Lc 11.27Bem-aventuradas as estéreis, e os ventres que nunca geraram, e os peitos que nunca amamentaram! 30 Então, começarão a *Os 10.8;Ap 6.16; cp.Is 2.19-20dizer aos montes: Caí sobre nós; e aos outeiros: Cobri-nos. 31 Porque, se isso se faz no lenho verde, que se fará no seco?

32 *Mt 27.38;Mc 15.27;Jo 19.18Eram também levados dois outros, que eram malfeitores, para serem mortos com ele.

A crucificação

33 *Lc 23.33-43;Mt 27.33-44;Mc 15.22-32;Jo 19.17-24Quando chegaram ao lugar chamado Calvário, ali o crucificaram a ele, e também aos malfeitores, um à direita, e outro à esquerda. 34 Disse Jesus: *Mt 11.25;Lc 22.42Pai, perdoa-lhes, pois não sabem o que fazem. Então, repartindo as vestes dele, *Jo 19.24deitaram sortes sobre elas. 35 O povo estava ali presenciando tudo. *Lc 23.13As autoridades zombavam dele, dizendo: Aos outros salvou; *cp.Mt 27.43salve-se a si mesmo, se é o Cristo de Deus, seu escolhido. 36 Os soldados também o escarneciam, chegando-se a ele, *Mt 27.48oferecendo-lhe vinagre 37 e dizendo: Se tu és o rei dos judeus, salva-te a ti mesmo. 38 Estava também sobre ele esta inscrição: *cp.Mt 27.37;Mc 15.26;Jo 19.19ESTE É O REI DOS JUDEUS.

Os dois malfeitores

39 *Lc 23.39-43; cp.Mt 27.44;Mc 15.32Um dos malfeitores que estavam pendurados blasfemava contra ele, dizendo: Não és tu o Cristo? *Lc 23.35,37Salva-te a ti mesmo e a nós também. 40 Mas o outro, repreendendo-o, disse: Nem ao menos temes a Deus, estando debaixo da mesma condenação? 41 Nós, certamente, com justiça, porque recebemos o castigo que merecem os nossos atos; mas este nenhum mal fez. 42 E disse: Jesus, lembra-te de mim quando entrares no teu reino. 43 Ele lhe respondeu: Em verdade te digo que hoje estarás comigo *2Co 12.4;Ap 2.7; cp.Gn 2.8, etc. (LXX)no paraíso.

A morte de Jesus

44 *Lc 23.44-49;Mt 27.45-56;Mc 15.33-41Era já quase *cp.Jo 19.14a hora sexta, e, escurecendo-se o sol, houve trevas sobre toda a terra até a hora nona; 45 e rasgou-se pelo meio *Mt 27.51o véu do santuário. 46 Jesus, *Mt 27.50;Mc 15.37;Jo 19.30clamando em alta voz, disse: Pai, nas tuas mãos entrego o meu espírito. Tendo dito isso, expirou. 47 *Mt 27.54;Mc 15.39Vendo o centurião o que acontecera, *Mt 9.8deu glória a Deus, dizendo: Realmente, este homem era justo. 48 Toda a multidão que se reunira para presenciar este espetáculo, vendo o que acontecera, retirava-se, *Lc 18.13; cp.8.52batendo nos peitos. 49 *cp.Mt 27.55s.;Mc 15.40s.;Lc 8.2;Jo 19.25Mas todos os conhecidos de Jesus e *Lc 23.50-56;Mt 27.57-61;Mc 15.42-47;Jo 19.38-42as mulheres que o tinham seguido desde a Galileia conservavam-se de longe, contemplando essas coisas.

O enterro de Jesus. A ressurreição

50 *Mc 15.43Um homem chamado José, *Mc 15.43;Lc 2.25membro do Sinédrio, homem bom e justo 51 (que não anuíra ao propósito e ato dos outros), de Arimateia, cidade dos judeus, o qual esperava o reino de Deus, 52 foi ter com Pilatos e pediu o corpo de Jesus; 53 e, tirando-o da cruz, envolveu-o em um pano de linho e o depositou num túmulo aberto em rocha, onde ninguém havia sido sepultado. 54 Era o dia da *Mc 15.42;Mt 27.62Parasceve, e ia começar o sábado. 55 *Lc 23.49As mulheres que tinham vindo da Galileia com ele, seguindo a José, viram o túmulo e como o corpo de Jesus fora nele posto; 56 voltando depois, *Mc 16.1;Lc 24.1prepararam aromas e bálsamos.

No sábado, descansaram segundo *Êx 20.10o mandamento;

1 The whole company of them rose up and brought him before Pilate. 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 Pilate asked him, "Are you the King of the Jews?"

He answered him, "So you say."

4 Pilate said to the chief priests and the multitudes, "I find no basis for a charge against this man."

5 But they insisted, saying, "He stirs up the people, teaching throughout all Judea, beginning from Galilee even to this place."

6 But when Pilate heard Galilee mentioned, he asked if the man was a Galilean. 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 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 He questioned him with many words, but he gave no answers. 10 The chief priests and the scribes stood, vehemently accusing him. 11 Herod with his soldiers humiliated him and mocked him. Dressing him in luxurious clothing, they sent him back to Pilate. 12 Herod and Pilate became friends with each other that very day, for before that they were enemies with each other.

13 Pilate called together the chief priests, the rulers, and the people, 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 Neither has Herod, for I sent you to him, and see, nothing worthy of death has been done by him. 16 I will therefore chastise him and release him."

17 Now he had to release one prisoner to them at the feast.*23:17 NU omits verse 17. 18 But they all cried out together, saying, "Away with this man! Release to us Barabbas!"— 19 one who was thrown into prison for a certain revolt in the city, and for murder.

20 Then Pilate spoke to them again, wanting to release Jesus, 21 but they shouted, saying, "Crucify! Crucify him!"

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 But they were urgent with loud voices, asking that he might be crucified. Their voices and the voices of the chief priests prevailed. 24 Pilate decreed that what they asked for should be done. 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 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 A great multitude of the people followed him, including women who also mourned and lamented him. 28 But Jesus, turning to them, said, "Daughters of Jerusalem, don’t weep for me, but weep for yourselves and for your children. 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 Then they will begin to tell the mountains, ‘Fall on us!’ and tell the hills, ‘Cover us.’✝23:30 Hosea 10:8 31 For if they do these things in the green tree, what will be done in the dry?"

32 There were also others, two criminals, led with him to be put to death. 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 Jesus said, "Father, forgive them, for they don’t know what they are doing."

Dividing his garments among them, they cast lots. 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 The soldiers also mocked him, coming to him and offering him vinegar, 37 and saying, "If you are the King of the Jews, save yourself!"

38 An inscription was also written over him in letters of Greek, Latin, and Hebrew: "THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS."

39 One of the criminals who was hanged insulted him, saying, "If you are the Christ, save yourself and us!"

40 But the other answered, and rebuking him said, "Don’t you even fear God, seeing you are under the same condemnation? 41 And we indeed justly, for we receive the due reward for our deeds, but this man has done nothing wrong." 42 He said to Jesus, "Lord, remember me when you come into your Kingdom."

43 Jesus said to him, "Assuredly I tell you, today you will be with me in Paradise."

44 It was now about the sixth hour,*23:44 Time was counted from sunrise, so the sixth hour was about noon. and darkness came over the whole land until the ninth hour.*23:44 3:00 p.m. 45 The sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was torn in two. 46 Jesus, crying with a loud voice, said, "Father, into your hands I commit my spirit!" Having said this, he breathed his last.

47 When the centurion saw what was done, he glorified God, saying, "Certainly this was a righteous man." 48 All the multitudes that came together to see this, when they saw the things that were done, returned home beating their chests. 49 All his acquaintances and the women who followed with him from Galilee stood at a distance, watching these things.

50 Behold, there was a man named Joseph, who was a member of the council, a good and righteous man 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 This man went to Pilate, and asked for Jesus’ body. 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 It was the day of the Preparation, and the Sabbath was drawing near. 55 The women who had come with him out of Galilee followed after, and saw the tomb and how his body was laid. 56 They returned and prepared spices and ointments. On the Sabbath they rested according to the commandment.