Focused Passage

Luke 23:44-49

The Innocent King Condemned, Crucified with Transgressors, and Buried in Hope

Jesus is falsely accused before Pilate, mocked by Herod, declared innocent yet condemned under crowd demand, led to crucifixion, warns Jerusalem’s daughters, is crucified between criminals, forgives enemies, saves the repentant criminal, dies in darkness as the temple curtain tears, is declared righteous by a centurion, and is buried by Joseph while the women witness the tomb.

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44It was now about the sixth hour, and darkness came over all the land until the ninth hour.

45The sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was torn down the middle.

46Then Jesus called out in a loud voice, “Father, into Your hands I commit My Spirit.” And when He had said this, He breathed His last.

47When the centurion saw what had happened, he gave glory to God, saying, “Surely this was a righteous man.”

48And when all the people who had gathered for this spectacle saw what had happened, they returned home beating their breasts.

49But all those who knew Jesus, including the women who had followed Him from Galilee, stood at a distance watching these things.

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References and Original Words

Verse 44

Original words

-ΚαὶG2532ConjunctionvvvἤδηG2235AdverbIt was nowἦνG1510Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularaboutὡσεὶG5616Adverb[the] sixthἕκτηG1623Adjective - Nominative Feminine SingularhourὥραG5610Noun - Nominative Feminine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctiondarknessσκότοςG4655Noun - Nominative Neuter SingularcameἐγένετοG1096Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singularoverἐφ’G1909PrepositionallὅληνG3650Adjective - Accusative Feminine SingulartheτὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularlandγῆνG1093Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularuntilἕωςG2193Preposition[the] ninthἐνάτηςG1766Adjective - Genitive Feminine SingularhourὥραςG5610Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular

BSB notes

  • That is, from noon until three in the afternoon
Verse 45

Original words

TheτοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine SingularsunἡλίουG2246Noun - Genitive Masculine Singularwas darkenedἐκλιπόντοςG1587Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Genitive Masculine SingularandδὲG1161ConjunctiontheτὸG3588Article - Nominative Neuter SingularveilκαταπέτασμαG2665Noun - Nominative Neuter Singularof theτοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine SingulartempleναοῦG3485Noun - Genitive Masculine Singularwas tornἐσχίσθηG4977Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singulardown [the] middleμέσονG3319Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular

BSB notes

  • Or failed or was obscured; BYZ and TR became dark
Verse 46

Original words

ThenΚαὶG2532Conjunction-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularJesusἸησοῦςG2424Noun - Nominative Masculine Singularcalled outφωνήσαςG5455Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularvvvμεγάλῃG3173Adjective - Dative Feminine Singularin a loud voiceφωνῇG5456Noun - Dative Feminine Singular. . .εἶπενG2036Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularFatherΠάτερG3962Noun - Vocative Masculine SingularintoεἰςG1519PrepositionYourσουG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person SingularhandsχεῖράςG5495Noun - Accusative Feminine PluralI commitπαρατίθεμαιG3908Verb - Present Indicative Middle - 1st Person SingularMyμουG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular-τὸG3588Article - Accusative Neuter SingularSpiritπνεῦμάG4151Noun - Accusative Neuter SingularAnd whenδὲG1161ConjunctionHe had saidεἰπὼνG2036Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularthisτοῦτοG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter SingularHe breathed His lastἐξέπνευσενG1606Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular

BSB notes

  • Psalm 31:5
Verse 47

Original words

WhenδὲG1161ConjunctiontheG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularcenturionἑκατοντάρχηςG1543Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularsawἸδὼνG3708Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularwhatτὸG3588Article - Accusative Neuter Singularhad happenedγενόμενονG1096Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Accusative Neuter Singularhe gave gloryἐδόξαζενG1392Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular-τὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine Singularto GodΘεὸνG2316Noun - Accusative Masculine SingularsayingλέγωνG3004Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularSurelyὌντωςG3689AdverbthisοὗτοςG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine SingularwasἦνG1510Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular[a] righteousδίκαιοςG1342Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularmanἄνθρωποςG444Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular

BSB notes

  • Or an innocent man
Verse 48

Original words

And [when]καὶG2532ConjunctionallπάντεςG3956Adjective - Nominative Masculine PluraltheοἱG3588Article - Nominative Masculine PluralpeopleὄχλοιG3793Noun - Nominative Masculine Pluralwho had gatheredσυμπαραγενόμενοιG4836Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine PluralforἐπὶG1909PrepositionthisταύτηνG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Feminine Singular-τὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularspectacleθεωρίανG2335Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularsawθεωρήσαντεςG2334Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine PluralwhatτὰG3588Article - Accusative Neuter Pluralhad happenedγενόμεναG1096Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Accusative Neuter Pluralthey returned [home]ὑπέστρεφονG5290Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralbeatingτύπτοντεςG5180Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural[their]τὰG3588Article - Accusative Neuter PluralbreastsστήθηG4738Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural
Verse 49

Original words

ButδὲG1161ConjunctionallπάντεςG3956Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural. . .ἀπὸG575Prepositionthose whoοἱG3588Article - Nominative Masculine PluralknewγνωστοὶG1110Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural[Jesus]αὐτῷG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person SingularincludingκαὶG2532Conjunction[the] womenγυναῖκεςG1135Noun - Nominative Feminine PluralwhoαἱG3588Article - Nominative Feminine Pluralhad followedσυνακολουθοῦσαιG4870Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Feminine PluralHimαὐτῷG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person SingularfromἀπὸG575Preposition-τῆςG3588Article - Genitive Feminine SingularGalileeΓαλιλαίαςG1056Noun - Genitive Feminine SingularstoodεἱστήκεισανG2476Verb - Pluperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Pluralat a distanceμακρόθενG3113AdverbwatchingὁρῶσαιG3708Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Feminine Pluralthese thingsταῦταG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Plural

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