Luke 23

Luke 23
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Luke 6:4-16 on Papyrus 4, written about AD 150-175.
Book	Gospel of Luke
Bible part	New Testament
Order in the Bible part	3
Category	Gospel

Luke 23 is the twenty-third chapter of the Gospel of Luke in the New Testament of the Christian Bible. It records the events in the crucifixion day of Jesus Christ. The book containing this chapter is anonymous but early Christian tradition uniformly affirmed that Luke composed this Gospel as well as Acts.

Text

• The original text is written in Koine Greek.
• Some most ancient manuscripts containing this chapter are:
  • Papyrus 75 (written about AD 175-225)
  • Codex Vaticanus (AD 325-350)
  • Codex Sinaiticus (AD 330-360)
  • Codex Bezae (ca. AD 400)
  • Codex Washingtonianus (ca. AD 400)
  • Codex Alexandrinus (ca. AD 400-440)
  • Codex Ephraemi Rescriptus (ca. AD 450; extant: verses 26-56)
• This chapter is divided into 56 verses.

The Crucifixion (1622) by Simon Vouet; Church of Jesus, Genoa

Structure

This chapter can be grouped (with cross references to other parts of the Bible):

• Luke 23:1–7 = Jesus Handed Over to Pontius Pilate (Matthew 27:1–2,11–14; Mark 15:1–5; John 18:28–38)
• Luke 23:8–12 = Jesus Faces Herod
• Luke 23:13–25 = Taking the Place of Barabbas (Matthew 27:15–26; Mark 15:6–15; John 18:38–19:16)
• Luke 23:26–43 = The King on a Cross (Matthew 27:33–44; Mark 15:22–32; John 18:38–19:16)
• Luke 23:44–49 = Jesus Dies on the Cross (Matthew 27:45–46; Mark 15:33–41; John 19:28–30)
• Luke 23:50–56 = Jesus Buried in Joseph’s Tomb (Matthew 27:57–61; Mark 15:42–47; John 19:38–42)

See also

• Burial of Jesus
• Crucifixion of Jesus
• Jerusalem
• Ministry of Jesus
• Pontius Pilate
• Holy Week
• Other related Bible parts: Matthew 27, Mark 15, John 18, John 19

External links

• Luke 23 NIV

Preceded by Luke 22

Chapters of the Bible Gospel of Luke

Succeeded by Luke 24