Luke · Chapter 23

[ edit] And al þe multitude riſinge of hem, ledden him to Pilat. Forſoþ þei bigunnen to accuſe him, ſeyinge, We han founden þis man turnynge vpſodoun oure folk, and forbedinge tributis to be ȝouun to Ceſar, and ſeyinge him ſilf to be Criſt king. Forſoþe Pilat axide him, ſeyinge, Ert þou kyng of Jewis? And he anſweringe ſeide, Þou ſeiſt. Forſoþe Pilat ſeide to þe princes of preſtis, and to þe cumpanyes of peple, I fynde no þing of cauſe in þis man. And þei woxen ſtrengere, ſeyinge, He moueþ to gidere þe peple, techinge þorw al Judee, bigynnynge fro Galilee til hidur. Pilat forſoþ heeringe Galilee axide, if he were a man of Galilee.

And as he knew þat he was of þe power of Eroude, he ſente him aȝen to Eroude; which and he was at Jeruſalem in þo dayes. Forſoþe, him ſeyn, Eroude ioyede ful myche; for he was coueitinge of moche tyme to ſe him, for he herde many þingis of hym, and hopide to ſe ſum myracle to be don of him. Soþli he axide him in manye wordis; and he no þing anſweride to him. Forſoþe þe princes of preſtis and þe ſcrybis ſtooden, ſtedfaſtli accuſinge him. Soþli Eroude wiþ his ooſt diſpiſide him, and ſcornyde him cloþid wiþ a whit cloþ, and ſente aȝen to Pilate. And Eroude and Pilate weren maad frendis in þilke day; forwhi biforeto þei weren enemyes to gidere.

Soþli þe princes of preſtis and þe mageſtratis of þe peple clepid to gidere, Pilat ſeide to hem, Ȝe han offrid to me þis man, as turnynge awey þe peple, and lo! I axynge byfore ȝou fynde no cauſe in þis man of þes þingis, in whiche ȝe accuſen him; but neþir Eroude, for I aȝein ſente ȝou to him, and lo! no þing worþi of deeþ is don to him. Þerfore I ſchal delyuere him amended. Forſoþe he hadde nede to deliuere to hem oon by þe feeſte day. Soþli al þe cumpanye criede, ſeiynge, Do him a wey, and deliuere Barabas to vs; which was ſent in to priſon for ſum diſſencioun maad in þe citee, and for manſleyng. Forſoþ eft Pilat ſpak to hem, willinge to delyuere Jheſu.

And þei vndircryeden, ſeyinge, Crucifie, crucifie him. Soþli þe þridde tyme he ſeide to hem, Soþli what of yuel haþ he don? I fynde no cauſe of deeþ in him; þerfore I ſchal chaſtiſe hym, and I ſchal delyuere. And þei contynueden axinge wiþ greete voices, þat he ſchulde be crucified; and þe voyces of hem woxen ſtronge. And Pilat demyde her axinge to be don. Soþli he deliuerede to hem him, þat for manſleynge and diſſencioun was ſent in to priſoun, whom þei axiden; ſoþli he bitook Jheſu to her wille. And whanne þei ledden him, þei took ſum man, Symount of Sirenen, comynge fro þe toun, and þei puttiden to him a croſſ to bere aftir Jheſu.

Soþli þer ſuede him moche cumpanye of peple, and of wymmen þat weileden, and bymoornyden him. Soþli Jheſu turnyd to hem ſeide, Douȝtris of Jeruſalem, nyle ȝe wepe on me, but wepe ȝe on ȝou ſilf, and on ȝoure ſones. For lo! dayes ſchulen come, in whiche it ſchal be ſeid, Bleſſid be bareyn wymmen, and wombis þat han not gendrid, and þe teetis whiche han not ȝouun ſouke. Þanne þei ſchulen bigynne to ſeye to monteyns, Falle ȝe doun on vs, and to litle hillis, Hile ȝe vs. For if þei don þes þingis in a grene tree, what ſchal be don in a drye? Soþli and oþere tweye wickide men weren led wiþ him, þat þei ſchulde be ſlayn.

And aftir þat þei camen in to a place, which is clepid of Caluarie, þere þei crucifieden him, and þe þeues, oon on þe riȝþalf, and þe toþer on þe left half. Forſoþe Jheſu ſeide, Fadir, forȝyue to hem, for þei witen not what þei don. Forſoþe þei departinge his cloþis, ſenten lottis. And þe peple ſtood abydinge; and þe princes ſcornyden him wiþ hem, ſeyinge, Oþere men he made ſaf; make he him ſilf ſaf, if he is Criſt, þe choſun of God. Forſoþ and knyȝtis neiȝynge ſcornyden him, and offriden vynegre to him, ſeyinge, If þou ert kyng of Jewis, make þee ſaf. Soþli and þe wrytinge aboue was writun on him wiþ lettris of Greek, of Latyn, and of Ebrew, Þis is þe kyng of Jewis.

Forſoþ oon of þo þeues þat hangiden, blaſphemyde him, ſeyinge, If þou ert Criſt, make þi ſilf ſaf and vs. Soþli þe toþir anſweringe, blamyde him, ſeyinge, Neþir þou drediſt God, þat þou art in þe ſame dampnacioun? And treuly we iuſtly, for we han receyued worþi þingis to dedis; ſoþli þis haþ don no yuel. And he ſeide to Jheſu, Lord, haue mynde on me, whanne þou ſchalt come in to þi kingdom. And Jheſu ſeyde to him, Treuli I ſeie to þee, þis day þou ſchalt be wiþ me in paradys. Soþly it was almoſt þe ſixte our, and derkneſſis weren maad in al erþe til to þe nynþe our. And þe ſunne was maad derk, and þe veyl of þe temple was kitt þe myddel.

And Jheſu cryinge wiþ greet voys, ſeide, Fadir, in to þi hondis I bitake my ſpirit. And he ſeyinge þes þingis, ſente out þe ſpirit, eþer diede. Forſoþe centurio ſeynge þe þing þat was don, glorifiede God, ſeyinge, Verily þis man was iuſt. And al þe cumpany of hem þat weren þere to gidere at þis ſpectacle, and ſyȝen þo þingis þat weren don, ſmytinge her breſtis turneden aȝeyn. Forſoþ al his knowen ſtooden a fer, and wymmen þat ſueden him fro Galilee, ſeynge þes þingis. And lo! a man, Joſeph bi name, þat was a decurioun, eþer hauynge ten vndir him, a good man and iuſt, of Aramaþie, a citee of Judee, he conſentide not to þe counceil and dedis of hem; which and he abood þe kingdom of God.

He cam nyȝ to Pilat, and axide þe body of Jheſu, and wlappide it don doun in a lynnen cloþ, and puttide him in a graue hewun, in which not ȝit ony man was put. And þe day was þe makinge redy of paſk, and þe ſaboþ bygan to ſchyne. Soþli þe wymmen ſuynge, þat camen wiþ him fro Galilee, ſyȝen þe graue, and hou his body was put. And þei turnynge aȝen, maden redy ſwete ſpices, and oynementis; and ſoþli in þe ſaboþ þei reſtiden, vp þe comaundement.