In these unprecedented times the comfort which comes from
God’s Word gives us a peace this world simply cannot give. As we prepare for
Holy Week the following schedule of readings carry you through the Passion of
our Lord Jesus.
We trust such reading will be beneficial as we anticipate
the feast which has no end with our Risen Lord and Savior.
Passion reading scheduled for Monday, March 30, 2020
Luke 23:
1-56
Jesus Before
Pilate
23 Then the
whole company of them arose and brought him before Pilate. 2 And they began to
accuse him, saying, “We found this man misleading our nation and forbidding us
to give tribute to Caesar, and saying that he himself is Christ, a king.” 3 And
Pilate asked him, “Are you the King of the Jews?” And he answered him, “You
have said so.” 4 Then Pilate said to the chief priests and the crowds, “I find
no guilt in this man.” 5 But they were urgent, saying, “He stirs up the people,
teaching throughout all Judea, from Galilee even to this place.”
Jesus Before
Herod
6 When Pilate
heard this, he asked whether the man was a Galilean. 7 And when he learned that
he belonged to Herod's jurisdiction, he sent him over to Herod, who was himself
in Jerusalem at that time. 8 When Herod saw Jesus, he was very glad, for he had
long desired to see him, because he had heard about him, and he was hoping to
see some sign done by him. 9 So he questioned him at some length, but he made
no answer. 10 The chief priests and the scribes stood by, vehemently accusing
him. 11 And Herod with his soldiers treated him with contempt and mocked him.
Then, arraying him in splendid clothing, he sent him back to Pilate. 12 And
Herod and Pilate became friends with each other that very day, for before this
they had been at enmity with each other.
13 Pilate
then called together the chief priests and the rulers and the people, 14 and
said to them, “You brought me this man as one who was misleading the people.
And after examining him before you, behold, I did not find this man guilty of
any of your charges against him. 15 Neither did Herod, for he sent him back to
us. Look, nothing deserving death has been done by him. 16 I will therefore
punish and release him.”[a]
Pilate
Delivers Jesus to Be Crucified
18 But they
all cried out together, “Away with this man, and release to us Barabbas”— 19 a
man who had been thrown into prison for an insurrection started in the city and
for murder. 20 Pilate addressed them once more, desiring to release Jesus, 21
but they kept shouting, “Crucify, crucify him!” 22 A third time he said to
them, “Why? What evil has he done? I have found in him no guilt deserving
death. I will therefore punish and release him.” 23 But they were urgent,
demanding with loud cries that he should be crucified. And their voices
prevailed. 24 So Pilate decided that their demand should be granted. 25 He
released the man who had been thrown into prison for insurrection and murder,
for whom they asked, but he delivered Jesus over to their will.
The
Crucifixion
26 And as
they led him away, they seized one Simon of Cyrene, who was coming in from the
country, and laid on him the cross, to carry it behind Jesus. 27 And there
followed him a great multitude of the people and of women who were mourning and
lamenting for him. 28 But turning to them Jesus said, “Daughters of Jerusalem,
do not weep for me, but weep for yourselves and for your children. 29 For
behold, the days are coming when they will say, ‘Blessed are the barren and the
wombs that never bore and the breasts that never nursed!’ 30 Then they will
begin to say to the mountains, ‘Fall on us,’ and to the hills, ‘Cover us.’ 31
For if they do these things when the wood is green, what will happen when it is
dry?”
32 Two
others, who were criminals, were led away to be put to death with him. 33 And
when they came to the place that is called The Skull, there they crucified him,
and the criminals, one on his right and one on his left. 34 And Jesus said,
“Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do.”[b] And they cast lots
to divide his garments. 35 And the people stood by, watching, but the rulers
scoffed at him, saying, “He saved others; let him save himself, if he is the
Christ of God, his Chosen One!” 36 The soldiers also mocked him, coming up and
offering him sour wine 37 and saying, “If you are the King of the Jews, save
yourself!” 38 There was also an inscription over him,[c] “This is the King of
the Jews.”
39 One of the
criminals who were hanged railed at him,[d] saying, “Are you not the Christ?
Save yourself and us!” 40 But the other rebuked him, saying, “Do you not fear
God, since you are under the same sentence of condemnation? 41 And we indeed
justly, for we are receiving the due reward of our deeds; but this man has done
nothing wrong.” 42 And he said, “Jesus, remember me when you come into your
kingdom.” 43 And he said to him, “Truly, I say to you, today you will be with
me in paradise.”
The Death of
Jesus
44 It was now
about the sixth hour,[e] and there was darkness over the whole land until the
ninth hour,[f] 45 while the sun's light failed. And the curtain of the temple
was torn in two. 46 Then Jesus, calling out with a loud voice, said, “Father,
into your hands I commit my spirit!” And having said this he breathed his last.
47 Now when the centurion saw what had taken place, he praised God, saying,
“Certainly this man was innocent!” 48 And all the crowds that had assembled for
this spectacle, when they saw what had taken place, returned home beating their
breasts. 49 And all his acquaintances and the women who had followed him from
Galilee stood at a distance watching these things.
Jesus Is
Buried
50 Now there
was a man named Joseph, from the Jewish town of Arimathea. He was a member of
the council, a good and righteous man, 51 who had not consented to their
decision and action; and he was looking for the kingdom of God. 52 This man
went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. 53 Then he took it down and
wrapped it in a linen shroud and laid him in a tomb cut in stone, where no one
had ever yet been laid. 54 It was the day of Preparation, and the Sabbath was
beginning.[g] 55 The women who had come with him from Galilee followed and saw
the tomb and how his body was laid. 56 Then they returned and prepared spices
and ointments.
On the
Sabbath they rested according to the commandment.
Footnotes:
Luke 23:16 Here, or after verse 19, some
manuscripts add verse 17: Now he was obliged to release one man to them at the
festival
Luke 23:34 Some manuscripts omit the sentence And
Jesus… what they do
Luke 23:38 Some manuscripts add in letters of Greek
and Latin and Hebrew
Luke 23:39 Or blasphemed him
Luke 23:44 That is, noon
Luke 23:44 That is, 3 p.m.
Luke 23:54 Greek was dawning
The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text
Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of
Good News Publishers.
Schnorr Von
Carolsfeld woodcuts, ‘The Crucifixion’ copyright © WELS permission granted for
personal and congregational use
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