--- title: "The Crucifixion" description: "A field report from the scene of the crucifixion, detailing the final moments, the interaction between the condemned, and the unsettling atmospheric conditions during the execution." image: "" book: "Luke" bookId: "LUK" testament: "new" startChapter: 23 startVerse: 26 endChapter: 23 endVerse: 49 coversChapters: [23] aiTitle: "Breaking: Execution of the Nazarene Complete as Darkness Falls over the City" aiDescription: "A field report from the scene of the crucifixion, detailing the final moments, the interaction between the condemned, and the unsettling atmospheric conditions during the execution." hasAiStory: true location: "Jerusalem" persons: ["Jesus","Pilate","Herod","Barabbas","Simon of Cyrene","God","Father"] hashtags: ["forgiveness","suffering","redemption","judgment"] genre: "gospel" readingTime: 3 type: "adaptive" slug: "LUK/the-crucifixion" canonicalId: "LUK.23.26-23.49" chronologicalOrder: 1503 relatedSlugs: ["ACT/the-stoning-of-stephen-saul-persecutes-the-church","MAT/jesus-passover","MRK/the-crucifixion","MAT/you-have-heard-it-said","PSA/psalm-31-into-your-hands-i-commit-my-spirit","1PE/submission-to-authority","1TI/timothys-commission","JHN/the-crucifixion","REV/ephesus","1PE/turning-from-evil","ISA/the-suffering-servant","PSA/psalm-50-the-mighty-one-calls","LUK/jesus-and-zacchaeus","LUK/the-sermon-on-the-plain","PSA/psalm-22-the-psalm-of-the-cross","ROM/love-and-forgiveness","JHN/where-i-am-going-you-cannot-come","HEB/a-priest-in-the-order-of-melchizedek","GEN/the-death-of-joseph","1CO/spiritual-wisdom","JHN/jesus-prayer","PHP/pauls-imprisonment","2CO/pauls-suffering-and-service-pauls-revelation","REV/the-seven-seals","HOS/retribution-for-israels-sin","ISA/a-new-heaven-and-a-new-earth","JOB/elihu-rebukes-job","2CO/our-eternal-dwelling","MIC/third-cycle-of-judgment-and-restoration","MAT/the-parable-of-the-workers-the-third-prediction-of-the-passion"] prevSlug: "LUK/the-crowd-chooses-barabbas" nextSlug: "LUK/the-burial-of-jesus" --- The city is in total shock today as the high-profile execution of the man known as [Jesus](/persons/jesus) reached its grim conclusion. The day began with a grueling procession, during which a local man named Simon was forcibly recruited by soldiers to help carry the heavy wooden cross. Along the route, crowds of mourners followed, but the accused remained composed, pausing to warn the women of Jerusalem of the dark days ahead for their city. Upon reaching the designated site, commonly referred to as The Skull, Jesus was pinned to a cross between two known criminals. Even in his final moments of agony, he made an astonishing plea for his executioners, asking for their forgiveness on the grounds that they did not understand the gravity of their actions. The soldiers, meanwhile, showed no remorse, gambling over his clothes and taunting him with mocking demands to save himself if he truly held the title of King. A strange tension unfolded between the two men crucified alongside him. While one joined the crowd in hurling abuse, the other showed a sudden shift in perspective, recognizing the innocence of Jesus and admitting their own guilt. In a remarkable final exchange, the repentant man asked Jesus to remember him when he arrived in his kingdom. Jesus promised him that they would be together in Paradise before the day was out. As the afternoon progressed, the situation took an eerie turn. The sky went pitch black for three hours, starting around noon, and a heavy, supernatural silence fell over the area. Observers reported that the massive decorative veil in the central temple building tore in half from top to bottom just as Jesus let out a final, loud cry, stating he was placing his spirit into the hands of his [Father](/persons/father). The aftermath has left the onlookers stunned. A centurion stationed at the scene publicly praised [God](/persons/god), declaring that he had witnessed the execution of a truly righteous man. Many in the crowds have left the site in silence, visibly shaken and grieving. Meanwhile, a small group of close supporters, including the women who traveled with him from Galilee, remain at a distance, watching as the final stages of the aftermath play out. As the soldiers led Him away, they seized [Simon of Cyrene](/persons/simon%20of%20cyrene) on his way in from the country, and put the cross on him to carry behind [Jesus](/persons/jesus). A great number of people followed Him, including women who kept mourning and wailing for Him. But Jesus turned to them and said, “Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for Me, but weep for yourselves and for your children. Look, the days are coming when people will say, ‘Blessed are the barren women, the wombs that never bore, and breasts that never nursed!’ At that time‘they will say to the mountains, “Fall on us!”and to the hills, “Cover us!”’ For if men do these things while the tree is green, what will happen when it is dry?” Two others, who were criminals, were also led away to be executed with Jesus. When they came to the place called The Skull, they crucified Him there, along with the criminals, one on His right and the other on His left. Then Jesus said, “[Father](/persons/father), forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.” And they divided up His garments by casting lots. The people stood watching, and the rulers sneered at Him, saying, “He saved others; let Him save Himself if He is the Christ of [God](/persons/god), the Chosen One.” The soldiers also mocked Him and came up to offer Him sour wine. “If You are the King of the Jews,” they said, “save Yourself!” Above Him was posted an inscription:
THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS. One of the criminals who hung there heaped abuse on Him. “Are You not the Christ?” he said. “Save Yourself and us!” But the other one rebuked him, saying, “Do you not even fear God, since you are under the same judgment? We are punished justly, for we are receiving what our actions deserve. But this man has done nothing wrong.” Then he said, “Jesus, remember me when You come into Your kingdom!” And Jesus said to him, “Truly I tell you, today you will be with Me in Paradise.” ### The Death of Jesus It was now about the sixth hour, and darkness came over all the land until the ninth hour. The sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was torn down the middle. Then 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. When the centurion saw what had happened, he gave glory to God, saying, “Surely this was a righteous man. ” And when all the people who had gathered for this spectacle saw what had happened, they returned home beating their breasts. But 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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