Pastors Jim and Marie Watt
(From: LUKE #42 - 23:26-56a)
F. 23:26-49 JESUS LED OFF AND CRUCIFIED
1. 23:26-32 JESUS LED AWAY TO BE CRUCIFIED
a. 23:26 SIMON OF CYRENE AND JESUS' CROSS
Kai hos aPEga-gon auTON, e-pi-laBOme-noi [1849] SImoNA ti-na Ku-reNAIon, erCHOme-non ap' aGROU,
And when they led him away, they laid hold upon one Simon of Cyrene, coming from the field,
ePEthe-kan auTO ton stauRON, PHErein Opi-sen tou IeSOU.
andlaid on him the cross, to bear it after :Jesus.
b. 23:27 And a great multitude of the people followed him, and of women who bewailed and lamented him.
EkoLOUthei de auTO poLU PLEthos tou laOU, kai gu-naiKON hai eKOPton-to kai eTHREnoun auTON.
c. 23:28 JESUS WARNS THE WOMEN
straPHEIS de tas auTAS IeSOUS EIpen, Thu-gaTEres [2364]Ie-rou-saLEM,
But Jesus turning unto them said, Daughters of Jerusalem,
meKLAIe-te [2799]ep' eME, plen eph' he-auTAS KLAIe-te, kai ePI ta TEKna huMON.
weep not for me, but weep for yourselves, and for your :children.
d. 23:29 THE NATURE OF COMING SORROWS
HOti iDOU, ERchontai heMErai, en hais eROUsin, MaKAri-ai hai STEIrai [4723],
For lo, days are coming, in which they shall say, Blessed the barren,
kai hai koiLIai [2836] HAI ouk eGENne-san kai maSTOI [3149]HOI ouk Ethre-psan [2337].
and the wombs that bore not and the breasts that gave not to suck.
e. 23:30 Then shall they begin to say to the mountains, Fall on us; and to the hills, Cover us.
TOte ARxon-tai LEgein tois Ore-sin, PEsa-te eph' heMAS; kai tois bouNOIS [1015], KaLUpsa-te heMAS.
f. 23:31 For if they do these thingsin thegreen tree, what shall be done in the dry?
HOti ei en huGRO[5200]XUlo TAUTA poiOUsin, en toxeRO[3584]ti GEne-tai?
g. 23:32 And two others, malefactors, were also led with him to death.
Egon-to de kai HEte-roi kaKOURgoi [2557]DUo, sun auTOa-nai-reTHEnai [337].
2. 23:33-49 CRUCIFIXION OF JESUS
a. 23:33 CRUCIFIXION OF JESUS WITH TWO CRIMINALS
Kai HOte ELthan ePI ton TOpon ton kaLOUme-non KraNIon [2898],
And when they came unto the place which is called Skull,
eKEI eSTAUro-san [4717] auTON, kai tous kaKOURgous, hon men ek de-xiON hon de ex a-ri-steRON.
there they crucified him, and the malefactors, one on theright and the other on theleft.
b. 23:34a. And Jesus said, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do.
ho de IeSOUS Ele-gen, PAter, Aphes [863] auTOIS; ou gar OIda-sin ti poiOUsin.
c. 23:34b And parting his :garments among them, they cast a lot.
di-a-me-riZOme-noi [1266]de ta hiMAti-a auTOU, Eba-lon KLEron [2819].
d. 23:35a And the people stood beholding. kai hiSTEkei ho laOS the-oRON.
e. 23:35b SCOFFING OF JEWISH RULERS
e-xe-mukTEri-zon [1592] de kai hoi ARchon-tes, LEgon-tes, ALlous Eso-sen;
And the rulers also scoffed, saying, He saved others;
soSAto he-auTON, ei HOU-TOS es-tin ho ChrisTOS tou TheOU, ho e-klekTOS [1588].
let him save himself, if this is the Christ of :God, the chosen.
f. 23:36-37 MOCKING OF THE SOLDIERS
eNEpai-xan [1702] de auTO kai hoi stra-tiOtai, pro-serCHOme-noi,
And the soldiers also mocked him, coming to him,
Oxos [3690] prosPHEron-tes auTO, kai LEgon-tes, Ei su ei ho ba-siLEUS ton IouDAIon, SOson se-auTON.
offering him vinegar, 37 and saying, If you are the King of the Jews, save yourself.
g. 23:38 And an inscription was also over him, THIS isTHE KING OF THE JEWS.
en de kai e-pi-graPHE[1923]ep' auTO, Ho ba-siLEUS ton IouDAIon HOUtos.
h. 23:39 MOCKING OF ONE OF CRIMINALS
Heis de ton kre-masTHENton [2910] kaKOURgon e-blasPHEmei [987] auTON,
And one of the hanged malefactors railed on him, saying,
OuCHI su ei ho ChrisTOS? SOson se-auTON kai heMAS.
Are you not the Christ? save yourself and us.
i. 23:40 DEFENSE OF JESUS BY THE OTHER
a-po-kriTHEIS de ho HEte-ros, e-pi-tiMON [2008] auTO Ephe,
But the other answered, andrebuking him said,
OuDE phoBE su ton TheON, HOti en to auTO KRIma-ti ei?
Do you not even fear :God, for you are in the same condemnation?
j. 23:41 INNOCENCE OF JESUS DECLARED
kai heMEIS men diKAIos; Axi-a gar hon ePRAxa-men a-po-lamBAno-men:
And we indeed justly; for we receive due reward of our deeds:
HOUtos de ouDEN Ato-pon [824] Epra-xen.
but this manhas done nothing amiss.
k. 23:42 And he said, Jesus, remember me when you come in your :kingdom.
kai Ele-gen, IeSOU, MNEStheTI [3415]mou HOtan ELthes en teba-siLEIa sou.
l. 23:43 And he said to him, Amen I say unto you, Today you shall be with me in :Paradise.
kai EIpen auTO, A-MEN soi LEgo, SEme-ron met' eMOU Ese en to pa-raDEIso [3857].
m. 23:44-45 RENDING OF THE VEIL
Kai en Ede hoSEI HOra HEKte, kai SKOtos eGEne-to eph' HOlen ten gen HEos HOras eNAtes,
And it was now about thesixth hour, and darkness came over the whole earth until theninth hour,
tou heLIou eKLEIpon-tos [4654]: esCHISthe [4977] de to ka-taPEtas-ma [2665] tou naOU MEson.
45the sun failing: and the veil of the sanctuary was rent amidst.
n. 23:46 JESUS DISMISSES HIS SPIRIT
kai phoNEsas phoNE meGAle ho IeSOUS, EIpen,
And :Jesus cried with a loud voice, andsaid,
PAter, eis CHEI-RAS sou pa-raTIthe-mai [3908] to PNEU-MA mou: TOUto de eiPON, eXEpneu-sen [1606].
Father, into your hands I commend my :spirit: and having said this, he breathed hislast.
o. 23:47 EFFECT ON THE ROMAN CENTURION
iDON de ho he-ka-tonTARches [1543] to geNOme-non,
And when the centurion saw what was done,
eDOxa-zen ton TheON, LEgon, ONtos ho ANthro-pos HOUtos DIkai-os en.
he glorified :God, saying, Certainly this was a righteous :man.
p. 23:48 DEEP ANXIETY OF THE CROWDS
kai PANtes hoi sun-pa-ra-geNOme-noi [4836] OCHloi ePI ten the-oRIan TAUten,
And all the crowds that came together to this :sight,
the-oREsan-tes ta geNOme-na, TUPton-tes [5180] ta STEthe [4738] huPEstre-phon.
seeing what thingswere done, returned beating their :breasts.
q. 23:49 THOSE WHO WITNESSED THE ABOVE
hiSTEkei-san de PANtes hoi gnoSTOI auTO aPO maKROthen, kai guNAIkes
And all his :acquaintance, and thewomen that followed
hai su-na-ko-louTHOUsai auTO aPO tes Ga-liLAIas, hoROsai TAUta.
with him from :Galilee, stood afar off, seeing these things.
G. 23:50-56a JESUS BURIED
a. 23:50-52 JOSEPH REQUESTS THE BODY OF JESUS
Kai iDOU, aNER oNOma-ti IoSEPH, bou-leuTES [1010] huPARchon,
And lo, a man Joseph by name, who was a councilor,
aNER a-gaTHOS kai DIkai-os (HOUtos ouk en sun-ka-ta-te-theiMEnos [4284]
a good man and righteous 51(he had not consented
te bouLE kai te PRAxei auTON), aPO A-ri-maTHAIas,
to their :counsel and :deed), of Arimathaea,
POle-os ton IouDAIon, hos pro-seDEche-to [4327] ten ba-siLEIan tou TheOU:
a city of the Jews, who was looking for the kingdom of :God:
HOUtos pro-selTHON to PeiLAto, eTEsa-to to SOma tou IeSOU.
52this manwent to :Pilate, andasked for the body of :Jesus.
b. 23:53 HIS REVERENT HANDLING OF JESUS' BODY
kai ka-theLON, e-neTUli-xen [1794] auTO siDOni [4616], kai Etheken auTON
And he took it down, and wrapped it in a linen cloth, and laid it
en MNEma-ti [3418] la-xeuTO [2991], HOU ouk en ouDEIS OUpo KEIme-nos.
in a tomb hewn in stone, where no one had yet lain.
c. 23:54 And it was Preparation day, and a sabbath began to dawn.
kai heMEra en pa-ra-skeuES [3104], kai SABba-ton ePEpho-sken [2020].
d. 23:55 WOMEN WITNESS PLACE OF JESUS' BURIAL
Ka-ta-ko-louTHEsa-sai de hai guNAIkes, HAIti-nes Esan su-ne-le-luTHUIai ek tes
And the women, who had come with him out of :Galilee,
Ga-liLAIas auTO, e-theAsan-to mneMEIon, kai hos eTEthe to SOma auTOU.
followed after andbeheld the tomb, and how his :body was laid.
e. 23:56a And they returned, andprepared spices and ointments.
hu-poSTREpsa-sai de, heTOIma-san [2090]aROma-ta [759]kai MUra [3464].
NOTE: (2010-12-31) - 23:26-32 - The women mourners for Jesus were professional mourners, and did not understand the true nature of Jesus' crucifixion. It was for theirRedemption. But because of the nature of the bitter enmity against Jesus by His enemies, the Father had purposed such judgment - that the whole nation would suffer, both women and children. The Temple destruction by Emperor Titus in 70 AD - was but a tangible illustration of the seriousness of Jesus' persecution. The parable of Jesus and the evil husbandmen of the lord's vineyard, expresses the seriousness of Jesus' words to the women. God was about to punish the evil religious Jewish leaders, and replace them with true Presbyteries or Sanhedrins in each city, representing the One New Man.
23:33-49 - The Crucifixion of Jesus.- There is a 3-fold mocking of Jesus at His crucifixion. Like an innocent lamb, He opened not His mouth. He did ask His Father to forgive His persecutors, for they did not know what they were actually doing. The one thief on the cross who defended Jesus - received an amazing promise from Him, - “Today you shallbe with mein :Paradise!”
Paradise is closely connected with the New Jerusalem. Paul saw it in vision, whether in the body or not, he did not know. Little Chinese orphan children went there in groups, and also into the Holy City. At the end of the Millennium, this City will descend to earth! The New Earth will have no sea, and will be well able to contain this cube city of 1500 miles! Jesus came from this City and its glory to earth, and returned at His death and Resurrection. He is there today at the right hand of the Father, interceding for you and me, until His enemies be made His footstool. He then returns to earth as Lord of lords and King of kings - to set up His visible Kingdom for 1000 years, before turning all things over to God.
23:50-56a - Thank God for Joseph of Arimathaea. Better, thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who arranged through Joseph a burial fitting for His Son! J.A.W.