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Luke 23 Arabic Bible: Smith–Van Dyck (1865)

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1 فَقَامَ كُلُّ جُمْهُورِهِمْ وَجَاءُوا بِهِ إِلَى بِيلَاطُسَ، 2 وَٱبْتَدَأُوا يَشْتَكُونَ عَلَيْهِ قَائِلِينَ: «إِنَّنَا وَجَدْنَا هَذَا يُفْسِدُ ٱلْأُمَّةَ، وَيَمْنَعُ أَنْ تُعْطَى جِزْيَةٌ لِقَيْصَرَ، قَائِلًا: إِنَّهُ هُوَ مَسِيحٌ مَلِكٌ». 3 فَسَأَلَهُ بِيلَاطُسُ قَائِلًا: «أَنْتَ مَلِكُ ٱلْيَهُودِ؟». فَأَجَابَهُ وَقَالَ: «أَنْتَ تَقُولُ». 4 فَقَالَ بِيلَاطُسُ لِرُؤَسَاءِ ٱلْكَهَنَةِ وَٱلْجُمُوعِ: «إِنِّي لَا أَجِدُ عِلَّةً فِي هَذَا ٱلْإِنْسَانِ». 5 فَكَانُوا يُشَدِّدُونَ قَائِلِينَ: «إِنَّهُ يُهَيِّجُ ٱلشَّعْبَ وَهُوَ يُعَلِّمُ فِي كُلِّ ٱلْيَهُودِيَّةِ مُبْتَدِئًا مِنَ ٱلْجَلِيلِ إِلَى هُنَا». 6 فَلَمَّا سَمِعَ بِيلَاطُسُ ذِكْرَ ٱلْجَلِيلِ، سَأَلَ: «هَلِ ٱلرَّجُلُ جَلِيلِيٌّ؟» 7 وَحِينَ عَلِمَ أَنَّهُ مِنْ سَلْطَنَةِ هِيرُودُسَ، أَرْسَلَهُ إِلَى هِيرُودُسَ، إِذْ كَانَ هُوَ أَيْضًا تِلْكَ ٱلْأَيَّامَ فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ. 8 وَأَمَّا هِيرُودُسُ فَلَمَّا رَأَى يَسُوعَ فَرِحَ جِدًّا، لِأَنَّهُ كَانَ يُرِيدُ مِنْ زَمَانٍ طَوِيلٍ أَنْ يَرَاهُ، لِسَمَاعِهِ عَنْهُ أَشْيَاءَ كَثِيرَةً، وَتَرَجَّى أَنْ يَرَي آيَةً تُصْنَعُ مِنْهُ. 9 وَسَأَلَهُ بِكَلَامٍ كَثِيرٍ فَلَمْ يُجِبْهُ بِشَيْءٍ. 10 وَوَقَفَ رُؤَسَاءُ ٱلْكَهَنَةِ وَٱلْكَتَبَةُ يَشْتَكُونَ عَلَيْهِ بِٱشْتِدَادٍ، 11 فَٱحْتَقَرَهُ هِيرُودُسُ مَعَ عَسْكَرِهِ وَٱسْتَهْزَأَ بِهِ، وَأَلْبَسَهُ لِبَاسًا لَامِعًا، وَرَدَّهُ إِلَى بِيلَاطُسَ. 12 فَصَارَ بِيلَاطُسُ وَهِيرُودُسُ صَدِيقَيْنِ مَعَ بَعْضِهِمَا فِي ذَلِكَ ٱلْيَوْمِ، لِأَنَّهُمَا كَانَا مِنْ قَبْلُ فِي عَدَاوَةٍ بَيْنَهُمَا. 13 فَدَعَا بِيلَاطُسُ رُؤَسَاءَ ٱلْكَهَنَةِ وَٱلْعُظَمَاءَ وَٱلشَّعْبَ، 14 وَقَالَ لَهُمْ: «قَدْ قَدَّمْتُمْ إِلَيَّ هَذَا ٱلْإِنْسَانَ كَمَنْ يُفْسِدُ ٱلشَّعْبَ. وَهَا أَنَا قَدْ فَحَصْتُ قُدَّامَكُمْ وَلَمْ أَجِدْ فِي هَذَا ٱلْإِنْسَانِ عِلَّةً مِمَّا تَشْتَكُونَ بِهِ عَلَيْهِ. 15 وَلَا هِيرُودُسُ أَيْضًا، لِأَنِّي أَرْسَلْتُكُمْ إِلَيْهِ. وَهَا لَا شَيْءَ يَسْتَحِقُّ ٱلْمَوْتَ صُنِعَ مِنْهُ. 16 فَأَنَا أُؤَدِّبُهُ وَأُطْلِقُهُ». 17 وَكَانَ مُضْطَرًّا أَنْ يُطْلِقَ لَهُمْ كُلَّ عِيدٍ وَاحِدًا، 18 فَصَرَخُوا بِجُمْلَتِهِمْ قَائِلِينَ: «خُذْ هَذَا! وَأَطْلِقْ لَنَا بَارَابَاسَ!». 19 وَذَاكَ كَانَ قَدْ طُرِحَ فِي ٱلسِّجْنِ لِأَجْلِ فِتْنَةٍ حَدَثَتْ فِي ٱلْمَدِينَةِ وَقَتْلٍ. 20 فَنَادَاهُمْ أَيْضًا بِيلَاطُسُ وَهُوَ يُرِيدُ أَنْ يُطْلِقَ يَسُوعَ، 21 فَصَرَخُوا قَائِلِينَ: «ٱصْلِبْهُ! ٱصْلِبْهُ!». 22 فَقَالَ لَهُمْ ثَالِثَةً: «فَأَيَّ شَرٍّ عَمِلَ هَذَا؟ إِنِّي لَمْ أَجِدْ فِيهِ عِلَّةً لِلْمَوْتِ، فَأَنَا أُؤَدِّبُهُ وَأُطْلِقُهُ». 23 فَكَانُوا يَلِجُّونَ بِأَصْوَاتٍ عَظِيمَةٍ طَالِبِينَ أَنْ يُصْلَبَ. فَقَوِيَتْ أَصْوَاتُهُمْ وَأَصْوَاتُ رُؤَسَاءِ ٱلْكَهَنَةِ. 24 فَحَكَمَ بِيلَاطُسُ أَنْ تَكُونَ طِلْبَتُهُمْ. 25 فَأَطْلَقَ لَهُمُ ٱلَّذِي طُرِحَ فِي ٱلسِّجْنِ لِأَجْلِ فِتْنَةٍ وَقَتْلٍ، ٱلَّذِي طَلَبُوهُ، وَأَسْلَمَ يَسُوعَ لِمَشِيئَتِهِمْ. 26 وَلَمَّا مَضَوْا بِهِ أَمْسَكُوا سِمْعَانَ، رَجُلًا قَيْرَوَانِيًّا كَانَ آتِيًا مِنَ ٱلْحَقْلِ، وَوَضَعُوا عَلَيْهِ ٱلصَّلِيبَ لِيَحْمِلَهُ خَلْفَ يَسُوعَ. 27 وَتَبِعَهُ جُمْهُورٌ كَثِيرٌ مِنَ ٱلشَّعْبِ، وَٱلنِّسَاءِ ٱللَّوَاتِي كُنَّ يَلْطِمْنَ أَيْضًا وَيَنُحْنَ عَلَيْهِ. 28 فَٱلْتَفَتَ إِلَيْهِنَّ يَسُوعُ وَقَالَ: «يَا بَنَاتِ أُورُشَلِيمَ، لَا تَبْكِينَ عَلَيَّ بَلِ ٱبْكِينَ عَلَى أَنْفُسِكُنَّ وَعَلَى أَوْلَادِكُنَّ، 29 لِأَنَّهُ هُوَذَا أَيَّامٌ تَأْتِي يَقُولُونَ فِيهَا: طُوبَى لِلْعَوَاقِرِ وَٱلْبُطُونِ ٱلَّتِي لَمْ تَلِدْ وَٱلثُّدِيِّ ٱلَّتِي لَمْ تُرْضِعْ! 30 حِينَئِذٍ يَبْتَدِئُونَ يَقُولُونَ لِلْجِبَالِ: ٱسْقُطِي عَلَيْنَا! وَلِلْآكَامِ: غَطِّينَا! 31 لِأَنَّهُ إِنْ كَانُوا بِٱلْعُودِ ٱلرَّطْبِ يَفْعَلُونَ هَذَا، فَمَاذَا يَكُونُ بِٱلْيَابِسِ؟». 32 وَجَاءُوا أَيْضًا بِٱثْنَيْنِ آخَرَيْنِ مُذْنِبَيْنِ لِيُقْتَلَا مَعَهُ. 33 وَلَمَّا مَضَوْا بِهِ إِلَى ٱلْمَوْضِعِ ٱلَّذِي يُدْعَى «جُمْجُمَةَ» صَلَبُوهُ هُنَاكَ مَعَ ٱلْمُذْنِبَيْنِ، وَاحِدًا عَنْ يَمِينِهِ وَٱلْآخَرَ عَنْ يَسَارِهِ. 34 فَقَالَ يَسُوعُ: «يَا أَبَتَاهُ، ٱغْفِرْ لَهُمْ، لِأَنَّهُمْ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ مَاذَا يَفْعَلُونَ». وَإِذِ ٱقْتَسَمُوا ثِيَابَهُ ٱقْتَرَعُوا عَلَيْهَا. 35 وَكَانَ ٱلشَّعْبُ وَاقِفِينَ يَنْظُرُونَ، وَٱلرُّؤَسَاءُ أَيْضًا مَعَهُمْ يَسْخَرُونَ بِهِ قَائِلِينَ: «خَلَّصَ آخَرِينَ، فَلْيُخَلِّصْ نَفْسَهُ إِنْ كَانَ هُوَ ٱلْمَسِيحَ مُخْتَارَ ٱللهِ!». 36 وَٱلْجُنْدُ أَيْضًا ٱسْتَهْزَأُوا بِهِ وَهُمْ يَأْتُونَ وَيُقَدِّمُونَ لَهُ خَلًّا، 37 قَائِلِينَ: «إِنْ كُنْتَ أَنْتَ مَلِكَ ٱلْيَهُودِ فَخَلِّصْ نَفْسَكَ!». 38 وَكَانَ عُنْوَانٌ مَكْتُوبٌ فَوْقَهُ بِأَحْرُفٍ يُونَانِيَّةٍ وَرُومَانِيَّةٍ وَعِبْرَانِيَّةٍ: «هَذَا هُوَ مَلِكُ ٱلْيَهُودِ». 39 وَكَانَ وَاحِدٌ مِنَ ٱلْمُذْنِبَيْنِ ٱلْمُعَلَّقَيْنِ يُجَدِّفُ عَلَيْهِ قَائِلًا: «إِنْ كُنْتَ أَنْتَ ٱلْمَسِيحَ، فَخَلِّصْ نَفْسَكَ وَإِيَّانَا!». 40 فَأجَابَ ٱلْآخَرُ وَٱنْتَهَرَهُ قَائِلًا: «أَوَلَا أَنْتَ تَخَافُ ٱللهَ، إِذْ أَنْتَ تَحْتَ هَذَا ٱلْحُكْمِ بِعَيْنِهِ؟ 41 أَمَّا نَحْنُ فَبِعَدْلٍ، لِأَنَّنَا نَنَالُ ٱسْتِحْقَاقَ مَا فَعَلْنَا، وَأَمَّا هَذَا فَلَمْ يَفْعَلْ شَيْئًا لَيْسَ فِي مَحَلِّهِ». 42 ثُمَّ قَالَ لِيَسُوعَ: «ٱذْكُرْنِي يَارَبُّ مَتَى جِئْتَ فِي مَلَكُوتِكَ». 43 فَقَالَ لَهُ يَسُوعُ: «ٱلْحَقَّ أَقُولُ لَكَ: إِنَّكَ ٱلْيَوْمَ تَكُونُ مَعِي فِي ٱلْفِرْدَوْسِ». 44 وَكَانَ نَحْوُ ٱلسَّاعَةِ ٱلسَّادِسَةِ، فَكَانَتْ ظُلْمَةٌ عَلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ كُلِّهَا إِلَى ٱلسَّاعَةِ ٱلتَّاسِعَةِ. 45 وَأَظْلَمَتِ ٱلشَّمْسُ، وَٱنْشَقَّ حِجَابُ ٱلْهَيْكَلِ مِنْ وَسْطِهِ. 46 وَنَادَى يَسُوعُ بِصَوْتٍ عَظِيمٍ وَقَالَ: «يَا أَبَتَاهُ، فِي يَدَيْكَ أَسْتَوْدِعُ رُوحِي». وَلَمَّا قَالَ هَذَا أَسْلَمَ ٱلرُّوحَ. 47 فَلَمَّا رَأَى قَائِدُ ٱلْمِئَةِ مَا كَانَ، مَجَّدَ ٱللهَ قَائِلًا: «بِٱلْحَقِيقَةِ كَانَ هَذَا ٱلْإِنْسَانُ بَارًّا!». 48 وَكُلُّ ٱلْجُمُوعِ ٱلَّذِينَ كَانُوا مُجْتَمِعِينَ لِهَذَا ٱلْمَنْظَرِ، لَمَّا أَبْصَرُوا مَا كَانَ، رَجَعُوا وَهُمْ يَقْرَعُونَ صُدُورَهُمْ. 49 وَكَانَ جَمِيعُ مَعَارِفِهِ، وَنِسَاءٌ كُنَّ قَدْ تَبِعْنَهُ مِنَ ٱلْجَلِيلِ، وَاقِفِينَ مِنْ بَعِيدٍ يَنْظُرُونَ ذَلِكَ. 50 وَإِذَا رَجُلٌ ٱسْمُهُ يُوسُفُ، وَكَانَ مُشِيرًا وَرَجُلًا صَالِحًا بَارًّا. 51 هَذَا لَمْ يَكُنْ مُوافِقًا لِرَأْيِهِمْ وَعَمَلِهِمْ، وَهُوَ مِنَ ٱلرَّامَةِ مَدِينَةٍ لِلْيَهُودِ. وَكَانَ هُوَ أَيْضًا يَنْتَظِرُ مَلَكُوتَ ٱللهِ. 52 هَذَا تَقَدَّمَ إِلَى بِيلَاطُسَ وَطَلَبَ جَسَدَ يَسُوعَ، 53 وَأَنْزَلَهُ، وَلَفَّهُ بِكَتَّانٍ، وَوَضَعَهُ فِي قَبْرٍ مَنْحُوتٍ حَيْثُ لَمْ يَكُنْ أَحَدٌ وُضِعَ قَطُّ. 54 وَكَانَ يَوْمُ ٱلِٱسْتِعْدَادِ وَٱلسَّبْتُ يَلُوحُ. 55 وَتَبِعَتْهُ نِسَاءٌ كُنَّ قَدْ أَتَيْنَ مَعَهُ مِنَ ٱلْجَلِيلِ، وَنَظَرْنَ ٱلْقَبْرَ وَكَيْفَ وُضِعَ جَسَدُهُ. 56 فَرَجَعْنَ وَأَعْدَدْنَ حَنُوطًا وَأَطْيَابًا. وَفِي ٱلسَّبْتِ ٱسْتَرَحْنَ حَسَبَ ٱلْوَصِيَّةِ.

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  • Joseph of Arimathea

    Disciple who buried Jesus

    A rich man and member of the council from the Judean town of Arimathea, a disciple of Jesus (secretly, for fear of the Jews), who asked Pilate for the body and laid it in a new…

    Cited in the guide: Matthew 27:57; Mark 15:43; Luke 23:50

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  • Simon of Cyrene

    Carried the cross of Jesus

    A man from Cyrene coming in from the country whom the soldiers forced to carry the cross of Jesus; Mark calls him the father of Alexander and Rufus.

    Cited in the guide: Matthew 27:32; Mark 15:21; Luke 23:26

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Cross references (53)

Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.

  1. 1 Matthew 27:1–2; Mark 15:1–5; Matthew 27:11–14; Luke 22:66; John 18:28–38
  2. 2 Acts 17:6–7; Luke 23:14; John 19:12; Mark 14:61–62; Luke 22:69–70
  3. 3 John 1:49; 1 Timothy 6:13; Luke 1:32–33; Mark 15:2; Luke 22:70
  4. 4 John 18:38; 1 Peter 1:19; 1 Peter 2:22; Hebrews 7:26; Mark 15:14
  5. 5 John 1:43; John 2:11; Mark 1:14; Matthew 4:23; John 19:15
  6. 6 Acts 5:37; Luke 13:1
  7. 7 Luke 3:1; Luke 13:31; Matthew 14:1
  8. 8 Luke 9:7–9; Mark 6:14; Matthew 14:1; 2 Kings 5:11; Acts 8:19
  9. 9 Matthew 27:14; 1 Peter 2:23; Luke 13:32; Isaiah 53:7; Psalm 39:9
  10. 10 Luke 23:14–15; Luke 11:53; Luke 23:5; Luke 23:2; Acts 24:5
  11. 11 Mark 15:16–20; Matthew 27:27–30; Isaiah 53:3; Psalm 69:19–20; John 19:5
  12. 12 Acts 4:27; Revelation 17:13–14; Matthew 16:1; Psalm 83:4–6
  13. 13 John 18:38; Matthew 27:21–23; Mark 15:14; John 19:4
  14. 14 Daniel 6:4; Hebrews 7:26; Luke 23:4–5; Acts 13:28; Matthew 27:19
  15. 16 Matthew 27:26; Luke 23:22; Mark 15:15; Isaiah 53:5; Acts 5:40–41
  16. 18 Acts 21:36; Acts 3:14; Acts 22:22; John 18:39–40; Mark 15:6–15
  17. 19 Acts 3:14; Luke 23:5; Luke 23:2
  18. 20 Mark 15:15; Matthew 14:8–9; John 19:12; Matthew 27:19
  19. 21 Matthew 27:22–25; Luke 23:23; Mark 15:13; John 19:15
  20. 22 Luke 23:14; Luke 23:20; 1 Peter 3:18; Luke 23:16; 1 Peter 1:19
  21. 23 Zechariah 11:8; Psalm 57:4; Psalm 22:12–13; Luke 23:5
  22. 24 Matthew 27:26; Proverbs 17:15; Exodus 23:2; Mark 15:15; John 19:1
  23. 25 Acts 3:14; Mark 15:15; Mark 15:6–7; Matthew 27:26; Luke 23:5
  24. 26 Matthew 27:32–44; Mark 15:21–32; Luke 9:23; Acts 2:10; Luke 14:27
  25. 27 Luke 8:52; Luke 8:2; Mark 15:40; Luke 23:55; Matthew 27:55
  26. 28 Song of Songs 8:4; Song of Songs 2:7; Song of Songs 1:5; Song of Songs 3:10; Song of Songs 5:8
  27. 29 Matthew 24:19; Luke 21:23–24; Mark 13:17–19; Hosea 9:12–16; Hosea 13:16
  28. 30 Revelation 6:16; Hosea 10:8; Isaiah 2:19; Revelation 9:6
  29. 31 1 Peter 4:17–18; Proverbs 11:31; John 15:6; Ezekiel 20:47–48; Ezekiel 15:2–7
  30. 32 Mark 15:27; Isaiah 53:12; Matthew 27:38; John 19:18; Hebrews 12:2
  31. 33 Mark 15:22–23; John 19:17–18; Zechariah 12:10; Matthew 27:33–34; Deuteronomy 21:23
  32. 34 Matthew 5:44; Acts 7:60; 1 Peter 3:9; 1 Peter 2:20–23; Luke 6:27–28
  33. 35 Psalm 22:17; Isaiah 42:1; 1 Peter 2:4; Mark 15:29–32; Matthew 12:18
  34. 36 Psalm 69:21; Matthew 27:48; Matthew 27:34; Mark 15:36; Mark 15:19–20
  35. 38 Matthew 27:37; Mark 15:26; John 19:19–22; Luke 23:3; Mark 15:32
  36. 39 Matthew 27:44; Mark 15:32; Luke 23:35; Luke 23:37; Luke 17:34–35
  37. 40 Luke 12:5; Revelation 15:4; Ephesians 5:11; Psalm 36:1; Jeremiah 5:3
  38. 41 Leviticus 26:40–41; Ezra 9:13; Matthew 27:4; 1 Peter 1:19; Matthew 27:24
  39. 42 Romans 10:9–14; Acts 16:31; 1 John 5:11–13; 1 Corinthians 6:10–11; Luke 12:8
  40. 43 Revelation 2:7; Psalm 50:15; 1 Timothy 1:15–16; Luke 19:10; Psalm 32:5
  41. 44 Matthew 27:45; Mark 15:33–34; Amos 8:9; Acts 2:20; John 19:14
  42. 45 Hebrews 10:19–22; Matthew 27:51; Hebrews 9:3–8; Mark 15:38; Ephesians 2:14–18
  43. 46 Psalm 31:5; Acts 7:59; John 19:30; 1 Peter 2:23; Mark 15:34–41
  44. 47 Matthew 27:54; Mark 15:39; Luke 23:41; Matthew 9:8
  45. 48 Luke 18:13; Acts 2:37; Jeremiah 31:19
  46. 49 Luke 8:2; Psalm 38:11; Luke 23:55; Matthew 27:55–56; Mark 15:40–41
  47. 50 John 19:38–42; Acts 11:24; Acts 10:22; Acts 10:2; Mark 15:42–47
  48. 51 Luke 2:25; Luke 2:38; Isaiah 8:12; Genesis 37:21–22; Genesis 42:21–22
  49. 52 John 19:38–42
  50. 53 Matthew 27:59–60; Mark 15:46; Isaiah 53:9
  51. 54 Matthew 27:62; John 19:31; Mark 15:42; John 19:14; John 19:42
  52. 55 Luke 23:49; Luke 8:2; Matthew 27:61; Mark 15:47
  53. 56 Luke 24:1; Mark 16:1; Deuteronomy 5:14; Exodus 20:8–10; Jeremiah 17:24–25

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  1. Quotes verse 23:34 Irenaeus of Lyons, Against Heresies (Book III, Chapter XVII)

    And from this fact, that He exclaimed upon the cross, "Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do," the long-suffering, patience, compassion, and goodness of Christ are exhibited, since He both suffered, and did Himself exculpate those who had maltreated Him.

    Read in context · Ante-Nicene Fathers, vol. 1 (1885)

  2. Quotes verse 23:34 Augustine of Hippo, The City of God (Book XVIII, Chapters 30–32)

    … be mindful of mercy." What is this but that He puts Himself for the Jews, of whose nation He was, who were troubled with great anger and crucified Christ, when He, mindful of mercy, said, "Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do? "God shall come from Teman, and the Holy One from the shady and close mountain." …

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 2 (1887)

  3. Quotes verse 23:40 John Chrysostom, Homilies on the Gospel of Matthew (Homily XXIII)

    … judge others, when one is chargeable with the same things." And why marvel at His establishing this law, when even the very thief knew it upon the cross, saying to the other thief, "Dost not thou fear God, seeing we are in the same condemnation;" expressing the same sentiments with Christ?

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 10 (1888)

  4. Quotes verse 23:41 Cyril of Jerusalem, Catechetical Lectures (Lecture XIII)

    There is yet another witness of the sinlessness of Jesus,--the robber, the first man admitted into Paradise; who rebuked his fellow, and said, "We receive the due reward of our deeds; but this man hath done nothing amiss; for we were present, both thou and I, at His judgment."

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 7 (1894)

  5. Quotes verse 23:34 Augustine of Hippo, Our Lord's Sermon on the Mount (Book I, Chapters XXI–XXII)

    And on this account our Lord also on the cross says, "Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do:" for, not yet having become partakers of the grace of the Holy Spirit, they had not yet entered the fellowship of the holy brotherhood.

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 6 (1888)