J Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for me weep for yourselves and for your children. A large number of people followed him, including women who mourned and wailed for him. He released the man who had been thrown into prison for insurrection and murder, the one they asked for, and surrendered Jesus to their will.Īs they led him away, they seized Simon from Gyrene, who was on his way in from the country, and put the cross on him and made him carry it behind Jesus. N But with loud shouts they insistently demanded that he be crucified, and their shouts prevailed. Therefore I will have him punished and then release him. SI Why? What crime has this man committed? I have found in him no grounds for the death penalty. N Barabbas had been thrown into prison for an insurrection in the city, and for murder.Wanting to release Jesus, Pilate appealed to them again. P Away with this man! Release Barabbas to us! Therefore, I will punish him and then release him. Neither has Herod, for he sent him back to us as you can see, he has done nothing to deserve death. I have examined him in your presence and have found no basis for your charges against him. S1 You brought me this man as one who was inciting the people to rebellion. Pilate called together the chief priests, the rulers and the people, and said to them, That day Herod and Pilate became friends-before this they had been enemies. Dressing him in an elegant robe, they sent him back to Pilate. Then Herod and his soldiers ridiculed and mocked him. The chief priests and the teachers of the law were standing there, vehemently accusing him.
He plied him with many questions, but Jesus gave him no answer. From what he had heard about him, he hoped to see him perform some miracle. When Herod saw Jesus, he was greatly pleased, because for a long time he had been wanting to see him. When he learned that Jesus was under Herod's jurisdiction,he sent him to Herod, who was also in Jerusalem at that time. N On hearing this,Pilate asked if the man was a Galilean. He started in Galilee and has come all the way here. P He stirs up the people all over Judea by his teaching. S1 I find no basis for a charge against this man. N Then Pilate announced to the chief priests and the crowd, He opposes payment of taxes to Caesar and clams to be Christ, a king. P We have found this man subverting our nation. N Then the whole assembly arose and led Jesus off to Pilate. thief, etc.) the congregation can read the part of the people (P). The narrative requires a minimum of three readers: a narrator (N),Jesus(J),and "other speakers" (S) the rolesfor the other speakers can be read by one person but would be more effectively presented by several (Pilate, the. The selection below (NIV, Luke 23:1-49, the Common Lectionary choice for this year) is only a small segment of the passion story a congregation may wish to expand the reading. reading with multiple characters is appropriate and effective. One way of reading the story is to present a simple "readers theater." Since the passion events are highly dramatic, a. The evening service of Palm/'Passion Sunday offers a fine opportunity for such a reading. Many congregations read all of the passion story during Holy Week-sometimes in one service. The passion narrative, which describes the suffering of Jesus during the crucifixion and the week that preceded it, forms one of the key events in the Christian story, a story the church must listen to.
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