Luke’s changes to Mark’s Passions story depict Jesus as an innocent martyr who willingly goes to his own death for several reasons. Firstly, Luke modified the story of Pilate by having Pilate and Herod both not believe that Jesus had done anything to deserve death, and they both wanted to release him. For instance, Pilate said, “What crime has this man committed? I have found in him no grounds for the death penalty” (Luke 23:22) in regard to the crowd demanding for Jesus’ death. In Mark, the story of Pilate was much shorter, and Pilate made a quick decision to crucify Jesus in order to satisfy the crowds, without sending Jesus to Herod first. In Luke, Jesus’ innocence is emphasized greatly, and even Pilate and Herod stress Jesus’ innocence by deciding that Jesus does not deserve the death penalty. Additionally, in Luke as Jesus was on his way to be crucified there is a story not included in Mark, on how many people followed Jesus and how women were mourning for Jesus. Jesus comforts these distraught women and tells them not to weep for him. This passage depicts Jesus as a martyr because as Jesus is on his way to his own death, he is comforting others, rather than himself. Also, Jesus asks God for forgiveness for the people that are mocking, torturing, and crucifying him in Luke. In Mark, Jesus does not ask for forgiveness of his tormentors, and this new passage in Luke once again emphasizes Jesus as a martyr. Jesus is crucified along with two criminals, and in Mark both criminals mock and insult him, while in Luke, one asks for forgiveness and in his own suffering Jesus tells him that the criminal “will be with me in paradise” (Luke 23:43). Even though Jesus must be in incredible agony, he still offers forgiveness to one of the criminals. Furthermore, Jesus’ last words were also very different in Mark and Luke. In Mark, Jesus cries out in pain “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me” (Mark 15:34). While in Luke, Jesus said, “Father, into your hands I commit my spirit” (Luke 23:46). Mark’s version of Jesus’ final words depicts Jesus’s pain and frustration, while Luke’s version portrays Jesus dying in a calm way with a final prayer. Overall, in Mark’s Passion, Jesus’s crucifixion portrayed Jesus in real agony, while in Luke’s Passion, Jesus died in a much calmer manner. Finally, in Luke when Jesus died the centurion stated, “Certainly this man was innocent” (Luke 23:47). This statement was different in Mark and once again emphasizes that Jesus was an innocent martyr. Luke and Mark emphasized different ideas in regard to the Passion of Jesus.