Luke:23

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* And rising up , all the multitude of them led Him before Pilate . * And they began to accuse Him , saying , We have found this one perverting the nation and forbidding them to give tribute to Caesar , saying himself to be a king , Christ . * And Pilate asked Him , saying , Are you the king of the Jews ? And He answered him and said , You say [it ]. * And Pilate said to the chief priests and [to ] the people , I find no fault in this man . * And they were the more fierce , saying , He stirs up the people , teaching throughout all Judea , beginning from Galilee to this place . * And hearing Galilee , Pilate asked if the man is a Galilean . * And knowing that He belonged to Herod 's jurisdiction , he sent Him to Herod , who himself was also at Jerusalem at that time . * And seeing Jesus , Herod greatly rejoiced , for he had desired to see Him [for ] a long [time ], because he had heard many things about Him . And he hoped to see some miracle done by Him . * And he questioned Him in many words , but He answered him nothing . * And the chief priests and scribes stood and vehemently accused Him . * And humiliating Him with his guardsmen , and mocking [Him ] by putting luxurious clothing around Him , Herod sent Him again to Pilate . * And that same day Pilate and Herod became friends with one another , for before they were at enmity [between ] themselves . * And when he had called together the chief priests and the rulers and the people , * Pilate said to them , You have brought this Man to me as perverting the people . And behold , having examined [Him ] before you , I have found no fault in this Man [regarding those things ] of which you accuse Him ; * no , nor even Herod , for I sent you to him , and lo , nothing worthy of death has been done by Him . * Therefore I will chastise Him and release [Him ]. * (For it was necessary for him to release one to them at the feast .) * And they all cried out at once , saying , Away with this One ! And release to us Barabbas * (who was thrown into prison because of a certain sedition made in the city , and for murder ). * And Pilate , willing to release Jesus , spoke again to them . * But they cried , saying , Crucify ! Crucify Him ! * And he said to them the third [time ], Why ? What evil has He done ? I have found no cause of death in Him , therefore I will chastise Him and let [Him ] go . * But they pressed [on him ], with loud voices , requesting that He might be crucified . And their voices and those of the chief priests prevailed . * And Pilate gave judgment that their request should be granted . * And he released to them [the one ] who had been thrown into prison for sedition and murder , for whom they had asked . But he delivered up Jesus to their will . * And as they led Him away , they laid hold on one Simon , a Cyrenian , coming out of the country . And they laid the cross on him , that he might carry [it ] after Jesus . * And a great multitude of people were following Him , and of women who also were bewailing and lamenting Him . * But turning to them , Jesus said , Daughters of Jerusalem , do not weep for Me , but weep for yourselves and for your children . * For behold , the days are coming in which they shall say , Blessed [are ] the barren , and the wombs that never bore , and the breasts which did not suckle . * And they shall begin to say to the mountains , Fall on us ! And to the hills , Cover us ! * For if they do these things in a green tree , what shall be done in the dry ? * And two others , two criminals , were led with Him to be put to death . * And when they came to the place which is called Calvary , they crucified Him and the criminals there , one on [the ] right , and one on [the ] left . * And Jesus said , Father , forgive them , for they do not know what they do . And parting His clothing , they cast lots . * And the people stood watching . And also the rulers with them , scoffing , saying , He saved others , let Him save Himself , if He is the Christ , the chosen of God . * And coming near , the soldiers also mocked Him , and offering Him sour wine , * and saying , If You are the king of the Jews , save Yourself . * And an inscription also was written over Him in letters of Greek and Latin and Hebrew , THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS . * And one of the hanged criminals blasphemed Him , saying , If you are Christ , save Yourself and us . * But answering , the other rebuked him , saying , Do you not fear God , since [you ] are in the same condemnation . * And we indeed justly so , for we receive the due reward of our deeds , but this Man has done nothing amiss . * And he said to Jesus , Lord , remember me when You come into Your kingdom . * And Jesus said to him , Truly I say to you , Today you shall be with Me in Paradise . * And it was about [the ] sixth hour , and there was a darkness over all the earth until [the ] ninth hour . * And the sun was darkened , and the veil of the temple was torn in the middle . * And crying with a loud voice , Jesus said , Father , into Your hands I commit My spirit . And when He had said this , He breathed out the spirit . * And when the centurion saw what had been done , he glorified God , saying , Truly this Man was righteous . * And all the crowd arriving together at this sight , beholding the things happening , struck their breasts and returned . * And all those known to Him stood at a distance ; and [the ] women , those accompanying Him from Galilee , [were ] seeing these things . * And behold , a man named Joseph , a councillor , a good man and a just one , * this one was not assenting to their counsel and deed . [He was ] from Arimathea , a city of the Jews ; and he also himself waited for the kingdom of God . * This [man ] went to Pilate and begged the body of Jesus . * And he took it down and wrapped it in linen . And he laid it in a tomb that had been cut in the stone , in which no man had before been laid . * And that day was the Preparation , and the sabbath drew on . * And also women [were ] following , who were accompanying Him out of Galilee , who watched the tomb , and how His body was placed . * And they returned and [they ] prepared spices and ointment . And they rested [on ] the sabbath day according to the commandment .

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