Luke:23

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* And the whole assemblage of them arose , and carried him before Pilate . * And they began to accuse him , saying , We found this man perverting our nation , and forbidding to give tribute to Caesar , and saying that he himself is the Christ , the king . * And Pilate asked him , saying , Art thou the king of the Jews ? And he answering said to him , I am . * And Pilate said to the chief priests and the crowd , I find nothing criminal in this man . * But they were the more violent , saying , He stirreth up the people , teaching throughout all Judaea , beginning from Galilee , even to this place . * And when Pilate heard this , he asked whether the man was a Galilaean . * And on learning that he belonged to Herod ’s jurisdiction , he sent him to Herod , who was himself also at Jerusalem at this time . * Now Herod , when he saw Jesus , was very glad ; for he had been wishing to see him for a long time , because he had heard about him ; and he hoped to see some sign wrought by him . * And he put many questions to him ; but he gave him no answer . * And the chief priests and scribes stood vehemently accusing him . * And Herod also with his guard of soldiers set him at nought and mocked him , and having arrayed him in a gorgeous robe , sent him back to Pilate . * And Herod and Pilate on that day became friends with each other ; for they had before been at enmity . * And Pilate , when he had called together the chief priests and the rulers and the people , * said to them , Ye have brought to me this man , as one that perverteth the people ; and behold , I have examined him before you , and have found nothing in this man to sustain the charges which ye bring against him . * No , nor yet Herod ; for he hath sent him back to us ; and lo ! nothing deserving death hath been done by him . * I will therefore chastise , and release him . * Now it was necessary for him to release to them one at the feast . * And they cried out all at once , saying , Away with this man , and release to us Barabbas ; * who , for a certain sedition made in the city , and for murder , had been cast into prison . * But Pilate again spoke to them , wishing to release Jesus . * But they cried out , saying , Crucify , crucify him ! * And he said to them the third time , Why , what evil hath this man done ? I have found him guilty of nothing deserving death ; I will therefore chastise , and release him . * But they were urgent with loud voices , demanding that he should he crucified ; and their voices prevailed . * And Pilate gave sentence that what they demanded should be done . * And he released him who for sedition and murder had been cast into prison , whom they asked for ; but Jesus he delivered up to their will . * And when they had led him away , they laid hold on one Simon a Cyrenaean , coming out of the country , and laid on him the cross , that he might bear it after Jesus . * And there followed him a great multitude of the people , and of women who were bewailing and lamenting him . * But Jesus turning to them said , Daughters of Jerusalem , weep not for me ; but weep for yourselves , and for your children . * For lo ! the days are coming , in which they will say , Blessed are the barren , and the wombs that never bore , and the breasts that never gave nourishment . * Then will they begin to say to the mountains , Fall on us ; and to the hills , Cover us . * For if they do these things in the green tree , what will be done in the dry ? * And two others , who were malefactors , were led with him to be put to death . * And when they had come to the place which is called the Skull , they there crucified him , and the malefactors ; one on the right hand , and the other on the left . * And Jesus said , Father , forgive them ! for they know not what they do . And they divided his garments , casting lots . * And the people stood looking on ; and the rulers sneered , saying , Others he saved ; let him save himself , if this is the Christ of God , the chosen one . * And the soldiers also came up to him and made sport of him , offering him vinegar , * and saying , If thou art the king of the Jews , save thyself . * There was also an inscription over him : "This is the king of the Jews ." * And one of the crucified malefactors railed at him , saying , Art thou not the Christ ? save thyself and us . * But the other answering said , rebuking him , Dost not thou fear God , since thou art in the same condemnation ? * And we indeed justly ; for we are receiving the due reward of our deeds ; but this man hath done nothing amiss . * And he said , Jesus , remember me when thou comest in thy kingdom . * And he said to him , Truly do I say to thee , Today shalt thou be with me in Paradise . * And it was now about the sixth hour , and there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour , * the sun having failed ; and the veil of the temple was rent in two . * And Jesus cried with a loud voice , and said , Father , into thy hands I commend my spirit ! And having said this , he expired . * And the centurion , seeing what was done , gave glory to God , saying , Surely this was a righteous man . * And all the multitudes that had come together to that sight , when they had seen the things which were done , returned , beating their breasts . * And all his acquaintances stood at a distance , and women that came with him from Galilee , beholding these things . * And lo ! a man named Joseph , of Arimathaea , a city of the Jews , being a councilor , and a good and righteous man , * who was not consenting to their purpose and deed , and was waiting for the kingdom of God ,–– * this man went to Pilate , and asked for the body of Jesus . * And he took it down , and wrapped it in linen , and laid it in a tomb that was hewn out of the rock ; wherein no one had yet lain . * And it was the day of preparation , and the sabbath was now coming on . * And the women also , who had come with him from Galilee , followed after , and saw the tomb , and how his body was laid . * And they returned , and prepared spices and ointments ; and on the sabbath they rested , according to the commandment .

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