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| 23:1 |
Then the whole body of them got up and brought Him before Pilate.
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| 23:2 |
And they began to accuse Him, saying, "We found this man misleading our nation and forbidding to pay taxes to Caesar, and saying that He Himself is Christ, a King."
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| 23:3 |
So Pilate asked Him, saying, "Are You the King of the Jews?" And He answered him and said, "It is as you say."
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| 23:4 |
Then Pilate said to the chief priests and the crowds, "I find no guilt in this man."
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| 23:5 |
But they kept on insisting, saying, "He stirs up the people, teaching all over Judea, starting from Galilee even as far as this place."
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| 23:6 |
When Pilate heard it, he asked whether the man was a Galilean.
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| 23:7 |
And when he learned that He belonged to Herod's jurisdiction, he sent Him to Herod, who himself also was in Jerusalem at that time.
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| 23:8 |
Now Herod was very glad when he saw Jesus; for he had wanted to see Him for a long time, because he had been hearing about Him and was hoping to see some sign performed by Him.
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| 23:9 |
And he questioned Him at some length; but He answered him nothing.
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| 23:10 |
And the chief priests and the scribes were standing there, accusing Him vehemently.
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| 23:11 |
And Herod with his soldiers, after treating Him with contempt and mocking Him, dressed Him in a gorgeous robe and sent Him back to Pilate.
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| 23:12 |
Now Herod and Pilate became friends with one another that very day; for before they had been enemies with each other.
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| 23:13 |
Pilate summoned the chief priests and the rulers and the people,
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| 23:14 |
and said to them, "You brought this man to me as one who incites the people to rebellion, and behold, having examined Him before you, I have found no guilt in this man regarding the charges which you make against Him.
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| 23:15 |
"No, nor has Herod, for he sent Him back to us; and behold, nothing deserving death has been done by Him.
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| 23:16 |
"Therefore I will punish Him and release Him."
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| 23:17 |
[Now he was obliged to release to them at the feast one prisoner.]
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| 23:18 |
But they cried out all together, saying, "Away with this man, and release for us Barabbas!"
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| 23:19 |
(He was one who had been thrown into prison for an insurrection made in the city, and for murder.)
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| 23:20 |
Pilate, wanting to release Jesus, addressed them again,
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| 23:21 |
but they kept on calling out, saying, "Crucify, crucify Him!"
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| 23:22 |
And he said to them the third time, "Why, what evil has this man done? I have found in Him no guilt demanding death; therefore I will punish Him and release Him."
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| 23:23 |
But they were insistent, with loud voices asking that He be crucified. And their voices began to prevail.
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| 23:24 |
And Pilate pronounced sentence that their demand be granted.
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| 23:25 |
And he released the man they were asking for who had been thrown into prison for insurrection and murder, but he delivered Jesus to their will.
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| 23:26 |
When they led Him away, they seized a man, Simon of Cyrene, coming in from the country, and placed on him the cross to carry behind Jesus.
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| 23:27 |
And following Him was a large crowd of the people, and of women who were mourning and lamenting Him.
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| 23:28 |
But Jesus turning to them said, "Daughters of Jerusalem, stop weeping for Me, but weep for yourselves and for your children.
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| 23:29 |
"For behold, the days are coming when they will say, 'Blessed are the barren, and the wombs that never bore, and the breasts that never nursed.'
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| 23:30 |
"Then they will begin to say to the mountains, 'Fall on us,' and to the hills, 'Cover us.'
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| 23:31 |
"For if they do these things when the tree is green, what will happen when it is dry?"
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| 23:32 |
Two others also, who were criminals, were being led away to be put to death with Him.
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| 23:33 |
When they came to the place called The Skull, there they crucified Him and the criminals, one on the right and the other on the left.
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| 23:34 |
But Jesus was saying, "Father, forgive them; for they do not know what they are doing." And they cast lots, dividing up His garments among themselves.
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| 23:35 |
And the people stood by, looking on. And even the rulers were sneering at Him, saying, "He saved others; let Him save Himself if this is the Christ of God, His Chosen One."
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| 23:36 |
The soldiers also mocked Him, coming up to Him, offering Him sour wine,
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| 23:37 |
and saying, "If You are the King of the Jews, save Yourself!"
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| 23:38 |
Now there was also an inscription above Him, "THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS."
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| 23:39 |
One of the criminals who were hanged there was hurling abuse at Him, saying, "Are You not the Christ? Save Yourself and us!"
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| 23:40 |
But the other answered, and rebuking him said, "Do you not even fear God, since you are under the same sentence of condemnation?
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| 23:41 |
"And we indeed are suffering justly, for we are receiving what we deserve for our deeds; but this man has done nothing wrong."
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| 23:42 |
And he was saying, "Jesus, remember me when You come in Your kingdom!"
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| 23:43 |
And He said to him, "Truly I say to you, today you shall be with Me in Paradise."
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| 23:44 |
It was now about the sixth hour, and darkness fell over the whole land until the ninth hour,
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| 23:45 |
because the sun was obscured; and the veil of the temple was torn in two.
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| 23:46 |
And Jesus, crying out with a loud voice, said, "Father, into Your hands I commit My spirit." Having said this, He breathed His last.
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| 23:47 |
Now when the centurion saw what had happened, he began praising God, saying, "Certainly this man was innocent."
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| 23:48 |
And all the crowds who came together for this spectacle, when they observed what had happened, began to return, beating their breasts.
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| 23:49 |
And all His acquaintances and the women who accompanied Him from Galilee were standing at a distance, seeing these things.
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| 23:50 |
And a man named Joseph, who was a member of the Council, a good and righteous man
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| 23:51 |
(he had not consented to their plan and action), a man from Arimathea, a city of the Jews, who was waiting for the kingdom of God;
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| 23:52 |
this man went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus.
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| 23:53 |
And he took it down and wrapped it in a linen cloth, and laid Him in a tomb cut into the rock, where no one had ever lain.
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| 23:54 |
It was the preparation day, and the Sabbath was about to begin.
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| 23:55 |
Now the women who had come with Him out of Galilee followed, and saw the tomb and how His body was laid.
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| 23:56 |
Then they returned and prepared spices and perfumes. And on the Sabbath they rested according to the commandment.
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