Luke 23
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And the whole multitude of them arose, and led him unto Pilate.
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And they began to accuse him, saying, We found this fellow perverting the nation, and forbidding to give tribute to Cæsar, saying that he himself is Christ a King.
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And they were the more fierce, saying, He stirreth up the people, teaching throughout all Jewry, beginning from Galilee to this place.
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When Pilate heard of Galilee, he asked whether the man were a Galilæan.
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And as soon as he knew that he belonged unto Herod’s jurisdiction, he sent him to Herod, who himself also was at Jerusalem at that time.
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And when Herod saw Jesus, he was exceeding glad: for he was desirous to see him of a long season , because he had heard many things of him; and he hoped to have seen some miracle done by him.
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And the chief priests and scribes stood and vehemently accused him.
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And Herod with his men of war set him at nought, and mocked him , and arrayed him in a gorgeous robe, and sent him again to Pilate.
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And the same day Pilate and Herod were made friends together: for before they were at enmity between themselves.
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And Pilate, when he had called together the chief priests and the rulers and the people,
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Said unto them, Ye have brought this man unto me, as one that perverteth the people: and, behold, I, having examined him before you, have found no fault in this man touching those things whereof ye accuse him:
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No, nor yet Herod: for I sent you to him; and, lo, nothing worthy of death is done unto him.
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I will therefore chastise him, and release him .
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(For of necessity he must release one unto them at the feast.)
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(Who for a certain sedition made in the city, and for murder, was cast into prison.)
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Pilate therefore, willing to release Jesus, spake again to them.
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But they cried, saying, Crucify him , crucify him.
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And he said unto them the third time, Why, what evil hath he done? I have found no cause of death in him: I will therefore chastise him, and let him go.
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And they were instant with loud voices, requiring that he might be crucified. And the voices of them and of the chief priests prevailed.
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And Pilate gave sentence that it should be as they required.
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And he released unto them him that for sedition and murder was cast into prison, whom they had desired; but he delivered Jesus to their will.
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But Jesus turning unto them said, Daughters of Jerusalem, weep not for me, but weep for yourselves, and for your children.
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For, behold, the days are coming, in the which they shall say, Blessed are the barren, and the wombs that never bare, and the paps which never gave suck.
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Then shall they begin to say to the mountains, Fall on us; and to the hills, Cover us.
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For if they do these things in a green tree, what shall be done in the dry?
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And the soldiers also mocked him, coming to him, and offering him vinegar,
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And saying, If thou be the king of the Jews, save thyself.
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And one of the malefactors which were hanged railed on him, saying, If thou be Christ, save thyself and us.
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But the other answering rebuked him, saying, Dost not thou fear God, seeing thou art in the same condemnation?
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And we indeed justly; for we receive the due reward of our deeds: but this man hath done nothing amiss.
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And he said unto Jesus, Lord, remember me when thou comest into thy kingdom.
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And the sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was rent in the midst.
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Now when the centurion saw what was done, he glorified God, saying, Certainly this was a righteous man.
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And all the people that came together to that sight, beholding the things which were done, smote their breasts, and returned.
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And, behold, there was a man named Joseph, a counsellor; and he was a good man, and a just:
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(The same had not consented to the counsel and deed of them;) he was of Arimathæa, a city of the Jews: who also himself waited for the kingdom of God.
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This man went unto Pilate, and begged the body of Jesus.
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And that day was the preparation, and the sabbath drew on.
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And the women also, which came with him from Galilee, followed after, and beheld the sepulchre, and how his body was laid.
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And they returned, and prepared spices and ointments; and rested the sabbath day according to the commandment.