Luke 23
1And the whole multitude of them arose, and led him unto Pilate.
2And they began to accuse him, saying, We found this fellow perverting the nation, and forbidding to give tribute to Caesar, saying that he himself is Christ a King.
3And Pilate asked him, saying, Are you the King of the Jews? And he answered him and said,
You say it.
4Then said Pilate to the chief priests and to the people, I find no fault in this man.
5And they were the more urgent, saying, He stirs up the people, teaching throughout all Judea, beginning from Galilee to this place.
6When Pilate heard of Galilee, he asked whether the man were a Galilean.
7And 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.
8And when Herod saw Jesus, he was exceedingly glad: for he was desirous to see him for a long time, because he had heard many things about him; and he hoped to have seen some miracle done by him.
9Then he questioned him with many words; but he answered him nothing.
10And the chief priests and scribes stood and vehemently accused him.
11And Herod with his men of war despised him, and mocked him, and arrayed him in a gorgeous robe, and sent him again to Pilate.
12And the same day Pilate and Herod were made friends together: for before they were at enmity between themselves.
13And Pilate, when he had called together the chief priests and the rulers and the people,
14Said unto them, You have brought this man unto me, as one that perverts the people: and, behold, I, having examined him before you, have found no fault in this man concerning those things of which you accuse him:
15No, nor yet Herod: for I sent you to him; and, lo, nothing worthy of death was done by him.
16I will therefore chastise him, and release him.
17(For of necessity he must release one unto them at the feast.)
18And they cried out all at once, saying, Away with this man, and release unto us Barabbas:
19(Who for a certain sedition made in the city, and for murder, was cast into prison.)
20Pilate therefore, willing to release Jesus, spoke again to them.
21But they cried, saying, Crucify him, crucify him.
22And he said unto them the third time, Why, what evil has he done? I have found no cause of death in him: I will therefore chastise him, and let him go.
23And they were urgent with loud voices, requiring that he might be crucified. And the voices of them and of the chief priests prevailed.
24And Pilate gave sentence that it should be as they demanded.
25And 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.
26And as they led him away, they laid hold upon one Simon, a Cyrenian, coming in from the country, and on him they laid the cross, that he might bear it after Jesus.
27And there followed him a great company of people, and of women, who also bewailed and lamented him.
28But Jesus turning unto them said,
Daughters of Jerusalem, weep not for me, but weep for yourselves, and for your children.
29For, behold, the days are coming, in the which they shall say, Blessed are the barren, and the wombs that never bore, and the breasts which never nursed.
30Then shall they begin to say to the mountains, Fall on us; and to the hills, Cover us.
31For if they do these things with a green tree, what shall be done with the dry?
32And there were also two others, malefactors, led with him to be put to death.
33And when they were come to the place, which is called Calvary, there they crucified him, and the malefactors, one on the right hand, and the other on the left.
34Then said Jesus,
Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do.
And they parted his clothing, and cast lots.
35And the people stood beholding. And the rulers also with them derided him, saying, He saved others; let him save himself, if he is Christ, the chosen of God.
36And the soldiers also mocked him, coming to him, and offering him vinegar,
37And saying, If you are the king of the Jews, save yourself.
38And a superscription also was written over him in letters of Greek, and Latin, and Hebrew, THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.
39And one of the malefactors who were hanged railed at him, saying, If you are Christ, save yourself and us.
40But the other answering rebuked him, saying, Do you not fear God, seeing you are in the same condemnation?
41And we indeed justly; for we receive the due reward of our deeds: but this man has done nothing amiss.
42And he said unto Jesus, Lord, remember me when you come into your kingdom.
43And Jesus said unto him,
Verily I say unto you, Today shall you be with me in paradise.
44And it was about the sixth hour, and there was a darkness over all the earth until the ninth hour.
45And the sun was darkened, and the curtain of the temple was torn in the middle.
46And when Jesus had cried with a loud voice, he said,
Father, into your hands I commend my spirit:
and having said this, he gave up the spirit.
47Now when the centurion saw what was done, he glorified God, saying, Certainly this was a righteous man.
48And all the people that came together to see that sight, beholding the things which were done, smote their breasts, and returned.
49And all his acquaintances, and the women that followed him from Galilee, stood afar off, beholding these things.
50And, behold, there was a man named Joseph, a member of the council and he was a good man, and just:
51(The same had not consented to the council and the action of them;) he was of Arimathea, a city of the Jews: who also himself waited for the kingdom of God.
52This man went unto Pilate, and asked for the body of Jesus.
53And he took it down, and wrapped it in linen, and laid it in a sepulcher that was hewn in stone, in which never man before was laid.
54And that day was the preparation, and the sabbath was coming on.
55And the women also, who came with him from Galilee, followed after, and beheld the sepulcher, and how his body was laid.
56And they returned, and prepared spices and ointments; and rested the sabbath day according to the commandment.
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