bible_study/Bible/Luke/Luke 23.md

## Jesus Before Pilate 

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Then their whole assembly rose up and brought Him before Pilate. 

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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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So Pilate asked Him, saying, "Are You the King of the Jews?" And He answered him and said, **"You yourself say _it_."** 

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Then Pilate said to the chief priests and the crowds, "I find no guilt in this man." 

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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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Now when Pilate heard _this_, he asked whether the man was a Galilean. 

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And when he learned that He belonged to Herod's jurisdiction, he sent Him to Herod, who himself also was in Jerusalem in those days. 

## Jesus Before Herod 

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Now when Herod saw Jesus, he rejoiced greatly; 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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And he questioned Him at some length, but He answered him nothing. 

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And the chief priests and the scribes were standing there, vehemently accusing Him. 

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And Herod with his soldiers, after treating Him with contempt and mocking Him, dressed Him in a bright robe and sent Him back to Pilate. 

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Now Herod and Pilate became friends with one another that very day; for before they had been enemies with each other. 

## Pilate Grants the Crowd's Request 

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And Pilate summoned the chief priests and the rulers and the people, 

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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 in this man no guilt of what you are accusing Him. 

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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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Therefore I will punish Him and release Him." 

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[Now he was obliged to release to them at the feast one prisoner.] 

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But they cried out all together, saying, "Away with this man, and release for us Barabbas!" 

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(He had been thrown into prison for an insurrection made in the city and for murder.) 

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But again Pilate addressed them, wanting to release Jesus, 

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but they kept on calling out, saying, "Crucify, crucify Him!" 

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And he said to them a third time, "Why, what evil has this man done? I have found in Him no guilt _worthy of_ death; therefore I will punish Him and release Him." 

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But they were insistent, with loud voices asking that He be crucified. And their voices were prevailing. 

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And Pilate pronounced sentence that their demand be granted. 

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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. 

## Simon Carries the Cross 

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And when they led Him away, they took hold of a man, Simon of Cyrene, coming in from the country, and placed on him the cross to carry behind Jesus. 

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And following Him was a large multitude of the people, and of women who were mourning and lamenting Him. 

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But Jesus, turning to them, said, **"Daughters of Jerusalem, stop crying for Me, but cry for yourselves and for your children.** 

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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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Then they will 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 when the tree is green, what will happen when it is dry?" 

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Now two others also, who were criminals, were being led away to be put to death with Him. 

## The Crucifixion 

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And 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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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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And the people stood by, looking on. And even the rulers were scoffing at Him, saying, "He saved others; let Him save Himself if this is the Christ of God, His Chosen One." 

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And the soldiers also mocked Him, coming up to Him, offering Him sour wine, 

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and saying, "If You are the King of the Jews, save Yourself!" 

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Now there was also an inscription above Him, "THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS." 

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And one of the criminals hanging _there_ was blaspheming Him, saying, "Are You not the Christ? Save Yourself and us!" 

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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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And we indeed _are suffering_ justly, for we are receiving what we deserve for what we have done; but this man has done nothing wrong." 

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And he was saying, "Jesus, remember me when You come in Your kingdom!" 

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And He said to him, **"Truly I say to you, today you shall be with Me in Paradise."** 

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And it was now about the sixth hour, and darkness fell over the whole land until the ninth hour, 

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because the sun was obscured. And the veil of the sanctuary was torn in two. 

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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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Now when the centurion saw what had happened, he _began_ praising God, saying, "Certainly this man was righteous." 

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And all the crowds who came together for this spectacle, when they observed what had happened, were returning, beating their chests. 

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And all His acquaintances and the women who accompanied Him from Galilee were standing at a distance, watching these things. 

## Jesus Is Buried 

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And behold, a man named Joseph, who was a Council member, a good and righteous man 

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(he had not consented to their counsel and action), _a man_ from Arimathea, a city of the Jews, who was waiting for the kingdom of God; 

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this man went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. 

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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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It was Preparation day, and the Sabbath was about to begin. 

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Now the women, who had come with Him from Galilee, followed and beheld the tomb and how His body was laid. 

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Then after they returned, they prepared spices and perfumes. And on the Sabbath they rested according to the commandment.