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Luke 23:1
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The whole company of them rose up and brought him before Pilate.
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Luke 23:2
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They began to accuse him, saying, "We found this man perverting the nation, forbidding paying taxes to Caesar, and saying that he himself is Messiah, a king."
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Luke 23:3
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Pilate asked him, "Are you the King of the Jews?" He answered him, "So you say."
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Luke 23:4
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Pilate said to the chief kohanim and the multitudes, "I find no basis for a charge against this man."
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Luke 23:5
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But they insisted, saying, "He stirs up the people, teaching throughout all Yehudah, beginning from the Galil even to this place."
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Luke 23:6
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But when Pilate heard Galil mentioned, he asked if the man was a Gelili.
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Luke 23:7
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When he found out that he was in Herod's jurisdiction, he sent him to Herod, who was also in Yerushalayim during those days.
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Luke 23:8
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Now when Herod saw Yeshua, he was exceedingly glad, for he had wanted to see him for a long time, because he had heard many things about him. He hoped to see some miracle done by him.
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Luke 23:9
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He questioned him with many words, but he gave no answers.
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Luke 23:10
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The chief kohanim and the Torah-teachers stood, vehemently accusing him.
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Luke 23:11
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Herod with his soldiers humiliated him and mocked him. Dressing him in luxurious clothing, they sent him back to Pilate.
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Luke 23:12
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Herod and Pilate became friends with each other that very day, for before that they were enemies with each other.
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Luke 23:13
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Pilate called together the chief kohanim and the rulers and the people,
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Luke 23:14
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and said to them, "You brought this man to me as one that perverts the people, and see, I have examined him before you, and found no basis for a charge against this man concerning those things of which you accuse him.
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Luke 23:15
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Neither has Herod, for I sent you to him, and see, nothing worthy of death has been done by him.
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Luke 23:16
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I will therefore chastise him and release him."
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Luke 23:17
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Now he had to release one prisoner to them at the feast.
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Luke 23:18
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But they all cried out together, saying, "Away with this man! Release to us Bar-Abba!"--
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Luke 23:19
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one who was thrown into prison for a certain revolt in the city, and for murder.
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Luke 23:20
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Then Pilate spoke to them again, wanting to release Yeshua,
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Luke 23:21
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but they shouted, saying, "Crucify! Crucify him!"
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Luke 23:22
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He said to them the third time, "Why? What evil has this man done? I have found no capital crime in him. I will therefore chastise him and release him."
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Luke 23:23
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But they were urgent with loud voices, asking that he might be crucified. Their voices and the voices of the chief kohanim prevailed.
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Luke 23:24
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Pilate decreed that what they asked for should be done.
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Luke 23:25
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He released him who had been thrown into prison for insurrection and murder, for whom they asked, but he delivered Yeshua up to their will.
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Luke 23:26
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When they led him away, they grabbed one Shim`on of Cyrene, coming from the country, and laid on him the cross, to carry it after Yeshua.
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Luke 23:27
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A great multitude of the people followed him, including women who also mourned and lamented him.
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Luke 23:28
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But Yeshua, turning to them, said, "Daughters of Yerushalayim, don't weep for me, but weep for yourselves and for your children.
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Luke 23:29
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For behold, the days are coming in which they will say, 'Blessed are the barren, the wombs that never bore, and the breasts that never nursed.'
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Luke 23:30
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Then they will begin to tell the mountains, 'Fall on us!' and tell the hills, 'Cover us.'
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Luke 23:31
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For if they do these things in the green tree, what will be done in the dry?"
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Luke 23:32
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There were also others, two criminals, led with him to be put to death.
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Luke 23:33
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When they came to the place that is called The Skull, they crucified him there with the criminals, one on the right and the other on the left.
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Luke 23:34
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Yeshua said, "Father, forgive them, for they don't know what they are doing." Dividing his garments among them, they cast lots.
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Luke 23:35
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The people stood watching. The rulers with them also scoffed at him, saying, "He saved others. Let him save himself, if this is the Messiah of God, his chosen one!"
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Luke 23:36
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The soldiers also mocked him, coming to him and offering him vinegar,
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Luke 23:37
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and saying, "If you are the King of the Jews, save yourself!"
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Luke 23:38
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An inscription was also written over him in letters of Greek, Latin, and Hebrew: "THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS."
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Luke 23:39
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One of the criminals who was hanged insulted him, saying, "If you are the Messiah, save yourself and us!"
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Luke 23:40
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But the other answered, and rebuking him said, "Don't you even fear God, seeing you are under the same condemnation?
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Luke 23:41
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And we indeed justly, for we receive the due reward for our deeds, but this man has done nothing wrong."
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Luke 23:42
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He said to Yeshua, "Lord, remember me when you come into your Kingdom."
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Luke 23:43
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Yeshua said to him, "Assuredly I tell you, today you will be with me in Paradise."
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Luke 23:44
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It was now about the sixth hour, and darkness came over the whole land until the ninth hour.
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Luke 23:45
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The sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was torn in two.
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Luke 23:46
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Yeshua, crying with a loud voice, said, "Father, into your hands I commit my spirit!" Having said this, he breathed his last.
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Luke 23:47
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When the centurion saw what was done, he glorified God, saying, "Certainly this was a righteous man."
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Luke 23:48
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All the multitudes that came together to see this, when they saw the things that were done, returned home beating their breasts.
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Luke 23:49
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All his acquaintances, and the women who followed with him from the Galil, stood at a distance, watching these things.
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Luke 23:50
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Behold, a man named Yosef, who was a member of the council, a good and righteous man
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Luke 23:51
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(he had not consented to their counsel and deed), from Ramatayim, a city of the Judeans, who was also waiting for the Kingdom of God:
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Luke 23:52
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this man went to Pilate, and asked for Yeshua' body.
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Luke 23:53
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He took it down, and wrapped it in a linen cloth, and laid him in a tomb that was cut in stone, where no one had ever been laid.
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Luke 23:54
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It was the day of the Preparation, and the Shabbat was drawing near.
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Luke 23:55
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The women, who had come with him out of the Galil, followed after, and saw the tomb, and how his body was laid.
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Luke 23:56
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They returned, and prepared spices and ointments. On the Shabbat they rested according to the mitzvah.
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