Luke 23
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Then a the whole multitude of them arose and led Him to b Pilate.
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And they began to c accuse Him, saying, "We found this fellow d perverting the nation, and e forbidding to pay taxes to Caesar, saying f that He Himself is Christ, a King."
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g Then Pilate asked Him, saying, "Are You the King of the Jews?" He answered him and said, "It is as you say."
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So Pilate said to the chief priests and the crowd, h "I find no fault in this Man."
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But they were the more fierce, saying, "He stirs up the people, teaching throughout all Judea, beginning from i Galilee to this place."
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When Pilate heard of Galilee, he asked if the Man were a Galilean.
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And as soon as he knew that He belonged to j Herod's jurisdiction, he sent Him to Herod, who was also in Jerusalem at that time.
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Now when Herod saw Jesus, k he was exceedingly glad; for he had desired for a long time to see Him, because l he had heard many things about Him, and he hoped to see some miracle done by Him.
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Then he questioned Him with many words, but He answered him m nothing.
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And the chief priests and scribes stood and vehemently accused Him.
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n Then Herod, with his men of war, treated Him with contempt and mocked Him, arrayed Him in a gorgeous robe, and sent Him back to Pilate.
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That very day o Pilate and Herod became friends with each other, for previously they had been at enmity with each other.
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p Then Pilate, when he had called together the chief priests, the rulers, and the people,
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said to them, q "You have brought this Man to me, as one who misleads the people. And indeed, r having examined Him in your presence, I have found no fault in this Man concerning those things of which you accuse Him;
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"no, neither did Herod, for I sent you back to him; and indeed nothing deserving of death has been done by Him.
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s "I will therefore chastise Him and release Him"
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t (for it was necessary for him to release one to them at the feast).
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And u they all cried out at once, saying, "Away with this Man, and release to us Barabbas" -
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who had been thrown into prison for a certain rebellion made in the city, and for murder.
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Pilate, therefore, wishing to release Jesus, again called out to them.
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But they shouted, saying, "Crucify Him, crucify Him!"
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Then he said to them the third time, "Why, what evil has He done? I have found no reason for death in Him. I will therefore chastise Him and let Him go."
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But they were insistent, demanding with loud voices that He be crucified. And the voices of these men and of the chief priests prevailed.
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So v Pilate gave sentence that it should be as they requested.
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w And he released to them the one they requested, who for rebellion and murder had been thrown into prison; but he delivered Jesus to their will.
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x Now as they led Him away, they laid hold of a certain man, Simon a Cyrenian, who was coming from the country, and on him they laid the cross that he might bear it after Jesus.
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And a great multitude of the people followed Him, and women who also mourned and lamented Him.
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But Jesus, turning to them, said, "Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for Me, but weep for yourselves and for your children.
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y "For indeed the days are coming in which they will say, 'Blessed are the barren, wombs that never bore, and breasts which never nursed!'
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"Then they will begin z 'to say to the mountains, "Fall on us!" and to the hills, "Cover us!" '
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a "For if they do these things in the green wood, what will be done in the dry?"
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b There were also two others, criminals, led with Him to be put to death.
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And c when they had come to the place called Calvary, there they crucified Him, and the criminals, one on the right hand and the other on the left.
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Then Jesus said, "Father, d forgive them, for e they do not know what they do." And f they divided His garments and cast lots.
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And g the people stood looking on. But even the h rulers with them sneered, saying, "He saved others; let Him save Himself if He is the Christ, the chosen of God."
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The soldiers also mocked Him, coming and offering Him i sour wine,
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and saying, "If You are the King of the Jews, save Yourself."
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j And an inscription also was written over Him in letters of Greek, Latin, and Hebrew:
THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.
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k Then one of the criminals who were hanged blasphemed Him, saying, "If You are the Christ, save Yourself and us."
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But the other, answering, rebuked him, saying, "Do you not even fear God, seeing you are under the same condemnation?
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"And we indeed justly, for we receive the due reward of our deeds; but this Man has done l nothing wrong."
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Then he said to Jesus, "Lord, remember me when You come into Your kingdom."
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And Jesus said to him, "Assuredly, I say to you, today you will be with Me in m Paradise."
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n Now it was about the sixth hour, and there was darkness over all the earth until the ninth hour.
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Then the sun was darkened, and o the veil of the temple was torn in two.
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And when Jesus had cried out with a loud voice, He said, "Father, p 'into Your hands I commit My spirit.' " q Having said this, He breathed His last.
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r So when the centurion saw what had happened, he glorified God, saying, "Certainly this was a righteous Man!"
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And the whole crowd who came together to that sight, seeing what had been done, beat their breasts and returned.
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s But all His acquaintances, and the women who followed Him from Galilee, stood at a distance, watching these things.
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t Now behold, there was a man named Joseph, a council member, a good and just man.
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He had not consented to their decision and deed. He was from Arimathea, a city of the Jews, u who himself was also 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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v Then he took it down, wrapped it in linen, and laid it in a tomb that was hewn out of the rock, where no one had ever lain before.
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That day was w the Preparation, and the Sabbath drew near.
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And the women x who had come with Him from Galilee followed after, and y they observed the tomb and how His body was laid.
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Then they returned and z prepared spices and fragrant oils. And they rested on the Sabbath a according to the commandment.
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Matthew 27:2
And when they had bound Him, they led Him away and delivered Him to Pontius Pilate the governor.
Mark 15:1
Immediately, in the morning, the chief priests held a consultation with the elders and scribes and the whole council; and they bound Jesus, led Him away, and delivered Him to Pilate.
Luke 18:32
For He will be delivered to the Gentiles and will be mocked and insulted and spit upon.
John 18:28
Then they led Jesus from Caiaphas to the Praetorium, and it was early morning. But they themselves did not go into the Praetorium, lest they should be defiled, but that they might eat the Passover.
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Luke 3:1
Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judea, Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, his brother Philip tetrarch of Iturea and the region of Trachonitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene.
Luke 13:1
There were present at that season some who told Him about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices.
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Acts 24:2
And when he was called upon, Tertullus began his accusation, saying: "Seeing that through you we enjoy great peace, and prosperity is being brought to this nation by your foresight.
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Acts 17:7
"Jason has harbored them, and these are all acting contrary to the decrees of Caesar, saying there is another king - Jesus."
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Matthew 17:27
"Nevertheless, lest we offend them, go to the sea, cast in a hook, and take the fish that comes up first. And when you have opened its mouth, you will find a piece of money; take that and give it to them for Me and you."
Mark 12:17
And Jesus answered and said to them, "Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's." And they marveled at Him.
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John 19:12
From then on Pilate sought to release Him, but the Jews cried out, saying, "If you let this Man go, you are not Caesar's friend. Whoever makes himself a king speaks against Caesar.
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Matthew 27:11
Now Jesus stood before the governor. And the governor asked Him, saying, "Are You the King of the Jews?" Jesus said to him, " It is as you say.
1 Timothy 6:13
I urge you in the sight of God who gives life to all things, and before Christ Jesus who witnessed the good confession before Pontius Pilate.
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Matthew 27:19
While he was sitting on the judgment seat, his wife sent to him, saying, "Have nothing to do with that just Man, for I have suffered many things today in a dream because of Him.
1 Peter 2:22
Who committed no sin, Nor was deceit found in His mouth".
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John 7:41
Others said, "This is the Christ." But some said, "Will the Christ come out of Galilee?
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Matthew 14:1
At that time Herod the tetrarch heard the report about Jesus
Mark 6:14
Now King Herod heard of Him, for His name had become well known. And he said, "John the Baptist is risen from the dead, and therefore these powers are at work in him.
Luke 3:1
Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judea, Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, his brother Philip tetrarch of Iturea and the region of Trachonitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene.
Luke 9:7
Now Herod the tetrarch heard of all that was done by Him; and he was perplexed, because it was said by some that John had risen from the dead.
Luke 13:31
On that very day some Pharisees came, saying to Him, "Get out and depart from here, for Herod wants to kill You.
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Luke 9:9
Herod said, "John I have beheaded, but who is this of whom I hear such things?" So he sought to see Him.
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Matthew 14:1
At that time Herod the tetrarch heard the report about Jesus
Mark 6:14
Now King Herod heard of Him, for His name had become well known. And he said, "John the Baptist is risen from the dead, and therefore these powers are at work in him.
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Isaiah 53:7
He was oppressed and He was afflicted, Yet He opened not His mouth; He was led as a lamb to the slaughter, And as a sheep before its shearers is silent, So He opened not His mouth.
Matthew 27:12
And while He was being accused by the chief priests and elders, He answered nothing.
Matthew 27:14
But He answered him not one word, so that the governor marveled greatly.
Mark 15:5
But Jesus still answered nothing, so that Pilate marveled.
John 19:9
And went again into the Praetorium, and said to Jesus, "Where are You from?" But Jesus gave him no answer.
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Isaiah 53:3
He is despised and rejected by men, A Man of sorrows and acquainted with grief. And we hid, as it were, our faces from Him; He was despised, and we did not esteem Him.
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Acts 4:26
The kings of the earth took their stand, And the rulers were gathered together Against the LORD and against His Christ.
Acts 4:27
For truly against Your holy Servant Jesus, whom You anointed, both Herod and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles and the people of Israel, were gathered together
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Matthew 27:23
Then the governor said, "Why, what evil has He done?" But they cried out all the more, saying, "Let Him be crucified!
Mark 15:14
Then Pilate said to them, "Why, what evil has He done?" But they cried out all the more, "Crucify Him!
John 18:38
Pilate said to Him, "What is truth?" And when he had said this, he went out again to the Jews, and said to them, "I find no fault in Him at all.
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Luke 23:1
Then the whole multitude of them arose and led Him to Pilate.
Luke 23:2
And they began to accuse Him, saying, "We found this fellow perverting the nation, and forbidding to pay taxes to Caesar, saying that He Himself is Christ, a King.
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Luke 23:4
So Pilate said to the chief priests and the crowd, "I find no fault in this Man.
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Matthew 27:26
Then he released Barabbas to them; and when he had scourged Jesus, he delivered Him to be crucified.
Mark 15:15
So Pilate, wanting to gratify the crowd, released Barabbas to them; and he delivered Jesus, after he had scourged Him, to be crucified.
Luke 23:22
Then he said to them the third time, "Why, what evil has He done? I have found no reason for death in Him. I will therefore chastise Him and let Him go.
John 19:1
So then Pilate took Jesus and scourged Him.
Acts 16:37
But Paul said to them, "They have beaten us openly, uncondemned Romans, and have thrown us into prison. And now do they put us out secretly? No indeed! Let them come themselves and get us out.
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Matthew 27:15
Now at the feast the governor was accustomed to releasing to the multitude one prisoner whom they wished.
Mark 15:6
Now at the feast he was accustomed to releasing one prisoner to them, whomever they requested.
John 18:39
"But you have a custom that I should release someone to you at the Passover. Do you therefore want me to release to you the King of the Jews?"
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Isaiah 53:3
He is despised and rejected by men, A Man of sorrows and acquainted with grief. And we hid, as it were, our faces from Him; He was despised, and we did not esteem Him.
Acts 3:13 - 15
The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, the God of our fathers, glorified His Servant Jesus, whom you delivered up and denied in the presence of Pilate, when he was determined to let Him go.
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Matthew 27:26
Then he released Barabbas to them; and when he had scourged Jesus, he delivered Him to be crucified.
Mark 15:15
So Pilate, wanting to gratify the crowd, released Barabbas to them; and he delivered Jesus, after he had scourged Him, to be crucified.
John 19:16
Then he delivered Him to them to be crucified. So they took Jesus and led Him away.
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Isaiah 53:8
He was taken from prison and from judgment, And who will declare His generation? For He was cut off from the land of the living; For the transgressions of My people He was stricken.
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Matthew 27:32
Now as they came out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name. Him they compelled to bear His cross.
Mark 15:21
Then they compelled a certain man, Simon a Cyrenian, the father of Alexander and Rufus, as he was coming out of the country and passing by, to bear His cross.
John 19:17
And He, bearing His cross, went out to a place called the Place of a Skull, which is called in Hebrew, Golgotha.
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Matthew 24:19
But woe to those who are pregnant and to those who are nursing babies in those days!
Luke 21:23
But woe to those who are pregnant and to those who are nursing babies in those days! For there will be great distress in the land and wrath upon this people.
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Isaiah 2:19
They shall go into the holes of the rocks, And into the caves of the earth, From the terror of the LORD And the glory of His majesty, When He arises to shake the earth mightily.
Hosea 10:8
Also the high places of Aven, the sin of Israel, Shall be destroyed. The thorn and thistle shall grow on their altars; They shall say to the mountains, "Cover us!" And to the hills, "Fall on us!
Revelation 6:16
And said to the mountains and rocks, "Fall on us and hide us from the face of Him who sits on the throne and from the wrath of the Lamb!
Revelation 6:17
"For the great day of His wrath has come, and who is able to stand?"
Revelation 9:6
In those days men will seek death and will not find it; they will desire to die, and death will flee from them.
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Proverbs 11:31
If the righteous will be recompensed on the ear...
Jeremiah 25:29
"For behold, I begin to bring calamity on the c...
Ezekiel 20:47
And say to the forest of the South, 'Hear the w...
Ezekiel 21:3
And say to the land of Israel, 'Thus says the L...
Ezekiel 21:4
Because I will cut off both righteous and wicke...
1 Peter 4:17
For the time has come for judgment to begin at ...
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Isaiah 53:9
And they made His grave with the wicked - But with the rich at His death, Because He had done no violence, Nor was any deceit in His mouth.
Isaiah 53:12
Therefore I will divide Him a portion with the great, And He shall divide the spoil with the strong, Because He poured out His soul unto death, And He was numbered with the transgressors, And He bore the sin of many, And made intercession for the transgressors.
Matthew 27:38
Then two robbers were crucified with Him, one on the right and another on the left.
Mark 15:27
With Him they also crucified two robbers, one on His right and the other on His left.
John 19:18
Where they crucified Him, and two others with Him, one on either side, and Jesus in the center.
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Psalms 22:16 - 18
For dogs have surrounded Me; The congregation of the wicked has enclosed Me. They pierced My hands and My feet.
Matthew 27:33 - 44
And when they had come to a place called Golgotha, that is to say, Place of a Skull.
Mark 15:22 - 32
And they brought Him to the place Golgotha, which is translated, Place of a Skull.
John 19:17 - 24
And He, bearing His cross, went out to a place called the Place of a Skull, which is called in Hebrew, Golgotha.
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Psalms 109:4
In return for my love they are my accusers, But I give myself to prayer.
Matthew 5:44
But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you.
Acts 7:60
Then he knelt down and cried out with a loud voice, "Lord, do not charge them with this sin." And when he had said this, he fell asleep.
1 Corinthians 4:12
And we labor, working with our own hands. Being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we endure.
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Acts 3:17
Yet now, brethren, I know that you did it in ignorance, as did also your rulers.
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Psalms 22:18
They divide My garments among them, And for My clothing they cast lots.
Matthew 27:35
Then they crucified Him, and divided His garments, casting lots, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet: "They divided My garments among them, And for My clothing they cast lots.
Mark 15:24
And when they crucified Him, they divided His garments, casting lots for them to determine what every man should take.
John 19:23
Then the soldiers, when they had crucified Jesus, took His garments and made four parts, to each soldier a part, and also the tunic. Now the tunic was without seam, woven from the top in one piece.
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Psalms 22:17
I can count all My bones. They look and stare at Me.
Zechariah 12:10
And I will pour on the house of David and on the inhabitants of Jerusalem the Spirit of grace and supplication; then they will look on Me whom they pierced. Yes, they will mourn for Him as one mourns for his only son, and grieve for Him as one grieves for a firstborn.
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Psalms 22:8
"He trusted in the LORD, let Him rescue Him; Let Him deliver Him, since He delights in Him!"
Matthew 27:39
And those who passed by blasphemed Him, wagging their heads
Mark 15:29
And those who passed by blasphemed Him, wagging their heads and saying, "Aha! You who destroy the temple and build it in three days.
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Psalms 69:21
They also gave me gall for my food, And for my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink.
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Matthew 27:37
And they put up over His head the accusation written against Him: THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS.
Mark 15:26
And the inscription of His accusation was written above: THE KING OF THE JEWS.
John 19:19
Now Pilate wrote a title and put it on the cross. And the writing was: JESUS OF NAZARETH, THE KING OF THE JEWS.
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Matthew 27:44
Even the robbers who were crucified with Him reviled Him with the same thing.
Mark 15:32
Let the Christ, the King of Israel, descend now from the cross, that we may see and believe." Even those who were crucified with Him reviled Him.
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2 Corinthians 5:21
For He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.
Hebrews 7:26
For such a High Priest was fitting for us, who is holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners, and has become higher than the heavens.
1 Peter 2:21 - 24
For to this you were called, because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that you should follow His steps:
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2 Corinthians 12:4
How he was caught up into Paradise and heard inexpressible words, which it is not lawful for a man to utter.
Ephesians 4:8 - 10
Therefore He says: "When He ascended on high, He led captivity captive, And gave gifts to men.
Revelation 2:7
"He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To him who overcomes I will give to eat from the tree of life, which is in the midst of the Paradise of God."'
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Amos 8:9
And it shall come to pass in that day," says the Lord GOD, "That I will make the sun go down at noon, And I will darken the earth in broad daylight.
Matthew 27:45 - 56
Now from the sixth hour until the ninth hour there was darkness over all the land.
Mark 15:33 - 41
Now when the sixth hour had come, there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour.
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Exodus 26:31 - 33
You shall make a veil woven of blue, purple, an...
Zechariah 11:10
And I took my staff, Beauty, and cut it in two,...
Matthew 27:51
Then, behold, the veil of the temple was torn i...
Mark 15:38
Then the veil of the temple was torn in two fro...
Hebrews 9:3
And behind the second veil, the part of the tab...
Hebrews 10:19
Therefore, brethren, having boldness to enter t...
Hebrews 10:20
By a new and living way which He consecrated fo...
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Psalms 31:5
Into Your hand I commit my spirit; You have redeemed me, O LORD God of truth.
1 Peter 2:23
Who, when He was reviled, did not revile in return; when He suffered, He did not threaten, but committed Himself to Him who judges righteously.
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Daniel 9:26
And after the sixty-two weeks Messiah shall be ...
Zechariah 11:10
And I took my staff, Beauty, and cut it in two,...
Zechariah 11:11
So it was broken on that day. Thus the poor of ...
Matthew 27:50
And Jesus cried out again with a loud voice, an...
Mark 15:37
And Jesus cried out with a loud voice, and brea...
Luke 9:22
Saying, "The Son of Man must suffer many things...
Luke 18:33
"They will scourge Him and kill Him. And the th...
John 19:30
So when Jesus had received the sour wine, He sa...
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Matthew 27:54
So when the centurion and those with him, who were guarding Jesus, saw the earthquake and the things that had happened, they feared greatly, saying, "Truly this was the Son of God!
Mark 15:39
So when the centurion, who stood opposite Him, saw that He cried out like this and breathed His last, he said, "Truly this Man was the Son of God!
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Psalms 38:11
My loved ones and my friends stand aloof from my plague, And my relatives stand afar off.
Matthew 27:55
And many women who followed Jesus from Galilee, ministering to Him, were there looking on from afar.
Mark 15:40
There were also women looking on from afar, among whom were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James the Less and of Joses, and Salome.
John 16:20 - 22
Most assuredly, I say to you that you will weep and lament, but the world will rejoice; and you will be sorrowful, but your sorrow will be turned into joy.
John 19:25
Now there stood by the cross of Jesus His mother, and His mother's sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene.
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Matthew 27:57 - 61
Now when evening had come, there came a rich man from Arimathea, named Joseph, who himself had also become a disciple of Jesus.
Mark 15:42 - 47
Now when evening had come, because it was the Preparation Day, that is, the day before the Sabbath.
John 19:38 - 42
After this, Joseph of Arimathea, being a disciple of Jesus, but secretly, for fear of the Jews, asked Pilate that he might take away the body of Jesus; and Pilate gave him permission. So he came and took the body of Jesus.
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Mark 15:43
Joseph of Arimathea, a prominent council member, who was himself waiting for the kingdom of God, coming and taking courage, went in to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus.
Luke 2:25
And behold, there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon, and this man was just and devout, waiting for the Consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him.
Luke 2:38
And coming in that instant she gave thanks to the Lord, and spoke of Him to all those who looked for redemption in Jerusalem.
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Isaiah 53:9
And they made His grave with the wicked - But with the rich at His death, Because He had done no violence, Nor was any deceit in His mouth.
Matthew 27:59
When Joseph had taken the body, he wrapped it in a clean linen cloth.
Mark 15:46
Then he bought fine linen, took Him down, and wrapped Him in the linen. And he laid Him in a tomb which had been hewn out of the rock, and rolled a stone against the door of the tomb.
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Matthew 27:62
On the next day, which followed the Day of Preparation, the chief priests and Pharisees gathered together to Pilate.
Mark 15:42
Now when evening had come, because it was the Preparation Day, that is, the day before the Sabbath.
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Luke 8:2
And certain women who had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities - Mary called Magdalene, out of whom had come seven demons.
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Mark 15:47
And Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses observed where He was laid.
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Mark 16:1
Now when the Sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices, that they might come and anoint Him.
Luke 24:1
Now on the first day of the week, very early in the morning, they, and certain other women with them, came to the tomb bringing the spices which they had prepared.
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Exodus 20:10
But the seventh day is the Sabbath of the LORD your God. In it you shall do no work: you, nor your son, nor your daughter, nor your male servant, nor your female servant, nor your cattle, nor your stranger who is within your gates.
Deuteronomy 5:14
But the seventh day is the Sabbath of the LORD your God. In it you shall do no work: you, nor your son, nor your daughter, nor your male servant, nor your female servant, nor your ox, nor your donkey, nor any of your cattle, nor your stranger who is within your gates, that your male servant and your female servant may rest as well as you.
New King James Version (NKJV) Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc.