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23Then they all took Jesus to PilateG2532G537G4128G846G450G71G846G1909G4091 2and began to bring up charges against him. They said, "We found this man undermining our law and order, forbidding taxes to be paid to Caesar, setting himself up as Messiah-King."G1161G756G2723G846G3004G2147G5126G1294G1484G2532G2967G1325G5411G2541G3004G1438G1511G5547G935 3Pilate asked him, "Is this true that you're 'King of the Jews'?" "Those are your words, not mine," Jesus replied.G1161G4091G1905G846G3004G1488G4771G935G2453G1161G611G846G5346G4771G3004 4Pilate told the high priests and the accompanying crowd, "I find nothing wrong here. He seems harmless enough to me."G1161G2036G4091G4314G749G2532G3793G2147G3762G158G1722G5129G444 5But they were vehement. "He's stirring up unrest among the people with his teaching, disturbing the peace everywhere, starting in Galilee and now all through Judea. He's a dangerous man, endangering the peace."G1161G2001G3004G3754G383G2992G1321G2596G3650G2449G756G575G1056G2193G5602 6When Pilate heard that, he asked, "So, he's a Galilean?"G1161G4091G191G1056G1905G1487G444G2076G1057 7Realizing that he properly came under Herod's jurisdiction, he passed the buck to Herod, who just happened to be in Jerusalem for a few days.G2532G1921G3754G2076G1537G2264G1849G375G846G4314G2264G5607G846G2532G5607G1722G2414G1722G5025G2250 8Herod was delighted when Jesus showed up. He had wanted for a long time to see him, he'd heard so much about him. He hoped to see him do something spectacular.G1161G2264G1492G2424G3029G5463G1063G2258G2309G1492G846G1537G2425G1223G191G4183G4012G846G2532G1679G1492G5100G4592G1096G5259G846 9He peppered him with questions. Jesus didn't answer—not one word.G1161G1905G846G1722G2425G3056G1161G846G611G846G3762 10But the high priests and religion scholars were right there, saying their piece, strident and shrill in their accusations.G1161G749G2532G1122G2476G2159G2723G846 11Mightily offended, Herod turned on Jesus. His soldiers joined in, taunting and jeering. Then they dressed him up in an elaborate king costume and sent him back to Pilate.G1161G2264G4862G846G4753G1848G846G1848G2532G1702G4016G846G2986G2066G375G846G375G4091 12That day Herod and Pilate became thick as thieves. Always before they had kept their distance.G1161G3739G1722G846G2250G4091G2532G2264G1096G5384G3326G5037G240G1063G4391G5607G1722G2189G4314G1438 13Then Pilate called in the high priests, rulers, and the othersG1161G4091G4779G749G2532G758G2532G2992 14and said, "You brought this man to me as a disturber of the peace. I examined him in front of all of you and found there was nothing to your charge.G2036G4314G846G4374G5129G444G3427G5613G654G2992G2532G2400G1473G350G1799G5216G2147G3762G158G1722G5126G444G3739G2596G2723G846 15And neither did Herod, for he has sent him back here with a clean bill of health. It's clear that he's done nothing wrong, let alone anything deserving death.G235G3761G2264G1063G375G5209G4314G846G2532G2400G3762G514G2288G2076G4238G846 16I'm going to warn him to watch his step and let him go."G3811G3767G3811G846G630 17(OMITTED TEXT)G1161G318G2192G630G1520G846G2596G1859 18At that, the crowd went wild: "Kill him! Give us Barabbas!"G1161G349G3826G3004G142G5126G1161G630G2254G912 19(Barabbas had been thrown in prison for starting a riot in the city and for murder.)G3748G2258G1223G5100G4714G1096G1722G4172G2532G5408G906G1519G5438 20Pilate still wanted to let Jesus go, and so spoke out again.G4091G3767G2309G630G2424G4377G3825G4377 21But they kept shouting back, "Crucify! Crucify him!"G1161G2019G3004G4717G4717G846 22He tried a third time. "But for what crime? I've found nothing in him deserving death. I'm going to warn him to watch his step and let him go."G1161G2036G4314G846G5154G1063G5101G2556G4160G3778G4160G2147G3762G158G2288G1722G846G3811G3767G3811G846G630 23But they kept at it, a shouting mob, demanding that he be crucified. And finally they shouted him down.G1161G1945G3173G5456G154G846G4717G2532G5456G846G2532G749G2729 24Pilate caved in and gave them what they wanted.G1161G4091G1948G1096G846G155 25He released the man thrown in prison for rioting and murder, and gave them Jesus to do whatever they wanted.G1161G630G846G1223G4714G2532G5408G906G1519G5438G3739G154G1161G3860G2424G846G2307

Skull Hill

26As they led him off, they made Simon, a man from Cyrene who happened to be coming in from the countryside, carry the cross behind Jesus.G2532G5613G520G846G520G1949G5100G4613G2956G2064G575G68G2007G846G2007G4716G5342G3693G2424 27A huge crowd of people followed, along with women weeping and carrying on.G1161G190G846G4183G4128G2992G2532G1135G3739G2532G2875G2532G2354G846 28At one point Jesus turned to the women and said, "Daughters of Jerusalem, don't cry for me. Cry for yourselves and for your children.G1161G2424G4762G4314G846G2036G2364G2419G2799G3361G1909G1691G4133G2799G1909G1438G2532G1909G5216G5043 29The time is coming when they'll say, 'Lucky the women who never conceived! Lucky the wombs that never gave birth! Lucky the breasts that never gave milk!'G3754G2400G2250G2064G1722G3739G2046G3107G4723G2532G2836G3739G3756G1080G2532G3149G3739G3756G2337 30Then they'll start calling to the mountains, 'Fall down on us!' calling to the hills, 'Cover us up!'G5119G756G3004G3735G4098G1909G2248G2532G1015G2572G2248 31If people do these things to a live, green tree, can you imagine what they'll do with deadwood?"G3754G1487G4160G5023G1722G5200G3586G5101G1096G1722G3584 32Two others, both criminals, were taken along with him for execution.G1161G2532G1417G2087G2557G71G4862G846G337 33When they got to the place called Skull Hill, they crucified him, along with the criminals, one on his right, the other on his left.G2532G3753G565G1909G5117G3588G2564G2898G1563G4717G846G2532G2557G3739G3303G1537G1188G1161G3739G1537G710 34Jesus prayed, "Father, forgive them; they don't know what they're doing." Dividing up his clothes, they threw dice for them.G1161G3004G2424G3962G863G846G1063G1492G3756G5101G4160G1161G1266G846G2440G906G2819 35The people stood there staring at Jesus, and the ringleaders made faces, taunting, "He saved others. Let's see him save himself! The Messiah of God—ha! The Chosen—ha!"G2532G2992G2476G2334G1161G758G2532G4862G846G1592G3004G4982G243G4982G1438G1487G3778G2076G5547G1588G2316 36The soldiers also came up and poked fun at him, making a game of it. They toasted him with sour wine:G1161G4757G2532G1702G846G4334G2532G4374G846G3690 37"So you're King of the Jews! Save yourself!"G2532G3004G1487G4771G1488G935G2453G4982G4572 38Printed over him was a sign: THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.G1161G1923G2532G2258G1125G1909G846G1121G1673G2532G4513G2532G1444G3778G2076G935G2453 39One of the criminals hanging alongside cursed him: "Some Messiah you are! Save yourself! Save us!"G1161G1520G2557G2910G987G846G3004G1487G4771G1488G5547G4982G4572G2532G2248 40But the other one made him shut up: "Have you no fear of God? You're getting the same as him.G1161G2087G611G2008G846G3004G5399G3761G4771G5399G2316G3754G1488G1722G846G2917 41We deserve this, but not him—he did nothing to deserve this."G2532G2249G3303G1346G1063G618G514G3739G4238G1161G3778G4238G3762G824 42Then he said, "Jesus, remember me when you enter your kingdom."G2532G3004G2424G2962G3415G3450G3752G2064G1722G4675G932 43He said, "Don't worry, I will. Today you will join me in paradise."G2532G2424G2036G846G281G3004G4671G4594G2071G3326G1700G1722G3857 44By now it was noon. The whole earth became dark, the darkness lasting three hours—G1161G2258G5616G1623G5610G2532G1096G4655G1909G3650G1093G2193G1766G5610 45a total blackout. The Temple curtain split right down the middle.G2532G2246G4654G2532G2665G3485G4977G3319 46Jesus called loudly, "Father, I place my life in your hands!" Then he breathed his last.G2532G2424G5455G3173G5456G2036G3962G1519G4675G5495G3908G3450G4151G2532G2036G5023G1606 47When the captain there saw what happened, he honored God: "This man was innocent! A good man, and innocent!"G1161G1543G1492G1096G1392G2316G3004G3689G3778G2258G1342G444 48All who had come around as spectators to watch the show, when they saw what actually happened, were overcome with grief and headed home.G2532G3956G3793G4836G1909G5026G2335G2334G1096G5180G1438G4738G5290 49Those who knew Jesus well, along with the women who had followed him from Galilee, stood at a respectful distance and kept vigil.G1161G3956G846G1110G2532G1135G4870G846G575G1056G2476G3113G3708G5023 50There was a man by the name of Joseph, a member of the Jewish High Council, a man of good heart and good character.G2532G2400G435G3686G2501G1010G5225G18G435G2532G1342 51He had not gone along with the plans and actions of the council. His hometown was the Jewish village of Arimathea.G3778G4784G3756G4784G2258G1012G2532G4234G846G575G707G4172G2453G2532G3739G2532G846G4327G932G2316 52He lived in alert expectation of the kingdom of God. He went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus.G3778G4334G4091G154G4983G2424 53Taking him down, he wrapped him in a linen shroud and placed him in a tomb chiseled into the rock, a tomb never yet used.G2532G2507G846G2507G1794G846G4616G2532G5087G846G1722G3418G2991G3757G3756G3764G3762G2258G2749 54It was the day before Sabbath, the Sabbath just about to begin.G2532G2250G2258G3904G2532G4521G2020 55The women who had been companions of Jesus from Galilee followed along. They saw the tomb where Jesus' body was placed.G1161G1135G2532G3748G2258G4905G846G1537G1056G2628G2300G3419G2532G5613G846G4983G5087 56Then they went back to prepare burial spices and perfumes. They rested quietly on the Sabbath, as commanded.G5290G1161G2090G759G2532G3464G2532G2270G3303G4521G2596G1785


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