Luke 23:34

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Luke 23:34

Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. And they parted his raiment, and cast lots.

Father

They know not

And they

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Father

Now when the centurion saw what had happened, he praised God and said, "Certainly this man was innocent!"

"But I say to you who are listening: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you,

Tell Joseph this: Please forgive the sin of your brothers and the wrong they did when they treated you so badly.' Now please forgive the sin of the servants of the God of your father." When this message was reported to him, Joseph wept.

In the camp they resented Moses, and Aaron, the Lord's holy priest.

But I say to you, love your enemy and pray for those who persecute you,

Then he fell to his knees and cried out with a loud voice, "Lord, do not hold this sin against them!" When he had said this, he died.

Bless those who persecute you, bless and do not curse.

We do hard work, toiling with our own hands. When we are verbally abused, we respond with a blessing, when persecuted, we endure,

For what credit is it if you sin and are mistreated and endure it? But if you do good and suffer and so endure, this finds favor with God.

Do not return evil for evil or insult for insult, but instead bless others because you were called to inherit a blessing.

They know not

That servant who knew his master's will but did not get ready or do what his master asked will receive a severe beating.

If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not be guilty of sin. But they no longer have any excuse for their sin.

Jesus replied, "You would have no authority over me at all, unless it was given to you from above. Therefore the one who handed me over to you is guilty of greater sin."

And now, brothers, I know you acted in ignorance, as your rulers did too.

None of the rulers of this age understood it. If they had known it, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.

even though I was formerly a blasphemer and a persecutor, and an arrogant man. But I was treated with mercy because I acted ignorantly in unbelief,

And they

They are dividing up my clothes among themselves; they are rolling dice for my garments.

When they had crucified him, they divided his clothes by throwing dice.

Then they crucified him and divided his clothes, throwing dice for them, to decide what each would take.

Now when the soldiers crucified Jesus, they took his clothes and made four shares, one for each soldier, and the tunic remained. (Now the tunic was seamless, woven from top to bottom as a single piece.)

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Then Moses cried to the Lord, "Heal her now, O God."

They are dividing up my clothes among themselves; they are rolling dice for my garments.

But I say to you, love your enemy and pray for those who persecute you,

And everyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but the person who blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven.

There they crucified him along with two others, one on each side, with Jesus in the middle.

Bless those who persecute you, bless and do not curse.