Most Popular Bible Verses in Luke 23
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Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. And they parted his raiment and cast lots.
And Jesus said to him, Verily I say unto thee, To-day shalt thou be with me in paradise.
And Jesus crying with a loud voice, said, Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit. And having said thus, he expired.
And as they led him away, they laid hold on one Simon a Cyrenian, coming out of the country, and on him they laid the cross, that he might bear it after Jesus.
And when they were come to the place, called the place of a scull, there they crucified him, and the two malefactors, one on the right-hand, and one on the left.
And one of the malefactors, who were hanging on the cross, reviled him, saying, If thou be the Christ, save thyself and us.
And it was about the sixth hour; and there was darkness over all the earth till the ninth hour.
And he released to them him, that for insurrection and murder had been cast into prison, whom they desired; but he delivered Jesus to their will.
But Jesus turning to them, said, Daughters of Jerusalem, weep not for me, but weep for yourselves and for your children.
For behold the days are coming in which they will say, Happy are the barren, and the wombs that never bare, and the paps that never gave suck.
But the other answering, rebuked him, saying, Dost not thou fear God, seeing thou art in the same condemnation?
(Who for an insurrection made in the city, and for murder had been cast into prison.)
And we indeed justly; for we receive the due reward of our deeds: but this person hath done nothing amiss.
And returning they prepared spices and ointments, and rested the sabbath, according to the commandment.
And they accused him saying, We found this fellow perverting the nation, and forbidding to give tribute to Cesar, saying, that he himself is Christ a king.
And he answering him said, Thou sayest. Then said Pilate to the chief priests and the multitude, I find no fault in this man.
And there followed him a great company of people and of women, who also bewailed and lamented him.
And the centurion seeing what was done, glorified God, saying, Certainly this was a righteous man.
And the people stood beholding. And the rulers also with them derided him, saying, He saved others: let him save himself, if he be the Christ, the chosen of God.
And Herod, having with his men of war set him at nought, and mocked him, and arrayed him in a splendid robe, sent him back to Pilate.
And all his acquaintance, and the women who had followed him from Galilee, stood afar off, beholding these things.
And Herod seeing Jesus was exceeding glad; for he had been long desirous to see him, because he had heard many things of him, and he hoped to see some miracle done by him.
And the women who had come with him from Galilee, following after, beheld the sepulchre, and how his body was laid.
But they were the more violent saying, He stirreth up the people, teaching through all Judea, beginning from Galilee, to this place.
And they cried all at once saying, Away with this man, and release to us Barabbas:
And all the people who had come together to that sight, beholding the things which were done, returned, smiting their breasts.
and the people, Said to them, Ye have brought this man to me, as perverting the people; and behold, I having examined him before you, have found no fault in this man, touching the things whereof ye accuse him.
And taking it down, he wrapped it in fine linen, and laid it in a sepulchre that was hewn in stone, wherein never man before was laid.
And a superscription also was written over him in Greek, and Latin, and Hebrew letters, THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.
And the same day Pilate and Herod were made friends together: for before they were at enmity between themselves.
(He had not consented to the counsel and deed of them) of Arimathea, a city of the Jews, who also himself waited for the kingdom of God:
But they insisted with loud voices, requiring that he should be crucified. And the voices of them and of the chief priests prevailed.
For he was under a necessity of releasing one to them at the feast.
And when he knew, that he belonged to Herod's jurisdiction, he sent him to Herod, who himself was also in Jerusalem at that time.
I have found no cause of death in him: I will therefore chastise and release him.
But they cried, saying, Crucify, crucify him. He said to them the third time, Why, what evil hath he done?
Nor yet Herod; for I sent you to him; and lo, he hath done nothing worthy of death.