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Luke - ch 23 v 21 - 40
- But they cried again, saying: Crucify him, crucify him.
- And he said to them the third time: Why, what evil hath this man done? I find no cause of death in him. I will chastise him therefore, and let him go.
- But they were instant with loud voices, requiring that he might be crucified; and their voices prevailed.
- And Pilate gave sentence that it should be as they required.
- And he released unto them him who for murder and sedition, had been cast into prison, whom they had desired; but Jesus he delivered up to their will.
- And as they led him away, they laid hold of one Simon of Cyrene, coming from the country; and they laid the cross on him to carry after Jesus.
- And there followed him a great multitude of people, and of women, who bewailed and lamented him.
- But Jesus turning to them, said: Daughters of Jerusalem, weep not over me; but weep for yourselves, and for your children.
- For behold, the days shall come, wherein they will say: Blessed are the barren, and the wombs that have not borne, and the paps that have not given suck.
- Then shall they begin to say to the mountains: Fall upon us; and to the hills: Cover us.
- For if in the green wood they do these things, what shall be done in the dry?
- And there were also two other malefactors led with him to be put to death.
- And when they were come to the place which is called Calvary, they crucified him there; and the robbers, one on the right hand, and the other on the left.
- And Jesus said: Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do. But they, dividing his garments, cast lots.
- And the people stood beholding, and the rulers with them derided him, saying: He saved others; let him save himself, if he be Christ, the elect of God.
- And the soldiers also mocked him, coming to him, and offering him vinegar,
- And saying: If thou be the king of the Jews, save thyself.
- And there was also a superscription written over him in letters of Greek, and Latin, and Hebrew: THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.
- And one of those robbers who were hanged, blasphemed him, saying: If thou be Christ, save thyself and us.
- But the other answering, rebuked him, saying: Neither dost thou fear God, seeing thou art condemned under the same condemnation?
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