Luke 23:12-28
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12 And the same day Pilate and Herod were made friends together: for before they were at enmity between themselves.
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13 And Pilate, when he had called together the chief priests and the rulers and the people,
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14 Said unto them, Ye have brought this man unto me, as one that perverteth the people: and, behold, I, having examined him before you, have found no fault in this man touching those things whereof ye accuse him:
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15 No, nor yet Herod: for I sent you to him; and, lo, nothing worthy of death is done unto him.
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16 I will therefore chastise him, and release him.
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17 (For of necessity he must release one unto them at the feast.)
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18 And they cried out all at once, saying, Away with this man, and release unto us Barabbas:
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19 (Who for a certain sedition made in the city, and for murder, was cast into prison.)
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20 Pilate therefore, willing to release Jesus, spake again to them.
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21 But they cried, saying, Crucify him, crucify him.
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22 And he said unto them the third time, Why, what evil hath he done? I have found no cause of death in him: I will therefore chastise him, and let him go.
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23 And they were instant with loud voices, requiring that he might be crucified. And the voices of them and of the chief priests prevailed.
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24 And Pilate gave sentence that it should be as they required.
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25 And he released unto them him that for sedition and murder was cast into prison, whom they had desired; but he delivered Jesus to their will.
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26 And as they led him away, they laid hold upon one Simon, a Cyrenian, coming out of the country, and on him they laid the cross, that he might bear it after Jesus.
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27 And there followed him a great company of people, and of women, which also bewailed and lamented him.
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28 But Jesus turning unto them said, Daughters of Jerusalem, weep not for me, but weep for yourselves, and for your children.