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Luke 23; Luke 24
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Luke 23
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And the whole multitude of them, rising up, led him to Pilate.
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And they began to accuse him, saying: We have found this man perverting our nation and forbidding to give tribute to Caesar and saying that he is Christ the king.
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And Pilate asked him, saying: Art thou the king of the Jews? But he answering, said: Thou sayest it.
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And Pilate said to the chief priests and to the multitudes: I find no cause in this man
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But they were more earnest, saying: He stirreth up the people, teaching throughout all Judea, beginning from Galilee to this place.
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But Pilate hearing Galilee, asked if the man were of Galilee?
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And when he understood that he was of Herod’s jurisdiction, he sent him away to Herod, who was also himself at Jerusalem in those days.
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And Herod seeing Jesus, was very glad: for he was desirous of a long time to see him, because he had heard many things of him; and he hoped to see some sign wrought by him.
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And he questioned him in many words. But he answered him nothing.
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And the chief priests and the scribes stood by, earnestly accusing him.
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And Herod with his army set him at nought and mocked him, putting on him a white garment: and sent him back to Pilate.
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And Herod and Pilate were made friends, that same day: for before they were enemies one to another.
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And Pilate, calling together the chief priests and the magistrates and the people,
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Said to them: You have presented unto me this man as one that perverteth the people. And behold I, having examined him before you, find no cause in this man, in those things wherein you accuse him
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No, nor Herod neither. For, I sent you to him: and behold, nothing worthy of death is done to him.
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I will chastise him therefore and release him.
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Now of necessity he was to release unto them one upon the feast day.
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But the whole multitude together cried out, saying: Away with this man, and release unto us Barabbas:
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Who, for a certain sedition made in the city and for a murder, was cast into prison
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And Pilate again spoke to them, desiring to release Jesus.
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But they cried again, saying: Crucify him, Crucify him
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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.
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But they were instant with loud voices, requiring that he might be crucified. And their voices prevailed.
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And Pilate gave sentence that it should be as they required.
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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.
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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.
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And there followed him a great multitude of people and of women, who bewailed and lamented him.
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But Jesus turning to them, said: Daughters of Jerusalem, weep not over me; but weep for yourselves and for your children.
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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.
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Then shall they begin to say to the mountains: Fall upon us. And to the hills: Cover us.
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For if in the green wood they do these things, what shall be done in the dry?
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And there were also two other malefactors led with him to be put to death.
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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.
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And Jesus said: Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do. But they, dividing his garments, cast lots.
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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.
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And the soldiers also mocked him, coming to him and offering him vinegar
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And saying: If thou be the king of the Jews, save thyself.
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And there was also a superscription written over him in letters of Greek and Latin and Hebrew THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS
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And one of those robbers who were hanged blasphemed him, saying: If thou be Christ, save thyself and us.
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But the other answering, rebuked him, saying: Neither dost thou fear God, seeing; thou art under the same condemnation?
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And we indeed justly: for we receive the due reward of our deeds. But this man hath done no evil.
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And he said to Jesus: Lord, remember me when thou shalt come into thy kingdom.
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And Jesus said to him: Amen I say to thee: This day thou shalt be with me in paradise.
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And it was almost the sixth hour: and there was darkness over all the earth until the ninth hour.
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And the sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was rent in the midst.
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And Jesus crying with a loud voice, said: Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit. And saying this, he gave up the ghost.
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Now, the centurion, seeing what was done, glorified God, saying: Indeed this was a just man.
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And all the multitude of them that were come together to that sight and saw the things that were done returned, striking their breasts.
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And all his acquaintance and the women that had followed him from Galilee stood afar off, beholding these things.
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And behold there was a man named Joseph who was a counsellor, a good and a just man,
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(The same had not consented to their counsel and doings) of Arimathea, a city of Judea: who also himself looked for the kingdom of God.
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This man went to Pilate and begged the body of Jesus.
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And taking him down, he wrapped him in fine linen and laid him in a sepulchre that was hewed in stone, wherein never yet any man had been laid.
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And it was the day of the Parasceve: and the sabbath drew on.
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And the women that were come with him from Galilee, following after, saw the sepulchre and how his body was laid.
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And returning, they prepared spices and ointments: and on the sabbath day they rested, according to the commandment.
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Luke 24
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And on the first day of the week, very early in the morning, they came to the sepulchre, bringing the spices which they had prepared.
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And they found the stone rolled back from the sepulchre.
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And going in, they found not the body of the Lord Jesus.
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And it came to pass, as they were astonished in their mind at this, behold, two men stood by them, in shining apparel.
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And as they were afraid and bowed down their countenance towards the ground, they said unto them: Why seek you the living with the dead?
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He is not here, but is risen. Remember how he spoke unto you, when he was yet in Galilee,
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Saying: The Son of man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men and be crucified and the third day rise again.
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And they remembered his words.
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And going back from the sepulchre, they told all these things to the eleven and to all the rest.
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And it was Mary Magdalen and Joanna and Mary of James and the other women that were with them, who told these things to the apostles.
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And these words seemed to them as idle tales: and they did not believe them.
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But Peter rising up, ran to the sepulchre and, stooping down, he saw the linen cloths laid by themselves: and went away wondering in himself at that which was come to pass.
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And behold, two of them went, the same day, to a town which was sixty furlongs from Jerusalem, named Emmaus.
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And they talked together of all these things which had happened.
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And it came to pass that while they talked and reasoned with themselves, Jesus himself also, drawing near, went with them.
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But their eyes were held, that they should not know him.
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And he said to them: What are these discourses that you hold one with another as you walk and are sad?
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And the one of them, whose name was Cleophas, answering, said to him: Art thou only a stranger in Jerusalem, and hast not known the things that have been done there in these days?
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To whom he said: What things? And they said: Concerning Jesus of Nazareth, who was a prophet, mighty in work and word before God and all the people.
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And how our chief priests and princes delivered him to be condemned to death and crucified him.
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But we hoped that it was he that should have redeemed Israel. And now besides all this, to-day is the third day since these things were done.
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Yea and certain women also of our company affrighted us who, before it was light, were at the sepulchre,
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And not finding his body, came, saying that they had all seen a vision of angels, who say that he is alive.
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And some of our people went to the sepulchre and found it so as the women had said: but him they found not.
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Then he said to them: O foolish and slow of heart to believe in all things, Which the prophets have spoken.
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Ought not Christ to have suffered these things and so, to enter into his glory?
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And beginning at Moses and all the prophets, he expounded to them in all the scriptures the things that were concerning him.
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And they drew nigh to the town whither they were going: and he made as though he would go farther.
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But they constrained him, saying: Stay with us, because it is towards evening and the day is now far spent. And he went in with them.
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And it came to pass, whilst he was at table with them, he took bread and blessed and brake and gave to them.
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And their eyes were opened: and they knew him. And he vanished out of their sight.
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And they said one to the other: Was not our heart burning within us, whilst he spoke in the way and opened to us the scriptures?
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And rising up, the same hour, they went back to Jerusalem: and they found the eleven gathered together, and those that were with them,
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Saying: The Lord is risen indeed and hath appeared to Simon.
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And they told what things were done in the way: and how they knew him in the breaking of bread.
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Now, whilst they were speaking these things, Jesus stood in the midst of them and saith to them: Peace be to you. It is I: Fear not.
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But they being troubled and frightened, supposed that they saw a spirit.
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And he said to them: Why are you troubled, and why do thoughts arise in your hearts?
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See my hands and feet, that it is I myself. Handle, and see: for a spirit hath not flesh and bones, as you see me to have.
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And when he had said this, he shewed them his hands and feet.
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But while they yet believed not and wondered for joy, he said: Have you here any thing to eat?
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And they offered him a piece of a broiled fish and a honeycomb.
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And when he had eaten before them, taking the remains, he gave to them.
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And he said to them: These are the words which I spoke to you while I was yet with you, that all things must needs be fulfilled which are written in the law of Moses and in the prophets and in the psalms, concerning me.
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Then he opened their understanding, that they might understand the scriptures.
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And he said to them: Thus it is written, and thus it behoved Christ to suffer and to rise again from the dead, the third day:
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And that penance and remission of sins should be preached in his name, unto all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.
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And you are witnesses of these things.
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And I send the promise of my Father upon you: but stay you in the city till you be endued with power from on high.
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And he led them out as far as Bethania: and lifting up his hands, he blessed them.
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And it came to pass, whilst he blessed them, he departed from them and was carried up to heaven.
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And they adoring went back into Jerusalem with great joy.
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And they were always in the temple, praising and blessing God. Amen.
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