Luke 23 Cross References - Williams

¹ Then the whole body of them arose and brought Him to Pilate. ² Here they began to make the following charges against Him: "We have found this fellow corrupting our nation and forbidding to pay taxes to Caesar and claiming to be a king himself." ³ Then Pilate asked Him, "Are you the king of the Jews?" And He answered him, "Yes, I am." ⁴ Then Pilate said to the high priests and crowds, "I do not find anything blameworthy in this man." ⁵ But they continued emphatically insisting, "He is exciting the people by teaching all over Judea. He started in Galilee and now He is here." ⁶ When Pilate heard this, He asked if the man were a Galilean. ⁷ So when he learned with certainty that he belonged to Herod's jurisdiction, He sent Him up to Herod, for he was in Jerusalem at that time. ⁸ Now Herod was very glad to see Jesus, for he had been wanting to see Him for a long time on account of what he had heard about Him; also he was hoping to see some spectacular performance done by Him. ⁹ So he continued to question Him for a long time, but Jesus gave him no answer at all. ¹⁰ Meanwhile, the high priests and the scribes stood by and continued vehemently to accuse Him. ¹¹ Then Herod and his bodyguard treated Him with contempt and made sport of Him and put a gorgeous robe on Him and sent Him back to Pilate. ¹² So Herod and Pilate became personal friends that very day; they had been at enmity before. ¹³ Then Pilate called a meeting of the high priests, the leaders of the council, and the people, ¹⁴ and said to them, "You brought this man to me on a charge of turning the people from allegiance, and here in your presence I have examined Him and do not find Him guilty of the charges you make against Him. ¹⁵ No; nor does Herod, for he has sent Him back to us. Indeed, He has done nothing to deserve the death penalty. ¹⁶ So I will flog Him and let Him go." ¹⁷ Omitted Text. ¹⁸ But they all together began to shout, "Away with this fellow, but let us have Barabbas released! ¹⁹ (He was a man who had been put in prison for a riot that had occurred in the city and for murder.) ²⁰ Then Pilate again appealed to them, for He wanted to let Jesus go. ²¹ But they continued to shout at him, "Crucify Him, crucify Him? ²² Then a third time he spoke to them, "Why, what wrong has He done? I have found nothing in Him deserving the death penalty. So I will flog Him and let Him go." ²³ But they continued to press him with loud voices in their ceaseless demands that He be crucified, and their shouts began to prevail. ²⁴ Then Pilate pronounced his sentence that their demand be carried out. ²⁵ So he released the man who had been put in prison for riot and murder, whom they continued to demand, but turned Jesus over to their will. ²⁶ Now as they led Him away, they seized a man named Simon, from Cyrene, as he was coming in from the country, and put the cross on his shoulders, for him to carry as he walked behind Jesus. ²⁷ There was following Him also a vast throng of the people and of women who were beating their breasts and lamenting Him. ²⁸ But Jesus turned to the women and said, "Women of Jerusalem, stop weeping for me, but continue to weep for yourselves and for your children. ²⁹ For a time is coming when people will say, 'Happy are the women who are childless, and the women who have never borne and nursed babies!' ³⁰ Then people will begin to say to the mountains, 'Fall upon us!' and to the hills, 'Cover us up!' ³¹ For if they do this when the wood is green, what will they do when it is dry?" ³² Two others, criminals, were also led out to be executed with Him. ³³ When they reached the place called "The Skull," they crucified Him there; also the criminals, one at His right and one at His left. ³⁴ They drew lots to divide His clothes among them. ³⁵ Meanwhile, the people stood looking on. Even the members of the council were scoffing at Him and saying, "He saved others, let Him now save Himself, if He really is the Christ of God, His Chosen One!" ³⁶ The soldiers also made sport of Him as they continued to come up and offer Him vinegar, ³⁷ and to say, "If you are the king of the Jews, save yourself!" ³⁸ Yes, there was a placard above His head: "THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS." ³⁹ Now one of the criminals who were hanging from their crosses kept abusing Him, saying, "Are you not the Christ? Then save yourself and us too!" ⁴⁰ But the other one reproved him and said, "Do you not fear even God when you are suffering the same penalty? ⁴¹ And we are suffering it justly, for we are getting our deserts for what we have done, but this man has done nothing wrong." ⁴² Then he went on to say, "Jesus, remember me when you come in your kingdom!" ⁴³ So He said to him, "I solemnly say to you, this very day you will be in paradise with me." ⁴⁴ It was already about noon, and darkness covered the whole country, and lasted until three o'clock, ⁴⁵ for the sun had failed to shine. And the curtain before the sanctuary was torn in two. ⁴⁶ Then Jesus uttered a loud cry, and said, "Father, I now commit my spirit to your care." As He said this He breathed His last. ⁴⁷ When the captain saw what had taken place, he praised God and said, "He certainly was an innocent man!" ⁴⁸ And all the crowds who had come together for this sight, when they had seen what took place, returned to the city but continued to beat their breasts in grief. ⁴⁹ But all His acquaintances, and the women who used to follow Him from Galilee in a group, were standing at a distance looking on. ⁵⁰ Now there was a man named Joseph, a member of the council, a good and upright man, ⁵¹ who had not voted for the plan and action of the council. He came from a Jewish town, Arimathea, and he was waiting for the kingdom of God. ⁵² He went to Pilate and asked for Jesus' body. ⁵³ Then he took it down from the cross and wrapped it in a linen sheet and laid it in a tomb hewn out of rock, where no one had yet been laid. ⁵⁴ It was the Preparation Day, and the Sabbath was just beginning. ⁵⁵ So the women, who had come with Jesus from Galilee, followed closely after Joseph and saw the tomb and how His body was laid there. ⁵⁶ Then they went back home, and prepared spices and perfumes.

¹² His winnowing-fork is in His hand, and He will clean out His threshing-floor and store His wheat in His barn, but He will burn up the chaff with fire that never can be put out."

¹⁷ and a voice from heaven said, "This is my Son, my Beloved, in whom I am delighted!"

¹² Now when Jesus heard that John had been arrested, He set out for Galilee. ¹³ But He left Nazareth and made His home in Capernaum, by the sea, in the district of Zebulon and Naphtali, ¹⁴ to fulfill what was spoken by the prophet Isaiah: ¹⁵ "Land of Zebulon and land of Naphtali, on the road to the sea, across the Jordan, Galilee of the nations; ¹⁶ The people that were living in darkness have seen a great light, and on those that were living in the land of the shadow of death; a light has dawned."

²³ Then He went all over Galilee, as He continued teaching in their synagogues, preaching the good news of the kingdom, and curing any disease or malady among the people.

⁴⁴ But I tell you, practice loving your enemies and praying for your persecutors,

⁶ "You must never give the things that are sacred to dogs, and you must never throw your pearls before hogs, for fear they might trample them under their feet and turn and tear you to pieces.

⁸ And the crowds saw it, and were stricken with awe, and gave praise to God for giving such power to men.

²⁵ At that time Jesus said, "I thank You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, for concealing these matters from wise and learned men, and for revealing them to little children.

¹⁸ "Here is my Servant whom I have chosen, My Beloved, in whom my soul delights itself. I will endow Him with my Spirit, and He will announce a judgment to the heathen.

¹ At that time Herod the governor heard the reports about Jesus,

⁸ And she, prompted by her mother, said, "Give me John the Baptist's head right here on a platter." ⁹ And the king was sorry, but on account of his oath and his guests, he ordered it to be given her.

¹ The Pharisees and the Sadducees came up, and to test Him asked Him to show them a spectacular sign from heaven.

²⁷ but still, that we may not influence them to do anything wrong, go down to the sea and throw over a hook. Pull in the first fish that bites, open its mouth and you will find in it a dollar. Take it and pay the tax for both of us."

¹⁵ Have I not the right to do what I please with my own money? Or, is your eye causing you to be covetous, because I am generous? ¹⁶ So those who are last now will be first then, and those first will be last."

¹⁹ and turn Him over to the heathen to mock and flog and crucify, but on the third day He will rise again."

²¹ They answered, "Caesar's." Then He said to them, "Pay Caesar, therefore, what belongs to Caesar, and pay God what belongs to God."

¹⁹ Alas for women who are expectant mothers and those who have nursing babies in those days!

² "You know that in two days the Passover Feast will take place, and the Son of Man will be turned over to be crucified."

⁵⁹ Now the high priests and the whole council were trying to get false testimony against Jesus, to have Him put to death; ⁶⁰ but they could not, although many false witnesses came forward to testify. At last two men came forward

¹ As soon as day broke, all the high priests and elders held a consultation against Jesus, to put Him to death. ² So they bound Him, led Him away, and turned Him over to Pilate the governor.

⁴ and said, "I did wrong in turning an innocent man over to death." But they said, "What is that to us? You must see to that yourself."

¹¹ Now Jesus stood before the governor, and the governor asked Him, "Are you the king of the Jews?" Jesus answered, "Yes."

¹¹ Now Jesus stood before the governor, and the governor asked Him, "Are you the king of the Jews?" Jesus answered, "Yes." ¹² And while the charges were being made against Him by the high priests and elders, He made no answer. ¹³ Then Pilate said to Him, "Do you not hear how strong is the evidence they are bringing against you?" ¹⁴ But He did not answer him a single word, so that the governor was dumbfounded beyond expression.

¹⁴ But He did not answer him a single word, so that the governor was dumbfounded beyond expression. ¹⁵ Now at the feast the governor was accustomed to set any prisoner free whom the people wanted.

¹⁵ Now at the feast the governor was accustomed to set any prisoner free whom the people wanted. ¹⁶ At that time they had a notorious prisoner named Barabbas. ¹⁷ So when they met for this purpose, Pilate asked them, "Which one do you want me to set free, Barabbas, or Jesus, the so-called Christ?" ¹⁸ For he knew that they had turned Him over to the court out of envy. ¹⁹ Now while he was on the bench, his wife sent him this word, "Do not have anything to do with that righteous man, for I have this morning suffered excruciating pain in a dream caused by Him."

¹⁹ Now while he was on the bench, his wife sent him this word, "Do not have anything to do with that righteous man, for I have this morning suffered excruciating pain in a dream caused by Him." ²⁰ But the high priests and the elders lined up the crowds to ask for Barabbas, and to have Jesus put to death. ²¹ Still the governor answered, "Which of the two do you want me to set free for you?" And they said, "Barabbas."

²¹ Still the governor answered, "Which of the two do you want me to set free for you?" And they said, "Barabbas." ²² Pilate asked them, "What then shall I do with Jesus. the so-called Christ?" They all answered, "Have Him crucified!"

²² Pilate asked them, "What then shall I do with Jesus. the so-called Christ?" They all answered, "Have Him crucified!"

²² Pilate asked them, "What then shall I do with Jesus. the so-called Christ?" They all answered, "Have Him crucified!" ²³ He asked, "Why, what has He done that is wrong?" But they kept on shouting louder and louder, "Have Him crucified!"

²³ He asked, "Why, what has He done that is wrong?" But they kept on shouting louder and louder, "Have Him crucified!"

²³ He asked, "Why, what has He done that is wrong?" But they kept on shouting louder and louder, "Have Him crucified!"

²³ He asked, "Why, what has He done that is wrong?" But they kept on shouting louder and louder, "Have Him crucified!" ²⁴ So Pilate, since he saw that he was making no headway with them, but that a riot was about to break out instead, took some water and washed his hands before the crowd, and said, "I am not responsible for this man's death; you must see to it yourselves."

²⁴ So Pilate, since he saw that he was making no headway with them, but that a riot was about to break out instead, took some water and washed his hands before the crowd, and said, "I am not responsible for this man's death; you must see to it yourselves."

²⁴ So Pilate, since he saw that he was making no headway with them, but that a riot was about to break out instead, took some water and washed his hands before the crowd, and said, "I am not responsible for this man's death; you must see to it yourselves."

²⁴ So Pilate, since he saw that he was making no headway with them, but that a riot was about to break out instead, took some water and washed his hands before the crowd, and said, "I am not responsible for this man's death; you must see to it yourselves." ²⁵ And all the people answered, "His blood be on us and on our children!"

²⁵ And all the people answered, "His blood be on us and on our children!" ²⁶ Then he set Barabbas free for them, but had Jesus flogged and turned over to be crucified.

²⁶ Then he set Barabbas free for them, but had Jesus flogged and turned over to be crucified. ²⁷ Then the governor's soldiers took Jesus into the barracks, and gathered about Him the whole battalion. ²⁸ Then they stripped Him, and put a purple cloak on Him, ²⁹ and made a crown of thorns and set it on His head, and they put a stick in His hand, and kneeling before Him they made sport of Him, saying, "All hail, you king of the Jews!" ³⁰ And they spit on Him, and took the stick and kept hitting Him on the head.

³² As they were going out of the city, they found a Cyrenian named Simon, and they forced him to carry Jesus' cross. ³³ When they came to a place called Golgotha, which means the Place of the Skull,

³³ When they came to a place called Golgotha, which means the Place of the Skull, ³⁴ they gave Him some wine mixed with gall, but when He tasted it, He would not drink it.

³⁴ they gave Him some wine mixed with gall, but when He tasted it, He would not drink it.

³⁴ they gave Him some wine mixed with gall, but when He tasted it, He would not drink it. ³⁵ Then they crucified Him and divided among them His clothes by drawing lots,

³⁵ Then they crucified Him and divided among them His clothes by drawing lots, ³⁶ and sitting down they kept watch of Him there.

³⁶ and sitting down they kept watch of Him there. ³⁷ They put above His head the charge against Him, which read: "THIS IS JESUS, THE KING OF THE JEWS."

³⁷ They put above His head the charge against Him, which read: "THIS IS JESUS, THE KING OF THE JEWS." ³⁸ At the same time two robbers were crucified with Him, one at His right and one at His left.

³⁸ At the same time two robbers were crucified with Him, one at His right and one at His left.

³⁸ At the same time two robbers were crucified with Him, one at His right and one at His left. ³⁹ And the passers-by kept hissing at Him, shaking their heads

³⁹ And the passers-by kept hissing at Him, shaking their heads ⁴⁰ and saying, "You who would tear down the temple and build another in three days, save yourself! If you are really the Son of God, come down from the cross."

⁴⁰ and saying, "You who would tear down the temple and build another in three days, save yourself! If you are really the Son of God, come down from the cross." ⁴¹ And the high priests, too, made sport of Him, with the scribes and elders, and said,

⁴¹ And the high priests, too, made sport of Him, with the scribes and elders, and said, ⁴² "He saved others but He cannot save Himself. He is the king of Israel, is He? Well, let Him come down from the cross, and we will believe in Him.

⁴² "He saved others but He cannot save Himself. He is the king of Israel, is He? Well, let Him come down from the cross, and we will believe in Him. ⁴³ He has put His trust in God; let God deliver Him now, if He cares for Him, for He said, 'I am the Son of God.'"

⁴³ He has put His trust in God; let God deliver Him now, if He cares for Him, for He said, 'I am the Son of God.'" ⁴⁴ Even the robbers who were crucified with Him made sport of Him in the same way.

⁴⁴ Even the robbers who were crucified with Him made sport of Him in the same way. ⁴⁵ Now from twelve o'clock till three, darkness covered the whole land. ⁴⁶ About three Jesus cried out with a loud voice, "Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani?" which means, "My God! My God! why have you forsaken me?" ⁴⁷ Some of the bystanders, when they heard it, said, "He is calling for Elijah." ⁴⁸ So one of them at once ran off and took a sponge and soaked it in vinegar, put it on a stick and held it up to Him to drink.

⁴⁸ So one of them at once ran off and took a sponge and soaked it in vinegar, put it on a stick and held it up to Him to drink. ⁴⁹ But the others said, "Wait, let us see if Elijah does come to deliver Him." ⁵⁰ But Jesus cried out again with a loud voice, and gave up His spirit. ⁵¹ And at once the curtain of the sanctuary was torn from top to bottom, the earth shook, the rocks were split,

⁵¹ And at once the curtain of the sanctuary was torn from top to bottom, the earth shook, the rocks were split, ⁵² the tombs were opened, and many bodies of saints then sleeping in death rose

⁵² the tombs were opened, and many bodies of saints then sleeping in death rose ⁵³ and left their tombs, and after His resurrection went into the holy city and appeared to many people. ⁵⁴ And the army captain and his men, who were keeping guard over Jesus, who felt the earthquake and saw all that was taking place, were terribly frightened, and said, "Surely this was God's Son."

⁵⁴ And the army captain and his men, who were keeping guard over Jesus, who felt the earthquake and saw all that was taking place, were terribly frightened, and said, "Surely this was God's Son." ⁵⁵ Now several women were there looking on from a distance, who accompanied Jesus from Galilee to care for Him,

⁵⁵ Now several women were there looking on from a distance, who accompanied Jesus from Galilee to care for Him, ⁵⁶ among them Mary of Magdala, Mary the mother of James and Joseph, and the mother of Zebedee's sons. ⁵⁷ Although it was now evening, a rich man named Joseph, from Arimathea, who was himself a disciple of Jesus, ⁵⁸ came to Pilate and asked for Jesus' body. Then Pilate ordered it to be given to him. ⁵⁹ So Joseph took the body and wrapped it in clean linen,

⁵⁹ So Joseph took the body and wrapped it in clean linen, ⁶⁰ and laid it in a tomb of his, which he had cut out of the rock, and he rolled a big boulder over the doorway of the tomb, and went away.

⁶⁰ and laid it in a tomb of his, which he had cut out of the rock, and he rolled a big boulder over the doorway of the tomb, and went away. ⁶¹ And Mary of Magdala and the other Mary kept sitting there in front of the tomb.

⁶¹ And Mary of Magdala and the other Mary kept sitting there in front of the tomb. ⁶² On the next day, which is the day after the Preparation Day, the high priests and Pharisees met and went in a body to Pilate,

¹⁴ Now after John was arrested, Jesus went into Galilee, proclaiming the good news of God:

¹⁴ King Herod heard of Him, for His name was now on everybody's lips, and people were saying that John the Baptist had risen from the dead, and that this was why such mighty powers were working in Him.

¹² He answered them, "Elijah does come first and gets everything ready, but how is it that the Scripture says about the Son of Man that He will suffer much and be rejected?

³³ "Listen! We are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be turned over to the high priests and scribes, and they will sentence Him to death, and will turn Him over to the heathen, ³⁴ and they will make sport of Him, and spit on Him, and flog Him, and kill Him, but three days after He will rise again."

¹⁷ So He said, "Pay Caesar what belongs to Caesar, and pay God what belongs to God." And they were utterly dumbfounded at Him.

¹⁷ Alas for the women who are expectant mothers and those who have nursing babies, in those days! ¹⁸ And pray that it may not be in winter, ¹⁹ for there will be such misery at that time as has never been since the beginning of God's creation, and never will be again.

⁵⁵ The high priests and the whole council were trying to get evidence against Jesus to put Him to death, but they could find none, ⁵⁶ for although many men gave false testimony against Him, their testimonies did not agree.

⁶¹ But He kept silent and made no answer at all. So the high priest again questioned Him in these words, "Are you the Christ, the Son of the Blessed One?" ⁶² Jesus said, "Yes, I am, and you will all see the Son of Man seated at the right hand of the Almighty and coming in the clouds of the sky!"

¹ As soon as it was daylight, the high priests held a consultation with the elders and scribes; and the whole council, after binding Jesus, took Him away and turned Him over to Pilate. ² Then Pilate asked Him, "Are you the king of the Jews?" He answered, "Yes."

² Then Pilate asked Him, "Are you the king of the Jews?" He answered, "Yes." ³ And the high priests kept piling up accusations against Him. ⁴ Then again Pilate asked Him, "Have you no answer to make? Just see how many charges they are making against you!" ⁵ But Jesus made no further answer at all, so that Pilate was astonished. ⁶ Now at the time of the feast Pilate usually set a prisoner free whom the people requested.

⁶ Now at the time of the feast Pilate usually set a prisoner free whom the people requested.

⁶ Now at the time of the feast Pilate usually set a prisoner free whom the people requested. ⁷ There was in prison a man named Barabbas, among some revolutionaries who in their uprising had committed murder,

⁷ There was in prison a man named Barabbas, among some revolutionaries who in their uprising had committed murder, ⁸ So a crowd of people came up and started to request of the governor the usual favor. ⁹ Then Pilate answered them by asking, "Do you want me to set the king of the Jews free for you?" ¹⁰ For he knew that the high priests out of envy had turned Him over to him. ¹¹ But the high priests stirred up the crowd to get him to set Barabbas free for them instead. ¹² Then Pilate again said to them, "What then do you want me to do to the man whom you call king of the Jews?" ¹³ They shouted back, "Crucify Him!"

¹³ They shouted back, "Crucify Him!" ¹⁴ Then Pilate again asked, "Why, what has He done that is wrong?" But they shouted at the top of their voices, "Crucify Him!"

¹⁴ Then Pilate again asked, "Why, what has He done that is wrong?" But they shouted at the top of their voices, "Crucify Him!" ¹⁵ So, as Pilate wanted to satisfy the crowd, he set Barabbas free for them, but after having Jesus flogged, he turned Him over to be crucified.

¹⁵ So, as Pilate wanted to satisfy the crowd, he set Barabbas free for them, but after having Jesus flogged, he turned Him over to be crucified. ¹⁶ Then the soldiers led Him away to a place inside the court yard, that is, of the governor's palace, and they called the whole battalion together. ¹⁷ And they dressed Him in a purple robe and made a crown of thorns and crowned Him with it, ¹⁸ and they began to shout at Him, "All hail, you king of the Jews!"

¹⁸ and they began to shout at Him, "All hail, you king of the Jews!" ¹⁹ And they kept hitting Him on the head with a stick, and kept spitting on Him, and on bending knees they kept doing Him homage. ²⁰ When they had finished making sport of Him, they took off the purple robe and put His own clothes on Him. Then they led Him out of the city to crucify Him. ²¹ They forced a certain passer-by, who was coming in from the country, to carry His cross -- Simon, a Cyrenian, the father of Alexander and Rufus. ²² And they led Him to Golgotha, which means, the Place of the Skull.

²² And they led Him to Golgotha, which means, the Place of the Skull. ²³ They offered Him wine flavored with myrrh, but He would not take it.

²³ They offered Him wine flavored with myrrh, but He would not take it. ²⁴ Then they crucified Him and divided among them His clothes, by drawing lots for them to see which piece each of them should have.

²⁴ Then they crucified Him and divided among them His clothes, by drawing lots for them to see which piece each of them should have. ²⁵ It was nine o'clock in the morning when they crucified Him. ²⁶ And the notice of the charge against Him read, "The king of the Jews."

²⁶ And the notice of the charge against Him read, "The king of the Jews." ²⁷ They crucified two robbers along with Him, one at His right and one at His left.

²⁷ They crucified two robbers along with Him, one at His right and one at His left. ²⁸ Omitted Text. ²⁹ And the passers-by kept hissing at Him, shaking their heads and saying, "Aha! You are the man who would tear down the temple and build another in three days! ³⁰ Now save yourself by coming down from the cross." ³¹ The high priests too made sport of Him to one another with the scribes, and kept saying, "He saved others but He cannot save Himself! ³² Let the Christ, the king of Israel, come down now from the cross, so that we may see it and believe!" Even the men who were crucified with Him made sport of Him.

³² Let the Christ, the king of Israel, come down now from the cross, so that we may see it and believe!" Even the men who were crucified with Him made sport of Him. ³³ At twelve o'clock darkness covered the whole land and lasted until three in the afternoon. ³⁴ And at three o'clock Jesus cried with a loud voice, "Eloi! Eloi! lama sabachthani?" which means, "My God! my God! why have you forsaken me?"

³⁴ And at three o'clock Jesus cried with a loud voice, "Eloi! Eloi! lama sabachthani?" which means, "My God! my God! why have you forsaken me?" ³⁵ Some of the bystanders when they heard it said, "Listen! He is calling for Elijah!" ³⁶ So one man ran and soaked a sponge in vinegar and put it on a stick and held it up to Him to drink, saying, "Wait, let us see whether Elijah does come to take Him down!"

³⁶ So one man ran and soaked a sponge in vinegar and put it on a stick and held it up to Him to drink, saying, "Wait, let us see whether Elijah does come to take Him down!" ³⁷ Then Jesus gave a loud cry, and expired. ³⁸ And the curtain of the sanctuary was torn in two, from top to bottom.

³⁸ And the curtain of the sanctuary was torn in two, from top to bottom. ³⁹ And when the captain who stood facing him saw that He expired in this way, he said, "This man was surely God's Son!"

³⁹ And when the captain who stood facing him saw that He expired in this way, he said, "This man was surely God's Son!" ⁴⁰ Now several women were there looking on from a distance, among them Mary of Magdala, Mary the mother of the younger James and of Joses, and Salome,

⁴⁰ Now several women were there looking on from a distance, among them Mary of Magdala, Mary the mother of the younger James and of Joses, and Salome, ⁴¹ who used to accompany Him when He was in Galilee, besides several other women who had come up to Jerusalem with Him. ⁴² Although it was now evening, yet since it was the Preparation Day, that is, the day before the Sabbath,

⁴² Although it was now evening, yet since it was the Preparation Day, that is, the day before the Sabbath, ⁴³ Joseph of Arimathea, a highly honored member of the council, who was himself looking for the kingdom of God, ventured to go to Pilate and ask for Jesus' body.

⁴³ Joseph of Arimathea, a highly honored member of the council, who was himself looking for the kingdom of God, ventured to go to Pilate and ask for Jesus' body. ⁴⁴ Pilate wondered whether He was dead yet, and calling the captain to him asked whether He was already dead; ⁴⁵ but when he found out from the captain that He was, he gave him permission to take His body. ⁴⁶ So he bought a linen sheet, then took Him down from the cross, wrapped Him in the linen sheet, and laid Him in a tomb that had been hewn out of the rock, and rolled a boulder up to the doorway of the tomb.

⁴⁶ So he bought a linen sheet, then took Him down from the cross, wrapped Him in the linen sheet, and laid Him in a tomb that had been hewn out of the rock, and rolled a boulder up to the doorway of the tomb. ⁴⁷ And Mary of Magdala and Mary, Joses' mother, were looking on to see where He was put.

⁴⁷ And Mary of Magdala and Mary, Joses' mother, were looking on to see where He was put.

¹ When the Sabbath had ended, Mary of Magdala, Mary, James's mother, and Salome bought spices to go and anoint Him.

³² He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give Him the throne of His forefather David, ³³ and He will reign over the house of Jacob forever; His reign will have no end."

²⁵ Now there was in Jerusalem a man named Symeon, an upright, devout man; he was expecting to see the consolation of Israel, and he was under the guidance of the Holy Spirit.

³⁸ Just at that time she came up and began to give thanks to God and to speak about the child to all who were expecting the deliverance of Jerusalem.

¹ In the fifteenth year of the reign of the Emperor Tiberius, when Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, and Herod was governor of Galilee, and his brother Philip was governor of the territory of Iturea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias was governor of Abilene,

¹⁴ Then Jesus in the power of the Spirit returned to Galilee, and news of Him spread all over the surrounding country. ¹⁵ Meanwhile He began to teach in their synagogues, and was continuously receiving praise from all.

²³ He said to them, "Doubtless you will quote this proverb to me, 'Doctor, cure yourself! Do the things here in your hometown that we hear you did in Capernaum.'"

²⁷ But I say to you who listen now to me, practice loving your enemies, practice doing good to those who hate you, ²⁸ continue to bless those who curse you, and continue to pray for those who abuse you.

² and some women who had been cured of evil spirits and diseases: Mary, who was called Mary of Magdala, out of whom seven demons had gone,

⁵² Now they were all weeping and wailing over her. But He said, "Stop weeping! For she is not dead but asleep."

⁷ Now Herod the governor heard of all that was taking place, and he continued to be puzzled over the reports -- by some that John had risen from the dead, ⁸ by others that Elijah had appeared, and by still others that one of the ancient prophets had come back to life. ⁹ So Herod said, "John I beheaded, but who can this be about whom I hear such reports?" So he was trying to see Him.

²³ Then He said to them all, "If anyone chooses to be my disciple, he must say 'No' to self, put the cross on his shoulders daily, and continue to follow me.

⁵³ After He left the house, the scribes and the Pharisees began to be violently enraged against Him and to try to draw Him out on many subjects,

⁵ But I will show you whom to fear. Fear Him who, after killing you, has power to hurl you down to the pit; yes, I tell you, fear Him.

⁸ I tell you, everyone who owns me before men the Son of Man will own before the angels of God;

⁴⁷ That slave who knows his master's wishes and does not get ready or act upon them will be severely punished. ⁴⁸ But the one who does wrong without knowing it will be lightly punished. Much will be demanded from anyone to whom much has been given; yea, people will demand much more from anyone to whom they have entrusted much.

¹ Just at that time some people came up to tell Him about the Galileans whose blood Pilate mingled with that of their sacrifices.

³¹ Just at that time some Pharisees came up and said to Him, "Get out at once! Get away from here, for Herod wants to kill you!" ³² But He said to them: "Go and tell that fox, 'Here I am, driving out demons and performing cures, today and tomorrow, and on the third day I will finish these tasks.

²⁷ Whoever does not persevere in carrying his own cross and thus following after me, cannot be a disciple of mine.

⁴ "What man among you, if he has a hundred sheep, and if he loses one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the desert and continue to look for the lost one until he finds it? ⁵ And when he finds it, with joy he puts it on his shoulders,

¹⁸ I will get up and go to my father, and say to him, "Father, I have sinned against heaven and in your opinion; ¹⁹ I no longer deserve to be called your son; just treat me like one of your hired men."' ²⁰ So he got up and went to his father. But, while he was still a long way off, his father saw him, and his heart was moved with pity for him, and he ran and fell on his neck, and kissed him affectionately. ²¹ His son said to him, 'Father, I have sinned against heaven and in your opinion; I no longer deserve to be called your son; just treat me like one of your hired men.' ²² But his father said to his slaves, 'Bring out at once a robe, yes, the finest one, and put it on him, and put a ring on his hand and shoes on his feet; ²³ take the fattening calf and kill it, and let us feast and celebrate, ²⁴ because this son of mine was dead and has come to life, was lost and has been found!' So they began to celebrate.

¹⁴ Now the Pharisees who were lovers of money had been listening to all this, and they began to ridicule Him.

³⁴ I tell you, two men will be in the same bed that night; one will be taken, the other left. ³⁵ Two women will be grinding together; one will be taken, the other left."

¹³ But the tax-collector stood at a distance and would not even lift his eyes to heaven, but continued to beat his breast, and say, 'O God, have mercy on me, a sinner!'

¹⁰ For the Son of Man has come to seek and to save the people that are lost."

³⁸ and said: "Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the Lord; peace in heaven and praise on high!" ³⁹ Then some Pharisees in the crowd said to Him, "Teacher, reprove your disciples." ⁴⁰ But He answered, "I tell you, if they keep silent, the stones will cry out!"

²⁰ So they closely watched and sent spies who pretended to be upright men, to catch Him in His conversation, so as to turn Him over to the power and authority of the governor. ²¹ They asked Him, "Teacher, we know that you speak and teach what is right, and show no favors to anyone, but teach the way of God honestly. ²² Is it right for us to pay taxes to Caesar, or not?" ²³ But He detected their cunning, and said to them, ²⁴ "Show me a twenty-cent coin. Whose picture and title does it bear?" They answered, "Caesar's." ²⁵ He said to them, "Then pay Caesar what belongs to Caesar, and pay God what belongs to God!"

²³ Alas for the women who are pregnant and those who have nursing babies in those days! For there will be great misery in the land and wrath on this people. ²⁴ They will fall by the edge of the sword and will be carried off as captives among all the nations, and Jerusalem will be trampled under the feet of the heathen, until the times of the heathen come to full measure.

³⁷ For I tell you, what has been written about me must be fulfilled: 'He was classed with the outlaws.' Yes, that saying about me has its fulfillment."

⁶⁴ and after blindfolding Him they asked Him, "Play the prophet and tell us who it is that struck you!" ⁶⁵ And they continued to say many other abusive things to Him. ⁶⁶ As soon as day came, the elders of the people, the high priests, and the scribes assembled, and brought Him back before their council, and said, ⁶⁷ "Tell us, if you are the Christ." But He said to them, "If I tell you, you will not believe me, ⁶⁸ and if I ask you a question, you will not answer me. ⁶⁹ But from today the Son of Man will be seated at the right hand of the mighty God." ⁷⁰ Then they all asked, "Are you then the Son of God?" And He answered, "Yes, I am."

⁷⁰ Then they all asked, "Are you then the Son of God?" And He answered, "Yes, I am."

¹ Then the whole body of them arose and brought Him to Pilate. ² Here they began to make the following charges against Him: "We have found this fellow corrupting our nation and forbidding to pay taxes to Caesar and claiming to be a king himself."

² Here they began to make the following charges against Him: "We have found this fellow corrupting our nation and forbidding to pay taxes to Caesar and claiming to be a king himself." ³ Then Pilate asked Him, "Are you the king of the Jews?" And He answered him, "Yes, I am." ⁴ Then Pilate said to the high priests and crowds, "I do not find anything blameworthy in this man." ⁵ But they continued emphatically insisting, "He is exciting the people by teaching all over Judea. He started in Galilee and now He is here."

⁵ But they continued emphatically insisting, "He is exciting the people by teaching all over Judea. He started in Galilee and now He is here."

¹¹ Then Herod and his bodyguard treated Him with contempt and made sport of Him and put a gorgeous robe on Him and sent Him back to Pilate.

¹⁴ and said to them, "You brought this man to me on a charge of turning the people from allegiance, and here in your presence I have examined Him and do not find Him guilty of the charges you make against Him.

¹⁴ and said to them, "You brought this man to me on a charge of turning the people from allegiance, and here in your presence I have examined Him and do not find Him guilty of the charges you make against Him. ¹⁵ No; nor does Herod, for he has sent Him back to us. Indeed, He has done nothing to deserve the death penalty. ¹⁶ So I will flog Him and let Him go."

²⁰ Then Pilate again appealed to them, for He wanted to let Jesus go.

²² Then a third time he spoke to them, "Why, what wrong has He done? I have found nothing in Him deserving the death penalty. So I will flog Him and let Him go." ²³ But they continued to press him with loud voices in their ceaseless demands that He be crucified, and their shouts began to prevail.

²⁷ There was following Him also a vast throng of the people and of women who were beating their breasts and lamenting Him.

³⁵ Meanwhile, the people stood looking on. Even the members of the council were scoffing at Him and saying, "He saved others, let Him now save Himself, if He really is the Christ of God, His Chosen One!"

³⁷ and to say, "If you are the king of the Jews, save yourself!" ³⁸ Yes, there was a placard above His head: "THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS."

⁴¹ And we are suffering it justly, for we are getting our deserts for what we have done, but this man has done nothing wrong." ⁴² Then he went on to say, "Jesus, remember me when you come in your kingdom!"

⁴⁷ When the captain saw what had taken place, he praised God and said, "He certainly was an innocent man!" ⁴⁸ And all the crowds who had come together for this sight, when they had seen what took place, returned to the city but continued to beat their breasts in grief. ⁴⁹ But all His acquaintances, and the women who used to follow Him from Galilee in a group, were standing at a distance looking on.

⁵⁵ So the women, who had come with Jesus from Galilee, followed closely after Joseph and saw the tomb and how His body was laid there.

¹ Now on the Sabbath they rested, in accordance with the commandment, but on the first day of the week at early dawn they went to the tomb, taking the spices which they had prepared.

⁷ He said that the Son of Man had to be turned over to wicked men and crucified, but was to rise again on the third day."

²⁶ Did not the Christ have to suffer these things and thus to enter into His glory?"

⁴³ The next day Jesus decided to leave for Galilee. So He sought out Philip and said to him, "Follow me."

⁴⁹ Nathaniel answered Him, "Teacher, you are the Son of God, you are the king of Israel!"

¹¹ Jesus performed this, the first of His wonder-works, at Cana in Galilee. By it He showed His glorious power, and so His disciples believed in Him.

¹⁴ And just as Moses in the desert lifted the serpent on the pole, the Son of Man must be lifted up,

⁴¹ Others said, "This is the Christ." But still others said, "The Christ does not come from Galilee, does He?

⁵² Then they answered him, "You are not from Galilee, too, are you? Search the record and see that no prophet has ever come from Galilee."

³³ He said this to show the kind of death He was going to die. ³⁴ The crowd answered Him, "We have learned from the law that the Christ is to remain here forever, and so how can you say that the Son of Man must be lifted up? Who is this Son of Man?"

³ And if I go and make it ready for you, I will come back and take you to be face to face with me, so that you may always be right where I am.

⁶ If anyone does not remain in union with me, he is thrown away as a mere branch and is dried up; then it is picked up and thrown into the fire and burned up.

²² "If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not be guilty of sin. But now the fact is, they have no excuse for their sin. ²³ Whoever continues to hate me continues to hate my Father too. ²⁴ If I had not done things among them that no one else has ever done, they would not be guilty of sin. But now the fact is, they have seen and even hated both my Father and me.

²⁴ Father, I want to have those whom you have given me right where I am, in order that they may see the glory which you have given me, because you loved me before the creation of the world.

²⁸ Then they took Jesus from Caiaphas to the governor's palace. It was early in the morning, and they would not go into the governor's palace themselves, in order not to be defiled, so as to be unfit to eat the Passover supper. ²⁹ So Pilate came outside and asked, "What is the charge you bring against this man?" ³⁰ They retorted, "If He were not a criminal, we would not have turned Him over to you."

³⁰ They retorted, "If He were not a criminal, we would not have turned Him over to you." ³¹ Pilate said to them, "Take Him yourselves, and try Him in accordance with your own law." Then the Jews said to him, "It is not lawful for us to execute the death penalty on anyone." ³² This made it possible for the word of Jesus to be fulfilled which He spoke to indicate what sort of death He was to die.

³² This made it possible for the word of Jesus to be fulfilled which He spoke to indicate what sort of death He was to die. ³³ So Pilate went back into the governor's palace and called Jesus and asked Him, "Are you the king of the Jews?"

³³ So Pilate went back into the governor's palace and called Jesus and asked Him, "Are you the king of the Jews?" ³⁴ Jesus answered him, "Do you ask me this on your own initiative, or have others suggested it to you about me?"

³⁴ Jesus answered him, "Do you ask me this on your own initiative, or have others suggested it to you about me?" ³⁵ Pilate answered, "I am not a Jew, am I? Your own people and their high priests have turned you over to me. What have you done?"

³⁵ Pilate answered, "I am not a Jew, am I? Your own people and their high priests have turned you over to me. What have you done?" ³⁶ Jesus answered, "My kingdom does not belong to this world. If my kingdom did belong to this world, my attendants would have been fighting to keep me from being turned over to the Jews. But as a matter of fact, my kingdom does not come from such a source."

³⁶ Jesus answered, "My kingdom does not belong to this world. If my kingdom did belong to this world, my attendants would have been fighting to keep me from being turned over to the Jews. But as a matter of fact, my kingdom does not come from such a source." ³⁷ Then Pilate said to Him, "So you are a king then?" Jesus answered, "Certainly I am a king. For this very purpose I was born, for this very purpose I have come into the world, to testify for truth. Everybody who is a friend of truth listens to my voice."

³⁷ Then Pilate said to Him, "So you are a king then?" Jesus answered, "Certainly I am a king. For this very purpose I was born, for this very purpose I have come into the world, to testify for truth. Everybody who is a friend of truth listens to my voice." ³⁸ Pilate asked Him, "What is truth?" On saying this he went outside again to the Jews, and said to them, "As far as I can see, I can find no ground for a charge against Him.

³⁸ Pilate asked Him, "What is truth?" On saying this he went outside again to the Jews, and said to them, "As far as I can see, I can find no ground for a charge against Him. ³⁹ Now you have a custom to have me set one man free at your Passover time. So do you wish me to set the king of the Jews free?"

³⁹ Now you have a custom to have me set one man free at your Passover time. So do you wish me to set the king of the Jews free?" ⁴⁰ Then they all shouted back, "No! Not Him, but Barabbas!" Now Barabbas was a robber.

⁴⁰ Then they all shouted back, "No! Not Him, but Barabbas!" Now Barabbas was a robber.

¹ So then Pilate took Jesus and had Him flogged.

¹ So then Pilate took Jesus and had Him flogged. ² And the soldiers made a crown out of thorns and put it on His head, and put a purple coat on Him, ³ and kept marching up to Him and saying, "All hail, you king of the Jews!" each one slapping Him on the face.

³ and kept marching up to Him and saying, "All hail, you king of the Jews!" each one slapping Him on the face. ⁴ And Pilate went outside again and said to the Jews, "Listen! I am going to bring Him out to you, for you to see that I can find no ground for a charge against Him."

⁴ And Pilate went outside again and said to the Jews, "Listen! I am going to bring Him out to you, for you to see that I can find no ground for a charge against Him."

⁴ And Pilate went outside again and said to the Jews, "Listen! I am going to bring Him out to you, for you to see that I can find no ground for a charge against Him." ⁵ So Jesus came outside still wearing the crown of thorns and the purple coat. Then Pilate said to them, "Here is the man!"

⁵ So Jesus came outside still wearing the crown of thorns and the purple coat. Then Pilate said to them, "Here is the man!" ⁶ When the high priests and attendants saw Him, they shouted, "Crucify Him! Crucify Him!" Pilate said to them, "Take Him yourselves and crucify Him, for I can find no ground for a charge against Him." ⁷ The Jews answered him, "We have a law, and in accordance with that law He deserves to die, for claiming to be God's Son."

¹¹ Jesus answered him, "You would have no power at all over me, if it had not been given to you from above. So the man who betrayed me to you is more guilty than you." ¹² Because of this Pilate kept on trying to set Him free, but the Jews shouted, "If you set Him free, you are no friend to the emperor. Anyone who claims to be a king is uttering treason against the emperor!"

¹⁴ It was the day of Preparation for the Passover, and it was about noon. Then Pilate said to the Jews, "There is your king!" ¹⁵ But they shouted, "Kill Him! Kill Him! Crucify Him!" Pilate said to them, "Must I crucify your king?" The high priests answered, "We have no king but the emperor!"

¹⁵ But they shouted, "Kill Him! Kill Him! Crucify Him!" Pilate said to them, "Must I crucify your king?" The high priests answered, "We have no king but the emperor!" ¹⁶ So Pilate then turned Him over to them to be crucified. Then they took Jesus,

¹⁶ So Pilate then turned Him over to them to be crucified. Then they took Jesus, ¹⁷ and He went out carrying the cross by Himself to a spot called The Place of the Skull, or in Hebrew, Golgotha.

¹⁷ and He went out carrying the cross by Himself to a spot called The Place of the Skull, or in Hebrew, Golgotha. ¹⁸ There they crucified Him, with two others, one on each side, and Jesus in the middle.

¹⁸ There they crucified Him, with two others, one on each side, and Jesus in the middle. ¹⁹ Pilate had a placard written and had it put over the cross: "JESUS OF NAZARETH, THE KING OF THE JEWS."

¹⁹ Pilate had a placard written and had it put over the cross: "JESUS OF NAZARETH, THE KING OF THE JEWS." ²⁰ Many of the Jews read this placard, because the place where Jesus was crucified was near the city, and it was written in Hebrew, Latin, and Greek.

²⁰ Many of the Jews read this placard, because the place where Jesus was crucified was near the city, and it was written in Hebrew, Latin, and Greek. ²¹ So the high priests of the Jews said to Pilate, "You must not write, 'The king of the Jews,' but write, 'He said, I am the king of the Jews.'"

²¹ So the high priests of the Jews said to Pilate, "You must not write, 'The king of the Jews,' but write, 'He said, I am the king of the Jews.'"

²¹ So the high priests of the Jews said to Pilate, "You must not write, 'The king of the Jews,' but write, 'He said, I am the king of the Jews.'" ²² Pilate answered, "What I have written, I have written!"

²² Pilate answered, "What I have written, I have written!" ²³ When the soldiers had crucified Jesus, they took His clothes and divided them into four parts, one for each soldier, except the coat, which was without a seam, woven in one piece from top to bottom,

²³ When the soldiers had crucified Jesus, they took His clothes and divided them into four parts, one for each soldier, except the coat, which was without a seam, woven in one piece from top to bottom, ²⁴ So they said to one another, "Let us not tear it, but let us draw for it to see who gets it." This was to fulfill the Scripture which says, "They divided my clothes among them, and for my clothing they cast lots." Now this was what the soldiers did.

²⁴ So they said to one another, "Let us not tear it, but let us draw for it to see who gets it." This was to fulfill the Scripture which says, "They divided my clothes among them, and for my clothing they cast lots." Now this was what the soldiers did. ²⁵ Near Jesus' cross were standing His mother and her sister Mary, the wife of Clopas, and Mary of Magdala. ²⁶ So Jesus, on seeing His mother and the disciple whom He loved standing near, said to His mother, "There is your son." ²⁷ Then He said to His disciple, "There is your mother." And from that very hour His disciple took her to his own home. ²⁸ After this, as Jesus knew that everything was now finished, that the Scripture might be fulfilled, He said, "I am thirsty." ²⁹ A bowl full of sour wine was sitting there. So they put a sponge soaked in sour wine on a stick and put it to His lips. ³⁰ As soon as Jesus took the sour wine, He said, "It is finished!" Then He bowed His head and gave up His spirit.

³⁰ As soon as Jesus took the sour wine, He said, "It is finished!" Then He bowed His head and gave up His spirit. ³¹ As it was the day of Preparation for the Passover, that the bodies might not remain on the crosses during the Sabbath, for that Sabbath was a very important one, the Jews requested Pilate to have their legs broken and their bodies taken down.

³⁸ After this, Joseph of Arimathea, who was a disciple of Jesus, but a secret one because of his fear of the Jews, asked permission of Pilate to remove the body of Jesus, and Pilate granted it. So he went and removed His body. ³⁹ Now Nicodemus also, who had formerly come to Jesus at night, went and took a mixture of myrrh and aloes that weighed about one hundred pounds. ⁴⁰ So they took the body of Jesus and wrapped it in bandages with the spices, in accordance with the Jewish custom of preparing a body for burial. ⁴¹ There was a garden at the place where Jesus had been crucified, and in the garden there was a new tomb in which no one had yet been laid. ⁴² So, because it was the Jewish Preparation day and because the tomb was near by, they laid Him there.

⁴² So, because it was the Jewish Preparation day and because the tomb was near by, they laid Him there.

²⁸ Thomas answered Him, "My Lord and my God!"

¹⁰ of Phrygia and Pamphylia, of Egypt and the district of Libya around Cyrene, transient dwellers from Rome, Jews and proselytes,

²⁰ The sun will turn to darkness, and the moon to blood, before the coming of the great and glorious day of the Lord.

²³ this very Jesus, I say, after He was betrayed, in accordance with the predetermined plan and foreknowledge of God, you had wicked men kill by nailing Him to a cross;

³⁷ When they heard this, they were stabbed to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, "Brothers, what shall we do?"

¹⁴ Yes, you disowned the Holy and Righteous One and asked a murderer to be pardoned as a favor to you,

¹⁷ "And yet, I know, brothers, that you did not realize what you were doing, any more than your leaders did.

²⁷ "For in this city they actually met against your holy Servant Jesus, whom you had consecrated -- Herod and Pontius Pilate, with the heathen and the peoples of Israel,

²⁷ "For in this city they actually met against your holy Servant Jesus, whom you had consecrated -- Herod and Pontius Pilate, with the heathen and the peoples of Israel, ²⁸ to do all that your hand and will had predetermined to take place.

³⁰ The God of our forefathers raised Jesus to life after you had hanged Him on a cross and killed Him.

³³ When they heard this, they were furious, and wanted to kill them.

³⁷ After him, at the time of the enrollment for the Roman tax, Judas the Galilean appeared and influenced people to desert and follow him, but he too perished and all his followers were scattered.

⁴⁰ They were convinced by him, and after calling the apostles in and having them flogged, they charged them to stop speaking on the authority of Jesus, and then turned them loose. ⁴¹ So they went out from the presence of the council, rejoicing that they had been considered worthy to suffer disgrace for Jesus' name;

⁶ They presented these men to the apostles, and after they had prayed, they laid their hands upon them.

⁹ But members of the synagogue known as that of the Libyans, Cyreneans, and Alexandrians, and men from Cilicia and Asia, got to debating with Stephen,

⁵⁴ As they continued to listen to this address, they were becoming infuriated and began to grind their teeth at him.

⁵⁷ But they raised a great shout and held their ears, and all together rushed upon him,

⁵⁹ They continued stoning Stephen as he continued praying, "Lord Jesus, receive my spirit!" ⁶⁰ Then he fell on his knees and cried out, "Lord, do not charge this sin on the book against them!" On saying this he fell asleep in death.

¹⁹ and said, "Give me this power too, that when I lay my hands on anyone he may receive the Holy Spirit."

³² Now this was the passage of Scripture that he was reading: "Like a sheep He was led away to be slaughtered, and just as a lamb is dumb before its shearer, so He does not open His mouth.

² a religious man, too, who revered God with all his household, who was always liberal in his many deeds of charity to the people, and who had the habit of praying to God.

²² They answered, "Cornelius, a colonel in the army, an upright man and one who reveres God, and a man of high reputation with the whole Jewish nation, was instructed by a holy angel to send for you to come to his house and to listen to a message you would bring."

³⁷ You know the story yourselves that spread all over Judea, beginning from Galilee after the baptism that John preached,

²⁴ for he was a good man, and full of the Holy Spirit and faith. So a large number of people were united to the Lord.

¹ Now in the church at Antioch there were prophets and teachers, Barnabas, Simeon who is called Niger, Lucius the Cyrenian, Manaen who was an intimate friend of the governor, and Saul.

²⁸ and although they could not find Him guilty of a capital offense, they begged Pilate to have Him put to death. ²⁹ When they had carried out everything that had been written in the Scriptures about Him, they took Him down from the cross and laid Him in a tomb.

²⁰ and brought them to the chiefs of the police court. They said, "These men are Jews; they continue to make great disturbance in our town ²¹ and to advocate practices which it is against the law for us Romans to accept or observe."

³¹ They answered, "Believe on the Lord Jesus, and you and your household will be saved."

³⁷ But Paul said to them, "They beat us in public and that without a trial, and put us in jail although we are Roman citizens! Let them come here themselves and take us out!"

⁶ They stopped at Jason's house and tried to bring them out to the people. So, as they could not find them, they dragged Jason and some of the brothers before the town magistrates, shouting, "These fellows, who have turned the world topsy-turvy, have come here too, ⁷ and Jason has welcomed them. They are all acting contrary to the Emperor's decrees, because they claim there is another king, Jesus."

²¹ but constantly and earnestly I urged Greeks as well as Jews to turn with repentance to God and to have faith in our Lord Jesus.

³⁶ for a tremendous crowd of people kept following them and shouting, "Away with him!"

²² They listened to him until he said this, and then all at once they shouted, "Away with such a fellow from the earth! He is certainly not fit to live!"

¹⁰ Since the dispute kept growing hotter and hotter, the colonel became alarmed that Paul might be torn in pieces by them, and so ordered the army to march down and take him out of their hands and bring him back to the barracks.

⁵ For we have found this man a perfect pest and a distributor of the peace among the Jews throughout the world. He is a ringleader in the sect of the Nazarenes;

¹³ and they cannot prove the charges they have just made against me.

²⁰ Then law crept in to multiply the offense. Though sin has multiplied, yet God's favor has surpassed it and overflowed, ²¹ so that just as sin had reigned by death, so His favor too might reign in right standing with God which issues in eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

⁹ For if with your lips you acknowledge the fact that Jesus is Lord, and in your hearts you believe that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. ¹⁰ For in their hearts people exercise the faith that leads to right standing, and with their lips they make the acknowledgment which means salvation. ¹¹ For the Scripture says, "No one who puts his faith in Him will ever be put to shame." ¹² But there is no distinction between Jew and Greek, for the same Lord is over them all, because He is infinitely kind to all who call upon Him. ¹³ For everyone who calls upon the name of the Lord will be saved. ¹⁴ But how can people call upon One in whom they have not believed? And how can they believe in One about whom they have not heard? And how can people hear without someone to preach to them?

¹⁴ Keep on blessing your persecutors; keep on blessing and stop cursing them.

⁸ Not one of this world's leaders understands it, for if they had, they would never have crucified our glorious Lord.

¹² We have worked hard with our own hands for a living. When abused by people, we bless them. When persecuted, we patiently bear it.

¹⁰ or thieves or greedy graspers for more or drunkards or slanderers or swindlers will not have a share in the kingdom of God. ¹¹ And these are just the characters some of you used to be. But now you have washed yourselves clean, you have been consecrated, you are now in right standing with God, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of God.

⁸ and yet I am cheerful and confident, but really I prefer to be away from home in the body and to be at home with the Lord.

³ Yes, I know that this man -- whether in or out of the body, I do not know, but God knows -- ⁴ was actually caught up into paradise, and heard things that must not be told, which no man has a right even to mention.

¹³ Christ ransomed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us -- for the Scripture says, "Cursed be everyone who is hanged on a tree" --

¹⁴ For He Himself is our peace, He is the one who has made us both into one body and has broken down the barrier that kept us apart; ¹⁵ through His human nature He has put a stop to the hostility between us, namely, the law with its commands and decrees, in order to create one new humanity out of the two parties and so make peace through union with Himself, and in one body ¹⁶ to reconcile them both to God with His cross after He had killed the hostility through it. ¹⁷ When He came, He brought the good news of peace for you who were far away and for you who were near; ¹⁸ for it is by Him through one Spirit that both of us now have an introduction to the Father.

¹¹ Stop having anything to do with the profitless doings of darkness; instead you must continue to expose them.

²³ I am hesitating between two desires, for I long to depart and to be with Christ, for that is far, far better,

¹³ though I once used to abuse, persecute, and insult Him. But mercy was shown me by Him, because I did it in ignorance and unbelief,

¹⁵ It is a saying to be trusted and deserves our fullest acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; and I am the foremost of them. ¹⁶ Yet, mercy was shown me for the very purpose that in my case as the foremost of sinners Jesus might display His perfect patience, to make me an example to those who in the future might believe on Him to obtain eternal life.

¹³ Before God who preserves the life of all His creatures and before Christ Jesus who in testifying before Pontius Pilate made His good profession, I solemnly charge you

⁸ But if it continues to yield thorns and thistles, it is considered worthless and in danger of being cursed, and its final fate is burning.

¹⁹ This hope we have as an anchor for our souls, secure and safe, which reaches up behind the heavenly veil,

²⁵ Therefore, because He Himself lives always to intercede for them always, He is able to save completely any and all who come to God through Him. ²⁶ For we needed such a High Priest, holy, innocent, unstained, far removed from sinful men, and elevated far above the very heavens,

³ But behind the second curtain is the tent that is called the holy of holies, ⁴ with its golden incense-altar and the chest for the covenant, completely covered with gold, and in it a golden jar which held the manna, Aaron's staff that budded, and the tablets on which the covenant was written; ⁵ and above the chest were the winged creatures, the symbols of God's glorious presence, overshadowing the mercy seat, of which I cannot now speak in detail. ⁶ With these arrangements completed in this way, the priests in conducting their official services regularly go into the outer part of the tent of worship; ⁷ but into the second or inner part nobody but the high priest may go, and he only once a year, and never without blood which he offers for himself and for the sins committed in ignorance by the people. ⁸ By this the Holy Spirit was showing that there was as yet no access to the real sanctuary while the outer tent was still in existence,

¹⁹ Since then, my brothers, we have free access to the real sanctuary through the blood of Jesus, ²⁰ the new and living way which He opened for us, through the curtain, that is, His physical nature, ²¹ and since in Him we have a Great Priest over the house of God, ²² let us continue to draw near to God with sincere hearts and perfect faith; with our hearts cleansed from the sense of sin, and our bodies bathed in clean water;

² keeping our eyes on Jesus, the perfect leader and example of faith, who, instead of the joy which lay before Him, endured the cross with no regard for its shame, and since has taken His seat at the right hand of the throne of God.

¹² So Jesus, too, in order to purify the people by His own blood, suffered outside the gate. ¹³ Let us, therefore, go to Him outside the camp, enduring the reproach that He endured;

⁷ So then, submit to God. Resist the devil and he will fly from you.

¹¹ earnestly trying to find out the time, and the nature of the times, which the Spirit of the Christ within them pointed to, in foretelling the sufferings of the Christ and the glory that should follow them.

¹⁹ but with the precious blood of Christ, like that of a lamb without a blemish or a blot,

⁴ Keep on coming to Him, as to a living stone, rejected by men but chosen by God and precious in His sight,

⁶ It must be so, because the Scriptures say: "Here now I lay in Zion a chosen stone, a costly cornerstone, And not a single one who puts his trust in Him will ever be put to shame." ⁷ So to you who put your trust in Him the honor belongs, but to those who fail to trust Him: "That stone which then the builders threw away Has now become the cornerstone,"

²⁰ For what credit is it to bear it patiently, if you do wrong and are beaten for it? But if you do right and patiently suffer for it, it is pleasing in the sight of God. ²¹ Indeed, it was to this kind of living that you were called, because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example that you might follow His footsteps. ²² He never committed a sin, and deceit was never found on His lips.

²² He never committed a sin, and deceit was never found on His lips. ²³ Although He was abused, He never retorted; although He continued to suffer, He never threatened, but committed His case to Him who judges justly.

²³ Although He was abused, He never retorted; although He continued to suffer, He never threatened, but committed His case to Him who judges justly. ²⁴ He bore our sins in His own body on the cross, that we might die to sin and live to uprightness. By His wounds you have been healed,

⁹ never returning evil for evil or abuse for abuse, but blessing instead, because it was for this that you were called, to obtain the blessing of heirs.

¹⁶ and keep your conscience clear, so that those who bitterly abuse your excellent conduct as Christians may be ashamed of slandering you. ¹⁷ For it is better, if the will of God should plan it so, to suffer for doing right than for doing wrong. ¹⁸ For Christ Himself, once for all, died for our sins, the Innocent for the guilty to bring us to God, being put to death in physical form but made alive in the Spirit,

¹⁸ For Christ Himself, once for all, died for our sins, the Innocent for the guilty to bring us to God, being put to death in physical form but made alive in the Spirit,

¹⁷ Because the time has come for judgment to begin at the household of God, and if it begins with us, what will the end be of those who are rejecting God's good news? ¹⁸ And if it is hard for the upright man to be saved, what will become of the godless and sinful?

⁸ If we claim "We are already free from sin," we are deceiving ourselves and the truth is not in our hearts. ⁹ If we confess our sins, He is to be depended on, since He is just, to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from every wrong.

¹ Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ is born of God, and everyone who loves the Father loves His child.

¹¹ And this testimony is that God has given us eternal life, and this life is given through union with His Son. ¹² Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son does not have life. ¹³ I have written this to you who believe in the person of the Son of God, so that you may know that you already have eternal life.

¹² They are blots on your love feasts while they feast with you, daringly caring for no one but themselves; rainless clouds swept along by winds; leafless trees that bear no fruit, doubly dead, uprooted;

⁷ Let everyone who has ears listen to what the Spirit says to the churches. I will give to him who conquers the privilege of eating the fruit of the tree of life that stands in the paradise of God."'"

¹⁶ And they said to the mountains and the rocks: "Fall on us and conceal us from the sight of Him who is seated on the throne, and from the anger of the Lamb,

⁶ In those days people will look for death but will not find it, they will long to die but death will flee from them.

⁴ Who will not fear and glorify your name, O Lord? For you alone are holy. All the nations will come and worship you, because the justice of your sentences has now been shown."

¹¹ and cursed the God of heaven because of their sufferings and sores, but they would not repent of what they had done.

¹³ They have one common policy. They give their power and authority to the wild beast. ¹⁴ They will make war upon the Lamb, but the Lamb will conquer them, and His chosen, elect, and faithful followers will conquer with Him, too, because He is Lord of lords and King of kings."