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Luke 23:11-35 (MSG)

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¹¹ Mightily offended, Herod turned on Jesus. His soldiers joined in, taunting and jeering. Then they dressed him up in an elaborate king costume and sent him back to Pilate. ¹² That day Herod and Pilate became thick as thieves. Always before they had kept their distance. ¹³ Then Pilate called in the high priests, rulers, and the others ¹⁴ and said, "You brought this man to me as a disturber of the peace. I examined him in front of all of you and found there was nothing to your charge. ¹⁵ And neither did Herod, for he has sent him back here with a clean bill of health. It's clear that he's done nothing wrong, let alone anything deserving death. ¹⁶ I'm going to warn him to watch his step and let him go." ¹⁷ (OMITTED TEXT) ¹⁸ At that, the crowd went wild: "Kill him! Give us Barabbas!" ¹⁹ (Barabbas had been thrown in prison for starting a riot in the city and for murder.) ²⁰ Pilate still wanted to let Jesus go, and so spoke out again. ²¹ But they kept shouting back, "Crucify! Crucify him!" ²² He tried a third time. "But for what crime? I've found nothing in him deserving death. I'm going to warn him to watch his step and let him go." ²³ But they kept at it, a shouting mob, demanding that he be crucified. And finally they shouted him down. ²⁴ Pilate caved in and gave them what they wanted. ²⁵ He released the man thrown in prison for rioting and murder, and gave them Jesus to do whatever they wanted. ²⁶ As they led him off, they made Simon, a man from Cyrene who happened to be coming in from the countryside, carry the cross behind Jesus. ²⁷ A huge crowd of people followed, along with women weeping and carrying on. ²⁸ At one point Jesus turned to the women and said, "Daughters of Jerusalem, don't cry for me. Cry for yourselves and for your children. ²⁹ The time is coming when they'll say, 'Lucky the women who never conceived! Lucky the wombs that never gave birth! Lucky the breasts that never gave milk!' ³⁰ Then they'll start calling to the mountains, 'Fall down on us!' calling to the hills, 'Cover us up!' ³¹ If people do these things to a live, green tree, can you imagine what they'll do with deadwood?" ³² Two others, both criminals, were taken along with him for execution. ³³ When they got to the place called Skull Hill, they crucified him, along with the criminals, one on his right, the other on his left. ³⁴ Jesus prayed, "Father, forgive them; they don't know what they're doing." Dividing up his clothes, they threw dice for them. ³⁵ The people stood there staring at Jesus, and the ringleaders made faces, taunting, "He saved others. Let's see him save himself! The Messiah of God--ha! The Chosen--ha!"

This passage relates to the following question(s):
(v. 11) Did God put all rulers in power? Leader authorized Jesus' death

This passage is referenced in the following quiet time(s):
(v. 13) Jesus with People - People Pleasing Pilate (2009-02-20)
(v. 13) Jesus with People - Doing What We Ought (2009-02-18)
(v. 14) Jesus with People - Doing What We Ought (2009-02-18)
(v. 14) Jesus with People - People Pleasing Pilate (2009-02-20)
(v. 15) Jesus with People - People Pleasing Pilate (2009-02-20)
(v. 16) Jesus with People - People Pleasing Pilate (2009-02-20)
(v. 17) Jesus with People - People Pleasing Pilate (2009-02-20)
(v. 18) Replaced (2015-08-23)
(v. 18) Jesus with People - People Pleasing Pilate (2009-02-20)
(v. 19) Jesus with People - People Pleasing Pilate (2009-02-20)
(v. 20) Jesus with People - People Pleasing Pilate (2009-02-20)
(v. 21) Jesus with People - People Pleasing Pilate (2009-02-20)
(v. 22) Jesus with People - People Pleasing Pilate (2009-02-20)
(v. 23) Jesus with People - People Pleasing Pilate (2009-02-20)
(v. 24) Jesus with People - People Pleasing Pilate (2009-02-20)
(v. 26) Our worst, His best (2010-06-29)
(v. 27) Our worst, His best (2010-06-29)
(v. 28) Our worst, His best (2010-06-29)
(v. 29) Our worst, His best (2010-06-29)
(v. 30) Our worst, His best (2010-06-29)
(v. 31) Our worst, His best (2010-06-29)
(v. 32) Our worst, His best (2010-06-29)
(v. 33) Our worst, His best (2010-06-29)
(v. 34) Our worst, His best (2010-06-29)
(v. 34) 30 Days at the Cross - Denial Without Regret (2008-07-29)
(v. 34) Teach Us To Pray - Enemies and Opposition (2008-09-22)
(v. 34) 30 Days at the Cross - Mistreatment but Not Misery (2008-08-12)
(v. 34) 30 Days at the Cross - Problems or Possibilities (2008-08-08)
(v. 34) 30 Days at the Cross - Denial Without Regret (2008-07-29)
(v. 34) Forgiveness (2015-11-23)
(v. 35) Our worst, His best (2010-06-29)

This passage is referenced in the following study note(s):
(v. 34) Bible Talk: Forgiveness (2000-01-01)

Definition(s):
Cyrene (Sigh-ree-ne): a wall; coldness; the floor
Herod (Her-od): son of a hero
Jesus (Jeez-us): savior; deliverer
Pilate (Pie-lat): armed with a dart