LUKE 23:3-30

³And Pilate asked him, saying, Art thou the King of the Jews? And he answered him and said, Thou sayest.

⁴And Pilate said unto the chief priests and the multitudes, I find no fault in this man.

⁵But they were the more urgent, saying, He stirreth up the people, teaching throughout all Judaea, and beginning from Galilee even unto this place.

⁶But when Pilate heard it, he asked whether the man were a Galilaean.

⁷And when he knew that he was of Herod’s jurisdiction, he sent him unto Herod, who himself also was at Jerusalem in these days.

⁸Now when Herod saw Jesus, he was exceeding glad: for he was of a long time desirous to see him, because he had heard concerning him; and he hoped to see some miracle done by him.

⁹And he questioned him in many words; but he answered him nothing.

¹⁰And the chief priests and the scribes stood, vehemently accusing him.

¹¹And Herod with his soldiers set him at nought, and mocked him, and arraying him in gorgeous apparel sent him back to Pilate.

¹²And Herod and Pilate became friends with each other that very day: for before they were at enmity between themselves.

¹³And Pilate called together the chief priests and the rulers and the people,

¹⁴and said unto them, Ye brought unto me this man, as one that perverteth the people: and behold, I, having examined him before you, found no fault in this man touching those things whereof ye accuse him:

¹⁵no, nor yet Herod: for he sent him back unto us; and behold, nothing worthy of death hath been done by him.

¹⁶I will therefore chastise him, and release him.

¹⁸But they cried out all together, saying, Away with this man, and release unto us Barabbas:

¹⁹one who for a certain insurrection made in the city, and for murder, was cast into prison.

²⁰And Pilate spake unto them again, desiring to release Jesus;

²¹but they shouted, saying, Crucify, crucify him.

²²And he said unto them the third time, Why, what evil hath this man done? I have found no cause of death in him: I will therefore chastise him and release him.

²³But they were instant with loud voices, asking that he might be crucified. And their voices prevailed.

²⁴And Pilate gave sentence that what they asked for should be done.

²⁵And he released him that for insurrection and murder had been cast into prison, whom they asked for; but Jesus he delivered up to their will.

²⁶And when they led him away, they laid hold upon one Simon of Cyrene, coming from the country, and laid on him the cross, to bear it after Jesus.

²⁷And there followed him a great multitude of the people, and of women who bewailed and lamented him.

²⁸But Jesus turning unto them said, Daughters of Jerusalem, weep not for me, but weep for yourselves, and for your children.

²⁹For behold, the days are coming, in which they shall say, Blessed are the barren, and the wombs that never bare, and the breasts that never gave suck.

³⁰Then shall they begin to say to the mountains, Fall on us; and to the hills, Cover us.