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[[34 Then Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.”]][a] And they cast lots to divide his clothing.(A)

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  1. 23.34 Other ancient authorities lack the sentence Then Jesus . . . what they are doing

44 But I say to you: Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,(A)

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Do not repay evil for evil or abuse for abuse, but, on the contrary, repay with a blessing. It is for this that you were called—that you might inherit a blessing.(A)

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60 Then he knelt down and cried out in a loud voice, “Lord, do not hold this sin against them.” When he had said this, he died.[a](A)

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  1. 7.60 Gk fell asleep

20 If you endure when you are beaten for doing wrong, what credit is that? But if you endure when you do good and suffer for it, this is a commendable thing before God.(A) 21 For to this you have been called, because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, so that you should follow in his steps.(B)

22 “He committed no sin,
    and no deceit was found in his mouth.”

23 When he was abused, he did not return abuse; when he suffered, he did not threaten, but he entrusted himself to the one who judges justly.(C)

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and which none of the rulers of this age understood, for if they had, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.

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Love for Enemies

27 “But I say to you who are listening: Love your enemies; do good to those who hate you;(A) 28 bless those who curse you; pray for those who mistreat you.(B)

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14 Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse them.(A)

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18 they divide my clothes among themselves,
    and for my clothing they cast lots.(A)

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12 Therefore I will allot him a portion with the great,
    and he shall divide the spoil with the strong,
because he poured out himself to death
    and was numbered with the transgressors,
yet he bore the sin of many
    and made intercession for the transgressors.(A)

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17 ‘Say to Joseph: I beg you, forgive the crime of your brothers and the wrong they did in harming you.’ Now therefore please forgive the crime of the servants of the God of your father.” Joseph wept when they spoke to him.

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17 “And now, brothers and sisters, I know that you acted in ignorance, as did also your rulers.(A)

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13 even though I was formerly a blasphemer, a persecutor, and a man of violence. But I received mercy because I had acted ignorantly in unbelief,(A)

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12 and we grow weary from the work of our own hands. When reviled, we bless; when persecuted, we endure;(A)

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22 If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not have sin, but now they have no excuse for their sin.(A) 23 Whoever hates me hates my Father also.(B) 24 If I had not done among them the works that no one else did, they would not have sin. But now they have seen and hated both me and my Father.(C)

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47 When the centurion saw what had taken place, he praised God and said, “Certainly this man was innocent.”[a](A) 48 And when all the crowds who had gathered there for this spectacle saw what had taken place, they returned home, beating their breasts.

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  1. 23.47 Or righteous

23 When the soldiers had crucified Jesus, they took his clothes and divided them into four parts, one for each soldier. They also took his tunic; now the tunic was seamless, woven in one piece from the top. 24 So they said to one another, “Let us not tear it but cast lots for it to see who will get it.” This was to fulfill what the scripture says,

“They divided my clothes among themselves,
    and for my clothing they cast lots.”(A)

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47 That slave who knew what his master wanted but did not prepare himself or do what was wanted will receive a severe beating.(A) 48 But the one who did not know and did what deserved a beating will receive a light beating. From everyone to whom much has been given, much will be required, and from the one to whom much has been entrusted, even more will be demanded.(B)

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Jesus Thanks His Father

25 At that time Jesus said, “I thank[a] you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and the intelligent and have revealed them to infants;(A)

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  1. 11.25 Or praise

11 Jesus answered him, “You would have no power over me unless it had been given you from above; therefore the one who handed me over to you is guilty of a greater sin.”(A)

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24 And they crucified him and divided his clothes among them, casting lots to decide what each should take.(A)

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16 They were jealous of Moses in the camp
    and of Aaron, the holy one of the Lord.(A)
17 The earth opened and swallowed up Dathan
    and covered the faction of Abiram.(B)
18 Fire also broke out in their company;
    the flame burned up the wicked.(C)

19 They made a calf at Horeb
    and worshiped a cast image.(D)
20 They exchanged the glory of God[a]
    for the image of an ox that eats grass.(E)
21 They forgot God, their Savior,
    who had done great things in Egypt,(F)
22 wondrous works in the land of Ham,
    and awesome deeds by the Red Sea.[b](G)
23 Therefore he said he would destroy them—
    had not Moses, his chosen one,
stood in the breach before him,
    to turn away his wrath from destroying them.(H)

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  1. 106.20 Compare Gk mss: Heb exchanged their glory
  2. 106.22 Or Sea of Reeds

35 And when they had crucified him, they divided his clothes among themselves by casting lots;[a](A) 36 then they sat down there and kept watch over him.(B)

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  1. 27.35 Other ancient authorities add in order that what had been spoken through the prophet might be fulfilled, “They divided my clothes among themselves, and for my clothing they cast lots.”