But they (chief priests and scribes) were urgent, saying, “He stirs up the people, teaching throughout all Judea, from Galilee even to this place.” Luke 23:5 Lord these men were not being honest. They were accusing You of something that was totally different than what was going on. They were out to get You even […]
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And Pilate asked Him, (Jesus) “Are You the King of the Jews?” And He answered him, “You have said so.” Luke 23:3, 4 Lord what a tremendous responsibility Pilate had. These angry men that were trying to do You in brought You to Pilate and wanted him to agree with them and destroy You. What […]
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And they (chief priests and scribes) began to accuse Him, (Jesus) saying, “We found this Man perverting our nation, and forbidding us to give Him tribute to Caesar, and saying that He Himself is Christ a king.” Luke 23:2 Lord it is so hard to be falsely accused. Thank You for taking this abuse for […]
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Then the whole company of them arose, and brought Him (Jesus) before Pilate. Luke 23:1 Lord it would have been very hard to have been in Your shoes. These men were out to do you in. They wanted to have you destroyed and they were going to do whatever it took to get that done. […]
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And they (chief priests and scribes) all said, “Are You the Son of God, then?” And He (Jesus) said to them, “You say that I am.” And they said, “What further testimony do we need? We have heard it ourselves from His own lips.” Luke 22:70, 71 Lord this was one of those times in […]
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When day came, the assembly of the elders of the people gathered together, both chief priests and scribes; and they led Him (Jesus) away to their council, and they said, “If You are the Christ, tell us.” But He said to them, “If I tell you, you will not believe; and if I ask you, […]
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Now the men who were holding Jesus mocked Him and beat Him; they also blindfolded Him and asked Him, “Prophesy! Who is it that struck You?” And they spoke many other words against Him, reviling Him. Luke 22:63 – 65 Thank You Lord for the abuse You took for us. Thank You for loving us […]
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But he (Peter) denied it, (that he was with Jesus) saying, “Woman, I do not know Him. (Jesus)” And a little later some one else saw him and said, “You also are one of them.” But Peter said, “Man, I am not.” And after an interval of about an hour still another insisted, saying, “Certainly […]
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Then a maid, seeing him (Peter) as he sat in the light and gazing at him, said, “This man also was with him (Jesus).” Luke 22:56 Lord, Peter is about to be exposed and all that You told Peter is going to come to pass. Thank You Lord for knowing all about us even before […]
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Then they (chief priests and captains) seized Him (Jesus) and led Him away, bringing Him into the high priest’s house. Peter followed at a distance; and when they had kindled a fire in the middle of the courtyard and sat down together, Peter sat among them. Luke 22:54 Lord thank You for all You went […]
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