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And Pilate gave his decision for their desire to be put into effect.
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And in answer to their request, he let that man go free who had been in prison for acting against the government and causing death, and Jesus he gave up to their pleasure.
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And while they were taking him away, they put their hands on Simon of Cyrene, who was coming from the country, and made him take the cross after Jesus.
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And a great band of people went after him, and of women making signs of grief and weeping for him.
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But Jesus, turning to them, said, Daughters of Jerusalem, let not your weeping be for me, but for yourselves and for your children.
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For the days are coming in which they will say, Happy are those who have had no children, whose bodies have never given birth, whose breasts have never given milk.
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And they will say to the mountains, Come down on us, and to the hills, Be a cover over us.
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For if they do these things when the tree is green, what will they do when it is dry?
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And two others, evil-doers, were taken with him to be put to death.
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And when they came to the place which is named Golgotha, they put him on the cross, and the evil-doers, one on the right side, and the other on the left.
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And Jesus said, Father, let them have forgiveness, for they have no knowledge of what they are doing. And they made division of his clothing among them by the decision of chance.