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→‎Harmony of the Gospel (Conservative Version) narrative form of Chapters 29-35, adapted for audio computer Read aloud: resumed preceding edit, on through the Sabbath setting of the guard and the seal on the tomb
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Those who passed by, blasphemed him, wagging their heads side to side, as dogs wag their tails, and saying, "Yew", who destroy the Temple and build it in three days, "save yourself". If "yew" are the Son of God, "come down" from the cross!  
 
Those who passed by, blasphemed him, wagging their heads side to side, as dogs wag their tails, and saying, "Yew", who destroy the Temple and build it in three days, "save yourself". If "yew" are the Son of God, "come down" from the cross!  
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Likewise the chief priests, "also" mocking with the scribes the Pharisees and the elders, said, He saved others, but he cannot save himself. If he is the King of Israel, let him come down from the cross, "now", and we will believe in him. He trusts in God: Let God deliver him "now", if he wants him; for he said I am the Son of God.  
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Likewise the chief priests, "also" mocking with the scribes the Pharisees and the elders, said, He saved others, but he cannot save himself. If he is the King of Israel, let him "come down" from the cross, "now", and we will believe in him. He trusts in God: Let God deliver him "now", if he wants him; for he said I am the Son of God.  
    
The robbers "also" who were crucified with him cast on him the same reproach.  
 
The robbers "also" who were crucified with him cast on him the same reproach.  
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Those who passed by, blasphemed him, wagging their heads, and saying, "Haah! Yew" who destroy the Temple and build it in three days, "save" yourself, and come down from the cross!  
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Those who passed by, blasphemed him, wagging their heads and saying, "Haah! Yew" who destroy the Temple and build it in three days, "save yourself" and come "down from the cross"!  
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Likewise "also", the chief priests mocking among themselves with the scribes, said, He saved others, He cannot save himself. Let the "Christ", the King of Israel, "now" come down from the cross "that we-may Seeh": and believe him.  
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Likewise "also" the chief priests, mocking among themselves with the scribes, said, He saved others, He cannot save himself. Let the "Christ", the King of Israel, "now", come down from the cross: "that-we-may Seeh": and believe him.  
    
Those who were crucified with him "also" insulted him.  
 
Those who were crucified with him "also" insulted him.  
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But standing by Jesus’s cross were his mother, his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene. Therefore when Jesus saw his mother and the disciple whom he loved standing there, he said to his mother, Woman, behold, your son!  
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But standing by Jesus’s cross were his mother, his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene. Therefore when Jesus saw his mother and the disciple whom he loved standing there, he said to his mother, Woman, behold, your "son"!  
    
Then he said to the disciple, Behold, your mother!  
 
Then he said to the disciple, Behold, your mother!  
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The people stood watching. The "rulers" with them also scoffed at him saying, He saved others: Let him save himself, if this is the Christ of God, his "chosen one"!  
 
The people stood watching. The "rulers" with them also scoffed at him saying, He saved others: Let him save himself, if this is the Christ of God, his "chosen one"!  
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The soldiers also mocked him, coming to him and offering him vinegar and saying, If you are the King of the Jews, save yourself!  
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The soldiers also mocked him, coming to him and offering him vinegar and saying, If you are the King of the "Jews", save yourself!  
    
They "red" the inscription over him, This is the King of the "Jews".  
 
They "red" the inscription over him, This is the King of the "Jews".  
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One of the criminals who was hanged insulted him saying, If you are the Christ, save "yourself, an duss"!  
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One of the criminals who was hanged, insulted him, saying, If you are the Christ, save "yourself, an duss"!  
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But the other, repenting, answered, and rebuking him said, Do you not even fear God, seeing you are under the same condemnation? And we indeed justly, for we receive the due reward for our deeds, but "this man" has done nothing wrong.  
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But the other, repenting, answered, and rebuking him said, Do you not even fear God, seeing you are under the same condemnation? And we indeed justly, for we receive the due reward for our deeds, but "this" man has done nothing wrong.  
    
He said to Jesus, Lord, remember me when you come into your Kingdom.  
 
He said to Jesus, Lord, remember me when you come into your Kingdom.  
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It was now about the sixth hour, and darkness came over the whole land. When the sixth hour had come, there was darkness over the whole land. Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land to the ninth hour.  
 
It was now about the sixth hour, and darkness came over the whole land. When the sixth hour had come, there was darkness over the whole land. Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land to the ninth hour.  
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About the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice saying, "Eli, Eli", lima "sabackthani"? That is, My "God", my "God", why have you forsaken me?  
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About the ninth hour Jesus cried with a "loud voice" saying, "Eli, Eli", lima "sabackthani"? That is, My "God", my "God", why have you forsaken me?  
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Some of them who stood there, when they heard it said, This man is calling Elijah.  
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Some of them who stood there, when they heard it, said, This man is calling Elijah.  
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At the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, "Eloi, Eloi", lama "sabackthani"? which is being interpreted, My "God", my "God", why have you forsaken me?  
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At the ninth hour Jesus cried with a "loud voice" saying, "Eeloi, Eeloi", lama "sabackthani"? which is being interpreted, My "God", my "God", why have you forsaken me?  
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Some of those who stood by, when they heard it said, Behold, he is calling Elijah.  
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Some of those who stood by, when they heard it, said, Behold, he is calling Elijah.  
    
After this, Jesus seeing that all things were now finished, that the Scripture might be fulfilled, said, I am thirsty.  
 
After this, Jesus seeing that all things were now finished, that the Scripture might be fulfilled, said, I am thirsty.  
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Now a vessel full of vinegar was set there. So immediately one of them ran, and took a sponge and filled it with vinegar; and filling a sponge full of vinegar, they put a sponge full of the vinegar on hyssop, and put it on a reed, and held it at his mouth and gave it to him to drink, saying, Let him be: Let us see whether Elijah comes to take him down, and gave him a drink.  
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Now a vessel full of vinegar was "set" there. So immediately one of them ran, and took a sponge and filled it with vinegar; and filling a sponge full of vinegar, they put a sponge full of the vinegar on hyssop, and put it on a reed, and held it at his mouth, and gave it to him to drink, saying, Let him "beeh": Let us see whether Elijah comes to take him down: and gave him a drink.  
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The rest said, Let him be: Let us see whether Elijah comes to save him.  
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The rest said, Let him "beeh": Let us see whether Elijah comes to save him.  
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When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he cried out with a loud voice, he said, It is finished”: thus there came a great voice out of the Temple of heaven, from the throne, saying, It is done.  
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When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he cried out with a "loud voice", he said, "It is finished”: thus there came a great voice out of the Temple of heaven, from the "throne", saying, "It is done".  
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And having said this, Jesus cried again with a loud voice, Jesus cried out with a loud voice. Jesus, crying with a loud voice said, Father, into your hands I commit my spirit!, and yielded up his spirit.  
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And having said this, Jesus cried again with a "loud voice", Jesus cried out with a "loud voice". Jesus, crying with a "loud voice", said, Father, into your hands I commit my spirit: and yielded up his spirit.  
    
He bowed his head, and gave up his spirit: he breathed his last, and poured forth the spirit. When the centurion, who stood by opposite him, saw that he cried out like this and breathed his last, he said, Truly this man was the Son of God!  
 
He bowed his head, and gave up his spirit: he breathed his last, and poured forth the spirit. When the centurion, who stood by opposite him, saw that he cried out like this and breathed his last, he said, Truly this man was the Son of God!  
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The sun was darkened, and the veil of the Temple was torn in two. Behold, the veil of the Temple was torn in two from the top to the bottom. There were lightnings, sounds, and thunders; and there was a great earthquake, such as was not since there were men on the earth, so great an earthquake, so mighty. The earth quaked and the rocks were split. The tombs were opened, and many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep were raised; and coming out of the tombs after his resurrection, they entered into the holy city and appeared to many.  
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The sun was darkened, and the veil of the Temple was torn in two. Behold, the veil of the Temple was torn in two from the "top to the-bottom". There were lightnings, sounds, and thunders; and there was a great earthquake, such as was not since there were men on the earth, so great an earthquake, so mighty. The earth quaked and the rocks were split. The tombs were opened, and many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep were raised; and coming out of the tombs after his resurrection, they entered into the holy city and appeared to many.  
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Now the centurion, and those who were with him watching Jesus, when they saw the earthquake, and the things that were done, feared exceedingly, saying, Truly this was the Son of God.  
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Now the centurion, and those who were "with-him" watching Jesus, when they saw the earthquake, and the things that were done, feared exceedingly, saying, Truly this was the Son of God.  
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When the centurion saw what was done, he glorified God with truth, saying, Certainly this was a righteous man.  
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When the centurion saw what was done, he glorified God with truth, saying, "Certainly" this was a "righteous man".  
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All the multitudes that came together to see this, when they saw the things that were done, returned home beating their breasts. There were also women watching from afar. All his acquaintances and the women who followed with him from Galilee stood at a distance, watching these things. Many women were there watching from afar, who had followed Jesus from Galilee, serving him, among whom were both Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James the less and of Joses, and Salome the mother of the sons of Zebedee; who, when he was in Galilee, followed him and served him; and many other women who came up with him to Jerusalem.  
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All the multitudes that came together to see this, when they saw the things that were done, returned home beating their breasts. There were also women watching from afar, keeping their distance. All his acquaintances and the women who followed with him from Galilee stood at a distance, keeping their distance, watching these things. Many women were there watching from afar, keeping their distance, who had followed "JesusfromGalilee", serving him, among whom were both Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of James the less and of "Joe's-ess", and Salome the mother of the sons of Zebedee; who when he was in Galilee followed him and served him; and many other women who came up with him to Jerusalem.  
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After these things, when evening had now come, because it was the Preparation Day, that is, the day before the Sabbath, behold, a rich man from Arimathaea, named Joseph, who was a member of the council, a good and righteous man (he had not consented to their counsel and deed), from Arimathaea, a city of the Jews—Joseph of Arimathaea, a prominent council member who also himself was looking for God’s Kingdom, who was also waiting for God’s Kingdom, who himself was also Jesus’s disciple came. Joseph of Arimathaea, being a disciple of Jesus, but secretly for fear of the Jews, asked of Pilate that he might take away Jesus’s body. This man went to Pilate, he boldly went in to Pilate, and asked for Jesus’s body.  
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After these things, when evening had now come, because it was the Preparation Day, that is "the day before the weekly-Sabbath", behold, a rich man from "Arimmathaea", named Joseph, who was a member of the council, a good and righteous man. he had not consented to their counsel and deed. from "Arimmathaea", a city of the Jews: Joseph of "Arimmathaea", a prominent council member who also himself was looking for God’s Kingdom, who was also waiting for God’s Kingdom, who himself was "also" Jesus’s "disciple came". Joseph of "Arimmathaea", being a disciple of Jesus, but secretly for fear of the Jews, asked of Pilate that he might take away Jesus’s body. This man went to Pilate, he boldly "went in" to Pilate, and asked for Jesus’s body.  
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Pilate marveled if he were already dead; and summoning the centurion, he asked him whether he had been dead long. When he found out from the centurion, Pilate gave him permission; he granted the body to Joseph. Then Pilate commanded the body to be given up.  
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Pilate "marveled" if he were already dead; and summoning the centurion, he asked him whether he had been dead long. When he found out from the centurion, Pilate gave him permission: he granted the body to Joseph. Then Pilate commanded the body to be given up.  
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Therefore the Jews, because it was the Preparation Day, so that the bodies would not remain on the cross on the Sabbath (for that Sabbath was a special one, the day after the Day of the Passover that year), asked of Pilate that their legs might be broken, and that they might be taken away. Therefore the soldiers came, and broke the legs of the first, and of the other who was crucified with him; but when they came to Jesus, and saw that he was already dead, they did not break his legs. However one of the soldiers pierced his side with a spear, and immediately blood and water came out. He who has seen has testified, and his testimony is true. He knows that he tells the truth, that you may believe.  
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Therefore the "Jews". because it was the Preparation Day, late midafternoon nearing the end of the Friday of Passover, so that the bodies would not remain on the cross on the Sabbath which commences at sunset, for that Sabbath was a special one, the day after the Thursday evening Passover Seder and Friday Day of the Passover that year. "they asked of Pilate" that their legs might be broken, and that they might be taken away. Therefore the soldiers came, and broke the legs of the first, and of the other who was crucified with him; but when they came to Jesus, and saw that he was already dead, they did not break his legs. However, one of the soldiers pierced his side with a spear, and immediately blood and water came out. He who has seen has testified, and his testimony is true. He knows that he tells the truth, "that-you-may believe". For these things happened that the Scripture might be fulfilled, A bone of him will not be broken.  
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For these things happened that the Scripture might be fulfilled, A bone of him will not be broken.  
      
Again another Scripture says, They will look on him whom they pierced.  
 
Again another Scripture says, They will look on him whom they pierced.  
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Pilate ordered that the body of Jesus be given to Joseph.  
 
Pilate ordered that the body of Jesus be given to Joseph.  
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He came therefore and bought a linen cloth. Joseph took the body, he took it down; and taking him down, took away his body, and wrapped it in a clean linen cloth. Nicodemus, who at first came to Jesus by night, also came bringing a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about a hundred Roman pounds. So they took Jesus’s body, and bound it in linen cloths with the spices, and wound him in the linen cloth, as the custom of the Jews is to bury.  
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He came therefore and bought a linen cloth. Joseph took the body, he took it down; and taking him down, took away his body, and wrapped it in a clean linen cloth. Nicodemus, who at first came to Jesus by night, also came bringing a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about a "hundred-Rome-an-pounds". So they took Jesus’s body, and bound it in linen cloths with the spices, and "wowned" him in the linen cloth, as the custom of the Jews "izz to bury".  
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Now in the place where he was crucified there was a garden. In the garden was a new tomb belonging to Joseph of Arimathea in which no man had ever yet been laid. Then because of the Jews’ Preparation Day (for the tomb was near at hand) they laid Jesus there. They took the body and Joseph laid it in his own new tomb, which he had cut out in the rock, and laid him in a tomb that was cut in stone, in a tomb which had been cut out of a rock, where no one had ever been laid. And he rolled a great stone against the door of the tomb, and departed.  
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Now in the place where he was crucified there was a garden. In the garden was a new tomb belonging to Joseph of "Arimmathaea", in which no man had ever yet been laid. Then because of the Jews’ Preparation Day (for the tomb was near at hand) they laid Jesus there. They took the body, and Joseph laid it in his own new tomb which he had cut out in the rock. and laid him in a tomb that was cut in stone, in a tomb which had been cut out of a rock. where no one had ever been laid. and he rolled a great stone against the door of the tomb, "and de-parted".  
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The women, who had come with him out of Galilee, followed after, and saw the tomb. Mary Magdalene was there, and the other Mary, sitting opposite the tomb. It was the day of the Preparation, and the Sabbath was drawing near. Mary Magdalene and Mary, the mother of Joses, saw where he was laid, and how his body was laid. They returned and prepared spices and ointments. On the Sabbath they rested according to the commandment.  
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The women who had come with him out of Galilee followed after, and saw the tomb. Mary Magdalene was there, and the other Mary, sitting opposite the tomb. It was the day of the Preparation, Friday, and the Sabbath was drawing near, the approaching Sabbath day beginning at sunset, the beginning of the second day of the Passover of the Jews called the days of Unleavened Bread, the approach of the second day of his death, being laid in the tomb. Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of "Joe's-ess", saw where he was laid, and how his body was laid. They returned, and prepared spices and ointments. On the Sabbath they rested according to the commandment: from sunset to sunset.
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:We remember the words of Isaiah.  
    
:Who has believed our message? To whom has the LORD’s arm been revealed? For he grew up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of dry ground. He has no good looks or majesty. When we see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him. He was despised and rejected by men, a man of suffering and acquainted with disease. He was despised as one from whom men hide their face; and we did not respect him.  
 
:Who has believed our message? To whom has the LORD’s arm been revealed? For he grew up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of dry ground. He has no good looks or majesty. When we see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him. He was despised and rejected by men, a man of suffering and acquainted with disease. He was despised as one from whom men hide their face; and we did not respect him.  
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:Surely he has borne our sickness and carried our suffering; yet we considered him plagued, struck by God, and afflicted. But he was pierced for our transgressions. He was crushed for our iniquities. The punishment that brought our peace was on him; and by his wounds we are healed. All we like sheep have gone astray. Everyone has turned to his own way; and the LORD has laid on him the iniquity of us all.  
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:Surely he has borne our sickness and carried our suffering; yet we considered him plagued, struck by God, and afflicted. But he was pierced for our transgressions. He was crushed for our iniquities. The punishment that brought our peace was on him; and by his wounds we are healed. All "wee like sheep" have gone astray. Everyone has turned to his own way; and the LORD has laid on him the iniquity of us all.
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:He was oppressed, yet when he was afflicted he did not open his mouth. As a lamb that is led to the slaughter, and as a sheep that before its shearers is silent, so he did not open his mouth. He was taken away by oppression and judgment. As for his generation. "who" considered that he was cut off out of the land of the living, and stricken for the disobedience of my people. They made his grave with the wicked, and with a rich man in his death, although he had done no violence, nor was any deceit in his mouth.  
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:He was oppressed, yet when he was afflicted he did not open his mouth. As a lamb that is led to the slaughter, and as a sheep that before its shearers is silent, so he did not open his mouth. He was taken away by oppression and judgment. As for his generation, who considered that he was cut off out of the land of the living and stricken for the disobedience of my people? They made his grave with the wicked, and with a rich man in his death, although he had done no violence, nor was any deceit in his mouth.  
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:Yet it pleased the LORD to bruise him. He has caused him to suffer. When you make his soul an offering for sin, he will see his offspring. He will prolong his days, and the LORD’s pleasure will prosper in his hand. After the suffering of his soul, he will see the light and be satisfied. My righteous servant will justify many by the knowledge of himself; and he will bear their iniquities. Therefore I will give him a portion with the great. He will divide the plunder with the strong; because he poured out his soul to death and was counted with the transgressors; yet he bore the sins of many and made intercession for the transgressors.  
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:Yet it pleased the LORD to bruise him. He has caused him to suffer. When you make his soul an offering for sin, he will see his offspring. He will prolong his days and the LORD’s pleasure will prosper in his hand. After the suffering of his soul, he will see the light and be satisfied. My righteous servant will justify many by the knowledge of himself; and he will bear their iniquities. Therefore I will give him a portion with the great. He will divide the plunder with the strong; because he poured out his soul to death and was counted with the transgressors; yet he bore the sins of many and made intercession for the transgressors.  
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:This was the word of the Prophet Isaiah.
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He also went and preached to the spirits in prison. Christ suffered for sins once, the righteous for the unrighteous, that he might bring you to God, being put to death in the flesh, but made alive in the Spirit, in whom he also went and preached to the spirits in prison, who before were disobedient, when God waited patiently in the days of Noah, while the ship was being built. Jesus said the hour is coming when all who are in the tombs will hear his voice.  
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He also went and preached to the spirits in prison. Christ suffered for sins once, the righteous for the unrighteous, that he might bring you to God, being put to death in the flesh, but made alive in the Spirit, in Whom he also went and preached to the spirits in prison, who before were disobedient, when God waited patiently in the days of Noah, while the ship was being built. Jesus said the hour is coming when all who are in the tombs will hear his voice.  
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Now on the next day, Saturday (the second day), which was the day after the Preparation Day, the chief priests and the Pharisees were gathered together to Pilate, saying, Sir, we remember what that deceiver said while he was still alive: After three days I will rise again. Command therefore that the tomb be made secure to the third day, lest perhaps his disciples come at night and steal him away, and tell the people, He is risen from the dead; and the last deception will be worse than the first.  
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Now on the next day, Saturday (the second day), which is the day after the Preparation Day, the chief priests and the Pharisees were gathered together to Pilate, saying, Sir, we remember what that deceiver said while he was still alive: After three days I will rise again. Command therefore that the tomb be made secure to the third day, lest perhaps his disciples come at night and steal him away, and tell the people He is risen from the dead; and the last deception will be worse than the first.  
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Pilate said to them, You have a guard. Go, make it as secure as you can.  
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Pilate said to them, You have a guard: Go, make it as secure as you can.  
    
So they went with the guard and made the tomb secure, sealing the stone.  
 
So they went with the guard and made the tomb secure, sealing the stone.  
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