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A passerby named Simon, who was from Cyrene, was coming in from the countryside just then, and the soldiers forced him to carry Jesus’ cross. (Simon was the father of Alexander and Rufus.)

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highlighted Mark 15:19 NLT

And they struck him on the head with a reed stick, spit on him, and dropped to their knees in mock worship.

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highlighted Mark 15:18 NLT

Then they saluted him and taunted, “Hail! King of the Jews!”

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highlighted Mark 15:17 NLT

They dressed him in a purple robe, and they wove thorn branches into a crown and put it on his head.

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highlighted Mark 15:16 NLT

The soldiers took Jesus into the courtyard of the governor’s headquarters (called the Praetorium) and called out the entire regiment.

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highlighted Mark 15:15 NLT

So to pacify the crowd, Pilate released Barabbas to them. He ordered Jesus flogged with a lead-tipped whip, then turned him over to the Roman soldiers to be crucified.

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highlighted Mark 15:13 NLT

They shouted back, “Crucify him!”

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highlighted Mark 15:12 NLT

Pilate asked them, “Then what should I do with this man you call the king of the Jews?”

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highlighted Mark 15:11 NLT

But at this point the leading priests stirred up the crowd to demand the release of Barabbas instead of Jesus.

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highlighted Mark 15:2 NLT

Pilate asked Jesus, “Are you the king of the Jews?” Jesus replied, “You have said it.”

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Very early in the morning the leading priests, the elders, and the teachers of religious law—the entire high council—met to discuss their next step. They bound Jesus, led him away, and took him to Pilate, the Roman governor.

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highlighted Mark 15:5 NLT

But Jesus said nothing, much to Pilate’s surprise.

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highlighted Psalms 36:9 NLT

For you are the fountain of life, the light by which we see.

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highlighted Psalms 36:7 NLT

How precious is your unfailing love, O God! All humanity finds shelter in the shadow of your wings.

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highlighted Psalms 36:6 NLT

Your righteousness is like the mighty mountains, your justice like the ocean depths. You care for people and animals alike, O LORD.

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highlighted Psalms 36:5 NLT

Your unfailing love, O LORD, is as vast as the heavens; your faithfulness reaches beyond the clouds.

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highlighted Psalms 36:1 NLT

Sin whispers to the wicked, deep within their hearts. They have no fear of God at all.

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highlighted Exodus 23:31 NLT

And I will fix your boundaries from the Red Sea to the Mediterranean Sea, and from the eastern wilderness to the Euphrates River. I will hand over to you the people now living in the land, and you will drive them out ahead of you.

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highlighted Exodus 23:33 NLT

They must not live in your land, or they will cause you to sin against me. If you serve their gods, you will be caught in the trap of idolatry.”

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highlighted Exodus 23:32 NLT

“Make no treaties with them or their gods.

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