When therefore the chief priests and the officers saw him they cried out saying, Crucify, crucify [him]. Pilate says to them, Take him ye and crucify [him], for I find no fault in him. John 19:6
(Jesus therefore went forth without, wearing the crown of thorn, and the purple robe.) And he says to them, Behold the man! John 19:5
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John 19:6, John 19:5"Behold the Man!" O blessèd Lord,
1 Timothy 2:5,6, 1 Timothy 1:17These words evoke an answering chord;
Luke 9:51, Luke 9:44We see Thee on the path below,
Mark 10:32, Luke 9:44That led the way to Calv'ry's woe.
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John 19:2,3, John 19:5A King, despite a crown of thorn!
John 15:25, Hebrews 12:3Man's violent hatred meekly borne;
Isaiah 53:3, Hebrews 12:3Despised, O Lord, and left alone,
Psalms 118:22, 1 Peter 2:7Thou, the rejected Corner-stone!
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Mark 14:50, Matthew 27:46Betrayed, denied, forsaken there,
1 Peter 2:24, 1 John 3:5The guilt of many Thou didst bear;
Isaiah 53:12, Luke 23:34Didst for trangressors intercede,
Mark 2:17, 1 John 3:5Blest answer to the sinner's need!
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1 Corinthians 15:3, Hebrews 13:20O holy Saviour, Thou didst die,
1 Corinthians 15:3,4, John 19:42And for us in the grave didst lie!
Hebrews 12:2, Colossians 2:15But now in triumph Thou art gone
Hebrews 12:2, Hebrews 1:3To sit upon the Father's throne.
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Revelation 5:9-14, 1 Timothy 1:17O Lord, eternally to praise
Revelation 5:9-14, 1 Timothy 1:17Our voices now we gladly raise;
Ephesians 5:19,20, Psalms 150:1-6In one loud anthem we combine
Revelation 1:6, John 15:9To celebrate such love as Thine!