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Luke 23:34
New Catholic Bible
Luke 23:34
New Catholic Bible
34 Then Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.”[a] And they cast lots to divide his garments.
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- Luke 23:34 This is the first word uttered by Jesus from the cross, reported only by Luke, the evangelist of mercy and meekness. Its authenticity is seemingly not open to doubt even though it is omitted in numerous codices written in an anti-Semitic age.
