Father Please Forgive Them For They Know Not What They Do
Origin of forgive them for the know not what they do.
Father please forgive them for they know not what they do. And parting his garments among them they cast lots. For they know not what they do. Quite rightly do we find in the exhaustion of our savior an inexhaustible supply of virtue for our devotion. And they divided his garments and cast lots.
Jesus looked down from the cross upon a scene that must have been distressing to him. American standard version and jesus said father forgive them. Luke 23 34 niv jesus said father forgive them bible gateway. And jesus said father forgive them for they know not what they do and they cast lots to divide his garments.
Then said jesus father forgive them. This expression comes from the bible specifically luke 23 34. Father forgive them for they know not what they do. 35 and the people stood looking on.
It is less well known that these sayings almost numbered six rather than seven. Father forgive them for they know not what they do. Like some fragrant trees that bathe in perfume the very axe that gnashes them the great heart on the tree of love poured out from its depths something less a cry than a prayer the soft sweet low prayer of pardon and forgiveness. And they divided up his clothes by casting lots.
Let him save himself if he is the christ the chosen of god luke 23 34 35. While he was hanging on the cross or perhaps even while they were driving the nails into his flesh he said father forgive them for they know not what they do luke 23 34. But even the rulers with them sneered saying he saved others. Douay rheims bible and jesus said.
These words are missing in some of the oldest authorities. Jesus words father forgive them for they do not know what they are doing are found in luke 23 34. When jesus was crucified he uttered these words about those who begged for his crucifixion. Jesus said father forgive them for they do not know what they are doing a and they divided up his clothes by casting lots.
They are found however in the majority of the most ancient manuscripts and in the most trustworthy of the old versions and are undoubtedly genuine. The cosmic trauma had begun. For they know not what they do. Kent hughes aptly sets the context.
Jesus said father forgive them for they do not know what they are doing. Then said jesus father forgive them. 34 then jesus said father forgive them for they know not what they do. The first of the sayings from luke s gospel father forgive them for they know not what they do was once almost lost.
And they parted his raiment and cast lots. Everyone expected a cry but no one with the exception of the three at the foot of the cross expected the cry they did hear. There never had been such pain as physical and spiritual evil now came against jesus in terrible conjunction. When jesus said father forgive them for they know not what they do luke 23 34 whom was he asking the father to forgive.