is that from Jericho to Jerusalem. On the other hand, Judea has "sometimes been the name of the whole land, including apparently parts beyond the Jordan", see Josephus, Antiquities of the Jews, XII, 4.11, which term would therefore include the area of Perea east of the Jordan River. Matthew, Mark and John all refer to Jesus' stay in Perea, and Lucan scholars generally assume that the route Jesus followed from Galilee to Jerusalem passed through this region. Verse 14 [Pilate] said to them, "You have brought this Man to me, as one who misleads the people. And indeed, having examined Him in your presence, I have found no fault in this Man concerning those things of which you accuse Him." Luke's version of the trial scene "emphasizes Pilate's reluctance to act against Jesus". Verse 22 Then he said to them the third time, "Why, what evil has He done? I have found no reason for death in Him. I will therefore chastise Him and let Him go." This "third time" of declaring Jesus' innocence follows the previous declarations in verses 4 and 14-15. Verse 24 So Pilate gave sentence that it should be as they requested. This verse reads ο δε πιλατος επεκρινεν γενεσθαι το αιτημα αυτων in the Textus Receptus, matching the opening words of , ο δε πιλατος ("so Pilate ..."), but the sentence begins καὶ Πιλᾶτος ... ("and Pilate ...") in critical texts such as Westcott-Hort. Pilate's "official decision" was to comply with the request of the crowd. The word ἐπέκρινεν (epekrinen, "pronounced sentence") is specific to Luke, although it also appears in the apocryphal , where innocent men are condemned to death. Verse 29 Blessed are the barren, and the wombs that never bore and the breasts which never gave suck. The prophet Hosea spoke in similar language, when recognising that the disobedience of the Israelites required God's punishment, but calling for some mitigation: Give them, O Lord — what will you give? Give them a miscarrying womb and dry breasts. Verses 39-43 One of the two thieves who die with Jesus reviles him, the other is saved by faith. Verse 44 Now it was about the sixth hour, and there was darkness over all the earth until the ninth hour. Like , Luke records three hours of darkness, which signify "the awesomeness of what is taking place". Verse 46 And when Jesus had cried out