And They Crucified Him
Mark 15:22-25 -- They brought Jesus to the place called Golgotha
(which means The Place of the Skull). 23 Then they offered him wine mixed with
myrrh, but he did not take it. 24 And they crucified him . . . 25 It was the
third hour when they crucified him.
1Cor. 15:1-3 -- Now, brothers, I want to remind you of the
gospel I preached to you, which you received and on which you have taken your
stand. 2 By this gospel you are saved, if you hold firmly to the word I
preached to you. Otherwise, you have believed in vain. 3 For what I received I
passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins
according to the Scriptures,
This is the King of the Jews
John 19:19-22 -- Pilate had a notice prepared and fastened to
the cross. It read: JESUS OF NAZARETH, THE KING OF THE JEWS. 20 Many of the
Jews read this sign, for the place where Jesus was crucified was near the city,
and the sign was written in Aramaic, Latin and Greek. 21 The chief priests of
the Jews protested to Pilate, "Do not write `The King of the Jews,' but
that this man claimed to be king of the Jews." 22 Pilate answered,
"What I have written, I have written."
Rom. 5:6-8 -- You see, at just the right time, when we were
still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly. 7 Very rarely will anyone die for
a righteous man, though for a good man someone might possibly dare to die. 8
But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners,
Christ died for us.
His First Word on the Cross
Luke 23:33-34 -- When they came to the place called the Skull,
there they crucified him, along with the criminals-- one on his right, the
other on his left. 34 Jesus said, "Father, forgive them, for they do not
know what they are doing."
Rom. 5:9-10 -- Since we have now been justified by his blood, how
much more shall we be saved from God's wrath through him! 10 For if, when we
were God's enemies, we were reconciled to him through the death of his Son, how
much more, having been reconciled, shall we be saved through his life!
Casting Lots for the Seamless Robe
John 19:23-24 -- When the soldiers crucified Jesus, they took
his clothes, dividing them into four shares, one for each of them, with the
undergarment remaining. This garment was seamless, woven in one piece from top
to bottom. 24 "Let's not tear it," they said to one another.
"Let's decide by lot who will get it." This happened that the
scripture might be fulfilled which said, "They divided my garments among
them and cast lots for my clothing." So this is what the soldiers did.
Rom. 3:23-26 -- for all have sinned and fall short of the glory
of God, 24 and are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that
came by Christ Jesus. 25 God presented him as a sacrifice of atonement, through
faith in his blood. He did this to demonstrate his justice, because in his
forbearance he had left the sins committed beforehand unpunished-- 26 he did it
to demonstrate his justice at the present time, so as to be just and the one
who justifies those who have faith in Jesus
Blasphemed and Mocked by All
Matt. 27:39-44 -- Those who passed by hurled insults at him,
shaking their heads 40 and saying, "You who are going to destroy the
temple and build it in three days, save yourself! Come down from the cross, if
you are the Son of God!" 41 In the same way the chief priests, the
teachers of the law and the elders mocked him. 42 "He saved others,"
they said, "but he can't save himself! He's the King of Israel! Let him
come down now from the cross, and we will believe in him. 43 He trusts in God.
Let God rescue him now if he wants him, for he said, `I am the Son of
God.'" 44 In the same way the robbers who were crucified with him also
heaped insults on him.
Luke 23:36-37 -- The soldiers also came up and mocked him. They
offered him wine vinegar 37 and said, "If you are the king of the Jews,
save yourself."
Gal. 3:13 -- Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by
becoming a curse for us, for it is written: "Cursed is everyone who is
hung on a tree."
His Second Word
John 19:25-27 -- Near the cross of Jesus stood his mother, his
mother's sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene. 26 When Jesus saw
his mother there, and the disciple whom he loved standing nearby, he said to
his mother, "Dear woman, here is your son," 27 and to the disciple,
"Here is your mother." From that time on, this disciple took her into
his home.
1Pet. 2:24 -- He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree,
so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness; by his wounds you have
been healed.
His Third Word
Luke 23:39-43 -- One of the criminals who hung there hurled
insults at him: "Aren't you the Christ? Save yourself and us!" 40 But
the other criminal rebuked him. "Don't you fear God," he said,
"since you are under the same sentence? 41 We are punished justly, for we
are getting what our deeds deserve. But this man has done nothing wrong."
42 Then he said, "Jesus, remember me when you come into your
kingdom." 43 Jesus answered him, "I tell you the truth, today you
will be with me in paradise."
1Pet 3:18 -- For Christ died for sins once for all, the
righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God.
His Fourth Word
Mark 15:33-36 -- At the sixth hour darkness came over the whole
land until the ninth hour. 34 And at the ninth hour Jesus cried out in a loud
voice, "Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani?"--which means, "My God, my
God, why have you forsaken me?" 35 When some of those standing near heard
this, they said, "Listen, he's calling Elijah." 36 One man ran,
filled a sponge with wine vinegar, put it on a stick, and offered it to Jesus to
drink. "Now leave him alone. Let's see if Elijah comes to take him
down," he said.
Col. 1:19-23 -- For God was pleased to have all his fullness
dwell in him, 20 and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether
things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace through his blood, shed on
the cross. 21 Once you were alienated from God and were enemies in your minds
because of your evil behavior. 22 But now he has reconciled you by Christ's
physical body through death to present you holy in his sight, without blemish
and free from accusation-- 23 if you continue in your faith, established and
firm, not moved from the hope held out in the gospel. This is the gospel that
you heard and that has been proclaimed to every creature under heaven, and of
which I, Paul, have become a servant.
His Fifth and Sixth Words
John 19:28-30 -- Later, knowing that all was now completed, and
so that the Scripture would be fulfilled, Jesus said, "I am thirsty."
29 A jar of wine vinegar was there, so they soaked a sponge in it, put the
sponge on a stalk of the hyssop plant, and lifted it to Jesus' lips. 30 When he
had received the drink, Jesus said, "It is finished."
1John 2:1-2 -- My dear children, I write this to you so that you
will not sin. But if anybody does sin, we have one who speaks to the Father in
our defense--Jesus Christ, the Righteous One. 2 He is the atoning sacrifice for
our sins, and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world.
His Seventh Word and His Death
Luke 23:46 -- Jesus called out with a loud voice, "Father,
into your hands I commit my spirit." When he had said this, he breathed
his last.
Heb. 2:14-15 -- Since the children have flesh and blood, he too
shared in their humanity so that by his death he might destroy him who holds
the power of death--that is, the devil-- 15 and free those who all their lives
were held in slavery by their fear of death.
Col. 2:13 -- When you were dead in your sins and in the
uncircumcision of your sinful nature, God made you alive with Christ. He
forgave us all our sins, 14 having canceled the written code, with its
regulations, that was against us and that stood opposed to us; he took it away,
nailing it to the cross. 15 And having disarmed the powers and authorities, he
made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them by the cross.
The Miraculous Signs
Matt. 27:51-56 -- At that moment the curtain of the temple was
torn in two from top to bottom. The earth shook and the rocks split. 52 The
tombs broke open and the bodies of many holy people who had died were raised to
life. 53 They came out of the tombs, and after Jesus' resurrection they went
into the holy city and appeared to many people. 54 When the centurion and those
with him who were guarding Jesus saw the earthquake and all that had happened,
they were terrified, and exclaimed, "Surely he was the Son of God!"
55 Many women were there, watching from a distance. They had followed Jesus
from Galilee to care for his needs. 56 Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary the
mother of James and Joses, and the mother of Zebedee's sons.
Heb. 7:26-27 -- Such a high priest meets our need--one who is
holy, blameless, pure, set apart from sinners, exalted above the heavens. 27
Unlike the other high priests, he does not need to offer sacrifices day after
day, first for his own sins, and then for the sins of the people. He sacrificed
for their sins once for all when he offered himself.
Heb. 9:25-28 -- Nor did he enter heaven to offer himself again
and again, the way the high priest enters the Most Holy Place every year with
blood that is not his own. 26 Then Christ would have had to suffer many times
since the creation of the world. But now he has appeared once for all at the
end of the ages to do away with sin by the sacrifice of himself. 27 Just as man
is destined to die once, and after that to face judgment, 28 so Christ was
sacrificed once to take away the sins of many people; and he will appear a
second time, not to bear sin, but to bring salvation to those who are waiting
for him.
They Pierce His Side
John 19:31-37 -- Now it was the day of Preparation, and the next
day was to be a special Sabbath. Because the Jews did not want the bodies left
on the crosses during the Sabbath, they asked Pilate to have the legs broken
and the bodies taken down. 32 The soldiers therefore came and broke the legs of
the first man who had been crucified with Jesus, and then those of the other.
33 But when they came to Jesus and found that he was already dead, they did not
break his legs. 34 Instead, one of the soldiers pierced Jesus' side with a
spear, bringing a sudden flow of blood and water. 35 The man who saw it has
given testimony, and his testimony is true. He knows that he tells the truth,
and he testifies so that you also may believe. 36 These things happened so that
the scripture would be fulfilled: "Not one of his bones will be
broken," 37 and, as another scripture says, "They will look on the
one they have pierced."
Eph. 1:7 -- In him we have redemption through his blood, the
forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God's grace
1Pet. 1:18-19 -- For you know that it was not with perishable
things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life
handed down to you from your forefathers, 19 but with the precious blood of
Christ, a lamb without blemish or defect.
The Burial
John 19:38-42 -- Later, Joseph of Arimathea asked Pilate for the
body of Jesus. Now Joseph was a disciple of Jesus, but secretly because he
feared the Jews. With Pilate's permission, he came and took the body away. 39
He was accompanied by Nicodemus, the man who earlier had visited Jesus at
night. Nicodemus brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about seventy-five
pounds. 40 Taking Jesus' body, the two of them wrapped it, with the spices, in
strips of linen. This was in accordance with Jewish burial customs. 41 At the
place where Jesus was crucified, there was a garden, and in the garden a new
tomb, in which no one had ever been laid. 42 Because it was the Jewish day of
Preparation and since the tomb was nearby, they laid Jesus there.
Matt. 27:60-66 -- He rolled a big stone in front of the entrance
to the tomb and went away. 61 Mary Magdalene and the other Mary were sitting
there opposite the tomb. 62 The next day, the one after Preparation Day, the chief
priests and the Pharisees went to Pilate. 63 "Sir," they said,
"we remember that while he was still alive that deceiver said, `After
three days I will rise again.' 64 So give the order for the tomb to be made
secure until the third day. Otherwise, his disciples may come and steal the
body and tell the people that he has been raised from the dead. This last
deception will be worse than the first." 65 "Take a guard,"
Pilate answered. "Go, make the tomb as secure as you know how." 66 So
they went and made the tomb secure by putting a seal on the stone and posting
the guard.
Gal. 2:20-21 -- I have been crucified with Christ and I no
longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body, I live by
faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. 21 I do not set
aside the grace of God, for if righteousness could be gained through the law,
Christ died for nothing!"
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