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47Some of the bystanders misunderstood and thought he was calling for the prophet Elijah.48One of them ran and filled a sponge with sour wine, holding it up to him on a reed stick so he could drink.49But the rest said, “Wait! Let’s see whether Elijah comes to save him.”
50Then Jesus shouted out again, and he released his spirit.51At that moment the …
45At noon, darkness fell across the whole land until three o’clock.46At about three o’clock, Jesus called out with a loud voice, “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” which means “My God, my God, why have you abandoned me?”
Jesus said many things while on Earth, but few if any say so much in so few words. There are so many different possible ways to understand this one sentence, and …
The Crucifixion Matt 27:32-44 // Mark 15:21-32 // Luke 23:26-43 // John 19:17-24
32Along the way, they came across a man named Simon, who was from Cyrene, and the soldiers forced him to carry Jesus’ cross.33And they went out to a place called Golgotha (which means “Place of the Skull”).34The soldiers gave him wine mixed with bitter gall, but when he had tasted it, he …
The Soldiers Mock Jesus Matt 27:27-31 // Mark 15:16-20 // John 19:1-3
27Some of the governor’s soldiers took Jesus into their headquarters and called out the entire regiment.28They stripped him and put a scarlet robe on him.29They wove thorn branches into a crown and put it on his head, and they placed a reed stick in his right hand as a scepter. Then they knelt …
Jesus Is Sentenced to Death Matt 27:15-26 // Mark 15:6-15 // Luke 23:13-25 // John 18:38b–19:16
15Now it was the governor’s custom each year during the Passover celebration to release one prisoner to the crowd—anyone they wanted.16This year there was a notorious prisoner, a man named Barabbas.17As the crowds gathered before Pilate’s house that morning, he asked them, “Which one do you want me to …
Jesus’ Trial before Pilate Matt 27:11-14 // Mark 15:2-5 // Luke 23:2-5 // John 18:29-38b
11Now Jesus was standing before Pilate, the Roman governor. “Are you the king of the Jews?” the governor asked him.
Jesus replied, “You have said it.”
12But when the leading priests and the elders made their accusations against him, Jesus remained silent.13“Don’t you hear all these charges they are bringing against …
Judas Hangs Himself Matt 27:1-10; cp. Acts 1:18-19
1Very early in the morning the leading priests and the elders of the people met again to lay plans for putting Jesus to death.2Then they bound him, led him away, and took him to Pilate, the Roman governor.
3When Judas, who had betrayed him, realized that Jesus had been condemned to die, he was filled with remorse. So …
Peter Denies Jesus Matt 26:69-75 // Mark 14:66-72 // Luke 22:54-62 // John 18:15-18, 25-27
69Meanwhile, Peter was sitting outside in the courtyard. A servant girl came over and said to him, “You were one of those with Jesus the Galilean.”
70But Peter denied it in front of everyone. “I don’t know what you’re talking about,” he said.
71Later, out by the gate, another servant girl noticed …
Jesus’ Trial before the Jewish High Council Matt 26:57-68 // Mark 14:53-65 // Luke 22:63-71; cp. John 18:19-24
57Then the people who had arrested Jesus led him to the home of Caiaphas, the high priest, where the teachers of religious law and the elders had gathered.58Meanwhile, Peter followed him at a distance and came to the high priest’s courtyard. He went in and sat with the guards …
Jesus Is Betrayed and Arrested Matt 26:47-56 // Mark 14:43-52 // Luke 22:47-53 // John 18:1-12
47And even as Jesus said this, Judas, one of the twelve disciples, arrived with a crowd of men armed with swords and clubs. They had been sent by the leading priests and elders of the people.48The traitor, Judas, had given them a prearranged signal: “You will know which one to arrest …