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1In the beginning the aWord already existed.
The aWord was with God,
and the aWord was God.
2He existed in the beginning with God.
3God created everything through him,
and nothing was created except through him.
4The Word gave life to everything that was created,
and his life brought light to everyone.
5The light shines in the darkness,
and the darkness can …
The Report of the Guards
11As the women were on their way, some of the guards went into the city and told the leading priests what had happened.12A meeting with the elders was called, and they decided to give the soldiers a large bribe.13They told the soldiers, “You must say, ‘Jesus’ disciples came during the night while we were sleeping, and they stole his body.’…
Jesus Is Raised from the Dead Matt 28:1-10 // Mark 16:1-11 // Luke 24:1-12 // John 20:1-18
1Early on Sunday morning, as the new day was dawning, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went out to visit the tomb.
2Suddenly there was a great earthquake! For an iangel of the Lord came down from heaven, rolled aside the stone, and sat on it.3His face shone …
The Burial of Jesus Matt 27:57-61 // Mark 15:42-47 // Luke 23:50-56 // John 19:38-42
57As evening approached, Joseph, a rich man from Arimathea who had become a follower of Jesus,58went to Pilate and asked for Jesus’ body. And Pilate issued an order to release it to him.59Joseph took the body and wrapped it in a long sheet of clean linen cloth.60He placed …
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 …