Mark 15:37-41 Part 1 of 2

    With a loud cry, Jesus breathed his last.

    The curtain of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. And when the centurion, who stood there in front of Jesus, saw how he died, he said, "Surely this man was the Son of God!"

    Some women were watching from a distance. Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James the younger and of Joseph, and Salome. In Galilee these women had followed him and cared for his needs. Many other women who had come up with him to Jerusalem were also there. 

 

With a loud cry, Jesus breathed his last.   

Matthew 27:50 

    And when Jesus had cried out again in a loud voice, he gave up his spirit. 

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. 

John 19:30  

When he had received the drink, Jesus said, "It is finished." With that, he bowed his head and gave up his spirit.

 

The curtain of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom.  

Matthew 27:51-52  

    At that moment the curtain of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. The earth shook, the rocks split and the tombs broke open. The bodies of many holy people who had died were raised to life.

Luke 23:45b  

And the curtain of the temple was torn in two.

 

And when the centurion, who stood there in front of Jesus, saw how he died, he said, "Surely this man was the Son of God!"  

Matthew 27:54  

    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!"

Luke 23:47  

    The centurion, seeing what had happened, praised God and said, "Surely this was a righteous man." 

 

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Mark 15:33-36

    At noon, darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon. And at three in the afternoon Jesus cried out in a loud voice, "Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?" (which means "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?")

    When some of those standing near heard this, they said, "Listen, he's calling Elijah."

    Someone ran, filed a sponge with wine vinegar, put it on a staff, and offered it to Jesus to drink. "Now leave him alone. Let's see if Elijah comes to take him down," he said.

 

At noon, darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon.    

Amos 8:9 

    "In that day," declares the sovereign LORD, "I will make the sun go down at noon and darken the earth in broad daylight."  [see all Amos 8]

Matthew 27:45  

    From noon until three in the afternoon darkness came over all the land.

Luke 23:44-45a  

    It was now about noon, and darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon, for the sun stopped shining.

 

And at three in the afternoon Jesus cried out in a loud voice, "Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?" (which means "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?")  

Psalm 22:1  

My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? 

    Why are you so far from saving me;

    so far from my cries of anguish?  [see all Psalm 22]

Matthew 27:46  

About three in the afternoon Jesus cried out in a loud voice, "Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?" (which means "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?). 

 

When some of those standing near heard this, they said, "Listen, he's calling Elijah."  

Matthew 27:47  

    When some of those standing there heard this, they said, "He's calling Elijah." 

 

Someone ran, filled a sponge with wine vinegar, put it on a staff, and offered it to Jesus to drink. "Now leave him alone. Let's see if Elijah comes to take him down," he said.  

Matthew 27:48-49  

    Immediately one of them ran and got a sponge. He filled it with wine vinegar, put it on a staff, and offered it to Jesus to drink. The rest said, "Now leave him alone. Let's see if Elijah comes to save him."

John 19:28-29  

    Later, knowing that everything had now been finished, and so that Scripture would be fulfilled, Jesus said, "I am thirsty." 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.

 

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Mark 15:27, 29-32 Part 2 of 2

They crucified two rebels with him, one on his right and one on his left. Those who passed by hurled insults at him, shaking their heads and saying, "So! You who are going to destroy the temple and build it in three days, come down from the cross and save yourself!" In the same way the chief priests and the teachers of the law mocked him among themselves. "He saved others," they said, "but he can't save himself! Let this Messiah, this king of Israel, come down now from the cross, that we may see and believe." Those crucified with him also heaped insults on him.

 

In the same way the chief priests and the teachers of the law mocked him among themselves. "He saved others," they said, "but he can't save himself! Let this Messiah, this king of Israel, come down now from the cross, that we may see and believe." Those crucified with him also heaped insults on him. 

Matthew 27:41-44  

In the same way the chief priests, the teachers of the law and the elders mocked him. "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. He trusts in God. Let God rescue him now if he wants him, for he said, 'I am the Son of God.' " In the same way the rebels who were crucified with him also heaped insults on  him.

Luke 23:35 

    The people stood watching, and the rulers even sneered at him. They said, "He saved others, let him save himself if he is God's Messiah, the Chosen One."

Luke 23:39-43  

    One of the criminals who hung there hurled insults at him: "Aren't you the Messiah? Save yourself and us!"

    But the other criminal rebuked him, "Don't you fear God," he said, "Since you are under the same sentence? We are punished justly, for we are getting what our deeds deserve. But this man has done nothing wrong."

    Then he said, "Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom."

    Jesus answered him, "Truly I tell you, today you will be with me in paradise."  

 

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Mark 15:27, 29-32 Part 1 of 2

They crucified two rebels with him, one on his right and one on his left. Those who passed by hurled insults at him, shaking their heads and saying, "So! You who are going to destroy the temple and build it in three days, come down from the cross and save yourself!" In the same way the chief priests and the teachers of the law mocked him among themselves. "He saved others," they said, "but he can't save himself! Let this Messiah, this king of Israel, come down now from the cross, that we may see and believe." Those crucified with him also heaped insults on him.

 

They crucified two rebels with him, one on his right and one on his left. 

Matthew 27:38  

    Two rebels were crucified with him, one on his right and one on his left.

Luke 23:32-33  

    Two other men, both criminals, were also led out with him to be executed. When they came to the place called the Skull, they crucified him there, along with the criminals--one on his right and the other on his left.

John 19:18  

There they crucified him, and with him two others--one on each side and Jesus in the middle.

Isaiah 53:12  

Therefore I will give him a portion among the great,

    and he will divide the spoil with the strong,

because he poured out his life unto death,

    and was numbered among the transgressors.

For he bore the sin of many,

    and made intercession for the transgressors.  

    (see all Isaiah 53)

 

Those who passed by hurled insults at him, shaking their heads and saying, "So! You who are going to destroy the temple and build it in three days, come down from the cross and save yourself!"  

Matthew 27:39-40  

Those who passed by hurled insults at him, shaking their heads 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!"

Luke 23:26-27  

    The soldiers also came up and mocked him. They offered him wine vinegar and said, "If you are the king of the Jews, save yourself." 

 

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Mark 15:24-26

And they crucified him. Dividing up his clothes, they cast lots to see what each would get.

    It was nine in the morning when they crucified him. The written notice of the charge against him read: THE KING OF THE JEWS.

 

And they crucified him. Dividing up his clothes, they cast lots to see what each would get. 

Matthew 27:35-36  

When they had crucified him, they divided up his clothes by casting lots. And sitting down, they kept watch over him there.

Luke 23:34  

Jesus said, "Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing." And they divided up his clothes by casting lots.

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.

    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 that said,

        "They divided my clothes among them

            and cast lots for my garment."  (Psalm 22:8)

So this is what the soldiers did.

 

It was nine in the morning when they crucified him. The written notice of the charge against him read: THE KING OF THE JEWS.  

Matthew 27:37  

Above his head they placed the written charge against him: THIS IS JESUS, 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. 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. 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."

    Pilate answered, "What I have written, I have written." 

 

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Mark 15:20-23

And when they had mocked him, they took off the purple robe and put his own clothes on him. Then they led him out to crucify him.

    A certain man from Cyrene, Simon, the father of Alexander and Rufus, was passing by on his way in from the country and they forced him to carry the cross. They brought Jesus to the place called Golgotha (which means "the place of the skull.) Then they offered him wine mixed with myrrh, but he did not take it.

 

Matthew 27:31-34  

After they had mocked him, they took off the robe, and put his own clothes on him. They they led him away to crucify him.

    As they were going out, they met a man from Cyrene, named Simon, and they forced him to carry the cross. They came to a place called Golgotha (which means "the place of the skull"). There they offered Jesus wine to drink, mixed with gall; but after tasting it, he refused to drink it.

Luke 23:26-28  

    As the soldiers led him away, they seized Simon from Cyrene, who was on his way in from the country, and put the cross on him and made him carry it behind Jesus. A large number of people followed him, including women who mourned and wailed for him. Jesus turned and said to them, "Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for me; weep for yourselves and for your children."  [see Luke 23:26-31]

John 19:16-17  

    Finally Pilate handed him over to be crucified. So the soldiers took charge of Jesus. Carrying his own cross, he went out to the place of the Skull (which in Aramaic is called Golgotha).

Psalm 69:21  

They put gall in my food

    and gave me vinegar for my thirst.  [see Psalm 69:19-21]

Proverbs 31:6  

Let beer be for those who are perishing,

    wine for those who are in anguish.  

 

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Mark 14:21 Judas

"The Son of Man will go just as it is written about him. But woe to that man who betrays the Son of Man! It would be better for him if he had not been born."

 

Matthew 27:3-10  

    When Judas, who had betrayed him, saw that Jesus was condemned, he was seized with remorse and returned the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and the elders. "I have sinned," he said, "for I have betrayed innocent blood."

    "What is that to us?" they replied, "That's your responsibility."

    So Judas threw the money into the temple and left. Then he went away and hanged himself.

    The chief priests picked up the coins and said, "It is against the law to put this into the treasury, since it is blood money." So they decided to use the money to buy the potter's field as a burial place for foreigners. That is why it has been called the Field of Blood to this day. Then what was spoken by Jeremiah the prophet was fulfilled: "They took the thirty pieces of silver, the price set on him by the people of Israel, and they used them to buy the potter's field, as the Lord commanded me."

  [see Jeremiah 32:6-9, Zechariah 11:12-13]

Acts 1:15-20  

    In those days Peter stood up among the believers (a group numbering about a hundred and twenty) and said, "Brothers and sisters, the Scripture had to be fulfilled in which the Holy Spirit spoke long ago through David concerning Judas, who served as a guide for those who arrested Jesus. He was one of our number and shared in our ministry."

    (With the payment he received for his wickedness, Judas bought a field; there he fell headlong, his body burst open and all his intestines spilled out. Everyone in Jerusalem heard about this so they called that field in their language Akeldama, that is Field of Blood.)

    "For," said Peter, "It is written in the Book of Psalms:

    " 'May his place be deserted;

        let there be no one to dwell in it,' "  [Psalm 69:25]

and,

    " 'May another take his place of leadership.' "  [Psalm 109:8]

 

[see all Acts 1] 

  

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