Mark 16:19-20 Part 2 of 2

    After the Lord Jesus had spoken to them, he was taken up into heaven and he sat at the right hand of God. Then the disciples went out and preached everywhere, and the Lord worked with them and confirmed his word by the signs that accompanied it.    

 

Acts 2:33  

"Exalted to the right hand of God, he has received from the Father the promised Holy Spirit and has poured out what you now see and hear.  (see Acts 2:22-41)

Acts 5:31  

"God exalted him to his own right hand as Prince and Savior that he might bring Israel to repentance and forgive their sins."  (see Acts 5:17-42)

Romans 8:34  

Who then is the one who condemns? No one. Christ Jesus who died--more than that, who was raised to life--is at the right hand of God and is also interceding for us.  

(see Romans 8:31-39)

Colossians 3:1  

Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God.  (see Colossians 3:1-17)

Hebrews 1:3  

The Son is the radiance of God's glory and the exact representation of his being, sustaining all things by his powerful word. After he had provided purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty in heaven.  (see all Hebrews 1)

Hebrews 12:1-3  

    Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses (see Hebrews 11), let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. For the joy set before him he endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. Consider him who endured such opposition from sinners, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart.  (see all Hebrews 12) 

 

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Mark 16:19-20 Part 1 of 2

    After the Lord Jesus had spoken to them, he was taken up into heaven and he sat at the right hand of God. Then the disciples went out and preached everywhere, and the Lord worked with them and confirmed his word by the signs that accompanied it.    

 

Psalm 110:1 

The LORD said to my lord:

"Sit at my right hand

    until I make your enemies

    a footstool for your feet."  

    (see all Psalm 110, also Acts 2:22-41)

Matthew 26:64  

    "You have said so," Jesus replied. "But I say to all of you: From now on you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of the Mighty One and coming on the clouds of heaven."  (see Matthew 26:57-67)

Luke 24:51-52  

    When he had led them out to the vicinity of Bethany, he lifted up his hands and blessed them. While he was blessing them, he left them and was taken up into heaven.  (see Luke 24:50-53)

John 6:61-62  

    Aware that his disciples were grumbling about this, Jesus said to them, "Does this offend you? Then what if you see the Son of Man ascend to where he was before!"  (see John 6:25-71)

Acts 1:9-11  

    After he said this, he was taken up before their very eyes, and a cloud hid him from their sight. 

    They were looking intently up into the sky as he was going, when suddenly two men dressed in white stood beside them. "Men of Galilee," they said, "Why do you stand here looking into the sky? This same Jesus, who has been taken from you into heaven, will come back in the same way you have seen him go into heaven."  (see Acts 1:1-14)  

 

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Mark 16:17-18

"And these signs will accompany those who believe: In my name they will drive out demons; they will speak in new tongues; they will pick up snakes with their hands; and when they drink deadly poison, it will not hurt them at all; they will place their hands on sick people, and they will get well."

 

Luke 10:17  

    The seventy-two returned with joy and said, "Lord, even the demons submit to us in your name."

Luke 10:19  

"I have given you authority to trample on snakes and scorpions and to overcome all the power of the enemy; nothing will harm you."  (see Luke 10:1-24)

Acts 2:4  

All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them.

Acts 2:43  

Everyone was filled the awe at the many wonders and signs performed by the apostles.  (see all Acts 2)

Acts 10:46  

For they heard them speaking in tongues and praising God.  (see all Acts 10)

Acts 14:3  

So Paul and Barnabas spent considerable time there, speaking boldly for the Lord, who confirmed the message of his grace by enabling them to perform signs and wonders.  (see all Acts 14)

Acts 9:17  

    Then Ananias went to the house and entered it. Placing his hands on Saul, he said, "Brother Saul, the Lord-- Jesus, who appeared to you on the road as you were coming here--has sent me so that you may see again and be filled with the Holy Spirit."  (see Acts 9:1-31)

Acts 19:6  

When Paul placed his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came on them, and they spoke in tongues and prophesied.  

(see Acts 19:1-22)

Acts 28:3, 5, 8  

3)  Paul gathered a pile of brushwood and, as he put it on the fire, a viper, driven out by the heat, fastened itself on his hand.  ...

5)  But Paul shook the snake off into the fire and suffered no ill effects.  ... 

8)  His father was sick in bed, suffering from fever and dysentery. Paul went in to see him and, after prayer, placed his hands on him and healed him.  (see Acts 28:1-16)

2 Corinthians 12:12  

I persevered in demonstrating among you the marks of a true apostle, including signs, wonders and miracles.  

(see all 2 Corinthians 12)

Hebrews 2:4  

God also testified to it by signs, wonders and various miracles, and by the gifts of the Holy Spirit distributed according to his will.  (see all Hebrews 2)

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Mark 16:14-16 Part 2 of 2

    Later Jesus appeared to the Eleven as they were eating; he rebuked them for their lack of faith and their stubborn refusal to believe those who had seen him after he had risen. 

    He said to them, "Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation. Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned."

 

He said to them, "Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation. Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned." 

Matthew 28:18-20  

Then Jesus came to them and said, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age."

Luke 24:47-48  

"... and repentance for the forgiveness of sins will be preached in his name to all nations, beginning at Jerusalem. You are witnesses of these things."  (see Luke 24:44-49)

Acts 1:8  

"But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth."  (see Acts 1:1-8)

John 3:16  

    For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.

John 3:18 

Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because they have not believed in the name of God's one and only Son. 

John 3:36  

Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life, but whoever rejects the Son will not see life, for God's wrath remains on them.  (see all John 3) 

Acts 2:37-39  

    When the people heard this, they were cut to the heart and said to Peter and the other apostles, "Brothers, what shall we do?" 

    Peter replied, "Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. The promise is for you and your children and for all who are far off--for all whom the Lord our God will call."  (see Acts 2:1-41) 

 

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Mark 16:14-16 Part 1 of 2

    Later Jesus appeared to the Eleven as they were eating; he rebuked them for their lack of faith and their stubborn refusal to believe those who had seen him after he had risen. 

    He said to them, "Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation. Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned."

 

Later Jesus appeared to the Eleven as they were eating; he rebuked them for their lack of faith and their stubborn refusal to believe those who had seen him after he had risen.  

Luke 24:36-43  

    While they were still talking about this, Jesus himself stood among them and said to them, "Peace be with you."

    They were startled and frightened, thinking they saw a ghost. He said to them, "Why are you troubled and why do doubts rise in your minds? Look at my hands and my feet. It is I myself! Touch me and see; a ghost does not have flesh and bones, as you see I have."

    When he had said this, he showed them his hands and feet. And while they still did not believe it because of joy and amazement, he asked them, "Do you have anything here to eat?" They gave him a piece of broiled fish, and he took it and ate it in their presence.

John 20:19-20  

    On the evening of that first day of the week, when the disciples were together, with the doors locked for fear of the Jewish leaders, Jesus came and stood among them and said, "Peace be with you!" After he said this, he showed them his hands and side. The disciples were overjoyed when they saw the Lord.  

 

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Mark 16:12-13 Part 2 of 2

    Afterward Jesus appeared in a different form to two of them while they were walking in the country. These returned and reported it to the rest; but they did not believe them either.

Luke 24:25-35 

    He said to them, "How foolish you are, and how slow to believe all that the prophets have spoken! Did not the Messiah have to suffer these things and then enter his glory?" And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, he explained to them what was said in all the Scriptures concerning himself.

    As they approached the village to which they were going, Jesus continued on as if he were going farther. But they urged him strongly, "Stay with us, for it is nearly evening; the day is almost over." So he went in to stay with them.

    When he was at the table with them, he took bread, gave thanks, broke it and began to give it to them. Then their eyes were opened and they recognized him, and he disappeared from their sight. They asked each other, "Were not our hearts burning within us while he talked with us on the road and opened the Scriptures to us?"

    Then they got up and returned at once to Jerusalem. There they found the Eleven and those with them, assembled together and saying, "It is true! The Lord has risen and has appeared to Simon." Then the two told what had happened on the way, and how Jesus was recognized by them when he broke the bread. 

 

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Mark 16:12-13 Part 1 of 2

    Afterward Jesus appeared in a different form to two of them while they were walking in the country. These returned and reported it to the rest; but they did not believe them either.

Luke 24:13-24 

    Now that same day two of them were going to a village called Emmaus, about seven miles from Jerusalem. They were talking with each other about everything that had happened. As they talked and discussed these things with each other, Jesus himself came up and walked along with them; but they were kept from recognizing him.

    He asked them, "What are you discussing together as you walk along?" 

    They stood still, their faces downcast. One of them, named Cleopas, asked him, "Are you the only one visiting Jerusalem who does not know the things that have happened there in these days?" 

    "What things?" he asked.

    "About Jesus of Nazareth," they replied. "He was a prophet, powerful in word and deed before God and all the people. The chief priests and our rulers handed him over to be sentenced to death, and they crucified him; but we had hoped that he was the one who was going to redeem Israel. And what is more, it is the third day since all this took place. In addition some of our women amazed us. They went to the tomb early this morning but didn't find his body. They came and told us that they had seen a vision of angels, who said he was alive. Then some of our companions went to the tomb and found it just as the women had said, but they did not see Jesus."  

 

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Mark 16:9-11

    When Jesus rose early on the first day of the week, he appeared just to Mary Magdalene, out of whom he had driven seven demons. She went and told those who had been with him and were mourning and weeping. When they heard that Jesus was alive and that she had seen him, they did not believe it. 

 

Luke 24:9-12 

    When they came back from the tomb, they told all these things to the Eleven and all the others. It was Mary Magdalene, Joanna, Mary the mother of James, and the others with them who told this to the apostles. But they did not believe the women, because their words seemed to them like nonsense. Peter, however, got up and ran to the tomb. Bending over, he saw the strips of linen lying by themselves, and he went away, wondering to himself what had happened. 

John 10:11-18  

    Now Mary stood outside the tomb crying. As she wept, she bent over to look into the tomb and saw two angels in white, seated where Jesus' body had been, one at the head and the other at the foot. 

    They asked her, "Woman, why are you crying?"

    "They have taken my Lord away," she said, "and I don't know where they have put him." At this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing there, but she did not realize it was Jesus.

    He asked her, "Woman, why are you crying? Who is it you are looking for?"

    Thinking he was the gardener, she said, "Sir, if you have carried him away, tell me where you have put him, and I will get him." 

    Jesus said to her, "Mary."

    She turned toward him and cried our in Aramaic, "Rabboni!" (which means "Teacher).

    Jesus said, "Do not hold on to me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father. Go instead to my brothers and tell them, 'I am ascending to my Father and to your Father, to my God and your God.' "

    Mary Magdalene went to the disciples with the news: "I have seen the Lord!" And she told them that he had said these things to her. 

 

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Mark 16:1-8 Part 3 of 3

    When the Sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices so that they might go to anoint Jesus' body. Very early on the first day of the week, just after sunrise, they were on their way to the tomb and they asked each other "Who will roll the stone away from the entrance of the tomb?"

    But when they looked up, they saw that the stone, which was very large, had been rolled away. As they entered the tomb, they saw a young man dressed in a white robe sitting on the right side, and they were alarmed.

    "Don't be alarmed," he said. "You are looking for Jesus the Nazarene, who was crucified. He has risen! He is not here. See the place where they laid him. But go, tell his disciples and Peter, 'He is going ahead of you into Galilee. There you will see him, just as he told you.' "

    Trembling and bewildered, the women went out and fled from the tomb. They said nothing to anyone, because they were afraid. 

 

(continued from Part 2) "Don't be alarmed," he said. "You are looking for Jesus the Nazarene, who was crucified. He has risen! He is not here. See the place where they laid him."  

Psalm 16:9-10  

Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices;

    my body will rest secure,

because you will not abandon me to the realm of the dead,

    nor will your faithful one see decay.  (see all Psalm 16)

Acts 2:24  

"But God raised him from the dead, freeing him from the agony of death, because it was impossible for death to keep its hold on him."  (see Acts 2:22-41)

Revelation 1:18  

"I am the Living One; I was dead, and now look, I am alive for ever and ever! And I hold the keys of death and Hades."  

(see Revelation 1:9-20)

 

"But go, tell his disciples and Peter, 'He is going ahead of you into Galilee. There you will see him, just as he told you.' "  

Mark 14:28  

"But after I have risen, I will go ahead of you into Galilee."

Matthew 28:7  

"Then go quickly and tell his disciples: 'He has risen from the dead and is going ahead of you into Galilee. There you will see him.' Now I have told you."

 

Trembling and bewildered, the women went out and fled from the tomb. They said nothing to anyone, because they were afraid.  

Matthew 28:8  

    So the women hurried away from the tomb, afraid yet filled with joy, and ran to tell his disciples.

 

Behind the scene  

Matthew 28:11-15  

    While the women were on their way, some of the guards went into the city and reported to the chief priests everything that had happened. When the the chief priests had met with the elders and devised a plan, they gave the soldiers a large sum of money, telling them, "You are to say, 'His disciples came during the night and stole him away while we were asleep.' If this report gets to the governor, we will satisfy him and keep you out of trouble." So the soldiers took the money and did as they were instructed. And this story has been widely circulated among the Jews to this very day. 

 

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Mark 16:1-8 Part 2 of 3

    When the Sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices so that they might go to anoint Jesus' body. Very early on the first day of the week, just after sunrise, they were on their way to the tomb and they asked each other "Who will roll the stone away from the entrance of the tomb?"

    But when they looked up, they saw that the stone, which was very large, had been rolled away. As they entered the tomb, they saw a young man dressed in a white robe sitting on the right side, and they were alarmed.

    "Don't be alarmed," he said. "You are looking for Jesus the Nazarene, who was crucified. He has risen! He is not here. See the place where they laid him. But go, tell his disciples and Peter, 'He is going ahead of you into Galilee. There you will see him, just as he told you.' "

    Trembling and bewildered, the women went out and fled from the tomb. They said nothing to anyone, because they were afraid. 

 

As they entered the tomb, they saw a young man dressed in a white robe sitting on the right side, and they were alarmed.  

Matthew 28:3-4 

His appearance was like lightning, and his clothes were white as snow. The guards were so afraid of him that they shook and became like dead men.

Luke 24:4-5  

While they were wondering about this, suddenly two men in clothes that gleamed like lightning stood beside them. In their fright the women bowed down with their faces to the ground, but the men said to them, "Why do you look for the living among the dead?"

 

"Don't be alarmed," he said. "You are looking for Jesus the Nazarene, who was crucified. He has risen! He is not here. See the place where they laid him."  

Matthew 28:5-6  

    The angel said to the women, "Do not be afraid, for I know you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified. He is not here; he has risen, just as he said. Come and see the place where he lay."

Luke 24:6  

"He is not here; he has risen! Remember how he told you, while he was still with you in Galilee: ..."  (see Luke 24:6-8) 

 

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Mark 16:1-8 Part 1 of 3

    When the Sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices so that they might go to anoint Jesus' body. Very early on the first day of the week, just after sunrise, they were on their way to the tomb and they asked each other "Who will roll the stone away from the entrance of the tomb?"

    But when they looked up, they saw that the stone, which was very large, had been rolled away. As they entered the tomb, they saw a young man dressed in a white robe sitting on the right side, and they were alarmed.

    "Don't be alarmed," he said. "You are looking for Jesus the Nazarene, who was crucified. He has risen! He is not here. See the place where they laid him. But go, tell his disciples and Peter, 'He is going ahead of you into Galilee. There you will see him, just as he told you.' "

    Trembling and bewildered, the women went out and fled from the tomb. They said nothing to anyone, because they were afraid. 

 

When the Sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices so that they might go to anoint Jesus' body. Very early on the first day of the week, just after sunrise, they were on their way to the tomb and they asked each other "Who will roll the stone away from the entrance of the tomb?"   

Luke 23:56 

Then they went home and prepared spices and perfumes. 

Matthew 28:1  

After the Sabbath, at dawn on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to look at the tomb.

Mark 15:46-47  

So Joseph bought some linen cloth, took down the body, wrapped it in the linen, and placed it in a tomb cut out of rock. Then he rolled a stone against the entrance of the tomb. Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joseph saw where he was laid.

 

But when they looked up, they saw that the stone, which was very large, had been rolled away.  

Matthew 28:2  

    There was a violent earthquake, for an angel of the Lord came down from heaven and, going to the tomb, rolled back the stone and sat on it.

Luke 24:2  

They found the stone rolled away from the tomb, but they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus.

John 20:1  

    Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene went to the tomb and saw that the stone had been removed from the entrance. 

 

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Mark 15:42-47 Part 3 of 3

   It was Preparation Day (that is, the day before the Sabbath). So as evening approached, Joseph of Arimathea, a prominent member of the Council, who was himself waiting for the kingdom of God, went boldly to Pilate and asked for Jesus' body. Pilate was surprised to hear that he was already dead. Summoning the centurion, he asked him if Jesus had already died. When he learned from the centurion that it was so, he gave the body to Joseph. So Joseph bought some linen cloth, took down the body, wrapped it in the linen, and placed it in a tomb cut out of rock. Then he rolled a stone against the entrance of the tomb. Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joseph saw where he was laid.

 

So Joseph bought some linen cloth, took down the body, wrapped it in linen, and placed it in a tomb cut out of rock. Then he rolled a stone against the entrance of the tomb. Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joseph saw where he was laid.   

Matthew 27:59-60 

Joseph took the body, wrapped it in a clean linen cloth, and placed it in his own new tomb that he had cut out of the rock. He rolled a big stone in front of the entrance to the tomb and went away.

Luke 23:53  

Then he took it down, wrapped it in linen cloth and placed it in a tomb cut in the rock, one in which no one had yet been laid. 

John 19:40-42  

Taking Jesus' body, the two of them wrapped it, with the spices, in strips of linen. This was in accordance with Jewish burial customs. 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. Because it was the Jewish day of Preparation and since the tomb was nearby, they laid Jesus there. 

 

Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joseph saw where he was laid.  

Matthew 27:61  

Mary Magdalene and the other Mary were sitting there opposite the tomb.

Luke 23:55-56  

    The women who had come with Jesus from Galilee followed Joseph and saw the tomb and how his body was laid in it. Then they went home and prepared spices and perfumes. But they rested on the Sabbath in obedience to the commandment.

 

Behind the scene  

Matthew 27:62-66  

    The next day, the one after Preparation Day, the chief priests and the Pharisees went to Pilate. "Sir," they said, "we remember that while he was still alive that deceiver said, 'After three days I will rise again.' 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."

    "Take a guard," Pilate answered. "Go make the tomb as secure as you know how." So they went and made the tomb secure by putting a seal on the stone and posting the guard. 

 

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Mark 15:42-47 Part 2 of 3

   It was Preparation Day (that is, the day before the Sabbath). So as evening approached, Joseph of Arimathea, a prominent member of the Council, who was himself waiting for the kingdom of God, went boldly to Pilate and asked for Jesus' body. Pilate was surprised to hear that he was already dead. Summoning the centurion, he asked him if Jesus had already died. When he learned from the centurion that it was so, he gave the body to Joseph. So Joseph bought some linen cloth, took down the body, wrapped it in the linen, and placed it in a tomb cut out of rock. Then he rolled a stone against the entrance of the tomb. Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joseph saw where he was laid.

 

So as evening approached, Joseph of Arimathea, a prominent member of the Council, who was himself waiting for the kingdom of God, went boldly to Pilate and asked for Jesus' body. Pilate was surprised to hear that he was already dead. Summoning the centurion, he asked him if Jesus had already died. When he learned from the centurion that it was so, he gave the body to Joseph.  

Matthew 27:57-58  

    As evening approached, there came a rich man from Arimathea, named Joseph, who had himself become a disciple of Jesus. Going to Pilate, he asked for Jesus' body, and Pilate ordered that it be given to him.

Luke 23:50-52  

    Now there was a man named Joseph, a member of the Council, a good and upright man, who had not consented to their decision and action. He came from the Judean town of Arimathea, and he himself was waiting for the kingdom of God. Going to Pilate, he asked for Jesus' body. 

John 19:38-39  

    Later, Joseph of Arimathea asked Pilate for the body of Jesus. Now Joseph was a disciple of Jesus, but secretly because he feared the Jewish leaders. With Pilate's permission, he came and took the body away. 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. 

 

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Mark 15:42-47 Part 1 of 3

   It was Preparation Day (that is, the day before the Sabbath). So as evening approached, Joseph of Arimathea, a prominent member of the Council, who was himself waiting for the kingdom of God, went boldly to Pilate and asked for Jesus' body. Pilate was surprised to hear that he was already dead. Summoning the centurion, he asked him if Jesus had already died. When he learned from the centurion that it was so, he gave the body to Joseph. So Joseph bought some linen cloth, took down the body, wrapped it in the linen, and placed it in a tomb cut out of rock. Then he rolled a stone against the entrance of the tomb. Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joseph saw where he was laid.

 

It was Preparation Day (that is, the day before the Sabbath).   

Luke 23:54 

It was Preparation Day, and the Sabbath was about to begin.

John 19:31-37  

    Now it was the day of Preparation, and the next day was to be a special Sabbath. Because the Jewish leaders 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. The soldiers therefore came and broke the legs of the first man who had been crucified with Jesus, and then those of the other other. But when they came to Jesus and found that he was already dead, they did not break his legs. Instead, one of the soldiers pierced Jesus' side with a spear, bringing a sudden flow of blood and water. 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. These things happened so that the scriptures would be fulfilled: "Not one of his bones will be broken," [Exodus 12:46, Numbers 9:12, Psalm 34:20] and, as another scripture says, "They will look on the one they have pierced."  [Zechariah 12:10] 

 

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Mark 15:37-41 Part 2 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. 

 

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.  

Matthew 27:55-56 

    Many women were there, watching from a distance. They had followed Jesus from Galilee to care for his needs. Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James and Joseph, and the mother of Zebedee's sons. 

Luke 23:48-49  

When all the people who had gathered to witness this sight saw what took place, they beat their breasts and went away. But all those who knew him, including the women who had followed him from Galilee, stood at a distance, watching these things. 

John 19:25-27   (before Jesus died)

    Near the cross of Jesus stood his mother, his mother's sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene. When Jesus saw his mother there, and the disciple whom he loved standing nearby, he said to her, "Woman, here is your son," and to the disciple, "Here is your mother." From that time on, this disciple took her into his home. 

 

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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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