Biblical Moment: The Crucifixion and Death of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ

Biblical Moment: The Crucifixion and Death of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ

“And when they came to a place called Golgotha (which means Place of the Skull), they gave Jesus wine to drink mixed with gall. But when He had tasted it, He refused to drink. After they had crucified Him, they divided His Garments by casting lots; then they sat down and kept watch over Him there. And they placed over His Head the written charge against Him: This is Jesus, the King of the Jews. Two revolutionaries were crucified with Him, one on His right and the other on His left. Those passing by reviled Him, shaking their heads and saying, “You who would destroy the Temple and rebuild it in three days, save yourself, if you are the Son of God, and come down from the cross!” Likewise the chief priests with the scribes and elders mocked Him and said, “He saved others; He cannot save himself. So He is the King of Israel! Let Him come down from the cross now, and we will believe in Him. He trusted in God; let Him deliver Him now if He wants Him. For he said, ‘I am the Son of God.’” The revolutionaries who were crucified with him also kept abusing him in the same way.”

—Matthew 27:33-44

“From Noon onward, darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon. And about three o’clock Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” which means, “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?” Some of the bystanders who heard it said, “This One is calling for Elijah.” Immediately one of them ran to get a sponge; he soaked it in wine, and putting it on a reed, gave it to Him to drink. But the rest said, “Wait, let us see if Elijah comes to save Him.” But Jesus cried out again in a loud voice, and gave up His Spirit. And behold, the Veil of the Sanctuary was torn in two from top to bottom. The earth quaked, rocks were split, tombs were opened, and the bodies of many Saints who had fallen asleep were raised. And coming forth from their tombs after His Resurrection, they entered the Holy City and appeared to many. The centurion and the men with Him who were keeping watch over Jesus feared greatly when they saw the earthquake and all that was happening, and they said, “Truly, this was the Son of God!” There were many women there, looking on from a distance, who had followed Jesus from Galilee, ministering to him. Among them were Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of James and Joseph, and the mother of the sons of Zebedee.”

—Matthew 27:45-56

 

“They brought Jesus to the place of Golgotha (which is translated Place of the Skull). They gave Him wine drugged with myrrh, but He did not take it. Then they crucified Him and divided His garments by casting lots for them to see what each should take. It was nine o’clock in the morning when they crucified Him. The inscription of the charge against Him read, “The King of the Jews.” With Him they crucified two revolutionaries, one on His right and one on His left. Those passing by reviled Him, shaking their heads and saying, “Aha! You who would destroy the Temple and rebuild it in three days, save yourself by coming down from the cross.” Likewise the chief priests, with the scribes, mocked Him among themselves and said, “He saved others; He cannot save himself. Let the Messiah, the King of Israel, come down now from the cross that we may see and believe.” Those who were crucified with Him also kept abusing him.”—Mark 15:22-32

“At Noon darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon. And at three o’clock Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?” which is translated, “My God, My God, why have you forsaken Me?” Some of the bystanders who heard it said, “Look, He is calling Elijah.” One of them ran, soaked a sponge with wine, put it on a reed, and gave it to Him to drink, saying, “Wait, let us see if Elijah comes to take Him down.” Jesus gave a loud cry and breathed His Last. The Veil of the Sanctuary was torn in two from top to bottom. When the centurion who stood facing Him saw how He breathed His Last he said, “Truly this man was the Son of God!” There were also women looking on from a distance. Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of the younger James and of Joses, and Salome. These women had followed Him when he was in Galilee and ministered to Him. There were also many other women who had come up with Him to Jerusalem.”—Mark 15:33-41

 

“When they came to the place called the Skull, they crucified Jesus and the criminals there, one on His right, the other on His left. Then Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, they know not what they do.” They divided His Garments by casting lots. The people stood by and watched; the rulers, meanwhile, sneered at Him and said, “He saved others, let Him save Himself if He is the Chosen One, the Messiah of God.” Even the soldiers jeered at Him. As they approached to offer Him wine they called out, “If You are King of the Jews, save Yourself.” Above Him there was an inscription that read, “This is the King of the Jews.”

Now one of the criminals hanging there reviled Jesus, saying, “Are you not the Messiah? Save Yourself and us.” The other, however, rebuking him, said in reply, “Have you no fear of God, for you are subject to the same condemnation? And indeed, we have been condemned justly, for the sentence we received corresponds to our crimes, but This Man has done nothing criminal.” Then he said, “Jesus, remember me when You come into Your Kingdom.” Jesus replied to Him, “Amen, I say to you, today you will be with Me in Paradise.””—Luke 23:33-43

“It was now about Noon and darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon because of an eclipse of the sun. Then the Veil of the Temple was torn down the middle. Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Father, into Your Hands I commend My Spirit”; and when He had said this He breathed His Last. The centurion who witnessed what had happened glorified God and said, “This man was innocent beyond doubt.” When all the people who had gathered for this spectacle saw what had happened, they returned home beating their breasts; but all His acquaintances stood at a distance, including the women who had followed him from Galilee and saw these events.”—Luke 23:44-49

 

“So they took Jesus, and carrying the cross Himself He went out to what is called the Place of the Skull, in Hebrew, Golgotha. There they crucified Him, and with Him two others, one on either side, with Jesus in the middle. Pilate also had an inscription written and put on the cross. It read, “Jesus the Nazorean, the King of the Jews.” Now many of the Jews read this inscription, because the place where Jesus was crucified was near the city; and it was written in Hebrew, Latin, and Greek. So the chief priests of the Jews said to Pilate, “Do not write ‘The King of the Jews,’ but that He said, ‘I am the King of the Jews.’” Pilate answered, “What I have written, I have written.””—John 19:16-22

“When the soldiers had crucified Jesus, they took His Clothes and divided them into four shares, a share for each soldier. They also took His Tunic, but the tunic was seamless, woven in one piece from the top down. So they said to one another, “Let’s not tear it, but cast lots for it to see whose it will be,” in order that the passage of Scripture might be fulfilled that says: “They divided my garments among them, and for my vesture they cast lots.” This is what the soldiers did. Standing by the Cross of Jesus were His Mother and His Mother’s Sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary of Magdala. When Jesus saw His Mother and the disciple there whom He loved, He said to His Mother, “Woman, behold, Your Son.” Then He said to the disciple, “Behold, your mother.” And from that hour the disciple took her into his home. After this, aware that everything was now finished, in order that the Scripture might be fulfilled, Jesus said, “I thirst.” There was a vessel filled with common wine. So they put a sponge soaked in wine on a sprig of hyssop and put it up to His Mouth. When Jesus had taken the wine, He said, “It is finished.” And bowing His Head, He handed over the Spirit.”—John 19:23-30

“Now since it was preparation day, in order that the bodies might not remain on the cross on the Sabbath, for the Sabbath day of that week was a solemn one, the Jews asked Pilate that their legs be broken and they be taken down. So the soldiers came and broke the legs of the first and then of the other one who was crucified with Jesus. But when they came to Jesus and saw that He was already dead, they did not break His legs, but one soldier thrust his lance into His Side, and immediately blood and water flowed out. An eyewitness has testified, and his testimony is true; he knows that he is speaking the truth, so that you also may come to believe. For this happened so that the Scripture passage might be fulfilled: “Not a bone of it will be broken.” And again another passage says: “They will look upon Him whom they have pierced.””—John 19:31-37

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