The Crucifixion of Jesus Christ
21 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.
22 They brought Jesus to the place called Golgotha (which means “the
place of the skull”). 23 Then they offered him wine mixed with myrrh,
but he did not take it. 24 And they crucified him. Dividing up his
clothes, they cast lots to see what each would get.
25 It
was nine in the morning when they crucified him. 26 The written
notice of the charge against him read: the king of the
jews.
27 They
crucified two rebels with him, one on his right and one on his left. 29 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, 30 come down from the
cross and save yourself!” 31 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! 32 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.
The Death of Jesus
33 At
noon, darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon.
34 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.”
36 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.
37 With
a loud cry, Jesus breathed his last.
38 The
curtain of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. 39 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!”
40 Some
women were watching from a distance. Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary the
mother of James the younger and of Joseph, and Salome. 41 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.
The Burial of Jesus
42 It
was Preparation Day (that is, the day before the Sabbath). So as evening
approached, 43 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. 44 Pilate was surprised to hear that he
was already dead. Summoning the centurion, he asked him if Jesus had already
died. 45 When he learned from the centurion that it was so, he gave
the body to Joseph. 46 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. 47 Mary Magdalene
and Mary the mother of Joseph saw where he was laid.
Jesus Has Risen
16 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.
2 Very early on the first day of the week, just after sunrise, they
were on their way to the tomb 3 and they asked each other, “Who will
roll the stone away from the entrance of the tomb?”
4 But
when they looked up, they saw that the stone, which was very large, had been
rolled away. 5 As they entered the tomb, they saw a young man dressed
in a white robe sitting on the right side, and they were
alarmed.
6 “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.
7 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.’”
8 Trembling
and bewildered, the women went out and fled from the tomb. They said nothing to
anyone, because they were afraid.
9 When
Jesus rose early on the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary
Magdalene,
out of whom he had driven seven
demons. 10 She went and told those who had been with
him and who were mourning and weeping. 11 When they heard that Jesus was alive and
that she had seen him, they did not believe it.
12 Afterward
Jesus appeared in a different form to two of them while they were walking in the
country.
13 These returned and reported it to the rest;
but they did not believe them either.
14 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.
15 He
said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all
creation.
16 Whoever believes and is baptized will be
saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned. 17 And these signs will accompany those who believe: In my name
they will drive out demons; they will speak in new tongues;
18 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.”
19 After
the Lord Jesus had spoken to them, he was taken up into heaven
and he sat at the right hand of
God. 20 Then the disciples went out and preached
everywhere, and the Lord worked with them and confirmed his word by the
signs that accompanied
it.
Posted in the name of the King of Kings
by,
Sir Richard...
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