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Read the account in all four versions and answer the questions that follow.
| Matthew | Mark | Luke | John |
| 32 As they were going out, they met a man from Cyrene, named
Simon, and they forced him to carry the cross.
33 They came to a place called Golgotha (which means The Place of the Skull). 34 There they offered Jesus wine to drink, mixed with gall; but after tasting it, he refused to drink it. |
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. 25 It was the third hour when they crucified him. |
26 As they 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.
27 A large number of people followed him, including women who mourned and wailed for him. 28 Jesus turned and said to them, "Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for me; weep for yourselves and for your children. 29 For the time will come when you will say, 'Blessed are the barren women, the wombs that never bore and the breasts that never nursed!' 30 Then "'they will say to the mountains, "Fall on us!" and to the hills, "Cover us!"' 31 For if men do these things when the tree is green, what will happen when it is dry?" 32 Two other men, both criminals, were also led out with him to be executed. |
17 Carrying his own cross, he went out to the place of the Skull
(which in Aramaic is called Golgotha).
18 Here they crucified him, and with him two others--one on each side and Jesus in the middle. |
| 37 Above his head they placed the written charge against him: THIS IS JESUS, THE KING OF THE JEWS. | 26 The written notice of the charge against him read: THE KING OF THE JEWS. | 38 There was a written notice above him, which read: THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS. | 19 Pilate had a notice prepared and fastened to the cross. It
read: JESUS OF NAZARETH, THE KING OF THE JEWS.
20 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. 21 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." 22 Pilate answered, "What I have written, I have written." |
| 38 Two robbers were crucified with him, one on his right and one on his left. | 27 They crucified two robbers with him, one on his right and one on his left. | 33 When they came to the place called the Skull, there they crucified him, along with the criminals--one on his right, the other on his left. | -- |
| 35 When they had crucified him, they divided up his clothes by
casting lots.
36 And sitting down, they kept watch over him there. |
24 Dividing up his clothes, they cast lots to see what each would get. | 34 Jesus said, "Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing." And they divided up his clothes by casting lots. | 23 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.
24 "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 which said, "They divided my garments among them and cast lots for my clothing." So this is what the soldiers did. |
| 39 Those who passed by hurled insults at him, shaking their heads
40 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!" 41 In the same way the chief priests, the teachers of the law and the elders mocked him. 42 "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. 43 He trusts in God. Let God rescue him now if he wants him, for he said, 'I am the Son of God.'" |
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 Christ, 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. |
35 The people stood watching, and the rulers even sneered at
him. They said, "He saved others; let him save himself if he is the Christ
of God, the Chosen One."
36 The soldiers also came up and mocked him. They offered him wine vinegar 37 and said, "If you are the king of the Jews, save yourself." |
5 Near the cross of Jesus stood his mother, his mother's sister,
Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene.
26 When Jesus saw his mother there, and the disciple whom he loved standing nearby, he said to his mother, "Dear woman, here is your son," 27 and to the disciple, "Here is your mother." From that time on, this disciple took her into his home. |
| 44 In the same way the robbers who were crucified with him also heaped insults on him. | -- | 39 One of the criminals who hung there hurled insults at him:
"Aren't you the Christ? Save yourself and us!"
40 But the other criminal rebuked him. "Don't you fear God," he said, "since you are under the same sentence? 41 We are punished justly, for we are getting what our deeds deserve. But this man has done nothing wrong." 42 Then he said, "Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom." 43 Jesus answered him, "I tell you the truth, today you will be with me in paradise." |
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| 45 From the sixth hour until the ninth hour darkness came over all the land. | 33 At the sixth hour darkness came over the whole land until the ninth hour. | 44 It was now about the sixth hour, and darkness came over the
whole land until the ninth hour,
45 for the sun stopped shining. And the curtain of the temple was torn in two. 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. |
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| 46 About the ninth hour Jesus cried out in a loud voice, "Eloi,
Eloi, lama sabachthani?"--which means, "My God, my God, why have you forsaken
me?"
47 When some of those standing there heard this, they said, "He's calling Elijah." |
34 And at the ninth hour Jesus cried out in a loud voice, "Eloi,
Eloi, lama sabachthani?"--which means, "My God, my God, why have you forsaken
me?"
35 When some of those standing near heard this, they said, "Listen, he's calling Elijah." |
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| 48 Immediately one of them ran and got a sponge. He filled it
with wine vinegar, put it on a stick, and offered it to Jesus to drink.
49 The rest said, "Now leave him alone. Let's see if Elijah comes to save him." 50 And when Jesus had cried out again in a loud voice, he gave up his spirit. |
36 One man ran, filled a sponge with wine vinegar, put it on
a stick, 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. |
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. | 28 Later, knowing that all was now completed, and so that the
Scripture would be fulfilled, Jesus said, "I am thirsty."
29 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. 30 When he had received the drink, Jesus said, "It is finished." With that, he bowed his head and gave up his spirit. |
| 51 At that moment the curtain of the temple was torn in two from
top to bottom. The earth shook and the rocks split.
52 The tombs broke open and the bodies of many holy people who had died were raised to life. 53 They came out of the tombs, and after Jesus' resurrection they went into the holy city and appeared to many people. |
38 The curtain of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. | 45 And the curtain of the temple was torn in two. | -- |
| 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!"
55 Many women were there, watching from a distance. They had followed Jesus from Galilee to care for his needs. 56 Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James and Joses, and the mother of Zebedee's sons. |
39 And when the centurion, who stood there in front of Jesus,
heard his cry and 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 Joses, 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. |
47 The centurion, seeing what had happened, praised God and said,
"Surely this was a righteous man."
48 When all the people who had gathered to witness this sight saw what took place, they beat their breasts and went away. 49 But all those who knew him, including the women who had followed him from Galilee, stood at a distance, watching these things. |
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| -- | -- | -- | 31 Now it was the day of Preparation, and the next day was to
be a special Sabbath. Because the Jews 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.
32 The soldiers therefore came and broke the legs of the first man who had been crucified with Jesus, and then those of the other. 33 But when they came to Jesus and found that he was already dead, they did not break his legs. 34 Instead, one of the soldiers pierced Jesus' side with a spear, bringing a sudden flow of blood and water. 35 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. 36 These things happened so that the scripture would be fulfilled: "Not one of his bones will be broken," 37 and, as another scripture says, "They will look on the one they have pierced." |
Observe
Who followed Jesus to his crucifixion?
What was the issue with the sign?
List the things Jesus said from the cross.
Who watched the crucifixion?
What did the centurion say about Jesus?
Interpret
Jesus says "Father, forgive them."
Who are they?
Jesus says, "It is finished." What is done?
Apply
God turned his back on Jesus as he bore
the sins of the world. He cried , "Why have you forsaken me?"
Imagine how hard it was for him to be separated from his Father.
The centurion said, "Surely this was a righteous man." What do you
say about the one who bore your sins?