And they compelled a passerby, Simon of Cyrene, who was coming in from the country, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to carry his cross. And they brought him to the place called Golgotha (which means Place of a Skull). And they offered him wine mixed with myrrh, but he did not take it. AndContinue reading “Mark 15: 21-32….Crucified and Taunted!”
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Mark 15; 1-20….A brief look at Unbelievable evil!
And as soon as it was morning, the chief priests held a consultation with the elders and scribes and the whole council. And they bound Jesus and led him away and delivered him over to Pilate. And Pilate asked him, “Are you the King of the Jews?” And he answered him, “You have said so.”Continue reading “Mark 15; 1-20….A brief look at Unbelievable evil!”
Mark 15: 1-15….Portion of a long trial!
Introduction: At the end there is a brief summary of what Jesus was forced to endure before He was sentenced to be crucified. I will consider the passage again tomorrow. 1 And as soon as it was morning, the chief priests held a consultation with the elders and scribes and the whole council. And theyContinue reading “Mark 15: 1-15….Portion of a long trial!”
Mark 9: 30-37….Keep it Quiet!
They went on from there and passed through Galilee. And he did not want anyone to know, for he was teaching his disciples, saying to them, “The Son of Man is going to be delivered into the hands of men, and they will kill him. And when he is killed, after three days he willContinue reading “Mark 9: 30-37….Keep it Quiet!”
Mark 8: 31-9: 1….Peter doesn’t like what Jesus is teaching!
And he began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders and the chief priests and the scribes and be killed, and after three days rise again. And he said this plainly. And Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him. But turning andContinue reading “Mark 8: 31-9: 1….Peter doesn’t like what Jesus is teaching!”
John 20: 11-21….Then Jesus appears.
11 But Mary stood weeping outside the tomb, and as she wept she stooped to look into the tomb. And she saw two angels in white, sitting where the body of Jesus had lain, one at the head and one at the feet. They said to her, “Woman, why are you weeping?” She said toContinue reading “John 20: 11-21….Then Jesus appears.”
John 19:38-20:10….Buried dead, 36 hours later an empty grave!
38 After these things Joseph of Arimathea, who was a disciple of Jesus, but secretly for fear of the Jews, asked Pilate that he might take away the body of Jesus, and Pilate gave him permission. So he came and took away his body. Nicodemus also, who earlier had come to Jesus by night, cameContinue reading “John 19:38-20:10….Buried dead, 36 hours later an empty grave!”
John 19: 16-19, 23-27, 30-37….The Crucifixion – Friday Afternoon.
So they took Jesus, and he went out, bearing his own cross, to the place called The Place of a Skull, which in Aramaic is called Golgotha. There they crucified him, and with him two others, one on either side, and Jesus between them. Pilate also wrote an inscription and put it on the cross.Continue reading “John 19: 16-19, 23-27, 30-37….The Crucifixion – Friday Afternoon.”
John 18: 28-38, 19: 1-6, 12-16a….Please read it slowly considering it deeply! Friday morning.
Then they (the Jewish Sanhedrin) led Jesus from the house of Caiaphas to the governor’s headquarters. It was early morning. They themselves did not enter the governor’s headquarters, so that they would not be defiled, but could eat the Passover. So Pilate went outside to them and said, “What accusation do you bring against thisContinue reading “John 18: 28-38, 19: 1-6, 12-16a….Please read it slowly considering it deeply! Friday morning.”
John 11: 28-44….As Jesus is nearing Jerusalem to die.
Martha said to her sister Mary –“The Teacher is here and is calling for you.” And when she heard it, she rose quickly and went to him. Now Jesus had not yet come into the village, but was still in the place where Martha had met him. When the Jews who were with her inContinue reading “John 11: 28-44….As Jesus is nearing Jerusalem to die.”
As I read it! 