~ Jesus Was
Executed, 5 ~
This
Series
~ Jesus Christ came to earth to save sinners. He lived a sinless life. He was a
truly righteous man. But He was rejected by mankind. He died a cruel, painful
death as a penalty for our sins. Those who now accept Him and trust Him for
eternal salvation will live forever with Him without any more pains or sadness.
Scripture ~ “And He, bearing His
cross, went out to a place called the Place of a Skull, which is called in
Hebrew, Golgotha, 18 where they crucified Him, and two
others with Him, one on either side, and Jesus in the center. 19 Now
Pilate wrote a title and put it on
the cross. And the writing was:
JESUS OF NAZARETH, THE
KING OF THE JEWS
20 “Then many of the Jews read this title, for the place where Jesus
was crucified was near the city; and it was written in Hebrew, Greek, and Latin. 21 Therefore
the chief priests of the Jews said to Pilate, ‘Do not write, “The King of the
Jews,” but, “He said, “I am the King of the Jews”.’
22 “Pilate answered, ‘What I have written, I have written.’
23 “Then the soldiers, when they had crucified Jesus, took His
garments and made four parts, to each soldier a part, and also the tunic. Now
the tunic was without seam, woven from the top in one piece. 24 They
said therefore among themselves, ‘Let us not tear it, but cast lots for it,
whose it shall be,’ that the Scripture might be fulfilled which says: “They divided My garments among them, and for My clothing they cast lots.’
Therefore the soldiers did these things.
25 “Now there stood by the cross of Jesus His mother, and His
mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene. 26 When
Jesus therefore saw His mother, and the disciple whom He loved standing by, He
said to His mother, ‘Woman, behold your son!’ 27 Then He said
to the disciple, ‘Behold your mother!’ And from that hour that disciple took
her to his own home.
28 “After this, Jesus, knowing that all things were now accomplished,
that the Scripture might be fulfilled, said, ‘I thirst!’ 29 Now
a vessel full of sour wine was sitting there; and they filled a sponge with
sour wine, put it on hyssop, and put it to His mouth. 30 So
when Jesus had received the sour wine, He said, ‘It is finished!’ And bowing
His head, He gave up His spirit.
31 “Therefore, because it was the Preparation Day, that the bodies should not remain on the cross on the Sabbath
(for that Sabbath was a high day), the Jews asked Pilate that their legs might
be broken, and that they might
be taken away. 32 Then the soldiers came and broke the legs of
the first and of the other who was crucified with Him. 33 But when
they came to Jesus and saw that He was already dead, they did not break His
legs. 34 But one of the soldiers pierced His side with a spear,
and immediately blood and water came out. 35 And he who has
seen has testified, and his testimony is true; and he knows that he is telling
the truth, so that you may believe. 36 For these things were
done that the Scripture should be fulfilled, ‘Not one of His bones shall be
broken.’ 37 And again another Scripture says, ‘They shall look
on Him whom they pierced’” (John
19:17 –37).
~ Robert
Lloyd Russell, ABUNDANT
LIFE NOW blog.
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Bible Version:
Quotations are from the NKJV unless otherwise noted. Emphasis is added.
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