In Matthew 20:28, Jesus says, “The Son of Man came. He was not helpless at the hands of those who crucified him-he alone had the authority to end his life. After hanging on the cross for three hours, Jesus finally gave up his own life. This task was traumatic and overwhelming, but Jesus accepted it willingly. Jesus faced the incredible task of laying down his life as a ransom for the world. “Father, into your hands I commit my spirit!” ( Luke 23:46) Jesus willingly gave his life. The work His Father had sent Him to do, which was to teach the Gospel, perform miracles, and achieve reconciliation for His people, was fulfilled.
Here, Jesus was answering the Messianic prophecy from Psalm 69:21: “They put gall in my food and gave me vinegar for my thirst.”Ħ. “Dear Woman, here is your son!” and “Here is your mother!” When Jesus recognized His mother standing near the cross with the Apostle John, He entrusted His mother’s well-being to John’s responsibility. “I tell you the truth, today you will be with me in paradise" ( Luke 23:43).Ĥ. “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing” ( Luke 23:34).ģ. Matthew 27:46 tells us that about the ninth hour Jesus cried out, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”Ģ. The Last Words of Jesus Christ on the Crossġ. While Jesus was mocked, one of the criminals asked Jesus to remember him and Jesus responded: "Truly I tell you, today you will be with me in paradise." Jesus then looked to heaven and asked God "forgive them, for they do not know what they do." When taking his last breath, Jesus spoke: "Father, into your hands I commit my is finished." Jesus was nailed to the cross between two criminals and his sides pierced by a sword. Jesus on the CrossĬrowds had gathered to mourn and watch Jesus' death. The location of Jesus' crucifixion is known as Calvary, which is translated from "a place of skull". Jesus had a crown of thorns thrust on his head and made to carry his cross along the pathway to the hill where he would be crucified. Pilate washed his hands in front of the crowd to symbolize that he was not taking responsibility for the bloodshed of Jesus and then handed Jesus over to be beaten and lashed. Pilate could find no wrong in Jesus, yet he wanted to give the people what they wanted, and that was the death of Jesus. The Roman governor Pontius Pilate was reluctant when it came to the punishment for Jesus. According to Roman law, the punishment for rebellion against the king was death by crucifixion.
#Jesus trial#
With the help of Judas Iscariot, Roman soldiers arrested Jesus and he was put on trial for claiming to be the king of the Jews. Jewish leaders feared Jesus because of his growing followers. Jesus had prophesied of his death in Matthew "from that time on Jesus began to explain to his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things at the hands of the elders, the chief priests and the teachers of the law and that he must be killed and on the third day be raised to life." Jesus understood that his life would be required as a sacrifice for the sins of man.Īt the height of his ministry and miracles, many Jews came to believe in Jesus as Messiah, the Son of God. This Bible story is the central summary of the saving Gospel of Jesus. The crucifixion of Jesus is recorded in the New Testament books, known as the Gospels - Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John.
Bible Story of the Crucifixion of Jesus Christ
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