Friday 3 April 33
Lesson 1: Jesus Last Moments
Lesson 1: Jesus Last Moments
- Matthew 27: 33-44
- Mark 15:22-32
- Luke 23:31-43
- Matthew 27:45-56
- Mark 15:33-41
- Luke 23:44-49
- Matthew 27:57-66
- Mark 15:42-47
- Luke 23:50-56
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The Crucifixion
Soldiers nailed His hands and feet to the cross and placed above His head a sign saying, 'JESUS OF NAZARETH, KING OF THE JEWS'. As they raised the cross, Jesus cried, "Father, forgive them. They don't know what they are doing."
Two thieves were crucified beside Him. The first sneered at him, but the other said, "Be quiet! We deserve our punishment, but this man has done nothing wrong." Then he turned to Jesus and said, "Please remember me when you come into your kingdom," and Jesus promised he would be with Him that day in Paradise.
The guards drew lots to see who would win Jesus' clothes, while the priests and Pharisees taunted Him. "If you come down from the cross now, we'll believe in You!" they mocked.
Soldiers nailed His hands and feet to the cross and placed above His head a sign saying, 'JESUS OF NAZARETH, KING OF THE JEWS'. As they raised the cross, Jesus cried, "Father, forgive them. They don't know what they are doing."
Two thieves were crucified beside Him. The first sneered at him, but the other said, "Be quiet! We deserve our punishment, but this man has done nothing wrong." Then he turned to Jesus and said, "Please remember me when you come into your kingdom," and Jesus promised he would be with Him that day in Paradise.
The guards drew lots to see who would win Jesus' clothes, while the priests and Pharisees taunted Him. "If you come down from the cross now, we'll believe in You!" they mocked.
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North Parade Publishing
The Death of Jesus
At midday, a shadow passed across the sun and darkness fell over the land for three long hours. At three o'clock in the afternoon, Jesus cried out in a loud voice, "My God, why have you forsaken me?" Then he gave a great cry, "It is finished!" and with these words, he gave up His spirit.
At that moment the earth shook, and the curtain in the holy temple was torn from top to bottom. When the Roman soldiers felt the ground move beneath their feet and saw how Jesus passed away, they were deeply shaken. "Surely He was the Son of God!" whispered one in amazement.
At midday, a shadow passed across the sun and darkness fell over the land for three long hours. At three o'clock in the afternoon, Jesus cried out in a loud voice, "My God, why have you forsaken me?" Then he gave a great cry, "It is finished!" and with these words, he gave up His spirit.
At that moment the earth shook, and the curtain in the holy temple was torn from top to bottom. When the Roman soldiers felt the ground move beneath their feet and saw how Jesus passed away, they were deeply shaken. "Surely He was the Son of God!" whispered one in amazement.
Bible Story
North Parade Publishing
The Burial
Because the next day was to be a special Sabbath, the Jewish leaders did not want the bodies left on the crosses, and so they asked Pilate to have them taken down. A man named Joseph of Arimathea asked permission to take Jesus' body away, and so Jesus' friends carefully wrapped the body in linen and spices, and then placed it in a tomb that Joseph had had built for himself. Then they rolled a large stone in front of the entrance to the tomb, and sadly left.
But the very next day, the chief priests and the Pharises went to Pilate and asked him to place a guard on the tomb and to seal it, for they remembered that when He was alive Jesus had said, "After three days I will rise again," and they believed that His disciples might come and steal the body and then try to persuade the people that He had been raised from the dead. Pilate told them to make the tomb secure and they did.
Because the next day was to be a special Sabbath, the Jewish leaders did not want the bodies left on the crosses, and so they asked Pilate to have them taken down. A man named Joseph of Arimathea asked permission to take Jesus' body away, and so Jesus' friends carefully wrapped the body in linen and spices, and then placed it in a tomb that Joseph had had built for himself. Then they rolled a large stone in front of the entrance to the tomb, and sadly left.
But the very next day, the chief priests and the Pharises went to Pilate and asked him to place a guard on the tomb and to seal it, for they remembered that when He was alive Jesus had said, "After three days I will rise again," and they believed that His disciples might come and steal the body and then try to persuade the people that He had been raised from the dead. Pilate told them to make the tomb secure and they did.