They Risked it All to Bury their Lord Jesus Christ 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. 39 […]

Jesus’s Crucifixion and Death Fulfilled Scripture 23 When the soldiers had crucified Jesus, they took his garments and divided them into four parts, one part for each soldier; also his tunic. But the tunic was seamless, woven in one piece from top to bottom, 24 so they said to one another, “Let us not tear […]

The Crucifixion So they took Jesus, 17 and he went out, bearing his own cross, to the place called The Place of a Skull, which in Aramaic is called Golgotha. Comment: After Pilate delivered Jesus to the Chief Priest and the Jews to be crucified, they wasted no time in executing the crucifixion. Since these […]

The Greater Sin is with those who reject Jesus 8 When Pilate heard this statement, he was even more afraid. Comment: The jews made a statement that Jesus needed to die in verse 7 just above this one and verse 8 starts by indicating that when Pilate heard this, he was even more afraid. This […]

Jesus the innocent  pronounced Not Guilty for the second time 4 Pilate went out again and said to them, “See, I am bringing him out to you that you may know that I find no guilt in him.” Comment: We know from reading other gospels that the jews would not enter the courtyard of Pilate […]

Jesus the innocent, flogged and mocked ​1 Then Pilate took Jesus and flogged him. 2 And the soldiers twisted together a crown of thorns and put it on his head and arrayed him in a purple robe. 3 They came up to him, saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!” and struck him with their hands. […]