Jesus, the Christ: Death of

And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your seed and her seed. He will crush your head, and you will strike his heel.”

For the choirmaster. To the tune of “The Doe of the Dawn.” A Psalm of David. My God, my God, why have You forsaken me? Why are You so far from saving me, so far from my words of groaning?

They open their jaws against me like lions that roar and maul.

For dogs surround me; a band of evil men encircles me; they have pierced my hands and feet.

They divide my garments among them and cast lots for my clothing.

He protects all his bones; not one of them will be broken.

They poisoned my food with gall and gave me vinegar to quench my thirst.

For they persecute the one You struck and recount the pain of those You wounded.

I am an object of scorn to my accusers; when they see me, they shake their heads.

Just as many were appalled at Him—His appearance was disfigured beyond that of any man, and His form was marred beyond human likeness—

He was oppressed and afflicted, yet He did not open His mouth. He was led like a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is silent, so He did not open His mouth. …

Then after the sixty-two weeks the Messiah will be cut off and will have nothing. Then the people of the prince who is to come will destroy the city and the sanctuary. The end will come like a flood, and until the end there will be war; desolations have been decreed.

So on that day I will set out to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.

Then I will pour out on the house of David and on the people of Jerusalem a spirit of grace and prayer, and they will look on Me, the One they have pierced. They will mourn for Him as one mourns for an only child, and grieve bitterly for Him as one grieves for a firstborn son.

If someone asks him, ‘What are these wounds on your chest?’ he will answer, ‘These are the wounds I received in the house of my friends.’

Awake, O sword, against My Shepherd, against the man who is My Companion, declares the LORD of Hosts. Strike the Shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered, and I will turn My hand against the little ones.

For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the great fish, so the Son of Man will be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.

A wicked and adulterous generation demands a sign, but none will be given it except the sign of Jonah.” Then He left them and went away.

From that time on Jesus began to show His disciples that He must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things at the hands of the elders, chief priests, and scribes, and that He must be killed and on the third day be raised to life.

But I tell you that Elijah has already come, and they did not recognize him, but have done to him whatever they wished. In the same way, the Son of Man will suffer at their hands.”

Then the disciples understood that He was speaking to them about John the Baptist.

When they gathered together in Galilee, Jesus told them, “The Son of Man is about to be delivered into the hands of men.

They will kill Him, and on the third day He will be raised to life.” And the disciples were deeply grieved.

As Jesus was going up to Jerusalem, He took the twelve disciples aside and said, …

Listen to another parable: There was a landowner who planted a vineyard. He put a wall around it, dug a winepress in it, and built a tower. Then he rented it out to some tenants and went away on a journey. …

“You know that the Passover is two days away, and the Son of Man will be handed over to be crucified.”

By pouring this perfume on Me, she has prepared My body for burial.

He answered, “Go into the city to a certain man and tell him that the Teacher says, ‘My time is near. I will keep the Passover with My disciples at your house.’”

And while they were eating, He said to them, “Truly I tell you, one of you will betray Me.”

…they offered Him wine to drink, mixed with gall; but after tasting it, He refused to drink it.

And those who passed by heaped abuse on Him, shaking their heads

About the ninth hour Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” which means, “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?”

Then He began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders, chief priests, and scribes, and that He must be killed and after three days rise again.

…because He was teaching His disciples. He told them, “The Son of Man will be delivered into the hands of men. They will kill Him, and after three days He will rise.”

As they were going up the road to Jerusalem, Jesus was walking ahead of them. The disciples were amazed, but those who followed were afraid. Again Jesus took the Twelve aside and began to tell them what was going to happen to Him: …

And truly I tell you, wherever the gospel is preached in all the world, what she has done will also be told in memory of her.”

And while they were reclining and eating, Jesus said, “Truly I tell you, one of you who is eating with Me will betray Me.”

There they offered Him wine mixed with myrrh, but He did not take it.

Then Simeon blessed them and said to His mother Mary: “Behold, this Child is appointed to cause the rise and fall of many in Israel, and to be a sign that will be spoken against,

…so that the thoughts of many hearts will be revealed—and a sword will pierce your soul as well.”

“The Son of Man must suffer many things,” He said. “He must be rejected by the elders, chief priests, and scribes, and He must be killed and on the third day be raised to life.”

“Let these words sink into your ears: The Son of Man is about to be delivered into the hands of men.”

But I have a baptism to undergo, and how distressed I am until it is accomplished!

But first He must suffer many things and be rejected by this generation.

Then Jesus took the Twelve aside and said to them, “Look, we are going up to Jerusalem, and everything the prophets have written about the Son of Man will be fulfilled. …

And He said to them, “I have eagerly desired to eat this Passover with you before My suffering.

Look! The hand of My betrayer is with Mine on the table.

For I tell you that this Scripture must be fulfilled in Me: ‘And He was numbered with the transgressors.’ For what is written about Me is reaching its fulfillment.”

Then Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.” And they divided up His garments by casting lots.

I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down His life for the sheep.

The reason the Father loves Me is that I lay down My life in order to take it up again.

No one takes it from Me, but I lay it down of My own accord. I have authority to lay it down and authority to take it up again. This charge I have received from My Father.”

“Leave her alone,” Jesus replied. “She has kept this perfume in preparation for the day of My burial.

And I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw everyone to Myself.” …

I am not speaking about all of you; I know whom I have chosen. But this is to fulfill the Scripture: ‘The one who shares My bread has lifted up his heel against Me.’

I am telling you now before it happens, so that when it comes to pass, you will believe that I am He.

After Jesus had said this, He became troubled in spirit and testified, “Truly, truly, I tell you, one of you will betray Me.”

In a little while the world will see Me no more, but you will see Me. Because I live, you also will live.

Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends.

Truly, truly, I tell you, you will weep and wail while the world rejoices. You will grieve, but your grief will turn to joy.

“Put your sword back in its sheath!” Jesus said to Peter. “Shall I not drink the cup the Father has given Me?”

When the soldiers had crucified Jesus, they divided His garments into four parts, one for each soldier, with the tunic remaining. It was seamless, woven in one piece from top to bottom.

So they said to one another, “Let us not tear it. Instead, let us cast lots to see who will get it.” This was to fulfill the Scripture: “They divided My garments among them, and cast lots for My clothing.” So that is what the soldiers did.

After this, knowing that everything had now been accomplished, and to fulfill the Scripture, Jesus said, “I am thirsty.” …

Instead, one of the soldiers pierced His side with a spear, and immediately blood and water flowed out.

Now these things happened so that the Scripture would be fulfilled: “Not one of His bones will be broken.”

But I have had God’s help to this day, and I stand here to testify to small and great alike. I am saying nothing beyond what the prophets and Moses said would happen:

…that the Christ would suffer, and as the first to rise from the dead, would proclaim light to our people and to the Gentiles.”

For Christ did not send me to baptize, but to preach the gospel, not with words of wisdom, lest the cross of Christ be emptied of its power.

For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.

…but we preach Christ crucified, a stumbling block to Jews and foolishness to Gentiles,

…but to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God.

For I resolved to know nothing while I was with you except Jesus Christ and Him crucified.

For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures,

…that He was buried, that He was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures,

We always carry around in our body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our body.

For we who are alive are always consigned to death for Jesus’ sake, so that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our mortal body.

For since we believe that Jesus died and rose again, we also believe that God will bring with Jesus those who have fallen asleep in Him.

In a loud voice they were saying: “Worthy is the Lamb who was slain, to receive power and riches and wisdom and strength and honor and glory and blessing!”

And all who dwell on the earth will worship the beast—all whose names have not been written from the foundation of the world in the Book of Life belonging to the Lamb who was slain.