Texts for

Jesus Crucified and Buried

Matthew 27:31-66; Mark 15:20-47;  Luke 23:26-56; John 19: 16-42; Psalm 22

 

 

Matthew 27

 31 And when they had mocked Him, they took the robe off Him, put His own clothes on Him, and led Him away to be crucified.

 32 Now as they came out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name. Him they compelled to bear His cross.

 33 And when they had come to a place called Golgotha, that is to say, Place of a Skull,

 34 they gave Him sour wine mingled with gall to drink. But when He had tasted it, He would not drink.

 35 Then they crucified Him, and divided His garments, casting lots, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet: "They divided My garments among them, And for My clothing they cast lots."

 36 Sitting down, they kept watch over Him there.

 37 And they put up over His head the accusation written against Him: THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS.

 38 Then two robbers were crucified with Him, one on the right and another on the left.

 39 And those who passed by blasphemed Him, wagging their heads

 40 and saying, "You who destroy the temple and build it in three days, save Yourself! If You are the Son of God, come down from the cross."

 41 Likewise the chief priests also, mocking with the scribes and elders, said,

 42 "He saved others; Himself He cannot save. If He is the King of Israel, let Him now come down from the cross, and we will believe Him.

 43 "He trusted in God; let Him deliver Him now if He will have Him; for He said, 'I am the Son of God.'"

 44 Even the robbers who were crucified with Him reviled Him with the same thing.

 45 Now from the sixth hour until the ninth hour there was darkness over all the land.

 46 And about the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, "Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?" that is, "My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?"

 47 Some of those who stood there, when they heard that, said, "This Man is calling for Elijah!"

 48 Immediately one of them ran and took a sponge, filled it with sour wine and put it on a reed, and offered it to Him to drink.

 49 The rest said, "Let Him alone; let us see if Elijah will come to save Him."

 50 And Jesus cried out again with a loud voice, and yielded up His spirit.

 51 Then, behold, the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom; and the earth quaked, and the rocks were split,

 52 and the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep were raised;

 53 and coming out of the graves after His resurrection, they went into the holy city and appeared to many.

 54 So when the centurion and those with him, who were guarding Jesus, saw the earthquake and the things that had happened, they feared greatly, saying, "Truly this was the Son of God!"

 55 And many women who followed Jesus from Galilee, ministering to Him, were there looking on from afar,

 56 among whom were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James and Joses, and the mother of Zebedee's sons.

 57 Now when evening had come, there came a rich man from Arimathea, named Joseph, who himself had also become a disciple of Jesus.

 58 This man went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. Then Pilate commanded the body to be given to him.

 59 When Joseph had taken the body, he wrapped it in a clean linen cloth,

 60 and laid it in his new tomb which he had hewn out of the rock; and he rolled a large stone against the door of the tomb, and departed.

 61 And Mary Magdalene was there, and the other Mary, sitting opposite the tomb.

 62 On the next day, which followed the Day of Preparation, the chief priests and Pharisees gathered together to Pilate,

 63 saying, "Sir, we remember, while He was still alive, how that deceiver said, 'After three days I will rise.'

 64 "Therefore command that the tomb be made secure until the third day, lest His disciples come by night and steal Him away, and say to the people, 'He has risen from the dead.' So the last deception will be worse than the first."

 65 Pilate said to them, "You have a guard; go your way, make it as secure as you know how."

 66 So they went and made the tomb secure, sealing the stone and setting the guard.

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Mark 15

 20 And when they had mocked Him, they took the purple off Him, put His own clothes on Him, and led Him out to crucify Him.

 21 Then they compelled a certain man, Simon a Cyrenian, the father of Alexander and Rufus, as he was coming out of the country and passing by, to bear His cross.

 22 And they brought Him to the place Golgotha, which is translated, Place of a Skull.

 23 Then they gave Him wine mingled with myrrh to drink, but He did not take it.

 24 And when they crucified Him, they divided His garments, casting lots for them to determine what every man should take.

 25 Now it was the third hour, and they crucified Him.

 26 And the inscription of His accusation was written above: THE KING OF THE JEWS.

 27 With Him they also crucified two robbers, one on His right and the other on His left.

 28 So the Scripture was fulfilled which says, "And He was numbered with the transgressors."

 29 And those who passed by blasphemed Him, wagging their heads and saying, "Aha! You who destroy the temple and build it in three days,

 30 "save Yourself, and come down from the cross!"

 31 Likewise the chief priests also, mocking among themselves with the scribes, said, "He saved others; Himself He cannot save.

 32 "Let the Christ, the King of Israel, descend now from the cross, that we may see and believe." Even those who were crucified with Him reviled Him.

 33 Now when the sixth hour had come, there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour.

 34 And at the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, "Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani?" which is translated, "My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?"

 35 Some of those who stood by, when they heard that, said, "Look, He is calling for Elijah!"

 36 Then someone ran and filled a sponge full of sour wine, put it on a reed, and offered it to Him to drink, saying, "Let Him alone; let us see if Elijah will come to take Him down."

 37 And Jesus cried out with a loud voice, and breathed His last.

 38 Then the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom.

 39 So when the centurion, who stood opposite Him, saw that He cried out like this and breathed His last, he said, "Truly this Man was the Son of God!"

 40 There were also women looking on from afar, among whom were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James the Less and of Joses, and Salome,

 41 who also followed Him and ministered to Him when He was in Galilee, and many other women who came up with Him to Jerusalem.

 42 Now when evening had come, because it was the Preparation Day, that is, the day before the Sabbath,

 43 Joseph of Arimathea, a prominent council member, who was himself waiting for the kingdom of God, coming and taking courage, went in to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus.

 44 Pilate marveled that He was already dead; and summoning the centurion, he asked him if He had been dead for some time.

 45 So when he found out from the centurion, he granted the body to Joseph.

 46 Then he bought fine linen, took Him down, and wrapped Him in the linen. And he laid Him in a tomb which had been hewn out of the rock, and rolled a stone against the door of the tomb.

 47 And Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses observed where He was laid.

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Luke 23

 26 Now as they led Him away, they laid hold of a certain man, Simon a Cyrenian, who was coming from the country, and on him they laid the cross that he might bear it after Jesus.

 27 And a great multitude of the people followed Him, and women who also mourned and lamented Him.

 28 But Jesus, turning to them, said, "Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for Me, but weep for yourselves and for your children.

 29 "For indeed the days are coming in which they will say, 'Blessed are the barren, wombs that never bore, and breasts which never nursed!'

 30 "Then they will begin 'to say to the mountains, "Fall on us!" and to the hills, "Cover us!"'

 31 "For if they do these things in the green wood, what will be done in the dry?"

 32 There were also two others, criminals, led with Him to be put to death.

 33 And when they had come to the place called Calvary, there they crucified Him, and the criminals, one on the right hand and the other on the left.

 34 Then Jesus said, "Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they do." And they divided His garments and cast lots.

 35 And the people stood looking on. But even the rulers with them sneered, saying, "He saved others; let Him save Himself if He is the Christ, the chosen of God."

 36 The soldiers also mocked Him, coming and offering Him sour wine,

 37 and saying, "If You are the King of the Jews, save Yourself."

 38 And an inscription also was written over Him in letters of Greek, Latin, and Hebrew: THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.

 39 Then one of the criminals who were hanged blasphemed Him, saying, "If You are the Christ, save Yourself and us."

 40 But the other, answering, rebuked him, saying, "Do you not even fear God, seeing you are under the same condemnation?

 41 "And we indeed justly, for we receive the due reward of our deeds; but this Man has done nothing wrong."

 42 Then he said to Jesus, "Lord, remember me when You come into Your kingdom."

 43 And Jesus said to him, "Assuredly, I say to you, today you will be with Me in Paradise."

 44 Now it was about the sixth hour, and there was darkness over all the earth until the ninth hour.

 45 Then the sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was torn in two.

 46 And when Jesus had cried out with a loud voice, He said, "Father, 'into Your hands I commit My spirit.'" Having said this, He breathed His last.

 47 So when the centurion saw what had happened, he glorified God, saying, "Certainly this was a righteous Man!"

 48 And the whole crowd who came together to that sight, seeing what had been done, beat their breasts and returned.

 49 But all His acquaintances, and the women who followed Him from Galilee, stood at a distance, watching these things.

 50 Now behold, there was a man named Joseph, a council member, a good and just man.

 51 He had not consented to their decision and deed. He was from Arimathea, a city of the Jews, who himself was also waiting for the kingdom of God.

 52 This man went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus.

 53 Then he took it down, wrapped it in linen, and laid it in a tomb that was hewn out of the rock, where no one had ever lain before.

 54 That day was the Preparation, and the Sabbath drew near.

 55 And the women who had come with Him from Galilee followed after, and they observed the tomb and how His body was laid.

 56 Then they returned and prepared spices and fragrant oils. And they rested on the Sabbath according to the commandment.

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John 19

 16 Then he delivered Him to them to be crucified. So they took Jesus and led Him away.

 17 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."

 38 After this, Joseph of Arimathea, being 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 the body of Jesus.

 39 And Nicodemus, who at first came to Jesus by night, also came, bringing a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about a hundred pounds.

 40 Then they took the body of Jesus, and bound it in strips of linen with the spices, as the custom of the Jews is to bury.

 41 Now in the place where He was crucified there was a garden, and in the garden a new tomb in which no one had yet been laid.

 42 So there they laid Jesus, because of the Jews' Preparation Day, for the tomb was nearby.

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Psalms 22

 1     To the Chief Musician. Set to "The Deer of the Dawn." A Psalm of David.

>> My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me? Why are You so far from helping Me, And from the words of My groaning?

 2 O My God, I cry in the daytime, but You do not hear; And in the night season, and am not silent.

 3 But You are holy, Enthroned in the praises of Israel.

 4 Our fathers trusted in You; They trusted, and You delivered them.

 5 They cried to You, and were delivered; They trusted in You, and were not ashamed.

 6 But I am a worm, and no man; A reproach of men, and despised by the people.

 7 All those who see Me ridicule Me; They shoot out the lip, they shake the head, saying,

 8 "He trusted in the LORD, let Him rescue Him; Let Him deliver Him, since He delights in Him!"

 9 But You are He who took Me out of the womb; You made Me trust while on My mother's breasts.

 10 I was cast upon You from birth. From My mother's womb You have been My God.

 11 Be not far from Me, For trouble is near; For there is none to help.

 12 Many bulls have surrounded Me; Strong bulls of Bashan have encircled Me.

 13 They gape at Me with their mouths, Like a raging and roaring lion.

 14 I am poured out like water, And all My bones are out of joint; My heart is like wax; It has melted within Me.

 15 My strength is dried up like a potsherd, And My tongue clings to My jaws; You have brought Me to the dust of death.

 16 For dogs have surrounded Me; The congregation of the wicked has enclosed Me. They pierced My hands and My feet;

 17 I can count all My bones. They look and stare at Me.

 18 They divide My garments among them, And for My clothing they cast lots.

 19 But You, O LORD, do not be far from Me; O My Strength, hasten to help Me!

 20 Deliver Me from the sword, My precious life from the power of the dog.

 21 Save Me from the lion's mouth And from the horns of the wild oxen! You have answered Me.

 22 I will declare Your name to My brethren; In the midst of the assembly I will praise You.

 23 You who fear the LORD, praise Him! All you descendants of Jacob, glorify Him, And fear Him, all you offspring of Israel!

 24 For He has not despised nor abhorred the affliction of the afflicted; Nor has He hidden His face from Him; But when He cried to Him, He heard.

 25 My praise shall be of You in the great assembly; I will pay My vows before those who fear Him.

 26 The poor shall eat and be satisfied; Those who seek Him will praise the LORD. Let your heart live forever!

 27 All the ends of the world Shall remember and turn to the LORD, And all the families of the nations Shall worship before You.

 28 For the kingdom is the LORD'S, And He rules over the nations.

 29 All the prosperous of the earth Shall eat and worship; All those who go down to the dust Shall bow before Him, Even he who cannot keep himself alive.

 30 A posterity shall serve Him. It will be recounted of the Lord to the next generation,

 31 They will come and declare His righteousness to a people who will be born, That He has done this.   NKJV