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‘Fall on us,’ and plead with the hills, ‘Bury us.’*
31 For if these things are done when the tree is
green, what will happen when it is dry?*”
32 Two others, both criminals, were led out to
be executed with him. 33 When they came to a
place called The Skull,* they nailed him to the
cross. And the criminals were also crucified—
one on his right and one on his left.
34 Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they
don’t know what they are doing.”* And the soldiers gambled for his clothes by throwing dice.*
35 The crowd watched and the leaders scoffed.
“He saved others,” they said, “let him save himself if he is really God’s Messiah, the Chosen
One.” 36 The soldiers mocked him, too, by offering him a drink of sour wine. 37 They called out
to him, “If you are the King of the Jews, save
yourself!” 38 A sign was fastened above him with
these words: “This is the King of the Jews.”
39 One of the criminals hanging beside him
scoffed, “So you’re the Messiah, are you? Prove
it by saving yourself—and us, too, while you’re
at it!”
40 But the other criminal protested, “Don’t you
fear God even when you have been sentenced
to die? 41 We deserve to die for our crimes, but
this man hasn’t done anything wrong.” 42 Then
he said, “Jesus, remember me when you come
into your Kingdom.”
43 And Jesus replied, “I assure you, today you
will be with me in paradise.”
The Death of Jesus
44 By this time it was about noon, and darkness fell across the whole land until three
o’clock. 45 The light from the sun was gone. And
suddenly, the curtain in the sanctuary of the
Temple was torn down the middle. 46 Then Jesus
shouted, “Father, I entrust my spirit into your
hands!”* And with those words he breathed
his last.
47 When the Roman officer* overseeing the
execution saw what had happened, he worshiped God and said, “Surely this man was innocent.*” 48 And when all the crowd that came
to see the crucifixion saw what had happened,
they went home in deep sorrow.* 49 But Jesus’
friends, including the women who had followed
him from Galilee, stood at a distance watching.
The Burial of Jesus
50 Now there was a good and righteous man
named Joseph. He was a member of the Jewish high council, 51 but he had not agreed with
23:30 Hos 10:8. 23:31 Or If these things are done to me,
the living tree, what will happen to you, the dry tree?
23:33 Sometimes rendered Calvary, which comes from the
Latin word for “skull.” 23:34a This sentence is not included
in many ancient manuscripts. 23:34b Greek by casting lots.
See Ps 22:18. 23:46 Ps 31:5. 23:47a Greek the centurion.
23:47b Or righteous. 23:48 Greek went home beating their
breasts. 23:54 Greek It was the day of preparation.
24:1 Greek But on the first day of the week, very early in the
morning. 24:7 “Son of Man” is a title Jesus used for himself.
24:13 Greek 60 stadia [11.1 kilometers].
the decision and actions of the other religious
leaders. He was from the town of Arimathea in
Judea, and he was waiting for the Kingdom of
God to come. 52 He went to Pilate and asked for
Jesus’ body. 53 Then he took the body down from
the cross and wrapped it in a long sheet of linen
cloth and laid it in a new tomb that had been
carved out of rock. 54 This was done late on Friday afternoon, the day of preparation,* as the
Sabbath was about to begin.
55 As his body was taken away, the women
from Galilee followed and saw the tomb where
his body was placed. 56 Then they went home
and prepared spices and ointments to anoint
his body. But by the time they were finished the
Sabbath had begun, so they rested as required
by the law.
The Resurrection
But very early on Sunday morning* the
women went to the tomb, taking the
spices they had prepared. 2 They found that
the stone had been rolled away from the entrance. 3 So they went in, but they didn’t find
the body of the Lord Jesus. 4 As they stood there
puzzled, two men suddenly appeared to them,
clothed in dazzling robes.
5 The women were terrified and bowed
with their faces to the ground. Then the men
asked, “Why are you looking among the dead
for someone who is alive? 6 He isn’t here! He is
risen from the dead! Remember what he told
you back in Galilee, 7 that the Son of Man* must
be betrayed into the hands of sinful men and
be crucified, and that he would rise again on
the third day.”
8 Then they remembered that he had said this.
9 So they rushed back from the tomb to tell his
eleven disciples—and everyone else—what had
happened. 10 It was Mary Magdalene, Joanna,
Mary the mother of James, and several other
women who told the apostles what had happened. 11 But the story sounded like nonsense
to the men, so they didn’t believe it. 12 However,
Peter jumped up and ran to the tomb to look.
Stooping, he peered in and saw the empty linen
wrappings; then he went home again, wondering what had happened.
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The Walk to Emmaus
13 That same day two of Jesus’ followers were
walking to the village of Emmaus, seven miles*
from Jerusalem. 14 As they walked along they
were talking about everything that had happened. 15 As they talked and discussed these
things, Jesus himself suddenly came and began
walking with them. 16 But God kept them from
recognizing him.
17 He asked them, “What are you discussing
so intently as you walk along?”
They stopped short, sadness written across