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Jesus Is Anointed at Bethany

³ The tenants grabbed the slave, beat him, and sent him back without a thing. ⁴ Then the owner sent another slave; the tenants beat him over the head and treated him shamefully. ⁵ The owner sent another slave, and they killed him; and they treated many others the same way, beating some and killing others.

Jesus Is Sentenced to Death

(Matthew 27.15-26; Luke 23.13-25; John 18.39—19.16)

⁶ The only one left to send was the man's own dear son. Last of all, then, he sent his son to the tenants. ‘I am sure they will respect my son,’ he said. ⁷ But those tenants said to one another, ‘This is the owner's son. Come on, let's kill him, and his property will be ours!’ ⁸ So they grabbed the son and killed him and threw his body out of the vineyard.

AN OLD ENDING TO THE GOSPEL

Jesus Appears to Mary Magdalene

⁹ “What, then, will the owner of the vineyard do?” asked Jesus. “He will come and kill those tenants and turn the vineyard over to others.

Judas Agrees to Betray Jesus

¹⁰ Surely you have read this scripture?
‘The stone which the builders rejected as worthless
turned out to be the most important of all.
¹¹ This was done by the Lord;
what a wonderful sight it is!’”

Jesus Eats the Passover Meal with His Disciples

(Matthew 26.17-25; Luke 22.7-14, 21-23; John 13.21-30)

Jesus Appears to Two Followers

¹² The Jewish leaders tried to arrest Jesus, because they knew that he had told this parable against them. But they were afraid of the crowd, so they left him and went away.

The Question about Paying Taxes

¹³ Some Pharisees and some members of Herod's party were sent to Jesus to trap him with questions.

The Awful Horror

Jesus Appears to the Eleven

(Matthew 28.16-20; Luke 24.36-49; John 20.19-23; Acts 1.6-8)

¹⁴ They came to him and said, “Teacher, we know that you tell the truth, without worrying about what people think. You pay no attention to anyone's status, but teach the truth about God's will for people. Tell us, is it against our Law to pay taxes to the Roman Emperor? Should we pay them or not?” ¹⁵ But Jesus saw through their trick and answered, “Why are you trying to trap me? Bring a silver coin, and let me see it.”

The Soldiers Make Fun of Jesus

¹⁶ They brought him one, and he asked, “Whose face and name are these?” “The Emperor's,” they answered. ¹⁷ So Jesus said, “Well, then, pay to the Emperor what belongs to the Emperor, and pay to God what belongs to God.” And they were amazed at Jesus.

The Question about Rising from Death

¹⁸ Then some Sadducees, who say that people will not rise from death, came to Jesus and said,

Jesus Is Taken Up to Heaven

¹⁹ “Teacher, Moses wrote this law for us: ‘If a man dies and leaves a wife but no children, that man's brother must marry the widow so that they can have children who will be considered the dead man's children.’ ²⁰ Once there were seven brothers; the oldest got married and died without having children.

Jesus Is Crucified

ANOTHER OLD ENDING

²¹ Then the second one married the woman, and he also died without having children. The same thing happened to the third brother,

The Lord's Supper

(Matthew 26.26-30; Luke 22.14-20; 1 Corinthians 11.23-25)

²² and then to the rest: all seven brothers married the woman and died without having children. Last of all, the woman died. ²³ Now, when all the dead rise to life on the day of resurrection, whose wife will she be? All seven of them had married her.”

The Coming of the Son of Man

²⁴ Jesus answered them, “How wrong you are! And do you know why? It is because you don't know the Scriptures or God's power. ²⁵ For when the dead rise to life, they will be like the angels in heaven and will not marry. ²⁶ Now, as for the dead being raised: haven't you ever read in the Book of Moses the passage about the burning bush? There it is written that God said to Moses, ‘I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.’

Jesus Predicts Peter's Denial

²⁷ He is the God of the living, not of the dead. You are completely wrong!” ^*

The Great Commandment

(Matthew 22.34-40; Luke 10.25-28)

The Lesson of the Fig Tree

(Matthew 24.32-35; Luke 21.29-33)

²⁸ A teacher of the Law was there who heard the discussion. He saw that Jesus had given the Sadducees a good answer, so he came to him with a question: “Which commandment is the most important of all?” ²⁹ Jesus replied, “The most important one is this: ‘Listen, Israel! The Lord our God is the only Lord. ³⁰ Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength.’ ³¹ The second most important commandment is this: ‘Love your neighbor as you love yourself.’ There is no other commandment more important than these two.”

No One Knows the Day or Hour

Jesus Prays in Gethsemane

³² The teacher of the Law said to Jesus, “Well done, Teacher! It is true, as you say, that only the Lord is God and that there is no other god but he.

The Death of Jesus

³³ And you must love God with all your heart and with all your mind and with all your strength; and you must love your neighbor as you love yourself. It is more important to obey these two commandments than to offer on the altar animals and other sacrifices to God.” ³⁴ Jesus noticed how wise his answer was, and so he told him, “You are not far from the Kingdom of God.” After this nobody dared to ask Jesus any more questions.

The Question about the Messiah

³⁵ As Jesus was teaching in the Temple, he asked the question, “How can the teachers of the Law say that the Messiah will be the descendant of David? ³⁶ The Holy Spirit inspired David to say:
‘The Lord said to my Lord:
Sit here at my right side
until I put your enemies under your feet.’ ³⁷ David himself called him ‘Lord’; so how can the Messiah be David's descendant?” A large crowd was listening to Jesus gladly.

Jesus Warns against the Teachers of the Law

(Matthew 23.1-36; Luke 20.45-47)

³⁸ As he taught them, he said, “Watch out for the teachers of the Law, who like to walk around in their long robes and be greeted with respect in the marketplace, ³⁹ who choose the reserved seats in the synagogues and the best places at feasts. ^* ⁴⁰ They take advantage of widows and rob them of their homes, and then make a show of saying long prayers. Their punishment will be all the worse!”

The Widow's Offering

(Luke 21.1-4)

⁴¹ As Jesus sat near the Temple treasury, he watched the people as they dropped in their money. Many rich men dropped in a lot of money;

The Burial of Jesus

(Matthew 27.57-61; Luke 23.50-56; John 19.38-42)

⁴² then a poor widow came along and dropped in two little copper coins, worth about a penny.

The Arrest of Jesus

(Matthew 26.47-56; Luke 22.47-53; John 18.3-12)

⁴³ He called his disciples together and said to them, “I tell you that this poor widow put more in the offering box than all the others. ⁴⁴ For the others put in what they had to spare of their riches; but she, poor as she is, put in all she had—she gave all she had to live on.”

The Parable of the Tenants in the Vineyard

Jesus Speaks of the Destruction of the Temple

(Matthew 24.1, 2; Luke 21.5, 6)

The Plot against Jesus

Jesus before Pilate

(Matthew 27.1, 2, 11-14; Luke 23.1-5; John 18.28-38)

The Resurrection

¹ As Jesus was leaving the Temple, one of his disciples said, “Look, Teacher! What wonderful stones and buildings!” ² Jesus answered, “You see these great buildings? Not a single stone here will be left in its place; every one of them will be thrown down.”

Troubles and Persecutions

Jesus Is Anointed at Bethany

³ Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives, across from the Temple, when Peter, James, John, and Andrew came to him in private. ⁴ “Tell us when this will be,” they said, “and tell us what will happen to show that the time has come for all these things to take place.” ⁵ Jesus said to them, “Watch out, and don't let anyone fool you.

Jesus Is Sentenced to Death

(Matthew 27.15-26; Luke 23.13-25; John 18.39—19.16)

⁶ Many men, claiming to speak for me, will come and say, ‘I am he!’ and they will fool many people. ⁷ And don't be troubled when you hear the noise of battles close by and news of battles far away. Such things must happen, but they do not mean that the end has come. ⁸ Countries will fight each other; kingdoms will attack one another. There will be earthquakes everywhere, and there will be famines. These things are like the first pains of childbirth.

AN OLD ENDING TO THE GOSPEL

Jesus Appears to Mary Magdalene

⁹ “You yourselves must watch out. You will be arrested and taken to court. You will be beaten in the synagogues; you will stand before rulers and kings for my sake to tell them the Good News.

Judas Agrees to Betray Jesus

¹⁰ But before the end comes, the gospel must be preached to all peoples. ¹¹ And when you are arrested and taken to court, do not worry ahead of time about what you are going to say; when the time comes, say whatever is then given to you. For the words you speak will not be yours; they will come from the Holy Spirit.

Jesus Eats the Passover Meal with His Disciples

(Matthew 26.17-25; Luke 22.7-14, 21-23; John 13.21-30)

Jesus Appears to Two Followers

¹² Men will hand over their own brothers to be put to death, and fathers will do the same to their children. Children will turn against their parents and have them put to death.

The Question about Paying Taxes

¹³ Everyone will hate you because of me. But whoever holds out to the end will be saved.

The Awful Horror

Jesus Appears to the Eleven

(Matthew 28.16-20; Luke 24.36-49; John 20.19-23; Acts 1.6-8)

¹⁴ “You will see ‘The Awful Horror’ standing in the place where he should not be.” (Note to the reader: understand what this means!) “Then those who are in Judea must run away to the hills. ¹⁵ Someone who is on the roof of a house must not lose time by going down into the house to get anything to take along.

The Soldiers Make Fun of Jesus

¹⁶ Someone who is in the field must not go back to the house for a cloak. ¹⁷ How terrible it will be in those days for women who are pregnant and for mothers with little babies!

The Question about Rising from Death

¹⁸ Pray to God that these things will not happen in the winter!

Jesus Is Taken Up to Heaven

¹⁹ For the trouble of those days will be far worse than any the world has ever known from the very beginning when God created the world until the present time. Nor will there ever be anything like it again. ²⁰ But the Lord has reduced the number of those days; if he had not, nobody would survive. For the sake of his chosen people, however, he has reduced those days.

Jesus Is Crucified

ANOTHER OLD ENDING

²¹ “Then, if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Messiah!’ or, ‘Look, there he is!’—do not believe it.

The Lord's Supper

(Matthew 26.26-30; Luke 22.14-20; 1 Corinthians 11.23-25)

²² For false Messiahs and false prophets will appear. They will perform miracles and wonders in order to deceive even God's chosen people, if possible. ²³ Be on your guard! I have told you everything ahead of time.

The Coming of the Son of Man

²⁴ “In the days after that time of trouble the sun will grow dark, the moon will no longer shine, ²⁵ the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers in space will be driven from their courses. ²⁶ Then the Son of Man will appear, coming in the clouds with great power and glory.

Jesus Predicts Peter's Denial

²⁷ He will send the angels out to the four corners of the earth to gather God's chosen people from one end of the world to the other. ^*

The Great Commandment

(Matthew 22.34-40; Luke 10.25-28)

The Lesson of the Fig Tree

(Matthew 24.32-35; Luke 21.29-33)

²⁸ “Let the fig tree teach you a lesson. When its branches become green and tender and it starts putting out leaves, you know that summer is near. ²⁹ In the same way, when you see these things happening, you will know that the time is near, ready to begin. ³⁰ Remember that all these things will happen before the people now living have all died. ³¹ Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.

No One Knows the Day or Hour

Jesus Prays in Gethsemane

³² “No one knows, however, when that day or hour will come—neither the angels in heaven, nor the Son; only the Father knows.

The Death of Jesus

³³ Be on watch, be alert, for you do not know when the time will come. ³⁴ It will be like a man who goes away from home on a trip and leaves his servants in charge, after giving to each one his own work to do and after telling the doorkeeper to keep watch.

The Question about the Messiah

³⁵ Watch, then, because you do not know when the master of the house is coming—it might be in the evening or at midnight or before dawn or at sunrise. ³⁶ If he comes suddenly, he must not find you asleep. ³⁷ What I say to you, then, I say to all: Watch!”

The Parable of the Tenants in the Vineyard

Jesus Speaks of the Destruction of the Temple

(Matthew 24.1, 2; Luke 21.5, 6)

The Plot against Jesus

Jesus before Pilate

(Matthew 27.1, 2, 11-14; Luke 23.1-5; John 18.28-38)

The Resurrection

¹ It was now two days before the Festival of Passover and Unleavened Bread. The chief priests and the teachers of the Law were looking for a way to arrest Jesus secretly and put him to death. ² “We must not do it during the festival,” they said, “or the people might riot.”

Troubles and Persecutions

Jesus Is Anointed at Bethany

³ Jesus was in Bethany at the house of Simon, a man who had suffered from a dreaded skin disease. While Jesus was eating, a woman came in with an alabaster jar full of a very expensive perfume made of pure nard. She broke the jar and poured the perfume on Jesus' head. ⁴ Some of the people there became angry and said to one another, “What was the use of wasting the perfume? ⁵ It could have been sold for more than three hundred silver coins and the money given to the poor!” And they criticized her harshly.

Jesus Is Sentenced to Death

(Matthew 27.15-26; Luke 23.13-25; John 18.39—19.16)

⁶ But Jesus said, “Leave her alone! Why are you bothering her? She has done a fine and beautiful thing for me. ⁷ You will always have poor people with you, and any time you want to, you can help them. But you will not always have me. ⁸ She did what she could; she poured perfume on my body to prepare it ahead of time for burial.

AN OLD ENDING TO THE GOSPEL

Jesus Appears to Mary Magdalene

⁹ Now, I assure you that wherever the gospel is preached all over the world, what she has done will be told in memory of her.”

Judas Agrees to Betray Jesus

¹⁰ Then Judas Iscariot, one of the twelve disciples, went off to the chief priests in order to betray Jesus to them. ¹¹ They were pleased to hear what he had to say, and promised to give him money. So Judas started looking for a good chance to hand Jesus over to them.

Jesus Eats the Passover Meal with His Disciples

(Matthew 26.17-25; Luke 22.7-14, 21-23; John 13.21-30)

Jesus Appears to Two Followers

¹² On the first day of the Festival of Unleavened Bread, the day the lambs for the Passover meal were killed, Jesus' disciples asked him, “Where do you want us to go and get the Passover meal ready for you?”

The Question about Paying Taxes

¹³ Then Jesus sent two of them with these instructions: “Go into the city, and a man carrying a jar of water will meet you. Follow him

The Awful Horror

Jesus Appears to the Eleven

(Matthew 28.16-20; Luke 24.36-49; John 20.19-23; Acts 1.6-8)

¹⁴ to the house he enters, and say to the owner of the house: ‘The Teacher says, Where is the room where my disciples and I will eat the Passover meal?’ ¹⁵ Then he will show you a large upstairs room, fixed up and furnished, where you will get everything ready for us.”

The Soldiers Make Fun of Jesus

¹⁶ The disciples left, went to the city, and found everything just as Jesus had told them; and they prepared the Passover meal. ¹⁷ When it was evening, Jesus came with the twelve disciples.

The Question about Rising from Death

¹⁸ While they were at the table eating, Jesus said, “I tell you that one of you will betray me—one who is eating with me.”

Jesus Is Taken Up to Heaven

¹⁹ The disciples were upset and began to ask him, one after the other, “Surely you don't mean me, do you?” ²⁰ Jesus answered, “It will be one of you twelve, one who dips his bread in the dish with me.

Jesus Is Crucified

ANOTHER OLD ENDING

²¹ The Son of Man will die as the Scriptures say he will; but how terrible for that man who will betray the Son of Man! It would have been better for that man if he had never been born!”

The Lord's Supper

(Matthew 26.26-30; Luke 22.14-20; 1 Corinthians 11.23-25)

²² While they were eating, Jesus took a piece of bread, gave a prayer of thanks, broke it, and gave it to his disciples. “Take it,” he said, “this is my body.” ²³ Then he took a cup, gave thanks to God, and handed it to them; and they all drank from it.

The Coming of the Son of Man

²⁴ Jesus said, “This is my blood which is poured out for many, my blood which seals God's covenant. ²⁵ I tell you, I will never again drink this wine until the day I drink the new wine in the Kingdom of God.” ²⁶ Then they sang a hymn and went out to the Mount of Olives.

Jesus Predicts Peter's Denial

²⁷ Jesus said to them, “All of you will run away and leave me, for the scripture says, ‘God will kill the shepherd, and the sheep will all be scattered.’ ^*

The Great Commandment

(Matthew 22.34-40; Luke 10.25-28)

The Lesson of the Fig Tree

(Matthew 24.32-35; Luke 21.29-33)

²⁸ But after I am raised to life, I will go to Galilee ahead of you.” ²⁹ Peter answered, “I will never leave you, even though all the rest do!” ³⁰ Jesus said to Peter, “I tell you that before the rooster crows two times tonight, you will say three times that you do not know me.” ³¹ Peter answered even more strongly, “I will never say that, even if I have to die with you!” And all the other disciples said the same thing.

No One Knows the Day or Hour

Jesus Prays in Gethsemane

³² They came to a place called Gethsemane, and Jesus said to his disciples, “Sit here while I pray.”

The Death of Jesus

³³ He took Peter, James, and John with him. Distress and anguish came over him, ³⁴ and he said to them, “The sorrow in my heart is so great that it almost crushes me. Stay here and keep watch.”

The Question about the Messiah

³⁵ He went a little farther on, threw himself on the ground, and prayed that, if possible, he might not have to go through that time of suffering. ³⁶ “Father,” he prayed, “my Father! All things are possible for you. Take this cup of suffering away from me. Yet not what I want, but what you want.” ³⁷ Then he returned and found the three disciples asleep. He said to Peter, “Simon, are you asleep? Weren't you able to stay awake for even one hour?”

Jesus Warns against the Teachers of the Law

(Matthew 23.1-36; Luke 20.45-47)

³⁸ And he said to them, “Keep watch, and pray that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.” ³⁹ He went away once more and prayed, saying the same words. ^* ⁴⁰ Then he came back to the disciples and found them asleep; they could not keep their eyes open. And they did not know what to say to him.

The Widow's Offering

(Luke 21.1-4)

⁴¹ When he came back the third time, he said to them, “Are you still sleeping and resting? Enough! The hour has come! Look, the Son of Man is now being handed over to the power of sinners.

The Burial of Jesus

(Matthew 27.57-61; Luke 23.50-56; John 19.38-42)

⁴² Get up, let us go. Look, here is the man who is betraying me!”

The Arrest of Jesus

(Matthew 26.47-56; Luke 22.47-53; John 18.3-12)

⁴³ Jesus was still speaking when Judas, one of the twelve disciples, arrived. With him was a crowd armed with swords and clubs and sent by the chief priests, the teachers of the Law, and the elders. ⁴⁴ The traitor had given the crowd a signal: “The man I kiss is the one you want. Arrest him and take him away under guard.” ⁴⁵ As soon as Judas arrived, he went up to Jesus and said, “Teacher!” and kissed him. ⁴⁶ So they arrested Jesus and held him tight. ⁴⁷ But one of those standing there drew his sword and struck at the High Priest's slave, cutting off his ear. ⁴⁸ Then Jesus spoke up and said to them, “Did you have to come with swords and clubs to capture me, as though I were an outlaw? ⁴⁹ Day after day I was with you teaching in the Temple, and you did not arrest me. But the Scriptures must come true.” ⁵⁰ Then all the disciples left him and ran away. ⁵¹ A certain young man, dressed only in a linen cloth, was following Jesus. They tried to arrest him, ⁵² but he ran away naked, leaving the cloth behind.

Jesus before the Council

(Matthew 26.57-68; Luke 22.54, 55, 63-71; John 18.13, 14, 19-24)

⁵³ Then Jesus was taken to the High Priest's house, where all the chief priests, the elders, and the teachers of the Law were gathering. ⁵⁴ Peter followed from a distance and went into the courtyard of the High Priest's house. There he sat down with the guards, keeping himself warm by the fire. ⁵⁵ The chief priests and the whole Council tried to find some evidence against Jesus in order to put him to death, but they could not find any. ⁵⁶ Many witnesses told lies against Jesus, but their stories did not agree. ⁵⁷ Then some men stood up and told this lie against Jesus: ⁵⁸ “We heard him say, ‘I will tear down this Temple which men have made, and after three days I will build one that is not made by men.’” ⁵⁹ Not even they, however, could make their stories agree. ⁶⁰ The High Priest stood up in front of them all and questioned Jesus, “Have you no answer to the accusation they bring against you?” ⁶¹ But Jesus kept quiet and would not say a word. Again the High Priest questioned him, “Are you the Messiah, the Son of the Blessed God?” ⁶² “I am,” answered Jesus, “and you will all see the Son of Man seated at the right side of the Almighty and coming with the clouds of heaven!” ⁶³ The High Priest tore his robes and said, “We don't need any more witnesses! ⁶⁴ You heard his blasphemy. What is your decision?” They all voted against him: he was guilty and should be put to death. ⁶⁵ Some of them began to spit on Jesus, and they blindfolded him and hit him. “Guess who hit you!” they said. And the guards took him and slapped him.

Peter Denies Jesus

(Matthew 26.69-75; Luke 22.56-62; John 18.15-18, 25-27)

⁶⁶ Peter was still down in the courtyard when one of the High Priest's servant women came by. ⁶⁷ When she saw Peter warming himself, she looked straight at him and said, “You, too, were with Jesus of Nazareth.” ⁶⁸ But he denied it. “I don't know...I don't understand what you are talking about,” he answered, and went out into the passageway. Just then a rooster crowed. ^* ⁶⁹ The servant woman saw him there and began to repeat to the bystanders, “He is one of them!” ⁷⁰ But Peter denied it again. A little while later the bystanders accused Peter again, “You can't deny that you are one of them, because you, too, are from Galilee.” ⁷¹ Then Peter said, “I swear that I am telling the truth! May God punish me if I am not! I do not know the man you are talking about!” ⁷² Just then a rooster crowed a second time, and Peter remembered how Jesus had said to him, “Before the rooster crows two times, you will say three times that you do not know me.” And he broke down and cried.

The Parable of the Tenants in the Vineyard

Jesus Speaks of the Destruction of the Temple

(Matthew 24.1, 2; Luke 21.5, 6)

The Plot against Jesus

Jesus before Pilate

(Matthew 27.1, 2, 11-14; Luke 23.1-5; John 18.28-38)

The Resurrection

¹ Early in the morning the chief priests met hurriedly with the elders, the teachers of the Law, and the whole Council, and made their plans. They put Jesus in chains, led him away, and handed him over to Pilate. ² Pilate questioned him, “Are you the king of the Jews?” Jesus answered, “So you say.”

Troubles and Persecutions

Jesus Is Anointed at Bethany

³ The chief priests were accusing Jesus of many things, ⁴ so Pilate questioned him again, “Aren't you going to answer? Listen to all their accusations!” ⁵ Again Jesus refused to say a word, and Pilate was amazed.

Jesus Is Sentenced to Death

(Matthew 27.15-26; Luke 23.13-25; John 18.39—19.16)

⁶ At every Passover Festival Pilate was in the habit of setting free any one prisoner the people asked for. ⁷ At that time a man named Barabbas was in prison with the rebels who had committed murder in the riot. ⁸ When the crowd gathered and began to ask Pilate for the usual favor,

AN OLD ENDING TO THE GOSPEL

Jesus Appears to Mary Magdalene

⁹ he asked them, “Do you want me to set free for you the king of the Jews?”

Judas Agrees to Betray Jesus

¹⁰ He knew very well that the chief priests had handed Jesus over to him because they were jealous. ¹¹ But the chief priests stirred up the crowd to ask, instead, that Pilate set Barabbas free for them.

Jesus Eats the Passover Meal with His Disciples

(Matthew 26.17-25; Luke 22.7-14, 21-23; John 13.21-30)

Jesus Appears to Two Followers

¹² Pilate spoke again to the crowd, “What, then, do you want me to do with the one you call the king of the Jews?”

The Question about Paying Taxes

¹³ They shouted back, “Crucify him!”

The Awful Horror

Jesus Appears to the Eleven

(Matthew 28.16-20; Luke 24.36-49; John 20.19-23; Acts 1.6-8)

¹⁴ “But what crime has he committed?” Pilate asked. They shouted all the louder, “Crucify him!” ¹⁵ Pilate wanted to please the crowd, so he set Barabbas free for them. Then he had Jesus whipped and handed him over to be crucified.

The Soldiers Make Fun of Jesus

¹⁶ The soldiers took Jesus inside to the courtyard of the governor's palace and called together the rest of the company. ¹⁷ They put a purple robe on Jesus, made a crown out of thorny branches, and put it on his head.

The Question about Rising from Death

¹⁸ Then they began to salute him: “Long live the King of the Jews!”

Jesus Is Taken Up to Heaven

¹⁹ They beat him over the head with a stick, spat on him, fell on their knees, and bowed down to him. ²⁰ When they had finished making fun of him, they took off the purple robe and put his own clothes back on him. Then they led him out to crucify him.

Jesus Is Crucified

ANOTHER OLD ENDING

²¹ On the way they met a man named Simon, who was coming into the city from the country, and the soldiers forced him to carry Jesus' cross. (Simon was from Cyrene and was the father of Alexander and Rufus.)

The Lord's Supper

(Matthew 26.26-30; Luke 22.14-20; 1 Corinthians 11.23-25)

²² They took Jesus to a place called Golgotha, which means “The Place of the Skull.” ²³ There they tried to give him wine mixed with a drug called myrrh, but Jesus would not drink it.

The Coming of the Son of Man

²⁴ Then they crucified him and divided his clothes among themselves, throwing dice to see who would get which piece of clothing. ²⁵ It was nine o'clock in the morning when they crucified him. ²⁶ The notice of the accusation against him said: “The King of the Jews.”

Jesus Predicts Peter's Denial

²⁷ They also crucified two bandits with Jesus, one on his right and the other on his left. ^* ²⁹ People passing by shook their heads and hurled insults at Jesus: “Aha! You were going to tear down the Temple and build it back up in three days! ³⁰ Now come down from the cross and save yourself” ³¹ In the same way the chief priests and the teachers of the Law made fun of Jesus, saying to one another, “He saved others, but he cannot save himself

No One Knows the Day or Hour

Jesus Prays in Gethsemane

³² Let us see the Messiah, the king of Israel, come down from the cross now, and we will believe in him!” And the two who were crucified with Jesus insulted him also.

The Death of Jesus

³³ At noon the whole country was covered with darkness, which lasted for three hours. ³⁴ At three o'clock Jesus cried out with a loud shout, “Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?”which means, “My God, my God, why did you abandon me?”

The Question about the Messiah

³⁵ Some of the people there heard him and said, “Listen, he is calling for Elijah!” ³⁶ One of them ran up with a sponge, soaked it in cheap wine, and put it on the end of a stick. Then he held it up to Jesus' lips and said, “Wait! Let us see if Elijah is coming to bring him down from the cross!” ³⁷ With a loud cry Jesus died.

Jesus Warns against the Teachers of the Law

(Matthew 23.1-36; Luke 20.45-47)

³⁸ The curtain hanging in the Temple was torn in two, from top to bottom. ³⁹ The army officer who was standing there in front of the cross saw how Jesus had died. “This man was really the Son of God!” he said. ^* ⁴⁰ Some women were there, looking on from a distance. Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of the younger James and of Joseph, and Salome.

The Widow's Offering

(Luke 21.1-4)

⁴¹ They had followed Jesus while he was in Galilee and had helped him. Many other women who had come to Jerusalem with him were there also.

The Burial of Jesus

(Matthew 27.57-61; Luke 23.50-56; John 19.38-42)

⁴² -43 It was toward evening when Joseph of Arimathea arrived. He was a respected member of the Council, who was waiting for the coming of the Kingdom of God. It was Preparation day (that is, the day before the Sabbath), so Joseph went boldly into the presence of Pilate and asked him for the body of Jesus. ⁴⁴ Pilate was surprised to hear that Jesus was already dead. He called the army officer and asked him if Jesus had been dead a long time. ⁴⁵ After hearing the officer's report, Pilate told Joseph he could have the body. ⁴⁶ Joseph bought a linen sheet, took the body down, wrapped it in the sheet, and placed it in a tomb which had been dug out of solid rock. Then he rolled a large stone across the entrance to the tomb. ⁴⁷ Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joseph were watching and saw where the body of Jesus was placed.

The Parable of the Tenants in the Vineyard

Jesus Speaks of the Destruction of the Temple

(Matthew 24.1, 2; Luke 21.5, 6)

The Plot against Jesus

Jesus before Pilate

(Matthew 27.1, 2, 11-14; Luke 23.1-5; John 18.28-38)

The Resurrection

¹ After the Sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices to go and anoint the body of Jesus. ² Very early on Sunday morning, at sunrise, they went to the tomb.

Troubles and Persecutions

Jesus Is Anointed at Bethany

³ -4 On the way they said to one another, “Who will roll away the stone for us from the entrance to the tomb?” (It was a very large stone.) Then they looked up and saw that the stone had already been rolled back. ⁵ So they entered the tomb, where they saw a young man sitting at the right, wearing a white robe—and they were alarmed.

Jesus Is Sentenced to Death

(Matthew 27.15-26; Luke 23.13-25; John 18.39—19.16)

⁶ “Don't be alarmed,” he said. “I know you are looking for Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified. He is not here—he has been raised! Look, here is the place where he was placed. ⁷ Now go and give this message to his disciples, including Peter: ‘He is going to Galilee ahead of you; there you will see him, just as he told you.’” ⁸ So they went out and ran from the tomb, distressed and terrified. They said nothing to anyone, because they were afraid. [

AN OLD ENDING TO THE GOSPEL

Jesus Appears to Mary Magdalene

⁹ After Jesus rose from death early on Sunday, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, from whom he had driven out seven demons.

Judas Agrees to Betray Jesus

¹⁰ She went and told his companions. They were mourning and crying; ¹¹ and when they heard her say that Jesus was alive and that she had seen him, they did not believe her.

Jesus Eats the Passover Meal with His Disciples

(Matthew 26.17-25; Luke 22.7-14, 21-23; John 13.21-30)

Jesus Appears to Two Followers

¹² After this, Jesus appeared in a different manner to two of them while they were on their way to the country.

The Question about Paying Taxes

¹³ They returned and told the others, but these would not believe it.

The Awful Horror

Jesus Appears to the Eleven

(Matthew 28.16-20; Luke 24.36-49; John 20.19-23; Acts 1.6-8)

¹⁴ Last of all, Jesus appeared to the eleven disciples as they were eating. He scolded them, because they did not have faith and because they were too stubborn to believe those who had seen him alive. ¹⁵ He said to them, “Go throughout the whole world and preach the gospel to all people.

The Soldiers Make Fun of Jesus

¹⁶ Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved; whoever does not believe will be condemned. ¹⁷ Believers will be given the power to perform miracles: they will drive out demons in my name; they will speak in strange tongues;

The Question about Rising from Death

¹⁸ if they pick up snakes or drink any poison, they will not be harmed; they will place their hands on sick people, and these will get well.”

Jesus Is Taken Up to Heaven