1 Corinthians 15:17 “If Christ be not raised, your faith is vain; ye are yet in your sins.”The account of Jesus of Nazareth demands that we make a decision. Jesus did not come to the earth to give us a good story; rather, He came to reveal God and give salvation to sinners, specifically to those sinners who repent of their sins. Jesus spoke the truth about God, and He clearly predicted both His ow...  Read More

John 20:16-18 Jesus said to her, “Mary!” She turned and said to Him in Hebrew, “Rabboni!” (which means, Teacher). 17 Jesus said to her, “Stop clinging to Me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father; but go to My brethren and say to them, ‘I ascend to My Father and your Father, and My God and your God.’ ” 18 Mary Magdalene came, announcing to the disciples, “I have seen the Lord,” and that He had...  Read More

John 20:10-15 So the disciples went away again to their own homes. 11 But Mary was standing outside the tomb weeping; and so, as she wept, she stooped and looked into the tomb; 12 and she saw two angels in white sitting, one at the head and one at the feet, where the body of Jesus had been lying. 13 And they said to her, “Woman, why are you weeping?” She said to them, “Because they have taken away...  Read More

John 20:3-9 So Peter and the other disciple went forth, and they were going to the tomb. 4 The two were running together; and the other disciple ran ahead faster than Peter and came to the tomb first; 5 and stooping and looking in, he saw the linen wrappings lying there; but he did not go in. 6 And so Simon Peter also came, following him, and entered the tomb; and he saw the linen wrappings lying ...  Read More

John 20:1-2 Now on the first day of the week Mary Magdalene came early to the tomb, while it was still dark and saw the stone already taken away from the tomb. 2 So she ran and came to Simon Peter and to the other disciple whom Jesus loved, and said to them, “They have taken away the Lord out of the tomb, and we do not know where they have laid Him.”All four Gospels refer to the day Christ rose fr...  Read More

Matthew 27:48, 50 Immediately one of them ran, and taking a sponge, he filled it with sour wine and put it on a reed, and gave Him a drink… 50 And Jesus cried out again with a loud voice, and yielded up His spirit.       In Psalms 22 and 69 (circa 1000 BC), David penned the prophetic words that Jesus would fulfill on the cross. He cried out to God, saying, “My strength is dried up like a potsherd,...  Read More

Matthew 27:45-49  Now from the sixth hour darkness fell upon all the land until the ninth hour. 46 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 And some of those who were standing there, when they heard it, began saying, “This man is calling for Elijah.” 48 Immediately one of them ran, and taki...  Read More

Luke 23:42-43 And he was saying, “Jesus, remember me when You come in Your kingdom!” 43 And [Jesus] said to him, “Truly I say to you, today you shall be with Me in Paradise.”It is known from all the Gospels that two other men, condemned criminals, were crucified alongside Jesus, one on His left side and one on His right (Matt. 27:38; Mark 15:27; Luke 23:32; John 19:18). In the Synoptics, these men...  Read More

Matthew 27:38-44 At that time two robbers were crucified with Him, one on the right and one on the left. 39 And those passing by were hurling abuse at Him, wagging their heads 40 and saying, “You who are going to destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, save Yourself! If You are the Son of God, come down from the cross.” 41 In the same way the chief priests also, along with the scribes and...  Read More

Matthew 27:32-37 As they were coming out, they found a man of Cyrene named Simon, whom they pressed into service to bear His cross. 33 And when they came to a place called Golgotha, which means Place of a Skull, 34 they gave Him wine to drink mixed with gall; and after tasting it, He was unwilling to drink. 35 And when they had crucified Him, they divided up His garments among themselves by castin...  Read More

Matthew 27:27-31 Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the Praetorium and gathered the whole Roman cohort around Him. 28 They stripped Him and put a scarlet robe on Him. 29 And after twisting together a crown of thorns, they put it on His head, and a reed in His right hand; and they knelt down before Him and mocked Him, saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!” 30 They spat on Him, and took th...  Read More

John 19:14 Now it was the day of preparation for the Passover; it was about the sixth hour. And [Pilate] said to the Jews, “Behold, your King!”       Jesus’ trial before Pilate occurred on “the day of preparation for the Passover.” For the Jews this meant ridding the home of all leaven, ceasing from all labor, and getting the lamb prepared to be slaughtered by the priest. Now in the Synoptics, Jes...  Read More