Mark 15
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Immediately, a in the morning, the chief priests held a consultation with the elders and scribes and the whole council; and they bound Jesus, led Him away, and b delivered Him to Pilate.
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c Then Pilate asked Him, "Are You the King of the Jews?" He answered and said to him, "It is as you say."
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And the chief priests accused Him of many things, but He d answered nothing.
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e Then Pilate asked Him again, saying, "Do You answer nothing? See how many things they testify against You!"
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f But Jesus still answered nothing, so that Pilate marveled.
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Now g at the feast he was accustomed to releasing one prisoner to them, whomever they requested.
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And there was one named Barabbas, who was chained with his fellow rebels; they had committed murder in the rebellion.
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Then the multitude, crying aloud, began to ask him to do just as he had always done for them.
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But Pilate answered them, saying, "Do you want me to release to you the King of the Jews?"
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For he knew that the chief priests had handed Him over because of envy.
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But h the chief priests stirred up the crowd, so that he should rather release Barabbas to them.
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Pilate answered and said to them again, "What then do you want me to do with Him whom you call the i King of the Jews?"
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So they cried out again, "Crucify Him!"
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Then Pilate said to them, "Why, j what evil has He done?" But they cried out all the more, "Crucify Him!"
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k So Pilate, wanting to gratify the crowd, released Barabbas to them; and he delivered Jesus, after he had scourged Him, to be l crucified.
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m Then the soldiers led Him away into the hall called Praetorium, and they called together the whole garrison.
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And they clothed Him with purple; and they twisted a crown of thorns, put it on His head,
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and began to salute Him, "Hail, King of the Jews!"
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Then they n struck Him on the head with a reed and spat on Him; and bowing the knee, they worshiped Him.
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And when they had o mocked Him, they took the purple off Him, put His own clothes on Him, and led Him out to crucify Him.
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p 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.
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q And they brought Him to the place Golgotha, which is translated, Place of a Skull.
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r Then they gave Him wine mingled with myrrh to drink, but He did not take it.
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And when they crucified Him, s they divided His garments, casting lots for them to determine what every man should take.
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Now t it was the third hour, and they crucified Him.
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And u the inscription of His accusation was written above:
THE KING OF THE JEWS.
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v With Him they also crucified two robbers, one on His right and the other on His left.
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So the Scripture was fulfilled which says, w "And He was numbered with the transgressors."
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And x those who passed by blasphemed Him, y wagging their heads and saying, "Aha! z You who destroy the temple and build it in three days,
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"save Yourself, and come down from the cross!"
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Likewise the chief priests also, a mocking among themselves with the scribes, said, "He saved b others; Himself He cannot save.
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"Let the Christ, the King of Israel, descend now from the cross, that we may see and believe." Even c those who were crucified with Him reviled Him.
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Now d when the sixth hour had come, there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour.
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And at the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, "Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani?" which is translated, e "My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?"
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Some of those who stood by, when they heard that, said, "Look, He is calling for Elijah!"
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Then f someone ran and filled a sponge full of sour wine, put it on a reed, and g offered it to Him to drink, saying, "Let Him alone; let us see if Elijah will come to take Him down."
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h And Jesus cried out with a loud voice, and breathed His last.
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Then i the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom.
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So j 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!"
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k There were also women looking on l from afar, among whom were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James the Less and of Joses, and Salome,
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who also m followed Him and ministered to Him when He was in Galilee, and many other women who came up with Him to Jerusalem.
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n Now when evening had come, because it was the Preparation Day, that is, the day before the Sabbath,
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Joseph of Arimathea, a prominent council member, who o was himself waiting for the kingdom of God, coming and taking courage, went in to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus.
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Pilate marveled that He was already dead; and summoning the centurion, he asked him if He had been dead for some time.
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So when he found out from the centurion, he granted the body to Joseph.
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p 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.
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And Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses observed where He was laid.
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Cross References
Psalms 2:2
The kings of the earth set themselves, And the ...
Matthew 27:1
When morning came, all the chief priests and el...
Luke 22:66
As soon as it was day, the elders of the people...
Luke 23:1
Then the whole multitude of them arose and led ...
John 18:28
Then they led Jesus from Caiaphas to the Praeto...
Acts 3:13
The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, the God o...
Acts 4:26
The kings of the earth took their stand, And th...
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Cross References
Luke 18:32
For He will be delivered to the Gentiles and will be mocked and insulted and spit upon.
Acts 3:13
The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, the God of our fathers, glorified His Servant Jesus, whom you delivered up and denied in the presence of Pilate, when he was determined to let Him go.
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Cross References
Matthew 27:11 - 14
Now Jesus stood before the governor. And the governor asked Him, saying, "Are You the King of the Jews?" Jesus said to him, " It is as you say.
Luke 23:2
And they began to accuse Him, saying, "We found this fellow perverting the nation, and forbidding to pay taxes to Caesar, saying that He Himself is Christ, a King.
Luke 23:3
Then Pilate asked Him, saying, "Are You the King of the Jews?" He answered him and said, " It is as you say.
John 18:29 - 38
Pilate then went out to them and said, "What accusation do you bring against this Man?
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Cross References
Isaiah 53:7
He was oppressed and He was afflicted, Yet He opened not His mouth; He was led as a lamb to the slaughter, And as a sheep before its shearers is silent, So He opened not His mouth.
John 19:9
And went again into the Praetorium, and said to Jesus, "Where are You from?" But Jesus gave him no answer.
Acts 8:32
The place in the Scripture which he read was this: "He was led as a sheep to the slaughter; And as a lamb before its shearer is silent, So He opened not His mouth.
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Cross References
Matthew 27:13
Then Pilate said to Him, "Do You not hear how many things they testify against You?
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Cross References
Psalms 38:13
But I, like a deaf man, do not hear; And I am like a mute who does not open his mouth.
Psalms 38:14
Thus I am like a man who does not hear, And in whose mouth is no response.
Isaiah 53:7
He was oppressed and He was afflicted, Yet He opened not His mouth; He was led as a lamb to the slaughter, And as a sheep before its shearers is silent, So He opened not His mouth.
John 19:9
And went again into the Praetorium, and said to Jesus, "Where are You from?" But Jesus gave him no answer.
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Cross References
Matthew 27:15 - 26
Now at the feast the governor was accustomed to releasing to the multitude one prisoner whom they wished.
Luke 23:18 - 25
And they all cried out at once, saying, "Away with this Man, and release to us Barabbas" -
John 18:39
"But you have a custom that I should release someone to you at the Passover. Do you therefore want me to release to you the King of the Jews?"
John 19:16
Then he delivered Him to them to be crucified. So they took Jesus and led Him away.
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Cross References
Matthew 27:20
But the chief priests and elders persuaded the multitudes that they should ask for Barabbas and destroy Jesus.
Acts 3:14
But you denied the Holy One and the Just, and asked for a murderer to be granted to you.
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Cross References
Psalms 2:6
"Yet I have set My King On My holy hill of Zion."
Isaiah 9:7
Of the increase of His government and peace There will be no end, Upon the throne of David and over His kingdom, To order it and establish it with judgment and justice From that time forward, even forever. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will perform this.
Jeremiah 23:5
Behold, the days are coming," says the LORD, "That I will raise to David a Branch of righteousness; A King shall reign and prosper, And execute judgment and righteousness in the earth.
Jeremiah 33:15
In those days and at that time I will cause to grow up to David A Branch of righteousness; He shall execute judgment and righteousness in the earth.
Micah 5:2
"But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, Though you are little among the thousands of Judah, Yet out of you shall come forth to Me The One to be Ruler in Israel, Whose goings forth are from of old, From everlasting."
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Cross References
Isaiah 53:9
And they made His grave with the wicked - But with the rich at His death, Because He had done no violence, Nor was any deceit in His mouth.
John 8:46
Which of you convicts Me of sin? And if I tell the truth, why do you not believe Me?
1 Peter 2:21 - 23
For to this you were called, because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that you should follow His steps:
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Cross References
Isaiah 50:6
I gave My back to those who struck Me, And My cheeks to those who plucked out the beard; I did not hide My face from shame and spitting.
Matthew 27:26
Then he released Barabbas to them; and when he had scourged Jesus, he delivered Him to be crucified.
Mark 10:34
"and they will mock Him, and scourge Him, and spit on Him, and kill Him. And the third day He will rise again."
John 19:1
So then Pilate took Jesus and scourged Him.
John 19:16
Then he delivered Him to them to be crucified. So they took Jesus and led Him away.
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Cross References
Isaiah 53:8
He was taken from prison and from judgment, And who will declare His generation? For He was cut off from the land of the living; For the transgressions of My people He was stricken.
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Cross References
Matthew 27:27 - 31
Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the Praetorium and gathered the whole garrison around Him.
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Cross References
Isaiah 50:6
I gave My back to those who struck Me, And My cheeks to those who plucked out the beard; I did not hide My face from shame and spitting.
Isaiah 52:14
Just as many were astonished at you, So His visage was marred more than any man, And His form more than the sons of men.
Isaiah 53:5
But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities; The chastisement for our peace was upon Him, And by His stripes we are healed.
Micah 5:1
Now gather yourself in troops, O daughter of troops; He has laid siege against us; They will strike the judge of Israel with a rod on the cheek.
Mark 14:65
Then some began to spit on Him, and to blindfold Him, and to beat Him, and to say to Him, "Prophesy!" And the officers struck Him with the palms of their hands.
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Cross References
Psalms 35:16
With ungodly mockers at feasts They gnashed at ...
Psalms 69:19
You know my reproach, my shame, and my dishonor...
Isaiah 53:3
He is despised and rejected by men, A Man of so...
Matthew 20:19
"and deliver Him to the Gentiles to mock and to...
Mark 10:34
"and they will mock Him, and scourge Him, and s...
Luke 22:63
Now the men who held Jesus mocked Him and beat ...
Luke 23:11
Then Herod, with his men of war, treated Him wi...
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Cross References
Matthew 27:32
Now as they came out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name. Him they compelled to bear His cross.
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.
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Cross References
Matthew 27:33 - 44
And when they had come to a place called Golgotha, that is to say, Place of a Skull.
Luke 23:33 - 43
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.
John 19:17 - 24
And He, bearing His cross, went out to a place called the Place of a Skull, which is called in Hebrew, Golgotha.
Hebrews 13:12
Therefore Jesus also, that He might sanctify the people with His own blood, suffered outside the gate.
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Cross References
Psalms 69:21
They also gave me gall for my food, And for my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink.
Matthew 27:34
They gave Him sour wine mingled with gall to drink. But when He had tasted it, He would not drink.
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Cross References
Psalms 22:18
They divide My garments among them, And for My clothing they cast lots.
Luke 23:34
Then Jesus said, "Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they do." And they divided His garments and cast lots.
John 19:23
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.
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Cross References
Matthew 27:45
Now from the sixth hour until the ninth hour there was darkness over all the land.
Luke 23:44
Now it was about the sixth hour, and there was darkness over all the earth until the ninth hour.
John 19:14
Now it was the Preparation Day of the Passover, and about the sixth hour. And he said to the Jews, "Behold your King!
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Cross References
Matthew 27:37
And they put up over His head the accusation written against Him: THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS.
John 19:19
Now Pilate wrote a title and put it on the cross. And the writing was: JESUS OF NAZARETH, THE KING OF THE JEWS.
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Cross References
Isaiah 53:9
And they made His grave with the wicked - But with the rich at His death, Because He had done no violence, Nor was any deceit in His mouth.
Isaiah 53:12
Therefore I will divide Him a portion with the great, And He shall divide the spoil with the strong, Because He poured out His soul unto death, And He was numbered with the transgressors, And He bore the sin of many, And made intercession for the transgressors.
Matthew 27:38
Then two robbers were crucified with Him, one on the right and another on the left.
Luke 22:37
"For I say to you that this which is written must still be accomplished in Me: 'And He was numbered with the transgressors.' For the things concerning Me have an end."
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Cross References
Isaiah 53:12
Therefore I will divide Him a portion with the great, And He shall divide the spoil with the strong, Because He poured out His soul unto death, And He was numbered with the transgressors, And He bore the sin of many, And made intercession for the transgressors.
Luke 22:37
"For I say to you that this which is written must still be accomplished in Me: 'And He was numbered with the transgressors.' For the things concerning Me have an end."
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Cross References
Psalms 22:6
But I am a worm, and no man; A reproach of men, and despised by the people.
Psalms 22:7
All those who see Me ridicule Me; They shoot out the lip, they shake the head, saying.
Psalms 69:7
Because for Your sake I have borne reproach; Shame has covered my face.
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Psalms 109:25
I also have become a reproach to them; When they look at me, they shake their heads.
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Cross References
Mark 14:58
"We heard Him say, 'I will destroy this temple made with hands, and within three days I will build another made without hands.'"
John 2:19 - 21
Jesus answered and said to them, "Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.
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Cross References
Luke 18:32
For He will be delivered to the Gentiles and will be mocked and insulted and spit upon.
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Luke 7:14
Then He came and touched the open coffin, and those who carried him stood still. And He said, "Young man, I say to you, arise.
Luke 7:15
So he who was dead sat up and began to speak. And He presented him to his mother.
John 11:43
Now when He had said these things, He cried with a loud voice, "Lazarus, come forth!
John 11:44
And he who had died came out bound hand and foot with graveclothes, and his face was wrapped with a cloth. Jesus said to them, "Loose him, and let him go.
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Amos 8:9
And it shall come to pass in that day," says the Lord GOD, "That I will make the sun go down at noon, And I will darken the earth in broad daylight.
Matthew 27:44
Even the robbers who were crucified with Him reviled Him with the same thing.
Luke 23:39
Then one of the criminals who were hanged blasphemed Him, saying, "If You are the Christ, save Yourself and us.
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Cross References
Matthew 27:45 - 56
Now from the sixth hour until the ninth hour there was darkness over all the land.
Luke 23:44 - 49
Now it was about the sixth hour, and there was darkness over all the earth until the ninth hour.
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Cross References
Psalms 22:1
My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me? Why are You so far from helping Me, And from the words of My groaning?
Matthew 27:46
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?
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Cross References
Matthew 27:48
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.
John 19:29
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.
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Cross References
Psalms 69:21
They also gave me gall for my food, And for my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink.
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Cross References
Daniel 9:26
And after the sixty-two weeks Messiah shall be ...
Zechariah 11:10
And I took my staff, Beauty, and cut it in two,...
Zechariah 11:11
So it was broken on that day. Thus the poor of ...
Matthew 27:50
And Jesus cried out again with a loud voice, an...
Mark 8:31
And He began to teach them that the Son of Man ...
Luke 23:46
And when Jesus had cried out with a loud voice,...
John 19:30
So when Jesus had received the sour wine, He sa...
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Cross References
Exodus 26:31 - 33
You shall make a veil woven of blue, purple, and scarlet thread, and fine woven linen. It shall be woven with an artistic design of cherubim.
Matthew 27:51
Then, behold, the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom; and the earth quaked, and the rocks were split.
Luke 23:45
Then the sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was torn in two.
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Cross References
Matthew 27:54
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!
Luke 23:47
So when the centurion saw what had happened, he glorified God, saying, "Certainly this was a righteous Man!
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Cross References
Matthew 27:55
And many women who followed Jesus from Galilee, ministering to Him, were there looking on from afar.
Luke 23:49
But all His acquaintances, and the women who followed Him from Galilee, stood at a distance, watching these things.
John 19:25
Now there stood by the cross of Jesus His mother, and His mother's sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene.
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Cross References
Psalms 38:11
My loved ones and my friends stand aloof from my plague, And my relatives stand afar off.
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Luke 8:2
And certain women who had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities - Mary called Magdalene, out of whom had come seven demons.
Luke 8:3
And Joanna the wife of Chuza, Herod's steward, and Susanna, and many others who provided for Him from their substance.
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Matthew 27:57 - 61
Now when evening had come, there came a rich man from Arimathea, named Joseph, who himself had also become a disciple of Jesus.
Luke 23:50 - 56
Now behold, there was a man named Joseph, a council member, a good and just man.
John 19:38 - 42
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.
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Cross References
Matthew 27:57
Now when evening had come, there came a rich man from Arimathea, named Joseph, who himself had also become a disciple of Jesus.
Luke 2:25
And behold, there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon, and this man was just and devout, waiting for the Consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him.
Luke 2:38
And coming in that instant she gave thanks to the Lord, and spoke of Him to all those who looked for redemption in Jerusalem.
Luke 23:51
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.
John 19:38
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.
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Cross References
Isaiah 53:9
And they made His grave with the wicked - But with the rich at His death, Because He had done no violence, Nor was any deceit in His mouth.
Matthew 27:59
When Joseph had taken the body, he wrapped it in a clean linen cloth.
Matthew 27:60
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.
Luke 23:53
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.
John 19:40
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.
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