Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.
Six days you shall labor and do all your work,
but the seventh day is a sabbath of the LORD
your God; in it you shall not do any work,
you or your son or your daughter, your male
or your female servant or your cattle
or your sojourner who stays with you. For in
six days the LORD made the heavens and
the earth, the sea and all that is in them,
and rested on the seventh day; therefore
the LORD blessed the sabbath day
and made it holy. (Exodus 20:8-11)
Speak to all the congregation of Israel, saying,
'On the tenth of this month they are each one to take
a lamb for themselves, according to their fathers'
households, a lamb for each household.
Your lamb shall be an unblemished male a year old;
you may take it from the sheep or from the goats.'
(Exodus 12:3,5)
You shall keep [the lamb] until the fourteenth day
of the same month, then the whole assembly of
the congregation of Israel is to kill it
at twilight. (Exodus 12:6)
Then on the fifteenth day of the same month
there is the Feast of Unleavened Bread to
the LORD; for seven days you shall eat
unleavened bread. On the first day you shall
have a holy convocation; you shall not do
any laborious work. (Leviticus 23:6-7)
Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.
Six days you shall labor and do all your work,
but the seventh day is a sabbath
of the LORD your God; in it you shall not
do any work, you or your son or your
daughter, your male or your female
servant or your cattle or your sojourner
who stays with you. For in six days the
LORD made the heavens and the earth, the sea
and all that is in them, and rested on
the seventh day; therefore the LORD blessed
the sabbath day and made it holy. (Exodus 20:8-11)
Speak to the sons of Israel and say to them,
'When you enter the land which I am going to
give to you and reap its harvest, then you
shall bring in the sheaf of the first fruits
of your harvest to the priest. He shall wave
the sheaf before the LORD for you to be
accepted; on the day after the sabbath
the priest shall wave it. (Leviticus 23:10-23)
Some visitors have contacted us and expressed concern
that, since 'Passover' technically did not begin until
almost sunset on the 14th, Jesus' arrival in Bethany
6 days before Passover (John 12:1-2) should be placed
on Thursday evening but rather on Friday evening.
This approach simply moves the first error (Jesus
violating the Sabbath by travelling from Bethany to
Jerusalem) from the His second trip to His first trip.
This approach also does not deal with the remaining
three errors.
As they were leaving Jericho, a large crowd followed
Him. And two blind men sitting by the road, hearing
that Jesus was passing by, cried out, "Lord, have
mercy on us, Son of David!" The crowd sternly told
them to be quiet, but they cried out all the more,
"Lord, Son of David, have mercy on us!" And Jesus
stopped and called them, and said, "What do you want
Me to do for you?" They said to Him, "Lord, we want
our eyes to be opened." Moved with compassion, Jesus
touched their eyes; and immediately they regained
their sight and followed Him. When they had approached
Jerusalem and had come to Bethphage, at the Mount of
Olives, then Jesus sent two disciples, saying to them,
"Go into the village opposite you, and immediately you
will find a donkey tied there and a colt with her;
untie them and bring them to Me. (Matthew 20:29-21:2)
Then they came to Jericho. And as He was leaving
Jericho with His disciples and a large crowd, a blind
beggar named Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus, was
sitting by the road. When he heard that it was Jesus
the Nazarene, he began to cry out and say, "Jesus,
Son of David, have mercy on me!" Many were sternly
telling him to be quiet, but he kept crying out all
the more, "Son of David, have mercy on me!" And Jesus
stopped and said, "Call him here." So they called the
blind man, saying to him, "Take courage, stand up! He
is calling for you." Throwing aside his cloak, he
jumped up and came to Jesus. And answering him, Jesus
said, "What do you want Me to do for you?" And the
blind man said to Him, "Rabboni, I want to regain my
sight!" And Jesus said to him, "Go; your faith has
made you well." Immediately he regained his sight and
began following Him on the road.
As they approached Jerusalem, at Bethphage and Bethany,
near the Mount of Olives, He sent two of His disciples,
and said to them, "Go into the village opposite you, and
immediately as you enter it, you will find a colt tied
there, on which no one yet has ever sat; untie it and
bring it here. (Mark 10:46-11:2)
He entered Jericho and was passing through. And there
was a man called by the name of Zaccheus; he was a
chief tax collector and he was rich. Zaccheus was
trying to see who Jesus was, and was unable because
of the crowd, for he was small in stature. So he ran
on ahead and climbed up into a sycamore tree in order
to see Him, for He was about to pass through that way.
When Jesus came to the place, He looked up and said
to him, "Zaccheus, hurry and come down, for today I
must stay at your house." And he hurried and came
down and received Him gladly.
When they saw it, they all began to grumble, saying,
"He has gone to be the guest of a man who is a
sinner." Zaccheus stopped and said to the Lord,
"Behold, Lord, half of my possessions I will give to
the poor, and if I have defrauded anyone of anything,
I will give back four times as much." And Jesus said
to him, "Today salvation has come to this house,
because he, too, is a son of Abraham. For the Son of
Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost."
While they were listening to these things, Jesus went
on to tell a parable, because He was near Jerusalem,
and they supposed that the kingdom of God was going to
appear immediately. (Luke 19:1-11)
Jesus, therefore, six days before the Passover,
came to Bethany where Lazarus was, whom
Jesus had raised from the dead. So they made
Him a supper there, and Martha was serving;
but Lazarus was one of those reclining at the
table with Him. (John 12:1-2)
[Adjusted to align with some visitor's suggestion
that this should be about 48 hours before sunset
on the 14th of Nisan since the Passover meal
did not begin until almost sunset that day.]
Mary then took a pound of very costly perfume
of pure nard, and anointed the feet of Jesus
and wiped His feet with her hair; and the
house was filled with the fragrance of the
perfume. (John 12:3)
Now when Jesus was in Bethany, at the home of Simon
the leper, a woman came to Him with an alabaster
vial of very costly perfume, and she poured it on His
head as He reclined at the table. (Matthew 26:6-7)
While He was in Bethany at the home of Simon the leper,
and reclining at the table, there came a woman with an
alabaster vial of very costly perfume of pure nard; and
she broke the vial and poured it over His head.
(Mark 14:3)
When they had approached Jerusalem and had come
to Bethphage, at the Mount of Olives, then Jesus
sent two disciples, saying to them, "Go into the
village opposite you, and immediately you will find
a donkey tied there and a colt with her; untie
them and bring them to Me. If anyone says
anything to you, you shall say, 'The Lord has need
of them,' and immediately he will send them."
This took place to fulfill what was spoken
through the prophet: "SAY TO THE DAUGHTER
OF ZION, 'BEHOLD YOUR KING IS COMING TO
YOU, GENTLE, AND MOUNTED ON A
DONKEY, EVEN ON A COLT,
THE FOAL OF A BEAST OF BURDEN.'"
The disciples went and did just as Jesus had
instructed them, and brought the donkey and the
colt, and laid their coats on them; and He sat
on the coats. (Matthew 21:1-7)
As they approached Jerusalem, at Bethphage and
Bethany, near the Mount of Olives, He sent two
of His disciples, and said to them, "Go into the
village opposite you, and immediately as you
enter it, you will find a colt tied there, on
which no one yet has ever sat; untie it and
bring it here. If anyone says to you, 'Why are
you doing this?' you say, 'The Lord has need of
it'; and immediately he will send it back here."
They went away and found a colt tied at the door,
outside in the street; and they untied it.
Some of the bystanders were saying to them, "What
are you doing, untying the colt?" They spoke to
them just as Jesus had told them, and they gave
them permission. They brought the colt to Jesus
and put their coats on it; and He sat on it.
(Mark 11:1-7)
After He had said these things, He was going on
ahead, going up to Jerusalem. When He approached
Bethphage and Bethany, near the mount that is called
Olivet, He sent two of the disciples, saying, "Go
into the village ahead of you; there, as you enter,
you will find a colt tied on which no one yet has
ever sat; untie it and bring it here. If anyone asks
you, 'Why are you untying it?' you shall say, 'The
Lord has need of it.'"
So those who were sent went away and found it just
as He had told them. As they were untying the colt,
its owners said to them, "Why are you untying the
colt?" They said, "The Lord has need of it." They
brought it to Jesus, and they threw their coats on
the colt and put Jesus on it. (Luke 19:28-35)
On the next day the large crowd who had come
to the feast, when they heard that Jesus was
coming to Jerusalem, took the branches of the
palm trees and went out to meet Him, and began
to shout, "Hosanna! BLESSED IS HE WHO COMES IN
THE NAME OF THE LORD, even the King of Israel."
(John 12:12-13)
The crowds going ahead of Him, and those who
followed, were shouting, "Hosanna to the Son
of David; BLESSED IS HE WHO COMES IN THE NAME
OF THE LORD; Hosanna in the highest!" When He
had entered Jerusalem, all the city was stirred,
saying, "Who is this?" And the crowds were
saying, "This is the prophet Jesus,
from Nazareth in Galilee." (Matthew 21:9-11)
And many spread their coats in the road, and others
spread leafy branches which they had cut from the
fields. Those who went in front and those who
followed were shouting: "Hosanna! BLESSED IS HE
WHO COMES IN THE NAME OF THE LORD; Blessed
is the coming kingdom of our father David; Hosanna in
the highest!"
Jesus entered Jerusalem and came into the temple; and
after looking around at everything, He left for
Bethany with the twelve, since it was already late.
(Mark 11:8-11)
As He was going, they were spreading their coats on
the road. As soon as He was approaching, near the
descent of the Mount of Olives, the whole crowd of
the disciples began to praise God joyfully with a
loud voice for all the miracles which they had seen,
shouting: "BLESSED IS THE KING WHO COMES IN THE
NAME OF THE LORD; Peace in heaven and glory in the
highest!"
Some of the Pharisees in the crowd said to Him,
"Teacher, rebuke Your disciples." But Jesus answered,
"I tell you, if these become silent, the stones will
cry out!" When He approached Jerusalem, He saw the
city and wept over it, saying, "If you had known in
this day, even you, the things which make for peace!
But now they have been hidden from your eyes. For the
days will come upon you when your enemies will throw
up a barricade against you, and surround you and hem
you in on every side, and they will level you to the
ground and your children within you, and they will
not leave in you one stone upon another, because you
did not recognize the time of your visitation."
(Luke 19:36-44)
"Good Thursday" introduces the problem that Jesus
would have violated the Sabbath by travelling from
Bethany to Jerusalem on the Sabbath day. The distance
between Bethany and Jerusalem is about 2 miles from
Jerusalem (see John 11:18) which is much farther than
the Sabbath day's journey defined by the "place" of
Exodus 16:29 and noted in Acts 1:12.
If Jesus had actually travelled that far on the Sabbath
then His enemies could have easily accused Him of
violating the Sabbath (which brought the death penalty
- Exodus 31:14-15) and put Him to death without
stirring up false witnesses.
Clearly He did not do so.
And Jesus entered the temple and drove out all those
who were buying and selling in the temple, and
overturned the tables of the money changers and the
seats of those who were selling doves. And He said to
them, "It is written, 'MY HOUSE SHALL BE
CALLED A HOUSE OF PRAYER'; but you are making it a
ROBBERS' DEN." And the blind and the lame came to
Him in the temple, and He healed them. But when the
chief priests and the scribes saw the wonderful
things that He had done, and the children who were
shouting in the temple, "Hosanna to the Son of David,"
they became indignant and said to Him, "Do You hear
what these children are saying?" And Jesus said to
them, "Yes; have you never read, 'OUT OF THE
MOUTH OF INFANTS AND NURSING BABIES YOU
HAVE PREPARED PRAISE FOR YOURSELF'?"
(Matthew 21:12-16)
Jesus entered Jerusalem and came into the temple;
and after looking around at everything, He left for
Bethany with the twelve, since it was already late.
(Mark 11:11)
Jesus entered the temple and began to drive out those
who were selling, saying to them, "It is written,
'AND MY HOUSE SHALL BE A HOUSE
OF PRAYER,' but you have made it a ROBBERS'
DEN." And He was teaching daily in the temple; but
the chief priests and the scribes and the leading
men among the people were trying to destroy Him, and
they could not find anything that they might do, for
all the people were hanging on to every word He said.
(Luke 19:45-48)
And He left them and went out of the city to
Bethany, and spent the night there.
(Matthew 21:17)
Jesus entered Jerusalem and came into the temple;
and after looking around at everything, He left for
Bethany with the twelve, since it was already late.
(Mark 11:11)
Now in the morning, when He was returning to the
city, He became hungry. Seeing a lone fig tree
by the road, He came to it and found nothing on
it except leaves only; and He said to it, "No
longer shall there ever be any fruit from you."
And at once the fig tree withered.
Seeing this, the disciples were amazed and asked,
"How did the fig tree wither all at once?" And
Jesus answered and said to them, "Truly I say to
you, if you have faith and do not doubt, you will
not only do what was done to the fig tree, but
even if you say to this mountain, 'Be taken up and
cast into the sea,' it will happen. And all things
you ask in prayer, believing, you will receive."
(Matthew 21:18-22)
On the next day, when they had left Bethany, He
became hungry. Seeing at a distance a fig tree in
leaf, He went to see if perhaps He would find
anything on it; and when He came to it, He found
nothing but leaves, for it was not the season for
figs. He said to it, "May no one ever eat fruit from
you again!" And His disciples were listening.
(Mark 11:12-14)
Then they came to Jerusalem. And He entered the
temple and began to drive out those who were buying
and selling in the temple, and overturned the tables
of the money changers and the seats of those who were
selling doves; and He would not permit anyone to
carry merchandise through the temple. And He began
to teach and say to them, "Is it not written, 'MY
HOUSE SHALL BE CALLED A HOUSE OF PRAYER
FOR ALL THE NATIONS'? But you have made it
a ROBBERS' DEN." (Mark 11:15-17)
When He entered the temple, the chief priests and the
elders of the people came to Him while He was
teaching, and said, "By what authority are You doing
these things, and who gave You this authority?"
Jesus said to them, "I will also ask you one thing,
which if you tell Me, I will also tell you by what
authority I do these things. The baptism of John was
from what source, from heaven or from men?"
And they began reasoning among themselves, saying,
"If we say, 'From heaven,' He will say to us, 'Then
why did you not believe him?' But if we say, 'From
men,' we fear the people; for they all regard John as
a prophet." And answering Jesus, they said, "We do
not know."
He also said to them, "Neither will I tell you by
what authority I do these things. (Matthew 21:23-27)
They came again to Jerusalem. And as He was walking
in the temple, the chief priests and the scribes and
the elders came to Him, and began saying to Him, "By
what authority are You doing these things, or who
gave You this authority to do these things?"
And Jesus said to them, "I will ask you one question,
and you answer Me, and then I will tell you by what
authority I do these things. Was the baptism of John
from heaven, or from men? Answer Me."
They began reasoning among themselves, saying, "If we
say, 'From heaven,' He will say, 'Then why did you
not believe him?' But shall we say, 'From men'?"
--they were afraid of the people, for everyone
considered John to have been a real prophet.
Answering Jesus, they said, "We do not know."
And Jesus said to them, "Nor will I tell you by what
authority I do these things." (Mark 11:27-33)
On one of the days while He was teaching the people
in the temple and preaching the gospel, the chief
priests and the scribes with the elders confronted
Him, and they spoke, saying to Him, "Tell us by what
authority You are doing these things, or who is the
one who gave You this authority?"
Jesus answered and said to them, "I will also ask you
a question, and you tell Me: Was the baptism of John
from heaven or from men?"
They reasoned among themselves, saying, "If we say,
'From heaven,' He will say, 'Why did you not believe
him?' But if we say, 'From men,' all the people will
stone us to death, for they are convinced that John
was a prophet."
So they answered that they did not know where it came
from.
And Jesus said to them, "Nor will I tell you by what
authority I do these things." (Luke 20:1-8)
"Listen to another parable. There was a landowner who
PLANTED A VINEYARD AND PUT A WALL AROUND IT
AND DUG A WINE PRESS IN IT, AND BUILT A
TOWER, and rented it out to vine-growers and went on
a journey... (see Matthew 21:33-46)
And He began to speak to them in parables: "A man
PLANTED A VINEYARD AND PUT A WALL AROUND
IT, AND DUG A VAT UNDER THE WINE PRESS AND
BUILT A TOWER, and rented it out to vine-growers and
went on a journey... (see Mark 12:1-12)
And He began to tell the people this parable: "A man
planted a vineyard and rented it out to vine-growers,
and went on a journey for a long time...
(see Luke 20:9-19)
The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who
gave a wedding feast for his son. And he sent out his
slaves to call those who had been invited to the
wedding feast, and they were unwilling to come...
(See Matthew 22:2-14)
Then the Pharisees went and plotted together how they
might trap Him in what He said. And they sent their
disciples to Him, along with the Herodians, saying,
"Teacher, we know that You are truthful and teach the
way of God in truth, and defer to no one; for You are
not partial to any. Tell us then, what do You think?
Is it lawful to give a poll-tax to Caesar, or not?"
But Jesus perceived their malice, and said, "Why are
you testing Me, you hypocrites? Show Me the coin used
for the poll-tax." And they brought Him a denarius.
And He said to them, "Whose likeness and inscription
is this?" They said to Him, "Caesar's." Then He said
to them, "Then render to Caesar the things that are
Caesar's; and to God the things that are God's."
And hearing this, they were amazed, and leaving Him,
they went away. (Matthew 22:15-22)
Then they sent some of the Pharisees and Herodians to
Him in order to trap Him in a statement. They came
and said to Him, "Teacher, we know that You are
truthful and defer to no one; for You are not partial
to any, but teach the way of God in truth. Is it
lawful to pay a poll-tax to Caesar, or not? Shall we
pay or shall we not pay?" But He, knowing their
hypocrisy, said to them, "Why are you testing Me?
Bring Me a denarius to look at." They brought one.
And He said to them, "Whose likeness and inscription
is this?" And they said to Him, "Caesar's." And Jesus
said to them, "Render to Caesar the things that are
Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's." And
they were amazed at Him. (Matthew 12:13-17)
They questioned Him, saying, "Teacher, we know that
You speak and teach correctly, and You are not
partial to any, but teach the way of God in truth. Is
it lawful for us to pay taxes to Caesar, or not?" But
He detected their trickery and said to them, "Show Me
a denarius. Whose likeness and inscription does it
have?" They said, "Caesar's." And He said to them,
"Then render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's,
and to God the things that are God's." And they were
unable to catch Him in a saying in the presence of
the people; and being amazed at His answer, they
became silent. (Luke 20:21-26)
On that day some Sadducees (who say there is no
resurrection) came to Jesus and questioned Him,
asking, "Teacher, Moses said, 'IF A MAN DIES
HAVING NO CHILDREN, HIS BROTHER AS NEXT OF KIN
SHALL MARRY HIS WIFE, AND RAISE UP CHILDREN FOR
HIS BROTHER.' Now there were seven brothers with us;
and the first married and died, and having no
children left his wife to his brother; so also the
second, and the third, down to the seventh. Last of
all, the woman died. In the resurrection, therefore,
whose wife of the seven will she be? For they all had
married her..." (see Matthew 22:23-33)
Some Sadducees (who say that there is no
resurrection) came to Jesus, and began questioning
Him, saying, "Teacher, Moses wrote for us that IF A
MAN'S BROTHER DIES and leaves behind a wife
AND LEAVES NO CHILD, HIS BROTHER SHOULD MARRY
THE WIFE AND RAISE UP CHILDREN TO HIS BROTHER.
There were seven brothers; and the first took a wife,
and died leaving no children. The second one married
her, and died leaving behind no children; and the
third likewise; and so all seven left no children.
Last of all the woman died also. In the resurrection,
when they rise again, which one's wife will she be?
For all seven had married her..." (see Mark 12:18-27)
Now there came to Him some of the Sadducees (who say
that there is no resurrection), and they questioned
Him, saying, "Teacher, Moses wrote for us that IF A
MAN'S BROTHER DIES, having a wife, AND HE IS
CHILDLESS, HIS BROTHER SHOULD MARRY THE WIFE
AND RAISE UP CHILDREN TO HIS BROTHER. Now there
were seven brothers; and the first took a wife and
died childless; and the second and the third married
her; and in the same way all seven died, leaving no
children. Finally the woman died also. In the
resurrection therefore, which one's wife will she be?
For all seven had married her..." (See Luke 20:27-40)
But when the Pharisees heard that Jesus had silenced
the Sadducees, they gathered themselves together. One
of them, a lawyer, asked Him a question, testing Him,
"Teacher, which is the great commandment in the Law?"
And He said to him, " 'YOU SHALL LOVE THE LORD
YOUR GOD WITH ALL YOUR HEART, AND WITH ALL
YOUR SOUL, AND WITH ALL YOUR MIND.' This is the
great and foremost commandment. The second is like it,
'YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF.'
On these two commandments depend the whole Law and
the Prophets." (Matthew 22:34-40)
One of the scribes came and heard them arguing, and
recognizing that He had answered them well, asked
Him, "What commandment is the foremost of all?" Jesus
answered, "The foremost is, 'HEAR, O ISRAEL!
THE LORD OUR GOD IS ONE LORD; AND YOU SHALL
LOVE THE LORD YOUR GOD WITH ALL YOUR HEART,
AND WITH ALL YOUR SOUL, AND WITH ALL YOUR MIND,
AND WITH ALL YOUR STRENGTH.' The second is this,
'YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF.'
There is no other commandment greater than these."
(Mark 12:28-31)
Now while the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus
asked them a question: "What do you think about the
Christ, whose son is He?" They said to Him, "The son
of David." He said to them, "Then how does David in
the Spirit call Him 'Lord,' saying, 'THE LORD SAID TO
MY LORD, "SIT AT MY RIGHT HAND, UNTIL I PUT YOUR
ENEMIES BENEATH YOUR FEET'? If David then calls
Him 'Lord,' how is He his son?" No one was able to
answer Him a word, nor did anyone dare from that day
on to ask Him another question. (Matthew 22:41-46)
And Jesus began to say, as He taught in the temple,
"How is it that the scribes say that the Christ is
the son of David? David himself said in the Holy
Spirit, 'THE LORD SAID TO MY LORD, "SIT AT MY
RIGHT HAND, UNTIL I PUT YOUR ENEMIES BENEATH
YOUR FEET."' David himself calls Him 'Lord'; so in
what sense is He his son?" And the large crowd
enjoyed listening to Him. (Mark 12:35-37)
Then He said to them, "How is it that they say the
Christ is David's son? For David himself says in the
book of Psalms, 'THE LORD SAID TO MY LORD, "SIT
AT MY RIGHT HAND, UNTIL I MAKE YOUR ENEMIES
A FOOTSTOOL FOR YOUR FEET.' Therefore David calls
Him 'Lord,' and how is He his son?" (Luke 20:41-44)
"But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites,
because you shut off the kingdom of heaven from
people; for you do not enter in yourselves, nor do
you allow those who are entering to go in. ["Woe to
you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, because you
devour widows' houses, and for a pretense you make
long prayers; therefore you will receive greater
condemnation.] Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees,
hypocrites, because you travel around on sea and land
to make one proselyte; and when he becomes one, you
make him twice as much a son of hell as yourselves...
(see Matthew 23:1-39)
Now during the day He was teaching in the temple, but
at evening He would go out and spend the night on the
mount that is called Olivet. And all the people would
get up early in the morning to come to Him in the
temple to listen to Him. (Luke 21:37-38)
Jesus came out from the temple and was going away
when His disciples came up to point out the temple
buildings to Him. And He said to them, "Do you not
see all these things? Truly I say to you, not one
stone here will be left upon another, which will not
be torn down." As He was sitting on the Mount of
Olives, the disciples came to Him privately, saying,
"Tell us, when will these things happen, and what
will be the sign of Your coming, and of the end of
the age...?" (see Matthew 24:1-51)
As He was going out of the temple, one of His
disciples said to Him, "Teacher, behold what
wonderful stones and what wonderful buildings!" And
Jesus said to him, "Do you see these great buildings?
Not one stone will be left upon another which will
not be torn down." As He was sitting on the Mount of
Olives opposite the temple, Peter and James and John
and Andrew were questioning Him privately, "Tell us,
when will these things be, and what will be the sign
when all these things are going to be fulfilled...?"
(see Mark 13:1-37)
And while some were talking about the temple, that it
was adorned with beautiful stones and votive gifts,
He said, "As for these things which you are looking
at, the days will come in which there will not be
left one stone upon another which will not be torn
down." They questioned Him, saying, "Teacher, when
therefore will these things happen? And what will be
the sign when these things are about to take place...?"
(see Luke 21:5-36)
When Jesus had finished all these words, He
said to His disciples, "You know that after
two days the Passover is coming, and the Son
of Man is to be handed over for crucifixion."
(Matthew 26:1-2)
[Adjusted to align with some visitor's suggestion
Jesus' arrival in Bethany 6 days before Passover
(John 12:1-2) should be placed on on Thursday
evening but rather on Friday evening since
'Passover' technically did not begin until almost
sunset on the 14th.]
Now the Passover and Unleavened Bread
were two days away; and the chief priests and
the scribes were seeking how to seize Him by stealth
and kill Him; for they were saying, "Not during the
festival, otherwise there might be a riot of the
people." (Mark 14:1-2)
Now the Feast of Unleavened Bread, which is called
the Passover, was approaching. The chief priests and
the scribes were seeking how they might put Him to
death; for they were afraid of the people. (Luke 22:1-2)
Now before the Feast of the Passover, Jesus
knowing that His hour had come that He would
depart out of this world to the Father, having
loved His own who were in the world, He loved them
to the end. During supper, the devil having already
put into the heart of Judas Iscariot, the son of
Simon, to betray Him, Jesus, knowing that the
Father had given all things into His hands, and
that He had come forth from God and was going
back to God, got up from supper, and laid aside
His garments; and taking a towel, He girded Himself.
(John 13:1-4)
As they were eating, He said, "Truly I say to you
that one of you will betray Me." Being deeply
grieved, they each one began to say to Him, "Surely
not I, Lord?" And He answered, "He who dipped his
hand with Me in the bowl is the one who will betray
Me. The Son of Man is to go, just as it is written of
Him; but woe to that man by whom the Son of Man is
betrayed! It would have been good for that man if he
had not been born." And Judas, who was betraying Him,
said, "Surely it is not I, Rabbi?" Jesus said to him,
"You have said it yourself." (Matthew 26:21-25)
As they were reclining at the table and eating, Jesus
said, "Truly I say to you that one of you will betray
Me--one who is eating with Me." They began to be
grieved and to say to Him one by one, "Surely not I?"
And He said to them, "It is one of the twelve, one
who dips with Me in the bowl. For the Son of Man is
to go just as it is written of Him; but woe to that
man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! It would have
been good for that man if he had not been born."
(Mark 14:18-21)
And in the same way He took the cup after they had
eaten, saying, "This cup which is poured out for you
is the new covenant in My blood. But behold, the hand
of the one betraying Me is with Mine on the table.
For indeed, the Son of Man is going as it has been
determined; but woe to that man by whom He is
betrayed!" (Luke 22:20-22)
When Jesus had said this, He became troubled in
spirit, and testified and said, "Truly, truly, I say
to you, that one of you will betray Me." The
disciples began looking at one another, at a loss to
know of which one He was speaking...
... Satan then entered into him [Judas]. Therefore
Jesus said to him, "What you do, do quickly." Now no
one of those reclining at the table knew for what
purpose He had said this to him. For some were
supposing, because Judas had the money box, that
Jesus was saying to him, "Buy the things we have
need of for the feast"; or else, that he should
give something to the poor. So after receiving
the morsel he went out immediately; and it was night.
(John 13:21-22, 27-30)
This passage proves The Last Supper was not
the Seder meal of Passover. It could not have
been the night at the end of 14th (Passover) because
that marks the 1st day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread:
a Sabbath rest day. (see Leviticus 23:6-7)
The disciples would have never thought Jesus
was sending Judas out to purchase something on that
Sabbath rest day. It would have been a sin to do so.
Then Jesus came with them to a place called
Gethsemane, and said to His disciples,
"Sit here while I go over there and pray."
(Matthew 26:36)
They came to a place named Gethsemane; and He said
to His disciples, "Sit here until I have prayed."
(Mark 14:32)
When Jesus had spoken these words, He went forth
with His disciples over the ravine of the Kidron,
where there was a garden, in which He entered with
His disciples. (John 18:1)
And He took with Him Peter and the two sons of
Zebedee, and began to be grieved and distressed. Then
He said to them, "My soul is deeply grieved, to the
point of death; remain here and keep watch with Me."
And He went a little beyond them, and fell on His
face and prayed, saying, "My Father, if it is
possible, let this cup pass from Me; yet not as I
will, but as You will."
He went away again a second time and prayed, saying,
"My Father, if this cannot pass away unless I drink
it, Your will be done."
And He left them again, and went away and prayed a
third time, saying the same thing once more.
(Matt 26:37-39, 42, 44)
And He went a little beyond them, and fell to the
ground and began to pray that if it were possible,
the hour might pass Him by. And He was saying, "Abba!
Father! All things are possible for You; remove this
cup from Me; yet not what I will, but what You will."
And He came and found them sleeping, and said to
Peter, "Simon, are you asleep? Could you not
keep watch for one hour? Keep watching and praying
that you may not come into temptation; the spirit is
willing, but the flesh is weak." Again He went away
and prayed, saying the same words. And again He came
and found them sleeping, for their eyes were very
heavy; and they did not know what to answer Him. And
He came the third time, and said to them, "Are you
still sleeping and resting? It is enough; the hour
has come; behold, the Son of Man is being betrayed
into the hands of sinners. (Mark 14:35-41)
When He arrived at the place, He said to them, "Pray
that you may not enter into temptation." And He
withdrew from them about a stone's throw, and He
knelt down and began to pray, saying, "Father, if You
are willing, remove this cup from Me; yet not My
will, but Yours be done." Now an angel from heaven
appeared to Him, strengthening Him. And being in
agony He was praying very fervently; and His sweat
became like drops of blood, falling down upon the
ground. When He rose from prayer, He came to the
disciples and found them sleeping from sorrow, and
said to them, "Why are you sleeping? Get up and pray
that you may not enter into temptation." (Luke 22:40-46)
While He was still speaking, behold, Judas, one of
the twelve, came up accompanied by a large crowd with
swords and clubs, who came from the chief priests and
elders of the people. Now he who was betraying Him
gave them a sign, saying, "Whomever I kiss, He is the
one; seize Him." Immediately Judas went to Jesus and
said, "Hail, Rabbi!" and kissed Him. And Jesus said
to him, "Friend, do what you have come for." Then
they came and laid hands on Jesus and seized Him.
(Matthew 26:47-50)
"Get up, let us be going; behold, the one who betrays
Me is at hand!" Immediately while He was still
speaking, Judas, one of the twelve, came up
accompanied by a crowd with swords and clubs, who
were from the chief priests and the scribes and the
elders. Now he who was betraying Him had given them a
signal, saying, "Whomever I kiss, He is the one;
seize Him and lead Him away under guard." After
coming, Judas immediately went to Him, saying,
"Rabbi!" and kissed Him. They laid hands on Him and
seized Him. (Mark 14:42-46)
While He was still speaking, behold, a crowd
came, and the one called Judas, one of the
twelve, was preceding them; and he approached
Jesus to kiss Him. But Jesus said to him,
"Judas, are you betraying the Son of Man
with a kiss?" (Luke 22:47-48)
Now Judas also, who was betraying Him, knew the
place, for Jesus had often met there with His
disciples. Judas then, having received the Roman
cohort and officers from the chief priests and the
Pharisees, came there with lanterns and torches and
weapons. So Jesus, knowing all the things that were
coming upon Him, went forth and said to them, "Whom
do you seek?" They answered Him, "Jesus the
Nazarene." He said to them, "I am He." And Judas
also, who was betraying Him, was standing with them.
So when He said to them, "I am He," they drew back
and fell to the ground. (John 18:2-6)
Now Peter was sitting outside in the courtyard, and
a servant-girl came to him and said, "You too were
with Jesus the Galilean." But he denied it before
them all, saying, "I do not know what you are talking
about." (Matthew 26:69-70)
As Peter was below in the courtyard, one of the
servant-girls of the high priest came, and seeing
Peter warming himself, she looked at him and said,
"You also were with Jesus the Nazarene." But he
denied it, saying, "I neither know nor understand
what you are talking about." And he went out onto the
porch. (Mark 14:66-68)
After they had kindled a fire in the middle of the
courtyard and had sat down together, Peter was
sitting among them. And a servant-girl, seeing him
as he sat in the firelight and looking intently at
him, said, "This man was with Him too." But he denied
it, saying, "Woman, I do not know Him." (Luke 22:55-57)
Simon Peter was following Jesus, and so was
another disciple. Now that disciple was known
to the high priest, and entered with Jesus into
the court of the high priest, but Peter was
standing at the door outside. So the other
disciple, who was known to the high priest,
went out and spoke to the doorkeeper, and
brought Peter in. Then the slave-girl who
kept the door said to Peter, "You are not
also one of this man's disciples, are you?"
He said, "I am not." (John 18:15-17)
So the Roman cohort and the commander and the
officers of the Jews, arrested Jesus and bound
Him, and led Him to Annas first; for he was
father-in-law of Caiaphas, who was high priest
that year.
(John 18:12-13)
When he had gone out to the gateway, another
servant-girl saw him and said to those who were
there, "This man was with Jesus of Nazareth." And
again he denied it with an oath, "I do not know the
man." (Matthew 26:71)
The servant-girl saw him, and began once more to say
to the bystanders, "This is one of them!" But again
he denied it. (Mark 14:69-70a)
A little later, another saw him and said, "You are
one of them too!" But Peter said, "Man, I am not!"
(Luke 22:58)
Now the slaves and the officers were standing
there, having made a charcoal fire, for it was
cold and they were warming themselves; and
Peter was also with them, standing and
warming himself.
Now Simon Peter was standing and warming
himself. So they said to him, "You are not
also one of His disciples, are you?"
He denied it, and said, "I am not."
(John 18:18, 25)
Those who had seized Jesus led Him away to Caiaphas,
the high priest, where the scribes and the elders
were gathered together. But Peter was following Him
at a distance as far as the courtyard of the high
priest, and entered in, and sat down with the
officers to see the outcome. Now the chief priests
and the whole Council kept trying to obtain false
testimony against Jesus, so that they might put Him
to death. (Matthew 26:57-59)
They led Jesus away to the high priest; and all the
chief priests and the elders and the scribes gathered
together. (Mark 15:1)
Having arrested Him, they led Him away and brought
Him to the house of the high priest; but Peter was
following at a distance. (Luke 22:54)
So Annas sent Him bound to Caiaphas the high priest.
(John 18:24)
The high priest then questioned Jesus about
His disciples, and about His teaching. Jesus
answered him, "I have spoken openly to the
world; I always taught in synagogues and in
the temple, where all the Jews come together;
and I spoke nothing in secret. Why do you
question Me? Question those who have heard
what I spoke to them; they know what I said."
(John 18:19-21)
Early in the morning the chief priests with
the elders and scribes and the whole Council,
immediately held a consultation; and binding
Jesus, they led Him away and delivered Him to
Pilate. (Mark 15:1)
When it was day, the Council of elders of the people
assembled, both chief priests and scribes, and they
led Him away to their council chamber, saying, "If
You are the Christ, tell us." But He said to them,
"If I tell you, you will not believe; and if I ask a
question, you will not answer. (Luke 22:66-68)
A little later the bystanders came up and said to
Peter, "Surely you too are one of them; for even the
way you talk gives you away." Then he began to curse
and swear, "I do not know the man!" And immediately a
rooster crowed. And Peter remembered the word which
Jesus had said, "Before a rooster crows, you will
deny Me three times." And he went out and wept
bitterly. (Matthew 26:73-75)
And after a little while the bystanders were again
saying to Peter, "Surely you are one of them, for you
are a Galilean too." But he began to curse and swear,
"I do not know this man you are talking about!"
Immediately a rooster crowed a second time. And Peter
remembered how Jesus had made the remark to him,
"Before a rooster crows twice, you will deny Me
three times." And he began to weep. (Mark 14:70-72)
After about an hour had passed, another man began to
insist, saying, "Certainly this man also was with
Him, for he is a Galilean too." But Peter said,
"Man, I do not know what you are talking about."
Immediately, while he was still speaking, a rooster
crowed. The Lord turned and looked at Peter. And
Peter remembered the word of the Lord, how He had
told him, "Before a rooster crows today, you will
deny Me three times." And he went out and wept
bitterly. (Luke 22:59-62)
One of the slaves of the high priest, being
a relative of the one whose ear Peter cut
off, said, "Did I not see you in the garden
with Him?" Peter then denied it again, and
immediately a rooster crowed. (John 18:26-27)
Now when morning came, all the chief priests and
the elders of the people conferred together
against Jesus to put Him to death; and they bound
Him, and led Him away and delivered Him to Pilate
the governor. (Matthew 27:1-2)
Early in the morning the chief priests with the
elders and scribes and the whole Council, immediately
held a consultation; and binding Jesus, they led Him
away and delivered Him to Pilate. Pilate questioned
Him, "Are You the King of the Jews?" And He answered
him, "It is as you say." (Mark 15:1-2)
Then the whole body of them got up and brought Him
before Pilate. And they began to accuse Him, saying,
"We found this man misleading our nation and
forbidding to pay taxes to Caesar, and saying that
He Himself is Christ, a King." So Pilate asked Him,
saying, "Are You the King of the Jews?" And He
answered him and said, "It is as you say." Then
Pilate said to the chief priests and the crowds,
"I find no guilt in this man." (Luke 23:1-4)
Then they led Jesus from Caiaphas into the
Praetorium, and it was early; and they
themselves did not enter into the Praetorium
so that they would not be defiled, but might
eat the Passover. Therefore Pilate went out
to them and said, "What accusation do you
bring against this Man?"
(John 18:28-29)
When Pilate heard it, he asked whether the man
was a Galilean. And when he learned that He
belonged to Herod's jurisdiction, he sent Him
to Herod, who himself also was in Jerusalem at
that time. Now Herod was very glad when he saw
Jesus; for he had wanted to see Him for a long
time, because he had been hearing about Him and
was hoping to see some sign performed by Him.
And he questioned Him at some length; but He
answered him nothing. And the chief priests
and the scribes were standing there, accusing
Him vehemently. And Herod with his soldiers,
after treating Him with contempt and mocking
Him, dressed Him in a gorgeous robe and sent
Him back to Pilate. (Luke 23:6-11)
When Pilate saw that he was accomplishing nothing,
but rather that a riot was starting, he took water
and washed his hands in front of the crowd, saying,
"I am innocent of this Man's blood; see to that
yourselves." And all the people said, "His blood
shall be on us and on our children!"
(Matthew 27:24-25)
Answering again, Pilate said to them, "Then what
shall I do with Him whom you call the King of the
Jews?" They shouted back, "Crucify Him!" But Pilate
said to them, "Why, what evil has He done?" But they
shouted all the more, "Crucify Him!" Wishing to
satisfy the crowd, Pilate released Barabbas for them,
and after having Jesus scourged, he handed Him over
to be crucified. (Mark 15:12-15)
Now Herod and Pilate became friends with one
another that very day; for before they had been
enemies with each other. Pilate summoned the
chief priests and the rulers and the people,
and said to them, "You brought this man to me
as one who incites the people to rebellion, and
behold, having examined Him before you, I have
found no guilt in this man regarding the charges
which you make against Him. No, nor has Herod,
for he sent Him back to us; and behold, nothing
deserving death has been done by Him. Therefore
I will punish Him and release Him."
(Luke 23:12-16)
Then he released Barabbas for them; but after having
Jesus scourged, he handed Him over to be crucified.
(Matthew 27:26)
Wishing to satisfy the crowd, Pilate released
Barabbas for them, and after having Jesus scourged,
he handed Him over to be crucified. (Mark 15:15)
Pilate then took Jesus and scourged Him. And
the soldiers twisted together a crown of thorns
and put it on His head, and put a purple robe
on Him; and they began to come up to Him and
say, "Hail, King of the Jews!" and to give
Him slaps in the face. (John 19:1-3)
After they had mocked Him, they took the scarlet robe
off Him and put His own garments back on Him, and led
Him away to crucify Him. As they were coming out,
they found a man of Cyrene named Simon, whom they
pressed into service to bear His cross. And when they
came to a place called Golgotha, which means Place of
a Skull, they gave Him wine to drink mixed with gall;
and after tasting it, He was unwilling to drink. And
when they had crucified Him, they divided up His
garments among themselves by casting lots.
(Matthew 27:31-35)
Then they brought Him to the place Golgotha,
which is translated, Place of a Skull. They
tried to give Him wine mixed with myrrh; but
He did not take it. And they crucified Him,
and divided up His garments among themselves,
casting lots for them to decide what each man
should take. It was the third hour when they
crucified Him. The inscription of the charge
against Him read, "THE KING OF THE JEWS."
(Mark 15:22-26)
When they came to the place called The Skull, there
they crucified Him and the criminals, one on the
right and the other on the left. (Luke 23:33)
They took Jesus, therefore, and He went out, bearing
His own cross, to the place called the Place of a
Skull, which is called in Hebrew, Golgotha. There
they crucified Him, and with Him two other men, one
on either side, and Jesus in between. (John 19:17-18)
Now from the sixth hour [noon] darkness fell
upon all the land until the ninth hour [3PM].
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?" [see Psalm 22] And
Jesus cried out again with a loud voice, and
yielded up His spirit. And behold, the veil
of the temple was torn in two from top to
bottom; and the earth shook and the rocks
were split. (Matthew 27:45-46, 50-51)
When the sixth hour came, darkness fell over the
whole land until the ninth hour. At the ninth hour
Jesus cried out with a loud voice, "ELOI, ELOI,
LAMA SABACHTHANI?" which is translated, "MY GOD, MY
GOD, WHY HAVE YOU FORSAKEN ME?" When some of the
bystanders heard it, they began saying, "Behold, He
is calling for Elijah." Someone ran and filled a
sponge with sour wine, put it on a reed, and gave Him
a drink, saying, "Let us see whether Elijah will come
to take Him down." And Jesus uttered a loud cry, and
breathed His last. And the veil of the temple was
torn in two from top to bottom. (Mark 15:33-37)
It was now about the sixth hour, and darkness fell
over the whole land until the ninth hour, because the
sun was obscured; and the veil of the temple was torn
in two. And Jesus, crying out with a loud voice,
said, "Father, INTO YOUR HANDS I COMMIT MY SPIRIT."
Having said this, He breathed His last. (Luke 23:44-46)
After this, Jesus, knowing that all things had
already been accomplished, to fulfill the Scripture,
said, "I am thirsty." A jar full of sour wine was
standing there; so they put a sponge full of the sour
wine upon a branch of hyssop and brought it up to His
mouth. Therefore when Jesus had received the sour
wine, He said, "It is finished!" And He bowed His
head and gave up His spirit. (John 19:28-30)
When it was evening, there came a rich man from
Arimathea, named Joseph, who himself had also become
a disciple of Jesus. This man went to Pilate and
asked for the body of Jesus. Then Pilate ordered it
to be given to him. (Matthew 27:57-58)
When evening had already come, because it was the
preparation day, that is, the day before the Sabbath,
Joseph of Arimathea came, a prominent member of the
Council, who himself was waiting for the kingdom of
God; and he gathered up courage and went in before
Pilate, and asked for the body of Jesus. Pilate
wondered if He was dead by this time, and summoning
the centurion, he questioned him as to whether He was
already dead. And ascertaining this from the
centurion, he granted the body to Joseph. (Mark 15:42-45)
And a man named Joseph, who was a member of the
Council, a good and righteous man (he had not
consented to their plan and action), a man from
Arimathea, a city of the Jews, who was waiting for
the kingdom of God; this man went to Pilate and asked
for the body of Jesus. (Luke 23:50-52)
After these things Joseph of Arimathea, being a
disciple of Jesus, but a secret one for fear of the
Jews, asked Pilate that he might take away the body
of Jesus; and Pilate granted permission. So he came
and took away His body. (John 19:38)
And Joseph took the body and wrapped it in a clean
linen cloth, and laid it in his own new tomb, which
he had hewn out in the rock; and he rolled a large
stone against the entrance of the tomb and went away.
And Mary Magdalene was there, and the other Mary,
sitting opposite the grave. (Matthew 27:59-61)
Joseph bought a linen cloth, took Him down, wrapped
Him in the linen cloth and laid Him in a tomb which
had been hewn out in the rock; and he rolled a stone
against the entrance of the tomb. Mary Magdalene and
Mary the mother of Joses were looking on to see where
He was laid. (Mark 15:46-47)
And he took it down and wrapped it in a linen cloth,
and laid Him in a tomb cut into the rock, where no
one had ever lain. It was the preparation day, and
the Sabbath was about to begin. Now the women who had
come with Him out of Galilee followed, and saw the
tomb and how His body was laid. (Luke 23:53-55)
Nicodemus, who had first come to Him by night,
also came, bringing a mixture of myrrh and aloes,
about a hundred pounds weight. So they took the body
of Jesus and bound it in linen wrappings with the
spices, as is the burial custom of the Jews.
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. Therefore
because of the Jewish day of preparation,
since the tomb was nearby, they laid Jesus there.
(John 19:38-42)
But He answered and said to them, "An evil and
adulterous generation craves for a sign; and
yet no sign will be given to it but the sign
of Jonah the prophet; for just as JONAH WAS
THREE DAYS AND THREE NIGHTS IN THE
BELLY OF THE SEA MONSTER [Jonah 1:17],
so will the Son of Man be three days and
three nights in the heart of the earth.
(Matthew 12:39-40)
Now on the next day, the day after the preparation,
the chief priests and the Pharisees gathered together
with Pilate, and said, "Sir, we remember that when He
was still alive that deceiver said, 'After three days
I am to rise again.' Therefore, give orders for the
grave to be made secure until the third day, otherwise
His disciples may come and steal Him away and say to
the people, 'He has risen from the dead,' and the
last deception will be worse than the first."
Pilate said to them, "You have a guard; go, make it
as secure as you know how." And they went and made
the grave secure, and along with the guard they set
a seal on the stone. (Matthew 27:62-66)
The chief priests and Pharisees would have potentially
violated the Sabbath of the first day of Unleavened Bread
(Leviticus 23:6-7) in three ways:
- The priests abandoning their Temple duties on a high
holy day to meet with Pilate.
- The priests becoming unclean by meeting with Pilate
which would have prevented them from fulfilling their
Temple duties.
- Sealing the tomb would have constituted "work" on
the Sabbath in violation of Leviticus 23:6-7.
A Thursday burial and a pre-dawn resurrection on Sunday
only allows for two days in the grave not the three days
repeatedly described in Scripture. Some scholars count
the minutes between burial and sunset on Thursday as
one of the "days" which could account for three days
as well as the three nights.
But He answered and said to them, "An evil and
adulterous generation craves for a sign; and yet no
sign will be given to it but the sign of Jonah the
prophet; for just as JONAH WAS THREE DAYS AND
THREE NIGHTS IN THE BELLY OF THE SEA MONSTER,
so will the Son of Man be
three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.
(Matthew 12:39-40)
And He began to teach them that the Son of Man must
suffer many things and be rejected by the elders and
the chief priests and the scribes, and be killed, and
after three days rise again. (Mark 8:31)
For He was teaching His disciples and telling them,
"The Son of Man is to be delivered into the hands of
men, and they will kill Him; and when He has been
killed, He will rise three days later."
(Mark 9:31)
"They will mock Him and spit on Him, and scourge Him
and kill Him, and three days later He will rise again."
(Mark 10:34)
Jesus answered them, "Destroy this temple, and
in three days I will raise it up." (John 2:19)
But He answered and said to them, "An evil and
adulterous generation craves for a sign; and yet no
sign will be given to it but the sign of Jonah the
prophet; for just as JONAH WAS THREE DAYS AND
THREE NIGHTS IN THE BELLY OF THE SEA MONSTER,
so will the Son of Man be
three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.
(Matthew 12:39-40)
And He began to teach them that the Son of Man must
suffer many things and be rejected by the elders and
the chief priests and the scribes, and be killed, and
after three days rise again. (Mark 8:31)
For He was teaching His disciples and telling them,
"The Son of Man is to be delivered into the hands of
men, and they will kill Him; and when He has been
killed, He will rise three days later."
(Mark 9:31)
"They will mock Him and spit on Him, and scourge Him
and kill Him, and three days later He will rise again."
(Mark 10:34)
Jesus answered them, "Destroy this temple, and
in three days I will raise it up." (John 2:19)
When the Sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, and
Mary the mother of James, and Salome, bought
spices, so that they might come and anoint
Him. (Mark 16:1)
Mark 16:1 says it was after the Sabbath when the women
bought spices. Why would the women wake up Sunday
morning, discover the empty tomb (before dawn! John 20:1),
and then buy spices?
And on the Sabbath they rested according to the
commandment. (Luke 23:56b)
For six days work may be done, but on the seventh
day there is a sabbath of complete rest, holy to
the LORD; whoever does any work on the sabbath
day shall surely be put to death. (Exodus 31:15)
We are witnesses of all the things He did both
in the land of the Jews and in Jerusalem. They
also put Him to death by hanging Him on a cross.
God raised Him up on the third day and granted
that He become visible, not to all the people,
but to witnesses who were chosen beforehand by
God, that is, to us who ate and drank with Him
after He arose from the dead. (Acts 10:39-41)
For I delivered to you as of first importance
what I also received, that Christ died for our
sins according to the Scriptures, and that He
was buried, and that He was raised on the third
day according to the Scriptures, and that He
appeared to Cephas, then to the twelve.
(1 Corinthians 15:3-5)
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.
(John 20:1)
The angel said to the women, "Do not be afraid; for
I know that you are looking for Jesus who has been
crucified. He is not here, for He has risen, just
as He said. (Matthew 28:5-6)
And he said to them, "Do not be amazed; you are
looking for Jesus the Nazarene, who has been
crucified. He has risen; He is not here; behold,
here is the place where they laid Him. (Mark 16:6)
...the men said to them, "Why do you seek the
living One among the dead? He is not here, but
He has risen. Remember how He spoke to you while
He was still in Galilee, saying that the Son of
Man must be delivered into the hands of sinful
men, and be crucified, and the third day rise again."
(Luke 24:5-7)
The angel said to the women, "Do not be afraid; for
I know that you are looking for Jesus who has been
crucified. He is not here, for He has risen, just
as He said. (Matthew 28:5-6)
And he said to them, "Do not be amazed; you are
looking for Jesus the Nazarene, who has been
crucified. He has risen; He is not here; behold,
here is the place where they laid Him. (Mark 16:6)
...the men said to them, "Why do you seek the
living One among the dead? He is not here, but
He has risen. Remember how He spoke to you while
He was still in Galilee, saying that the Son of
Man must be delivered into the hands of sinful
men, and be crucified, and the third day rise again."
(Luke 24:5-7)
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.
(John 20:1)
